Have stamps with matching dies but can't seem to line them up perfectly? It's so frustrating!
Here's a no-fail tip from Design Team Member Kate for getting those stamps and dies to perfectly line up and make it easy to mass produce the diecuts. This works for sentiments and shapes, so try this for your next card making session!
How to Line Up Stamps and Diecuts
1. Start in your stamp positioner. Place a piece of scrap paper that you will stamp on into the tool.
2. Stamp the stamp onto the scrap paper.
3. Take a different scrap of cardstock and diecut the sentiment or shape (in this case, the teal scrap).
4. Place the offcut of that diecut scrap over the stamped image on your stamp positioner (like a frame), making sure the spacing is correct and the stamped image is showing through the die cut frame. Secure it to the stamp positioner base.
5. Next, diecut the shape out of your desired color of cardstock (in this case, white cardstock).
6. Insert the die cut cardstock piece into the opening of the scrap paper on the stamp positioner (like a puzzle piece).
7. Stamp your sentiment or shape. Remove the die cut from the scrap frame and your stamp will be perfectly positioned.
8. You can cut several diecuts and mass-produce your sentiments/shapes while the scrap paper frame is positioned in the stamping platform.
This technique not only works for stamped sentiments, its perfect for stamped images too, like the flower stamp below.
Using this tip for lining up stamps and die lines will make it so much easier to use your stamps that have coordinating dies without the frustration. Design Team Member Kate die cut several of the flower stamps and then created a beautiful handmade fall card with them.
Hope you try out this awesome craft hack soon!
Supplies:
- Encore textured: Orange Taffy, Cactus, Thunder Cloud,
- Encore Smooth in Mardi Gras Purple
- Background web stamp: Hero Arts
- Die/Stamp set from Diamond Press
-Kate Deignan
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What a great tip! Thanks for sharing it. :D
Would it be possible to have a video demonstration of this? Because this is not something I’ve had a chance to do, the explanation didn’t make sense to me. If I could actually see it being done with a full step by step explanation, I think I would be much more inclined to try (and purchase) more products.
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