Bookatrix

[chris w]

i love all the boards, the trouble i have is that once i have made the cards i have problems knowing how to decorate them. i have all the boards.  my favorite is the bookatrix
                           chris w

[maggot]

I love the bokatrix board, and i found that if you make a double thickness stand, similar to the ones on cardboard frames that school photos come in, then stick this to the back, it works a treat.I have a couple in my photobucket, so i'll link it to this site so you acn have a look.
ALY, welcome to the forum, i love your picture for your avatar.

[lereoan]

Hi all I'm new on here been crafting since just before Chrismas. I have the boards, and use a candle they are great.

lereoan

[Theresa]

Confession time....

I have the bookatrix and another (dont know its name!)  had them since back in middle of last year...

I've used them ....
bookatrix - never
other - once to make some tags for eldest's school project

its on the list of things to do....
how long is that??

[Barbara48]

New member, but used bookatrix quite a lot - luv it cards i have made are beautiful to say the least

[Janette]

New Member. Have all the boards and have used them all quite successfully- thank God !! They're too expensive to leave in the drawer. I rub a candle over the card first and it does work.
The biggest prob is making insert for the fantasy cards ( Fan & Butterfly) a bit fiddly and time consuming.
Use loads of peel offs, flowers, bows, and toppers to suit the occasion.
Happy crafting everyone

[chris w]

has anyone seen the new keepsake board ? it has a baby romper suit on it and a dress, does anyone know what is on the other side
                         chris w

[Viv55555]

have posted this also in the general forum, but there is a *how to* video for the bookatrix and another keepsake board on:

http://www.retailtherapy.tv/video.php?id=163

They have demos of several crafting things there. One thing was ... they used a baseboard in their demo .. made it much easier to assemble it seemed!

[maggie may]

Keepsake Cardcraft have the new Dress to Impress board on their own website

http://www.keepsakecardcraft2004.biz/index.html

Hope I am not breaking any rules posting this on here, although as the Bookatrix board is sold here, I think it will be okay.

Margaret

[Lyn52]

Thanks for the Link Viv, I have just watched it and it has made a lot of things clear  Like the way a base card was used, gave me a couple of ideas for a card I need to make for a special lady.

[Lubeloo]

Thank you Margret for this link, I am still uming and arring on which one to buy, I like dry embossing but am unsure if I will get on with it as I have terrible pain in my hands.

Can you or someone else please advise me if you need to use a lot of pressure to emboss with them.

Thank you  Lyn x

[Jam54]

Another newby here, I have all the Keepsake boards and use them for special cards. The bookatrix works well mounted on an A5 card.  I am also curious to see the results from the new board.  The lady who was having trouble with the peels offs round the edge, a quickie glue pen works wonders under the peel offs

[scrappers]

I have all the boards, I wasn't impressed in the fan board at fist but it has grown on me.

[maggie may]

Hi Lindyloo

I've not used my Bookatrix board yet, but I have not found that you need a lot of pressure when using the first 2 boards.

Margaret

[Lyn52]

I have been playing with the bookatrix and found no real pressure was needed to emboss. I was so pleased with the results, I have made 3 today, one for my friends mom who is 90 on Tuesday and the other 2 are samples, one a wedding design and one a birthday design.