"Never Give Up" by Gerry van Gent

Happy Sunday friends!

Hope you are all doing well!

For my blog post today I am sharing a pillow box I created with 

a coordinating quote card. It's one of those small, hand-made things you

can give to a friend for encouragement and to show you care.

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit

660844 Sizzix Thinlits Plus Die Set Box, Pillow

660094 Sizzix Thinlits Die Delicate Wings

656554 Sizzix Bigz Die Corners, Flourish #2

660500 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Intricate Tribal Florals 

660220 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Mixed Media

660159 Sizzix Paper Punch Large Butterfly

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After die cutting the Pillow Box I began decorating it by adding

 different embellishments including die-cut flowers and flourish.

The coordinating card was cut to sizes fitting the pillow itself.

I added a pearl in the centers of the die-cut Intricate flowers.

As usual, I punched the butterfly multiple times and adhered

on top of one another in order to give more dimension.

Thank you for visiting us today!

Have a creative week ahead!

Gerry

"Carefree Holidays" Layout by gerry van gent

Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!

Hope you are all well and enjoying the weekend with your loved ones. 

For my post today I prepared a layout where I am combining

fussy cut flowers with gorgeous Sizzix dies.

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit

660159 Sizzix Paper Punch Large Butterfly

660500 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Intricate Tribal Florals

660220 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Mixed Media

659573 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die Spring Greenery

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Two of the butterflies have 4 layers of punched butterflies.

Instead of masking I used one of the Mixed Media dies to decorate the background.

I simply die cut it 4 times and adhered pieces behind the photos.

One small piece was used in the middle of the stamped circle.

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

Graphic 45 pattern papers

KaiserCraft pattern papers

The Scrapbook Diaries clear stamps

Glitz Design Giant rhinestone 

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Thank you for visiting us today!

Have a creative Sunday!

Gerry 

Having Fun with Punches

Hello Sizzix fans!

Today I would like to show you how you can use the beautiful new Sizzix punches to create a beautiful card in only little time. I used two brand new punches on my card: the beautiful Butterfly Large and the Spiky Floral Medium punches. 

Sizzix Supplies:

Framelits Tag Collection Dies

Thinlits Happiness Phrases Dies

Paper Punch Spiky Floral Medium 

Paper Punch Butterfly Large 

My card is actually rather simple. I attached two rectangles on a white cardstock card. After that, I cut out a tag with the largest die from the Framelits Tag Collection Dies and attached that onto the background. I then punched out four flowers with the Paper Punch Spiky Floral Medium and three butterfles with the lovely Paper Punch Butterfly Large. 

I inked the edges of the punched flowers and butterflies with brown ink to make them stand out more. I also added pearls to them for an elegant finishing touch. The sentiment 'Hello' was cut out with a wonderful Sizzix die from the Thinlits Happiness Phrases Dies.

The Sizzix punches are so much fun to use and they make it really easy to make a card in only little time. So I encourage you to get out your punches and have fun!

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy crafting!

In Dutch:

Hallo Sizzix fans!

Vandaag wil ik jullie graag laten zien hoe je de mooie nieuwe Sizzix ponsen kunt gebruiken om in relatief weinig tijd een leuk kaatje te maken. Ik heb twee gloednieuwe ponsen op mijn kaart gebruikt: de mooie Butterfly Large pons en de Spiky Floral Medium pons. 

Sizzix benodigdheden:

Framelits Tag Collection Dies

Thinlits Happiness Phrases Dies

Paper Punch Spiky Floral Medium 

Paper Punch Butterfly Large 

Eigenlijk is mijn kaart vrij simpel. Ik heb twee rechthoeken geplakt op een kaart van wit cardstock. Daarna heb ik een tag uitgestanst met de grootste stans uit de Framelits Tag Collection Dies en heb ik deze op de achtergrond geplakt. Vervolgens heb ik vier bloemen uitgeponst met de Paper Punch Spiky Floral Medium en drie vlinders met de leuke Paper Punch Butterfly Large. 

Ik heb de randjes van de bloemen en vlinders aangezet met bruine inkt om ze meer op te laten vallen.Ook heb ik ze versierd met parels voor een elegante finishing touch. De titel 'Hello' is trouwens uitgestanst met een stans van Sizzix uit de Thinlits Happiness Phrases Dies.

