Banner & Borders Venetian Card


Hi, it's Rachel here today with a card I created using the Sizzix Banner & Borders Thinlits Die #658788 along with Darkroom Door stamps and images.

When I first saw this die set, I knew it would work really well for borders on cards. This card is only showing one of the dies. There's actually 4 in the set, so it's a really versatile set. Here's how I created the card:

1. Stamp the Darkroom Door Tickets Background Stamp onto cream cardstock using Archival Coffee inkpad. Lightly sponge around the edges of the card using the same ink.
2. Die cut the swirl border from Banner & Borders Thinlits Die #658788 using Kraft Glassine paper. Adhere it underneath a Darkroom Door Venetian Filmstrip and attach to the card.
3. Cut a word from the Darkroom Door Venetian Wordstrips and mount onto dark brown cardstock. Adhere to the card using foam tape.

Such a quick card to make, but looks great! I love how these dies can use up little strips of paper too. I have lots of little strips of cardstock and patterned paper left over from projects and these dies are perfect for using them up!

Hope this has inspired you! Thanks for dropping by today!

Rachel

A Tag by Gerry van Gent

Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!

For today's post I prepared for you a tag where I included a photo.

It`s a tag about one of my passions - photography.

657900 Sizzix Big Shot Machine

656938 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die Tag & Bookplates

658367 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set Butterflies

657840 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set Vintage Alarm Clock & Camera Set

658252 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die Cobblestones

656631 Sizzix Bigz Die Hanging Sign

657007 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Accessory Base, Tray L

658947 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Doily & Doily Border

656917 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die Chip Block

657176 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die Typeset

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* I decorated the right side of the tag with a cut-out from the Hanging Sign.

** Orange doily, under the framed photo, is part of the Doily & Doily Border die set.

*** When I die-cut the butterfly I sprayed water and I wrinkled it to give more texture.

For the title I mixed two different alphabet sets for more fun look.

And now a few photos from the Scrapbook Werkstatt Mega Event in Germany

where I gave two workshops to two BIG classes. I enjoyed teaching there so much!

And....the students enjoyed working with our Sizzix machines and dies.

I really had to bring not one....

....but all 3 Sizzix machines with me so everybody could have enough time 

playing and experience the excellent quality of the products.

And one of the lovely and talented students having fun with

the die-cut fence by Eileen Hull...

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And four more days to my next event situated in Stockholm, Sweden.

If you are in Sweden, please, join me at Stockholm ScrapClass Event

where I will be teaching fun classes - of course with Sizzix products as well!

Thank you for joining me today!

I hope you enjoyed my tag.

Gerry

A Layout by Gerry van Gent

Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!

Today I 'm sharing with you my latest Sizzix project.

657900 Sizzix Big Shot

657007 Sizzix Bigz L Tray Base Tray

658369 Sizzix Die Pop 'n Cuts Magnetic Insert Butterfly Window

658449 Sizzix Die ScoreBoards XL Album, Garden Gate

658605 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Doilies, Lovely

658506 Sizzix Sizzlits Vintage Doily

658951 Sizzix Thinlits Die Ornate Hanging Sign

The Garden Gate Album Die was used here to embellish the photo.

I die cut it by using corrugated cardboard and pattern paper at the same time.

In this way it pops and gives a beautiful dimension to your layout.

N.B. The wood grain pattern is from the paper collection!

The Pop 'n Cuts Butterfly Window Die was here used not

as a pop-up butterfly window but as an embellishment.

I die-cut it using two different pattern papers. After that I carefully

cut the butterflies out and sanded the edges.

Then I added in the middle of each butterfly a white rose as a final touch.

  

OTHER PRODUCTS USED:

Webster's Pages - "Family Traditions" paper collection

Webster's Pages - Birds Silhouettes

Imaginarium Designs - chipboard frame

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Dutch Translation

657900 Sizzix Big Shot

657007 Sizzix Bigz L Tray Base Tray

658369 Sizzix Die Pop 'n Cuts Magnetic Insert Butterfly Window

658449 Sizzix Die ScoreBoards XL Album, Garden Gate

658605 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Doilies, Lovely

658506 Sizzix Sizzlits Vintage Doily

658951 Sizzix Thinlits Die Ornate Hanging Sign

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Hallo Sizzix vrienden!

Vandaag wil ik mijn laatste Sizzix pagina met jullie delen.

