A Cut Above dies come with a clear plastic alignment tool to aid in lining up the die with your stamped image. Below is a photo tutorial explaining how it works.
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| Gather supplies: stamp, paper, ink, die, alignment tool and a pen, pencil or piercing tool. The Sweet Scallop Die is shown here. |
1. Stamp your image. {The snowflake tag from Glad Tidings is shown here.} |
2. Place the clear alignment tool over the stamped image, making sure the space around the thin etched cutting guide line is even on all sides.
Note: For your convenience, one side of the alignment tool is marked "this side up."
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3. Use a pencil, pen, or piercing tool to mark the two placement circles. These are outside of the die-cut, so no worries about needing to erase the marks later. Remove the alignment tool.
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4. Place the die, cutting side down, on the stamped image, making sure the two holes on the outside of the die line up with the alignment marks you made in Step 3.
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5. Use a little removable tape to secure the die, then run through your die-cut machine. The stamped image will be perfectly centered within the die-cut. Easy-peasy! |
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