Black & White Arrows

 

 

 

I really like the look you can achieve when using embossing folders and the arrows you can emboss using one of the folders from Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Arrows & Typewriter Keys is very cool. I wanted to create a card that show cased the arrows and this is what I came up with:

 

 

 

The design is very simple: I simply cut a piece of paper a little smaller than a standard A2 card and ran it through the Big Shot using the Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Arrows.

 

Once I had done that I curled up each of the corners slightly because I wanted my card to have even more dimension than what you get when using embossing folders.

 

I wanted to add some stitching and I needed it to be very precise. That need led me to using the smaller rectangle die from Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics as a stencil: I placed the die in the middle of the card and lightly traced around it with a pencil prior to machine stitching with a black thread. Once I was done sewing, I carefully erased the pencil lines.

To fit in a sentiment I die cut a label using one of the dies from Thinlits Die Set 12PK - Ornate Labels, stamped my sentiment in the middle of the label, added some enamel dots as decoration and finally mounted the label on the card using foam adhesive.

Supply list:
Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Arrows & Typewriter Keys
Thinlits Die Set 12PK - Ornate Labels
Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Cardstock
Stamp (Lawn Fawn)
Enamel Dots (My Mind's Eye)
Thread
Ink (VersaFine)

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Jeg kan rigtig godt lide det look, man kan opnå, når man bruger embossingfoldere, og de pile der kan laves med en af folderne fra Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Arrows & Typewriter Keys er rigtig cool. Jeg besluttede derfor at lave et kort, hvor pilene var hovedmotivet.

Jeg har anvendt et ret enkelt design, hvor jeg skar et stykke hvidt papir ud, som var lidt mindre end et A2 kort, hvorefter jeg løb det igennem Big Shot'ten med Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Arrows.

Da jeg havde embosset papiret, valgte jeg at krølle hvert af de fire hjørner lidt, fordi jeg gerne ville have endnu mere dimension på kortet.

For mig er syning en af de fineste detaljer, man kan bruge på papirprojekter, og jeg ville naturligvis også have en syet detalje på dette kort. Det var vigtigt for mig, at syningen blev meget præcis, hvilket ledte mig til at bruge den lille rektangulære die fra Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics som skabelon. Jeg placerede dien midt på kortet, tegnede forsigtigt rundt om den med blyant, syede oveni blyantstregerne, og til sidst viskede jeg blyantsstregerne væk.

For at få plads til en hilsen på kortet, udstansede jeg en label fra Thinlits Die Set 12PK - Ornate Labels, stemplede teksten midt på og dekorerede med nogle enamel dots. Slutteligt monterede jeg labellen på kortet med 3d-puder.

Ingredienser:
Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Arrows & Typewriter Keys
Thinlits Die Set 12PK - Ornate Labels
Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Karton
Stenmpler (Lawn Fawn)
Enamel Dots (My Mind's Eye)
Sytråd
Sværte (VersaFine)



Set of CAS cards

 

 

 

Prior to using the Framelits Die Set 12PK w/Stamps - Here & There for last week's layout, I used them on a set of clean and simple cards.

 

 

 

I thought that even though the arrows have a slightly distressed / worn look they would work well for a very simple card design. I simply stamped a row of one of the arrows along the bottom of each card using a dark brown ink.

 

 

 

To give each card a little something something, I stamped one of the arrows in a bright colour and then I die cut this arrow. Finally, I added it towards the right side of the card using foam adhesive. This adds some dimension and interest to this very clean design.

 

 

 

Simply changing the colour of this contrasting arrow really makes each card different from the other cards. So when making a set of cards sometimes just using different colours is enough to ensure your cards remain fresh and fun.

 

 

 

The last step in finishing each card was to add a sentiment and I used one from the Framelits Die Set 10PK w/Stamps - Flowers & Tags using the same brown ink as the majority of the arrows.

 

Supply list:

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 12PK w/Stamps - Here & There
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 10PK w/Stamps - Flowers & Tags
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Ink (Memento and Papertrey Ink)
Cardstock

 

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Inden jeg brugte Sizzix Framelits Die Set 12PK w/Stamps - Here & There på sidste uges layout, brugte jeg de samme stempler og dies til at lave et sæt enkle kort. Jeg mente, at til trods for at pilene har et slidt look, kunne de bruges som motiv for et stramt kortdesign.

 

Jeg stemplede en række pile nederst på et kort i en mørk brun sværte, og for at give hvert enkelt kort noget ekstra, stemplede jeg en af pilene i en konstrasterende farve. Denne farvede pil udstansede jeg med sættets medfølgende dies, hvorefter jeg monterede den på 3d-puder hen mod den højre side af kortet.

 

Noget så enkelt som at ændre farverne på hvert enkelt kort kan være med til at holde hvert kort i et sæt friskt og unikt.

 

Det sidste skridt var at stemple en tekst på kortene, og her valgte jeg at bruge en hilsen, som stammer fra Framelits Die Set 10PK w/Stamps - Flowers & Tags.

 

Ingredienser:

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 12PK w/Stamps - Here & There
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 10PK w/Stamps - Flowers & Tags
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sværte (Memento and Papertrey Ink)
Karton

Menig Skovgaard / Private Skovgaard

 

 

 

This week I've been working with some fun new products from Sizzix and Tim Holtz: Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk Lowercase and Framelits Die Set 12PK w/Stamps - Here & There. They are quite different products but they play well together.

I combined them on a layout of our bonus nephew, Bertram from when he and his family visited us last December. Bertram used mud and leaves to dress up as a soldier training in the woods.

I used the Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk Lowercase to create my title in very thick cork. That is one reason to really love this alphabet: You can cut all sorts of cool materials to form your title and there by create your own dimensional stickers.

I used the Framelits Die Set 12PK w/Stamps - Here & There to do a couple of arrows that work as embellishmets on the page. The arrows have the right worn touch that go well with a layout and story like this. It was very easy to stamp the arrows first and then die cut them using the coordinating dies and the Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies.
 

Supply list:
Sizzix Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk Lowercase
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 12PK w/Stamps - Here & There
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Cardstock
Patterned Paper (American Crafts)
Ink (Memento)
Dymo
Brads
Cork

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 I denne uge har jeg arbejdet med nogle herlige nye produkter fra Sizzix og Tim Holtz: Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk Lowercase og Framelits Die Set 12PK w/Stamps - Here & There. Det er egentlig ret forskellige produkter, men de leger fint sammen alligevel. Jeg kombinerede dem på et layout fra December, hvor vi havde besøg af vores bonus-nevø, Bertram og hans familie. Vi var en tur i skoven, og Bertram brugte mudder og bregner til at klæde sig ud som en soldat på øvelse i skoven.

Jeg brugte Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk Lowercase til at skære titlen ud i meget tyk kort, og det er en af årsagerne til at holde af dette alfabet: Du kan bruge det til at skære alle mulige cool materialer ud, og dermed lave dine egne dimensionelle bogstaver.

Jeg anvendte Framelits Die Set 12PK w/Stamps - Here & There til at lave et par stykker pynt til siden. Pilene har det rette slidte udtryk til en side og en historie som denne. Det var super nemt at stemple pilene først, og derefter udstanse dem ved hjælp af de koordinerende dies og Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies.


Ingredienser:
Sizzix Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk Lowercase
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 12PK w/Stamps - Here & There
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Karton
Mønsterpapir (American Crafts)
Sværte (Memento)
Dymo
Brads
Kork