Meet the new Feathered Friends Deep Edge Dies. They're from our Winter 2017 Release - and great for Christmas ornaments, placecards, gift tags - and cards throughout the year. They pair nicely with the new Swooping Leaves and Branches Deep Edge Dies too!
Hello, Jean Okimoto here, with one of many cards I'll be making with these sweet birds. Deep Edge dies are designed to cut through multiple layers at once to save time. They're great for cutting some of the challenging materials we love - heavy felt, vinyl, fabric, wood veneer and handmade papers like these beautiful silkscreened and embossed prints from Shizen Design.
Want a way to select the perfect section of printed paper for your projects? Diecut the shape from a contrasting piece of cardstock - save the negative. Slide it over the paper until you find the perfect mix of colors and patterns for your diecut. Place the die into the negative to position it and diecut the paper. I cut several birds from similar areas of this red and coral fan-shaped print for future cards.
Here are some suggestions from Laura. Layer deep edge dies like your other metal dies using the same die cutting "sandwich" if you are cutting only one layer at a time. When cutting multiple layers at once - include a metal adapter plate in the sandwich - and cut into the metal plate for precise cuts. This will eventually warp your metal plate, but the upside is that you will save yourself tons of time cutting out all your projects.
Cut the wings and top layers of the birds from patterned and embossed papers. Cut gold mirror cardstock with largest hooks from the Ornament Caps and Hooks set.
Cut the beaks, eyes and cheeks from orange, black and peach felt attached to adhesive label paper or sticker sheets. The backing stabilizes the felt and keeps adhesives from soaking through.
Attach the patterned papers and felt to a bird background - use foam dots near the center of the wing.
Attach the hook behind the decorated bird. Attach the second bird background behind it to create a nice finished back view.
Attach Scor-tape behind lightweight wood veneer and diecut the branch. Cut the leaves from textured paper.
Stamp the greeting - from the Merry Christmas Sentiments Clear Stamp Set - on a top-folded 5.5" square white card with Distress Oxides Candied Apple. Heat-set the ink. I love the Ultra-Smooth White Cardstock from Impress - it's perfect for stamping and diecutting their collection of Memory Box and Poppystamps dies.
Attach the bird to the card with foam dots - don't attach the ornament hook to the card. Attach the branch - securing the end of the hook under it. Add the leaves and red gem stickers.
The Feathered Friends set contains 12 dies and Swooping Branches and Leaves has 4 dies. Slip them onto curtain rings to keep them organized and ready for your next project. Curtain rings are a strange thing to find in a papercrafting store - but Impress sells them to keep die sets organized...and together!
Want a chance to win your own deep edge die set? Leave a comment on all of the designer posts from November 13th thru Friday November 17th. Three winners will be chosen at random from all of the comments to win the deep edge die set of their choice. The more posts you comment on between these dates, the more chances you have to win! (Limit one comment per person per day). Good Luck!
Thanks for stopping by. Join us again tomorrow for Donna's great project, and another chance to win a deep edge set of your choice!
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Fabulous birds and thanks for the tips. I like the different materials you used.
Posted by: Sue LD | 11/16/2017 at 08:23 AM
Soooo super cute!!!
Posted by: Maureen Reiss | 11/16/2017 at 09:41 AM
Absolutely precious! I love what you can do with these die sets! Thanks for sharing how you made them!
Posted by: KT Fit Kitty | 11/16/2017 at 09:57 AM
Adorable card - love the new dies... and awesome idea to use curtain rings to keep them together!
Posted by: Heidi H | 11/16/2017 at 10:19 AM
The feathered friends are darling!
Posted by: Chrissie | 11/16/2017 at 10:29 AM
Your Feathered Friends card is very cute! The papers you have chosen remind me of origami, they add extra dimension to the birds. Thank you for the step by step, and especially for the tip of how to place the die to get the cut from the paper or fabric. I am very excited about the new deep edge dies! Thank you for the creative, inspiration today!
Jacquelene L
Canada
Posted by: Jacquelene L | 11/16/2017 at 10:46 AM
Love, love, love your card!!!!!!!I immediately ordered the die. Your technique and helpful comments were greatly appreciated. Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Posted by: Shirley L. | 11/16/2017 at 10:47 AM
This little birds are awesome and so pretty, I love your card!
Posted by: Amante del Papel | 11/16/2017 at 11:12 AM
Adorable dies and super cute card.
Posted by: Ann | 11/16/2017 at 11:27 AM
What a great card. These little birds are adorable and so versatile!!
Posted by: Cheryl Stauffer | 11/16/2017 at 11:51 AM
Lovely card...and such interesting dies!
Posted by: Kathleen | 11/16/2017 at 12:11 PM
Jean, the birds are soooo adorable! Thanks for sharing your talent (birds are always a hit at our house)!
Posted by: Susan Holton | 11/16/2017 at 01:03 PM
These birds are so cute!!! I love how you brought them to life! And the tip for keeping the dies together is clever. Now I need these birds to fly North to my house to be loved and played with. 😊😊😊
Posted by: Tracy Steinbach | 11/16/2017 at 01:24 PM
So beautiful!!! Thank you for all the tips and advice too!
Posted by: Charity Chamberlain | 11/16/2017 at 02:43 PM
SO DARN CUTE,
Posted by: Carol Gillogly | 11/16/2017 at 03:46 PM
The dies are so cute. I would love to have a set of the birds.
Posted by: Louanne | 11/16/2017 at 04:13 PM
Love the birds!
Posted by: Amberly | 11/16/2017 at 04:15 PM
These are so cute!!! Just wonderful!!!
Posted by: Suzy Que | 11/16/2017 at 05:05 PM
Sooooo cute Jean!!! LOVE the use of Shizen paper too!!
Posted by: Jan | 11/16/2017 at 05:21 PM
I have to say I love this card! Deep edge dies sound like a great idea. Thanks for a chance to win a set.
Posted by: Sue riviello | 11/16/2017 at 06:08 PM
I love the papers you used for the birds and using curtain rings is such a great idea!!!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | 11/16/2017 at 07:10 PM
Those birds are adorable and I love the tip about using curtain rings to keep die sets together!
Posted by: karenladd | 11/16/2017 at 07:46 PM
Goodness! Your patterned birds are super cute and I love how you combined all those fabrics. The rosy cheeks and embossed wings are such a great design element.
Posted by: shartl | 11/16/2017 at 08:05 PM
the birds would be perfect on a xmas tree
Posted by: marta | 11/17/2017 at 03:14 AM
Aww! These are adorable.
Posted by: Leanne S | 11/17/2017 at 03:36 AM