HELP! Trying to make a & from my Sizzlits

[ohiominnie]

I know it will be difficult to explain, but can someone try to tell me how to make a "&" from the "E" (not really an E, but sort of) and the "-" that they give you??

Am I supposed to cut TWO of the "-" ??

Thanks in advance!

 

[erikalk]

Which set did you get? I've got the script letter set and I've got that symbol.

 

[ohiominnie]

We have "Bounce."

Maybe the "E" thing is all there is, but it just doesn't look like the typical "&" which to me looks a lot like an "8"

 

[disneyfreakjackie]

YES!!! The & symbol in the Bounce set does look a little strange, but once you cut the shadow and the character, it looks like an "&" symbol, sort of . . .

 

[ohiominnie]

Maybe that's it. My dd didn't want a shadow for the &. I might just have to have her do one!


Where does the little "-" go then?

 

[ohiominnie]

Looking at a bunch of the other Sizzlits alphabets online, they all use only ONE piece. They are very different from each other---some looking like a traditional & and others looking more like an E with a vertical line through it. I'm *guessing* that MY bounce & probably is a stand alone die cut, it's just so different from any of the traditional "&'s" I've seen.

Hmmm....

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!

 

[piratesmate]

I just went to the Sizzix site to look at it & understand why you're confused. Bounce comes with an "and" sign, but it isn't the ampersand "&". It's a different shortcut way of denoting "and" - it comes from the Latin words "et al" meaning 'and the rest' or 'and others'. (It's been 37 yrs since I took Latin. )

So it's supposed to look like a cursive capital "E" with a bit of a "t" on its tail. KWIM?

And from what it looks like on the Sizzix site, the non-shadow (what do you call that??) actually looks more like what they're intending.

 

[ohiominnie]

Thank you, thank you!!

Well, it's clear now. I just have to get used to the look of a different "and" sign! Maybe it'd be easier to just go buy another Sizzlit alphabet? HA HA!

 

[dizney-cruiser]

excuse me - what does KWIM mean?

 

[piratesmate]

Sorry - it took me a while to figure it out too! It's "Know What I Mean"....and here I thought I was the only one who couldn't figure it out.

 

[dizney-cruiser]

thanks - i tried to figure that one out when i saw it before - but i just had to give in