Three Innovative Ways of Die-Cutting with Cherry Blossoms Stamp
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This beautiful Stamp Set includes the Coordinating Die Set and 2 in 1 Layering Stencils. This set is absolutely fun to create with. I even found some creative ways of die-cutting. The techniques I used are “Partial Die-cutting”. The specific die-cutting creates original and beautiful result. Let's dive right in.
1. Upper Partial Die-cutting
After stamping, I applied Citrus Burst, Blush and Frayed Leaf with the Ink Blending Brushes (Small). I then used a pencil and drew a line across the upper part of the image.
Along with that line, I die cut the image like I normally do and left the lower part open without sandwiched inside the diecut plates. This would only cut the upper portion of the Cherry Blossom. If you do the opposite, you will cut off the bottom portion. It's that simple!
I then trimmed the card-stock and stamped the outline image at the bottom. A piece of Glitter cardstock (Canopy ) was added for some sparkle and interest. The sentiment on top fits in perfectly.
2. Diagonal Partial Die-cutting
The Diagonal Die-cutting is much like the previous one. The only difference is when you draw the penciled line, you will decide and mark the diagonal line, namely, how you position your dies, paper and die cut plates.
For this Diagonal Partial Die-cutting, the die cutting starts on the top and the uncut part was left out. That means, the uncut part was not sandwiched in the die cut plates.
The Cherry Blossoms flowers were stamped and then ink-blended in Blush, Peach Perfect, Canyon Clay and Vinyard Berry. The leaves were in Frayed Leaf. The background floral on the Blush Cardstock was stamped in Canyon Clay .
3. Stacked Die-cutting
The last but not least is a bonus! For this design, I stamped and diecut a few dies. For the extra shadow, I stacked an extra piece of black die underneath.
This gives the focal point extra height and added shadow. You can try this out with any stamp set and coordinating dies.
This entire card was inked, stenciled, stamped and diecut. An extra strip of Topaz (Gilded Glitter Cardstock), splatter (Antique Gold Ink Spray) and Satin Gold Sequins are the final touches for this thank-you card.
How do you like these fun and creative ways of die-cutting? I hope that you find this post inspiring and helpful. Please comment below to tell me which design you like and what kind of Partial die-cutting you like to try! Thank you for stopping by!
