Splashes, strips and rippings :)

Hi,It's me and my new project for you!
Last weeks were very busy for me - a lot of travelling and teaching, meeting people, gathering and sharing inspiration. Oh, how i love classes:)
During one of the weekends - at Stockholm ScrapClass event in Sweden - I've created the project showed below - based on mixed-media techniques and using lots, lots of Sizzix cut outs:

As you can see Sizzlits Decorative Strips  were used not only for cutting out pieces for decoration but also masking the background. I love the effects you can achieve this way - perfect matching elements both on the paper and between the layers under the photo!

I couldn't help myself and found some space to add some doily cut-outs too - I simply love ripping them into pieces and adding to my project as extra texture!

Here you can find the links to the Sizzix Dies I used for this layout:
- Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Harlequin Border (657825)
- Sizzix Thinlits Die - Doily (659068) 

All the other products are from Prima Marketing - mostly my Resist Canvas collection - Elementals, Vintage Vanity background stamps and papers from A4 Journaling Paper Pad.

Sending you best wishes - see you soon!
Finn

Halloween Bat Softie

Hi Everyone! This is Anna.

It's Friday which means it's Sizzix project on the UK blog!

With Halloween just around the corner, Sizzix come up trumps with plenty of items and ideas for you.

Today I have been playing with my felts, fabrics and two of the Sizzix dies. I thought I'd do a little bat for Halloween, but I didn't know how to create the wings. I' ve got an idea: use the tree shape Sizzix Bigz Die - Christmas Trees, 3-D (658754)!!!

These bats are surprisingly quick to make so I hope you’ll enjoy the project! :)

I had the idea for this one, based on my chicks, and I couldn’t resist making it too!

If you'd like to make one of these, I've put together some brief instructions here:

Items used:

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (658300) machine + dies
Sizzix Bigz Die - Christmas Trees, 3-D (658754)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Owl #2 (657694)

black or grey felt
white and pink felt scraps
scraps of fabric to decorate
black buttons
polyester stuffing
sewing machine & basic sewing supplies (scissors, thread, needle, etc.)
hot glue



How to make:

1- Begin to cut out the pieces of your bat using Bigz Die - Owl #2 (657694). Cut out also two circles for eyes with die of Starter kit and the bat wings with Bigz Die - Christmas Trees, 3-D (658754) and cut out a little white star to make two teeth.
Make sure you cut two pieces for the bat's body and for the eyes and the wings, too.
2- Now it's time to sew! We'll begin with the eyes, sew the outline. Sew the buttons and the teeth.
3- Now it's time to sew our little bat together. Take a wing, trap it between the pieces for the front and the back, and pin it. Now do the same to other wing.
Sew around the edge of the bat, leaving a gap at the bottom.
4- Stuff the bat with fluff. Sew together the gap. Then add the heart.

And, there you have it! You are ready to celebrate Halloween without much hassle! Isn't this so cute? It is perfect as a gift for kids.
Thanks for stopping by today!  I am thrilled to be sharing this simple Halloween project :)

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Per le amiche italiane! :)

Ciao! Ecco un nuovo appuntamento con Anna.

Halloween è proprio dietro l'angolo e Sizzix vi offre un sacco di fustelle e di idee per questa magica festa. Così oggi ho deciso di affrontare questo tema giocando con feltro, stoffa e due fustelle Sizzix.

Avevo pensato di fare dei piccoli pipistrelli per i miei nipoti da regalare per Halloween, un po' come avevo fatto per i miei pulcini, ma non sapevo bene come creare le ali. Poi all'improvviso l'illuminazione! Ecco l'idea di utilizzare la forma dell'albero di Natale della fustella Sizzix Bigz Die - Christmas Trees, 3-D (658754)! Questi pipistrelli sono sorprendentemente veloci da fare quindi spero vi piacerà il progetto :)

Se volete farne uno, qui di seguito trovate le brevi istruzioni e qui sopra anche le foto di alcuni passaggi.

