We have been altering bottle caps on the forum for a swap (I'll show you those next week!). I was determined to find a way to flatten them in the Cuttlebug, and it didn't take long at all!
The bottle caps I have used are those you buy for home brewing. They come in bags of 50 for a couple of pounds. I bought mine from E-Bay - they were £1.50 for 100! I have tried this method of flattening with saved beer caps from Jesper's beer, but it doesn't work - you need the home brewing kind! However, I have managed to flatten the saved caps with a mallet, which you can see details of in Issue 1 of the www.timeforcrafting.co.uk E-Mag.
Here's the video - if you prefer photos you can see those below.
First place your bottle caps flat side down on the thick white A mat.
Place a Cuttlebug die metal side down on top of them.
Place your clear B mat on top, and put it through the Cuttlebug.
I made mine into cool business cards!
I used a silver Krylon pen on the outside. I printed my logo in a small size, then punched them out with a 1" circle punch.
I glued this to the bottom of the cap,
then covered it with glossy accents,
then sprinkled some fine glitter gently over it.
woow..great idee but i dont have cuttlebug :(
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Posted by: http://tera-bot.com | Tuesday, 10 July 2012 at 05:39 PM
Maybe try heat setting the ink first with a heat gun - or put embossing powder over so that any wet ink gets covered with that. If stamping, use something like Stazon which won't run.
Posted by: Sara Sandberg | Friday, 15 June 2012 at 01:33 PM
This is so awesome I tried it last night but for some reason when I applied the glossy ascents the ink from my paper ran and now it’s all blurry.. What paper did you use and did you use anything to stop it from doing this?
Posted by: samantha Joubert | Friday, 15 June 2012 at 12:06 PM
I love the bottlecap you made - the little bird is just perfect for it! :)
Posted by: Sara Sandberg | Sunday, 13 May 2012 at 10:42 AM
I saw you this on Pinterest this week and just had to give it a try.....i love love love it!! so much so that I did this project in my stamp club today. It was such a hit. I posted it on my blog and linked back to yours so that others could see you video....thanks for sharing!! Let me know what you think of the one I made.
http://www.cardspaperandscrapbooks.com/technique/a-double-blessing-today/
Posted by: dj | Sunday, 13 May 2012 at 04:23 AM
Awsome! Thank you for sharing this great tip.
patty in Pennsylvanias
Posted by: Patty Tschudy | Saturday, 12 May 2012 at 03:45 AM
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing :)
Posted by: Tanya | Friday, 11 May 2012 at 07:02 PM
This great!!!! Thanks for sharring!
Posted by: cornelie | Thursday, 10 May 2012 at 12:11 PM
I like the flattening of the bottle caps becuse it will make a great photo charm for my Christmas tree orniments of loved ones !
Posted by: gail | Tuesday, 08 May 2012 at 03:30 AM
It is interesting that you have shown a unique use of the bottle caps for those home brewing beer guys.
Posted by: Homebrew Beer Kit | Tuesday, 21 February 2012 at 12:55 PM
What a great idea!
Posted by: fatmonica | Sunday, 27 March 2011 at 07:12 PM
This project is so nice. I like your idea. Have a nice day.
Posted by: gabriella dachin | Friday, 25 February 2011 at 01:45 PM
Glossy Accents is made by Ranger, see here http://www.rangerink.com/products/prod_inkssentials_glossy.htm - Stampin' Up! also do a similar product, and there is also Diamond Glaze that works as well. I hope this helps. :)
Posted by: Sara Sandberg | Friday, 07 January 2011 at 03:10 PM
Could you please tell me what type of sealant you use on the top of the bottlecap? I see it says cover with glossy accents but I am wondering if that is the name of the sealant because I am not finding that here in the states. THANKS!
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Posted by: sochi olimpiada | Sunday, 05 December 2010 at 12:01 PM
WOW ! Great idea ! Looks very professional !
And so easy. I'll try to find the wright kind of caps...
German greetings Tina P.
Posted by: Tina P. | Sunday, 28 February 2010 at 09:28 AM
Brilliant - wish I saw this before I sent mine in
It looks so easy. I will have to find a metal plate for my wizard
Posted by: lottie | Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 09:52 PM