Seklema mat vs. adhesive board question

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I did these several months ago, got sidetracked with other things, and am coming back to paper now…

Aleph Bet – layered papercuts

I’ve been really loving playing with making Hebrew abecedaria designs and finally got to put a few through the forge. Three sizes in this first batch: 11x17, 8x10, and 4x6. Well, not exactly 11x17 since the cut limit on my machine seems to be 10.95". [IMG_8030] The 11x17 was first. The white paper is from Amazon, while everything else is from my years-old stash of cardstock. I used bleach in a little spritzer to create the splatter effect on the paper behind the letters (it was solid dark gre…