A flower in a Box....

This month i received the - oh my Gosh! - the great Big Shot Plus Starter Kit...
And there is so much in to play with at this set - of course the great new and bigger Big Shot
(you are able to use 8 1/2 x 11 materials!!!) - but there are also a lot of great supplies in...

For example the thinlits set with a totally cut box die....
or the Textured Impressions Plus Embossing Folder (Dots)...
or the Bigz L Die (Everyday Essentials)

And out of all this is made a flower gift box.... not only with a flower on - also with
a flower in the box....

I cut out to of the boxes - on for the outside wich i embossed with the
Dots Embossing Folder - and one for the inside.

For the inside i cut of the sides of the lid (and you have to fold it a little more tight).

Before insert i fixed a little piece of wire as the flower stalk...

And i made two 3D-flowers with the Bigz L Die (Everyday Essentials) that also
comes with the Starter Kit.

One i fix at the wire inside the box and one at the lid.

A little decoration (i made the closure our of two brads and a piece of rubber band)...
and the box is ready for giving...

The label is made with Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 9PK - Layering Frames

Have a great weekend, Stephanie


Materials:
Big Shot Plus Starter Kit
out of it:
For example the thinlits set with a totally cut box die....
or the Textured Impressions Plus Embossing Folder (Dots)...
or the Bigz L Die (Everyday Essentials)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 9PK - Layering Frames

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Diesen Monat habe ich - oh mein Gott - das nagelneue Big Shot Plus Starter Kit bekommen.
Und neben der absolut genialen Big Shot mit der man auch A4 durchkurbeln kann, sind auch noch
jede Menge andere schicke Teilchen im Set...

Zum Beispiel das Thinlits Set mit dem Die für die total süße Box....
oder der Textured Impressions Plus Embossing Folder (Dots)...
oder die Bigz L Die (Everyday Essentials)...

Und aus all dem habe ich eine Blümchen-Geschenkbox gemacht.
nicht nur mit einer Blume oben drauf - nein auch mit einer drinnen.

Ich habe zwei mal die Box durchgekurbelt.
Die eine habe ich mit den Pünktchen embossed - für außen.
bei der anderen habe ich die Seiten am Deckel abgeschnitten und sie etwas enger gefalten - für innen.

Bevor ich das Innenteil eingesetzt habe, habe ich noch den Draht-Blütenstiel befestigt.

Dann habe ich mit den Blumen der Everyday Essential Die zwei Blüten gemacht.
Die eine habe ich am Draht innen befestigt und die andere auf der Box...

Noch ein bisschen Dekoration (der Verschluss besteht aus zwei Brads und etwas
Gummiband - das Label habe ich mit dem Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 9PK - 
Layering Frames gemacht) - fertig ist die Box
zum Verschenken.

Habt ein tolles Wochenende, Steffi

Be Happy Layout

Hello Sizzix Friends!

Happy Thursday!!!

Today I want to share with you a layout, 

a cute way to decorate your best pictures, the best moments of your life.

In this photo I was with my husband in the Plaza de Espana in the city of Seville.

A wonderful memory of a great holiday where I felt really happy!!

I used:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit 660515

Textured Impressions Plus Embossing Folder included in Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit 660515

Bigz L Die everiday Essential included in Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit 660515

Thinlits Plus Die Set included in Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit 660515

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Speech Bubbles

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Happiness Phrases

Scissors

Glue

Cardstocks (light pink, fucsia, white and yellow)

Watercolors

Die cut two white cardstocks of different sizes.

Embossing the smaller card then paint whit watercolours.

Die cut two speech bubbles, one pink one yellow.

Die cut hearts using light pink and fucsia cardstocks.

Die cut Hello and Be Happy phrases.

Die cut tho butterfly using Bigz L Die Everiday Essential 

included in Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit 660515.

Die cut two butterfly using Thinlits Plus Die Set 

also included in Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit 660515.

