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

A cute and vintage caravan kitchen cloth

Hi everyone!! Summer is one of my favorite seasons because we usually travel with our caravan.We enjoy a lot outside and  I take time to do what really I love living in touch with nature.
So when I saw the new Sizzix Die by Eileen Hull with an adorable " Travel Trailer" I knew I had to do something , and here it is my project, a kitchen cloth you can use in different ways.

First I chose my scraps and ironed some double side fusible web, cut out the pieces and press on a background fabric ( 8.5").

Then I appliqué with black thread and straight lines. Using  Bigz XL 25" Die - Squares, 2" Finished (2 1/2" Unfinished) I  cut out squares and sew in a row. You can use Bigz L Die - Squares, 2" Finished (2 1/2" Unfinished) too.
Sew around the square and you get the block finished.

I finished my kitchen cloth with a nice lace around and same stripe fabric for backing.
If you like doing camping you know the fridge is usually  small and many times  it doesn´t fill everything you want. So , frequently I put some fruit on a plate outside. Now I have got a nice cloth to protect from insect!

I hope you like this new project. I´m sure I will sew something more with this cute caravan with a vintage style I love.
Happy summer days and I see you in two weeks
Love
Mercedes

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¡Hola a todo el mundo! El verano es una de mis favoritas estaciones porque solemos salir de camping. Nos encanta disfrutar al aire libre y disfruto mucho para hacer lo que me gusta al aire libre en contacto con la naturaleza.

Cuando vi el  nuevo troquel de Eillen Hull con una adorable caravana ( " Travel Trailer" ), supe que tenía que planear algo con ella. Aquí está este tapete que puede tener distintos usos.

Primero seleccioné todas las piezas  de retales y planché entretela de doble cara por el revés de cada tela. Corté la pieza usando la Big Shot Plus y las planché sobre un fondo de tela , en este caso de rayitas.

Apliqué todas las piezas con hilo negro y un pespunte negro alrededor.Luego corté cuadrados con el troquel   Bigz XL 25" Die - Squares, 2" Finished (2 1/2" Unfinished)        los cosí en filas y los coloqué alrededor  formando mi bloque. Si no quieres usar éste tan largo tiene otro con menos cuadrados de igual medidas Bigz L Die - Squares, 2" Finished (2 1/2" Unfinished).

Para terminar sólo añadí una puntilla de algodón    con una tela trasera igual que la que  había usado para el fondo del aplicado.

Si a ti también te gusta hacer camping , sabrás que el frigorífico no es muy grande y que muchas veces debes dejar cosas fuera.  En ocasiones dejo la fruta sobre un plato. Ahora ya tengo algo para cubrirla y evitar a los insectos.

Espero que te haya gustado este proyecto y estoy segura que coseré algo más con este troquel  en un estilo vintage que tango me gusta.

Feliz días de verano y te veo en un par de semanas.

Cariños

Mercedes

the Wedding gift....

Hi there,

do you remember the wedding card i showed you weeks ago?
Tomorrow is the big day - my boss will get married.

And of course the bureau collected some money for a gift.
But what to give, if the couple already owns everything???

So we decided to give the money - but only packed in an envelope?

Never...

I made a little kitschy frame of it.

All you need is:
Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray)
(out of this: Thinlits Plus Die Set (Basic Shapes) and
Bigz L Die (Everyday Essentials))
Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die - Alphabetical
a frame
some banknotes


First i fold all the banknotes into hearts (yes, again hearts  ;-)
How to do this, is shown here.

Than i laid them into one big heart in the frame.

Then i put some decoration all around.

I used the Thinlits Plus Die Set (Basic Shapes) and the Bigz L Die (Everyday Essentials)
out of the  Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray)

Ready....

Have a great weekend,, Stephanie


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Hallo ihr Lieben,

erinnert ihr euch an die Hochzeitskarte von vor zwei Wochen?
Ja morgen ist es nun soweit - mein Chef wird heiraten.

Natürlich haben wir wie es halt so üblich ist auch Geld gesammelt für
ein Geschenk. Aber was schenkt man einem Paar, dass schon alles hat?

Wir haben uns daher für Geld entschieden - aber dann kann man ja auch
nicht einfach so in einem Umschlag überreichen...

nein niemals...

Also habe ich einen - ein klein wenig kitschigen - Rahmen damit gemacht.

Das benötigt ihr:
Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray)
(daraus: Thinlits Plus Die Set (Basic Shapes) und
Bigz L Die (Everyday Essentials))
Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die - Alphabetical
einen Bilderrahmen
Geldnoten

zuerst habe ich all die Geldnoten in Herzen gefaltet - ja schon wieder Herzen ;-)
Wie das geht, könnt ihr hier sehen.

