Hacks and Tips for Alphabet Dies

Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль

Unlock the secrets to flawless application of lettering dies as I share expert tips and tricks, revealing easy techniques to effortlessly align and achieve precise spacing between letters.
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  • @irishk.1041
    @irishk.10416 ай бұрын

    Have been watching you a long time (and subscribed). Drawn into your videos because of ALL the wonderful ideas you help all of us with. What's the matter with you un-subscribed folks? Jump on board - this young lady is talented in SO many crafty ways!!! Come on - lets help make her world a nicer place and SUBSCRIBE :)

  • @fullermoments
    @fullermoments6 ай бұрын

    Being Subscribed to your channel is like "The gift that keeps on giving". Today I can finally get to using my 5 sets of alphabet dies! Thsnks for the inspiration 🎉

  • @lynnbartlett4185
    @lynnbartlett4185Ай бұрын

    Why have I never thought of using post it notes for missing letters. So clever. Thanks for this tip

  • @user-zl7ec2lg6e
    @user-zl7ec2lg6e6 ай бұрын

    Great hacks, thanks. I’m a 74 yo newbie!! A little late to the “party”. lol. 😊😊😊😊😊

  • @kristinekerr3688
    @kristinekerr36886 ай бұрын

    @ 2:49 Great post-it trick✌️

  • @orlahastings4563
    @orlahastings45636 ай бұрын

    Great tips Justine, thank you. I have a few sets of alphabet dies and definitely have a love hate relationship with them, but I’ll get them out again and use them better now. Good luck getting to your 100K subscribers, you absolutely deserve it. ❤😘

  • @oraleeb.2072

    @oraleeb.2072

    6 ай бұрын

    Is your name Orla, too? Doesn’t happen to often we see others with our name. Lol 😊 I just changed my name around to Oralee for use on public sites for privacy reasons.

  • @orlahastings4563

    @orlahastings4563

    6 ай бұрын

    @@oraleeb.2072 It is Orla yes! Orla is actually a common Irish name, there are lots of us here in Ireland, not too many elsewhere I don’t think. There are two other spellings of the name that I know of: Orlaith or Orlagh, mine’s just the simple Orla!

  • @triciakaplan5201
    @triciakaplan52016 ай бұрын

    Great ideas! I don’t use my alphabet dies nearly enough! I feel inspired now!

  • @donnazwerus4706
    @donnazwerus47066 ай бұрын

    great tips, now I know why I need different font alphas

  • @harrietvick1119
    @harrietvick11196 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Using Post it notes is brilliant!

  • @crisjenness274
    @crisjenness2746 ай бұрын

    Great tips! I recently bought the Tim Holtz sticky grid and life is so much better now!

  • @stephanieaugustine1901
    @stephanieaugustine19016 ай бұрын

    I am Nonna too! Thanks for the initiative to use my alphabet dies!

  • @fritziskunterbunteschaos9173
    @fritziskunterbunteschaos91732 ай бұрын

    Yay, you made the 100k!

  • @ArleneAdkinsZell
    @ArleneAdkinsZell6 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this great tutorial.

  • @oraleeb.2072
    @oraleeb.20723 ай бұрын

    This is such a great video, Justine. Thanks for all the wonderful tips! 😊

  • @GwyllionFaye
    @GwyllionFaye6 ай бұрын

    Great tips and so inspiring I have to pull out my alphabet dies ❤

  • @lori-jocarroll
    @lori-jocarroll6 ай бұрын

    Definitely great tips!!!

  • @suetownsend1932
    @suetownsend19326 ай бұрын

    Some very helpful tips, Justine. I especially like how you used low-tac tape in various ways to make die cutting alphabet dies easier and more precise. Well done!

  • @sharonmoreau8793
    @sharonmoreau87936 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much Justine for these great hacks . Love your channel ,( Montréal Canada )

  • @nicolenardi9521
    @nicolenardi95216 ай бұрын

    Very helpful!

  • @lisad.3247
    @lisad.32476 ай бұрын

    Fantastic tips! Thanks for sharing! 💕

  • @Whinny66
    @Whinny666 ай бұрын

    Awesome, thank you 😊

  • @edithguevara9171
    @edithguevara91716 ай бұрын

    Hope you get all the subscribers!! Hugs from México :)

  • @beverlystotz5652
    @beverlystotz56526 ай бұрын

    Great tips! Thank you!!