Materiali:

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (658300) machine + dies

Sizzix Bigz Die - Christmas Trees, 3-D (658754)

Sizzix Bigz Die - Owl #2 (657694)

feltro nero o grigio

ritagli di feltro bianco, fucsia

ritagli di stoffa per decorazioni

bottoni neri differenti

ovatta sintetica

macchina da cucire + necessario per cucito (filo, ago ecc)

colla a caldo

Procedimento:

1 - Iniziare a tagliare i pezzi del vostro pipistrello utilizzando la Bigz Die - Owl # 2. Tagliare anche due cerchi per gli occhi, con la fustella bigz dello Starter kit e tagliare le ali di pipistrello con Sizzix Bigz Die - Christmas Trees, 3-D (658754) e con la stessa fustella tagliare anche una piccola stella bianca per fare i dentini. Assicuratevi di tagliare due pezzi per il corpo del pipistrello e due per gli occhi e le ali.

2 - Ora è il momento di cucire! Inizieremo con gli occhi: cucire il contorno del cerchio bianco con filo in contrasto e poi cucire il cerchio interno (fucsia o giallo). Cucire sopra i bottoni. Tagliare dalla stellina bianca due punte, che saranno i denti. Aggiungere i denti con piccoli punti (o colla a caldo).

3 - Ora è il momento di finire di cucire il nostro piccolo pipistrello. Prendete un ala, inserirla tra i due pezzi (anteriore e posteriore) e spillare assieme. Fare lo stesso per altra ala. Cucire lungo il bordo del pipistrello, lasciando un'apertura in fondo per l'imbottitura.

4 - Imbottire il pipistrello con l'ovatta sintetica. Cucire l'apertura. Quindi aggiungere il cuore con colla a caldo.

Ecco fatto! Ora siete pronti per festeggiare Halloween! Non sono carini? Sono perfetti come regalo per i bambini!

Grazie per essere passati di qui! Sono stata felice di condividere questo semplice progetto per Halloween. Alla prossima!

Scrappy hexagons



As you  may have realised I'm really excited about hexagons at the moment, but I don't always have as much time as I would like to complete something - so I have used a quick, maybe a cheats, way of doing hexagons..
I also wanted to create something quite different to the traditional pieced hexagons that I'm also working on - so I used a jelly roll for the hexagons to create the scrappy look. I used the Bigz die 658317 to cut the hexagons - you can cut up to 32 hexagons in one go - how good is that!!
I fused some web onto a backing fabric and then placed the hexagons in place and fused them into place - you have to be careful when placing them so that they fit together well and there are no gaps between them.

As you may see the blue with yellow swirls needs adjusting to that it butts up against it's neighbours.

This is a really quick way to create a hexagon patchwork and when fused in place I stitched around the hexagons with luminous pink ( luminous threads are very popular at the moment) to complete the look. 

You could make a whole quilt like this if you wanted - but you would probably need to make it in sections as it would be quite difficult to stitch a complete piece in one go.

So what am I making - you'll need to look in again next week to find out.



Bye for now.
Angela

Autumn Card

Hello Autumn Card

Time for a seasonal card! Autumn colours to celebrate the holidays.

Supply list:

Papers: Crate Paper, Basic Grey

Embellishments: Basic Grey

Sequin: Jenni Bowlin Studio

Stamp: Tim Holtz

Ink: Chalk Raspberry Pie

Embossing Powder: Aladine

Dies:

659376 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 7 PK with stamps-Holiday Joy

659378 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 6 PK with stamps-Snowman Blueprint

It was really great to play with the latest stamps-dies combination from Tim Holtz.

Here I selected the Holiday Joy set for the Christmas Trees and the Snowman Blueprint for the label shape.

The trees are stamped on a bronze cardstock then embossed with Aladine golden powder.

Cutting them is like a children’s game! Place your die on your printed shape and out the whole in your Big Shot. Easy!

