Hello, sweet BPD friends and fans!
I am back and excited to share my NEXT Birch Tree Series design using the Block Print Birch Tree dies!
**Check out my first design HERE– it was a Summer theme.
**Check out my second design HERE– it was also a Fall theme.
**Check out my third design HERE– it was also a Fall theme but a bit different!
I cannot even tell you how many ideas I have for the Block Print Birch Tree dies— it’s A LOT! And this idea makes the Birch Trees kind of spooky, which is PERFECT for Halloween🦇
You might be asking, “Does BPD have a BAT die/image? Or a Moon/Sun die/image?”
The answer is NO! I custom made this bat using a… CHRISTMAS ornament die piece! And I cut the moon using another Christmas ornament die piece! I highly recommend looking through your stamps/die stash to stretch your supplies🙃
Here’s how you can recreate this bat –> the technique is called partial die cutting.
The bat is created using a part of the Block Print Ribbed Ornament die set. You can see in this photo the original die cut image [top left] and how I partially die cut it [middle] and then drew and cut out the rest of the image, which creates the bat [bottom right]!
Partial die cutting allows you to extend your die cuts; I have been extending my shapes and frame dies for YEARS! However, I’ve recently started partial die cutting even small images to create a different image!
Once you have your die cut and plates in place for partial die cutting, run your plates through your die cutting machine like normal.
Here’s a comparison of the partial die cut image and the drawn bat image using the partial die cut design!
To finish this bat, all I did was cut it out and erase the pencil lines! OH— and I added a bit of silver shimmer ink to make it pop on the black Birch Tree forest background😉
I hope that you have been inspired by my Birch Tree Series and this Halloween design!
Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea!
I’ll be back with MORE soon!
THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:)
HUGS <3 Sav
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