"Hello and Be Happy" Tags

Hey guys,

I hope you are doing well? :) Last week I met some friends and I wanted to make something for them. Of course it should be made from paper. ;) And next to cards I think that tags are a good idea to give away. 

At first I die cutted my tags and the sentiment in one step out of my cardstock. I love how simple it is to make things like these with the Magnetic Platform - it is a must-have! ;)

With one of my favorite stamp set (hey, it includes a lot of ampersands! That´s totally awesome. ;) ) I made some marks on the cardstock with versamark. No embossing powder. Just my stamps and the versamarkt ink pad to get this watermark style. 

Glue all things together and you are ready! ;)

Are you making tags? Do you just making them for gift wrapping, or to give away as home decor for the workspace wall? I´m curious, tell me. :)

Here is the list of supplies I used:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit #660515

Sizzix Accessory - Standard Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies #656499

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 9PK - Tags #2 #658611

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Happiness Phrases #660804

White and brown cardstock, twine, Versamark

Ampersand Stamp Set by October Afternoon

Have a nice weekend, xo Julia

Flower Basket

Hi there,

today it's Saturday and I'm invited to my girlfriends birthday party.

I looked for a nice flower bouquet and made one by myself with the nice BigZ Native Florals by Craft Asylum.

I used different Cardstocks in nice suitable colors, a stapler, some gluedots, a glue gun, some brads for the decoration and my big shot plus.

Have a look.... here is a overview of the making-off:

I hope you and my girlfriend will like it.

Have a nice weekend, see you next saturday!

Annika

Elephant Parade - Part 2/2

Hey everyone,

do you remember my project from last week? Yes, this is the second part of it. I love the elephants! That´s a fact. ;) I am always looking for pretty gift wrapping ideas, especially things that I can make by myself. When I saw the elephant dies I had the idea to make my own garland for birthday gifts, maybe for a little baby girl or a little girl who loves pink. :) 

I die cutted a lot of circles in a light pink and a cardstock with a floral pattern. For the elephants I choose a white and a pink cardstock. Believe me, the pink elephants are a blast! :) Need to make a project with them very soon. :) 

Of course I needed a sparkling detail on my gift-wrapping-garland, so I took some sequins in white and gold to sew them onto the circles. :)

List of Supplies:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray) #660515

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Elephant Duo #660496
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circles #657551

Sizzix Accessory - Die Brush & Foam Pad for Wafer-Thin Dies #660513

Do you like it? I think I have to make some more… Sewing with paper is so much fun! Can´t wait to wrap it around a beautiful gift. :)

Have a nice weekend, xo Julia

Birthday Set with new printable from Sizzix

Hey crafty people out there,

I hope you had a beautiful week? It´s reeeeeaaaally hot here in Germany the last days and it will be for the next week. But I can´t stop crafting? Are you with me? ;) 

On the Sizzix Facebook Site you can find a link to a new awesome set of free pattern to print at home. I printed them on Vellum and I loooooove how it turned out. All the little cute hearts, it´s so lovely. :) And be sure to follow Sizzix on Facebook to get the newest infos and a loooot of crafty inspirations. But ok, you wanna see what I made with this printable? Scroll down. ;)

We are invited to a birthday party tonight and I can´t wait to give this cute birthday set to the birthdaygirl. A card is an absolutely MUST for birthdays and because she will get a voucher, I made a fitting box with the Big Shot Plus Starter Kit.

The list of supplies:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray) #660515

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circles #657551

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Decorative Bubbles #660474

Sizzix Bigz Die - Mariposa #658530

Cardstock, sentiment stamps, needle and some twine, felt, vellum to print the pattern on

I love that the butterfly on the card could sit on the flower on the box. ;) I used felt for the flower and the butterfly to create a little more depth and structure on this birthday set.

I thought it´s a little bit boring just to glue the die cuted circles on the card, so I took some twine and a needle to add a cute element.

Do you like this set? And what about the Sizzix pattern? I think it´s perfect for so many reasons. I think I will make some wedding cards with it in the future.

