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The cost of metal dies definitely adds up, so it would be interesting to see if people use them in unconventional ways making their "die-dollar" stretch a little farther.
Here is one thing a friend of mine does:
If she buys a Spellbinders Impressabilities (thin intricate metal impressing plate) at a really good price, she will use scissors and cut up the plate to use the metal images on cards. She says she can get lots of embellishments from one plate making it economical. She said they look great and her cards remain light weight for postage.
I'm thinking noooo!!!! They are too pretty to cut up!!! :(
A less drastic way that I have used my fancy metal dies is for stencilling. I lay the metal die with the flat side facing down on my cardstock. I then, spray over the die, with my glimmer mist. When I lift off the die, I get a really nice impression. I do this with my snowflake metal dies.
If you have any other different ways to use your dies, it would great to share them.
Thanks
Celina
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Not exactly a new or novel idea but first thing I thought of was cutting fun foam for custom stamps. You can even run the foam thru embossing folders for an even more custom look. I've actually done this, pretty cool but just rememeber that you will get a more distressed and splotchy look probaby as foam doesn't accept ink as well as rubber.
As far as stenciling goes how about laying a bunch of the smaller dies out on a piece of acetate and then running it thru your machine. Then you don't have to worry about getting paint etc on the dies themselves either and if you come up with a pattern you really like you don't have to re-create it over and over just pull out your acetate stencil. You could run your dies and acetate thru your machine multiple times if you want a certain dies to repeat.
Thanks Dina
I did a forum search and felt like I was looking for very small needles in very large haystacks. :confused:
Resources...hmmmm....good idea.
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Not exactly a new or novel idea but first thing I thought of was cutting fun foam for custom stamps. You can even run the foam thru embossing folders for an even more custom look. I've actually done this, pretty cool but just rememeber that you will get a more distressed and splotchy look probaby as foam doesn't accept ink as well as rubber.
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I've done this a while back, and accidentally found a way to get the foam to accept ink more evenly. I stamped with one, then cleaned off the ink with a baby wipe. I re-inked it, not realising it was still damp, and got a much more even print! Here is where I did my experimenting, cutting with dies and embossing in folders.
When I make my foam stamps, I cut the image out from the thin foam with a sticky back and then I mount the thin foam on a piece of 1/4" thick foam. I use these stamps with acrylic paint and other mixed media mediums.
You can also cut more that once and then double up to make a thicker "stamp" if you are having trouble getting decent impressions due to the foam being too thin. Just be sure to use a flexible medium to adhere the the pieces together.
Thanks So Much, Dina! The links are perfect. I've watched other videos, but the dies cut partially or totally through. I'm finally able to get it to work consistently, thanks to the links you posted!:cool:
I've done this a while back, and accidentally found a way to get the foam to accept ink more evenly. I stamped with one, then cleaned off the ink with a baby wipe. I re-inked it, not realising it was still damp, and got a much more even print! Here is where I did my experimenting, cutting with dies and embossing in folders.
Oooh, what a cool and informative blog post. I love the idea of making my own custom stamps out of embossing folders. I have a ton of Anna Griffin folders that would make lovely little "background" stamps. I pinned your blog post--thanks for sharing!
I use the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die D-Lites - Medallion One to make a pop up flower card. It is the perfect shape for it. Here are the instructions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHICj-_kGYY .
New Ways for Using Metal Dies
