Big Shot Starter Kit in action - greeting card

Hi, it is my turn to provide you some inspiration how to use Sizzix products in your craft life! Today I've got for you something not very usual for me - a card! I was very excited about something totally new I could use to create - New Big Shot Starter Kit which contains not only the beautiful teal Big Shot Machine abut also a very nice set of dies I used to create a small greeting card you can see below:

Here is the supply list for this project:
- Big Shot Starter Kit
- 7 Dots Studio: "Love is All Around" and "Queen's Heart" Collection
- Prima: Canvas Resist Flowers, Crystals Swirls, "Romantique" Collection
- Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L - 3D foam Squares
- Tea Spray, Pink Spray
- Ranger: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain, Glossy Accents
- Doilies, craft glue, staples, card base, old stamp

All the cut -outs here - both butterflies and little labels are part of the Big Shot Starter Kit.
I hope you like the card - see you soon - I will have some more class photos for you... this time from sunny Brasil!
xoxoxo
Finn

Big Shot Starter kit: Handmade Embellishments

Hello Everyone!

this is Anna. I have some fun embellishments to share with you today! I took out my smaller pieces of patterned papers and of course, my Sizzix dies: that of the new Big Shot Starter kit! It's fabulous!!!

So, over the past week I've been creating some stickers trying to use up some of my leftovers. I have a ton of scrap papers, what better way to use them up than to create some embellishments to accent your cards and scrapbook pages! As a Bigz die I even incorporated some felt, which you'll be seeing me doing a lot of in the future!

Items used:
658300 Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit
scrap of: cardstocks, patterned papers, glitter papers, old book pages, felt
foam board tape
distress ink
(sewing machine, yarn, strass...)

So to start lets gather up some supplies.
Die-cut some shapes out of patterned papers, glitter papers, felt and distress ink the edges.
The next step is the fun part layering all the pieces together: I used some pieces of foam board tape to add a 3D effect really fun! Then keep on adding the layers on as much as you would like!
When you're done embellishing, flip them over, and attach a piece of foam board tape... and voila! Here's the complete set. The sweetest stickers are ready to use!

A few ideas for what to do with cute stickers: use them for your scrapbook pages, as an embellishment on a tag or card, as seals for notebook or add them to gift wrap!

Then of course I had to do a card to show them put to use:

I am hoping that these ideas will teach you to create some embellishments using your Big Shot Starter kit!

Thanks for visiting!!!
Happy creating!

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Per le amiche italiane! :)

Ciao! Ecco un nuovo appuntamento con Anna. Oggi vorrei condividere con voi alcuni abbellimenti rigorosamente fatti a mano! Per fare ciò ho utilizzato i miei piccoli avanzi di carta e naturalmente le fustelle Sizzix: quelle del nuovo Big Shot Starter kit! Ragazze, è favoloso, vi assicuro!!!

Non so voi, ma io ho una scatola pena di ritagli e... quale modo migliore di usarli per creare degli abbellimenti carini da usare per le card o pagine?! Ho anche usato qualche pezzo di feltro, che è possibile tagliare grazie alla fustella Bigz, in dotazione con il kit.

Materiali:

658300 Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit

ritagli di: cartoncini tinta unita, carte fantasia, carte glitter, pagine di vecchio libro, feltro
scotch biadesivo spessorato
inchiostro distress

(macchina da cucire, filo, strass...)

Come fare:

- Quindi, per iniziare raccogliete alcuni avanzi di carta e feltro.
- Fustellate alcune forme dalle carte fantasia, carte glitter, feltro ecc. Sporcare un po' i bordi con inchiostro.
- Il passo successivo è la parte più divertente ovvero fare la stratificazione dei pezzi: ho usato alcuni pezzi di scotch biadesivo spessorato o cartone per aggiungere un effetto 3D davvero simpatico. Continuare ad aggiungere strati su strati finchè si desidera.
- Quando avete finito, capovolgere ogni abbellimento e applicare un pezzo di biadesivo... e voilà! Ecco il set completo di stickers pronti all'uso!

Qualche idea su cosa fare con questi stickers? Li potete usare per le vostre pagine scrap, come abbellimenti su tag o biglietti, come decorazioni per quaderni/notes o aggiungerli ai pacchetti regalo! Naturalmente, ho voluto fare una card per mostrare come ho messe a frutto il mio lavoro ;)

Spero che queste idee vi possano dare delle ispirazioni per creare nuovi abbellimenti utilizzando il vostro Big Shot Starter kit!