  • @bonnerdebbie
    @bonnerdebbie6 ай бұрын

    Great tips Justine, thanks so much!

  • @danahkempf7614
    @danahkempf76146 ай бұрын

    That post it note trick ( place- holder) is awesome!!!! Never thought of that!

  • @jeanninerourke6912
    @jeanninerourke69126 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Great video.

  • @yolandapickard7567
    @yolandapickard75676 ай бұрын

    Great tips and beautiful cards ! Thank you !

  • @lindapawlowski7720
    @lindapawlowski77206 ай бұрын

    This video was full of great tips. Thank you!

  • @alfredarogers7399
    @alfredarogers73996 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the training .

  • @Lucy12757
    @Lucy127576 ай бұрын

    Thanks Justine! I always learn so much from you!

  • @judibradshaw1948
    @judibradshaw19486 ай бұрын

    Fabulous tips!!!

  • @lindamack4352
    @lindamack43526 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Justine! I love all your videos!!!!!!!!!!

  • @teresacamacho1355
    @teresacamacho13556 ай бұрын

    Very helpful

  • @mrsmcphate
    @mrsmcphate6 ай бұрын

    Great tips! Thanks for sharing! Good luck meeting your goal!

  • @BethCrafts
    @BethCrafts6 ай бұрын

    Subscribed! Great tips

  • @bunnyleeder1756
    @bunnyleeder17566 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this video with us....great tips.....I love all the different fonts!!!!

  • @annettepearce1690
    @annettepearce16906 ай бұрын

    Great ideas, thanks for sharing

  • @withlovebyamy
    @withlovebyamy6 ай бұрын

    The post it cut out is brilliant!!!

  • @patriciawilson4135
    @patriciawilson41356 ай бұрын

    Great video with some good tips for lining up alphabet dies. Thanks so much.

  • @JoanOrloffDK
    @JoanOrloffDK6 ай бұрын

    Gorgeous cards 🥰 I love your techniques, your hacks and your designs ❤ thanks for sharing your creativity Hugs xx

  • @mariaelenanorman9861
    @mariaelenanorman98616 ай бұрын

    Thanks Justin for share this video! I have to many things to use and find creative ways to work with them. ❤

  • @teresazuehls783
    @teresazuehls7836 ай бұрын

    Great tips,Justine. Thank you for all you do and share with us.❤

  • @Squabetty
    @Squabetty6 ай бұрын

    Great ideas Justine! Just subscribed!

  • @KitaDez
    @KitaDez6 ай бұрын

    Just subscribed!!!

  • @esthermccullough9141
    @esthermccullough91416 ай бұрын

    Clever ideas.

  • @kimcreate1
    @kimcreate16 ай бұрын

    Love the idea of cutting out the extra letters as place holders. Tfs

  • @amigasi
    @amigasi6 ай бұрын

    Great video with wonderful ideas! I hope you can reach your goal soon. Thank you ❤

  • @pineapplepapercrafts
    @pineapplepapercrafts6 ай бұрын

    I love shaker cards. They are definitely my favorites to make. And they are kinda show stoppers.

  • @BoGilmore
    @BoGilmore6 ай бұрын

    Hi Justine. Thank you for all the wonderful alphabet tips.

  • @gingerpayne7310
    @gingerpayne73106 ай бұрын

    Another amazing video Justine! I learned a lot from this video, now I need to go dig out my small stash of Alphabet dies.

  • @msmollygone
    @msmollygone6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the great ideas, Justine. Happy to be among your subscribers!! Keep up the good work!!

  • @karenthomas2302
    @karenthomas23026 ай бұрын

    Been a subscriber for a while now and I always find your tips useful. Tfs ❤😊

  • @robinlane9306
    @robinlane93066 ай бұрын

    Subscribed! Thank you and good luck! 🍀

  • @AweGoOn
    @AweGoOn6 ай бұрын

    Love this video! It totally helped me with alphabet dies! And... gorgeous card ideas! Thank you Justine!

  • @avidscrapper1
    @avidscrapper16 ай бұрын

    Awesome ideas, inspired me to drag out my alpha dies. Thanks.

  • @christine-bean
    @christine-bean6 ай бұрын

    New subscriber says thank you ❤

  • @carriebott
    @carriebott6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the recommendations, I had no alpha dies but bought some through your link. Now I can personalize cards more and don't need to buy "hi" "hello" and many others!

  • @cynthiaguy36
    @cynthiaguy366 ай бұрын

    LOVED These Tips.... Thank You So Much!!! You gave me hope to try using alphabet dies again after YEARS!!

