"Together" layout by Gerry van Gent

Hello Sizzix Peeps!

Did you have a great week so far? I hope so :-)

Well, I am an Instagram fan and I love posting photos there taken

with my phone. Some of the photos I take are really faves and worth

scrapping. Just like this photo of my kids - had to treasure up it on a layout.

For my blog post today I used the absolutely awesome Sizzix Big Shot Plus 

machine and some of the awesome dies included in the Starter Kit!

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Grey)

660473 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Decorative Trim #2

660218 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Handwritten Love

658526 Sizzix Bigz Die Elisse

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I began creating the layout by die cutting the scalloped tags - two of each size.

For the tags I used corrugated cardboard which I left "natural" ...

From the Decorative Trim #2 die set I used the hearts border....

I die cut it a few times and I outlined some of the hearts with white pen.

The beautiful flower die from the Starter Kit was die cut in total 6 times.

For each flower I used two different colors.

I wanted the background to be more playful so....

I cut separately some of the hearts from Decorative Trim #2

 and adhered them on the background.

I am so in love with the butterflies from the Starter Kit....

they are so intricate and pretty!

For my project I die cut the butterflies lots of times and 

I simply layered them - I prepared 3 "sets" of butterflies...

One of the layered butterflies was cut in the middle and used 

for decoration at both (left/right) edges.

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

Prima Marketing flowers

Prima Marketing Bloom Girls Spray

Ingvild Bolme Metallic Embellies

Sakura white pen 

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Thank you so much for visiting us today!

Have a creative Sunday!

Gerry

"Be Happy" layout by Gerry van Gent

Hello Sizzix friends!
Happy Sunday to all of you!

Today I have another layout to share with you... this time
mixing some new and old dies which were so much fun to play with.
This photo (of my daughter and I) makes me smile and feel so happy -
a great memory of last Summer so I decided to scrap it and of course
Happiness Phrases dies were the perfect touch to it.

657900 Sizzix Big Shot Machine

NEW 660804 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Happiness Phrases

NEW 660236 Sizzix Bigz Die w/Texture Fades Butterfly Duo

NEW 660220 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Mixed Media

NEW 660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Scribbles & Splat

656938 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die Tag & Bookplates

657491 Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders Springtime Background

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To make the butterflies I used my favourite brown fabric canvas. 

 On top I adhered another layer of the pretty Butterflies but this time I

used another material - sort of hard fabric which looks like grid.

They used it as anti-slip underlay for carpets/rugs (Ikea)

To make my butterfly pop and catch attention I added

a small flower and I added cute white antennae.... 

...and some more close-ups for you.....

Before I used the Mixed Media thinlits die I

cut a strip of the bottom part of the background pattern paper (approx. 6cm).

Then I die cut the paper strip from begin to end - using 4 times the Mixed Media die. 

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

Maja Design Pattern Papers

Prima Marketing Flowers

Ingvild Bolme Distressing Tool

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Thank you for your visit!

Have a creative Sunday!

Gerry

Bedroom door sign and Bookmarks for girls by Anna

Hello! It's Anna here. How are you doing on this pretty Friday morning?

Today I made this simple personalised door sign, perfect for a child's bedroom, for any princess in your life!
It's a very satisfying, relatively simple project and super charming...
 

 

 

Let me show you how it’s done!

 

 

I started with a sheet of cardboard and a piece of fabric.

I die cut the names of my nieces from Alphanumeric Thinlits Set.

Extra dimension was added with various felt hearts die-cut with Bigz Die Heartfelt by Tim Holtz.

If you want add stitches.

 

 

I used a mix of pale colours including lilac, pink, aqua, but it can be personalised with a special name and colour scheme.

A perfect gift for all occasions, ideal for a new baby, that can be hung from a bedroom door or perhaps above a bed.

