Baubles before my eyes!

You remember last week when I said I hadn't done any shopping or writing of Christmas cards - well - I still haven't started the cards - but fortunately my husband has - and all the cards that need posting have been written! I have bought some presents - so I'm still fairly confident that I can sleep sometime between now and Christmas eve.

So this is my final offering for quick makes for Christmas - using another die designed by Tim Holtz  - Retro decorations otherwise known as Christmas Baubles  - http://www.sizzix.co.uk/product/660036/sizzix-bigz-die-retro-ornaments

and I've used it on a place mat for the dinning table and also on a hand towel - which can either be the finishing touch to your festive decorating - or an easy small gift for an emergency -

 

 

I used the same die and method for the towel and the place mat - fusing web to the back of the cotton fabric before cutting using the die and Big Shot.

For the place mat I pinned and stitched some narrow white and silver ribbon in place -

and then positioned the baubles- fused them in place and stitched around the edges. to complete I tied 4 small bows with the ribbon and stitched in place at the top of each bauble.
For the towel I only used the 3 oval baubles and placed them along the non looped border, fusing and stitching them in place, and then added a small bow to the top of each one.
So that is my last pre Christmas make for this blog - I hope you like these simple ideas.
Now I have to layer up and quilt a lap quilt for a friend and them make 3 dressing gowns for my grand-daughters - the kettle is on!
I hope you all have a lovely Christmas, and manage to relax and enjoy this very special day.
Angela

 

 







Christmas decoration

Hi everyone

Today i will show you a Christmas decoration to boost your Christmas free or in a window

 

Items i have used:

Sizzix Thinlits Card, Front, Ornaments 5 dies 659587

Sizzix Thinlits 4 dies Holiday Greens 658759Supply list:

Paper: White cardstock

embossing gold /ranger, flowers

How to make:

I die cut the dies 2 pieces and glued them together to make it thicker.Then I emboss using gold embossing. I die cut Holiday greens and decorat the top front and back

Thanks for stopping by, Wish you a great week

Pia

Hej alle

I dag vil jeg vise hvordan du  kan lave en juletræs dekoration eller et ophæng til dit vindue.

Sizzix dies jeg har brugt:

Sizzix Thinlits Card, Front, Ornaments 5 dies 659587

Sizzix Thinlits 4 dies Holiday Greens 658759Supply list:

Papir: White cardstock

embossing gold /ranger, roser

Fremgangs måde:

Jeg har udstanset die to gange for at gøre den mere stabil, derefter har jeg guld embosset den. Udstanset Holiday Greens og dekoreret med disse på begge sider.

Tak fordi du kiggede forbi, ønsker dig en dejlig julet uge

Pia

Bentes Christmas tree decorations for week 3.

 

 

 Hi, I am back this Sunday to share some decorations I made for my tree using the beautiful free download papers and a few of my favourite dies.

De dies I used were the scalloped circle , the oval and  and the snowflake from the Winter borders & rosette set.

 I added pop dots between the layers to add some more interest to my ornaments.

I hope you like my ornaments and will try making them. It's a nice thing to do in family with in the kids as they are pretty straight forward to make and the design can be varied to make different styles.

The supplies I used were:
Free downloadable papers
657900 Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 7PK - Circles, Scallop
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 9PK - Winter Borders & Rosette
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 7PK - Ovals

Christmas Trees for the Christmas Tree

The third week of the Christmas Challenge 2014 will be filled with ideas for ornaments you can create using Sizzix products. I've made a trio of white glittery trees that can go on the Christmas tree or (as will be the case in our home) can be hung in a window or somewhere else in your home.

I used the Triplits Die Set 14PK - Christmas Trees to create all three trees. This set lets you mix and match various dies to create your own unique trees. For all my tree I diecut the tree base in both cardstock and glitter wrapping paper and then I diecut the details in cardstock as well.

Once I had done the fronts of my three trees (adding a little red heart diecut using a die from
Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Phrase Cards) I felt that the backs of the trees needed a little TLC. I was happy to see that the details for the larger trees would work on the back as well as on the front. For the smaller trees I diecut glitter paper circles using the smaller dies that comes with the set and added them were there are holes on the front of the tree.

Now all that is left is to hang the ornaments and enjoy them throughout December - and I like knowing that no matter which way the ornaments turn they look nice.

Supply list:

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies

Triplits Die Set 14PK - Christmas Trees
Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Phrase Cards

Cardstock
Glitter wrapping paper
Silver thread (DMC)
Glossy Accent (Ranger)

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Denne tredje uge af Christmas Challenge 2014 er fuld af ophæng til træet eller andre steder i dit hjem, og jeg bidrager med en trio af juletræer.