Now assemble the different parts to create a pleasing layout!

I love it!!

Thank you for your visit!!

See you soon!

-PER LE LETTRICI ITALIANE-

Ciao a tutte! Felice giovedì!

Oggi voglio condividere con voi un layout,

un modo carinissimo per abbellire le vostre foto e per 

incorniciare i momenti più belli della vostra vita!

In questa foto era con mio marito nella bellissima

Plaza de Espana nella città di Siviglia.

Un viaggio in cui mi sono sentita molto felice!

Per questo progetto ho usato:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit 660515

Textured Impressions Plus Embossing Folder incluso in Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit 660515

Bigz L Die everiday Essential incluso in Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit 660515

Thinlits Plus Die Set incluso in Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit 660515

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Speech Bubbles

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Happiness Phrases

Forbici

Colla

Cartoncini

Acquerelli

Tagliare due cartoncini bianchi di differenti misure.

Embossare il cartoncino più piccolo usando

Textured Impressions Plus Embossing Folder incluso in Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit 660515.

Quindi colorarlo a piacere con gli acquerelli.

Fustellare due fumetti e alcuni cuori usando i cartoncini rasa e fucsia,

fustellare ancora le frasi Hello e Be Happy usando

Thinlits Plus Die Set incluso in Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit 660515. 

Fustellare due farfalle usando 

Bigz L Die everiday Essential incluso in Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit 660515

e altre due usando le Thinlits adatte che trovate sempre nel kit della Big Shot.

Ora mettete insieme tutti i pezzi per creare un piacevole layout 

con la vostra foto preferita!

A me piace tantissimo!

A voi??

Vi ringrazio per le vostre visite.

Giovanna

Wedding invitation envelope

Hi everybody! Elena here.

Just after Easter begins the wedding season, so today I want to show you a really beautiful but simple wedding invitation envelope.

 Supply list:

• 657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine
• 659736 Sizzix Bigz Die - Basics
• 659744 Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Hexagons & Chevrons Set
• Craft Envelope
• White card
• Baker's Twine
• Foam squares

I love the look of white and craft to make wedding projects, so I have combined a simple craft envelope with a beautiful and embossed white flower.

To create this flower you just have to die cut some flower shapes out of white card and then emboss them using the textured impressions embossing folders. This gives the flower a very elegant look. Then bend a little the petals and put the flower together with some foam squares.

Happy Monday!

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Hola a todos!

Justo después de Semana Santa empieza la temporada de bodas, así que os quiero enseñar hoy un sobre para las invitaciones con un look muy sobrio y elegante.

Me encanta el look del blanco con el craft para los trabajos de boda, así que he combinado un sencillo sobre craft con una elegante flor blanca.

Para hacer la flor sólo tenéis que troquelar varias flores y luego hacerles la textura con las carpetas de embossing. Esto le da a la flor un look muy elegante. Después dobláis un poco los pétalos para darles volumen pegáis todas las capas con foam adhesivo y ¡ya la tenéis lista!

¡Feliz lunes!

Embossed background card

Hi everybody! Elena here

Today I want to show you a card I made and how to make this embossed background.

Supply list:

• 657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine
• 659711 Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Arrows & Typewriter Keys
• 659464 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps - Hello
• 657561 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 6PK - Hearts
• White, red, light green card
• Stamped vellum
• Foam squares
• Black ink
• Distress ink
• Adhesive pearls
• Black gel pen

To achieve this background you have to emboss one piece of light green card using the Typewriter textured impressions embossing folder. Then you have to file it a little bit to reveal the white cord of the card. Then ink it with Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink. To complete the card die cut some hearts, stamp and die cut the sentiment, glue some white pearls and attache all to the card base using some foam squares.

Hola a todos!

Hoy os quiero enseñar cómo hacer esta tarjeta con embossing como fondo. 