An idea for your craft room door, also ;)

Furthermore, with my “negative” die-cut names, I created two fun bookmarks:

 

 

 
It's quick and easy to make a personalised bookmark with this fabulous die set!
All this productivity has made me weary! I think it's time for a coffee! :D
Enjoy the weekend! ♥
 
Bedroom door sign - Items used:
Sizzix Big Shot Machine (657900)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 102PK - Alphanumeric (1" Tall) (660210)
Sizzix Bigz Die – Heartfelt (660233)
cardstock
cardboard
polka dots fabric
scraps of felt and fabric
glitter foam sheet
laces
sequins
sewing machine and thread
double-sided tape
 
Bookmarks - Items used:
Sizzix Big Shot Machine (657900)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 102PK - Alphanumeric (1" Tall) (660210)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 20PK - Arrow Base w/Layering Shapes (660103)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 20PK - Notebook Base w/Layering Shapes (660110)
cardstocks
patterned papers
scraps of felt
twine
wooden beads
 

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Per le amiche italiane! :)

Ciao, sono Anna. Cosa state facendo di bello in questo venerdì? Vi state preparando per un week end creativo? Bè, spero di darvi alcune ispirazioni...

Oggi ho usato alcune nuove fustelle tra cui Alphanumeric Thinlits Set. E' un nuovo set di fustelle sottili, progettato da Tim Holtz, che ha il pregio di poter scrivere sia in “positivo” che in “negativo”, in quanto si possono posizionare le singole lettere sul cartoncino. Ovvero ci sono più pezzi di una stessa lettera, per cui è possibile scrivere una frase breve, senza problemi.

Ho pensato quindi di giocare con questo alfabeto per creare due progetti differenti.

Nelle foto in alto, vi mostro dunque la targa, che ho realizzato per la nuova camera delle mie nipoti. Devo dire che questo è un progetto relativamente semplice, ma che regala grande soddisfazione! Lasciate che vi mostri come si fa...

Ho iniziato con un rettangolo di cartone di recupero (non butto via niente!!!) ed un pezzo di tessuto a pois un po' più grande.

Come vi dicevo, ho tagliato i nomi con Alphanumeric Thinlits Set. Ho fissato le lettere con la colla ed ho aggiunto delle cuciture per impreziosire.

Allo stesso modo ho cucito una fila di cuori in feltro differenti, fustellati con la Bigz Heartfelt, sempre di Tim Holtz. Adoro questa fustella!!! Ho già in mente altre idee da fare con lei :)

Ho usato un mix di colori tenui, tra cui lilla, rosa, verde acqua, ma ovviamente, se vi piace l'idea, potete personalizzare a piacere con una diversa combinazione di colori.

Penso possa essere un regalo adatto a molte occasioni, come la nascita di un bebé... ma anche un regalo per se stesse, creando finalmente la targa della propria craft room ;)

Il secondo progetto, è nato nel tentativo di utilizzare i nomi fustellati in "negativo", così ho creato due simpatici segnalibri. Come vedete, con questo favoloso alfabeto, è piuttosto facile realizzare un segnalibro personalizzato. Io li ho poi abbelliti con cuori in feltro, ritagliati sempre con la Heartfelt, e altri piccoli dettagli fustellati con altre Thinlits.

Bene, tutta questa produttività mi ha reso piuttosto stanca, penso sia ora di un buon caffè! :D Come mi piacerebbe prenderlo insieme a voi!

Buon week-end! ♥

 

Targa con nomi per camera - Materiali:

Sizzix Big Shot Machine (657900)

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

Sizzix Bigz Die – Heartfelt (660233)

cartoncino

cartone

stoffa a pois

ritagli di feltro e stoffa

gomma crepla glitter

pizzi

paillettes

macchina da cucire e filo

colla e scotch biadesivo

 

Segnalibri - Materiali:

Sizzix Big Shot Machine (657900)

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

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 20PK - Arrow Base w/Layering Shapes (660103)

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 20PK - Notebook Base w/Layering Shapes (660110)

cartoncini vari

carte per scrapbooking

ritagli di feltro

spago colorato

perline di legno

The subtle look of honeycomb and butterflies - by Janna Werner.

Hello everyone, this is Janna. Today I would like to share two cards. Actually, it did not take very long to create them, so this is another great last minute idea (recently I have tons of them ;) ).
Here´s the first card..

