Showing posts with label Sizzix Bigz Die Snowflakes "3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sizzix Bigz Die Snowflakes "3. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Wreath of Snowflakes



I love to make and hang wreaths for all seasons and for this week I've created a wreath of snowflakes. It can be hung now at Christmas time but that can also stay up well into the new year because it is more wintery than Christmassy.
I needed a hoop to work as base for my wreath and I had a metal hoop in my stash that I chose to use. You could cut one out in cardstock if you wanted to create a similar wreath. Using Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3 makes this project a breeze because you can die cut multiple snowflakes in one go. For my wreath I went with three different versions of the same snowflake: 5 in silver foil, a lot in white cardstock and a little fewer made from old book pages.
Now it was just a question of using the hot glue gun to attach the various snowflakes to the metal hoop. I started with a layer of white snowflakes, then a layer of the book page snowflakes and my final layer is a combination of white and silver snowflakes.

I wanted to make sure that my wreath had some dimension and I achieved this by adhering some of the flakes using foam adhesive but I also discovered that I could fold up the ends of some of the snowflakes and thereby get more dimension. I did this to some of the white snowflakes as well as all of the silver ones.


My final step was to tie a large white bow and adhere it using the hot glue gun. I made sure that there weren't any silver flakes under the bow. I also added some silver tread behind the bow so I'll be able to hang the wreath.
Supply list:
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3
Cardstock
Silver foil cardstock
Old book pages
Metal hoop
Hot glue gun
Foam adhesive
Ribbon
Thread

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Jeg holder meget af at lave og hænge kranse op til alle anledningen, og til denne uges post har jeg lavet en krans af store snefnug lavet med Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3. Den kan komme op og hænge nu her til jul, men den kunne såmænd nemt blive hængende ind i det nye år, fordi den er mere vinterlig, end den er decideret julet.

For at kunne forme kransen havde jeg brug for noget rundt, og heldigvis havde jeg en metalring liggende på lager. Man kunne dog også have klippet en krans i karton (gerne lidt kraftigt), hvis man ikke har en lignende ring liggende. Jeg udstansede mængder af snefnug med Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3, hvilket gjorde det her projekt nemt og hurtigt, fordi en Bigz Die kan skære gennem flere ark papir på én gang. Til denne krans valgte jeg udstanse snefnuggene i tre forskellige slags papir: sølvfolie, hvidt karton og gamle bogsider.

Da alle snefnug var udstanset, var det jo bare at sætte i gang med limpistolen og lagvis lime snefnuggene på metalkransen. Jeg startede med et lag hvide snefnug, så et lag i gamle bogsider, og det tredje og sidste lag er et mix af hvide og sølv snefnug.

For at sikre mig at kransen havde noget ekstra dybde, besluttede jeg mig for at montere nogle af fnuggene med 3d-puder. Ydermere fandt jeg ud af, at jeg kunne folde enderne af nogle af fnuggene op, og derigennem få mere dybde. Det sidste gjorde jeg på nogle af de hvide og alle af de sølvfarvede snefnug.

Sidste skridt var at binde en stor hvid sløjfe og lime den fast med limpistolen. Jeg sikrede mig, at der ikke var nogle sølvfnug under sløjfen. For at kunne hænge kransen op bandt jeg tynd sølvtråd i kransen.

Ingredienser:
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3
Karton
Sølv foliekarton
Gamle bogsider
Metalcirkel
Limpistol
3d puder
Bånd
Tråd

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Ready for winter ... with Lilith


The cold has finally found its way to Belgium and we even have had our first snow. I am not a huge fan probably because I grew up in South Africa and the warm temperatures have been graved into my body but my little one LOVES it. We he saw the first flakes he put his winter coat on and was ready to play outside. He loves his warm hood and I think he looks so cute. 

The patterned papers I picked aren't winter themed so to add that hint of winter I cut out snowflakes using the Basic Grey snowflake die. I added a bit of glitter to them for the extra sparkle.

Supplies:
Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3   , Big Shot Starter Kit,  Other: Studio Calico kits. 





Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Christmas week 4: Gift wrapping idea with Lilith



Welcome to the last week of the Sizzix Christmas Challenge. This week is all about gift ideas. These last years my family has tried to cut down on the gifts. I love just spending time together and not getting into a spending frenzy and just buying things that don't get used. We do make each other gifts or give each other vouchers. Now just giving an envelope isn't that exciting so I decided to reuse some chique black boxes.

 I grabbed a gold and a white doily and then cut out some snowflakes using the Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3 . I sewed the snowflakes together and then adhered them to th doilies. 
A bit of ribbon to hold the box together and I have a pretty box to put under the tree. I just added a tiny tag so that I can add a name to it. 
Easy and it instantly makes the gift so much more fun. 



 
Supplies:
Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3   , Big Shot Starter Kit, Other: Gold and white doily, Studio Calico star, American Crafts premium ribbon, twine.  

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Christmas Challenge week 2 with Lilith

Welcome to the second day of the Christmas Challenge week. This week the designers at Sizzix will be bringing you ideas for wrapping and sprucing up your gifts. Today I'll be showing two tags I made. They are simple yet chic. They are also very easy to make and they will instantly make your gift something special. 


I picked two tags from my stash and a doily which I layered over the tags just covering one side. Then I cut out two snowflakes from the Sizzix Bigz Snowflake Die #3 which I placed on top. A sentiment and a small shiny bead. Simple and elegant. 






 Supplies:





Tuesday, 11 November 2014

Merry Christmas




Hi there

Today I would like to show you  a Christmas card I made using one of the new Framelits dies. It was really easy to make. I have used the Free Festive paper download

Items I have used to the blue card:
Supply list:
Brads, pountura paint- blue-
 
Items used to the red card:
659978 Sizzix Thinlits 9 dies -Winter, Border &Rosette
659994 Sizzix Bigz Die Snowflake #3
659930 Sizzix Triplite 16 dies-Tags-
Supply list.
Paper. free Festive paper download
Ink: Rangers Fired Brink, Archival ink -Watering can-
Stamp:
tim Holtz Collection -Mini Holidays CMS 177
ribbon, button and Pounture paint
 Thanks for stopping by, wish you a great week
Pia
Hej alle
I dag vil jeg vise et kort med en af de lækre nye Sizzix framelits die Det er så nemt at lave et step kort med denne die. Jeg har brugt det skønne Free Festive paper download 
Sizzix dies jeg har brugt til det blå kort:
Andre materialer:
Papir: Free Festive paper downloads
Brads, pountura paint- blue-
Sizzix dies jeg har brugt til det røde kort:
Andre materialer.
Ink: Rangers Fired Brink, Archival ink -Watering can-
Stempler:
Tim Holtz Collection -Mini Holidays CMS 177
Bånd, knap og Pounture paint
Tak fordi du kiggede forbi, jeg ønsker dig en dejlig uge
Pia

Christmas week 1 with Lilith


Welcome to the second day of the Christmas Challenge week. Creating Christmas cards is always one of my favourite crafting activities. 

The card I created today is created using the digital festive papers (download available here: Sizzix free festive papers) . I printed two of the paper designs onto some white cardstock as well as the paper die cut elements. 



The base is a piece of  4"*6" white card stock . I then layered a smaller piece using the blue striped paper.
Then I trimmed a piece of the star design which I cut in a banner shape. Then I added some white twine which I tied in a ribbon. I also cut out some of the hearts which I layered on top of the banner. The final touch is a snowflake which I cut using the Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3 . I then added some stickles to add a bit glitter. 



Such a simple but very festive card. Have fun creating Christmas cards. 

Supplies:
Free festive papers ,Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3, Stickles, twine,