- Ideally use heavier weight paper
- Die-cut on colored paper instead of paper with printed color, as the white edge will show.
- Do not use die-cut for extremely precise and complex designs (ex: a lace pattern, where laser-cut is recommended).
- Most of the Antalis Creative Papers, like Conqueror, Keaykolour can be cut without any issues.
- Tracing papers are very dense and trickier to die cut, so the cutting tools must be sharp.
- Use good quality paper, because it will be more likely to cut cleanly, rather than tearing.
- Use richly textured paper. Die-cut on a creative paper brings out the paper’s texture, touch, color, and character as the cut highlights the paper and vice-versa.
- Keep your paper perfectly flat. Protect it after printing so it does not warp before cutting.
- Keep plenty of bleed, to allow for less-than-perfect registration
- Keep a 5mm safety margin between your cuts and your edges, to prevent any risk of tearing.