As part of my 2015 objectives, I am going to present a technique here on my blog on the first Tuesday of each month. Here is the first of hopefully many. If you have a particular technique you would like explained, please leave a comment or email me.

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Have you ever wanted to use the same punch or die for both the image and its layer? Here is the way to achieve this effect.

Step 1: Stamp image onto card stock.

Step 2: Position die/punch with image towards bottom.

Step 3: Cut with cutting machine or punch.

Step 4: Move die/punch down to desired size.

Step 5: Cut with cutting machine or punch.

Step 6: You can stop here if you are happy with the layering like this.

Step 7: If you want to layer the sides as well, move the die/punch to the left of the image and cut.

Step 8: Move die/punch to the right of the image and cut.

Step 9: Finished image ready to layer on original size die cut / punched shape.

Please leave me a comment or email me if you would like more information.

Happy papercrafting.

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