Cutting Leather with my Sizzix Bigkick

Can Sizzix Bigkick Cut Leather?? 

Answer is ....

YES!!!

I have tested paper, cardstock, fabrics and felt.  Since I am still new to die cut, I am very curious about cutting different materials.  So I always think how can I test.  Then Leather came in my mind.

I have an used leather hanging around in the closet, I bought it long time ago at Goodwill for making soft sole shoes for my son (when he was a baby).  So I decided to give a try.

This time I used Time Holtz Gadget Gears Die:

Tim Holtz Gadget Gears Die

I cut off a small piece of leather from the leather jacket.  It cut easily just like cutting the paper or fabrics.  And the result is amazing, it is a very clean cut.  The gears look very nice.  My hubby was very impressed.

Cutting Leather with Sizzix Bigkick

Tim Holtz Gadget Gears Die

Tim Holtz Gadget Gears Die

Tim Holtz Gadget Gears Die

I really love the leather gears.  It looks better than paper or felt I have tried.  The pattern on the leather adds a special touch.  They are available at my Etsy Store for purchase.

After I tested on Tim Holtz Gadget Gears Die, then I tried on another Tim Holtz Die Bird Cage.  I am a little bit worried when I tested it, because this die has more "detail" and "small" part, I wasn't sure how it would turn out.

Tim Holtz Bird Cage Die

The Result is SO Beautiful!! I am very very impressed!!

Leather Bird Cage and Bird

Cutting Leather with Tim Holtz Bird Cage Die

Close up: you can see how clean it cut

Cutting Leather with Sizzix Bigkick is so much fun!  So I couldn't stop myself.  I tested another die "Sizzix Original Die Hearts Primitive #3".

Sizzix Hearts Primitive #3 Die

I tested on two different color leather jacket.

Leather Hearts Die Cut by Sizzix Bigkick

Leather Hearts Die Cut

Leather Hearts Die Cut

After I test on different leather piece, I noticed that the red leather left a lot of residues.  It is not as clean as the brown leather.  But by all mean, it is still a clean cut.  I just need to wipe off the residue on the side.

I am very impressed with cutting Leather with Sizzix Bigkick.  I never imagined that it would turn out so great. 

Sizzix Dies and Embossing Folders Clearance at JoAnn!!

I am new to Die Cutting!  I want to get a die cutting machine for a while, I mainly want it for cutting fabrics.  I am not really into paper crafting.  After all the research I did, I decided to get Sizzix Big Shot or Big Kick.  I just waited for it on sale.  Anyway, I found Big Kick on sale at JoAnn.  It is only $49.99.  But my local JoAnn is out of stock.  So I ordered it on JoAnn.com.

Since I ordered my Big Kick, I started to look for Sizzix Dies.  And I found JoAnn are clearance some of Tom Holtz Dies and the other lines of dies, embossing folders as well.

Sizzix Tom Holtz Dies are $4.97 each, Hero Arts Stamp and Dies Set is $5.xx (Don't remember exact price), the other dies are $3.97 each.  Embossing folders are $2.97 each.

Let's see what I got!!

Sizzix Tom Holtz Dies

Sizzix Dies and Sizzix Hero Arts Stamp and Dies

Sizzix Tom Holtz Embossing Folder

Not all the JoAnn clearance out Sizzix Tom Holtz Dies.  My closest JoAnn sell the same dies, but at the regular price.  In order to buy the clearance dies, I went to the other JoAnn which are 30 and 45 mins away from my house.  But I think it is worth it.  Because it is like 75% off. 

I can't test out these dies yet.  Because I am still waiting for my Big Kick.  I really don't recommend to order from JoAnn.com.  It takes forever for them to ship.  It has been 3 business days.  Finally they shipped out my order.  Amazon has Big Kick for $57 or so, but I tried to save money, so I decided to order from JoAnn.com instead.  I have prime membership with Amazon, I got free 2-days shipping.  If I ordered from them, I would get my Big Kick yesterday. 

I can't wait to play with all these dies, I have a lot of ideas for my coming projects.  Hopefully I would receive my Big Kick by the end of this week.