Friday 29 March 2019

Country Floral Gold on Black Duo

These cards form the other half of the Country Floral Black & Gold Quartet that I introduced in Wednesday's post.  
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The Country Floral embossed Gold on Black Duet of cards
They use the same process but with different materials.  This time around I used the Black Foil Sheet and gold heat embossing

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Gold heat embossing on Black Foil Sheet.  You could also use plain Basic Black cardstock 

Tip:  The shine on the black foil comes from a sort of plastic coating which has a tendency to blister under the heat gun.  Keep the heat a bit further away than usual and keep it moving .

You could also use Basic Black cardstock, gold heat emboss in the same way and then (if you're after shine) finish with a layer of clear heat embossing.  I haven't tried it myself but it feels like it should work.
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This card has a shortened version of one of the Stitched Label dies

The card above features a very small label made with one of the Stitched Label dies.   This is how I made it.
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The first step in the process of reducing the length of the die cut

For the first pass through the Big Shot, position the top cutting plate over only the first small part of the die.  This will be the result
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The result after the first run through the Big Shot

For the second pass through the Big Shot, place the die according to the size you require and ensure it lines up with the first cut.   If you gently wiggle the die, you'll feel when it has settled itself into position.

Place the top cutting plate only over the part of the die you wish to cut - avoiding the part that was cut in the first pass.

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Positioning the top cutting plate for the second run through the Big Shot

And you'll end up with a shorter version of the die cut.

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The finished result - a perfect but shorter version of the die cut

So here's the full Quartet of black and gold embossed cards.
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The full Quartet of Black & Gold cards

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'Til next time!
Stephanie

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2 comments:

  1. These are equally as beautiful, Stephanie! I don't think I could choose a favorite! Thanks for the die cutting tip. That sure makes a cute little label!

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