A layout with lots of different dies

Hello Sizzix friends!!
I am so sorry that my post is going up later than usual this Sunday, but the trouble is it's raining so much here that the basement of our house is flooded and I had to deal with that for most of the day. We have a pump that is supposed to take the water out but it really was no big help since the power was cut for several hours. Ok, that was my day. I hope you had a better one so far!! :-)

Anyway, I have a page that I'd like to share with you as usual:

And I even took some close up shots. 

Unfortunately the colours are not great due to the abysmal lightning conditions....

It was nice to play with some great Sizzix dies and stamps to take my mind off things.

The framelits stamps are great because you see exactly where you are supposed to cut out your stamped image. It's really easy to get a nice clean cut.

For my title I combined one of the Sizzix thinlits dies with some letter stickers.

Finally a close up of some of the bunting pieces I cut out with a new Bigz die and some Tattered florals with some framelits leaves.

These are the Sizzix Products that I used:
Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 12PK w/Stamps - Here & There
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK w/Stamps - Simply Lovely 
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK w/Stamps - English Garden 
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 7PK - You & Me
Sizzix Bigz Die - Tattered Florals 
Sizzix Accessory - Susan's Garden Tool Kit
Sizzix Bigz Die - Pennants

In addition I used  Heidi Swapp 'Dreamy' collection and letter stickers and flowers från Papirdesign -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hejsan Sizzix vänner!

Ledsen att mitt inlägg kommer mycket senare idag! Mitt problem är att det är hundraårsregn i södra Sverige i dag och min källare är totalt översvömmat. Jag har tömt hinkar etc hela dagen, och nu börjar det regna igen.....Vi har en länspump som egentligen ska ta hand om vattnet, men när jag kom ner i källaren tidigt i morse var det redan fullt av vatten där pga elavbrott som gjorde att pumpen inte fungerade!! Detta var min dag. Hoppas din varit bättre!! :-) 

Men i vilket fall som helst har jag en sida att dela med er idag: 

Några närbilder blev det också, men tyvärr blev färgåtergivningen inte så bra med de dåliga ljusförhållandena vi har.

Det var trevligt att underhålla mig en stund sen med underbara Sizzix dies och stämplar för att skingra tankarna lite.

 Framelits stämplarna er kanon sedan du ser exakt var du ska lägga din die för att få en perfekt utstansning. Enkelt!!

Jag använde en die fra Sizzix thinlits settet 'You & Me' för min titel tillsammans med några alfabetsstickers.

Slutligen en bild på mina banners som jag gjorde med en ny Bigz die och mina Tattered florals med några snygga framelits löv.

Dessa fina Sizzix produkterna använde jag:
Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 12PK w/Stamps - Here & There
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK w/Stamps - Simply Lovely 
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK w/Stamps - English Garden 
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 7PK - You & Me
Sizzix Bigz Die - Tattered Florals 
Sizzix Accessory - Susan's Garden Tool Kit
Sizzix Bigz Die - Pennants

I övrigt använde jag papper från Heidi Swapp 'Dreamy' collection and letter stickers and flowers från Papirdesign.

 

Stars in my cushion !!!

Hi everyone again !!!I was wishing to try the stars die that  Sizzix sent me some time ago, so I did another cushion in the same size  I showed  the last one in june.  Again  applique patchwork technique.

My cushion is 13" x 13 "

Supplies :

656339

Sizzix Bigz Die - Stars

14"x 14" rustic cotton fabric ( top )
14" x 9.5 rustic cotton fabric ( back )
14" x 5" rustic cotton fabric ( back )
14" x 2 " gingham fabric ( back ) 
Scraps of fabrics for stars ( 10 )
14" x 14 "  batting
14"x 14" white fabric for the backing
 53"   ruffle ribbon for the borders ( mine by Mokuba )
5"  ruffle ribbon for clousure ( mine by Mokuba ) 
1 Button
Vliesofix  termoadhesive ( doble size ) 


Here it´s is how I started. First I  chose the ten  fabrics and ironed the  termoadhesive in the squares of the fabrics  , then I cut the  big stars with the Big Shot machine. 

Peeled the paper from the wrong side of  each star and ironed on the rustic cotton square, three in a row., nine in total.