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De Garden Gate Album Die  was hier als decoratie gebruikt.

Ik heb tegelijk golfkarton en patroon papier gestanst.

Op die manier geeft het hek een hele mooie dimensie.

N.B.  Het houtnerf patroon komt uit het patroon papier.

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De Pop 'n Cuts Butterfly Window Die was hier weer gebruikt 

als decoratie en niet als een 3D vlinder raam.

Ik heb uit twee verschillende patroon papieren het vlinder raam gestanst.

Daarna heb ik ze voorzichtig uitgeknipt en langs de randen distressed.

Als laatste heb ik een witte roos precies in het midden geplakt.

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I hope you enjoyed my layout today!

Have a great day!

Gerry

Mini..... Card?

Choosing the right combination of dies, papers and embellishments makes my job so much easier. Creativity doesn't thrive in a vacuum, so choosing dies from the Pop 'n Cuts range by Karen Burniston and papers and embellishments from the Far and Away collection by Teresa Collins two fantastically smart and creative designers is half the battle.

Pop 'n Cuts allow you to create effortless 3D pop up cards using your Big Shot machine. The concept revolves around a base die which cuts the card and a number of magnetic drop in dies which create the pop up detail.

I wanted to create a scrapbook layout of my recent teaching trip to Portugal but I had so many images I wanted to use that I didn't quite know where to start. The obvious thing would be to make a mini album but time was pressing, so that's something I will have to come back to at some point. That's when that most elusive mistress inspiration struck!

Here is a quick run down of the dies and papers used:

• Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (658300)
• Sizzix Pop'n Cuts Base Die - Card, Square w/Ornate Edge 3-D (Pop-Up) by Karen Burniston (658378)
• Sizzix Pop 'n Cuts Magnetic Insert Dies - Suitcase 3-D (Pop-Up) by Karen Burniston (658377)
• Sizzix Bigz Dies - Suitcase by Karen Burniston (658366)
•  Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Paper Rosette (656931)
• Far and Away Paper Collection by Teresa Collins
• Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Cardstock (Nostalgic Collection) by Core'dinations

I started by cutting the base card using the XL base die from map patterned paper before inserting the suitcase 3-D pop up die into the base die.

Next, I die cut the pop-up centre and trimmed off the edges before distressing with inks and scuffing the top and bottom edge with the blade of my scissors. Once I have the look I require I placed the Pop-Up centre into the base card.

I die cut an ornate swirl which is attached to the base die from textured gold card together with a gold circle which I cut in half. I folded the halves and attached them to each corner of the card along with the decorative swirl.. Next, I used some decorative elements from the Far and Away collection, namely two banners and the Balloon motif to decorate the front of the card. as a finishing touch I used my PC and printer to create the 'Porto 2013' motif which I then die cut using the large Framelits circle from the Big Shot Starter Kit., I decorated the centre with a button and mounted it onto the base card along with the assembled banners.

To decorate the centre of the card I cut a strip of orange text paper which I folded and lightly inked the edges before attaching to the base card with eyelets before adding a couple of  paper elements (lightly distressed) from the Far and Away collection before mounting onto the foot of the base card.

The next task was to create a suitcase to hold my photos. i folded a piece of chipboard in half and placed it against the bigz die in such a way that it cut a mirror image. To find out about folding techniques using steel rule dies go to die cutting 101 and look for Folding Techniques on the Sizzix UK website. the one used here was the single fold technique. I used a dress makers pattern wheel to add a faux stitched effect around the edges and added some embossed detail to the front before using distress inks to enhance the detail. Next, i die cut the handle, corners and luggage straps from brown Kraft-core card and distressed with a sanding pad. The buckle was cut from the textured gold card.

I used the paper rosette die to cut a strip of card cut this in half, I concertina folded each half and attached them into the case as shown before die cutting and attaching the tag with a thin strip of the brown Kraft-core. I used my PC to print off my photos and matted each one onto a rectangle of different card from the Far and Away collection. I die cut 5 corresponding circles of card to act as tabs which I attached to the rear of each photo prior to distressing with inks.

I cut a strip of the red/blue diagonal stripped paper and attached another die cut 'Porto 2013' motif decorated with a threaded button to add the finishing touch. The finished project is a perfect compromise between a card and mini album, all I have to do is untie the string around the handles of the suitcase and the memories with come flooding back, Happy Days!

