So for a while I’ve been eyeing this Auldey Gyarados Toy you see here:
The figure would be a nice bonus and all, but what I’m really after is the background, you know, because I’m weird like that and only collect flats. Does anyone know how I can safely remove the plastic from the image-ingrained card board without damaging it? Or is it a hopeless task that I just need to move away from?
Use a box cutter and cut only the plastic area because it’s really super glued down
And then use heat to flatten the edges of the plastic, be careful though!
maybe buy a chesp toy that has a similar packaging, try it out on that 
Well for stickers u can blow dry them off pretty safely. Maybe that might work?
I think you would end up damaging the cardboard.If you done it very carefully you could just use a coloured pen to go over the bits were the plastic ripped off.
Hmm, so it’s trickier than I had hoped. I’ve tried googling and youtubing stuff but I only get sites on how to recycle or remove stickers from surfaces. XD
I might try the heat method. I have some similar packages that I could experiment on that I care little to nothing for. Thanks for the suggestions, guys!
You could also just cut it just above the plastic… you’d be able to keep the toy sealed while also adding a nice flat to your collection