  • @teresahampton7873
    @teresahampton78736 ай бұрын

    Love your videos so much! I love your accent, It makes me think Canada!

  • @cindylynndaniel
    @cindylynndaniel6 ай бұрын

    Love your alphabet hacks and the idea to make someone’s name a shaker card! The shakers you showed were beautiful. Please show more how to shakers❤❤

  • @melissazabower339
    @melissazabower3396 ай бұрын

    Congrats on the new baby. 😊

  • @kathys7325
    @kathys73256 ай бұрын

    Awesome tips & techniques! ❤ Liked 👍 and shared and subscribed 😀

  • @oraleeb.2072
    @oraleeb.20726 ай бұрын

    Oh Justine, if resubscribing to your channel would help you hit the 100K mark, I would only be too happy to do that for you! Thanks for this great video. I’ve been reluctant to use my alphabet dies much because they can be so challenging but now I will bring them out and make use of them. Great tips here - thanks again!

  • @kiwipommiegirl
    @kiwipommiegirl6 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much Justine,some great tips there! Happy New Year!

  • @pamelasertich9850
    @pamelasertich98506 ай бұрын

    Great video and hacks Justine! I'm going to take out some of my alphabet dies and get busy. You always inspire me.

  • @judyprice2001
    @judyprice20016 ай бұрын

    Such wonderful ideas (as always) of ways to play with alphabet dies, and make them truly unique! ❤ And congratulations! 🎉

  • @susan710734
    @susan7107346 ай бұрын

    Happy New Year Justine. I love watching your videos especially your hacks. Thank you for sharing your videos. Susan from Clarkston, Michigan 🥰😊

  • @lyndasoar4345
    @lyndasoar43456 ай бұрын

    Quite a few great ideas - thank you! (Subscribed, as requested ✓ ... :)

  • @user-vi4bc9hy2y
    @user-vi4bc9hy2y6 ай бұрын

    can i subscribe multiple times?? 🤣 thank you for yet another wonderfully inspired video, appreciate the inspiration more than you could imagine. love this.

  • @janegotelli7152
    @janegotelli71526 ай бұрын

    Lots of good ideas. Right time for me. I am making a few New Baby cards and I don’t have any dies to use so decided to use the many alphabet dies I never use. I appreciate the tips.

  • @Pearchip97
    @Pearchip976 ай бұрын

    Subscribed! This was soooo helpful. I love alphabet dies, but never really know how to use them. Now I’ll go ahead and purchase this one set I’ve been eying!!

  • @kirriesummers5219
    @kirriesummers52196 ай бұрын

    I have ordered several alphabet die sets based upon your recommendations. I'm hoping they will arrive soon and I'll be making personalized cards too. Thank you for your inspiration. ♥️🇨🇦♥️.

  • @amymanley7862
    @amymanley78626 ай бұрын

    How amazing ! I get so frustrated with my alphabet dies. I gave up and sometimes trace them if I really needed them. Your hacks are genius! Thank you so much!

  • @maryannsomers4298
    @maryannsomers42986 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this video! I have used a few of these hacks but there were several that were new for me!! Good reminder for people who haven't subscribed. I hope they DO!

  • @bjkne
    @bjkne6 ай бұрын

    I've been subscribed for ages - love your videos. My favorite way align alpha dies is to line them up in my MISTI that has a sticky mat in it. Words with no descending part are especially easy just using the bottom edge of the MISTI - add a piece of washi to hold them together and voila!!!

  • @kristytyra2633
    @kristytyra26336 ай бұрын

    Ohh, great video! I just really love alphabet dies, but actually don't seem to use them for the same reasons you mentioned. I actually just gave away a few to a friend. She homeschool, so I'm confident she will use them. But you had some great ideas about using them that I will come back to! Thanks!

  • @juliekoester7776
    @juliekoester77766 ай бұрын

    I just found you but I really got a lot out of this video so I subscribed! Yay! 👏🥳🎊💝 I’m sure I’ll get a lot out of it for free. Thank you for your hard work and posting this video! ♥️

  • @justinehovey

    @justinehovey

    6 ай бұрын

    Welcome! There are tons of videos to check out :)

  • @carolmason8085
    @carolmason80856 ай бұрын

    First time viewer. Now subscribed...good video

  • @justinehovey

    @justinehovey

    6 ай бұрын

    Welcome!

