Learn how to assemble double sided die cuts – Part three of four!

Today we are going to take those old truck pieces we colored the other day and learn how to assemble double sided die cuts to give you front and back realism on your projects. When I helped design these two new Old Truck Die sets – one for the front and one for the back – I mainly pictured traditional cards and wanted both “ends” of this classic element so we could, as artists, recreate whatever scene we envisioned. And then this card happened in my brain!  Check out my How to Assemble Rubbernecker Truck Die Cuts and How to Color Old Truck Die Cuts in case you missed the first two posts.  

I made this card a second time to create a step by step guide for this video.  I’m sharing a few PRO TIPS from lessons I learned to help me create a better card the second time around.  

• Line up and center the frame die over the front of the card and secure it in place with masking tape to prevent a crooked cut.
• Secure the card front and back to the work surface to hold it in place while attaching the frames over the open window.
• Place the strips of mounting tape on the back outer edge of the frames so it doesn’t show when looking at the card from the side. 
• Create the front and back trucks to be as close to the exact same size as possible so they line up together perfectly.
• Create double sided pumpkins so they appear finished from both sides of the open window.

Now some of you may see that the items aren’t lined up exactly back to back. While that was accidental, I chose NOT to reposition them because I realized that we don’t see things “perfectly” lined up with our eyes – there’s always a degree of “skewing” because the items have depth so the lines are always going to be a little off. Yay for realism! 

Here are the items I used in my video today – scroll down for details on Part Four:

5415-01D Old Truck Front Die [ RBB ] 5415-02D Old Truck Back Die [ RBB ] 5176-01D Deckle Frame Die [ RBB ] Nested Rectangle Small Stitch Die Cut… [ RBB ] 5403D Half Tree Die [ RBB ] 5415-03D Classic Pumpkins Die [ RBB ] Picket Fence Die Cut 5152-01D [ RBB ] 5162-04D Tiny Leaves [ RBB ] Cats Die Cut 5142-09D [ RBB ] Tabed Grass Set Die Cut 5152-03D [ RBB ] Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… [ RBB ]

The Color Catalog by Sarah Renae Clark [ SRH ] Mini Applicators, 12 pk, PanPastel Sofft [ ELH | ACH ] Wild Honey, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Rusty Hinge, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH | SBC ] Vintage Photo, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH | SBC ] Color Fuse Set #2 [ RBB ] Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape – Low Tack… [ SBC ] Amazon.com: Scotch CAT 085 Advanced… [ AMZUS ] Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents [ ELH ] Amazon.com: Mini Foam Dots… [ AMZUS ] Amazon.com: Scotch 1/2-Inch by… [ AMZUS ] Fiskars 01-005452 Recycled Bypass… [ AMZUS ] Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen [ ELH ] Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 [ ELH ] Glue Dots, Mini (3/16″) [ ELH ] Amazon.com : Accent Opaque White 8.5”… [ AMZUS ]

Now that you have all the details on how to assemble double sided die cuts, be sure to come back tomorrow for the grand finale in Part Four where I show you how to put all of these together to make this jaw droppingly awesome handmade double sided open frame card that will positively blow away anyone lucky enough to receive it! This is one of those projects that will make people truly wonder how you did it!