Grazie per la visita! Fa sempre piacere :)

Quilted and almost ready to go.



As I said last blog I was at Malvern for the Quilts UK show last week. I was very pleasantly surprised by the beautiful sunny weather we had for most of the show. The showground is set amongst stunning surroundings and it was delightful to take a few minutes enjoying the scenery during lunch breaks.

I met a lot of lovely people at the show, including some old friends and previous customers, and had great fun showing off what can be done with the Big Shot and dies - I always enjoy watching peoples expressions when they see how easy the machine is to use and how clean cut the shapes are.

Obviously there were also a lot of beautiful quilts on display and lots of goodies to be tempted to purchase. I managed very well, not to buy lots of things, until the last day and then I bought a sewing machine for my grandchildren to learn to sew on - I haven't unpacked it yet, but it has touch button sewing and a variable speed control, which means that they won't need to learn to control the foot pedal as well as where the needle is stitching - I'll let you know how the sewing sessions go.

So I thought I might have been able to finish the quilt by this week - but as the title indicates I didn't manage to get that far! (I always think I can accomplish at least 50% more than I really have time for!!)

However I have managed to quilt it - albeit in the ditch , as my free machine quilting needs some practice because I haven't done any for a while.

Here it is - quilted with the sashing cross hatch quilted at the intersections - I think the cross hatching on the sashing is just about visible.

Next week will be the binding - which I prefer to do double as it gives a lovely edge to stitch at the back. Also I will show you a couple of things I did at the quilt show, and some ideas that I'm developing.

The sun is out - I'm off to enjoy it while it's here - have a lovely week.

Angela

gold, silver and white - scrapbooking page with Janna Werner.

Hello everyone, it´s Janna here. After last week´s colorful scrapbooking page, I am back with a gold, silver and white color combination. It is definitely one of my favorite combinations as it adds an elegant touch to each project.

Material list:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
655098 Sizzix Accessory - Extended Spacer Platform
657691 Sizzix Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves
657846 Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders - Bubble & Honeycomb
656363 Sizzix Framelites Dies - Labels, Wavy
658552 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Stripes - Stacked Artful Words
cardstock: Bazzill, Stampin´Up
vellum: Stampin´Up, Dear Lizzy
journaling card: Skipping5
glitter foil: American Crafts
spray: Heidi Swapp
clip: Crate Paper
wood veneer: Studio Calico
other: masking tape, sewing machine, white thread, glue, photo, black pen, paint brush

This clean and simple page can easily be recreated. Add a piece of masking tape on top of the page. Then use a paint brush and golden spray to add splatters. Let the splatter dry before you continue.

Cut a piece of gold dotted vellum and place it in the middle of your page. Then put a journaling card and a piece of white, embossed cardstock on top of the vellum. I used a honeycomb pattern to emboss the white cardstock. Instead of running it through my Big Shot, I pressed it very hard with my hands. Like this the pattern will be more decent.

Cut an oval out of vellum and glue the title on top of it. Add a bit of stitching, if you like (see photo above). The vellum will be adhered on top of the journaling card. The photo will be decorated with a clip. To make sure, it will stay in place, glue the photo on top of the white, embossed cardstock and add glue on the backside of the clip as well. Embellish the page with silver leaves and wood veneer and you are done!

I hope you enjoyed today´s inspiration. Take care and see you next thursday!
Janna


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Hallo ihr Lieben, Janna hier. Nach der bunten Scrapbooking-Seite der letzten Woche, habe ich heute ein Layout in der Farbkombination Gold, Silber und Weiß für euch. Dies ist definitiv eine meiner liebsten Kombinationen, da sie jedem Projekt Eleganz verleiht. 

Materialliste:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
655098 Sizzix Accessory - Extended Spacer Platform
657691 Sizzix Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves
657846 Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders - Bubble & Honeycomb
656363 Sizzix Framelites Dies - Labels, Wavy
658552 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Stripes - Stacked Artful Words
Cardstock: Bazzill, Stampin´Up
Vellum: Stampin´Up, Dear Lizzy
Journaling-Karte: Skipping5
Glitzerfolie: American Crafts
Spray: Heidi Swapp
Clip: Crate Paper
Wood Veneer: Studio Calico
Anderes: masking tape, Nähmaschine, weißes Garn, Foto, Stift, Pinsel

Diese clean and simple Seite kann leicht nachgearbeitet werden. Zuerst wird ein Streifen Masking Tape am oberen Rand befestigt. Dann werden mit einem Pinsel und goldenem Spray Kleckse auf dem Layout verteilt.

