Encore Cardstock Die Cutting Hack

Design Team Member Kate here wanting to share my love for the Encore Textured Cardstock. The range of colors is just amazing! Many coordinate in various shades and tones. But most importantly--you can make use of both sides! 

Cardstock Die Cutting Tip

I made a happy accident when I started to die cut the sunflowers. I accidentally flipped the textured side over and cut into the smooth side. The smooth sunflower has a very different look than the textured one! But both look great depending on the look you want to achieve. 

I even added a bit of ink blending towards the center of the sunflower and leaf diecuts to give a bit of dimension. The ink blending on the textured side really brings out the design.  

The smooth side is great for stamping on and if you want to mix and match smooth and textured on the same card, everything will coordinate. As an example you could die cut the sunflower from textured cardstock and ink it, then stamp a sentiment on the smooth reverse side to coordinate. 

Here's another cool idea using Encore cardstock!