In this guide we will share all of our favourite dies, the best die sets for beginners and where to get cheap dies.
When it comes to dies there are thousands of options on the market today, the only limit to what you can create is your own creativity! Get started with die cutting wit some of the brilliant kits mentioned in this guide.
Owning a die cutting machine will really open up the amount of projects you can create, there is a machine for every crafter and die cutting makes complex crafts easy!
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What Is A Die?
Dies are metal shapes, patterns, boarders or letters which under high amounts of pressure can precisely cut materials such as cardstock, paper and fabric. Dies come in thousand of different shapes, if you can think of it there is probably a die for it!
What Is Die Cutting?
Die cutting is a broad term but in essences die cutting is using a die and a machine to apply pressure to make identical cut shapes at high speeds.
Why Die Cutting?
Why chose die cutting over more old-fashioned practices like stencils and scissors? Die cutting makes precise and complex cuts in a matter of seconds. When using a die to make a cut the cut is always identical. You are limited to what you can cut with a pair of scissors but with dies and in particular the more high end die cutting machines the possibility’s are endless.
The Best 5 Die Sets For Beginners
1. Creative Craft A5 Die & Stamp Sentiments Set
The Creative Crafts Sentiment Die & Stamp Set is a set of 21 stamps and 20 dies and is perfect for beginners.
This set contains all the sentiments you could want for card making including things like ‘Congratulations’, ‘You Are Unique’, ‘Thinking Of You’ and more.
Die cutting and the use of stamps go hand in hand and by combining the two you can bring your craft projects to a whole new level!
2. Simply Made Crafts Die & Stamp Set
This set is absolutely perfect if you like journaling but is also great for card and paper crafts too!
This is a set of 13 metal dies and 12 clear stamps that are part of the Small Album Collection from Simply Made Crafts, designed by Helen Griffin.
You really do get a lot in this set for the price with gingham print, honeycomb patterns, bees, fantastic florals and more featured throughout.
Here is just one of many things you could create with this set!
3. Crafters Companion Wintery Scene Paper Craft Bundle
This bundle is a little different in the way of you literally get everything you need to create loads of one of a kind Christmas paper crafts.
This Bundle includes:
- Contains a singular embossing folder
- Design features snowy scene with snowman, trees and snowballs
- Contains 4 dies
- Sentiments include ‘Season’s Greetings’, ‘Merry & Bright’, ‘Snow Much Fun’ and ‘Merry Christmas’
- Contains 36 sheets
- Design includes Christmas trees, snowmen, fairy lights, candy canes and more
- Contains 19 clear acrylic stamps
- Design features a reindeer carrying a tree, a variety of presents, stars, bows and sentiments like ‘Festive Greetings’ and ‘Merry and Bright’, a cat, presents, snowflake and the sentiments ‘Winter Wonderland’ and ‘Noel’
- Contains 33 dies and stamps
- Design features sleighs, snowmen, post boxes, snowflakes, a snowman, a reindeer and Christmas trees
So as you can see you get absolutely loads in this set! Herse a couple of pictures of what you could make.
4. Poppystamps Stamp & Die Set Marzipan Alphabet
This is an essential kit to get started in die cutting you will need a good set of letters to make personalized projects!
The Marzipan Alphabet Outline, Background Stamp and Die Set from Poppystamps contains 56 clear stamps and 56 coordinating dies that feature every letter of the alphabet, an exclamation point and question mark in bold.
These are perfect for adding your very own sentiments, phrases, names and more to your cards and craft projects.
5. The Hero Arts Stamp & Die Set
The Hero Arts Stamp & Die Set in You Sparkle is an amazing set for creating a range of mystical crafts.
This set contains 21 stamps and dies including pretty moons, stars, clouds, air balloons and an array of sweet sentiments such as ‘Dreams Come True’ and ‘You Light Up The Night’.
Add this to your stash for making the ideal final touch!
Use this set to create really unique projects like the one pictured below!
That’s it for The Best 5 Die Sets For Beginners, read on to find out how you can grab a bargain on dies.
Where Can I Get Cheap Dies?
If you have been shopping for dies you may have realised some can be quite pricy, that’s okay sometimes if its for a very specific project. We have crawled the web to find some of the more generic essential dies at the best prices.
The First Place You Can Go To Get Yourself A Bargain Is Amazon
Everybody knows amazon right? Well guess what there is some really great craft bargains to be had, and the best bit prime delivery meaning you could have your new set of dies the very next day!
Click the button below to jump straight to the dies section on amazon and grab yourself a bargain.
Our Second Pic Is Craft Stash
Craft Stash is one of our go to retailers for all things craft and they have some really great deals on dies and even die cutting machines!
Click the button below to jump straight to the dies section of Craft Stash and save yourself some money.
The Third Pic Is eBay And Facebook Marketplace
You can find some great second hand bargains on eBay and Facebook marketplace saving you hundreds over time.
You can find plenty of job lots when people are having a craft room clear out, meaning you could get hundreds of dies at a fraction of the price!
Click the button below to jump to eBay dies section and see what deals there are to be had today.
A Couple Of Tips When Shopping For Dies
Keep these things in mind when shopping for dies.
The Material you want to cut: Remember to think about the material you wish to cut not all dies are compatible with all materials so check twice.
The size of the die: Remember to keep in mind the size of the die as not all dies will work with the plates and machine you have.
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