Anschließend wird gold-gepunktetes Vellum zurechtgeschnitten und mittig auf dem Papier befestigt. Darauf wird eine Journaling-Karte geklebt und ein Stück weißer Cardstock, der vorher embossed wurde. Ich habe das Honeycomb-Muster zum Embossen verwendet, habe allerdings nicht die Bog Shot genutzt, sondern mit den Händen gedrückt. Auf diese Weise ist das Muster dezenter.

Aus Vellum wird ein Oval ausgestanzt, auf diesem wird dann der Titel befestigt. Als Akzent wird über den Titel genäht. Das Vellum wird anschließend auf der Journaling-Karte aufgeklebt. Das Foto wird mit einem Clip verziert. Damit sich das Foto nicht verschiebt, sollte es partiell mit Kleber versehen werden, ebenso die Unterseite des Clips. Zu guter Letzt wird die Scrapbooking-Seite noch mit silbernen Blättern und einem wood veneer embellished - das war´s!

Ich hoffe, euch hat die heutige Inspiration gefallen. Lasst es euch gut gehen, bis nächste Woche!
Janna

Live your life layout

Live your life layout

Here is a very fresh and colourful layout which is a kind of hymn to Mother Nature and spring time! I had fun working on a horizontal layout, a simple technique which always turns out great!

Supply list:

Papers, alphabets, stickers: Jenni Bowlin Studio

Wooden stars: Sodalicious

Versafine inks: black, spanish moss

Adirondack inks: clover

Stamps: Florilèges Design, Craft Origine, Art Stamp, Glitz Design, Technique Tuesday

Masking tape: Lovely Tape

Strass: Prima

657900 Sizzix Big Shot

657007 Sizzix Base tray

657212 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 2PK-Mini hearts set

658002 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die- Lace & Circles

659111 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 7PK-Hello Summer

I started by working on the background with three nature-patterned stamps, using different colours of ink.

Still in the nature theme, I cut out a heart shape out of cork. If you want to cut this kind of material, you’d better use the Bigz dies. Here I also used my tray base to cut this shape. The heart is glued with liquid adhesive and has a small green strass as an accent.

A small branch from the Hello Summer die is cut out of green patterned paper. Two little birds stamped in black complete the scene.

As a finishing touch, I added a lace paper border realized with the Laces &Circles die. I really like this particular die. It adds finesse to the creation.

So today’s creation is quite easy to realize but I really like it. What do you think?

Have a nice day!

Karine

Page Live your life

Une page toute fraiche et colorée comme un hymne à la nature et au printemps ! Je me suis amusée ici à travailler une mise en page horizontale, simple mais efficace !

Matériel :

Papiers, alphabets, autocollants : Jenni Bowlin Studio

Etoiles en bois : Sodalicious

Encres Versafine : noire, spanish moss

Encres Adirondack : clover

Tampons : Florilèges Design, Craft Orogine, Art Stamp, Glitz Design, Technique Tuesday

Scotch de masquage : Lovely Tape

Strass : Prima

Dies utilisés :

657900 Sizzix Big Shot

657007 Sizzix Base tray

657212 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 2PK-Mini hearts set

658002 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die- Lace & Circles

659111 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 7PK-Hello Summer

J'ai dans un premier retravaillé mon fond de page avec trois tampons nature avec des couleurs d'encres différentes.

Tout en restant dans l'esprit naturel, j'ai découpé une forme coeur dans du liège. Pour découper ce type de matière, prévoyez des Dies Bigz. J'ai ici eu besoin de ma Base Tray pour effectuer ma découpe. Le coeur est collé à la colle liquide et décoré d'un petit strass vert.

Une petite branche est découpée à l'aide du Die Hello Summer dans un imprimé vert, deux petits oiseaux imprimés en noir viennent compléter la scène.

J'ai terminé ma page en rajoutant une bordure de papier dentelle réalisé avec le die Laces &Circles. Une découpe que j'aime beaucoup et qui ajoute un peu de finesse à la création.

Une créa du jour toute simple mais qui me plait énormément, et vous ?

Je vous souhaite une très bonne journée !

Karine

New Starters!

Yes, that's right.... Starters! One is our fantabulous new Big Shot Starter Kit and and the second the the return of my old sparring partner, the incomparable Debi Potter!

