Big Shot Starter it 2013 Card Butterfly

Another from the archives. I made this card in 2012 using the Big Shot Starter kit. Its busy but still I like it!


I am so happy the Starter kit is back! Makes me super happy to know that the dies and embossing folder that I designed are still liked!

Sizzix | Win a Big Shot Starter Kit

The new Big Shot Starter Kit has been released, now you have the chance to WIN one of your very own on the Sizzix website!

This kit is perfect for all experienced makers and those starting out in the creative world as it suits all abilities and has an abundance of project possibilities!
I love it but then I am biased as I designed the dies and embossing folder!

The Big Shot is allows you to use the Bigz steel blade dies which cut a variety of materials from paper, card, fabric, felt, cork (just to name a few) and the Starter kit comes with a selection of Dies, Embossing folder and a 5.5” x 6” paper!

Click here or on the photos for the link.

Closing date: Friday 6th November 2015 at 10am GMT. Good luck!

Sizzix | New blog post | Recycling maps for cards and layouts

 by Paula Pascual

Last week I recorded a little segment for a UK TV program called The Crafty Beggars in which I showed some of my projects upcycling old papers including maps. Inspired by that I created two projects using old maps and the Big Shot Starter kit, one card and one quick layout. Maps are great as they have pattern, colour and they are free!

I just used the Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit  | 659765, maps, a used stamp, white and Kraft card, cork and spray ink.

Before I did anything, I glued the thin old map paper on to white card using spray adhesive. Then I die cut it using the larger Framelit heart from the Starter kit.

I then layer them together over a square piece of Kraft card. I attached it using foam pads and then added it to the card.

Finally, I added this lovely used stamp - rescued from a packaged sent from my best friend from the USA - and glued it to the card.

To make this quick and easy layout, I simply trimmed a piece of white card to measure 6 x8 inches. I spray gently the colours on the card and let then dry. Then I die cut the 1 from the map using one of the circle dies and the Heart using a cork thin sheet.

I hope you like it and inspires you to make use of those old maps and books laying around!

Paula

Big Shot Starter Kit | Cards

Just a quick card I made back in 2012 using the Big Shot Starter kit. I love this one!

I used an old map of Paris to die cut the different hearts (larger Framelit die), then I stamped the message using one of my Sentiment stamp and die cut with the smaller label Framelit.

The rectangled were die cut using the Sizzix Framelits Die Set 10PK - Rectangles #2 658610.

I am so happy the Starter kit is back!

Big Shot Starter kit | Back on | Available now

Good news, the standard Big Shot Starter Kit is back!

All the dies and the embossing folder are the same designs, but the two Sizzlits including the intricate butterfly have been transformed in to Thinlits and Framelits so it will be easier to use.

This is one of the cards that I made originally for the kit.

I cant wait to play again with the Big Shot Starter Kit.

New video: A DIY solution to Adding extra permanent pressure to your dies

Another video with die cutting tips, this time about adding extra permanent pressure to certain dies or certain areas of the die so that you don't need shims.
You can do the same tape technique with wafer thin dies, just make sure that no sticky is exposed!
The sticky back plastic I used is this one:

Tiger 50cm x 10m 

Film Self-Adhesive Transparent Protector Fablon

It comes in several lengths. Of course, I chose the super sized one!

The dies I have used are:

The Butterfly from the 

658300 Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)

660040 Sizzix Bigz Die w/Texture Fades - Layered Snowflake

Big Shot Masterclass en 100 x 100 Manualidades Barcelona

Me hace un montón de ilusión anunciar este taller:

Big Shot Masterclass

en 100 x 100 Manualidades  (Barcelona)

Gran Vía Carlos III, nº 65 Tienda 1, 08028 Barcelona

21 de marzo 2015

Mañana

Sera un taller de tres horas en que elaboraremos esta pieza de Home Decor.
Cada corazón esta hecho de una manera distinta!
Contiene mas de 18 técnicas usando la Big Shot y con mas de 16 materiales distintos. 

Sera una maratón de la Big Shot! Por eso las plazas son mas limitadas de lo normal. 