Para hacer este fondo primero haced el gofrado de fondo con la carpeta de embossing de las letras. después limadlo un poco con una lima de uñas para revelar el fondo blanco de la cartulina y depués poner un poco de tinta Distress Cracked Pistachio. Una vez tengáis el fondo, troquelad algunos corazones, estampad y troquelad el mensaje de la tarjeta, pegad algunas perlitas y pegadlo todo a la base de la tarjeta con foam adhesivo.

Smile card. Crafting with children

Hi everybody! Elena here

Do you like to craft with your children? Winter is a great time to spend some time with them, as the days are cold and rainy and it is not possible to go outside most of the time, so crafting is a very good alternative. They love it! And with the Big Shot, some dies, textured impressions embossing folders and some colored card you can create a lot of different projects that they are going to love.

Today I want to show you and example you can make. it si a little 10x10 card so simple and easy to make. But I'm sure your kids will enjoy very much.

Supply list:

• 657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine
• 659785 Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Smile & Plus Set
• 659780 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 7PK - You & Me
• Card: White, black, blue, pink, red, glitter...
• Foam squares
• Glossy Accents
• White gel pen

To create this card you only need to make a card base of 10x10 in black card and cut a square of white card of 9x9 cm. Then emboss the white card with the smile textured impressions embossing folder and die cut the word, rainbow and clouds out of different colors of card. Then adhere everything using foam squares, put some glossy accents on top of the clouds and make some dash lines with white gel pen. So easy and so funny!

Happy Monday!

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¿Os gusta hacer trabajos manuales con los niños? Invierno es una buena época para eso, ya que con el mal tiempo que hace pasamos más ratos en casa y hacer algo creativo con ellos es una muy buena idea. Para eso es ideal la Big Shot, ya que con solo unos troqueles, carpetas de textura y cartulinas podemos hacer un montón de cosas chulas que les encantarán.

Hoy os doy una pequeña idea: Una tarjeta rápida y sencilla que seguro que les encanta. Para realizarla sólo tenéis que hacer una base de tarjeta de 11x11 cm en negro y cortar un cuadrado de 10x10 en cartulina blanca. Hacéis el gofrado con la carpeta de textura Smile y luego troqueláis  la palabra, el arco iris y las nubes con diferentes cartulinas. Lo pegáis todo con almohadillas 3D y ponéis un poco de Glossy Accents y un falso cosido como adorno. ¡El resultado les encantará!

¡Feliz lunes!

Snowflake Alchemy!

Firstly, Hello to all the gang at Sprinkle Twinkle in Kings Lynn where I was giving a demo day and workshop at the weekend, we had lots of fun looking at some of the new Christmas dies and sharing a few techniques.

At the start of the day, a lovely lady named Tina brought me some Welsh cakes to make me feel at home so 'Diolch yn fawr iawn'. Next time I'm down that way I'm going to take them a few mountains, we've got plenty to spare in North Wales and they could do with a couple dotted about the place. I've never seen so much sky?

One of my demos on the day involved a new set of Thinlits snowflakes from that man Tim Holtz who has hit a winner again with his gorgeous new collection of seasonal dies, click on this link to see what I mean!

I am also using a set of Thinlits Tags which everyone should make some room for in their die-cutting stash. Two other sets which proved very popular on the day and which I couldn't resist using are the Thinlits Holiday words collection and the Thinlits Labels collection. The embossing folder used is from a set of two namely Beaded Garland & Snowflakes. All of the products named are designed by Tim for Sizzix and I will be featuring more in the coming weeks because they are fab!

I use the word alchemy in the title which was. of course, the pseudoscientific vain pursuit of turning base metals into gold. With Sizzix and a few Distress Inks however we can hopefully turn plain ivory and kraft card into crafting gold..... I hope!!!

