Stamping on a die-cut shape

Most people stamp an image first and then cut it out with the matching die. However, there's also a technique where you cut out your shapes first, and then stamp on the die-cut shapes by using a stamping tool. This is useful if …

• the die is closed so you can't see where exactly you're positioning it onto the paper
• the die has a manufacturing issue and is slightly off-center
• you don't want to risk the die shifting while cutting
• the stamp is prone to transforming because of its shape (such as a long flower, a balloon string, a long strip of text …)
• you quickly want to create multiple die-cut images

To create multiple die-cut and stamped images:

1. cut out the shape a bunch of times
2. place your stamp into your stamping tool
3. put a scrap piece of paper on the base of your stamping tool
4. stamp the image onto the scrap piece of paper
5. take one of the leftover "frames" of the die-cut shape and tape it exactly around the image stamped on the scrap paper
6. put an empty die-cut shape into the "frame"
7. stamp the image
8. remove the shape with a bit of low-tack tape

Repeat steps 6 to 8 for every image you want to stamp.