Jeg brugte Triplits Die Set 14PK - Christmas Trees til at lave alle tre træer. Diesættet lader dig mixe og matche forskellige dies, og derved kan du skabe dine helt egne unikke træer. Jeg udskar træernes base i både karton og glimmer-gavepapir, og så udstansede jeg detaljerne i samme karton som basen.

Da jeg havde lavede fronterne til alle tre træer (med et lille rødt hjerte fra Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Phrase Cards som ekstra dekoration), syntes jeg, at træernes bagsider manglede lidt omsorg. Heldigvis passede detaljerne til det store træ både på for- og bagside, så det var nemt at pynte det store træs bagside. Til de små træer brugte jeg de to cirkeldies, der er med i Triplits Die Set 14PK - Christmas Trees til at udstanse cirkerl, som jeg monterede på bagsiden af de små træer, hvor der er huller på forsiden.

Nu er det eneste, der er tilbage at gøre at hænge træerne op og nyde dem gennem december - og jeg er godt tilfreds med, at det er lige meget, hvordan træerne drejer sig, så er de fint afsluttede og pyntede.

Ingredienser:

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies

Triplits Die Set 14PK - Christmas Trees
Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Phrase Cards

Karton
Glimmer-gavepapir
Sølvtråd (DMC)
Glossy Accent (Ranger)

Glittering ornaments

 

 

Wednesday again and time to post yet another Christmas card. This week I went with a cool colour scheme and three stylish ornaments from Triplits Die Set 9PK - Ornaments.

 

I used two of the ornaments to diecut directly into the white cardstock that will go on top of everything. The diecut that is complete, I used as the third ornament for the card.

I bought some cheap glitter wrapping paper after Christmas last year with the specific intention to use it when making cards. It works so well and it is much cheaper than buying regular glitter paper. Here I've simply added the wrapping paper behind the negative spaces formed by the ornament as well as on top of the third ornament.

The Triplits Die Set 9PK - Ornaments comes with a small die with which you can make the metallic hanger for the ornaments which I of course did. I also used thread to make the ornaments look like they hang from the top of the card. As decoration for the ornaments I used three different small diecuts from Triplits Die Set 9PK - Ornaments and Triplits Die Set 14PK - Christmas Trees.

Supply list:

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies

Triplits Die Set 9PK - Ornaments
Triplits Die Set 14PK - Christmas Trees
Cardstock (Papertrey Ink)
Silver cardstock
Thread
Wrapping paper
Foam adhesive

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Så er det onsdag igen, og jeg har i denne uge lavet endnu et julekort i kølige farver og med fancy julekugler fra Triplits Die Set 9PK - Ornaments.

 

Jeg brugte to af kuglerne til at udstanse direkte i det hvide karton, der skal blive til kortets øverste lag. Den ene af de to udstansede kugler blev så til den tredje, der sidder monteret på 3d-puder på kortet.

 

Sidste år efter jul købte jeg noget billigt glimmer-indpakningspapir med det formål, at jeg ville bruge det, når jeg laver kort. Det virker rigtig godt, og så var det en del billigere, end rigtigt glimmerpapir er. Her har jeg klistret noget af indpakningspapiret bag de negative udstansninger samt ovenpå den sidste af julekuglerne.

 

Triplits Die Set 14PK - Christmas Trees kommer med en lille die, som kan lave de små metaldimser, der sidder på toppen af julekugler, hvilket jeg naturligvis gjorde. Med lidt snor fik jeg det til at se ud som om kuglerne hænger fra toppen af kortet. Jeg dekorerede kuglerne med små udstansninger fra Triplits Die Set 9PK - Ornaments og Triplits Die Set 14PK - Christmas Trees.

Winter season ornament

 

 

This week I've branched out and used the Thinlits Die - From Our Home to create an ornament that would be great to hang in the windows during Christmas and Winter. You might even make it and put it on one of your Christmas cards and that way the recipient could hang the ornament in their own home.

 

 

I started by die-cutting the Thinlits Die - From Our Home from regular white cardstock and then I mounted vellum on the back side of the motif. Using a pair of sharp scissors, I simply cut along the edge of the little snow scene to make sure cardstock and vellum were perfectly aligned.

 

In order to add some detail to the project I added some of the small stars on top of the smoke trail and went over those stars as well as the negative spaces where they used to be with clear Wink of Stella.

 

To give the windows of the house some shine I added multiple layers of Glossy Accent to the inside of alle three windows. This actually gives the windows some bulk as well as the right glassy shine.

 

 

Finally I used some silver thread to be able to hang the ornament: Using a small needled I threaded the silver thread through the vellum part of my ornamet.

 

Now all that was left was to hang the ornament and enjoy the way it turns into even more of a silhouette cut once it is hung in a window.

 

  

Supply list:

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
Thinlits Die - From Our Home
Cardstock
Vellum
Wink of Stella

Glossy accent
Silver thread

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I denne uge har jeg udfordret mig selv til at bruge Thinlits Die - From Our Home til at lave et ophæng, som vil passe fint i vinduet til jul og i løbet af vinteren. Man kunne endda sætte det på forsiden af et kort, således at modtageren selv kunne bruge ophænget i deres vinterhjem.

