Partial Die-Cutting

Hello there! It's a New Year and that means we're starting our first Cas Mix Up challenge for 2020!
Hideko is our host this month and she chose 'Partial Die-Cuitting' for the theme.

There are some links to videos in our blog post, to help you try various ways to do this technique.

Partial Die-cutting, stamping, Watercolour blending on stamp, sequins

I was determined to make a tri-fold card and I had some massive failures! However, this is actually a very easy and logical technique. I can only say it must be easier if you have lovely flat plates and not badly warped ones like mine!

I began with a piece of white card stock 11in x 41/2 in.

I drew 3 pencil lines at 2 3/4 intervals. I stamped the first leaf overlapping the first line and then partially die-cut. I then stamped the rest of the images and sentiment, making sure nothing overlapped the other lines.  The next step was to score the card and erase the lines. I decided to add the border and sequins to make it more balanced.

Stamps: WPlus9 Autumn Leaves; Mama Elephant Basic Borders; Concord & 9th Beautiful Branches

Die: WPlus9 Autumn Leaves.

Our Design Team and Guest Designer, Tristan from Tinstar Designs, have some wonderful inspiration for you at our blog. I hope you have time to play along and you can enter the challenge here.