Then I sew  inside the stars with a multicolored thread for quilting  and  did a sandwich with the batting and white fabric for quilting just three stars  out of them ( 1/4 " )

Finally I sew the top and back in the same way I did in my Three Heart Cushion tutorial  but adding the ruffle ribbon before sewing the back of the cushion and a  another star on the right botton corner. Take a look to the pictures.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!!I can ´t believe  how summer is finishing and come back work again!!

Love

Mercedes

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¡¡¡ Hola a todo el mundo otra vez !!! Estaba deseando  probar el troquel de estrella que Sizzix me envió hace algún tiempo así que hice otro cojín del mismo tamaño del que te mostré en junio. De nuevo he  vuelto a la técnica del aplicado.

Mi cojín mide lo mismo : 33cm x 33cm

Las medidas de los materiale son casi las mismas con alguna pequeña variación.

35.5 cm x 35.5 cm de algodón rústico ( top)

35.5cm x 24cm  de algodón rústico ( trasera )

35.5cm x 12.5 cm de algodón rústico ( trasera )

35.5 cm x 5 cm de tela de vichi ( trasera)

Restos de telas para las estrellas ( un total de 10 )

35. 5 cm x 35.5 cm de guata  y lo mismo de tela blanca para la trasera del top.

135cm de cinta rizada para el borde ( Mokuba )

12.5 cm de cinta rizada para el cierre ( Mokuba )

1 botón

Fliselina termoadhesiva de doble cara

Esto es lo primero que hice, elegir las diez telas , cortar cuadrados a medida de las estrellas grandes  y planchar la fliselina en cada uno . Luego corté con la máquina Big Shot .

Le quite le papelito y situé   nueve estrellas centradas en el cuadrado grande de tela rústica. Planché y  cosí una costura dentro de cada estrella con un hilo matizado para acolchar. 

Luego hice un sanchwith con la guata y la tela blanca y acolché solo tres estrellas por el borde exterior dejando un margen de 1/4 “ .

Finalmente coloqué la cinta rizada sujeta con alfileres y cosí  cojín de la misma manera que hice  en el tutorial del  Cojín de los tres corazones, solo que antes cosí  la última estrella que quedaba en la esquina inferior derecha . Echa un vistazo a las fotos.

Que tengas un maravilloso fin de semana. ¡ No puedo creer que el verano se está acabando y vuelvo al trabajo la semana que viene !

Cariños

Mercedes

Cotton and Steel

Hello - how is  your week turning out? I have my 3 grand-daughters staying with me this week - they are 1,3 and 5 - so as you can imagine there hasn't been a lot of sewing going on here! Well I have been altering some dresses for them as they are flower girls at a wedding next week - so I'll save showing you  their photo until they are all scrubbed and dressed up next week!
Needless to say I haven't had a moment to finish the bird table runner from last week - even though 5.30 a.m., has become a normal time in my day - so I'm afraid I'll have to postpone showing the finished item.
So why is the blog called Cotton and Steel this week - well it's because I have a selection of fabrics from the collection to start a new project -

There are quite a lot of fabrics in the fun new collection by some talented new designers - I love all the new colour and print mixes coming onto the market this year and hope it will continue for a long time. 
I have been given these to make a padded cover and top for a coffee table - we saw a picture of one we liked but decided that the budget wouldn't stretch to buying it - so we are going to make our own variation - so watch this space over the next few weeks to see how it progresses - and if it turns out the way we imagine!
Well the sun is shining and I have some little girls waiting to go shopping for a present for a birthday party tomorrow. When we come back we are going to use the Big - Shot and some Bigz dies to cut paper and card shapes to make some birthday cards and gift tags.
It won't be long now until bedtime - not the girls - mine!!
That's all for this week - I'm off to have some fun with 3 little beauties - more sewing news next time.
Angela

It's summer time ! by Karine

Hello!

Here is a new page 100% free style and full of colours! It’s summer so let’s take the opportunity to scrapbook the first portraits of the season.

Supply list:

Cardstock: American Crafts

Paint: Pébéo

Spray ink: Tattered Angels

Enamel Dots: Studio Calico

Stickers: Studio Calico

Die Cuts: Heidi Swapp

Masking tape

Stamps: Glitz Design, Craft Origine

Inks: Chalk Prima

Others: charcoal, buttons

Dies:

658300 : Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit

659108 : Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 6PK-For the record

658334 : Sizzix Sizzlits Die-Flights of Fancy

I had fun creating a custom-made background with a white cardstock and green acrylic paint.

