Pyramage Die Cutting Tutorial

Pyramage Box

           I have a deep fascination for 3 D decoupage/ Pyramage technique and have made many projects using ready made printed image sheets and even stamped images. [You can see examples here : Accordion Pop Up Card, 3 D Decoupage Tutorial ] 

Pyramage Tutorial 

          But fuzzy cutting  can be tiresome at times and here is an easier ,quicker way to create the 3 D decoupage look using dies.

Pyramage Die Cutting Tutorial 

I saw this technique at Splitcoast Stampers using stamped images and they called it Telescoping image technique . I tried adapting it to pattern paper and loved how easy it was!
For this technique you need 2 stamped images or  pattern papers and 4 nesting dies.

Pyramage Tutorial

I have used 4 dies from the  Spellbinders Labels 8 die set. You can use any nesting die set you have.

Pyramage Tutorial

Place the 3 larger dies on the paper/image and remove the middle one. Tape the other 2 to the paper and cut through your die cutting machine.

Pyramage Tutorial

You will get die cuts as shown below

Pyramage Tutorial

Replace the dies on the 2nd sheet of pattern paper/ image and this time use the smallest of the 4 too ie if you are labelling the 4 dies as 1,2,3,4 from smallest to largest, you will be using numbers 1 and 3.

Pyramage Tutorial

Tape the dies 1 and 3 to the paper and die cut.

Pyramage Tutorial

You will get 4 die cut frames as shown .These are now ready to be stacked atop each other using foam tape. I found it sturdier to stick the die cuts with the center aperture to a similar die cut before layering.

Pyramage Tutorial

Isnt this a cool technique to make a 3 D pyramage image!

Pyramage Box

I added  my pyramage image to a glitter foam die cut and used it atop a shaped box made using the same Spellbinders Labels 8 die using this tutorial : Easy Hinged Box Tutorial 

Hinged Box

Hope you liked this easy technique to create Pyramages!
Supplies : from Crafters Corner
Dies :  Spellbinders Labels 8
Papers : Bob N Betty
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