A cute layout !

Hi everyone!

Today let’s get back to layouts! Here is a layout with my big boy named "Cute Boy“.

Please find below the list of the dies I used:

657559 Framelits, Frame Shield with crown & wings

658039 Placa Ornamental

Supply List:

Cardstock: American Crafts

Papers: 7Gypsies

Alphabets: American Crafts

Stickers: Pebbles

Embellishments: American Crafts

Wood Stars: Studio Calico

Washi Tape: 7Gypsises

Ink sprays: Glimmer Mist Tattered Angels

Ink: Distress Vintage Photo

Masks: Pause Créative, The Crafter's Workshop

I had fun working on my background using a mask from The Crafter's Workshop and ink sprays. I also added hexagon shapes with a Pause Créative mask and Distress Vintage Photo ink.

Once my background is done, I cut out two typically masculine large accents in pattern paper with my Big Shot. I inserted the first one under the picture; the second one is truncated and glued on the edge of the lay-out.

To make my paper accents stand out, I outlined every detail with a thin-tipped black pen.

Then I used my Distress Vintage photo ink to add some shades on the whole layout, which makes it even more masculine.

As a finishing touch, I added some 3D and wooden embellishments and made some neat splashes with Indian ink.

I hope you like my layout! See you next week with another new creation!

Karine

Bonjour tout le monde !

Aujourd'hui le retour des pages avec une page sur mon grand garçon intitulée "Cute boy" !

Voici la liste des Dies utilisés ainsi que la liste du matériel

657559 Framelits, Frame Shield with crown & wings

658039 Placa Ornamental

Matériel :

Cardstock : American Crafts

Papiers :7Gypsies

Alphabets : American Crafts

Autocollants : Pebbles

Embellissements : American Crafts

Etoiles en bois : Studio Calico

Washi Tape : 7Gypsises

Encres en spray : Glimmer Mist Tattered Angels

Encre : Distress Vintage Photo

Pochoirs : Pause Créative, The Crafter's Workshop

Je me suis amusée ici à retravailler mon fond de page avec un pochoir Alphabets de la marque The Crafter's Workshop et des encres en spray. J'ai également rajouté des motifs hexagonaux avec un pochoir Pause Créative et de l'encre Distress Vintage Photo.

Une fois mon fond prêt j'ai découpé à la Big Shot deux larges décorations typiquement masculines dans du papier imprimé.La première est glissée sous la photo et la seconde est collée en bord de page et tronquée.

Afin de bien faire ressortir mes décorations en papier, j'ai souligné chaque détail avec un stylo noir fin.

L'ensemble de ma page est ensuite ombrée avec de la Distress Vintage photo afin de rendre ma page encore plus masculine.

Quelques embellissements en volume et en bois sont rajoutés pour terminer ainsi que quelques fines éclaboussures à l'encre de chine.

J'espère que ma page vous aura plu, RDV la semaine prochaine pour une nouvelle création !

Karine

Holiday layout

Hi everyone!

Today I’ll show you a very holiday-like layout, even though the start of the school days is looming ahead!
Let’s scrapbook your nicest holidays pictures to prolong your summer!
You with me? Let’s go then!

Here are the dies you’ll need for today:

Big Shot (655268)
Labels & Buttons (657723)
Framelits, labels, Fancy4 (657913)
Framelits, labels Fancy3 (657907)
Hello Set (657788)

Supply list:

Papers: Crate Paper, Kési'Art, American Crafts
Cardstock: American Crafts
Alphabets: Doodlebug, 7Gyspsies
Flowers: October Afternoon
Chipboard: American Crafts
Washi Tape
Tags
Stamps: Craft Origine, Aladine, Hero Arts, Florilèges Design
Inks: Versafine, Archival, Adirondack (Citrus)
Spray inks: Studio Calico Piglet, Incky Black, Tattered Angels Turquoise Blue
Glimmer Glaze: Tattered Angels Aloha Green
Punch: Martha Stewart

Start your layout by adding…the title! Yes, true, we start by the end! But i must admit that my title was obvious to me when I see the t-shirt that my niece was wearing that day. So I wished to use this fantastic "Hello Set" designed by Karen Burniston. I truly like it.
Cut the word „hello“ out of some white paper. Place it on your background then spray ink on it.

