#PERFECT LAYERS CUTTING TOOL HOW TO#

#PERFECT LAYERS CUTTING TOOL HOW TO#

They provide videos to show exactly how to use these tools. However, I’ve used these tools with really thin card stock before by eyeballing where the “catch lip” should be by lining up the “catch lip” line on the ruler with the edge of my panel and then holding it firmly in position while cutting.Ī ruler designed not to slip when using it to draw lines, and a tool designed to cut a perfect square/rectangle are a few of the other products they offer. This seems to provide a nice edge for the “catch lip” to catch and stay put. (Work on a self-healing cutting mat to protect your work surface.)īecause the ” catch lip” needs to catch the edge of your panel, these tools work best when using a thicker, nice quality card stock or photo paper. Then use a craft knife to cut the card stock along the tool’s edge, doing this for all four sides. Position the tool by wedging the “catch lip” against the panel. (The 1/4 is backwards because you need to flip the tool over to cut a 1/4 inch border.) For example, if I wished to create a mat with a 1/8 inch border, I’d use this tool with the side that has 1/8 (facing the correct way) against my panel. You choose which tool to use (and which side of the tool) based on the size of the mat you wish to create. The Quick Mask tool determines the areas of your photo you want to keep and creates a mask automatically. You can remove and replace backgrounds and mask through difficult areas, such as hair, tree branches, veils, and glass. This “catch lip” rests against the edge of the item for which you wish to create a mat. Perfect Layers is a program that allows you to blend your photos by using layered files. (Either I was off a tiny bit when I measured or I cut the panel or photo without measuring.) “Perfect Layers” are designed to help you create borders in a bunch of sizes without needing to measure!Įach tool has a “catch lip” on the underside of the tool that corresponds to the size mat you wish to create. It is called “Perfect Layers” which you can find at or here on .Ĭutting a mat, especially a thin one, is sometimes tough for me because occasionally, when I trim a panel for a card or a photo for a scrapbook page, it is not cut at a nice round measurement. I want to share a product I discovered that I think is great for creating borders/mats for your projects. We R Memory Keepers is now making these Letter Guides (which appear to be the same thing?).

*Updated 7/18/20 – I’m not sure if this company is still in business.

Perfect layers cutting tool