How to Partial Die Cut

Today for Technique Tuesday, I’d like to show you how to partial die cut using the Country Club Designer Series Paper. This paper is on the Last Chance Products List, and one that I’m highlighting once more before they are gone.

Most of the cards I’ve seen (and made) with this paper are for the guys. But, hey! I know as many women golfers as men, so I thought maybe I should make some cards for my girl golfer friends!

Colors & Cuts

• Thick Whisper White base, 11″x 4-1/4″, scored and folded at 5-1/2″
• Garden Green Cardstock, 5-1/8″x 4-7/8″, and 3-5/8″x 1/4″ strip
• Country Club DSP, 3″x 3-5/8″ (flags), and 1-3/4″x 3-5/8″ (argyle)
• Poppy Parade Cardstock, 3″x 3″, cut with circle wreath die from Painted Labels Dies
• Country Club DSP, approx. 3″ square, partial die cut with Layering Circles Dies 2-1/8″

Partial Die Cutting

Use this technique when you want to cut the main part of the design with a circle (or other shape) but there is one part of the design that is much longer than your circle, such as the golf club in this design. Partial die cutting solves the problem and it looks kind of cool, too!

Put your paper and the circle die on your die cutting machine’s plate. Try to center the main object in the design and ignore the golf club for now. I find it easier to have the golf club (or whatever the extending object is) closest to the part of the machine that goes in first. Set your top cutting plate over the die, but don’t cover it completely. Leave it slightly off the part you don’t want to cut. A picture is worth a thousand words, so I took a photo. ~

When you send it through the machine, it will only cut the part that the top plate is covering, so it will not cut out the entire circle. Remove it from the machine and with your scissors, snip out the golf club from the one side of the cut around to the other. This is how it will look when you are done.

On this card, I glued the white circle to the top of the Poppy Parade circle wreath die found in Painted Labels Dies. I put Dimensionals behind it and glued it to the card front.

“Happy Day” comes from Itty Bitty Birthdays and I cropped it with Stitched Rectangle Dies.

Try It!

Give this technique a try and let me know how it turns out! Here is another card I made with Country Club DSP, but without partial die-cutting. I love this sporty, colorful paper! If you love it too, think about ordering another pack before June 2, when it will be retiring. Click HERE to view and purchase. Or perhaps you love the entire suite! Get it HERE!

I have one more retiring DSP to share with you tomorrow. Hint: It’s another one for the girls! See you tomorrow ~

Online Ordering Info

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Product List

Country Club Designer Series Paper [151314] $11.50	Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [102584] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25
Poppy Parade 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [119793] $8.75	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $35.00	Painted Labels Dies [151605] $35.00
Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $35.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set [148618] $23.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00