Debi is one of the most talented designers around, I have never known anyone have such an acute sense of colour balance and composition and she instinctively knows how to get the best from die cutting and embossing. It's great to have her back here at Sizzix Central and will certainly keep me on my toes and it's great to have someone to bounce ideas and banter off.

We went to the same school and art college so I've known her for a good few years although, at this point, I'm sure she would like me to point out that I am actually much older than her!

The new Big Shot Starter kit is finally here! not only is it beautiful to behold but it comes with a truly world class collection of goodies comprising a Bigz, two Sizzlits, seven Framelits and an embossing folder. It also comes with an extra long multi purpose platform (Hallelujah!) and a pack of papers, in fact everything you need to get started.

If you just want the machine and/or platform you can get them both separately. In the coming weeks I will showcase some things I have made using the various bits and pieces from the kit but for now I would like to show you a couple of workshop projects which I created, one of which was for our fabulous Finnish Distributor Sinelli who celebrated their 15th anniversary last weekend.

 I was lucky enough to fly out to Helsinki to join them. On the Saturday I taught a workshop to 80 of their loyal customers who were all absolutely lovely, the event was really well organised so a big thank you to Arja and her team for all their help and Support. (You would LOVE the main store, it's a real Aladdin's cave for craft stash).

the Main boxes were made from chipboard using a couple of Bigz pro dies and our Big Shot Pro machine and the rest is all starter kit.

Mini Album


Hi all!

Today I would like to show you a mini album, which I created using a lot of different Sizzix dies. I enjoyed to create this album. And I enjoyed to use these cute little things that I cut using Sizzix dies.

Items used:
Big Shot Machine (655268)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 9PK - Doilies, Lovely (658605)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 9PK - Tags #2 (658611)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps - Banners #2 (658696)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 6PK - For the Record (659108)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK - Frames, Instant (658608)
Sizzix Originals Die - Circles #4 (657020)
Lily Bee Design Paper and Stickers - Handmade collection

Have a nice day!

Daria.


Всем привет!

Сегодня я мини-альбомом,  который создала используя много различных наборов ножей. И я получила огромное удовольствие от создания альбомчика, от вырезания всех этих милых штучек, а затем от использования их в альбоме. Давно уже хотела сделать что-то подобное.

Материалы:

Big Shot Machine (655268)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 9PK - Doilies, Lovely (658605)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 9PK - Tags #2 (658611)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps - Banners #2 (658696)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 6PK - For the Record (659108)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK - Frames, Instant (658608)
Sizzix Originals Die - Circles #4 (657020)
Бумага, наклейки и вырубки от Lily Bee Design  - коллекция Handmade

Всем хорошего настроения!

Дарья.

Pockets of Fun

Hello!
This week I have been getting to know the new Big Shot Starter Kit...what a really useful set of dies to put with the machine! With a mixture of technologies which include Sizzlits, Framelits and an embossing Folder and also a Bigz die to allow you to not only work with paper but also to cut shapes from pretty much anything that you can cut with scissors from fabric and leather to heavy weight card and chipboard. I really think this collection will cover most bases when it comes to the needs of the majority of crafters.

I have been experimenting with an envelope die to create a mini-book for storing photos or written memories and I have decorated it using the Starter Kit dies and embossing folder. The envelope die that I have used is the Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pocket Envelope.

The size of this envelope is perfect for this project and the small circles on the die which are designed to create string ties have been used here to add strength to punched holes. As this is a steel rule die I was able to cut out lots of little rings at once in different coloured papers.

As you can see the Big Shot Starter Kit consists of a Bigz die with circles of two sizes, hearts of two sizes and a gorgeous butterfly which is a perfect size for paper and fabric projects. there are two sizzlits in the set one has an intricate butterfly design (which fits perfectly over the solid butterfly shape on the Bigz die), and the other is a selection of flowers and flower centres with a tiny heart. 

 The Framelits are a gorgeous set of labels, flowers, circles and a heart and the embossing folder is a really simple pattern of latticed dots which could be used for any occasion.  

I have used all of the shapes to decorate this mini-book, as you can see they all work extremely well together and I can confidently say these will be the set that I will return to time and time again because of their versatility. 

I think that one or more of the elements could be used for any occasion and I plan to set myself the  challenge of creating cards for different occasions simply using this set. watch this space! 