Para apuntarte,  llama al 934 119 684 o manda un email: info@100x100manualidades.es

New blog post at Sizzix!

 Click here for the full post!

A CAS congratulations card

Click here for the full tutorial and the complete card photo.

The Heart Frame Tutorial

I usually take this frame that I made last year to my workshops and demos and always gets a lots of questions on how did I do it. The funny thing is that i took step by step photos while I was making it, but then I forgot where they were until today. So here it goes, the full tutorial. Enjoy!

I started with one of the cheapest Ikea frames. I die cut twelve hearts using the Bigz die from the Starter kit using white mountboard. I prefer mount board to chipboard because it has white edges and the top tecture is smoother so more things you can do to the top. Then I painted them all using Paperarsty's Fresco paints in an assortment of colour using foam pads to dab the colour in.

Once that paint was dry, I proceed to cover each one with a different medium to get different textures in. I used Crackle glaze, Glue & Seal...

Kroma crackle, Cosmic Shimmer glue... they will all give a different effect. If it was now, I would definitely try some of the new DecoArt mediums, like the Texture crackle.

Once those coats were dry, I coated them with a thin acrylic coat using Paperartsy's Nougat.

This are some of the effects I got. the one on the left is Kroma Crackle but not completely dry. The one on the right is the glue one.

Little by little the hearts were taking texture.

Once I was happy with the texture, I proceed to add embellishments and more die cuts. i used Teresa collins embellishments and the Big Shot Starter kit dies.

I painted and crackled the frame to make it all coordinating. Finally, I attached them to the plastic that comes with the frame. I like to suspend things on to the outside of the plastic so that it has more texture.

A few close ups. the papers on the back are also Terese Colllins.

And, again, the finished frame. 

Messy stuff doesn't have to look messy and complicated, if you don't want to. You can make it as you like!

Sizzix new blog post: gold flakes technique!

Click here for the step by step tutorial an the finished project.

Taller Scrapbooking en Zaragoza el 18 de junio mini album

Que ilusión hacer este anuncio! Por primera vez dare un taller de scrapbooking - mini album - en Zaragoza, mi ciudad natal! 

Este es el proyecto que haremos, un mini lleno de troqueles y diferentes técnicas.

Sera el 18 de junio a las 5 de la tarde en La Factoria Limonera. 

Para todos los detalles haz click aquí.

This week's Sizzix blog post - an embroidered card using a textured folder

Check the step by step tutorial and finsihed project on the Sizzix blog.

Mas detalles talleres Creativa Barcelona

Aquí tenéis mas detalles de los talleres que voy a dar en Creativa Barcelona.

Tres talleres:

Jueves, 8 de mayo: Mañana 11am, Tarde 15:30pm.

Viernes, 9 de mayo: Mañana 10:30am.

Es un mini album diseñado con un montón de técnicas de troquelado y de texturas usando la Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit y algunos troqueles mas. 

Como teaser esta foto del interior. 

Aparte de los talleres, estaré también en el crop de la tarde del viernes y en la mesa redonda del sábado. Tengo unas ganas!

This week's Sizzix blog post - a home decor with Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit

Check the step by step tutorial and finsihed project on the Sizzix blog.

Monthly Sizzix blog post is out now, featuring the Big Shot Starter Kit

Click here or on the photo to see the full step by step project!

Valentine's card using the Sizzix Big Shot Starter kit

So, this is this week's third posting, but don't get use to it! For someone who is not too keen on this day, I surely give it a lot of attention.

I thought I would share the card I made for my husband for this years Valentine's Day.

I was inspired by the frame with the scalloped hearts that I shared the other day.

I used this time the Sizzix Big Shot Starter kit die cutting the largest Heart from the Bigz die and the Framelit. As patterned papers I used Carte Postale from Basic Grey. And instead of red, I coloured the inner heart green as it is my husbands favourite colour.

Simple, muted colours that I hope Omar will like!
Happy Valentine's Day!

Demo at The Glitter Pot

Tomorrow and Sunday (28th and 29th of September) I will be demonstrating my latest Sizzix die designs, Winter Moments, at The Glitter Pot, Burgess Hill, West Sussex.

