Spellbinders: Nestabilities Dies - 2 - The Sizes

Today we will go over different sizes of Nestabilities Dies.

Each set of Nestabilities Dies comes with 5 to 7 dies and each die is approximately 1/4" smaller than the previous one. So you can create frames with 1/4" borders with these dies easily. But what happen if you need to create 1/8" borders? Don't worry, Spellbinders thought of that. For each shape (circles, ovals, rectangles, squares and long rectangles) of Nestabilities, it has one large set and one coordinated small set of dies.

In the picture to the left, the top one shows Petite Oval Large Dies and the bottom one shows Petite Oval Small Dies. They are almost identical, except the small set is 1/8" smaller than the large set. So if you have both large and small sets, they will cover more intervals. But if you don't need that flexibility, then one set should be sufficient for your scrapbook or craft projects.

For each shape of Nestabilities Dies, it also offers the coordinated scalloped dies. With both non-scalloped edge and scalloped edge dies, you can create very pretty scallaped edge frames. The scalloped edged dies also comes with large and small sets. Some of you have asked which one you should get if you can only buy one set. Well, this is all depends on what is your preference. Here I am showing 2 pictures. The top one is using a Petite Oval Small Die with a Petite Scalloped Large Die. This combination offers wider border.

The bottom one is using a Petite Oval Large Die with a Petite Scalloped Large Die. This combination offers narrower border. So both combination are equally pretty and it's really depends which one you like better when you choose a scalloped edge die.