• Its compact size means you can leave it out on your craft desk without it taking up a ton of room.
• The compact size also means that if you have a small space, you can still have a powerful die cut machine that can handle small dies, and you can easily store it.
• The small size means you can easily take it to crops with you!
• While it may be small, it still packs a punch! The vacuum seal base function allows you to attach it to your desk or crafting surface so it doesn’t move around while you are using it. Even my 5-year-old niece can wield this mini machine with ease!
• It can also emboss small regular texture fades.
• You can use it apply rub on transfers to small projects, like mini tags (like I did with this project)!

• Using the Sizzix Scoring Board and Trimmer tool, cut a piece of smooth white cardstock to 2.5 x 4 inches, then notch the corners and add a hole at the top using the punches. 
• Squish some Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide onto your glass craft mat and spritz it with water; smoosh your tag into it, drying between layers with a heat tool.

• Use the same smooshing technique to create backgrounds for die cutting using Saltwater Taffy, Ripe Persimmon, and Catherine Pooler's Terracotta inks. 
• Add a hint of shimmer to your tag with a bit of Worn Lipstick Distress Spritz.

• If needed, roll your dry tag through your Sidekick with the 2 cutting plates to flatten the tag out.
• Die cut the rose and small fern sprig from the Flowers and Fern die from some of your backgrounds and glue together the layers with liquid Express Glue. 
• Die cut the flag banner from the die set included with your Desert Rose Sidekick from one or two of the backgrounds you created--I used the Terracotta background and some peachy patterned paper from Prima Marketing's The Plant Department 6x6 paper pad. 

• Apply rub on transfers from Scrapbook.com's Wild Blooms and Cardmaker Sentiments, running the transfers on your tag through the Sidekick to apply them. (Pro Tip: Apply a few at a time so you can layer the rub ons over one another.)
• Glue your die cuts down to your tag using liquid and foam adhesive. 
• Splatter your tag with the White Lustre Brush from Scrapbook.com then add a sticker from their Jewel sticker book. 
• Add some trims to your tag.

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