"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

A "Congrats!" Layout by Gerry van Gent

Hello Sizzix peeps!

Happy Sunday to all of you ....
Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day with your loved ones!

Today I prepared another layout for you using New Sizzix dies and a 

"touch" of old ones ....a perfect combination :-)
This photo of my son was taken last Summer on his 11th birthday -
a day certainly worth remembering :-) and treasuring on the wall.

657900 Sizzix Big Shot Machine

NEW 660210 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Alphanumeric (1" Tall) 

NEW 660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Scribbles & Splat

NEW 660220 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Mixed Media

657826 Sizzix Sizzlits Dec. Strip Die Washer Border

656938 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die Tag & Bookplates

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To give more dimension and "glam" to the letters from my title I 

added "Dimensional Magic".  To be sure the letters won't  wrinkle and

to make them flat I die cut each letter three times.

 Then I adhered each letter on top of each other - it makes them now stable.

Subsequently I added the three dimensional accent.

N.B. I used the exclamation mark as a "body" for the dragonfly. 

 It took 3 hours for the letters to dry!

But once dry the result is simply amazing. 

As a final touch I distressed the letters with ink. 

 The Bookplate was die cut from corrugated cardboard and dark brown pattern paper.

When I adhered the pattern paper on top of the corrugated cardboard I distressed the

pattern paper with sanding paper. As a result you get "white" spots - 

these white spots I painted with blue paint.

I did almost the same with the die cut pattern paper matting the photo.

First I die cut the paper by using one of the NEW Mixed Media dies.

Then I painted the edges with gesso and once drie I painted with blue paint.

I used this flower shape to decorate my embellishments.

I hope you enjoyed my project today!

Have a creative Sunday!

Gerry