All right, it's midnight and you are happily crafting away when you discover you are out of pop dots and/or chipboard. The project you are working on really needs some extra depth and dimension. What do you do? Give up and go to bed OR come up with a solution. If you are working with diecuts, I have the perfect remedy for the problem. :) Instead of cutting out one of your design, try cutting out five or six (depending on the weight of the cardstock). As you can see in the above picture, I cut out six of the new July Sizzix release die called Frame, Hanging w/Scallop.
All you do is simply glue the six diecuts together. This raises the diecut to a wonderful level andgives your project great dimension. It makes the diecut stand out plus it looks pretty from all angles. :)
Give this tip a try sometime. I think you will be very pleasantly surprised with the results.(Plus you don't HAVE to be out of pop dots and/OR chipboard to try it.) (Wink, wink.) Be sure to check out all the great products at Scrapping Cottage.
WOW!! What an AWESOME tip. I've heard this suggestion before, but thought "what's the point?". You're visuals answered that question perfectly!! Thank you!!
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That is such a fun trick!! And you're so right - it is so much prettier from the sides!
ReplyDeleteLooks like chipboard to me! Thanks for the great tip Bev!
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