Technique Tuesday Stamp/Die

alleysmallboat
May 9, 2016
2 min read

I love new products! I didn't used to like ordering things in the mail because I would just check a hundred times on the delivery status, is it here yet?! Now is it?!

I'm not sure why things changed, but now I just love to "FORGET" and then... BAM! It's here. Happiness.

Especially on a Saturday... I ordered these stamps and die cut from Technique Tuesday on Tuesday (haha) May, 3rd and they got here this morning, May 7th. I love speedy shipping!

The geo tag die is approximately 1 3/4" x 2 7/8". The stamp is the same size as the die and the the small circles are meant to fit inside the die! So first things first, after opening the package I saw the die had been taped to the paper so it had to be torn off. Which left paper and stickiness on the die. After trying to rub and pick it all off... I need to use Goo Gone to get it completely off. That was not a highlight of using the product. But it did all come off.

Moving along, this is described as a "thin" die cut. and It IS thin. My first cut turned out poorly as it did not fully cut the paper.

I ran it through twice and had a better result with the outside cut, the inside was still hanging on though.

I forced the circle out, kind of tore it...

I then decided I would run it through again, this time using an embossing folder over the two plates to add thickness. This ended up working great! I had used a thinner card stock just to be sure.

I then tried a thicker, more fun print, using the same two plates and the embossing folder on top. Again, it cut perfectly!

Now on to the stamp...

I am very pleased with the stamp. I have ordered new ink pads, the stamp itself is very smooth, so any inconsistency on the stamp, I blame on the ink pad. :) Each stamp turned out very clear!

I added the small circle stamp to the inside of the geo tag stamp, again, a perfect fit!

I used a small 1" circle punch from Creative Memories (old school) to cut out the circle stamps below. It was the perfect size to fit into the geo tag die cut punch out.

I don't remember who made this paper, I just had a couple of scraps left. I just love it and I wish I could get more! This is just so pleasing to my eye!

Lastly, I laid the die cut on top of the already stamped paper. I tried to line it up the best I could, the cut didn't turn out that great. I would maybe try this again but I don't think you can really count on it being an accurate cut.