Showing posts with label cobblestones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cobblestones. Show all posts

Sunday, 2 March 2014

March Card by Gerry van Gent


Hello Sizzix Friends!
Can you believe it? It`s already March.
And that means that Spring is just around the corner.
To Welcome the month of March I created a card for you
where I am using the new Jumbo Tatttered Florals die.

March Card_Fotor
657900 Sizzix Big Shot Machine
659441 Sizzix Bigz XL Die Jumbo Tatttered Florals
658720 Sizzix Bigz Die Ornate Frame
659436 Sizzix Bigz Die Garden Greens
657716 Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Frame & Succulent Set
658252 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die Cobblestones
656938 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die Tag & Bookplates

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To make the flowers I used white soft packaging material.
I die cut two sizes of the tattered flowers - 
for each flower I die cut a few of the flowers.
I also used 4 different colours paint (sprays!).
Once the flowers were dry I used a heat tool to wrinkle the petals.
N.B. It takes only a second to heat in the middle so the petals will pop up.
March Card_flowers 1_Fotor

This is how they looked like before I added the brads in the centres.
March Card_flowers_Fotor

MC 2_Fotor

MC 1_Fotor

The leaves were die cut from the Garden Greens.
I die cut them from corrugated cardboard and pattern paper.
The die-cut leaves from pattern paper were also embossed and
then adhered on top of the corrugated cardboard ones.
MC3_Fotor

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:
Maja Design "Vintage Spring" Paper Collection
Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays
Brads (unknown)

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Have a great Sunday!

Sunday, 15 December 2013

"Always Smile" Canvas by Gerry van Gent



Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!
Today I would love to share with you a canvas layout
where I used Sizzix dies to decorate the embellishments
and the canvas itself.

Always Smile
657900 Sizzix Big Shot Machine
658252 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die Cobblestones
657735 Sizzix Sizzlits Large Die Baroque Ornament
658524 Sizzix Bigz Die Classique

I used three different dies on the canvas but
none of them was used as a whole die.
Each one was cut into pieces and "spread" over the canvas.

A piece of the Cobblestones die was even used to
decorate the bulb embellishment for a special effect.

The Baroque Ornament was cut into three pieces:
* Two ornaments were used as "swirls" for the flowers.
657735 "Baroque Ornament"
** And a piece of the ornament was used to decorate the photo.

The Classique swirl was also used in pieces to decorate
all flowers on the canvas.

Other Products I used:
Prima Marketing - papers, flowers, embellishments

Have a creative Sunday with Sizzix products!

Sunday, 24 November 2013

A Tag by Gerry van Gent


Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!
Today I am sharing with you a tag I created featuring two of
the recent Sizzix releases and of course mixing them with old dies.

657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine
656938 Sizzix Movers & Shaper L Die Tag & Bookplate
659133 Sizzix Thinlits Die Moroccan Card Front
659372 Sizzix Framelits Die Set w/Stamps Framed Silhouettes 
658551 Sizzix Sizzlits Deco. Strip Die Mini Filmstrip & Mini Tickets
658252 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die Cobblestones
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For this gorgeous ornate frame I used the Framed Silhouettes.
My first step was to stamp the frame by using Embossing Powder.
Framed Silhouettes

Then I die cut it with the matching frame die. 
Framed Silhouettes
I added the woman's portrait ("Everyday Vintage") and coloured in her dress.

I layered here two of the decorative strips - Cobblestones and Mini Filmstrip.

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:
Prima Marketing "Everyday Vintage" collection
Prima Marketing Mini sachet flowers
Prima Marketing/Ingvild Bolme Tiny Junkyard Findings Clock parts
Lindy's Stamp Gang
Rangers - Embossing powder, Distress markers
White twine

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Dutch Translation

Fijne zondag Sizzix vrienden.
Vandaag wil ik graag met jullie een tag laten zien die ik
met twee nieuwe Sizzix stansen heb gemaakt.
657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine
656938 Sizzix Movers & Shaper L Die Tag & Bookplate
659133 Sizzix Thinlits Die Moroccan Card Front
659372 Sizzix Framelits Die Set w/Stamps Framed Silhouettes 
658551 Sizzix Sizzlits Deco. Strip Die Mini Filmstrip & Mini Tickets
658252 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die Cobblestones
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Deze mooie lijst heb ik met behulp van Framed Silhouettes gecreëerd.
Eerst heb ik met Embossing poeder de lijst gestempeld. 
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Daarna heb ik de gestempelde lijst gestanst met bijbehorend stansje.
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Ik heb de vrouw ("Everyday Vintage") toegevoegd aan de lijst en 
haar jurk ingekleurd.
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Ik heb twee laagjes gecreëerd m.b.v. de twee decorative strip stansen - 
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I hope you enjoyed my project today!
Have a creative Sunday with our awesome products!