I die-cut the tag and word 'joy' from stiff ivory card and I die-cut three of the five snowflakes and the rosette label from kraft card. I then embossed or to be more precise, debossed the beaded garland onto the ivory tag before blending some of my favourite Distress Ink colours (Broken China, Shabby Shutters, Dusty Concord and Vintage Photo) over the top.

I used a brayer to apply a thin coat of gesso to the label and snowflakes before strategically inking with the green, blue and purple. I then delicately spritzed the die-cuts with clean water to add a subtle mottling effect. Finally, I applied a little Vintage Photo inks to the edges. 

Do you use Distress Glitter.... If not why not? It's super fine and adds a wonderful sparkle to whatever it touches, you can apply as much or as little as you want and it always allows the underlying colour to shine through. I applied a blob of PVA glue to my craft sheet and used my fingertips to apply some to the edges of the die-cut shapes in a random fashion before dipping it into the glitter. Next, I used 3D foam pads to mount the three snowflakes together before decorating with a few adhesive gems.

I applied the glitter to the word 'Joy' which I attached to the label before adding an adhesive pearl in place of the die-cut dot over the letter 'j'. Next, I used a pokey tool to pop a hole through the top of the label and added a couple of jump rings.

I used my Distress Inks to colour some Crinkle Ribbon and attached it around the base of my tag tied into a bow.

And here is the finished tag, I added some paper string through the hole in the top from which I hung my label and mounted the snowflake with some more 3D foam pads. It may not be alchemy, but it's certainly very different from the raw materials with which we started our journey... More from Tim's new collection next week!

Shabby chic flower card

Hi everybody!

Today I want to share with you a Shabby chic card using basic dies and embossing folders.

Supply list:
• 657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine
• 659436 Sizzix Bigz Die - Garden Greens
• 657564 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK - Ovals, Scallop
•  658077 Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Swirls, Butterflies & Dragonflies Set
• Card Stock: White, pink, green
• Paper flowers
• Adhesive pearls
• Distress ink
• Black gel pen
• Liquid glue
• Foam squares
  

Sometimes I'm in a romantic mood and I like to craft something Shabby chic. I love to use the Textured Impressions embossing folders in this style, in combination with some distress ink for a little bit of color and softness. In this case I have applied this technique in the card background and also in one of the scallop ovals. Then I have created  a bouquet with some paper flowers and leaves from Tim Holtz's Garden Greens Bigz die. Finally I have attached some pearls and the card is done. Very easy and romantic :)

Happy Monday!

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¡Hola a todos!

Hoy os enseño una tarjeta Shabby chic utilizando troqueles básicos.

A veces tengo un humos un poco romántico y en esos momentos me gusta scrapear algo en estilo Shabby chic. Me encanta utilizar las carpetas de textura en estos casos, combinadas con tinta Distress para dar un poco de color y suavidad. En esta tarjeta he utilizado esta técnica en el fondo y en uno de los dos óvalos. Después he creado un bouquet de flores de papel y hojas troqueladas con el troquels Garden's Green de Tim Holtz. He puesto unas perlitas y tarjeta terminada. Muy fácil de hacer y muy románitca.

¡Feliz lunes!

Beautiful frame as a card shape



Hello Sizzix fans! It's Karola here with something new from my craftroom! For today's post I would show you an unusual shaped card. 

I absolutely LOVE to use an interesting shapes as a forms of my cards, I think it's a great way to try create something out of the box. The main role in my today's card playing a stunning frame, which I cut out using Framelits - Frame, fancy oval die. This shape of card is perfect for any occasion, especially for birthdays and weddings.