Take off your stencil and let dry. To make the word stand out, outline its edges with a thin-tipped black pen.

Now build your lay-out by superimposing scraps of matching papers as well as washi tape, for a touch of fantasy.

With some Framelits dies, cut two tags out of white paper. Shade them lightly with Adirondack ink and stamp some patterns on them.

Add your picture and don’t be afraid of adding many embellishments! Cut patterns from printed papers (here, the roses). Punch butterflies.
Add a new turquoise tag made with the „label & buttons“ die. I also cut of button out of this die, in kraft paper, to make it stand out more.

Time to finish your title. The word "hello“ that served as a stencil will be used and mounted with 3D adhesive.

Add a new Framelits die on the upper part of your page. It’s cut in part and glued on the edge of the lay-out, the second part will be added above the picture.

Then add ink stains made with blue Glimmer Glaze and anise green Adirondack ink.

I hope you will appreciate this new Thursday layout!

Have a great day!

Karine

Bonjour tout le monde !

Aujourd'hui une nouvelle page qui sent bon les vacances malgré la rentrée des classes qui est déjà là !
Je vous propose de scrapper vos plus belles photos de vacances afin de prolonger votre été !
Vous me suivez ? C'est parti !

Voici les dies dont vous aurez besoin aujourd'hui :

Big Shot (655268)
Labels & Buttons ( 657723)
Framelits, labels, Fancy4 (657913)
Framelits, labels Fancy3 (657907)
Hello Set (657788)

Matériel :

Papiers : Crate Paper, Kési'Art, American Crafts
Cardstock : American Crafts
Alphabets : Doodlebug, 7Gyspsies
Fleurs : October Afternoon
Chipboard : American Crafts
Washi Tape
Tags
Tampons : Craft Origine, Aladine, Hero Arts, Florilèges Design
Encres : Versafine, Archival, Adirondack (Citrus)
Encres en Sray : Studio Calico Piglet, Incky Black, Tattered Angels Turquoise Blue
Glimmer Glaze : Tattered Angels Aloha Green
Perforatrice : Martha Stewart

1- Commencez votre page par...votre titre ! Oui, je vous l'accorde nous commençons par la fin ! Mais vu le T-shirt de ma nièce le titre m'est venu assez rapidement, et j'ai souhaité pour cela utilisé le superbe "Set Hello" designé par Karen Burniston que j'adore !
Commencez par découper le mot "Hello" dans du papier blanc,positionnez-le sur votre fond de page, puis avec une encre en spray vaporisez.

Retirez maintenant votre mask et laissez sécher. Afin de bien faire ressortir votre mot, repassez les contours avec un stylo fin noir.

2-Construisez votre page en superposant des chutes d'imprimés assortis ainsi que du washi tape pour plus de fantaisie.

3-Découpez deux étiquettes dans du papier blanc avec des dies Framelits. Ombrez-les légèrement avec une encre Adirondack et imprimez des motifs avec des tampons.

4-Ajoutez votre photo et décorez généreusement ! Découpez des motifs dans des papiers imprimés comme ici les roses. Perforez des papillons.
Ajoutez une nouvelle étiquette turquoise avec le die "Labels & Buttons", j'ai également découpé un bouton avec ce même die même cette fois-ci dans du kraft afin de bien le faire ressortir.

5-Complétez maintenant votre titre, le mot "Hello" qui a servi de mask est églament utilisé, il est monté en 3D.

6-Habillez le haut de votre page avec un nouveau die Framelits, il est découpé et collé au bord de la page, la seconde partie est utilisée au-dessus de la photo.

7-Terminez vore page avec des tâches d'encres, de Glimmer Glaze bleu et une encre Adirondack vert anis.

Et voici ma page de ce jeudi, j'espère qu'elle vous aura plu !

Très bonne journée à vous !

Karine

Name place card, pop up crazy part 2!

This is part two of the post I did recently regarding the pop up crazy card.

I know many crafters do stationery for parties, specially children's parties. And one thing that is popular is personalised name setting cards. And with this scallop circle pop up die it is ever so easy to do them.

Basically I die cut two of them and attach them together, as you can see bellow.

Then I used the pop up elements at both sides to decorate the card using butterflies from the Tim Holtz set of magnetic movers and shapers.

To give the butterflies some flight I added some acetate to the back so that it pops out.