Die kleinen habe ich zu einem großen Herzen zusammen auf den Rahmen gelegt.

Ein bisschen Dekoration ringsherum...
fertig.

Habt ein schönes Wochenende
Liebste Grüße, Steffi

Set of summer cards, Part 2/2: Beach ball

Hi Sizzix friends!


Today I want to show you the second of the two summer cards I have made. I have used the same framelit but in this case the result is a fun beach ball.

This is the card:

The summer is a beach time, so this ball reminds me the fun days playing with our children, so it is perfect for decorating this card to welcome the summer. 

Here are the materials you need to die-cut:

For the beach ball a piece of green, blue and orange cardstock, the circles Framelits, pieces of different blue colours for the waves and the decorative scallops strip die.

And now the steps to create this beach ball using only a circle die and the other steps to complete the card:

Die-cut a blue, a green and an orange circles.

Then die-cut only these parts of the orange circle.

Then die-cut these parts of the green circle. 

We have the beach ball pieces!!! 

The green parts are slightly over the edges of the blue circle, 

make sure the top is positioned well!!! (The die-cut blue circle is a complete shape)

Then die-cut different blue colours cardstock using the decorative scallops strip die to 

resemble the waves in our card.

And now we have all the pieces for our card!!! 

Draw a dotted line on the ball.  And don’t worry about the bottom of the ball 

because anyway it will be hidden between the waves.

Now we can put all the pieces together and stamp the message.

More details of the card:

To see the first summer card click here!!! 

I have used the following Sizzix products:

• 660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray)
• 657551 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK – Circles
• 660395 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Eyelet Lace & Scallops

I hope you have enjoyed this summer card. Thanks for your visit!

Have a creative and happy Friday!

Raquel

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¡Hola a todos!

Tal y como os comenté la semana pasada, hoy os enseño la segunda tarjeta del conjunto que preparé. En este caso he vuelto a utilizar el mismo troquel de círculo pero para conseguir un pelota de playa. 

El verano es tiempo de playa, así que esta pelota nos recuerda a los divertidos días de playa con nuestros hijos, así que era perfecta para decorar una tarjeta veraniega.

Estos son los materiales que necesitamos troquelar: cartulina azul, verde y naranja para la pelota, el troquel  troquel de círculo, diferentes tonos de cartulinas azules y el troquel decorative scallops strip. Con esta tarjeta podemos aprovechar nuestros retales!!!

Y ahora los pasos para crear esta pelota de playa y el resto de la tarjeta: 

• Troquelar un círculo de cada color (azul, verde y naranja)
• Troquelar las siguientes partes del círculo naranja (nos quedamos con la pieza resultante)
• Troquelar las siguientes piezas del círculo verde.
• Ya tenemos todas las piezas de la pelota. Las piezas verdes están ligeramente desplazadas del borde del círculo azul, mirar que en la parte superior queden bien posicionadas las piezas.(El círculo azul lo utilizamos entero) 
• Troquelar las diferentes cartulinas azules utilizando el troquel decorative scallops para simular las olas del mar.
• Ahora ya tenemos todas las piezas para nuestra tarjeta!!!
• Dibujar una línea discontinua en la pelota. No te preocupes por la parte inferior de la pelota, no se va a ver porque la esconderemos entre las olas.
• Ahora ya podemos unir todas las piezas y estampar el mensaje.

Más detalles de la tarjeta:

Para ver la primera tarjeta puedes clicar aquí!!! 

He utilizado los siguientes productos Sizzix:

• 660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray)
• 657551 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK – Circles
• 660395 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Eyelet Lace & Scallops

Espero que os haya gustado esta segunda tarjeta veraniega. ¡Gracias por la visita!

¡¡¡Feliz y creativo viernes!!!

Raquel

Summer Sunshine - Rising Sun

With summer in full swing, it seems a little unfair to bemoan the rising sun, however, 4.30 am in my bedroom window, beautiful as it is, I'd rather the dawn chorus would wait just a little longer.

So this month, in my homage to the rising sun, I give you the Rising Sun Block.

I found this beauty in the Quilters Album of Patchwork Patterns By Jinny Beyer

and really, if you are into traditional patchwork blocks, then this is for you!

I am loving finding all the blocks that I can use my Sizzix Big Shot Plus and Bigz dies for.  So I was pretty thrilled to be able to do all the cutting for this block completely by Sizzix.

