Embossing with Nestabilities and Ejection Foam question?

[Josieanne]

Hi - Can anyone tell me how to emboss with the nestabilities using a Cuttlebug? I was at a card club on Saturday and we tried using two B plates, three layers of cardstock and the tan embossing mat (we were following some internet instructions) and ended up breaking two B plates, one of them shattered into 5 jagged pieces . its made us a bit scarred to try again.

Also it there a trick to stop the dies digging into the plates as it can be very difficult to dig them out. I tend to end up prizing them out with tweezers.

I was thinking of abandoning the embossing posibilities and trying to cover the dies with QK ejection foam, has anyone tried this?

Thanks

[Rockchick]

I've seen the video online for using them in the Cuttlebug.I don't have the tan mat and didn't really want to buy one.
So what I tried was A plate,layer of thin chipboard,B plate, then on top a black rubber mat I got from my local craft shop.I think it was for a Sizzix originally and then the other B plate and it works fine for me.

HTH
Cass

[Josieanne]

Thanks Cass I don't want to buy another mat, but I will have another go, trying the chipboard, rather than 3 layers of card. Other than that your sandwich is exactly what we tried.

A bit nervous actually as I don't want to break a third B plate