Sunday, 13 October 2013

A Tag by Gerry van Gent


Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!
For today's post I prepared for you a tag where I included a photo.
It`s a tag about one of my passions - photography.
657900 Sizzix Big Shot Machine
656938 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die Tag & Bookplates
658367 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set Butterflies
657840 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set Vintage Alarm Clock & Camera Set
658252 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die Cobblestones
656631 Sizzix Bigz Die Hanging Sign
657007 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Accessory Base, Tray L
658947 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Doily & Doily Border
656917 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die Chip Block
657176 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die Typeset
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* I decorated the right side of the tag with a cut-out from the Hanging Sign.
** Orange doily, under the framed photo, is part of the Doily & Doily Border die set.
*** When I die-cut the butterfly I sprayed water and I wrinkled it to give more texture.

For the title I mixed two different alphabet sets for more fun look.

And now a few photos from the Scrapbook Werkstatt Mega Event in Germany
where I gave two workshops to two BIG classes. I enjoyed teaching there so much!
And....the students enjoyed working with our Sizzix machines and dies.
I really had to bring not one....
....but all 3 Sizzix machines with me so everybody could have enough time 
playing and experience the excellent quality of the products.
And one of the lovely and talented students having fun with
the die-cut fence by Eileen Hull...
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And four more days to my next event situated in Stockholm, Sweden.
If you are in Sweden, please, join me at Stockholm ScrapClass Event
where I will be teaching fun classes - of course with Sizzix products as well!

Thank you for joining me today!
I hope you enjoyed my tag.

Sunday, 25 August 2013

Two Cards by Gerry van Gent



Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!
I created two cards for my post today and I hope
you will enjoy them as I enjoy making them.

My first card is using two types of Sizzix doilies - Vintage and Lovely doilies
which I like very much. Basically my card is a pure layering of
all the round shapes and adding small touches :-)
657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine 
658951 Sizzix Thinlits Die Ornate Hanging Sign
658506 Sizzix Sizzlits Vintage Doily 
658605 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Doilies, Lovely 
657177 Sizzix Sizzlits Dec. Strip Die Mini Paper Rosettes

When the small rosette was completely ready I distressed the edges with blue Chalk Edger Pad.
Then I added on top a small die-cut Lovely doily. After that I added the twine bow en
finished with a circle from the pattern paper.

I cut the vintage small doily in two and I used only half to decorate the title.
OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:
Ingvild Bolme - Chalk Edgers Ink Pads  
Pattern paper - unknown

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I love looking through all my pattern papers with gorgeous elements,
flowers, phrases, etc. For this card the text I saw on one of those papers
(Prima Marketing, Madeline) made me think at once of the round die from
Snowflake Frame set. I tried it and it fit perfectly. Then I decorated the
circle with a Vintage doily and this is how I began creating this card.
657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine 
657906 Sizzix Framelits Die Set Frame, Snowflake
658506 Sizzix Sizzlits Vintage Doily
658252 Sizzix Sizzlits Dec. Strip Die Cobblestones
657789 Sizzix Sizzlits Dies Love Set
657522 Sizzix Sizzlits Dies Card Phrases Set

The two hearts were die-cut from the Love Set. They are part of the word "LOVE".
I sanded the edges and adhered with a foam square pad.
OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:
Prima Marketing - pattern papers

Wishing you a very creative Sunday with our awesome Sizzix products!

Sunday, 16 June 2013

A Girly layout by Gerry van Gent



Hello Sizzix Friends!
Today I've got a layout to share with you where
I combined old & new Sizzix dies.


657900 Sizzix Big Shot Machine
658524 Sizzix Bigz Die Classique
658530 Sizzix Bigz Die Mariposa
657496 Sizzix On The Edge Die Distressed Doily
658252 Sizzix Sizzlits Dec. Strip Cobblestones
657827 Sizzix Sizzlits Dec. Strip Die Inside Out Alphabet
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The new butterflies Mariposa are so cute and adorable.
Love the fact that you can cut separately small wings and
adhere them so you'll achieve more dimension.
On my project the small butterfly was die-cut twice and the wings once.
I`ve used different pattern papers and as a final touch I added a resin in the centre. 

The other new die I used is the beautiful and so exquisite Classique Swirl.
The swirl was cut a few times from white cardstock.
I cut into pieces the swirl itself so I can have more swirls :-) 
and added to my project.


OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:
Webster's Pages - "Plum Seed" paper collection
Webster's Pages - silhouettes, metal trinket
KaiserCraft - Clear Stamp

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Dutch Translation

Hallo Sizzix vrienden!
Vandaag wil ik een layout met jullie delen waarmee
ik oud en nieuw Sizzix stansen heb gebruikt.
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De nieuwe Mariposa vlinders zijn zo schattig en mooi.
Het feit dat je kleine vleugels kunt stansen en gebruiken
op je vlinder creëert een prachtig dimensie.

The new butterflies Mariposa are so cute and adorable.
Love the fact that you can cut separately small wings and
adhere them so you'll achieve more dimension.
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Op mijn pagina heb ik de vlinder twee keer gestanst 
en de vleugels een keer.
Ik heb verschillende patroon papieren gebruikt en 
in het eind heb ik een kleine decoratie toegevoegd.
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De andere nieuwe stans dat ik heb gebruikt is de schitterende Classique Swirl.
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De "swirl" is paar keer uit witte cardstock gestanst.
Daarna heb ik de "swirl" zelf in stukjes geknipt om 
meer "swirls" :-) te krijgen.
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I hope you enjoyed my project.
Thanks for visiting us today & happy Creating!