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IHere Are Three Sakura Projects To ‘Die’ For
love using my paper crafting sup- This week, I am sharing three sim- with their papercraft collections. terpiece. I made a stencil to ink blend plies and tools for projects other ple projects that put your metal dies to Now, you can make your own as well. some sakura on a card that I can use than paper. Metal dies are among use. I suggest simple shapes without You can die cut a single design or die as a name card at a place setting. A
my favorite tools. There are some for too many intricate cuts. cut several times on one sheet to cre- shrink plastic charm adorns a glass
making 3D boxes and bags, as well as some for interactive cards that pop- up, spin, flip and do many other fun things. I also like dies in my favorite shapes, like sakura.
2. Remove the paper
backing and use as
a sticker. If you are
using individual
alphabets to spell
out a word, you may
want to line up your letters first and apply transfer tape vinyl to the whole piece. Then, you can transfer the whole design to the surface and adhere the words at one time. Here are some stickers on a glass block.
The first project is to make stickers using colored vinyl. Just switch in vi- nyl for the cardstock that you would normally be cutting out. You can use the cutouts as stickers.
ate a background stencil.
My third idea is something I’ ve
jar for a favor.
Now, go through your die cut col-
Instructions:
1. Creating
vinyl stick-
ers: Set up
your Sizzix
Big Shot
die-cut-
ting
machine
system with your die. Place a piece
of colored adhesive vinyl where
you would normally put cardstock. Use the vinyl side as the right side. Depending on how intricate the die is, you may have to do more than one pass through the machine.
I know not everyone has a Cricut or other electronic die-cutting machine, and although I have an electronic die cutter (or two), I still use my dies a lot.
The second project is to cut out the shape in blank stencil plastic. Sten- ciling has become very popular for paper crafting. You’ll see many com- panies creating coordinating stencil
With one die shape, I was able to create a matching set of projects. I made stickers to cover the glass block, which can be used for a cen-
If you need inspiration, you can find this project sheet and many more at benfranklinhawaii.com. Email what you make to joyofcrafting@ gmail.com. If I share it here, I’ll send you a Ben Franklin Crafts gift card.
3. Creating
stencils: Set up
your Sizzix Big
Shot die-cut-
ting machine
system with
your die. Instead of using cardstock, place a sheet of stencil blank plastic. Depending on how intricate the die is, you may have to do more than one pass through the machine.
4.You
can make
individual
stencils of
just one
design.
Or, place
the dies in
a desired
design
arrangement to make one large stencil. Here the stencil is being colored in by ink blending.
5.You
can use
the die
piece that
comes out
from the
plastic as a
traceable
stencil. Or, pop it back into the plastic and use as a two-part stencil. Here, the stencil cutout has been popped back in to ink the center details.
6. Creating
shrink art:
Sanding
your shrink
plastic
surface
allows for
mediums
like colored pencils to be more vibrant. Die cut shrink plastic. If you are planning to hang this item, punch a small hole at the top with a 1/8-inch hole punch.
been doing for a long time and that is to cut out shrink plastic shapes. You can make all kinds of cute charms and embellishments.
lection and see what you can use to make your own fun projects!
7. Color
the shrink
plastic as
desired.
Shrink the
plastic
according
to the directions using either a toaster oven or heat tool. The pieces will shrink in size and get thicker.
8.Hereisa
coordinated
gift using
the same die
with all three
techniques.
The glass block can be a gift or center- piece. The shrink art charm is tied to the glass jar. The gift tag is stenciled with the same design.
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