I know it's a little early for Mother's Day cards, but when I received this Hero Arts Mother's Day window die, I just had to try it out straight away. I'm glad I did, because this is one of those supplies with which a *little* practice makes perfect.
For my first attempt -- not pictured (and actually thrown away, which I almost never do!) -- I tried to use liquid glue to stick the die down, but because the die is so delicate in so many places, I kept getting glue where I didn't want it (as in, it was slightly visible, even when dried). That wasn't going to work from me. For the second try I mounted some 4" clear double-sided adhesive to the Lawn Fawn card stock before I ran it, with the die, through my Sizzix Big Shot. I did run the die through the machine twice, and slowly, to make sure I had gotten a crisp, complete cut.
Once the die was through being cut, I had to poke it out, with all of its beautiful frills and embellishments, and that was a bit tedious. Thank goodness for my Spellbinders Tool n One, seriously! I then peeled off the backing from the double-sided adhesive, carefully affixed the die to a piece of vellum, and then affixed the vellum to the Lawn Fawn Flower Market paper.
Because I thought the design needed just a little bit more oomph, I used a clear Wink of Stella pen to paint the sentiment, and used Lawn Fawn Sparkle Glaze on the hearts and leaves. As usual the photo doesn't do it justice, but the finished product is just lovely. And beside the poking out of the die, it was easy too! Thanks, Hero Arts!
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