"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

"Friends" Layout by Gerry van Gent

Hello Sizzix friends!

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend!

I am a bit late with my post today so I am sharing straight away

my project I created for you today! I used NEW dies and I love them.

657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine

NEW 660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Scribbles & Splat

NEW 660218 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Handwritten Love

658571 Sizzix Bigz L Die Pocket Watch Frame

657190 Sizzix Bigz L Weathered Clock

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I began layering the photo with two "old" dies which were matching

perfectly the new Scribbles & Splat dies with their round shape.

All  Splats were adhered on the background with foam tape to give more dimension.

Before die cutting the Splats I chose paper where I could use a beautiful pattern 

in the middle of the splat.

I wanted the heart be the shining "queen" on my layout....

I didn`t have to use any glitter ....

I simply chose red cardstock which made it pop perfectly!

...I fell in love with all the Handwritten words....

so cool and perfect touch to your project!

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

Prima Marketing - papers, flowers, stencil

Dutch Doobadoo - modelling paste

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And before I finish my post for today I would love to share with you 

a few photos of my daughter who often comes to my studio and 

creates with me. This time she did't miss the chance to try the new

Sizzix dies I received and even created a layout using them :-)

She is having so much FUN....

....and wondering is this beautiful butterfly can fly.....

....and she is dreamy....

...and of course she organised mommy's NEW letter dies on a 

flexible magnetic sheet ... waiting for my approval ;-)

....and she did a great job....now the letters are so easy to use.....

which reminds me I have a project to share with you next Sunday!!!

Hope you enjoyed my post today!

Gerry

Shopping Bag Mini-Album

I bought a Gelli Plate the other day and went a little crazy making papers. So I decided to make a tiny mini-album using a piece from my Coupon/Mini Shopping Bag die and add the Gelli papers inside. It goes together super fast, which leaves you more time for the fun part- embellishing!

Here are some of the papers I made. I used my embossing folders on the Gelli plate to give pattern and dimension. I also have all of the pieces I trimmed off and am saving them for accents on future projects.

You will need:

658055  Coupon/Mini Shopping Bag ScoreBoards die by Eileen Hull

658053  Flower Layers with Heart Petals by Eileen Hull

657119  Leaves  by Eileen Hull

658458  Jar Labels set by Eileen Hull

656491  Little Sizzles Matboard, cream

657900  Big Shot

655267  Extended Cutting Pads

painted paper strips 4 1/4" x 8 1/2", twine for book binding 12" each, inks, gold paint pen, brad, seam binding ribbon

Here is one of the sayings I wrote in the book:

I highlighted the edges of the album and pages with gold paint pen. I just think that adds such a rich and subtle texture to the pages. To assemble the book, I tied signatures into the spine and knotted on the outside. You could also add different dimensional elements to the pages and just use fewer pages if it got too big. In the book I did there are 7 signatures of two pages each and that seems to be about right.

I would appreciate if you could like my Facebook page. I will be holding a giveaway for some dies in the next week and that's where it is taking place, plus I post lots of other fun craft ideas and tips. Thanks so much for stopping by.

gold, silver and white - scrapbooking page with Janna Werner.

Hello everyone, it´s Janna here. After last week´s colorful scrapbooking page, I am back with a gold, silver and white color combination. It is definitely one of my favorite combinations as it adds an elegant touch to each project.

Material list:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
655098 Sizzix Accessory - Extended Spacer Platform
657691 Sizzix Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves
657846 Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders - Bubble & Honeycomb
656363 Sizzix Framelites Dies - Labels, Wavy
658552 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Stripes - Stacked Artful Words
cardstock: Bazzill, Stampin´Up
vellum: Stampin´Up, Dear Lizzy
journaling card: Skipping5
glitter foil: American Crafts
spray: Heidi Swapp
clip: Crate Paper
wood veneer: Studio Calico
other: masking tape, sewing machine, white thread, glue, photo, black pen, paint brush

This clean and simple page can easily be recreated. Add a piece of masking tape on top of the page. Then use a paint brush and golden spray to add splatters. Let the splatter dry before you continue.

Cut a piece of gold dotted vellum and place it in the middle of your page. Then put a journaling card and a piece of white, embossed cardstock on top of the vellum. I used a honeycomb pattern to emboss the white cardstock. Instead of running it through my Big Shot, I pressed it very hard with my hands. Like this the pattern will be more decent.

Cut an oval out of vellum and glue the title on top of it. Add a bit of stitching, if you like (see photo above). The vellum will be adhered on top of the journaling card. The photo will be decorated with a clip. To make sure, it will stay in place, glue the photo on top of the white, embossed cardstock and add glue on the backside of the clip as well. Embellish the page with silver leaves and wood veneer and you are done!

I hope you enjoyed today´s inspiration. Take care and see you next thursday!
Janna


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Hallo ihr Lieben, Janna hier. Nach der bunten Scrapbooking-Seite der letzten Woche, habe ich heute ein Layout in der Farbkombination Gold, Silber und Weiß für euch. Dies ist definitiv eine meiner liebsten Kombinationen, da sie jedem Projekt Eleganz verleiht. 

Materialliste:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
655098 Sizzix Accessory - Extended Spacer Platform
657691 Sizzix Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves
657846 Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders - Bubble & Honeycomb
656363 Sizzix Framelites Dies - Labels, Wavy
658552 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Stripes - Stacked Artful Words
Cardstock: Bazzill, Stampin´Up
Vellum: Stampin´Up, Dear Lizzy
Journaling-Karte: Skipping5
Glitzerfolie: American Crafts
Spray: Heidi Swapp
Clip: Crate Paper
Wood Veneer: Studio Calico
Anderes: masking tape, Nähmaschine, weißes Garn, Foto, Stift, Pinsel

Diese clean and simple Seite kann leicht nachgearbeitet werden. Zuerst wird ein Streifen Masking Tape am oberen Rand befestigt. Dann werden mit einem Pinsel und goldenem Spray Kleckse auf dem Layout verteilt.

Anschließend wird gold-gepunktetes Vellum zurechtgeschnitten und mittig auf dem Papier befestigt. Darauf wird eine Journaling-Karte geklebt und ein Stück weißer Cardstock, der vorher embossed wurde. Ich habe das Honeycomb-Muster zum Embossen verwendet, habe allerdings nicht die Bog Shot genutzt, sondern mit den Händen gedrückt. Auf diese Weise ist das Muster dezenter.

Aus Vellum wird ein Oval ausgestanzt, auf diesem wird dann der Titel befestigt. Als Akzent wird über den Titel genäht. Das Vellum wird anschließend auf der Journaling-Karte aufgeklebt. Das Foto wird mit einem Clip verziert. Damit sich das Foto nicht verschiebt, sollte es partiell mit Kleber versehen werden, ebenso die Unterseite des Clips. Zu guter Letzt wird die Scrapbooking-Seite noch mit silbernen Blättern und einem wood veneer embellished - das war´s!

Ich hoffe, euch hat die heutige Inspiration gefallen. Lasst es euch gut gehen, bis nächste Woche!
Janna