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Originally Posted by sc magnolia Your chipmunk card is stunning!!! I have labels eight and you're right, the largest size is big enough for many large stamps, but then I don't have a larger one to make a layer/frame behind it. How did you make that green layer behind it? It's just a tiny bit larger and looks terrific. That's exactly what I'd like to do. |
Thanks!
I wish there were easy answers for that extra layer. Mine was trimmed by hand. I've done it two ways. The first method is to cut the green layer with the die. Then cut the white layer with the same die, emboss it, and trim with scissors on the embossed line. The second way is to cut the white layer with the die, which allows you to also emboss it. Then trace the outer edge of the die in pencil on the green cardstock. Trim with scissors on the pencil line.
The second method turns out slightly larger than the first, and it's the way I'm doing most of them now. When trimming these shapes by hand, you can smooth any uneven spots on a sanding block. After you've done a couple of them, it gets easier and doesn't take too much time and effort. This process works for any Nestie die, although Labels 1 and 8 are some of the simplest.
This is another one of those slippery slopes. Once you start matting your die-cut image layers with a color, white layers without a mat will look unfinished to you. You'll end up having to do it on all of them. ;)
ETA: Here's an example of the second method, so that you can compare the results. It's done with Labels 1.
Easter Lamb & Chick (detail) by Crafts - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
What dies do you use with large stamps?