Apply the paint vertically with an old loyalty plastic card.

While the paint dries, cut some shapes with your Big Shot for future decoration.

I chose a little butterfly and photo corners.

These embellishments are cut out of white paper then shaded with Adirondack watermelon ink. Then I stamped on them for more fancy.

Have fun writing all that comes to your mind with your charcoal. Dim it lightly with your fingertips. Draw a heart free-hand.

Add some colourful dots, buttons and stickers.

Your page is done!

Have a lovely day,

Karine

Bonjour !

Une nouvelle page ce jour 100% patouille et haute en couleur ! C'est l'été on en profite et on scrappe les premiers portraits de saison !

Matériel :

Cardstock : American Crafts

Peinture : Pébéo

Encres en spray : Tattered Angels

Enabel Dots : Studio Calico

Stickers : Studio Calico

Die Cuts : Heidi Swapp

Masking tape

Tampons : Glitz Design, Craft Origine

Encres : Chalk Prima

Divers : fusain, boutons

Dies utilisés :

658300 : Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit

659108 : Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 6PK-For the record

658334 : Sizzix Sizzlits Die-Flights of Fancy

Je me suis amusée ici à créer un fond sur mesure en utilisant un cardstock blanc et une peinture acrylique verte.

Appliquez la peinture verticalement à l'aide d'une carte en plastique.

Pendant que la peinture sèche, découpez des formes à la Big Shot en vu de décorer votre création. J'ai opté ici pour un petit papillon et des coins photos.

Ces embellissements découpés en blanc sont ensuite ombrés à l'encre Adirondack watermelon. Ils sont ensuite tamponnés pour plus de fantaisie.

Amusez-vous à écrire tout ce qui se passe dans votre tête à l'aide d'un fusain, estompez légèrement au doigt. Dessinez un coeur à main levée.

Complétez votre page avec des pastilles colorées, boutons et autocollants.

Votre page est terminée !

Très belle journée à vous

Karine

Christmas Tri

Now I know what you are thinking, " Silly old Pete has spelt Tree wrong!" well, I wasn't actually trying to spell 'tree'. I have made three different cards using the new Triplits dies from Stephanie Barnard and the word 'three' in Welsh is Tri so it turns out that I knew what I was doing all along...... for once!

Triplits are wafer thin die sets representing staggering value in the sense that they are incredibly versatile and offer multiple options for those wishing to flex their creative muscles.

 I'm concentrating on the Christmas Trees set which includes no less than 14 separate elements as you can see below.

Sticking with the 'three' theme I'm want to demonstrate how easy they are to use by showing the cards from start to finish in a series of three pictures, so without further ado.......

I used my PC to print my 'Merry Christmas' Greeting onto 3 separate A6 blank white cards, Next, I die-cut the base tree from corrugated card and the other elements from matt gold card which I then lightly distressed with a sanding pad.

I then assembled the tree and attached it to the base card using 3D foam pads. I also tied a length of natural twine around the base.

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For the next card I die-cut the base tree from deep red card and the other elements from patterned paper from a Hobbycraft 6 x 6 paper pad that goes by the name of 'Love Collection'. I attached these separate elements to the base tree using 3D foam pads.

I die-cut the star and attached everything to the base card again using 3D foam pads before decorating the base of the tree using a length of knotted pink ribbon tied in a bow.

For our third card I used the large tree die to cut an aperture through the front of the base card before die-cutting a smaller white tree and a selection of assorted circles from silver mirror card.

I attached a folded rectangle of turquoise card into the base card as my insert and mounted my die-cut white tree onto it through the aperture. I then decorated the tree using the silver die-cut circles and added the die-cut star.

Here are the finished cards seen all together, given time (a luxury in my line of work!) I'm sure I could have gone on to create dozens more even in this restrictive format. I love these clever little die sets and they are one of the first items on my creative Christmas list.

Last week I was in Norway, or to be more exact, the beautiful city of Oslo where I was representing Sizzix as the guests of Global Hobby who are based in Bergen (Stunning place!). They were fabulous hosts and I would like to thank Alf Christian and his team for making me feel so welcome. 

