Keep laughing! Layout

Hello everyone!

How are you doing today?!

Here I am with a brand new layout full of wintery colors again! I told you I've been inspired by these color combos lately!

Today, I would like to show you this layout on which I played with two different Sizzix dies, and show you that these dies can be used such as pure embellishments, and bring extra contrasts and texture to your layout!

First of all, this is what you'll need to create this layout : 

• a Big Shot (655268)
• Frame Fancy BIGZ die (658038)
• Card Decorative Insert die (657994)
• Crate Paper papers
• Mr Huey Audrey
• Mr Huey Gold
• Studio Calico droppers
• Studio Calico mask
• Stickers (American Crafts, October Afternoon)
• Rubons ( Basic Grey)

Choose the paper you want as a background. Add some mists here and there.

Then cut two strips off of two different patterned papers and glue those two at the top and at the bottom of your background.

Cut your Card Decorative insert die into a double-sided patterned paper : glue the frame and add the inside after turning it upside down - you'll get a full frame with two different designs!

Do the same with the Frame Fancy die and mount it with 3D foam tabs.

 
Add some embellishments here and there, still sticking to the same color combo.

Hope you liked it!
Take care
Céline

Nordic Style

The shops are filling up with Christmas goodies and decorations as we speak as are our favourite magazines

 I'm sure that you have noticed that the whole Nordic theme is very much in vogue and wouldn't be nice to make some nice Nordic style Christmas cards, well the design elves over at the North Pole Sizzix HQ are one step ahead of you.

 

Here are a couple of cards which appear in the very wonderful Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine (Issue 110, November) which is in the shops right now. I hope you like them as there are plenty more inside.

The dies and embossing folders come from the Nordic Holiday range which are designed for Sizzix by Basic Grey and they are beyond fabulous but don't take my word for it, check out our website by entering 'Nordic Holiday' into the little search box at the top.

Envelope Book

Today I would like to share an idea that I did a few years ago. It is basically a card holder made with envelopes. The problem sometimes is to find envelopes that are different sizes in a diversity of colours that match up. Well, that is not a problem when you have the eclips with you as you can make envelopes is a huge variety of sizes and proportions.

I chose Card Fronts cartridge, but many cartridges have envelopes on them. I selected the C5 envelope as I like the shape and is a good large envelope.

One of the great things about the eclips is that it tells you what the sizes need to be for the C5 envelope but you can change those very easily by changing the height. So, it is extremly easy to make each envelope say 1inch smaller than the previous one.

Also, the eclips will score all the envelopes. As I was using Bo Bunny's double Dot paper, which is a thick paper, I tested it out to make sure that the scoring didn't cut through the paper, but it left enough indentation to fold nicely so I recommend always to do a test on the same type of paper before.

Once I had all the envelopes cut I glued them together, make the covers using chipboard and then binded them using the Bind it All.

I always leave the decorating for last. I am not sure if that is the correct way to go around making a project, but it works for me. I used my butterflies dies and stamps as well as the banner set.

And i just kept to those two sets to add a bit of pattern inside.

Each envelope will hold either cards from my friends and family or memorabilia. I am not sure just yet.

The little stickers are Basic Grey as is all the patterned paper from the Konnichiwa collection.

Each butterfly I stamped I tried to make it slightly different by using two coloured inks, both Memento.

Next time I will have to try with other sized envelopes, like a DL. Ideas, ideas...

Tone on Tone embossing!

 By Celine  Navarro

Hello everyone!

I've been catching up on my 31 Things online workshop with Ali Edwards these days and I wanted to show a layout  I made using my Big Shot Pro and some of my favorite small embossing folders! :)

Here are the embossing folders I used : 

First of all, I used 5 different BORDER embossing folders directly on my 8,5x11 layout : the great thing about the Big Shot Pro is that you can cut and emboss directly on a 12x12 layout! 

Simply place your 5 different border folders directly onto your white cardstock and place your 8,5x11 background in your Big Shot Pro : you will need your regular Big Shot plateform to emboss though.

Then I used those white speech bubbles and worked tone on tone on my embossed background : a little bit of sewing and voilà! I love the way it looks!

You can also add colors to your embossed background with mists or inks, for example, then you can stamp or color your speech bubbles the same color! Embossing and tone on tone is the best to me! :)

Supplies

Papers (American Crafts white cardstock); Alphas (Basic Grey, October Afternoon); Stamps (Studio Calico);  Stickers (October Afternoon); Arrow chipboards (Studio Calico); Washi Tape (October Afternoon, Bella Blvd); Big Shot Pro (656250); Bohemian botanicals Embossing Folders (657810); Peacock Vinte Embossing Folders (657819).

See you next week!
Céline

THANK YOU MOM card

Hello everyone! How are you doing? I hope everything is doing fantastic for you!
I wanted to show you today a nice and very cute card to make for your loved ones!


Here's what you need : 

• a Big Shot (655258)
• Embossing Folders - Raspberry Frame Set (657717)
• Embossing Folders - Scroll Frame & Succulent set (657716)
• kraft cardstock
• Studio Calico July kits
• Mr Huey Gold mist

Step #1 : emboss your kraft cardstock. Place your kraft cardstock in between the embossing folder and run it through your Big Shot.

Step #2 : Make each corner round and glue it on a patterned paper. Sew them together.

Step #3 : cut the hexagons papers and glue them onto your card.

Step #4 : Emboss a tiny pice of kraft cardstock and emboss it to make your title.

Step #5 : Stamp THANK YOU with brown ink on a patterned paper.

Step #6 : add some embellishments.

Step #7 : give your mom a hug when you give the card to her :)

Take care!
Céline