Would you like to know how to use your Stampin Up Framelits in a manner that is different from the standard method? Would you like to create a FRAME around the negatives resulting from using the Stampin Up Framelits?
Today I will share one alternative, and tomorrow I will share another one. For this demonstration, I am using the Hearts Collection Framlits; however, this applies to any of the Stampin Up Framelits.
ALTERNATIVE 1: HOW TO USE YOUR STAMPIN UP FRAMELITS TO CREATE A FRAME AROUND THE NEGATIVE CARD STOCK PIECES
STEP 1. Cut a piece of card stock to the size you need as is determined by the size of the Stampin Up Framelit you plan to use for your project.
STEP 2. Place your selected framelit onto the center of this piece of card stock ( from step 1) for cutting out the framelit using the Big Shot.
STEP 3. Prepare a Big Shot sandwich with the card stock and framelit in the following order, and run the sandwich through the Big Shot:
- Multipurpose Platform, Tab 2
- Standard Cutting Plate (Acrylic)
- Piece of Card Stock
- Framelit
- Standard Cutting Plate (Acrylic)
STEP 4. Remove the cutout from the framelit and stash it away, keeping the negative piece of card stock.
STEP 5. Place the framelit into the back side of the negative with the framelit cutting side facing up.
(You can see the metal cutting part of the framelit sticking through the cardstock.)
STEP 6. Create another Big Shot sandwich according to the following:
- Multipurpose Platform, Tab 2
- Standard Cutting Plate (Acrylic)
- Framelit (according to step 5)
- Negative Piece of Card Stock (framelit inserted inside according to step 5)
- Standard Cutting Plate (Acrylic)
- Paper Shim
STEP 7. Run the sandwich through the Big Shot two or three times. This is the result:
Can you see the 1/8″ frame that has been created around the heart?
STEP 8. You can insert into the negative another framelit cutout (in this case, a heart shape from the Stampin’ Up! Twitterpated DSP). Now you have a heart cutout from a framelit with a heart-shaped frame created around the inserted heart.
How cool is that?
STEP 9: You may choose to accentuate the frame around the heart by adding Crystal Effects as I did on a previous card share. Here’s the card.
