Simply put...it's just a matter of having your designer paper slightly smaller than your background cardstock, approximately 1/8" (or 2 to 3mm smaller).
And ladies, I do this the hard way...LOL...by using my small scissor and do the cutting by hand. It's time consuming, but I do like how it makes the cards look, so I think it's worth doing the extra work.
Straight edges are easy to do--you can use your kraft knife and a ruler. But for curves/shapes, you use your small scissor.
Straight edges are easy to do--you can use your kraft knife and a ruler. But for curves/shapes, you use your small scissor.
There are 2 ways of making the slightly smaller shapes:
1st Method.
Pencil draw the inside edge of your die. Then cut along the drawn line.
Pencil draw the inside edge of your die. Then cut along the drawn line.
2nd Method
Cut and embossed using your die and die-cutting machine. Then cut along the embossed outline.
Cut and embossed using your die and die-cutting machine. Then cut along the embossed outline.
If you want an even thinner border, say 1/16", then cut somewhere between the outside edge and the pencil-drawn/embossed line.
Once you've done this hundreds of time...hee hee, you get to be good at judging the border width that you won't need to make the pencil/embossed lines anymore--at least that's how it is with me.
I like to ink distress my edges first before glueing/attaching the shaped DP onto the shaped cardstock.
Once you've done this hundreds of time...hee hee, you get to be good at judging the border width that you won't need to make the pencil/embossed lines anymore--at least that's how it is with me.
I like to ink distress my edges first before glueing/attaching the shaped DP onto the shaped cardstock.
The only time I get a break from having to handcut and am able to use my dies is when I do plain and scallopped circles and ovals. I can use my Spellbinders dies then, because they do make them in 1/8" increments.
There you go! Happy creating!