While I was there I thought that I would create few cards with a Norwegian flavour using some of the wicked Papicolor card which they distribute. It folds, cuts, tears and creases so beautifully... I think I'm in love!

The first thing I made was the gift box using the Tim Holtz Pillow Box die which I decorated with torn strips of card replicating the Norwegian national flag. I  then added some die-cut floral elements from the Big Shot Starter Kit.

With the card and tag I took a slightly different approach. I used the flag motif as before but I also wanted to celebrate Norway's proud history for exploration by using a Tim Holtz Texture Fades embossing folder from the Airmail & Compass Set and a few butterfly's die-cut using the Butterfly Frenzy decorative strip die

I really love the colours and it was so much fun to do I hope you like them to?

Chaotic photo session / Lettere kaotisk photo session

 

 

 

Sizzix has come up with some really cool products designed for those scrappers doing Project Life. I am a digital project-lifer but I love the products for cards and layouts.

 

 



 

I had had the nine pictures printed some time ago with a different page design in mind but I thought they were so much fun that I decided to use them this week. I mounted all nine pictures on a piece of cream coloured cardstock giving some of them a slight angle and leaving others straight.

 

 

 

I thought the speech bubbles from Thinlits Die Set 6PK - I Heart This and Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics would make for great embellishments and so I combined them with a die cut camera and the word smil (the die says smile but I cut the e off to make it a Danish word) from Thinlits Die Set 7PK - You & Me.

 

 

I did another cluster of speech bubbles in the top left corner of the layout. For all the speech bubbles I drew lines in black ink by hand giving each speech bubble a defining edge but still keeping everything playful and fun.

 

Supply list:

Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)

Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics

Thinlits Die Set 7PK - Borders

Thinlits Die Set 7PK - You & Me

Thinlits Die Set 6PK - I Heart This

Cardstock

Vellum

Paper (October Afternoon)

Veneer figures (Studio Calico)

Sticker alphabets (LillyBee & JilliBean)

Stamp (Papertrey Ink)

Enamel dots (My Mind's Eye)

 

 

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Sizzix har lavet nogle fede produkter, som kan bruge til Project Life, men da jeg laver mit PL digitalt har jeg været begejstret for at bruge produkterne til kort og layouts.

 

Det er noget tid siden, at jeg printede disse ni billeder ud, og jeg havde egentlig et andet design i tankerne, men da billederne er så sjove, besluttede jeg mig for at bruge dem i denne uge. Jeg satte alle ni billeder på ét stykke karton: Nogle af dem sidder lige, andre er vippet lidt til den ene eller anden side.

 

Jeg syntes, at taleboblerne fra Thinlits Die Set 6PK - I Heart This ogThinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics  ville være gode som pynt, så jeg kombinerede dem med et udstanset kamera og ordet smil (jeg skar bare e'et af det engelske smile) fra Thinlits Die Set 7PK - You & Me.

 

I øverste venstre hjørne lavede jeg endnu en samling af talebobler, og på alle talebobler tegnede jeg sorte streger langs kanten for at give dem lidt kant, mens jeg fortsat holdt det sjovt og kækt.

 

Ingredienser:

Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)

Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Basics

Thinlits Die Set 7PK - Borders

Thinlits Die Set 7PK - You & Me

Thinlits Die Set 6PK - I Heart This

Karton

Vellum

Papir (October Afternoon)

Finérfigurer (Studio Calico)

Stickers (LillyBee & JilliBean)

Stempler (Papertrey Ink)

Enamel dots (My Mind's Eye)





Little cards

Hello to all:) Today I show you these little cards I made using black and white colors. These are just so suitable f.e for the gifts.

Sizzix products:
Sizzix Big Shot Machine 657900
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK w/Stamps - English Garden 659526
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Be Thankful 659766
Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Houndstooth & Dots Set 659745

Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Hexagons & Chevrons Set 659744

Sizzix Bigz Die - Floressa 659708

Other products:

white cardboard

black marker

Archival Ink Jet Black

black mist

cement board seam tape

black flowers

glue

Cut the cards out from the cardboard (size 8 cm × 16 cm) and fold in half. Emboss the front covers using folders Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Hexagons & Chevrons Set 659744 and Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Houndstooth & Dots Set 659745.

