Scor-pal and Perforator Faux Stitching

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Stamps: Little Friends and Just a Note stamp sets from The Angel Company
Ink: Noir Palette Ink
Papers: White Cardstock and Robins Egg 1, and yellow 1 and Green 3  Matchmaker Cardstock
Accessories: Scor-pal, Sanding block and Perforating blade

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All perforating tool are not created equally!  I was excited to receive my Tonic Perforating tool today.  They are cute and small and handy!  Unfortunately they do not work well for the Faux Stitching technique.  I also tried out the Cutter Bee Perforation rotary tool - and it also does not work well.  I used my old faithful Fiskars Rotary Cutter with perforating blade that I got eons ago! 

The difference is that the "slots" on the blade are longer and spaced further apart.  I believe it is the superior tool for this technique and using it with your Scor-pal for tear off edges like the book mark cards.

To make a stitch line at 1/2 inch from edge of your piece start by placing your piece to be stitched along the RIGHT fence (If you are a lefty the left fence will be easier)  You do not want it along the TOP fence - just put it some where in the middle of the Scor-pal - but along the right or left fence.

Next you will place your perforating tool into the track below your piece.  I lean it over to the side so I can be sure that it is IN the track.

Now using gentle pressure run your wheel up and across you piece and off the top edge.

Now turn your piece 1/4 turn and repeat the above steps until you have all four sides stitched.  When done - flip it over and you should have something like this

How cool!  Especially for us sewing machine challenged people!  You can of course place you papers elsewhere on your Scor-pal to get different widths other than 1/2 inch - so have fun with it!

In the card above I tried it on Matchmaker Cardstock - and it works great too!  I flipped it over and then sanded lightly over the stitches and VOILA!

Recognize the squares strip?  It is from the bottom cut off edge of the Sands of Time papers!

Have fun with your Faux Stitches! Just remember to go lightly so you do not gauge your Scor-pal!

Comments

[Mel M. M. M.]

This is the essence of creativity! How brilliant. Love love LOVE it! Thanks so much for sharing it, :O)

[Jeanine]

I love your blog and all the information. As a new TAC girl I'm up for learning everything. Thank you so much for sharing.
Jeanine

[joan hyslop]

Im looking for a blade that fits in my fiskars rotary cutters that will punch a hole about every 1/2 inch in blizzard cloth-2 plys at a time. Will this tool do that? if not, can you tell me where I can find such an accessory.? JH

[Rache]

Hey there,

I have been scouring the web to find a rotary style perforating tool, and noticed your Fiskar one, any ideas where I could find one online? Cool blog, by the way :)