Summer Layout by Gerry van Gent

Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!

I am sharing today with you a summer layout I created using 

as always gorgeous Sizzix products. I totally love the NEW 

Big Shot Starter Kit and for my post today I used the pretty

butterfly thinlits/bigz die from the kit - Love it!

Did you know that you can win this Starter kit?

You still have time until Friday 6th November 2015!!!

Check out this LINK and who knows maybe you'll be our winner!

659765 Sizzix Big Shot Starter kit (White & Gray) 

660210 Thinlits Die Set 102PK Alphanumeric (1" Tall)

660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Scribbles & Splat

660804 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Happiness Phrases

658521 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die Venice

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Don't you just love that cute butterfly from the Big Shot Starter Kit?

I decorated each butterfly with an Alphanumeric letter.

"Hello" word from Happiness Phrases dies set was

die cut twice - once from white cardstock and once

from pattern paper. I used the white die-cut word as a shadow.

For the middle butterfly I used the butterfly die from the bigz die

which is included in this amazing Big Shot Starter Kit,

combined of course with the matching Butterfly thinlits.

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

Glitz Design Pattern papers

Prima Marketing flowers, SIIC, embolus, mask

The Scrapbook Diaries Clear stamps

Tattered Angels Clear Stamps

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Thank you for visiting us today!

Gerry 

"Love You" layout and a card by Gerry van Gent

Happy Sunday dear friends!

Today I have prepared for you two projects -

a layout and a matching card :-)

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit

660236 Sizzix Bigz Die w/Textured Fades Butterfly Duo

660159 Sizzix paper Punch Large Butterfly

656520 Sizzix Bigz Die Flourish, Floral w/Leaves 

660481 Sizzix Thinlits Die Do What You Love

660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Scribbles & Splat

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Here are a few close-ups 

From the beautiful Do What You Love thinlits die I 

used only the words "love" and "you".

Because I had two leftover die-cuts I decided to make

a matching card to the layout. 

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

Webster's Pages Pattern Papers

Glitz Design Pattern papers

Prima Marketing - clear stamps, sugar dots, stencil

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Thank you for visiting us today!

Have a creative Sunday!

Gerry

Colourful coasters for summer!

Hi Sizzix friends!!!

During the summer holiday it’s time to create something beautiful with our children. In this case we have decorated colourful coasters. We’ve passed a good time together trying colours and die-cutting.

Let us show you these fun coasters!

To create these coasters we have used standard cork coasters. Then we decided the colours to paint them and the dies to create girly coasters and boy coaters.

These are the materials we have used:

My Big Shot Plus, Layering daisy #2 dies, layering daisy die, splat die, die brush, cork coasters, different colours cardstock, acrylic paint, a paint brush and gel medium.

And here are the few steps to decorate them:

First we have paint in different colours one of the faces of the coasters.

Then we’ve die-cut in different colours cardstock the shapes we liked for each coasters. We’ve used the magnetic platform to die-cut with the thinlits.

We have die-cut big flowers to match the little ones.

Finally we’ve made our own combination and glued using the gel medium. We have also applied gel medium all over the top of the coasters to prevent from damaging the paper. 

Here are more details images:

 This is my favourite combination!!!

And this is the favourite of  my younger son.

Now we are ready to receive our friends at home and invited them to a delicious juice using these fabulous coasters!

We have used the following Sizzix products:

• 660020 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray)
• 656499 Sizzix Accessory - Standard Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
• 660513 Sizzix Accessory - Die Brush & Foam Pad for Wafer-Thin Dies
• 660487 Sizzix Bigz Die - Layering Daisy
• 660485 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Layering Daisy #2
• 660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Scribbles & Splat

I hope you have enjoyed these colourful and fun coasters. Thanks for your visit!

Have a creative and happy Friday!

Raquel

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¡Hola a todos!

Durante las vacaciones de verano es un gran momento para crear algo alegre con nuestros hijos. En este caso hemos decorado unos posavasos. Y lo mejor ha sido el buen rato que hemos pasado juntos. Pero mejor os enseñamos el resultado:

Para crear estos pasavasos hemos utilizado unos de corcho estandar. Entonces tocaba escoger colores y troqueles para darles un toque más de chica o chico (así hay para todos).

Los materiales utilizados son: Mi Big Shot Plus, los troqueles layering daisy #2 , layering daisy, y el splat, el cepillo, posavasos de corcho, cartulinas de colores variados, pintura acrílica, pincel y gel medium. 

Y estas son las imágenes de los pocos pasos necesarios: 

- Pintar una de las caras de los posavasos.

- Troquelar los motivos para decorarlos

- Combinarlos como más nos gusten.

- Encolar con gel medium y aplicar una capa por encima para proteger de manchas el papel.

Ahora ya estamos listos para recibir a nuestros amigos en casa e invitarlos a un zumo utilizando ¡¡¡estos alegres posavasos!!! 

Hemos utilizado los siguientes productos Sizzix:

• 660020 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray)
• 656499 Sizzix Accessory - Standard Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
• 660513 Sizzix Accessory - Die Brush & Foam Pad for Wafer-Thin Dies
• 660487 Sizzix Bigz Die - Layering Daisy
• 660485 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Layering Daisy #2
• 660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Scribbles & Splat

Espero que os hayan gustado estos alegres y divertidos posavasos y os animéis a crear los vuestros. ¡Gracias por la visita!

