I think you are going to really enjoy the theme for today's technique blog hop. It's Die Cutting! sometimes we forget that there are special things to do with our Stampin Cut & Emboss or other die cutting tools. It's not just a short cut for fussy cutting!
I've done variations of this in the past, including one without vellum that I posted last week. I'll share that at the end of this post. I guess you could call it Die Cutting Along the Seam.
- Since I had already done a Valentine card with a similar technique I decided to see what I could come up with for St. Patrick's Day. Just Jade and Shaded Spruce looked like good color choices and this lead me to the Just Jade in Flowers for Every Season Suite of Products. Did you know that there is an extra set, Four Season Floral, especially designed for Beginners. It's also useful if you have that suite already! I thought the rose like duo would be perfect!
- I usually choose two papers for my seamed background and I really like to use designer series papers. I've got a few photos of my process for putting this piece together:
- Choose and cut your papers. You can adjust your sizes to other designs.
- Turn your papers over and match the seam up very closely.Apply regular one-sided tape across the whole seam.
- Arrange your die cut across the seam and cut it. You may want to use your Take You Pick tool to gently pull the words out. They will be a bit sticky due to the tape.
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- Apply Vellum to the back using tiny dots of Multi-purpose Adhesive. I used a 1.75 strip of vellum that was wider than I needed and then trimmed off the excess.
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- Using the same die that you cut your DSP with, cut another of contrasting color. I chose Shaded Spruce. It's a good idea to add the tiny pieces first, before you lose track of them.
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- I finished the card off with some fussy cut flowers that were colored with Soft Sea Foam and Just Jade Blends, a little ribbon in the corners and some green gems.
Here are the few other versions from last week:
This was made with the die cut taken out of the previous card:
Now it's time to check out the other die cutting techniques:
Would you like to see more? Visit my Die Cutting Along the Seam Gallery page. You can check out more of my gallery pages with the gallery link near the top of the right sidebar.
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