And here are my cards, I made a year ago, using the same set of dies - Framelits Die Set 4PK - Frame, Fancy Oval:

Here are some tips on how to create a similar card:

Sizzix supplies used:

658300 Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
657902 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK - Frame, Fancy Oval
659573 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Spring Greenery
658455 Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set

1. Using Big Shot machine, Framelits Die Set 4PK - Frame, Fancy Oval (large frame) and a white cradstock (250 - 300 gsm), cut out a frame. 
2. After cutting the large filigree frame you have also an oval. Use it to draw an oval shape onto folded card base (square 14 x 14 cm). Remember to leave a 1 - 1,5 cm folded space on your card base and 0,5 cm space around the oval edges. We need the final card base bigger than the orginal oval.
3. Apply liquid glue on the edges of the oval card base and stick the frame on it. 
4. Again, use the die-cut oval to trace the shape on patterned paper. Cut the oval along the drawn line. It will be our background of the card.
5. You can emboss patterned oval shape using one of Sizzix Textured Expressions embossing folders. I used the honeycomb motif from Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set.
6. Adhere an embossing oval in the centre of the card base (on the white frame), using 3D foam squares.
7. It's the time for decorate your card. I using patterned chipboards, the flower and Sizzix dies to cut out beautiful motifs. I cut out the ivy leaves using Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Spring Greenery and the butterfly - using the die included to Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal).

Thank you for visit us today! 

Have a wonderful Easter weekend!! 

~~ Karola ~~ 

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Witajcie fani Sizzix-a! :) Tu znów Karola z kolejną inspiracją z mojego craftroomu! Na dziś przygotowałam kartkę w nietypowym kształcie, jednym z moich ulubionych. Absolutnie uwielbiam używać ciekawych kształtów jako form moich kartek, myślę, że to świetny sposób, aby trochę potrenować i popróbować tworzenie niecodziennych kartek a także kreatywne wyobrażenie o kartce okolicznościowej.

Główną rolę w mojej kartce, którą Wam dziś prezentuję, pełni przepiękna ramka, którą wycięłam za pomocą wykrojnika z zestawu Framelits - Frame, fancy oval. Myślę, że to doskonały motyw do kartek na każdego rodzaju okazję, w szczególności do kartek urodzinowych i ślubnych.

Oto kilka wskazówek, jak w prosty i szybki sposób wykonać podobną kartkę:

Wykorzystane produkty Sizzix:

658300 Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
657902 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK - Frame, Fancy Oval
659573 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Spring Greenery
658455 Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set

1. Za pomocą maszyny Big Shot, wykrojników z zestawu Framelits Die Set 4PK - Frame, Fancy Oval (duża ramka) oraz białego brystolu (250 - 300 g m/²), wytnij dekoracyjną ramkę.
2. Po wycięciu ramki, powinien pozostać ci jeszcze owal (środek ramki). Użyj go do odrysowania owalu na złożonej bazie kartki (kwadratowa baza 14 x 14 cm). Podczas wycinania owalu, pamiętaj o dodaniu ok. 0,5 cm zapasu, ponieważ potrzebujemy bazy nieco większej niż oryginalny, wycięty wykrojnikiem owal. Nalezy też zostawić ok. 1 - 1,5 cm miejsca w miejscu złożenia bazy kartki. 
3. Nałóż niewielką ilość kleju na brzegi owalnej bazy kartki a następnie naklej dekoracyjną ramkę. 
4. Ponownie, używając owalu, który został wycięty wykrojnikiem, odrysuj kształt na kolorowym lub wzorzystym papierze do scrapbookingu. Wytnij owal wzdłuż narysowanej linii. Będzie to tło naszej kartki.
5. Możesz dodatkowo wytłoczyć owalne, kolorowe tło za pomocą jednego z folderów do embossingu Sizzix. Ja użyłam folderu z motywem plastra miodu z zestawu: Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set.
6. Wytłoczony owal przyklej za pomocą kostek 3D na środek białej ramki znajdującej się już na bazie naszej kartki.
7. Pozostało ozdobić kartkę. Ja użyłam zadrukowanych tekturek, kwiatka oraz pieknych papierowych elementów, wyciętych za pomocą wykrojników Sizzix. Listki bluszczu wycięłam korzystając z wykrojnika Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Spring Greenery a ażurowego motylka - za pomocą wykrojnika dołączonego do zestawu startowego -  Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal).

