In honor of today’s release of the Possibilities series from Lifestyle Crafts, I decided to test the limits of my Epic 6 and see what the “possibilities” with it really are. You know I love the letterpress capabilities, but what else can I use this thing for?
First up, can it cut vinyl?
I used one of the nesting frames dyes and a piece of regular old black vinyl, face down.
It cut like a dream. I added it to this dollar store soap dispenser
and then used a chalkboard marker to label it.
(Just call me captain obvious!)
Challenge #2, can it cut fabric?
I applied a fusible web to the backs of my fabrics first.
(I peeled off the paper before cutting.)
I cut 2 shapes using the nesting flowers set and then decided it needed a little something else. I used one of the nesting stars and only cut part of it.
Then I trimmed off the sides.
Put it all together with a dollar store dish towel and here’s what I came up with:
Cute, right?
To celebrate the release of the new dies in preparation for CHA this week, you can get 20% off the new Possibilities line (or anything else) at Lifestyle Crafts using code “CRAP”.
***Lifestyle Crafts provided me with my Epic Combo and the dies.***
What cute projects! They would make a great “back to school” gift for a teacher.
Ruthie
…using code CRAP….hahahahahahahaha! That cracked me up! Cool too!
I have a die cut machine and I feel like I never use it to its fullest advantage. Thank you for this idea and I hope to see more!
Super cute! But I know have a few questions for you. How does this compare with a silhouette in cutting vinyl and fabric? There are so many neat tools out there that do basicaly the same job but each has a different advantage it seems. And before one invests that much money it would be nice to know which one is the best. So for someone who isn’t a big paper crafter, but does some, but more so would like to cut fabric and vinyl what in the world would you suggest?
I prefer to call you Katherine Obvious.
Dear Char.
Can we please schedule a date? I would like to bring all of the craft machines currently stored in boxes over to your house so that you can teach me how to use them.
The end.
xoxo