How to color die cuts

Color Die Cuts

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Begin with a 5x7 of corrugated card board for your card base

Begin with a 5x7 of corrugated card board for your card base

Gesso the corrugated card board and heat set, or let dry completely.

Gesso the corrugated card board and heat set, or let dry completely.

add some color by coloring the edges with a few bursts of Plush Colorations spray. Heat set to dry.

add some color by coloring the edges with a few bursts of Plush Colorations spray. Heat set to dry.

Die cut out your leaves. I used art foam paper here and just misted with Avocado Colorations Spray, heat set just a bit to get the edges to curl.

Die cut out your leaves. I used art foam paper here and just misted with Avocado Colorations Spray, heat set just a bit to get the edges to curl.

I die cut out a Decorative Medallion die on canson water color paper and misted the cut with plush colorations spray

I die cut out a Decorative Medallion die on canson water color paper and misted the cut with plush colorations spray

take a 4.75 x 6.5 sheet of canson water color paper and place the Chevron stencil on top, give a couple bursts of color. wipe off excess.

take a 4.75 x 6.5 sheet of canson water color paper and place the Chevron stencil on top, give a couple bursts of color. wipe off excess.

here is what it looks like when its completed. I heat set to dry. This will be the top base layer for our card

here is what it looks like when its completed. I heat set to dry. This will be the top base layer for our card

die cut out some flowers. Here i used the Classic Sunflower die and i die cut this out twice giving me many sizes of flowers. coloring front and back with plush Colorations spray.

die cut out some flowers. Here i used the Classic Sunflower die and i die cut this out twice giving me many sizes of flowers. coloring front and back with plush Colorations spray.

add some Icraft stamens to the centers of the flowers, layering similar sizes together. Place the colored leaves underneath.

add some Icraft stamens to the centers of the flowers, layering similar sizes together. Place the colored leaves underneath.

I added some similar colored papers on top and cut them to resemble flags.

I added some similar colored papers on top and cut them to resemble flags.

Final step is to add some detail with crystal clear powders and your sentiment.

Final step is to add some detail with crystal clear powders and your sentiment.

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