Putty rubbers are amazing for doing what they are supposed to do such as getting rid of unwanted pencil marks, but they are also really great for lifting die cuts out of dies and even getting those pesky little bits out that sometimes just won't fall out.
Using the putty rubber press it firmly onto the bits you are wanting to release from the die and pull away. The bits will come out stuck to the putty and can fairly easily be pulled off to throw away. If you are like me and sometimes leave the bits in the die until there are quite a few layers that are well and truly wedged in like the ones in the photo above you may need to press the putty rubber on more than once to really clear the die.
Top Tip number two it's much easier to get the bits out if you clean the die after each cut!
Hope this helps someone. I know I've found the putty rubber brilliant both for removing the tiny bits and also releasing the die cut itself when you have the kind of dies that don't have release holes. Just by pressing the putty rubber on the die cut you can release a part of it and then ease the rest out of the die.
Perhaps Blutack will work in the same way. I've not tried it and haven't got any in the house. Do let me know if you have some to try out and find it works.
Have a fun day.
Ann xxx
1 comment:
That's a great tip thanks for sharing it those bits can be so annoying x
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