Material list:
657900 Big Shot or
658300 Big Shot Starter Kit
657846 Sizzix Texture Fades Honeycomb
card base: Tchibo
patterned paper, sticker: Crate Paper
twine, vellum, petals, doilies: Stampin´Up
glitter: American Crafts
spray: October Afternoon
other: sewing machine

I cut the banners by hand, but Sizzix offers lots of great banner dies as well. I used the embossing folder only on the middle part of the paper, otherwise the pattern would have been too massive.
And here comes the second card..

Material list:
657900 Big Shot or
658300 Big Shot Starter Kit (the butterfly die is included in the kit)
card base: Tchibo
patterned paper, vellum bag, clip, frame: Crate Paper
twine: Garn und Mehr
pearls, cardstock: Stampin´Up
other: liquid pearls (Ranger Ink), sewing machine

The butterfly die from the Big Shot Starter Kit is one of my favorite dies right now - I love the clean and friendly design which fits any project. I wrapped the twine around the clothespin and afterwards, around the card. If wanting to open the card, you’d have to unwrap it first, just like a present. As the twine is attached to the clothespin, it won’t get lost upon opening the card.

I hope you liked today´s inspiration, please browse my Sizzix gallery for more fun projects and tutorials.

See you next thursday!
Janna

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Hallo ihr Lieben, hier ist Janna. Heute möchte ich euch zwei Karten zeigen. Eigentlich hat es nicht sehr lange gedauert, diese herzustellen. Damit sind sie eine tolle Last-Minute Idee (von denen habe ich in letzter Zeit öfter welche ;) ).
Zur ersten Karten...

Materialliste:
657900 Big Shot oder
658300 Big Shot Starter Kit
657846 Sizzix Texture Fades Honeycomb
Kartenrohling: Tchibo
Patterned Paper, Sticker: Crate Paper
Twine, Vellum, Blüten, Doilies: Stampin´Up
Glitter: American Crafts
Spray: October Afternoon
Anderes: Nähmaschine

Die Banner habe ich per Hand ausgeschnitten, Sizzix bietet aber viele tolle Banner Dies an. Den Embossing Folder habe ich nur in der Mitte verwendet, da das Muster ansonsten zu massiv geworkt hätte.
Zur zweiten Karte..

Materialliste:
657900 Big Shot oder
658300 Big Shot Starter Kit (Schmetterling Die ist im Kit enthalten)
Kartenrohling: Tchibo
Patterned Paper, Vellumbeutel, Clip, Rahmen: Crate Paper
Twine: Garn und Mehr
Perlen, Cardstock: Stampin´Up
Anderes: liquid pearls (Ranger Ink), Nähmaschine

Die Schmetterling Die aus dem Big Shot Starter Kit ist derzeit eine meiner liebsten Dies - mir gefällt das klar und freundliche Deisgn sehr gut, es passt auch zu fast jedem Projekt. Den Bindfaden habe ich um die Klammer gewickelt und danach um die Karte selbst. Wenn man diese aufklappen möchte, muss erst der Faden aufgebunden werden, wie bei einem Geschenk. Da der Faden um die Klammer gewickelt wurde, kann er beim Öffnen nicht verloren gehen.

Ich hoffe, euch hat die heutige Inspiration gefallen, bitte schaut in meine Sizzix Galerie, dort findet ihr weitere Projekte und Tutorials.

Bis nächsten Donnerstag!
Janna

Wall decoration with the Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit by Janna Werner.

Hello there, this is Janna with a new inspirational post on the Sizzix UK blog. Today I would like to share a scrapbooking page - well, actually it is more a wall decoration as I did not use any photos. I used only dies from the Big Shot Starter Kit: butterflies and circles.