The label is stamped in red then cut out the same way as previously described.

This is a card ready to be sent!

See you next Thursday

Karine

Carte Hello Automn

Aujourd'hui je vous propose une carte de saison ! Des couleurs automnales pour célébrer les vacances.

Matériel :

Papiers : Crate Paper, Basic Grey

Embellissements : Basic Grey

Sequin : Jenni Bowlin Studio

Tampon : Tim Holtz

Encre : Chalk Raspberry Pie

Poudre à embosser : Aladine

Dies :

659376 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 7 PK with stamps-Holiday Joy

659378 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 6 PK with stamps-Snowman Blueprint

Un grand plaisir de jouer avec les tous derniers combinés tampons-dies Tim Holtz.

J'ai opté ici pour le set Holiday Joy pour les sapins et Snowman Blueprint pour la forme étiquette.

Les sapins sont imprimés sur un cardstock couleur bronze puis embossés en or avec de la poudre Aladine.

Pour les découper rien de plus facile ! Il suffit de placer le die sur votre forme et de passer l'ensemble à la Big Shot. Un jeu d'enfant !

L'étiquette est quant à elle imprimée en rouge puis découpée de la même façon.

Voici une carte prête à être postée.

A jeudi

Karine

Halloween Fun (Part 2)

By the time this post is published I will be landing in Slovenia, where I am teaching a series of workshops in the historic and picturesque city of Ljubljana which is very exciting for me as it is a place that I have never visited before, I promise to let you know all about it next week.  


I hope you liked the Frankenstein card last week, if so here are a few more ideas using many of the same dies and techniques. To make the Wolfman card I used the Ornate and Pennants On the Edge dies alongside my trusty Framelits Circle #2 set. The card used is the BoBunny Double Dot card.


I started by trimming a 13cm wide rectangle of Orange card to size using both blades of the Ornate On the Edge die. Next, I trimmed it to size with a pair of scissors and tried it for size against a rectangle of brown card (10 x 15cm). I made the teeth using the pennants die and attached them to the face along with a 10cm wide rectangle of brown card representing the chin.

The next job was to trim the base of the chin using the other blade on the pennants die. After die cutting and assembling the eyes using the Framelits circles I added them to the card along with the top of the head which was attached using 3D foam pads. To create the ears and nose I used an old favourite technique. I die cut a circle from the orange paper, folded it in half and placed the die back onto it cutting two leaf shapes. These were attached to each side of the head forming the ears. The base card was created from ivory card stock and I rounded off the corners using my trusty Corner Chomper.

Here is the finished card and below are a couple more, I was having so much fun I couldn't stop myself!

The Mummy was a collection of distressed paper strips and die cut circles, the teeth were made using the Plaque & Postage On the Edge die

The vampires hair was die cut using the Brackets On the Edge die and the fangs using the same Pennants die used above

Here is the complete set. Using these few simple ideas and techniques is a great way to have fun with die cutting and it really opens up a new world of creative possibilities.

Have Fun!!!

You Are the Best


Hi All!

Daria is here. And today for my post I created a layout! This layout is about my daughter. She was so sweet when she was a little girl. I love these photos.

I used light yellow cardstock, stencil with hearts and Pan Pastel to create background. And of course I used different dies to make my layout looks more interesting.

Items used:
Big Shot Machine (657900)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps - Banners #2 (658696)

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 9PK - Tags #2 (658611)
Sizzix Thinlits Die - Frame, Fancy Rectangle (658948)
Sizzix On the Edge Die - Distressed Doily (657496)

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 9PK w/Stamps - Word Labels (658701)

I love to cut doilies from vellum. It makes doilies so airy. Also I used stamps from Word Labels dies set to create a titles of my layout.

Have a nice day!

Daria.


Всем привет!

