Trick for separating dies?
 

What’s the trick for separating these die shapes?
It’s a princess and a frog.

you must be very very careful. With this one in particular, I would gently twist the piece in the head area - it's the only one that will come off... I gently twist mine in both directions to break the little pieces holding it onto the base... or, I have also used a pair of jewerly snippers... but sometimes the pieces are too tiny to put the snippers in the areas to be cut. I have only ever broken one die in all the years I've purchased dies that need to be taken apart.. Good Luck.. If anyone else has a different way of taking them apart, I'd be interested to hear about too !

You might get some ideas in this thread:

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/f...g-dies-644137/

I have these paper snips that I got from inkystamper https://inkystamperstore.com/die-snips/.

I love them!! They work perfectly!!

My snips came with a file that is very handy for eliminating the jagged edges the snips occasionall leave. I find it's much easier to snip accurately than to twist pieces apart.

And Jennifer McGuire gets her snips situated where she wants to cut, places the snips and dies in the folds of a crumpled baby wipe and cuts...that way the little pieces you can step on and cut your foot open (or get a piece in your eye) are trapped in the wet wipe. When you are done, just pitch the baby wipe with all the little pieces.

We are all coming in with snips.

Vic-I am curious what the difference is with the button shank cutter from the other thread linked? They look just like our snips to me. https://www.joann.com/favorite-findi...tm_term=802667

I agree on the use of a cloth, wet paper towel or whatever. Definitely cover it. Those bits can really fly.

I also have a set of metal files that I use to file down the sharp edges.

Oh I forgot to mention that-I too have a set of files.

I bought mine to cut the shanks off buttons many (probably 15) years ago. I belonged to fabric art groups and I used buttons on fabric ATCs & postcards. Since that time I've gotten into papercrafts and used them to cut dies apart. I haven't needed to file any sharp spots.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.spl...6568f3a53c.jpg

I cut my dies in a plastic bag to contain ant flying bits.

I LOVE THESE.

Thank you. Making the postcards and ATCs was a lot of fun. I always had a lot of scraps from my quilting and other sewing projects. Here are some I made with metal cans sewn on:
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.spl...a710fc48cc.jpg

Have you noticed that hero Arts kit’s dies put their little attachment pieces in places where they are easier to snip? Like straight or convex areas vs concave areas? I suggested that to them several years ago and they’ve been doing it ever since! It’s nearly impossible to get snips into the right curves.