Have a nice weekend everybody, xo Julia

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Hallo ihr Lieben,
mir ist so warm. Ich hoffe ihr verzeiht mir das ich heute keinen deutschen Text schreibe. *puh* Aber vielleicht reiche ich ihn nach. ;) Habt ein wundervolles Wochenende, xo Julia

Quick and Easy Candy Bag

Hello everybody,

I told you the last weeks how many friends are invited us to some birthday parties and I like to give them something that I made by myself. For the daughter of a special friend I made a little candy bag. 

Here is my list of supplies:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit #660515 and the included Bigz Die Essentials

Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Candy Hearts #660477

a paper bag, some pieces of pretty paper and of course some candy ;)

I die cutted some of the flowers with the Bigz Die from the Big Shot Plus Starter Kit and attached them together with my stapler. With bending the wings of the butterfly and the leaves it became a little more depth. The paper bag got a little texture on the bottom with one of my favorite embossing folders! I love the pattern with the cute hearts. 

I filled it with a lot of candy, but you can also use other things like nailpolish, a little book, pens or other crafty things. :) Hope you like my little gift bag and wish you a beautiful weekend.

Have a nice day, xo Julia

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Hallo ihr Lieben,

diese Woche habe ich für euch eine kleine Idee für eine Süßigkeitentüte. Zum Geburtstag einer Freundin habe ich, für deren Tochter, eine kleine Überraschungstüte zusammen gestellt. Sie ist nämlich eine kleine Naschkatze. ;)

Materialliste:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit #660515 und die darin enthaltene Bigz Die Essentials

Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Candy Hearts #660477

eine Papertüte, hübsch gemustertes Papier und ein paar Süßigkeiten

Die Blümchen und den Schmetterling mit der Bigz Die und den gemusterten Papieren ausstanzen und mit einem Tacker zusammenheften. So ist alles schon locker, aber fällt nicht auseinander. Die Papiertüte bekommt mit dem Embossing Folder im unteren Bereich ein tolles Herzchenmuster (ich mag das total) und dann ist die Candy Bag eigentlich auch schon fertig. :) Mit doppelseitigem Klebeband habe ich mein Blümchengebilde an der Papiertüte befestigt.

Dieses Tütchen macht sich auch toll als Geschenktüte für Nagellack, kleine Bücher oder Stifte etc. Da könnt ihr eurer Fantasie freien Lauf lassen. Ich hoffe meine kleine Idee hat euch gefallen und wünsche euch ein tolles Wochenende. xo Julia

How to give a cinema voucher....

Hi there,

it is time for the next colleagues birthday - and because she loves movies
we bought some cinema vouchers for her...

But how to wrap them...?

I decided to combine the birthday card with the wrapping... in a quick and easy way...

All you need:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray)
Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die - Alphabetical
Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Tag & Bookplates
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK - Stars
2 different paper bags
a black pen
matching ribbon
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First i placed the dotted paper bag into the other paper bag, and decoreted the
brown on the outside with red and white stars

Then i cutted the "Happy Birthday" and painted it with the black pen and fixed it on the bag.

Then i cutted a tag and and fixed the ribbon on it - later we want to write down our

birthday wishes on it. Put it into the outer paper bag.

Into the inside paper bag you can put the voucher.

Have a great weekend, Stephanie

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Hallo ihr Lieben,

es ist mal wieder Zeit für einen Kollegen-Geburtstag - und die Kollegin liebt Filme.
Daher haben wir ihr Kino-Gutscheine organisiert.

Aber wie verpackt man Kino-Gutscheine?

Ich habe mich für eine Kombination aus Geburtstagskarte und Verpackung entschieden.

Alles was ihr braucht:
Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray)
Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die - Alphabetical
Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Tag & Bookplates
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK - Stars
2 zwei verschiedene Papiertütchen
einen schwarzen Stift
farblich passendes Band

Einfach die eine Tüte in die andere Tüte stecken. Bei mir also die gepunktete in die braune Tüte.
Dann die äußere Tüte mit Sternen dekorieren.

Dann habe ich ein "Happy Birthday" ausgeschnitten und mit meinem schwarzen
Stift bemalt. Das ganze dann auf die Tüte kleben.

Dann habe ich ein Tag ausgestanzt - hier schreiben wir später unsere Glückwünsche drauf.
Das Band daran fixieren und in die äußere Tüte stecken.

In die innere Tüte kommen die Gutscheine.

Viel Spaß beim Nachmachen.

Liebste Grüße und ein schönes Wochenende.