Сегодня я со страничкой о моей дочке. На этих фотографиях она еще совсем кроха, и такая сладкая! Для создания странички я использовала светло-желтый кардсток, трафарет с сердечками и pan pastel. Так же я использовала различные ножи, чтобы моя страничка выглядела интересней.

Для создания заголовков я использовала штампы из набора ножей Word Labels.

Материалы:

Big Shot Machine (657900)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps - Banners #2 (658696)

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 9PK - Tags #2 (658611)
Sizzix Thinlits Die - Frame, Fancy Rectangle (658948)
Sizzix On the Edge Die - Distressed Doily (657496)

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 9PK w/Stamps - Word Labels (658701)

Всем хорошего дня!

Дарья.

Happy Christmas

Hi everyone
I hope you had a great week. Today I will show you a Pop'n Cuts card using Pop'n Cuts "base" Card,Square W/ Ornate edge and Pop'n Cuts "Insert" Label,Funky 3-D pop up



Sizzix dies i have used:
Sizzix Pop'n Cuts "Base" Card, Square w/Ornate edge ( 658378)
Sizzix pop'n Cuts "Insert" magnetic Label,Funky 3D(Pop up) ( 658373)
Sixxiz large Holliday Icons by Brenda Walton ( 658732)
Sizzix framelits Label, Funky ( 658362)
Supply list:
Paper:Kaisercraft St. Nicholas Collection
Ink: Rangers distress ink- vintage photo-,- Fired brinck-
Stamp:Woodware craft Collection clear magic singles
Platinium stickles from Ranger and flowers

 

 I hope you injoyed my project today, see you next Tuesday

Wish youa great week

Pia

Hej alle

I dag vil jeg vise et Pop up kort hvor jeg har brugt Pop'n Cuts Base og Pop'n Cuts insert die.

 

Sizzix dies som jeg har brugt:
Sizzix Pop'n Cuts "Base" Card, Square w/Ornate edge ( 658378)
Sizzix pop'n Cuts "Insert" magnetic Label,Funky 3D(Pop up) ( 658373)
Sixxiz large Holliday Icons by Brenda Walton ( 658732)
Sizzix framelits Label, Funky ( 658362)
Andre materialer:
Papir:Kaisercraft St. Nicholas Collection
Ink: Rangers distress ink- vintage photo-,- Fired brinck-
Stempler:Woodware craft Collection clear magic singles
Platinium stickles fra Ranger og roser

Jeg håber du fik lidt inspiration, vi ses næste tirsdag

Ønsker dig en fantastisk uge

Pia

 



Christmas Card for you.....

Hi everyone...I'm still in Christmas mood and have a Christmas card to show you today with some new Dies from Sizzix. I just love Christmas...the best time of the year :o))

Supply list:
657900 Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (Powder Blue & Teal)

658760 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Holly, Beaded & Snowflake Garland

658768 Sizzix Bigz Die - Packages & Bows

657467 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Festive Greenery
658567 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 3PK - Sized Ovals 

Papers: Bazzill, Pion Design - Wintertime in Swedish Lapland, chipboard
Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection

Inks: Distress ink Pad - Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint and Barn Door

Other: Seam Binding Ribbon, 3D foam

How to do:
Cut out white Bazzill and fold to a card 15x15 cm. Cut out a panel 14,7x14,7 cm and glue it to the main card. Die cut oval with Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 3PK - Sized Ovals .
Die cut snowflake garland with Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Holly, Beaded & Snowflake Garland
and glue or sew around the oval.
Glue patterned paper to chipboard and die cut packages and bows with Sizzix Bigz Die - Packages & Bows
Distress the packages and bows with Distress ink Pad - Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint and Barn Door

 Glue the package to the main card.

Die cut branch with Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Festive Greenery and glue it to the main card with a bow.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anne Kristine

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Hei alle sammen.... jeg er fortsatt i julestemning og her er nok et julekort med noen av de nye Sizzix Dies. 