If you are in the area, make sure to pop by as there will be many more demonstrators including my friends and super talents Julie Hickey and Jane Gill.

I can't wait!

New blog post up at Scrapbooking with Tubo

I have done a simple layout using my left over patchwork technique.

Click here - or over the photo - for the step by step tutorial!

Bottle Tops flattened with the Big Shot: a good old technique

Flattening Bottle tops with a die cutting machine is something of an old technique. I first got my bottle tops about nine years ago. Apart from an project I did in 2010 that I forgot completely about, I hadn't done much with them.

However, this week I needed some magnets for my fridge and after some suggestions from my Facebook friends I decided to use the Bottle tops to make some magnets.

Aplanar tapas de botellas con una máquina de troquelado es una técnica de hace ya unos años. La primera vez que compré las tapas fue hace unos nueve años. Aparte de un proyecto que hice en el 2010, yo no había hecho mucho con ellas.

Sin embargo, esta semana he necesitado algunos imanes para mi nevera y después de algunas sugerencias de mis amigos de Facebook que decidí usar las tapas para hacer algunos imanes.

The unflatenned tops could be used as well they are pretty as they are. But flattened they look like rosettes and they dont have as sharper edges.

Las tapas podrían utilizarse sin aplanar, así como son. Pero aplanadas que parecen mas monas y no tienen bordes afilados.

Depending which sandwich you layer using the Big Shot platforms and cutting pads, you can get a more or less flat effect, mucho more visible in real life that on the photos.

Dependiendo de que sándwich se utilice con las plataformas Big Shot se puede obtener un efecto más o menos plano, lo cual es mucho más visible en la vida real que en las fotos.

The one on the left was flattened by using the Sizzlits layering of pads - Tab 1 and both Cutting plates.
The one on the right was flattened using the Tab 2 and just one cutting plate - I put a protective acetate sheet between the top and the platform to make sure I did not damage it.

La de la izquierda fue aplanada con el uso de la plataforma para Sizzlits - Tab 1 y las dos placas para cortar.
La de la derecha fue aplanada con el Tab 2 y sólo una placa de corte - puse una hoja de acetato protectora entre la tapa y la plataforma para asegurarme de que no dañaría la plataforma.

To cut the photo I used the second smallest die from the Sizzix Framelits Circles #2. It is a 1" die which is what you would need for standard bottle tops. I like to use Framelits because you can see exactly what you cut as the blade is right on the inner edge, perfect for photos.

Para cortar la foto que utilicé el segundo troquel más pequeño de los Sizzix Framelits Circles #2. Se trata de un troquel que mide una pulgada, que es lo que se necesita para tapas de botellas estándar. Me gusta usar Framelits porque puedes ver exactamente lo que vas a cortar porque la cuchilla está justo en el borde interior, lo que es ideal para las fotos.

With a glue dot I glued the magnet  - this one is one of the extra strong ones that Bazzill used to do, they were fabulous, such a pity they are either discontinued or hard to find. But there are other ones by different manufacturers like Basic Grey, which are thinner albeit not as strong.
To secure the magnet in place, I used the left over 3D circle foam pads from Stix2 and then place a piece of paper. This will secure the magnet in place for longer, otherwise the force of the magnet will eventually make it to come unstuck.

Con un glue dot pegué el imán - es uno de los más fuertes de Bazzill, eran fantásticos, una lástima que son ya estén descatalogados o sean muy difíciles de encontrar. Pero hay otros de diferentes fabricantes como los de Basic Grey, que son más delgados aunque no tan fuertes.
Para fijar el imán en su lugar, he utilizado el sobrante de los círculos 3D de Stix2 y luego coloque un pedazo de papel. Esto asegurará el imán en su lugar durante más tiempo, de lo contrario la fuerza del imán hace que eventualmente se despegue.

And here you have the ones I made for my fridge.
All, of course, featuring my furry baby, Wasabi.

Y aquí tenéis los imanes que he hecho para mi nevera.
Todos, por supuesto, con mi bebé peluche, Wasabi.