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Today’s article is all about using Fantasy film and Fantasy fibres. I saw some tutorials on You Tube of how to use Acetate with the Cuttlebug and this got me thinking, if the Cuttlebug could cope with acetate how about Fantasy film.
After some mad professor style experiments here is my video on how to create some beautiful effects with these products.
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You Will Need
For the Fantasy Paper itself;
- Fantasy Film
- Fantasy Fibre
- Iron
- White paper/ baking parchment
Method
- Protect your table from heat using heat resistant mat
- Lay a sheet of paper on to the mat
- Add a layer of fantasy film followed by a thin covering of fantasy fibre, then another layer of fantasy film
- Place the second sheet of paper on top of the film sandwich
- Iron on top of the paper. The film and fibres are made from heat bondable plastic and will fuse together into a single sheet. The paper is to stop the film sticking to your table and your iron.
For Embossed Paper
- Fantasy Paper from the last section
- Cuttlebug
- Cuttlebug Embossing folder ( Textile was used in the film)
- Cardstock Shim
Method
- Open your Cuttlebug
- Put in an A plate, put in a cardstock ‘shim’, put on a B plate,
- Place a piece of finished Fantasy Paper from the earlier project into a Cuttlebug embossing folder, and load it into the Cuttlebug
- Add another B plate and turn the handle to feed the ‘sandwhich’ into the machine.
**Normally you would NOT use a shim with the Cuttlebug’s own Folders but because the film is thin, the shim adds extra height to the plates and gives a better embossed impression into the paper.**
For the Embellishments
- Fantasy Paper
- Cuttlebug
- Cuttlebug die of your choice
- Cardstock Shim
Method
- Open your Cuttlebug
- Place on an A plate, a carstock shim and a B plate
- Place a Cuttlebug die onto the plate followed by your piece of finished Fantasy paper made earlier
- Add the final B plate and turn the handle on the Cuttlebug to feed it into the machine.
If you struggle getting your embellishment off. Then next time instead of rolling the boards just straight through the machine. Feed them through and then stop, before the end of the plate leaves the Cuttlebug and ‘reverse’ so the sandwich comes back towards you. This will make the die cut twice though the paper.
**Normally you would NOT use a shim with the Cuttlebug’s own Dies but because the film is tough to cut through, the shim adds extra height to the plates and gives a better cut into the paper.**
Finished Project featuring Embossed Fantasy Film Paper
Here are pictures of the Coptic stitched book I made, it has the Embossed fantasy Paper on the cover
Links
If you have enjoyed this tutorial and wish to see other tutorials, please click on this link.
To see more of my videos, check out my channel on You Tube
Best wishes and thanks for reading/watching do let me know how you get on and also what you think of the video.
Billie 🙂
Who’s clever? YOU ARE!! Lol Lynn ♥
Aww shucks, I’m blushing now. Thanks though 🙂
Luv n Hugs
Billie 🙂
Ah, so this is a cuttlebug. I only heart talk about it before and was curious about what it is. I must admit am not a big fan of machines designed for a specialized task, but this looks like fun! Thanks for showing us!
Ooooh, I must try that! What a brilliant tutorial – Thanks.
WOW, what an excellent tutorial. I’ve only just discovered your blog, but I can say for sure, I’ll be exploring it all and re-visiting often. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hugz……
Hi Chris in Oz
I’ve just been to your blog and WOW back atcha. I love your stuff!!!! I really want to have a go at making altered jigsaw pieces, that’s inspired. Maybe this will be my year for calming down and not being afraid to try painting on stuff. You’ve just inspired me to have a go at altering.
Thanks for the inspiration and for your lovely comment
Best wishes
Billie
Hi Beuchertiger & Sally
Thanks for your comments. Glad you want to give this a try Sally.
It is a quick and easy make and there are so many colours of film and fibre available, so plenty of combinations to experiment with. The strength of the paper is increased by adding more fibres, have a play and see how you get on.