Materialer:

657900 Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (Powder Blue & Teal)

658760 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Holly, Beaded & Snowflake Garland

658768 Sizzix Bigz Die - Packages & Bows

657467 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Festive Greenery
658567 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 3PK - Sized Ovals 

Papir: Bazzill, Pion Design - Wintertime in Swedish Lapland, chipboard
Stempler: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection

Inks: Distress ink Pad - Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint and Barn Door, Archival Ink - Jet Black

Annet: Seam Binding bånd, 3Dputer

 

Beskrivelse:

Skjær ut et panel med Bazzill and fold til et kort i str. 15x15 cm. Skjær ut et panel i str. 14,7x14,7 cm og lim dette til selve kortet. Stans ut oval med  Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 3PK - Sized Ovals .
Stans ut snøstjerne bord med Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Holly, Beaded & Snowflake Garland
og lim dette rundt ovalen.
Lim mønsterark på chipboard og stans ut pakker og sløyfer med Sizzix Bigz Die - Packages & Bows
Distress disse med Distress ink Pad - Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint and Barn Door
Lim pakkene foran på kortet.
Stans ut en gren med Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Festive Greeneryog limes til selve kortet med en sløyfe.

Takk for at du stikker innom her.

Anne Kristine

3D Christmas tree tag

Hi everybody! Now that we are almost in November is time to start thinking of Christmas projects. Today I want to show you a 3D Christmas Tag that can be used as a gift tag but also as an ornament.

Supply list:

• 657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine
• 658754 Sizzix Bigz Die - Christmas Trees, 3-D
• 658628 SizixTextured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Winter Snowflakes Set
• Cardstock
• Pattern paper
• Stamps
• Distress Inks

• Adhesive pearls
• Double sided tape, foam Squares

I love this 3D Christmas Tree die from Brenda Walton. It is very easy to create something really amazing with it. You just have to die cut 3 little trees, fold them (They already have the scoring line!) and glue them together.

Here you can see the 3D details. I love the final result!

Happy Monday!

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¡Hola a todos! Ahora que ya casi estamos en noviembre es hora de ir pensando en los proyectos de Navidad. Hoy os quiero mostrar una etiqueta con un árbol 3D, que nos puede servir para poner en un regalo y también para adornar el árbol de navidad.

Materiales:

• 657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine
• 658754 Sizzix Bigz Die - Christmas Trees, 3-D
• 658628 SizixTextured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Winter Snowflakes Set
• Cartulina
• Papel decorado
• Sellos
• Tintas Distress

• Perlas adhesivas
• Cinta de doble cara, foam adhesivo

Me encanta este troqueI para hacer árboles 3D de Brenda Walton. Es facilísimo crear algo realmente sorprendente con él. Solo necesitas cortar 3 arbolitos, doblarlos por la mitad (¡Ya vienen con los dobleces marcados!) y pegarlos entre ellos.

Aquí puedes ver cómo quedan los detalles en 3D. ¡A mí me encanta como quedan!

¡Feliz lunes!

a quilt for a boy


A friend of mine has just had a little baby boy. In my house there seem to be an awful lot of quilt tops lying around ready to be quilted that are perfect for little girls...but not for little boys. So this weekend I set about making a simple zig zag quilt using the tutorial I posted a while ago for a 2-hour quilt top. This 6" finished square die is for the big shot pro, which I know not many of you own. The biggest half square triangle die for the normal big shot machine is the 5" (which when sewn into a quilt makes a 4.5" square). You would need to make your quilt 8 rows of 8 squares to make one the same size (mine is  6 x 6).

I used 7 of the prints from this stack below, because I wanted a small, square quilt that would be useful as a playmat and small enough to use in the car or pram. It will finish at 36" square once I've got those blocks sewn together, which is a really nice baby quilt size.

I'll get this finished today and sew the binding on tonight so I can take it to my friend tomorrow and meet the little baby for the first time. I think it'll be the last baby any of my friends have, most of our children are older and we're all done with the baby stage. That's a little sad, isn't it?