Die-cutting week - Neil

Hi, 
Second day of our die-cutting week with Neil who is going to show you different ways to use your die-cuts, some of them you might have not thought about. 

Die cuts: we all know what they are and probably use them a lot in our crafting. There is though some ways to use them that we don't often think about. So today I've used the Bird Branch die in a few different ways on this journal page: as a mask, a stamp and a die cut.

I began by cutting the bird out of acetate and used it as a mask and sprayed over the page with Dylusions Inks. I removed the mask and spritzed water over the page and wiped it all off. This leaves a lovely ghosted image of the bird.

The next thing I did was to cut the bird twice out of funky foam and glued them onto scrap thick card to create a stamp. I did it twice so I could get facing images. Like this.

I experimented with products, like paint, but the best and most surprising product was Distress Stain! It really gave a great impression. You can see here I've used Aged Mahogany and Silver and it really works well.

Then I die cut a couple out of white card and , using the "waste I scraped Dreamweaver Pearlescent paste though to add some raised details.
I coloured the die cuts with Distress inks and adhered them to the page. A little stamping and there you have it, a journal page from one die waiting for some words!

Neil used:

Stamps - HP1005

Black Archival ink

Acetate

White card

Dylusions inks- Turquoise, Blue and Green

Distress Stains - Aged Mahogany and silver

Brown paint

Dreamweaver Pearlescent paste

Bird Branch die - Tim Holtz Alterations

See you tomorrow