Stamping on a die-cut shape
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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:
- cut out the shape a bunch of times
- place your stamp into your stamping tool
- put a scrap piece of paper on the base of your stamping tool
- stamp the image onto the scrap piece of paper
- take one of the leftover "frames" of the die-cut shape and tape it exactly around the image stamped on the scrap paper
- put an empty die-cut shape into the "frame"
- stamp the image
- remove the shape with a bit of low-tack tape
Repeat steps 6 to 8 for every image you want to stamp.