Dziękuję za odwiedziny na blogu Sizzix! 

Życzę Wam wspaniałego, wielkanocnego weekendu! 

~~ Karola ~~

Textured card with a decorative window


Hello everyone!

It's Karola here with next Sizzix inspiration! In my today's post I would like to show you an idea for a lovely and textured background for cards. I love to use all kinds of textured elements in my projects, and using Sizzix dies and embossing folders we can create interesting and unique texture.

As you can see on my card, I created decorative window, it's the main decorative point on this card. In addition, the background paper, in which I cut out window is embossed. 

Here's how I created the main accent and unique background for my card:

Sizzix supplies used:

658356 Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Rose Vines & Trellis Set

657902 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK - Frame, Fancy Oval

659436 Sizzix Bigz Die - Garden Greens by Tim Holtz

1. For my decorative background, I prepared a piece of textured Core'dinations cardstock. After cutting the paper for the background, put a small die with a frame motif from Framelits Die Set 4PK - Frame, Fancy Oval on the centre of the paper and then cut out the window.
2. Then, I embossed this piece of cardstock using trellis motif from Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Rose Vines & Trellis Set.
3. We can further decorate the background. I decided to highlight the embossed pattern by adding a bit of white gesso on the top.

I stick my background to the card base and in the centre of the window added 3D embellishment. I also added some decorative elements such as ribbon, twine, "celebrate" word and the flowers, with leaves I cut out using Bigz Die - Garden Greens by Tim Holtz.

I hope I was able to inspire you to create interesting cards.

Thank you for visiting our blog! Have a wonderful, creative weekend!

~~ Karola ~~

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Witajcie! 

W dzisiejszym poście chciałabym pokazać Wam pomysł na ciekawe tło do kartki okolicznościowej. Uwielbiam stosować wszelkiego rodzaju elementy z teksturą w moich pracach, a wykorzystując wykrojniki oraz foldery do embossingu Sizzix bez trudu możemy nadać pracom wyjątkowej tekstury i głębi.

Jak widzicie w mojej kartce stworzyłam dekoracyjne okienko. Dodatkowo tło kartki, czyli papier, w którym wycięłam okienko ma wytłoczony wzór za pomocą folderu do embossingu. Oto jak stworzyłam glówny akcent mojej kartki, czyli jej wyjątkowe tło:

Wykorzystane produkty Sizzix:

658356 Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Rose Vines & Trellis Set

657902 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK - Frame, Fancy Oval

659436 Sizzix Bigz Die - Garden Greens by Tim Holtz

1. Przygotowałam papier na tło, w tym przypadku jest to brystol Core'dinations. Po docięciu papieru ułożyłam mały wykrojnik z motywem ramki z zestawu Framelits Die Set 4PK - Frame, Fancy Oval na środku papieru, a następnie wycięłam okienko. 
2. Papier z wyciętym okienkiem wytłoczyłam we wzór dekoracyjnej siatki za pomocą folderu do embossingu z zestawu Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Rose Vines & Trellis Set.
3. Tak przygotowane tło możemy dodatkowo ozdobić. Ja postanowiłam podkreślić wytłoczony wzór, dodając na wierzch nieco białego gesso. 

Moje tło nakleiłam na bazę kartki a w środku okienka nakleiłam przestrzenną ozdobę. Dodałam też kilka dekoracyjnych elementów takich jak wstążka, dratwa, napis i kwiatek, który ozdobiłam listkami wyciętymi za pomocą wykrojnika Bigz Die - Garden Greens by Tim Holtz.

Mam nadzieję, że udało mi się Was dziś zainspirować do stworzenia ciekawej kartki. 

Dziękuję za odwiedziny na naszym blogu i życzę Wam wspaniałego, kreatywnego weekendu!

~~ Karola ~~