Fast and easy: Spring pocket envelope

Hi again! Spring is not very willing to come here, to Poland. What can we do then to invite it into our country? How about fast, easy to do and optimistic project?
To complete this green, flowery envelope you don't need more than 30 minutes. All you need to have are some Sizzix dies (including Tim Holtz Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pocket Envelope), Big Shot machine, some Distress Inks, Embossing folder and embellishments!

Here is the full product list:
- 657843 - Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pocket Envelope
- 657846 - Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders 2PK - Bubble & Honeycomb Set
- 658290 - Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK w/Stamps - Butterflies #4
-  Ranger: Distress Ink: Salty Ocean, Stormy Sky, Pine Needles. Perfect Pearls - Whiten Opal.
- 7 Dots Studio - "Love is in the Air" collection papers
- Prima Marketing: Mechanicals - Roman Numerals, paper roses, buttons, Junkyard Findings
- other: pearl flower, thread. 

First you need to cut out the envelope shape and emboss it using one of the Sizzix Embossing Folders. Next step is gluing everything together and inking the paper envelope with Distress Inks in chosen colors. 

Later we need to do some simple embellishing: I cut out and inked some paper butterflies and prepared a selection of little Prima roses, a button and metal embellishments by Ingvild Bolme. All the composition was build on a bundle of white thread which adds a bit of interesting texture.
Finally I added a bit of twine to close the pocket envelope and a bit of Ranger Perfect Pearls in the desired places and the project was ready!

I hope you will have a great, creative week. See you soon!
Finn

Make a Wish....


Hi everybody...hope you all had a great week.
Today I have a tag-card to show you.

Supply list:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only 
657078 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die - Wish 
657843 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pocket Envelope
657211 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 2PK - Mini Gears Set
656917 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die - Chip Block
657179 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Tattered Banners

Manila tag #12
Papers: Pion Design - Silent Night
Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection
Inks: Distress Stain - brushed pewter, peacock feathers,  Distress Paint - black soot, Distress ink Pads - walnut stain, brushed corduroy. 
Perfect Pearls - Blue Raspberry
Other: Gears, Wishbones, Seam Binding Ribbon, 3D foam.

   

How to do: 
1. Distress the tag with Distress Stain - peacock feathers, Perfect Pearls - Blue Raspberry and water.
2. Distress with Distress ink Pads - walnut stain, brushed corduroy...plus water.
3. Fold the tag by 5 inch and 5,5 inch
4. Distress the edges with Distress ink Pads - walnut stain.
5. Die cut "Wishes" with Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die - Wish 
6. Die cut  Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pocket Envelope
7. Stamp some stamps on the tag (inside and outside).
8. Glue the Pocket Envelope to the tag with 3D foam
9. Die cut numbers and glue it to the envelope.
10. Die cut some gears and distress the gears with Distress Stain - brushed pewter and Distress Paint - black soot. Glue it to the tag.
11. Die cut banner and stamp text on it.

Thanks for stopping by and see you next week :o))

Anne Kristine 

Hei alle sammen, håper dere har hatt en fin uke.

I dag har jeg et tag-kort å vise dere.

Produkter som er brukt:

655268 Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only 
657078 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die - Wish 
657843 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pocket Envelope
657211 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 2PK - Mini Gears Set
656917 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die - Chip Block
657179 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Tattered Banners

Manila tag #12
Mønsterark: Pion Design - Silent Night
Stempler: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection
Inks: Distress Stain - brushed pewter, peacock feathers,  Distress Paint - black soot, Distress ink Pads - walnut stain, brushed corduroy. 
Perfect Pearls - Blue Raspberry
Annet: Gears, Wishbones, Seam Binding Ribbon, 3D foam.

Beskrivelse:   

1. Distress tag'en med Distress Stain - peacock feathers, Perfect Pearls - Blue Raspberry og vann.
2. Distress med Distress ink Pads - walnut stain, brushed corduroy...pluss vann.
3. Fold tag ved 5 inch og 5,5 inch
4. Distress kantene med Distress ink Pads - walnut stain.
5. Satns ut "Wishes" med Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die - Wish 
6. Stans ut  Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pocket Envelope
7. Stemple motiver på innsiden og utsiden av tag'en.
8. Lim "Pocket Envelope" på tag'en med 3D puter.
9. Stans ut tall og lim de på konvolutten.
10. Stans ut tannhjul og mal de med Distress Stain - brushed pewter and Distress Paint - black soot. Limes på tag'en.
11. Stans ut banner og stemple tekst på banner og lim det på utsiden av tag'en.

Takk for at du stikker innom her og vi ses neste uke.
Anne Kristine 

 

Lovely handmade tags

Hellooooo, how are you? Christmas is very close!!! OMG! Have you finished to make everything for your family and friends?  I'm having a lot of fun creating something handmade to donate to who I love so much!

Today I want to show you some tags I made using the fantastic sizzix products mixed to lovely other materials.

Materials you need:

• Big shot machine (655268)
• Sizzix Bigz Pro Die - POcket page and tag (657162)
• Sizzix Framelits Die set 4PK- Hearts Scallop #2 (657912)
• Sizzix Bigz Die - Stars (656339)
• Your favorite stamps 
• old book paper
• your favorite letters stickers
• Papers leftovers
• Glimmer mists from tattered angels or mister huey's from studio calico

This is a very good way to use your paper leftovers, we have always a lot of them wherever! ;)

First of all create your tags, I used the Sizzix Bigz Pro Die - POcket page and tag (657162) die even if it should not appear the main use ;) 

Simply create the background for your tags, I have used my color sprays.

Add some pieces of old book paper. Apply at the end of each tag some paper leftovers :) this is a good way to make you feel good to have not waste materials :) LOL

Cut a scallop heart with kraft paper and add some stickers and letter stickers for the greetings.

I have stamped the figure I would like to insert on the tag and with needle and threads I have remarked the drawing:) Like I have done with the star :) Don't you find it fabulous?

What do you think?

Create your own tags and let me see them:)

Have a wonderful and creative week

Love, Lory

Advent Calendar + Mini Album

Every year I wish I had time to make a Advent Calendar, but until this year it was that, a wish. But this year I saw something online that made me rush to my craft studio and make one way ahead of time.

This is, in fact, not really an advent calendar but and advent collector to make a mini album. Instead of each day getting something, my aim is to put something, whether be a photo, a thought or a brief résumé of what we did that day. At the end of the month, I will collect the tags, put a ring binder through and voila, I will have a mini album of the run to Christmas 2012! Next year a new batch of tags will be done and a new mini album will be finished. Well, that is the idea.

 

You will probably think that Advent calendars have 24 windows, not 25. Since I was born on Christmas Day, it would be rude not to have one tag on my birthday!

To make it I used one cheap frame from Ikea. It is rather large but it has a plastic backing rather than a glass one which is very useful if you want to drill holes through it.
It just so happens that the Tim Holtz Pocket Envelope die is perfect size to fit all 24 + 1 tags. Then I die cut the 25 tags using the Tim Holtz Tag &Ties die.

To decorate the envelopes I used a variety of dies. The numbers were die cut using Wordplay alphabet die and the hearts and labels are Pete Hughes framelits designs.

I am quite pleased with the finished result and I am hoping that I will keep it for years to come!