  • @lisaobrien8060
    @lisaobrien80606 ай бұрын

    Great tips, and not to start any rumors but did you or are you adding to your family. I’ve watched your videos for years and I just see a different aura around you.

  • @justinehovey

    @justinehovey

    6 ай бұрын

    Baby arrived in November :)

  • @williamshakespeare01
    @williamshakespeare016 ай бұрын

    Great video, Justine, thank you. I would really appreciate the link to your personalised shaker cards - there's nothing on the screen when you say 'meet me over here in this video'!!

  • @simonysinclair7163
    @simonysinclair71636 ай бұрын

    Fab

  • @joellawhitley6618
    @joellawhitley66186 ай бұрын

    Just subscribed! I've seen a couple of your videos - you have great, refreshing ideas! Best of luck with getting to 100k! Oh! - what brand are the BIG "H" and "B" dies that you used on the vellum? Love that idea!!🙂

  • @justinehovey

    @justinehovey

    6 ай бұрын

    That was a concord and 9th die - not an alphabet set just a happy birthday did

  • @joellawhitley6618

    @joellawhitley6618

    6 ай бұрын

    @@justinehoveythank you for taking the time to respond!! Have a wonderful week!

  • @ntnab3
    @ntnab36 ай бұрын

    Great ideas to use alpha dies! Can I ask who makes the Alpha dies with the stars cut out? Haven't seen those before

  • @justinehovey

    @justinehovey

    6 ай бұрын

    Alexandra Renke makes those

  • @ruth6511
    @ruth65116 ай бұрын

    Congrats. Sounds like you had your baby!!!

  • @kriss7137
    @kriss71376 ай бұрын

    Great tips, thank you! I always enjoy your videos & have learned a lot. May I ask where the Deathly Hallows die cut is from?

  • @justinehovey

    @justinehovey

    6 ай бұрын

    It was cut with my cricut from an svg file I bought on Etsy

  • @kriss7137

    @kriss7137

    6 ай бұрын

    @@justinehovey Thank you! My grandson will love it!!

  • @j.rinker4609
    @j.rinker46096 ай бұрын

    I am subscribed. I've never gotten into alphabet dies for the same reason I don't care for sentiment stamps: as a calligrapher, I tend to just write my own when I need them.

  • @insanity6829

    @insanity6829

    6 ай бұрын

    Well!!! not many of us have that gift! I wish I did even though I've tried and tried

  • @j.rinker4609

    @j.rinker4609

    6 ай бұрын

    @@insanity6829 I learned in a high school art class. I think it helps to learn using real ink pens, as it kind of forces the right kind of strokes, or you'll damage the nibs.

  • @MargaritaMaven
    @MargaritaMaven6 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @CardsbyMaaike
    @CardsbyMaaike6 ай бұрын

    great ideas. COngratulations on becoming a Mom ;-)

  • @mpbailey18
    @mpbailey186 ай бұрын

    Love videos like this...tips are so appreciated! Truthfully, I'm so over shaker cards.... sorry! Been a subscriber for quite a while! Hope everyone else subscribes...

  • @aysharana2316
    @aysharana23166 ай бұрын

    Where did you get the Harry Potter die for your last card? ❤❤

  • @justinehovey

    @justinehovey

    6 ай бұрын

    it's an SVG file from etsy, just searched harry potter

  • @gaylemora1390
    @gaylemora13906 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tutorial 8:54

  • @shirleydesrochers3319
    @shirleydesrochers33196 ай бұрын

    Great video! Good luck with subscribers. Come on folks hit that subscribe button!

  • @kkrolf2782
    @kkrolf27826 ай бұрын

    Whatever happened to the “full sheet” Post-It STICKY pads?!?

  • @justinehovey

    @justinehovey

    6 ай бұрын

    I haven’t been able to find them in Europe

  • @pegballou9629
    @pegballou96296 ай бұрын

    What did the alphabet die from?

  • @arlenepowders4989
    @arlenepowders49896 ай бұрын

    I hope everyone subscribes so you can meet your goal…thanks for your wonderful videos❤️

  • @elel3797
    @elel37976 ай бұрын

    I disagree. Not everyone likes a shaker card. Some wonder what their purpose is.

  • @anonbutanon

    @anonbutanon

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm in the 'no shaker cards for me, please' group. But I do love tips on them to share with my card-making friend who is crazy about them. :D

  • @CouzCat
    @CouzCat6 ай бұрын

    Very helpful

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