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To protect the mat and the thin punch, it is recommended that a thick soft material be used as a cushion
between the paper/cardstock and the cutting mat. Suggested materials that will work well include non-slip
shelf liner, craft foam, and stiffened felt.
The same basic principles apply to punching as in embossing and scoring:
You will probably need to use the WYSIWYG cut mode.
You will need to turn off the Blade Offset setting.
You will possibly need to use multiple passes to get the desired results.
To design a punch pattern, use the Rhinestone function presented in Section 8.12 however, select the
smallest size available from the drop down menu. This will create holes suitable in size for paper
embroidery. After clicking on Accept, you may need to apply a Break in order to re-space and tweak your
overall design.
If the circle sizes from the Rhinestone function produce holes that are larger than what you desire, then
repeat the design process but first, make your overall design twice as large as you plan to use. In the
Rhinestone function window, again select the smallest size, but double the spacing. Then, after clicking on
Accept, reduce the overall design by half! Your holes will now cut at half the size of the first design you
created.
As with the other tools, testing is necessary to get the perfect settings for the particular material you are
punching. Don’t forget to set the punch tip height higher, just as you do with the blade holder, in order to get
more force invoked. For punching cardstock, you may need to use a full force of 500 and set Multi-cut to 2
or more passes.
10.11 Cake Decorating
Here are some ways to use the KNK in cake decorating (thank you to Rebecca Stewart for providing most of
the following info in this section):
Cupcake wrappers (refer to Section 8.10
Icing sheets: both regular and print and cut
Stencils for airbrushing cakes
Fondant, gum paste, Sugar Veil cut shapes
Templates from thin chipboard to use as patterns when cutting thick layers of gum paste
Icing sheets can be cut on the regular KNK mat, although it’s a good idea to have one dedicated to cake use
only. The same is true for the blade holder and blade.
Press the icing sheet to the mat, making sure the pinch rollers will not travel over the icing sheet! The plastic
backing on the sheet acts just like the backing on vinyl - cut through just the icing, leave the backing intact.
Peel off the cut and put the leftover sheet back in the bag.
When cutting fondant or gum paste, roll it out and place it on a lightly greased piece of wax paper, and stick
that down on the sticky mat. Whether you cut through the wax paper or not, the wax paper makes it easier
to get the cut shapes off the mat without distorting them. Some people prefer to use shortening applied to a
mat with no adhesive, however, it can be tricky getting the shapes cleanly off the mat.
10.12 Additional Applications
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