The Wizard comes with all of the mats and pads needed to cut with all of the following dies:
Steel Rule Dies Sizzix® Originals*
Zip?e Slims?
Compact Dies by Cross-Cuts®
Thick Cuts by Ellison Design?
Low-Profile Dies Sizzlets?**
Thin Cuts by Ellison Design?
Chemically Etched Dies Spellbinders Style Dies?
QuicKutz®
Zip?eCuts?
Zip?eSnaps?
SAR? (Some Assembly Required)
*As of September 1, 2005 the Sizzix® Cuts-n-Folds? Dies do no t seem to work consistently well with the Wizard System. **Sizzlet? dies that are longer than eight inches will not work with the Wizard System.The Wizard also comes with all mats and pads needed to emboss with:
Any Brass Stencil Spellbinders Style Dies? Spellbinders Totally Texture Plates?
An additional Charm Embossing Kit is available that will allow:
Embossing Charms Embossing with Fiskars® Texture Plates Smashing Bottle Caps Sandwich Recipes To use these sandwich recipes, simply layer the items listed in order from bottom to top. Follow Wizard User Manual Instructions for putting sandwiches through the Wizard.
Cutting with Steel Rule Dies ? Spellbinders Universal Cut Mat (included with the Wizard, replacements available separately) ? Paper ? Steel Rule Die, blade down
Cutting with Low-Profile Dies ? White Master Mat ? Paper ? Low Profile Die, foam side down ? White Master Mat
Cutting with Chemically Etched Dies ? White Master Mat ? White Spacer Plate ? Chemically Etched Die, blade or foam side up ? Paper ? White Master Mat
Embossing with Spellbinders Style Dies, Totally Texture Plates, or any Brass Stencil ? White Master Mat ? Die, stencil or texture plate ? Paper ? Tan Emboss Pad ? White Master Mat
Embossing Charms ? White Master Mat ? Charm ? Paper or Foil ? Two Tan Emboss Pads ? Blue Emboss Mat
Embossing with Fiskars Texture Plates ? White Master Mat ? Fiskars Texture Plate ? Paper ? Tan Emboss Pad ? Blue Emboss Mat
Smashing Bottle Caps ? White Master Mat ? Piece of scrap paper ? Bottle cap, flat side (top) down ? Tan Emboss Pad ? Blue Emboss Mat
Spellbinders Style Dies? Compatibility
Spellbinders Style Dies? are designed around the Wizard Embossing & Die Cutting System and work best in it. However, we have found that they do have limited compatibility with other systems. Please be advised that Spellbinders two-year Warranty on Spellbinders Style Dies? may be voided by using the dies in other systems. Spellbinders makes no guarantees about the cutting or embossing quality of any system other than the Wizard Embossing & Die Cutting System.
Please check the warranty on your die-cutting system before using Spellbinders Style Dies? with it. Spellbinders is not responsible f or any damage incurred by using Spellbinders Style Dies? with other systems.
Zip?eMate? by Accucut®
Capabilities This machine is capable of cutting and embossing any Spellbinders Style Die?.
How-To To use a Spellbinders Die in the ZEM: 1. Place Spellbinders die on ZEM's platform, blade side up. 2. Place paper over die and cut in the same manner as with Zip?eCuts. 3. After cut, do not remove the die or the paper from the platform, place ZEM's Embossing Foam over paper and with the ZEM's Embossing Mat, roll through again to emboss the die- cut.
ZAZ? by Accucut®
Capabilities This machine is capable of cutting and embossing any Spellbinders Style Die?, except the larger, Size Four Spellbinders Dies.
How-To To use a Spellbinders Die in the ZAZ?: 1. Place Spellbinders die on ZAZ?'s platform, blade side up. 2. Place paper over die and cut in the same manner as with Zip?eCuts?. 3. After cut, do not remove the die or the paper from the platform, place ZAZ?'s Embossing Foam over paper and with the ZAZ?'s Embossing Mat, roll through again to emboss the d ie- cut.
Sizzix® Capabilities Sizzix® manufactures the Sizzix® Adapter? and the Sizzix ® System Converter? which, together, allow the cutting of Spellbinders Style Dies? that are smaller than the Sizzix® Adapter, which measure s 2 3/8? by 2 5/8.? This includes most Spellbinders Fonts and Mystery Dies. The Sizzix® Adapters are sold in packages of ten and several can be used side by side to allow for the cutting of larger Spellbinders Style Dies?.
Sizzix® does not manufacture any kind of embossing pad or foam to allow the Spellbinders Style Dies? to be embossed in the Sizzix machine. However, Spellbinders Tan Emboss Pad can be used in the Sizzix® Machine.
How-To To cut and emboss a Spellbinders Style Die? in a Sizzix® Machi ne: 1. Place the Sizzix® System Converter into the Sizzix® Mac hine. 2. On the Cutting Pad, place paper to be cut, then the Spellbinders Style Die?, ridges down. 3. Place a Sizzix® Adapter over the Spellbinders Style Die , then cut as normal. 4. Leave the cut paper in the die. Turn the die over so that the ridges are facing up, place back on the cutting pad ? without the Sizzix® Adapter. 5. Layer a Tan Emboss Pad over the die. 6. Press in the Sizzix® Machine. Shim with extra pieces of cardstock if needed.
Sidekick? & Tag-a-Long?
Capabilities The Sizzix® Adapter does allow the cutting of Spellbinders Style Dies ? with the Sidekick? & Tag-a-Long?, but this is limited to mo st Spellbinders Fonts or Mystery Dies, due to the limiting size of the Sizzix® Adapter.
The Sidekick? & Tag-a-Long? do not allow for the embossing of Spellbinders Style Dies?.
How-To To cut a Spellbinders Style Die? in a Sidekick? Machine or a Tag-a- Long?: 1. Place die, ridges up, onto a Sizzix® Adapter. 2. Place paper over die, roll through the Sidekick? or Tag-a- Long?.
QuicKutz® Capabilities The QuicKutz® hand tool is capable of cutting smaller Spellbinders Style Dies?, such as the Spellbinders Fonts and the Mystery Dies.
It is not capable of embossing Spellbinders Style Dies?.
How-To 1. Place a Spellbinders Style Die? and paper into the hand tool. 2. Squeeze to cut as normal.
Note: The QuicKutz® tool has a ?sweet spot? of cutting area in the center of the cutting platform. When cutting with a Spellbinders Style Die?, it may be necessary to center the desired portion of the die inside the hand tool?s cutting platform. If a good cut is not obtai ned with the first squeeze, the die may be moved and squeezed again. Taping the paper to the die can be helpful in this process.
Big Shot by Ellison Design? Capabilities This machine is capable of cutting and embossing any Spellbinders Style Die?.
How-To To use a Spellbinders Die in the Big Shot: 1. Layer an acrylic mat onto the thick white pad. 2. Place either two Sizzix® Adapters? or one Spellbinde rs White Spacer Plate onto the acrylic mat. 3. Place Spellbinders die on the Spacer Plate, blade side up. 4. Place paper over die. 5. Place another acrylic mat over paper. Roll through the Big Shot. 6. To emboss teh die, remove the Spacer Plate. 7. Place Tan Emboss Pad over paper, put acrylic mat on top again and roll through Big Shot again.
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