Loving Liberty fabrics and Sizzix dies

Hi to everyone! This last week we enjoyed some days in London with family. I can´t believe we are at home after spending hours and hours walking  through its streets and so much to see. 

So, time to spend far from my sewing days and finding new places to visit.

Although we knew the city for two times I was wishing to go to Liberty Shop. Love those beautiful fabrics and I wanted to have them on my hands.

As you can imagine , a lot of ideas come to my  head when I came in the Liberty world.

I could to buy some of the lovely fabrics and come back home with something to try  with Sizzix dies.....

Of course some of  the new collection dies like Nel Whatmore dies for quilting . Have  you see them ? Check them and you will love them.

I especially love this flower to sew some applique with my Liberty fabric. What´s your opinion ? 

Well, I have to think , lol. I hope you enjoy  next September  week. We are having our local festival  at the village and waiting to be with family and friends!

Love

Mercedes 

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¡Hola a todo el mundo ! Esta pasada semana disfrutamos algunos días en Londres con la familia. No me  puedo creer que ya estemos de vuelta en casa después de haber horas y horas por sus calles  con tantas cosas para ver.

Así que ha sido un tiempo para estar lejos de la costura y ver nuevos sitios para visitar.

Aunque ya conocía la ciudad  de dos viajes anteriores  estaba deseando ir a ver por primera vez la tienda de Liberty. Me encanta sus preciosas telas y quería tenerlas en mis manos.

Como puedes imaginarte  , un montón de ideas me vinieron a la cabeza cuando entré en el mundo Liberty.

Al final compré algo  y regresé a casa  con la intención de usar mis troqueles de Sizzix y coser un  nuevo proyecto.

Desde luego  con alguno de los nuevos troqueles de Nel Whatmore para quilting. ¿ Los has visto ?

Echa un vistazo que seguro te encantarán.

A mí especialmente me gusta uno  de una flor para hacer algo de aplicado con mi tela recién comprada. ¿ Qué te parece ?

Bueno, tengo que pensarlo. Espero que disfrutes esta próxima semana de septiembre. Nosotros estamos ahora mismo en nuestras fiestas locales que disfrutaremos con familia y amigos.

Cariños

Mercedes

Scrapbooking Page: "Listening"

Hello! It's Anna here to share some ideas using Sizzix products.

I received the new dies the day we left for our summer vacation and could not wait to finally work with it. The Sizzix dies by Echo Park and Jillibean Soup are wonderful and I can’t stop creating! Today I would like to share with you my new layout, made with some these dies that you can use in very different ways. There is my elder nephew on the photo.

I didn't use a patterned paper for the background. When I started scrapbooking, I loved to use patterned paper as my background paper…however over time I started loving white or solid color backgrounds mostly.

I chose a white paper as a background and I added a touch of watercolour effect thanks to color spray. I applied two stripes of patterned paper. This is a perfect way for me to not just end up using small pieces of the wonderful paper.

With my Big Shot I cut some nice shapes with my favourite dies of the moment: Pennants and Tags design by Echo Park, Framelits Die Set w/Stamps – Noted and Hello design by Jillibean Soup!!!

Glue your picture, add the title and the page is done!

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I used the dies and could take some inspiration from my page!

Thanks so much for visiting me today.

 

Items used:

Sizzix Big Shot Machine (657900)

Sizzix Bigz Die – Pennants (659739)

Sizzix Bigz Die - Tags #4 (659740)

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK w/Stamps – Noted (659521)

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps – Hello (659464)

 

1 photo (cm 10x15)

cardstock: white, kraft, turquoise, pink

patterned papers: We R Memory Keepers, American Crafts, Craft Asylum

brad: Prima

alphabet: Prima

ink pad: Ranger

color mist

sewing machine & thread
 

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Per le amiche italiane! :)

Ciao, sono Anna e sono qui per condividere alcune idee utilizzando i prodotti Sizzix.

Ho ricevuto il pacchetto con le nuove fustelle il giorno in cui siamo partiti per la nostre vacanze estive e vi dirò la verità, non vedevo l'ora di tornare per provarle! Le fustelle Sizzix disegnate da Echo Park e Jillibean Soup sono davvero meravigliose e non riesco proprio a smettere di usarle!