I’d love to see your finished results
Best wishes
Billie 🙂
Thanks for the tutorial! Your directions are great – off to play with Fantasy Film, fibers, and CB!!!!
Hi Maggi
You are very welcome, glad you enjoyed the film. Its a quick easy technique but the way the light catches the film after it has been embossed is very beautiful.
Between all the different embossing folders and colors of film and fibre available, there’s plenty to play with for a good long while.
Have fun
Best wishes, and thanks for your comment
Billie
What a great tutorial, Billie. Can’t wait to have a go at it myself. Well done! M x
Thanks Megan
Its great fun and the effects are very eyecatching in the light. Especially when you use the resulting film on dark backgrounds
Best wishes
Billie 🙂
great tutorial!!!
thanks for joining us at Cuttlebug Challenge! Good luck with the giveaway! I hope you took the survey!
http://www.cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com
wow, great tutorial!! thank you for joing http://www.cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com Looking forward to seeing more of your work!!
Thanks, it is a really quick easy technique to do but the results are very pretty
Best wishes
Billie
What a luxurious shine and with the Textiles embossing folder it’s even better! Thanks for playing at Cuttlebug Challenges this week!
Hi Nathalia
This technique seems to work better on the more open designs. I tried to do the Ice crystal die as an embellisment, it was fine as an embellishment but didn’t work embossed.
Best wishes
Billie
awesome tutorial, wow!!!
thank you for playing with us @ http://www.cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com
Thanks Danni
Thanks, it was fun to make and is really quick to do.
Best wishes
Billie
Great minds Billie! I just loved using the fibres and I’ve had a play with the film too. The results are just so stunning for such an easy process, especially when you see them in real life! Great tutorial too. I see lots of uses for this technique in the future especially, as I mentioned, at Christmas. Thanks for sharing this at Cuttlebug Challenges.
Hugs Mrs Jx
Hi Mrs J
Thanks, as you can tell by the date, I was playing with this back in February. What a coincidence that you were doing similar things, the film gives the final paper a nice gloss. I goofed on the theme of the challenge a bit, I read it a bit fast and thought it was about using the technique, being dyslexic I often have to read things through a few times, then realised my mistake AFTER I’d sent it for the challenge OOPS!
Best wishes
Billie
Brilliant! I love the look you achieved, so much stunnng texture. It looks gorgeous on that journal. Hope it’s okay if I link you on my cuttlebug link list? Thank you so much for your hard work in sharing this great tutorial! :O)
Hi Mel
Glad you liked my tutorial, thanks for your comments and you are very welcome to link to me on your list.
Best wishes
Billie 🙂
Great tutorial and technique!
Amber
Thanks Amber
Best wishes
Billie:)
hi,
I enjoyed to look at your video. Excellent tutorial, however I do not have the fibres, not available here in Bali, can I use something different? Please advice
Jogry
Hi Jogry
I will have a look at the packaging that came with the fibres tomorrow and see if there is a web site listed on it. Glad you liked the video
Best wishes
Billie 🙂
Hi Jogry
Sorry for the delay. I’ve looked up the websites listed on the back of the packets.
Angelina Fusible Fibre is by http://www.craftynotions.com
Angelina Film (Bondable Film) is by http://www.artvango.co.uk
If neither of these companies ship to your contry, my next suggestion would be to do a search for
Angelina Fusible Fibre
as where you find that you usually find the film as well. Search engines tend to see the term ‘film’ as a feature film rather than a sheet of plastic!
Good luck with your search and I wish you sucess.
Billie
WOW !!!! fantastic ..I love fantasy fibre so i just have to go try this one out …Many many thanks for this !!. Hugs Melita xx
Hi Melita
Thans for your comment 🙂 You are very welcome, so glad you enjoyed the film. More videos coming out later in the month 🙂
Best wishes
Billie 🙂
Awesome, Awesome video. TFS
I hope you have lots more
Hi Darlene
Glad you liked the video, check out the tutorials tab for lots more tutorials, not just by me but by others too. I’ve arranged them by subject type to make them easier to find 🙂
Best wishes
Billie