De Sizzix ponsen zijn zo leuk om te gebruiken en je kunt er ook een mooie kaart mee maken in vrij weinig tijd. Dus stof je ponsen af en ga ermee aan de slag! Ze zijn te leuk om te laten liggen.

Dankjewel voor je bezoekje! 

Veel knutselplezier!

Baby Boy/Girl gift Boxes by Gerry van Gent

Hello Sizzix friends and Happy Sunday!

I have today two gift boxes to share with you.

The gift box die is available in the Big Shot Plus Starter Kit.

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Starter Kit

660159 Sizzix Paper Punch Large Butterfly

660474 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Decorative Bubbles

660488 Sizzix Textured Impressions Emb. Folder Botany Decoration

657551 Sizzix Framelits Die Set Circles

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The flower on the top is die cut from the Bigz A5 Die from the Starter Kit.

After that it was embossed with Botany Decoration embossing folder

and then shaped, distressed with ink and glued .

Each flower has 4 layers.

I punched the Large Butterfly twice, adhered on

top of each other and added glitter .

I used the Decorative Bubbles to make a small "window"

on the front side of the gift box. 

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

Prima Marketing: Pattern Paper,

Paper Ink Pads

Ribbon 

Stickles

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Have a creative Sunday!

Gerry

Motivational LO and my new favorite Sizzix accessories

Hi everybody! Elena here. 

Today I want to show you my last LO. It is a motivational one, to remind me that you can do everything you want if you work hard, like climbing a mountain.

 Supply list:

• 660200 Sizzix Big Shot machine
• 660522 Sizzix Accessory - Cutting Pads, Standard, 1 Pair (Mint)
• 660320 Sizzix Accessory - Precision Base Plate for Intricate Thinlits Dies
• 660513 Sizzix Accessory - Die Brush & Foam Pad for Wafer-Thin Dies

• 66022 5izzix Thinlits Die Set 16PK - Friendship Words: Script
• 660159 Sizzix Paper Punch - Butterfly, Large

• Card: Yellow, pink
• Pattern paper
• round metallic label
• Stamps
• Black ink
• Adhesive green pearls
• Adhesive
• twine

These days I'm so happy to work with two of the new Sizzix Accessories, the Precision Base Plate and the Die Brush and Foam Pad for Wafer-Thin Dies in combination with my Big Shot. I love how easy they are to use and how much easier make to die cut, release and clean the most intricate dies. Here you can see how to use them.

And here you can see how clean is the cut of these Tim Holtz Friendship Words. I really love these new accessories!

Happy Monday!

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Hola todos!

Hoy os enseño mi última página, de motivación personal, en la que quiero transmitir que todo lo que te propongas se puede conseguir con trabajo duro, como subir a la montaña más alta.

Estos días estoy trabajando con dos de los nuevos accesorios de Sizzix que me encantan: la Precision Base Plate y el Die Brush and Foam Pad for Wafer-Thin Dies combinados con mi Big Shot. Me encanta lo fácil que es troquelar, desprender y limpiar estos troqueles tan intrincados con estos accesorios! 

Os pongo unas fotos para que veáis cómo se utilizan. Y también podéis ver una imagen de lo bien que quedan una vez troquelados estos diseños de palabras de Tim Holtz. Realmente me encantan estos nuevos accesorios!

¡Feliz lunes!

Gift Bag by Gerry van Gent

Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!

Today I am sharing a gift bag I created by using

once again products by Sizzix - dies, a punch and 

Free Colouring Download Papers. Hope you'll enjoy!

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit

659197 Sizzix Movers & Shapers XL Die Bag w/Flap

660159 Sizzix Paper Punch Butterfly, Large

660500 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Intricate Tribal Flowers

660485 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Layering Daisy #2

657551 Sizzix Framelits Die Set Circles

FREE PAPER DOWNLOADS

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My very first step was to die cut the bag. 

By the original Bag belongs a flap which I removed so

I can create my own (hand)bag.

I added two strings which I used for the handles.

This is how it looks like the original

659197 Sizzix Movers & Shapers XL Die Bag w/Flap

I distressed the edges with green ink pad and prepared my embellies.

I used the matching Circles die to die cut the "present" and I 

coloured it in with Copic markers.

I love that Daisy die - no wonder I often use it on my projects :-)

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

Imaginarium Designs chipboard

Prima Marketing Sugar Dots

Prima Marketing/Ingvild Bolme Distress Ink pads

Copic Markers 

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Have a very creative Sunday!

Gerry