Material list:
658300 Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (including BS machine and dies)
flower dies
cardstock: Bazzill
paper, twine, crepe paper, tea pot: Stampin´Up
vellum: American Crafts, Dear Lizzy
spray: Heidi Swapp
glitter glue: American Crafts
tag, washi tape, paint mediums, brush, water, pencil, sewing machine, scissors

The Starter Kit includes

• Big Shot (+ standard cutting pads and multipurpose platform)
• 1 Bigz die (Basic Shapes)
• 2 Medium Sizzlits dies (Butterfly, Delicate; Flowers #20)
• 1 Framelits die set (Basic Shapes)
• 1 A2 Large Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (Dotted Lattice)
• 10 Assorted Samples of Core’dinations Cardstock 

I was recently trying out a few techniques - I used different paint mediums and sprays on a tag and in the end I liked it so much that I wanted to incorporate the tag in a wall decoration for my craft room. 

I cut the flowers on the tag by hand, but you can perfectly use any Sizzix flower die for it. One flower is made of cardstock, for the other I used crepe paper.

The butterflies on the left are cut of crepe paper and vellum. I used watercolor on the vellum ones. I added lots of water, this lets the vellum roll up on the edges which adds a nice dimensional look to a project.

I used black spray to add contrast and depth to the page and highlightened the vellum butterflies with glitter glue.

I hope you enjoyed today´s inspiration. If you are interested in how to create a super easy (and fast) mini album for (mini) Polaroid photos, you might want to read the post I shared last week, just click right here. If you are looking for scrapbooking and card inspiration, you can find my previous Sizzix projects by following this link or on my Instagram account. By the way, if you haven´t seen it yet, Sizzix is also on Instagram. If you click on the designer´s photos on the right side of the blog, they will lead you to more fantastic projects!

Take care and see you next thursday!
Janna

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Hallo ihr Lieben, hier ist Janna mit einem neuen Inspirationspost auf dem Sizzix UK Blog. Heute möchte ich euch eine Scrapbooking-Seite zeigen.. naja, eigentlich ist es eher eine Wanddeko, da ich keine Fotos genutzt habe. Die verwendeten Stanzen sind alle aus dem Big Shot Starter Kit: Schmetterlinge und Kreise.

Materialliste:
658300 Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (inkl. BS Maschine und Dies)
Blumen-Dies
Cardstock: Bazzill
Papier, Twine, Krepppapier, Teekessel: Stampin´Up
Vellum: American Crafts, Dear Lizzy
Spray: Heidi Swapp
Glitzerkleber: American Crafts
Tag, Washi Tape, Farbmedien, Pinsel, Wasser, Bleistift, Nähmaschine, Schere

Im Starter Kit sind enthalten:

• Big Shot (+ standard cutting pads and multipurpose platform)
• 1 Bigz die (Basic Shapes)
• 2 Medium Sizzlits dies (Butterfly, Delicate; Flowers #20)
• 1 Framelits die set (Basic Shapes)
• 1 A2 Large Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (Dotted Lattice)
• 10 Assorted Samples of Core’dinations Cardstock 

Ich habe kürzlich ein paar Techniken ausprobiert - dabei habe ich verschiedene Farbmedien und Sprays auf einem Tag miteinander kombiniert. Das Resultat hat mir am Ende so gut gefallen, dass ich den Tag als Teil einer Wanddeko für mein Arbeitszimer nutzen wollte.

Die Blumen auf dem Tag habe ich per Hand geschnitten, Sizzix Blumen-Dies eignen sich aber auch hervorragend dafür.. die eine Blume ist aus Cardstock, die andere aus Krepppapier.

Die Schmetterlinge auf der linken Seite sind aus Krepppapier und Vellum. Letztere habe ich mit Wasserfarben bemalt. Hierfür habe ich relativ viel Wasser genommen, da dieses die Ränder hochrollen lässt, was automatisch Tiefe und Dimension erschafft.

Mit schwarzen Spray-Klecksen habe ich etwas Kontrast hinzugefügt, anschließend habe ich mit Glitzerkleber kleine Highlights gesetzt.

Ich hoffe, dass euch die heutige Inspiration gefallen hat. Wenn ihr Interesse daran habt, wie man ein schnelles und leichtes Mini Album für (mini) Polaroids herstellen kann, dann schaut euch noch meinen Post von letzter Woche an, einfach hier klicken. Wenn ihr weitere meiner Sizzix Scrapbooking-Seiten und Karten sehen möchtet, klickt bitter hier oder schaut auf meinem Instagram-Account. Übrigens, falls ihr es bisher nicht wusstet: Sizzix ist ebenfalls auf Instagram vertreten. Wenn ihr auf die Bilder der Designer an der rechten Seite des Blogs klickt, findet ihr noch weitere fantastische Arbeiten!

