As I mentioned last week, I received the new Letterpress Dies and made my first card using the method recommended on the packaging. However, I’m not always good with rules and recommendations and so I had to start experimenting myself with how these dies worked with different inks, paper, and BigShot “sandwich” combinations.
I wanted to share my results with you so you could try some of these ideas out yourself or avoid the methods that didn’t work so well.
But first – a new sample using the bigger Trick or Treat letterpress die:
The green ribbon in the Pumpkin Pie button is actually the 1/4” Old Olive grosgrain ribbon cut in half. If you do this to thread through a button, I highly recommend using a needle to thread it through the holes. I was using the “wet the end of the ribbon, twist, squint, shove, and hope enough gets through to grab with your fingernails” technique. Lets just say the ribbon frays much more easily that way.
Experimenting with Paper, Ink, and BigShot techniques
Click Read More to see my experiments with the Letterpress dies including photos for the different papers, inks, and techniques I used. (more…)