¡Feliz y creativo viernes!

Raquel

Never waste a map!

Hi everybody!

When I get after a few days of vacation, in my suitcase always comes some maps and tourist brochures.

My craft tip of the day is: you ought never throwing away the maps! Because you can create nice things with them.

They are great for scrapbooking and card making! This time I've created three cards that I love.

You can see, one by one, the three cards that I created with a map that I was no longer useful.

The Hello card.

The Destination card.

and the Together card.

So, now you know it! Maps are great for your paper crafts; from now you will never look the maps the same way. Never waste a map!

This are the Sizzix products used in this project:

660515 Sizzix Big Shot PLUS Starter Kit (White and Gray)

Hello card:

660220 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Mixed Media

660808 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Happy Home

656545 Sizzix Bigz Die - Flowers, 3-D

660481 Sizzix Thinlits Die - Do what you love

660579 Sizzix Textured Impressions Plus Embossing Folder - Botanical Swirls

660805 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Hello Flower

Destination card:

657569 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK - Tickets

Together card: 

660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Scribbles & Splat

660233 Sizzix Bigz Die - Heartfelt

Be Happy!!

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¡Hola a todo el mundo!

Cuando llego después de unos días de vacaciones, en mi maleta siempre llegan algunos mapas y folletos turísticos.

Mi consejo craft del día es: nunca tires los mapas! Porque se pueden crear cosas muy bonitas con ellos.

Son geniales para hacer scrapbooking y tarjetas! Esta vez he creado tres tarjetas que me encantan.

Puedes ver arriba, una a una, las tres tarjetas que he creado con un mapa que yo ya no era útil; la tarjeta Hola, la tarjeta Destino y la tarjeta Juntos.

Así que, ahora ya lo sabes! Los mapas son geniales para las manualidades del papel; a partir de ahora nunca volverás a ver los mapas de la misma manera. Nunca tires un mapa!

Estos son los productos Sizzix usados en este proyecto:

660515 Sizzix Big Shot PLUS Starter Kit (White and Gray)

Tarjeta Hola:

660220 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Mixed Media

660808 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Happy Home

656545 Sizzix Bigz Die - Flowers, 3-D

660481 Sizzix Thinlits Die - Do what you love

660579 Sizzix Textured Impressions Plus Embossing Folder - Botanical Swirls

660805 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Hello Flower

Tarjeta Destino:

657569 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK - Tickets

Tarjeta Juntos: 

660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Scribbles & Splat

660233 Sizzix Bigz Die - Heartfelt

Sed muy felices!!

Back to the travel postcards

Hi everybody!

Is vacation time, everyone will travel to nice places. And I want to propose to you a little funny thing for this year; not only send whatsapp, facebook, twitter, instagram and other things in the 2.0 world about your vacations..

This year you can also send a postcard. A postcard  written by hand, put a stamp and send by mail. Come on, let's go! it can be fun!

My proposal does not end here, the full proposal is make your own handmade postcard. Here you have a video with a creative idea (you'll learn a cool and colorful background with Archival inks)

come on! you'll love it!

This are the Sizzix products used in this project:
660515 Sizzix Big Shot PLUS Starter Kit (White and Gray)
660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Scribbles & Splat
657837 Sizzix Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Word Play

Be Happy!!

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Hola a todos!

Es tiempo de vacaciones, todo el mundo viaja a sitios bonitos. Y quiero proponeros una pequeña cosa muy divertida para este año; no sólo enviar WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram y otras cosas en el mundo 2.0 en vacaciones!

Este año también puedes enviar una postal. Una postal escrita a mano, pones un sello y la envías por correo postal. Vamos! puede ser divertido!

Mi propuesta no termina aquí, la propuesta completa es hacer tu propia postal a mano. Aquí tienes un vídeo con una idea creativa y divertida. Además aprendes a hacer un fondo con tintas Archival muy chulo y colorista.

anímate! te encantará!

Estos son los productos Sizzix usados en este proyecto:
660515 Sizzix Big Shot PLUS Starter Kit (White and Gray)
660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Scribbles & Splat
657837 Sizzix Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Word Play

Sed muy felices!!

"Hello" Cards by Gerry van Gent

Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!

For my post today I created two cards which 

are perfect for a new-born baby boy/girl.

I called my cards -  "delivery bag cards"

because of the small "handle" I added on top :-)

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit

660804 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Happiness Phrases

660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Scribble & Splat

660474 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Decorative Bubbles 

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I decorated the Splat with pearls and mini paper roses.

I adhered the Happiness Phrase "Hello" on top of a decorative label.

For the bag handle I use one of the Decorative Bubbles .

Firstly, I die cut the bubble with the hearts. 

After that I separated the circle into two parts.

 I used the trim of hearts to decorate the handle.

I hope you enjoyed my cards today!

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

The Scrap Cake Pattern papers

Prima Marketing Say it in Crystals

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Have a creative Sunday!

Gerry