Jeg startede med at udstanse Thinlits Die - From Our Home i almindeligt hvidt karton, hvorefter jeg monterede vellum på bagsiden af motivet. Med en skarp saks klippede jeg langs ophængets kant.

For at give røgsøljlen lidt ekstra detaljer brugte jeg nogle af de små stjerner som dekoration. Jeg løb dem og de negative områder, hvor de havde siddet, over med Wink of Stella for at give dem glimmer.

Jeg brugte Glossy Accents to at give vinduerne i huset et rigtigt glas-look, hvilket gav vinduerne en del mere tyngde samtidig med at det minder om vinduesglas.

Sidste skridt var at sætte sølv tråd i ophænget ved at stikke en tynd nål igennem vellum-delen af ophænget. Og så er det allersidste bare at hænge ophænget op og nyde, hvordan det ligner en silhuette endnu mere, når det er oplyst udefra.
 

Ingredienser: 

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)
Sizzix Accessory - Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
Thinlits Die - From Our Home
Cardstock
Vellum
Wink of Stella

Glossy accent
Silver thread

Glittered snowflkes and lovely ornaments



Hello Sizzix UK fans! Today I have for you 2 small Christmas inspirations. It would seem that now is even so far to Christmas, but usually we (crafters!) create Christmas cards much earlier. My today's cards are mine first Christmas cards this year!

To create a custom shape cards I used dies from Framelits Die Set 12PK - Fancy Cards set. Due to the fact that the set contains many different sizes and shapes of dies, we can create an interesting card base in various sizes and create layers on our cards or pages.

The main decoration on my cards are a large snowflakes, which I cut out using Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3. I love dies in this line, because we can cut out in thicker materials and shapes are always very impressive, both in terms of size and design. I painted my snowflakes using mint acrylic paint and then I added some glitter powder on the top.

Tremendously love the dies in Christmas ornaments and baubles shapes. To add more Christmas touches on my cards, I cut out a couple of beautiuful ornaments using new Triplits Die Set 9PK - Ornaments. Each of the small ornaments can be further embellish or you can cut them with a variety of interesting materials. I added small dots made using 3D paint on these lovely elements.

Sizzix supplies used:

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

659994 Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3

659967 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 12PK - Fancy Cards

659929 Sizzix Triplits Die Set 9PK - Ornaments

Are you already create Christmas cards? If yes, don't forget to use some amazing new Christmas Sizzix dies!

Thank you for visit us today! 

Have a lovely, creative weekend! 

~~ Karola ~~ 

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Witajcie! Dziś mam dla Was świąteczne inspiracje. Wydawałoby się, że jeszcze daleko do Świąt, ale zwykle tworzenie kartek świątecznych zaczynamy dużo wcześniej. Moje dzisiejsze kartki to moje pierwsze karteczki świąteczne w tym roku! 

 Do stworzenia nietypowego kształtu kartek wykorzystałam wykrojniki z zestawu: Framelits Die Set 12PK - Fancy Cards. Dzięki temu, że zestaw zawiera wiele różnych rozmiarów w kilku kształtach, możemy tworzyć ciekawe bazy kartek w różnych rozmiarach oraz tworzyć warstwy na naszych kartkach. 

Głównymi ozdobami na moich kartkach są duże śnieżynki wycięti wykrojnikiem Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3. Uwielbiam wykrojniki z tej serii, ponieważ możemy wycinać nimi w grubszych materiałach a wzory są naprawdę imponujące, zarówno pod względem rozmiaru jak i designu. Moje śnieżynki pomalowałam miętową farbką oraz dodałam trochę sypkiego brokatu na wierzch. 

Ogromnie podobają mi się wykrojniki z motywem świątecznych bombek i ozdób na choinkę. Aby dodać więcej świątecznych akcentów, dodałam do kartek kilka tego typu ozdób wyciętych wykrojnikami z zestawu Triplits Die Set 9PK - Ornaments. Każdą z małych bombek można dodatkowo ozdobić lub wyciąć je z różnych ciekawych materiałów. Ja ozdobiłam te urocze elementy dodając trochę kropeczek z farbek 3D.

A czy Wy tworzycie już kartki świąteczne? Jeśli tak, nie zapomnijcie użyć kilku wspaniałych, nowych wykrojników Sizzix! 

Wykorzystane produkty Sizzix:

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

659994 Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflakes #3

659967 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 12PK - Fancy Cards

659929 Sizzix Triplits Die Set 9PK - Ornaments

Dziękuję za dzisiejsze odwiedziny na naszym blogu!

Życzę Wam cudownego, kreatywnego weekendu!

~~ Karola ~~