2016#19 Dimensional Die Cuts {by Seth Apter}

2016 Topic 19: Die Cuts

Hello PaperArtsy people. Thrilled to be back on the blog today. Had a chance to spend time in person last month with many members of the PaperArtsy family when I taught in the UK. Feel lucky to be connected with such a wonderful and creative group. Now…on to the project.

The theme is die cuts but if you know me, you know it is all about layering. I had to add paints, inks, stamps and more.

I started with a 6 x 6 x 1.5 inch cradled wood panel. After putting down a layer of black gesso, I slathered the surface with Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics. I used all 4 colors from my own limited edition paint set - Midnight, Terracotta, Mahogany and Buff – and also added Guacamole and Mermaid.

I broke into several sets of PaperArtsy Hot Picks stamps to create a loose design around the border. I chose a number of stamps from both HP1503 and HP1504

HP1503 

HP1504

Because my background was so dark, I decided to stamp onto hand painted sheets of watercolor paper. After stamping, I cut the images out and adhered them around the edges.

Given the small size of the panel, I decided to use only one die - Triplex from Spellbinders. Still wanting it to be the star of the show, I ran the die, along with card stock, through the die cutting machine 10 times. I also die cut Triplex once using hand painted paper. I glued each die cut into a stack, ending with the hand painted paper at the top. This way, my die cut was dimensional like an object and had a bigger impact.

I glued the die cut stack onto the panel and outlined the edges with both a black and a gold gel pen for added dimension. I adhered wooden letters spelling the word OPEN. I then splattered paint over the surface for a final touch.

Thanks for joining me on the blog. Look forward to seeing what you all will be doing with die cuts and all the wonderful PaperArtsy products too!
Seth.
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Fabulous dimension Seth, the die cuts build up brilliantly, such a great way to get more out of the dies. The raised pieces also add lovely shadows over other areas. ~Darcy

We would love to see how you interpret this Die Cuts topic by linking what you make to our 2016 Challenge #19: Die Cuts, on this page HERE.

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