{"id":18293,"date":"2016-06-03T10:15:07","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T08:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/?p=18293"},"modified":"2016-06-06T11:47:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T09:47:03","slug":"gocut-and-emboss-by-couture-creations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/gocut-and-emboss-by-couture-creations\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: GoCut and Emboss by Couture Creations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>As a crafter I have used more die-cutting machines in my life than I have actually owned. I have tried and tested and loved a lot of machines during this time but none of them have met all my expectations quite like the GoCut and Emboss by Couture Creations.<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s difficult to please everyone all of the time, but with this machine I think the tides might just be turning. Here\u2019s a quick review of the machine <em>{all opinions expressed are my own}<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Unpacking the machine is a total breeze. Everything is neatly packaged, perfect for shipping and storing. This means that even before you received your machine you know it has been in good hands. The care and precision with which it is packed is noticeable and compact. I mention compact because sometimes you get this huge box and there is literally nothing inside. This is not the case. The box is small, the machine is huge and it just works.<\/p>\n<p><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Packaging.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Packaging.jpg\" alt=\"GoCut and Emboss by Couture Creations - Review Packaging\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Packaging.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Packaging-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Packaging-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Packaging-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Packaging-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Packaging-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Packaging-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you have the machine out of the carefully moulded and placed polystyrene casing it is time to attach the handle and unpack the rest of the goodies. The rest of the goodies may I just say <strong>ARE ALL INCLUDED<\/strong>. Can I say that again \u2013 <strong>no purchasing of extras<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A small allen key lets you attach the handle effortlessly, and it comes complete with an easy to add golden plastic (almost rubbery) cover to cover the handle where it is attached. It is nothing fancy but it is those little details that are important to a crafter \u2013 after all I want my machine to look great even just posing&#8230;I mean standing on my work table.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s it. Now please remember to store the allen key in a safe place. Yes you guessed it, I have no idea where mine is at present moment \u2013 but I think knowing me, it\u2019s right back in the box. This is just in case you need to pack it up when you move to a bigger house with craft basement <em>{yip only dreaming}<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Inside the box are all the plates you will ever need&#8230;to start off that is.<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 x Base Plate (A)<\/li>\n<li>2 x Cutting Plates (B)<\/li>\n<li>1 x Die Adapter Plate (C)<\/li>\n<li>1 x Metal Adapter Mat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Plates.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Plates.jpg\" alt=\"GoCut and Emboss by Couture Creations - Review Plates\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Plates.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Plates-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Plates-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Plates-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Plates-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Plates-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Plates-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember that your plates will wear over time and will need to be replaced, depending of course on how much cutting and embossing you actually do with your machine. But this is one baby I am going to use quite a bit!<\/p>\n<p>And for those newbies to world of die-cutting machines, a full and easy to understand instruction leaflet. <strong>READ IT!<\/strong> It contains valuable information. Inside you will also find a leaflet with the Warranty information \u2013 keep this in a safe place too. <em>{just found all my bits in the box guys \u2013 whoohoo go me}<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The actual machine<\/h3>\n<p>I have had my machine for just about a month now! And all I can say is I am in love! Yes truly!<\/p>\n<p>I unpacked my machine with great excitement. The colour of course is a great bonus \u2013 its neutral people. It fits into my calm space and doesn&#8217;t clash with anything around it. It makes me happy.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly the machine is chunky \u2013 yes she has body \u2013 just enough to grip and sit tightly and soundly on your work surface. She is sturdy with loads of curves in all the right places. And she doesn\u2019t budge no matter what \u2013 unless placed on a silly surface that is.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing I wanted to try is the cutting. And since Couture Creations prides itself on making the most divine and delicate, detailed dies those were up first! And let me tell you what, dies I avoided like the plague because cutting them was a nightmare that took minutes and then some more minutes of jaw clenching-tantrum-throwing-paper-ripping and poking with a paper piercer to get it from the die&#8230;are now a total breeze. <\/p>\n<p>The first cut I did, I simply put the die through the machine once and it cut right through \u2013 right through! I was super impressed and kept going, trying all those difficult and evil dies in my stash &#8211; yes you know the type. They all cut like a hot knife through butter. I believe it is the chunky build, the proper rollers, the metal adapter and the sheer genius of the machine design that attributes to this effortless cutting. I am in heaven.<\/p>\n<p><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Sizing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Sizing.jpg\" alt=\"GoCut and Emboss by Couture Creations - Review Sizing\" width=\"1000\" height=\"532\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Sizing.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Sizing-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Sizing-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GoCut-and-Emboss-by-Couture-Creations-Review-Sizing-600x319.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The embossing part of the machine is just as amazing. Although not life changing as the cutting, the embossing is effortless, clean and precise.<\/p>\n<p>I even managed to pop in an embossing matt and tried embossing with my dies and this little lady, is amazing at it. Her golden strokes of genius are truly an all-rounder\u2019s dream.<\/p>\n<p>I can safely say that this machine is my favourite to date.<\/p>\n<p>With no bulk extra plates that need to be folded over, or loads of reading instructions and lengthy pep talks on the book of plates, no fussy extras, no weird colour combinations \u2013 just plain and simple with amazing working parts.  And after all, that\u2019s all we want, a sturdy machine that looks great and works even better. And that\u2019s how easy it is to keep a crafter happy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>All I have to say is get the GoCut and Emboss by Couture Creations \u2013 and fall in love again.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-85 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jowilna-nolte-182x182.jpg\" alt=\"Jowilna Nolte\" width=\"182\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jowilna-nolte-182x182.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jowilna-nolte-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jowilna-nolte-83x83.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jowilna-nolte-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>Post by The Wholesaler\u2019s Designer Jowilna Nolte.<\/h5>\n<h5>We are very proud to introduce you to our first designer, Jowilna Nolte. Jowilna is a true creative and she will be sharing some of her passion and creativity with you.<\/h5>\n<p><a title=\"Hello Jowilna!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/jowilna-nolte\/\">Read more about Jowilna here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a crafter I have used more die-cutting machines in my life than I have actually owned. I have tried and tested and loved a lot of machines during this time but none of them have met all my expectations quite like the GoCut and Emboss by Couture Creations. It\u2019s difficult to please everyone all&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":237,"featured_media":18300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,26,4],"tags":[635,444,668,672,623,8],"class_list":["post-18293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-couture-creations","category-crafty","category-jowilna-nolte","tag-couture-creations","tag-die-cutting-machines","tag-embossing-machines","tag-gocut-and-emboss","tag-jowilna-nolte","tag-scrapbooking"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Review: GoCut and Emboss by Couture Creations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jowilna reviews the GoCut and Emboss by Couture Creations and she has fallen deeply in love again, with this golden die cutting &amp; embossing machine\" \/>\n<meta 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I started off my career in retail working in a paper shop importing handmade speciality papers from japan, Canada, India and America. We also imported a range of rubber stamps (PSX), along with Ranger Products, and Tsukineko to mention a few. This was all back in 2000. I moved to the wholesale part of the business and got involved in window dressing and opening a second flagship store for the company while the owners were overseas. I have travelled extensively to America visiting CHA and Frankfurt Germany to their biggest paper trade show \u201cPaperworld\u201d where I gained valuable knowledge regarding the industry. After a whirlwind love affair with the business I headed off into the sunset to fulfil my second dream by working in publishing. I started off as Technical Editor on a scrapbooking magazine and worked on several other craft publications in the company as well. 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