I wasn't feeling so great, my daughter, having finish college and waiting for the summer to pass blissfully in idleness before Uni in September declared boredom.  So I enlisted her to choose any fabrics from my stash, yes, really, ANY fabrics, showed her the picture of what we were going to make, and set her to work cutting away.  She was quite surprised at just how easy it was to wind the dies through the Sizzix Big Shot Plus, how well each Bigz die cut the fabrics the same shape every time and how fast we had everything cut ready for piecing. 

The advantage of having help, that can sew, but chooses not to, is you realize just how important that 1/4" seam is.  Despite the accurate cutting, if the piecing isn't accurate, then the results are not going to be as pleasing.  Good job I know how to sew the seam accurately!  

A happy compromise of me sewing, and the teenager pressing was agreed.  In no time at all, we were deciding on borders to make the block slightly bigger for a cushion. Quilted the block, and soon had a cushion.  

We used the following equipment: 

Sizzix Big Shot Plus 

657611 Half Square Triangle 2 1/2" finished  (watch the video, it has great tips for cutting!)

657615 Trapezoid 2 1/2" x 41/2"

657605 Rectangle  2" x 4" finished

659838 Square  4" finished

659852 Triangles 2 1/2"h x 4 12"w unfinished

The block comes out at 16" finished, we added 1/2" finished accent to border the block, and 2 1/2" outer border.  Once quilted the cushion top was trimmed down to 20".  

Things to remember with shapes like the trapezoid is to layer fabrics with either right or wrong sides together, so you get a left and a right shape.  If all your fabrics are layered on the die all facing the same direction, you will only get one shape, not its reverse as well.  

I hope you'll have a go at this block, it was really quick to make, and for me is filled with happy memories of a pleasant afternoon of stitching harmony with my daughter. 

Owl and Fox card

Hello everyone, It's Anna posting today.

I love looking at my dies and trying to figure out different and unique ways to use them.

If you know me then you know I love most things that are animal related but when it involves owls and foxes my interest is really peaked! :D

I created this cards for kids birthday for charity, using more Sizzix dies design by Craft Asylum. These dies are so easy to put together and when you adhere one to the card it’s adorable!

This cute little owl makes me so happy. I sure hope he makes the card recipient happy, too!

The sentiment “buon compleanno” in Italian is “happy birthday”.

 

 

l think he/she is so cute and a perfect companion for my Woodgrain background.

The card front has a hole and you can see the inside owl. I die cut a circle using Framelits to make the hole.

 

 

How cute is this little fox in the tree?!

 

 

The fox is peeking through a hole in an oak tree to ask “Who goes there?”

Here’s the inside of the card:

 

 

The owl or fox inside is a bit of a surprise when you open it!

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

 

Items used:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray) (660020)

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circles (657551)

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Friendly Fox (660812)

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Little Owl (660813)

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Woodland Flower (660814)

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Woodland Leaves (660815)

cardstocks

patterned paper

glitter paper

twine

ink pad

 

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Per le amiche italiane! :)

Buongiorno a tutti, sono Anna e come ogni venerdì tocca a me proporvi un'ispirazione con i materiali Sizzix.

Chi mi conosce sa che mi piacciono molto i teneri gufi, ma anche le volpi non sono da meno! Per cui quando si è trattato di creare delle card di compleanno per donare un sorriso a dei bambini, ho pensato subito alle fustelle Sizzix disegnate da Craft Asylum, perchè riescono subito a dare un tocco simpatico e dolce a qualsiasi biglietto.

Lui o meglio lei, visto che è una civetta, è così carina e si sposa perfettamente con lo sfondo effetto legno. Il fronte della card ha un buco da cui spunta la civetta, che è invece posizionata all'interno, proprio per simulare il tronco di un grosso albero. Per il foro, ho tagliato un cerchio usando i Framelits.

Per dare rilievo alle sagome ho tagliato anche una base dal cartoncino nero.

Anche la volpe è molto simpatica! Ed anch'essa fa capolino attraverso il buco dell'albero. Questa card l'ho pensata per un maschietto, quindi niente colore rosa :D

Il gufo e la volpe posizionati all'interno sono, così, una piccola “sorpresa” quando si apre il biglietto.

Questi piccoli animaletti mi mettono subito allegria, per cui spero tanto che possano regalare un sorriso ai piccoli destinatari :)

Ciao, alla prossima!

 

Materiali:
Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray) (660020)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circles (657551)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Friendly Fox (660812)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Little Owl (660813)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Woodland Flower (660814)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Woodland Leaves (660815)
cartoncini
patterned paper
cartoncino glitter
twine
inchiostro tampone