Macht´s gut und bis nächsten Donnerstag!
Janna

Mini album with washi tape binding by Janna Werner.

Hello everyone, this is Janna.
Today I´d like to share a mini album that I created for my upcoming 4-day-journey to Oslo. I am going to take it along on the trip and will use it as a smash book.

 

Material list:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
657691 Sizzix Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves
657495 Sizzix On The Edge Die - Butterflight
656938 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Tag & Bookplates
658284 Sizzix Textured Impressions - Chevrons & Flourishes
patterned paper: Dear Lizzy, Crate Paper, Studio Calico
rhinestones, doily, twine, crepe paper, petals: Stampin´ Up
washi tape: Tim Holtz
alpha sticker: American Crafts, Dear Lizzy
other: sewing machine, white thread

I gathered paper scraps in different sizes and arranged them on top of each other. To create a fluffy appearance mix large and small pieces. I only used happy, springlike colors such as pink, yellow, turquoise...

There are many ways of binding a mini album, but why choosing the most difficult binding, when an easy one is as effective?! I love the look of the washi tape binding.

The tag was cut with the Movers & Shapers Die - Tag & Bookplates - one of my favorite dies. The butterflies were cut with the On The Edge Die - Butterflight, the heart with the Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves. As you can see, I used the heart die on crepe paper. Love the way it turned out.

If you have a closer look at the top and bottom part of the first paper you´ll notice a decent chevron pattern. I used the Textured Impressions - Chevrons & Flourishes embossing folder, but instead of running the paper through the Big Shot machine, I placed the paper in the folder and pressed with my hands.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great and crafty day, everyone!
Janna

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Hallo ihr Lieben, hier ist Janna.
Heute möchte ich euch ein Mini-Album zeigen, das ich für meinen kommenden 4-Tage-Urlaub nach Oslo hergestellt habe. Ich werde das Album mitnehmen und wie ein Smash Book verwenden.
 
Materialliste:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
657691 Sizzix Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves
657495 Sizzix On The Edge Die - Butterflight
656938 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Tag & Bookplates
658284 Sizzix Textured Impressions - Chevrons & Flourishes
Patterned Paper: Dear Lizzy, Crate Paper, Studio Calico
Rhinestones, Doily, Twine, Krepppapier, Blütenblätter: Stampin´ Up
Washi Tape: Tim Holtz
Alphas: American Crafts, Dear Lizzy
Anderes: Nähmaschine, weißes Garn

Ich habe Papiere in verschiedenen Größen zusammengesucht und sie aufeinander arrangiert. Um einen lockeren Look zu erhalten, sollten kleine und große Papiere gemischt werden. Ich habe nur fröhliche, frühlingshafte Farben genutzt, wie Gelb, Pink und Türkis.

Es gibt viele Arten, ein Mini-Album zu binden, aber warum kompliziert, wenn es auch einfach - und ebenso effektiv - geht?! Mir gefällt die WashiTape-Bindung sehr gut.

Den Tag habe ich mit der Movers & Shapers Die - Tag & Bookplates zurechgeschnitten - eine meiner Lieblings-Dies. Die Schmetterlinge sind mit der On The Edge Die - Butterflight gestanzt worden und das Herz mit der Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves. Wie ihr sehen könnt, habe ich das Herz aus Krepppapier gestanzt, sieht wunderschön aus.

Wenn ihr genau hinkuckt seht ihr, dass im oberen und unteren Bereich des ersten Papiers ein dezentes Chevron-Muster aufgetragen ist. Das habe ich mit dem Textured Impressions - Chevrons & Flourishes embossing folder erreicht. Anstatt das Papier mit dem embossing folder durch die Big Shot Maschine zu drehen,  habe ich das Papier in den folder gelegt und mit den Händen zugedrückt.

Habt einen schönen Tag!
Janna