Step 1.
Start by rubbing wax paper over your cardstock. This step makes the stylus tool glide easier over the paper.
Step 2.
Turn your light table on and place the brass template on the surface of the table. Lay your cardstock over the template.
If you don't have a light table, tape your template to a window and hold your cardstock over the template.
Step 3.
Trace the open areas of your brass template with your stylus tool.
Hint: When using a color of cardstock that is too dark for the light to shine through, rub your stylus over the surface of the cardstock until you begin to see the template show through, then start tracing.
Tracing the brass template creates a raised image on the opposite side of the cardstock.
Step 4.
Repeat as desired to complete your design.
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