Oggi vorrei condividere con voi un layout, realizzato con alcune di queste fustelle, che sono davvero versatili ed è possibile utilizzarle in mille modi diversi. Sulla foto della pagina c'è mia nipote più grande.
Come vedete non ho usato una carta fantasia per lo sfondo. Quando ho iniziato a scrappare, mi piaceva usare le carta patterned come sfondo delle pagine... però con il tempo ho iniziato a prediligere gli sfondi tinta unita o bianchi. Credo lascino più spazio alla fantasia e alla creazione degli abbellimenti, senza parlare del fatto che in questo modo posso usare anche i più piccoli avanzi delle carte preferite!

Questa pagina dunque non fa eccezione, ho scelto un cartoncino bianco A4 come sfondo ed ho aggiunto un effetto acquerello grazie allo spray di colore giallo. Ho applicato solo due strisce di carta fantasia in alto ed in basso.

Con la mia amata Big Shot ho tagliato alcune forme con le fustelle preferite del momento: Bandierine e Tag design by Echo Park (tutte Bigz), Framelits con timbri “Noted” e “Hello” design Jillibean Soup!!!

Una volta incollata la foto, creare gli abbellimenti con le fustelle è facilissimo e molto divertente! Infine non resta che aggiungere il titolo e la pagina è bell'e che fatta!

Bene, spero vi sia stato d'aiuto vedere come ho usato le fustelle in questo semplice layout.

Grazie per la visita!

 

Materiali:

Sizzix Big Shot Machine (657900)

Sizzix Bigz Die – Pennants (659739)

Sizzix Bigz Die - Tags #4 (659740)

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK w/Stamps – Noted (659521)

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps – Hello (659464)

 

1 foto (cm 10x15)

cartoncino bianco, kraft, verde turchese, fucsia

carta fantasia: We R Memory Keepers, American Crafts, Craft Asylum

tag: Prima

alfabeto: Prima

inchiostro tampone: Ranger

colori a spray

macchina per cucire e filo

Under cover coffee table

 

 

How are you this week? I'm recovering from looking after my gorgeous granddaughters - Oona decided that last week was the time to cut 2 new teeth - which explained the sleepless nights.
However in the middle of it all their dresses were altered and here they are, as promised-

 

Abi, on the left wasn't very well - but did manage to play her part walking down the aisle -

 



 and Eve enjoyed every moment of the day -

 

 



 So now back to work - and the coffee table -

 

 

I have used 

10" Dresden Plate Bigz L die - 660120 to cut the fabrics to go around the sides of the coffee table. I'm mixing the patterns and colours to create quite a random effect.
The plain grey fabric is going to cover the middle and I'm going to cover some buttons, to stud the top, using the same fabrics, and I will pad the sides and to give a softer finish.
Next week I hope to have the sides finished and maybe the buttons covered - I'm looking forward to seeing how this will work - and then I may need to cover other things!!!
I'll be in touch again next week - meanwhile enjoy the last few days of summer.
Angela

1-2-3 Cards ! By Karine

Hello!

Here we are today, back with come cards! Not one, not two but three different ones really easy to realize! We will work essentially with white cardstock and paper scraps.

Supply list:

Cardstock: American Crafts

Labels: Ephéméria

Embellishments: My Mind's Eye

Stamp: Craft Origine

Inks: Prima Chalk

Masking Tape

Stabilo Pen 68

Others: Charcoal

Dies:

658300: Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit

656545: Sizzix Bigz Die-Flower 3D

658334: Sizzix Sizzlits Die-Flight of Fancy

The aim is to create three little cards size 10x15 cm with paper scraps, a little stash and above all colours!

My 3 cards are all different but they still match together 

The backgrounds are all prepared the same way working with watercolour thanks to my Stabilo Pen68 felt-tip pens. Take a paintbrush to help the colour spread; splash, mix colours or play with tone-on-tone colours.

Once your backgrounds are dry, you can draw small triangles with charcoal and add volume by inserting butterfly shapes cut with your Big Shot. Colorize them with a contrasting colour.

Glue your embies with 3D foam adhesive or play with volume by creating a pretty flower thanks to the ide Flowers3D.

Add a text stamp “une pensée pour toi » on all your three cards and here you are!

Thank you,

See you next Thursday,

Karine

Bonjour !

Aujourd'hui c'est le retour des cartes, avec non pas une mais 3 modèles différents et très faciles à réaliser :) Nous travaillerons essentiellement des chutes de papiers et du cardstock blanc.

