• Framed art-work for your own home
• Gifts
• Heirloom creations for your family
• Special Occasion gifts (Frame a wedding invite decorated with a small paper tole image like Kit PT_1800. Create a Birth Keepsake and add the printed name, date of birth, etc.)
• Greeting Cards using our domed window cards to protect the image for mailing.

Basic Supplies

• Craft Cutting Knife with sharp pointed blade
• Clear Silicone Glue for mounting and elevating cut-out pieces
• Cutting Board (Preferably self-healing rubber based - Firm cardboard, like picture framer's mat board, will do in a pinch)
• Toothpicks (For placing small amounts of silicone when required)
• Nylon shaping tool to rub and stretch the paper to shape it
• Thin foam mat to place under your paper when rubbing with the shaping tool.

Additional Supplies

• Replacement blades
• Tweezers
• Short straight scissors for feathering and furring
• Metal shaping tool giving you a variety of shaping options

Technique

1. Choose a simple kit complete with cutting guide. A Beginner's Kit is usually the best bet.
2. Cut out the pieces with a sharp pointed cutting knife. The kit will instruct you page by page which images to cut out, they will be outlined on the pattern to give you the proper guidance.
3. The cut-outs will have a numerical sequence which you will follow by mounting them in the order indicated in the kit.
4. Shape the various cut-outs to give them realistic "life". This can easily be achieved by rubbing with the shaping tool and by pinching with your finger tips when required.
5. The cut-outs are then mounted in numerical sequence and elevated by using the correct silicone glue. A little glue is squeezed out and will form a small cone. Your cut-out is lined up with the base print image and mounted on the silicone. The picture will naturally come together because the images at the back of the picture, or furthest away, are mounted first. These will require the least amount of glue for elevation. As you work to the front of the picture, you will be placing a deeper cone of silicone and the cut-outs will naturally be higher.

That is all there is to getting started. This is a craft that enthusiasts stay with. The range of prints are so varied you can fit your work into any decor. It can be as simple and fast as a small kit or as intricate as creating that heirloom for your family to treasure. We suggest you start with some kits and then when you feel comfortable and have an understanding of how the three-dimension effect is created - move on to select prints and create your own picture from start to finish. We do offer very thorough instruction guidelines to enable you to take this step.

Finally, there are now a good range of 3-D image sheets for small projects and usually used for card making. There are usually 4 complete sets of images on a sheet. Each layer to form the completed image is a punch out image that is also numbered in the sequence of mounting. Use small foam mounting squares to elevate and you have a completed project in a heartbeat. Check out the 3-D Card section for projects