My Favorite Crafty Things 2016: Dies & Die Cutting Essentials
Welcome to Day 2 of My Favorite Crafty Things 2016! Today is all about dies and die cutting.
During this series, I will be sharing my favorite crafty products of the year. Each day will have a different topic with a video or two. If you plan to do some shopping, be sure to use this discount…
Simon Says Stamps is offering my readers $10 off purchases of $75 or more! Use the code “JENFAVES” through 11:59pmEST on 11/24/16 when shopping HERE.
Today I am focusing on dies and die cutting essentials. There are two videos.
Here is the first video for today. It focuses on my favorite dies…
[Warning: This video is long. You can instead just check out the stamps below. All products are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails. Affiliate links may be used. To watch the video in HD on YouTube, click HERE.]
If you are interested in any products, click on one of the abbreviations under the product images… SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson or the manufacturer’s abbreviation.
WORD DIES
I use word dies quite often on cards. With stamped sentiments, you have to find a smooth place on your card to put them. With die cut sentiments, they can go anywhere and add dimension. Here are some of this year’s favorites:
BACKGROUND DIES
Background dies tend to be higher priced than most crafting products. Therefore, you want to be sure you invest in good ones! I think these all have a lot to offer for a variety of styles and fun techniques:
MUST-HAVE DIES
Here are some dies that are useful for many types of cards. They can be used in so many ways!
OTHER DIES
Here are some other fun dies that caught my eye this year:
If you are looking for the card examples I shared in this video, you can enter the product name in the “search” bar at the top of my blog and you will find them!
DIE CUTTING ESSENTIALS
Here is a video showing die cutting essentials and embossing folders…
[To watch the video in HD on YouTube, click HERE.]
Here are my recommended die cutting products:
EMBOSSING FOLDERS
I also wanted to include a few embossing folders on my must-have list this year…
GIFT GUIDE
Remember – My Favorite Crafty Things makes a great gift guide. Feel free to pass it along to Santa. 😉 Don’t forget the discount code above!
I’ll be back soon for more of My Favorite Crafty Things 2016. You can keep up to date on all the topics HERE… and for my lists from 2015, click HERE.
GIVEAWAYS
Time for some more prizes! Today I have giveaways for TWO more lucky winners! You could win one of these prizes:
- $50 Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp (Thanks once again, Heidi!)
- THREE of the dies mentioned above.
For your chance to win a giveaway, leave a comment below by 11:59pmEST on 12/5/16 telling me your favorite dies from above. (The winner’s name will be randomly selected, emailed and posted on my “Winners page” after the giveaway closes. International folks are eligible, too.)
See you soon!
[Please note that I purchased most of the products in this post personally, but not all. However, the decision to include them in this list was my own. I truly like these products and companies.]