Decorative gift wrap

Hi Sizzix friends!

Today I want to show you how I’ve decorated a kraft paper bag to use as gift wrap. To make this decoration I’ve used the dies included in the Big Shot Plus Starter Kit and a Decorative Strip die designed by Doodlebug for Sizzix. 

In this case I’ve decided to combine the kraft colour with blues and whites. Normally I like to combine it with red but I felt this combination was more elegant which was perfect for the person who received this gift.

Here are some details:

I’ve fixed the flowers using a blue brad and curved the petals and the leaves to give some volume.

Once I’ve die-cut the decorative strip, I’ve embossed it using the embossing folder included in the Big Shot Plus kit.

It’s really easy to create a cute decoration for our gift wrapping, isn’t it?

I have used the following Sizzix products:

• 660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray)
• 660396 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Loopy Scallops

I hope you have enjoyed this decorative gift wrap. Thanks for your visit!

Have a creative and happy Friday!

Raquel

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¡Hola a todos!

Hoy quería enseñaros cómo he decorado una bolsa de papel kraft para utilizarla de envoltorio de regalo. Para esta decoración he utilizado los troqueles incluidos en la Big Shot Plus Starter Kit y la cenefa decorativa del troquel de Decorative Strip diseñado por Doodlebug para Sizzix.

En esta ocasión he optado por combinar el kraft con azules y blancos, Normalmente me gusta combinarlo con rojos y blanco pero en esta ocasión el azul le aportaba un toque elegante y dulce.

Algunos detalles: 

He fijado las flores con un brad de color azul y las he curvado así como las hojas para darle un poco de volumen.

Una vez troquelada la cenefa la he hecho el embossing con la carpeta (imposible decirle carpetilla) del kit. 

Es realmente sencillo realizar una decoración para decorar nuestros paquetes de regalo ¿no os parece?

He utilizado los siguientes productos Sizzix:

• 660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray)
• 660396 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Loopy Scallops

Espero que os haya gustado esta decoración para adornar nuestros regalos. ¡Gracias por la visita!

¡Feliz y creativo viernes!

Raquel

Gift wrapping for mother-in-laws birthday....

This week was my mother-in-laws birthday.
It is always difficult to find the right present - so often it add up in a voucher.

And often vouchers aren't really pretty, right?
so I mad my own wrapping for the voucher.

First i embossed a hole 8x12 inch paper with Textured Impressions Plus Embossing Folder (Dots)

which is enclosed at the Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray).
Than i cut out the Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pillow Box w/Labels.

For sticking the box together i flattened the splice.

Then i cut three of the leaves you can find on the Bigz L Die (Everyday Essentials)

that comes together with the Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray) and cut them
in to single pieces and curled them.

Then fix them with some wire...

Then i brought this little roses together with some leaves and a cute border...

ready...

Material:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray)
(daraus auch Textured Impressions Plus Embossing Folder (Dots),
Bigz L Die (Everyday Essentials))
Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pillow Box w/Labels 
Sizzix Bigz Die - Garden Greens
Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Loopy Scallops


Greetings, Stephanie

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Hallo Ihr Lieben,

diese Woche stand Schwiegermutters Geburtstag auf dem Programm.
Und weil es immer so schwer ist, für sie ein Geschenk zu finden, gibt es oft einen Gutschein.

Und so Gutscheine sind ja oft nicht so hübsch,
daher hab ich mir meine eigene Verpackung gebastelt.

Zuerst hab ich eine Bogen Papier mit Textured Impressions Plus Embossing Folder (Dots)
embossed. Der Folder kommt im Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray).

Dann habe ich die Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pillow Box w/Labels daraus aufgeschnippelt.
Um besser kleben zu können habe ich die Klebekante wieder geglättet.

Dann hab ich drei von den Blätters ausgekurbelt, die ihr auf der Bigz L Die (Everyday Essentials) befindet (auch im Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray)).

Die Blätter habe ich in seine Einzelteile geschnitten und die so entstandenen Blätter aufgerollt.
Zu Röschen zusammenstecken und mit Draht fixieren.

Zusammen mit einem Blatt von Sizzix Bigz Die - Garden Greens und der hübschen
Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Loopy Scallops auf der Box befestigen - fertig....

Viel Spaß damit, Steffi