Matériel :

Cardstock : American Crafts

Etiquettes : Ephéméria

Embellissements : My Mind's Eye

Tampon : Craft Origine

Encres : Prima Chalk

Masking Tape

Stabilo Pen 68

Divers : Fusain

Dies utilisés :

658300: Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit

656545: Sizzix Bigz Die-Flower 3D

658334: Sizzix Sizzlits Die-Flight of Fancy

L'idée est de créer 3 petites cartes au format 10x15cm avec des chutes de papiers, un minimum de matériel et surtout de la couleur !

Mes 3 cartes sont toutes différentes mais pourtant bien assorties :)

Les fonds sont tous faits de la même façon en travaillant l'aquarelle avec les feutres Stabilo Pen68. Aidez-vous d'un pinceau pour bien diffuser la couleur, éclaboussez, mixez les couleurs ou jouez le ton sur ton.

Une fois vos fonds secs vous pouvez dessiner au fusain des petits triangles, ajoutez du volume en intégrant des formes papillons découpées à la Big Shot. Colorisez ensuite avec une couleur qui contraste.

Montez vos décorations en 3D ou jouez sur le volume en créant une jolie fleur grâce au die Flowers3D.

Ajoutez un tampon texte "une pensée pour toi" sur vos 3 cartes et le tour est joué !

Merci !

A jeudi

Karine

116 Days....

.... 'til Christmas! you heard it here first folks! I know, I know, it's a bit early to be talking about Christmas although from conversations on my travels many of you have already made your cards or are about to start.

Believe me when I tell you I am the last person who needs reminding as I will turn 30 on Christmas Day...or was it 50, I can never remember!

This is the time of year when all the major Craft manufactures launch their festive ranges onto an unsuspecting public and we here at Sizzix are no different.

The range I want to talk about is Festive Arts designed by the prolific Ms. Potter. If you remember I introduced her woodland range to you last week. The range has a contemporary Nordic feel to it, and coincidentally I was demonstrating it among others in Norway a couple of weeks ago!

The set I used is a Thinlits Die Set called Christmas Trims #2 (659913) which is one of 6 sets in the range. I decided to make some simple mini card using the Christmas tree and robin/mistletoe dies. I started by die-cutting them from kraft card before die-cutting all the extra bits and bobs from green, red and gold card, trimming away the parts I needed with a craft knife and mounting them in place.

I attached rectangles of ivory corrugated card behind each assembled die-cut which are now ready to mount. I created a couple of small cards out of kraft card before cutting a couple of rectangles of patterned paper from Carta Bella's Merry & Bright 6 x 6 paper pad before gently sanding the edges to add a little definition. I attached both rectangles to their base cards using staples and stamped them using postage frank marks from one of my favourite Christmas stamp collections from the guys at Darkroom Door. 

Here are the finished cards, as you can see I replaced the adhesive pearl gem on the mistletoe with a wooden button threaded with natural twine. I love the way the dies dictate the style of card, a style which I am very happy to follow.

Jump! Jump!

 

 

 

I'm trying to get some scrapbooking done since I scrapbook no less than four little ones (none of them mine). This week it is Alma that is the subject for the layout and I've used a variety of fun Sizzix products to put together this page.

 

 

The layout is simple (that is the way I roll) which leaves room for me to use a lot of patterns while still keeping things fairly clean.

 

 

I wanted to add something above the pictures but I didn't want it to take up too much room neither visually nor in terms of bulk. Therefore I decided to cut out the sentiment from the frame from Thinlits Die Set 6PK - I Heart This and use as a stencil attatching it to the layout using multiple post-it notes making sure I wouldn't accidentally smudge ink on the surrounding layout.

 

 

Once I was sure the stencilling was done I could safely remove the post-it notes revealing a subtle detail that doesn't take up too much room but still adds something to the mix.

 

For the title I used the very versatile Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk Lowercase to cut out a title that popped into my head while looking at the pictures. Guess it reveals that I was a teen-ager in the 90's...

 

To make room for the date I die cut a tab from the Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics and stamped the date which happened to also be Alma's 3rd birthday hence the "happy birthday". To add a little decoration to the tab I also die cut the star from the Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics.

 

Supply list:

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics

Thinlits Die Set 7PK - Borders

Thinlits Die Set 6PK - I Heart This

Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk Lowercase

Cardstock

Paper: Scenic Route, Jillibean Soup, Cosmo Cricket, Little Yellow Bicycle

Stapler

Date and text stamp

Ranger Distress Ink

Mini blending tool

Sewing maching and thread

 

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Jeg forsøger at få lavet nogle scrapsider, da jeg har intet mindre end fire små (ingen af dem mine), som jeg scrapper sider til. I denne uge er det Alma, der er centrum for en side, hvor jeg har mixet forskellige fede Sizzix-produkter.

