This is a new die from Simon Says Stamp and has the worst design I've ever used. The die cuts the stripes and you have a base die and the party fringe die as well. The base die is just larger than the stripes, but there aren't any etching to line up the stripes correctly. I found it impossible to keep stripes even on the base. The fringe isn't one piece, it cuts into five different little pieced, which takes a lot more time to assemble. I eventually fussy cut off the outline and liked the look. Yellow Sticky Back Foam was added to the back of the hats and sentiment die. A panel of white cardstock was cut down using a stitched rectangle die and matted with the same blue cardstock used for the stripes. The hats and sentiment were adhered to a side folding A2 cardbase with liquid glue.
I didn't like this die at all. It took way too long to create a simple shape. My first thought was that I would never use this die again. However, as I was thinking about it I decided to use Simon Says Stamps Strip 2 Die and created some strips of yellow, green, and blue cardstock and adhered them to a quarter sheet of typing paper. I then used the bac party hat die to cut out the hats. I used the top of the base die to cut the party hat fringe. It required a small amount of fussy cutting, but this it was adhered in place with liquid glue. This method worked great and I like the look almost as well as the one with the small stripes. A sentiment was cut from glitter cardstock and blue sticky back foam was added to the back of the hats and sentiment die cut. The secondary sentiment was stamped with blue ink just below "birthday."
This was much easier to assemble and I like the look almost as well as the intended die cut hats, so I may use it again with this method of assembly.
ORIGINAL PRODUCTS USED:
· Simon Says Stamp Party Hat Die
· Penny Black Birthday Die
· Your Next Stamp Confetti Panel
· American Crafts Gold Glitter Cardstock
· Copic Marker YR27
· Gina K. Designs Base Weight Grass Green and Blue Raspberry Cardstock
· Yellow Cardstock from Stash
· Hammermill Premium Color 100# White Cardstock
· Limited Papers Accent Opaque White 120# Cover Cardstock
· American Craft Gold Glitter Cardstock
· Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
· Kokuyo Dotliner Long Adhesive
· 3M ½” Foam Tape
· Yellow Sticky Back Foam
REVISED PRODUCTS USED:
· Simon Says Stamp Party Hat Dies
· My Favorite Things Cause to Celebrate Die
· My Favorite Things Bitty Birthday Wishes Stamp
· Simon Says Stamp Strips 2 Die
· Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Die
· Gina K. Designs Blue Denim Ink
· Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen
· Green, Yellow, Blue Cardstock from Stash
· Hammermill Premium Color 100# White Cardstock
· Limited Papers Accent Opaque White 120# Cover Cardstock
· American Craft Gold Glitter Cardstock
· Blue Sticky Back Foam
· Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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