Xyron Creatopia Border Patternz Starter Kit, Includes Floral Pattern
- Roller cartridge starter kit embosses beautiful borders into paper crafts
- Easy-to-change, drop-in design removes quickly for simple reloading
- Includes bonus floral cartridge with continuous foliage pattern
- For use with the Xyron Creatopia machine (sold separately)
- Measures approximately 2 by 18 by 4 inches
Product Description
The new Xyron creatopia machine lets you emboss, cut and apply adhesive or laminate by simply changing cartridges and turning a handle. The creatopia is the only machine in the craft marketplace that performs all these functions. The embossing cartridge starter kit includes border patternz main cartridge and floral border embossing roller. To create additional borders, remove the floral border embossing roller and replace with one of the other available border patternz design rollers.
Xyron Creatopia Border Patternz Starter Kit, Includes Floral Pattern
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Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R24HZUO3EXMOH8 You will need to buy Xyron 3401-05-00 Creatopia Multi-Function 12-Inch Crafting Machinein order to use this Border Patternz kit.
In this video, I focus only on using the cartridge that comes with the starter kit. If you would like a demonstration on changing the patterns, see my demonstration on Xyron 3404-33-00 Creatopia Border Patternz Border-Embossing Roller Cartridge, Stars.
As is visible from the video, the embossing causes the paper to wrinkle around the images. Some papers, like the multipurpose paper I used, wrinkle more than others. Not all papers have that problem. Construction paper also wrinkles, but the wrinkles relax out of the paper with time. I suspect papers that wrinkle would probably wrinkle regardless of the embossing method used.
PROS:
+ pretty, straight border embossing
+ easy to use, just turn the crank
CONS:
- some papers wrinkle , but that would probably happen with other embossing methods, as well
- must buy more pattern cartridges to get full use of the kit
SUMMARY
This is a nice border pattern embosser. Inserting the paper and turning a crank is easy. Wish it came with more patterns, but at least they aren’t prohibitively expensive.
Rating: 4 / 5
Xyron Creatopia Border Patternz Starter Kit, Includes Floral Pattern
This kit is what allows you to emboss using the Xyron 3401-05-00 Creatopia Multi-Function 12-Inch Crafting Machine. The kit comes with the cartridge that fits into the machine and rollers in a floral pattern to get you started.
Xyron 3404-33-00 Creatopia Border Patternz Border-Embossing Roller Cartridge, Stars, Xyron 3404-32-00 Creatopia Border Patternz Border-Embossing Roller Cartridge, Dots and Xyron 3404-36-00 Creatopia Border Patternz Border-Embossing Roller Cartridge, Scallop are the currently available offerings of embossing rollers that can be easily changed out on this cartridge.
The Xyron 3404-30-00 Creatopia Border Patternz Roller Cartridge Starter Kit with Bonus Floral Cartridge is part of the “Patternz” line of Xyron’s Creatopia. Other lines include: Xyron Shapez (die cutting - available in 2010), Xyron Cutz and Xyron Refillz (laminating and adhesives). Each line adds a new crafting dimension to the Creatopia machine’s versatility and all are simple to use. No heat is needed, and you are simply cranking a handle clockwise, feeding the paper through the machine to gain the desired effect.
This kit doesn’t come with great instructions, nor does the Creatopia machine, but the rollers have a flat side as do the rods that they are seated on. Note that the flat sides are to the top and bottom of the cartridge as it is seated vertically in the machine. The curved side (where the paper will roll through) is to the center. Make sure the triangles on the rollers (on the side and very small) match up and you will be good to go.
Embossing worked best for me on heavy cardstock. The thinner the paper, the less evident the embossing. Frankly though, this is one of my favorite uses for the Creatopia machine and I hope they come out with more border rollers very soon!
Rating: 5 / 5
Xyron Creatopia Border Patternz Starter Kit, Includes Floral Pattern