 

Siden er - som stort set alle mine projekter - ret enkelt, hvilket giver mig mulighed for at mixe flere forskellige farver og mønstre.

 

Jeg ville have noget dekoration over billederne, som ikke fyldte for meget, hverken visuelt eller i højden. Derfor besluttede jeg mig for at bruge teksten fra rammen fra Thinlits Die Set 6PK - I Heart This som stencil. Jeg monterede den på layoutet med et antal post-it notes for at sikre, at der ikke kom smuds på det omgivende layout.

 

Da jeg var sikker på, at det stencillerede motiv var færdigt, fjernede jeg post-it siderne, og nu havde jeg en fin dekoration, som bidrog til sidens hele uden at fylde for meget.

 

Til titlen brugte jeg det meget alsidige Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk Lowercase til at udstanse den titel, der poppede op i mit hoved, mens jeg arbejdede med billederne. Tror vist, at den afslører, at jeg var teen-ager i 90'erne...

 

Datoen fik plads på en tab fra Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics, og for at dekorere den lidt udstansede jeg en stjerne fra samme die-sæt og monterede henover tabben. Daoten er stemplet sammen med et lille "happy birthday", fordi billederne faktisk stammer fra Almas tredje fødselsdag.

 

Ingredienser

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics

Thinlits Die Set 7PK - Borders

Thinlits Die Set 6PK - I Heart This

Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk Lowercase

Karton

Papir: Scenic Route, Jillibean Soup, Cosmo Cricket, Little Yellow Bicycle

Hæftemaskine

Dato- og tekststempel

Ranger Distress Ink

Mini blending tool

Symaskine og tråd

Today, tomorrow and always...

Hi to everyone:) Here is my new light tone card I have done.

Sizzix products:
Sizzix Big Shot Machine 657900
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Overall Patterns 659758 
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps - Hello 659464
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Estelle 659703
Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Smile & Plus Set 659785

Other items:

Pion Design papers; Days of Winter

cardboard

Archival Ink Jet Black

glue

tape

Cut the patterned paper (size 10,5 cm × 16 cm) and emboss using Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Smile & Plus Set 659785 . Sew the edges and tape it on to the cardboard. Cut the flowers using Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Estelle 659703 and "mesh" using Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Overall Patterns 659758  . Glue the mesh and flower on to the backgroung. Finally ink the text and cut out using Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps - Hello 659464.

Happy crafting, Minna

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Moi, tällainen nopeatekoinen kortti tällä kertaa:)

Sizzix tarvikeet:Sizzix Big Shot Machine 657900
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Overall Patterns 659758 
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps - Hello 659464
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Estelle 659703
Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Smile & Plus Set 659785

Muut tarvikkeet:

Pion Designin paperit; Days of Winter

kartonkia

Archival Ink muste Jet Black

liimaa

teippiä

Leikkaa kuviopaperi kokoon 10,5 cm × 16 cm ja embossaa käyttäen Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Smile & Plus Set 659785 . Ompele reunat ja kiinnitä kartonkiin. Leikkaa kukat  Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Estelle 659703 ja "verkko" Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Overall Patterns 659758  . Liimaa verkko ja kukat korttiin, lopuksi leimaa ja leikkaa teksti käyttäen settiä Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps - Hello 659464 ja kiinnitä korttiin.

Terveisin. Minna

A birthday card by Olga

Hello, my dear friends!

Here is my new card. I like to use bright and soft colours in my projects so here I used dark violet flowers and white roses cut with Sizzix die. I created the background using sprays and stamps.

Here are the products I used:

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)

Sizzix Frameworks Die - Honeycomb

Sizzix Bigz Die - Flowers, 3-D

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK - Tickets

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Heavenly

Have a nice day!