Memories book

Hi Everyone.
I hope you all had a great week. Today I will show you  the front page to my memories book.
I have used some of the dies from Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit

 Items used:
Big Shot Starter Kit 658300
Postage Stamp Frame 658572
Sizzix Rectangels 658568
Mini Clock Key 658561
Hanging Sign 656631
Supply list:
Paper: BoBunny,Tim Holtz Collectien, cardstock
Paint: distress Paint- Mustard Seed- Salty Ocean,-Brushed Pewtwr-
Distress Stain-Tumbled Glass-,Forest  Moss-
GooseBumps.Shinner texture spray-
Stamp: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection
Brads
How to do:
Distress the page with distress stain and distress paint and a lot of water.
Stamp using Tim Holtz Collection
Cut a little piece of BoBunny paper , use inside the frame
Die cut using Postage Stamp Frame 658572, Sizzix Rectangels 658568
Die cut using Big Shot Starter Kit 658300
Paint the frame using Distress Paint Silver and spray using Shinner texture spray

 

 

Thanks for stopping by, see you next Tuesday

Pia

Hej

Jeg håber du har haft en god uge. I dag vil jeg vise forsiden til min memories bog hvor jeg har brugt forskellige dies fra   Big Shot Starter Kit 658300

 Dies jeg har brugt::
Big Shot Starter Kit 658300
Postage Stamp Frame 658572
Sizzix Rectangels 658568
Mini Clock Key 658561
Hanging Sign 656631
Andre materialer:
Papir: BoBunny,Tim Holtz Collectien, cardstock
Maling: Distress Paint- Mustard Seed- Salty Ocean,-Brushed Pewtwr-
Distress Stain-Tumbled glass-,Forest  Moss-
GooseBumps.Shinner texture spray-
Stempler: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection
Brads
Fremgangs måde:
Distress siden med distress stain og distress paint og rigtig meget vand.
Stempel med Tim Holtz Collection
Skær et lille stykke  BoBunny papir som bruges indeni rammen
Stand die ud ved at bruge Postage Stamp Frame 658572,Sizzix Rectangels 658568
Stands die ud ved at bruge Big Shot Starter Kit 658300
Mal rammen ved at bruge  Distress Paint Silver og spray med Shinner texture spray

Tak fordi du kiggede forbi, vi ses næste tirsdag

Pia



Giftbag with tags

Hi everyone...today I have a giftbag to show you with some tags.

Supply list : 
655268 Sizzix Big Shot Machine
658696 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps - Banners #2
656642 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Die - Styled Labels
658572 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Die - Postage Stamp Frame
658568 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 3PK - Sized Rectangles
658557 Sizzix Bigz Die - Pediments

Papers: Pion Design - Vintage Garden, Paperbag
Stamps - Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection
Inks: Distress ink Pad - Walnut Stain, Picked Raspberry, Archival Ink - Jet Black, StazOn - Jet Black
Other: Feather, Seam Binding ribbon, Sweetheart Blossom, button, 3D foam

How to do:

Cut out the top of the paperbag. Die cut Postage Stamp Frame and glue it to the paperbag. Stamp and die cut the banner. Glue it on the front of the paperbag with a feather, Seam Binding ribbon and flower. Die cut Pediments and distress it with Distress ink Pad - Walnut Stain and Picked Raspberry.
Die cut labels and stamp text on the Labels. Glue the Pediments on the topp of Labels.

   

Wish you a great day!

Anne Kristine

Hei alle sammen i dag har jeg en gavepose med tags å vise deg. 

Produkter:

655268 Sizzix Big Shot Machine
658696 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps - Banners #2
656642 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Die - Styled Labels
658572 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Die - Postage Stamp Frame
658568 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 3PK - Sized Rectangles
658557 Sizzix Bigz Die - Pediments
  
Mønsterark: Pion Design - Vintage Garden, papirpose
Stempler - Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection
Inks: Distress ink Pad - Walnut Stain, Picked Raspberry, Archival Ink - Jet Black, StazOn - Jet Black
Annet: Fjær, Seam Binding bånd, Sweetheart Blossom, knapp, 3D puter

Beskrivelse:
Klipp av toppen på papirposen så den passer til rammen. Stans ut Postage Stamp Frame og lim det til papirposen. Stempel og stans ut banner. Limes i front sammen med fjær, Seam Binding bånd og blomst. Stans ut Pediments og distress de med Distress ink Pad - Walnut Stain og Picked Raspberry.
Stans ut Labels og stemple tekst på disse. Lim fast Pediments på toppen av Labels.

 Ønsker deg en fin dag!

Anne Kristine