Cut the flowers out using Sizzix Bigz Die - Floressa 659708. Draw the lines with black marker if you want but this is not necessary. Stamp the leaves and cut them using Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK w/Stamps - English Garden 659526,  cut also the butterfly using Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Be Thankful 659766.

Finally piece all the embellishment together and finished cards:)

Happy crafting,Minna

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Moi, tässä pari tällaista pientä korttia, kivoja vaikka lahjapakettehin:)

Sizzix tarvikkeet:

Sizzix Big Shot Machine 657900
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK w/Stamps - English Garden 659526
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Be Thankful 659766
Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Houndstooth & Dots Set 659745

Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Hexagons & Chevrons Set 659744

Sizzix Bigz Die - Floressa 659708

 Muut tarvikkeet:

valkoinen kartonki

musta tussi

Archival Ink muste "Jet Black"

saumausteippiä

liimaa

Leikkaa kartongista kortit 8 cm × 16 cm ja taita kahtia. Kohokuvioi etukansi käyttäen kohokuviointikansioita Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Hexagons & Chevrons Set 659744 ja  Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Houndstooth & Dots Set 659745.

Leikkaa kukat käyttäen Sizzix Bigz Die - Floressa 659708 , piirrä rajat mustalla tussilla jos haluat:) Leimaa lehdet ja leikkaa käyttäen settiä Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK w/Stamps - English Garden 659526 , leikkaa myös perhonen stanssilla joka on setissä Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Be Thankful 659766.

Lopuksi kokoa kortit valmiiksi kuten kuvassa:)

Terveisin,Minna

A giftbox

Hi everyone

I hope you all had a great week, today I will show you a decoratet box using the  beautiful Layered Butterfly

Itemes I have used:
Sizzix Bigz / texture Fades Layered Butterfly 659578
Sizzix Bigz Die Floressa 659708
Sizzix Bigz Die Love Gears 659709
Supply list:
Paper: StudioLight-Industria, Tim Holtz paper stash-Menageria 8x8-
ink: Dew Drop-Brilliant graphite black-
Viva Pontura Paint-baby blue- and Inka gold, Black acryl paint to paint the box
Flower, ribbon
After die cut the butterfly I have put it into the embossing folder, ink using Black ink and some gold

Thanks for stopping by, wish you a lovely week

Pia

Hej alle

Jeg håber i har haft en dejlig uge, i dag vil jeg vise en genbrugs æske som jeg har malet og dekoret med den fantastiske sizzix Bigz Die Layered Butterfly
Sizzix dies jeg har brugt:
Sizzix Bigz / texture Fades Layered Butterfly 659578
Sizzix Bigz Die Floressa 659708
Sizzix Bigz Die Love Gears 659709
Andre materialer:
Papir: StudioLight-Industria, Tim Holtz paper stash-Menageria 8x8-
ink: Dew Drop-Brilliant graphite black-
Viva Pontura Paint-baby blue- and Inka gold, sort akryl maling til at male boksen med
Blomster, bånd
Efter at have udstanset sommerfuglen har jeg kørt den gennem embossing folder som giver det lækre mønster, sværtet med sort og gold

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

Pia

 

Pink vellum card. Creating shadows with die cutting

Hi everybody!

Today I want to show you a clean and simple vellum card that can be used as a party invitation.

Supply list:
•  658300 Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
• 659527 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK w/Stamps - Simply Lovely
• Pattern paper
• Pink Vellum
• Gitter and white card
• Staz'on ink
• Black gel pen
• Adhesive
• Foam squares

I have used pink vellum as my card base and I have adhered some pattern paper in the inside of the card. I love how you can see the inside paper though the vellum.

I have created a shadow effect die cutting the sentiment twice: One with glitter card and the other with the stamped image. Then I have adhered both together but the glitter one slightly down to the left.

Happy Monday!

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Hola a todos!

Hoy quiero enseñaros una tarjeta clean and simple que puede ser utilizada también como invitación a una fiesta.

Como base de la tarjeta he utilizado papel vegetal rosa y he puesto un papel decorado en el interior. Me encanta cómo se entrevé el papel decorado a través del vegetal. Para crear el efecto de sombra en la palabra he troquelado ésta dos veces, una con la cartulina de purpurina y otra con la imagen estampada y los he pegado juntos el de abajo ligeramente hacia abajo y a la izquierda.

Feliz lunes!