Olga

A Birthday Book

Hi everyone

I hope you all had a great week, today i will show you a giftbox/ book for my grandson's 21 years birthday. The box/book should be a bos for a game and a gift certificate. I have used differents of the new sizzix dies

The box/book is 15x3x21 cm

Sizzix Dies I have used:
Sizzix Bigz Die Love Gears 659709
Sizzix Bigz Die/ w texture fades  Layered Butterfly 659578
Sizzix Bigz Die Artful Arrows 659433
Sizzix XL Alphabet  Die Block Talk lowercase 659442
Sizzix Framelits 6 dies set Enchanted 659702
Supply list:
Paper. Riddersholm design Tailgate Marked my street,bygone era,StudioLight-indutrial-, cardstock
ink. Black Distress ink
Viva ink gold-kopfer-, embossing powder -bronze- ultra thick from Ranger, Stencil Burlap TH 5007 tim Holtz Collection, old tape measure,buckle, recycled cardstock and metal corners
How to make:
The book cover is made of two pieces of cardstock 18x21 cm scor 3 cm into the short side glue the two spines(3x21cm) together so it be double cardstock in the spine. Inside the cover i made a box 14,5x2,5x20,5 cm. Cut out a cardstock 19,5x25,5cm scor 2,5 cm around and cut into all four corners and glue the corners. Glue the bottom into the cover.
I have decoratet the book using stencils and embossing powder bronze, some of the bigz die is cut out ind thick recycled cardstock, ink and put on bronze creme and glossy accent

Thanks for stopping by, wish you a lovely week

Pia

Hej alle

Jeg håber i alle har haft en dejlig uge. I dag vil jeg vise en gave bog som jeg har lavet til mit barnebarns 21 års fødselsdag hvor der skal ligge et spil og et gavekort. Jeg har brugt flere af de nye Sizzix dies som bare er så lækre.

 

Sizzix Dies som jeg har brugt:
Sizzix Bigz Die Love Gears 659709
Sizzix Bigz Die/ w texture fades  Layered Butterfly 659578
Sizzix Bigz Die Artful Arrows 659433
Sizzix XL Alphabet  Die Block Talk lowercase 659442
Sizzix Framelits 6 dies set Enchanted 659702
Andre materialer:
Papir. Riddersholm design Tailgate Marked my street,bygone era,StudioLight-indutrial-, karton
ink. Black Distress ink
Viva ink gold-bronce-, embossing powder -bronze- ultra thick from Ranger, Stencil Burlap TH 5007 Tim Holtz Collection, gammelt målebånd,spænde, genbrugs karton i pap og metal hjørner
Fremgangsmåde:
Bogomslaget er lavet af to stykker karton i18x21 cm scor 3 cm
ind på den korte side(3x21cm)dette er ryggen, lim begge rygge sammen så ryggen bliver dobbelt. indeni i omslaget skal være en boks på 14,5x2,5x20,5 cm. skær ud i karton 19,5x25,5cm scor 2,5 cm hele vejen rundt og klip lidt op i alle hjørner og lim boksen sammen. Lim den fast til indersiden af omslaget
jeg har dekoreret ved at bruge stencils og embossing powder bronze, nogle af Sizzix bigz die er skåret ud i genbrugs pap, sværtet og har fået bronze creme  på kanter og pyntet med glossy accent.

Tak fordi du kiggede forbi, jeg ønsker dig en dejlig uge

Pia

 

Butterflies card

I am really excited to be sharing my first project with my new collection of dies for Sizzix, Everyday Memories! It is my fourth release for Sizzix and I can not be happier about them.

Today I am sharing a card that I made using two sets of dies, Thinlits™ Die Set 8PK - Butterflies, Intricate 659971, and Thinlits™ Die Set 6PK - Butterfly Cards 659972.

As you may know I love butterflies, so I was really adament that this collection should fature a set of intricate single butterflies and one that cut an aperture with them on. the idea then came to make an optional outer frame that was 3 x 4" (perfect for pocket scrap booking).



You can die cut every element on their own or together to create different effects. Mixing and matching! I use low tack tape to secure dies in their place when I cant find my magnetic mat under layers of paper.



You can cut two (the inner aperture and the outer at the same time to create the effect on the right.

Other versions. As you can cut the the butterflies with the very thin edge, though it is very thin, or you can use it as a plain mat and layering. By cutting the outer postage stamp rectangle on its own, it creates a perfect under layer.



One of things I love to do is that elements of the collection mix and match perfectly, so of course the butterfly cards and the intricate ones match. this means that if you die cut the butterfly solid dies out of a contrasting paper and place them under it is a lovely detail.

PLEASE note that the layering of the dies on the left photo is just to showcase how the dies match, DO NOT die cut them through the machine overlapping as it will damage the dies!



I attached them with foam pads that come in a thin straight line, perfect for this project.

Finally I added it to the card, tilted over the edge. I stamp the message on a little Sentiment tag from the Sizzix Framelits Die Set 12PK - Tags, Sentiments 658612.

I hope you like the new collection!

Paula