Showing posts with label die cutting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label die cutting. Show all posts

Saturday, 7 March 2015

Handstitched Butterfly Card with DIY Tutorial








Hey everybody,
today I want to show you a quick and easy idea for a cute stitched butterfly. You can use it for some pretty cards, your Scrapbooking Layouts or some boxes. So here is the complete list of supplies I´ve used:

Pattern Paper, White Cardstock, Yarn and a Needle, Bakers Twine in your favorite color


The Thinlits are perfect for an additional hand stitching because you already have prepared holes as result of the Die Cutting process. I love it and there are so many possibilities to make some beautiful projects with it. But first of all, let´s make this cute card to say hello to someone special. :)


1. Place your Thinlits on the Pattern Paper and your Cardstock. 2. Let your Big Shot make some awesome work! :) 3. Take your Die Cuts from your Cutting Pads. 4. You can start stitching with your Needle and Bakers Twine or Yarn.


5. When your are finished take a scissor and cut off the ends of the Bakers Twine and glue the ends to the backside. 6. Bring your butterfly with some adhesive into shape.

That´s it! :) Now you have a beautiful handstitched butterfly. I like the dimension it gets with the stitched details.


I wish you a lot of fun making this quick DIY project, hope you like it. :)

Have a nice day, xo Julia

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Hallo ihr Lieben,

eine kleine und schnelle DIY Anleitung habe ich heute für euch, wie ihr schnell und einfach einen bestickten Schmetterling für Karten oder auch Scrapbooking Layouts machen könnt

Hier die Liste an Materialien die ich verwendet habe:
Pattern Paper, Cardstock in Weiß, Nähgarn und eine Nähnadel mit größerem Nadelöhr, Bakers Twine 

Als ich die Thinlits sah wusste ich sofort das dieser Schmetterling bestickt werden muss. Immerhin bieten sich diese integrierten Löcher doch total dafür an, oder? :) Mir schwirren da noch ein paar weitere Ideen im Kopf herum, aber neeeeeeee.... Dazu gibt es dann an anderer Stelle wieder mehr. ;)

Also lasst uns loslegen:
1. Wie gewohnt die Thinlits auf euer Pattern Paper und den Cardstock legen. 2. Durch die Big Shot kurbeln und schauen was sie wieder tolles gemacht hat. ;) 3. Die gestanzten Teile aus den Thinlits entnehmen. 4. Euer Bakers Twine in das Nadelöhr fummeln und mit dem Sticken beginnen. 5. Am Ende die Garnenden abschneiden und auf der Rückseite mit einem Tropfen Flüssigkleber befestigen. 6. Die Einzelteile des Schmetterlings zusammen kleben.

Fertig ist euer von Hand bestickter Schmetterling! Sieht das nicht süß aus? :) Ich mag diesen Mix aus Papier und Garn total und vor allem diese Dimension die dadurch entsteht. 

Ich wünsche euch viel Spaß beim Nachmachen, hoffe euch gefällt meine kleine DIY Idee. :)
Habt einen schönen Tag, xo Julia

Saturday, 6 December 2014

Artist Trading Block Tree



Hi all! December is a such busy and exciting month!

If you check on my blog every day this month you will see lots of quick and easy ways to use your dies to help save time with all of your holiday preparations- to wrap gifts, decorate, package food gifts, make cards and 3D decor!

The project I made for you today is a mini-tree sitting on an Artist Trading Block base. This is the perfect little tree to tuck in a tiny niche in your kitchen to remind you of the season. Cleanup after Christmas is so easy too...


I decorated the tree with dies from Kitchen Labels, part of the brand new Vintage Kitchen collection.

The ornaments were die cut from metal sheets from MD Hobby and Craft,


and then I embossed them with the new Sunburst and Waffle Textured Impressions folders. They emboss so beautifully. It would also be fun to color them in with alcohol inks! I have to admit that I was surprised at how well the wafer-thin dies cut through the metal and I only did one pass through the Big Shot!


The pitchers and canning jars were hung on the tree with red and white twine.




The tree is sitting on top of an Artist Trading Block (Blocks/Cubes/Bank die) die cut from chipboard. I doodled some holiday sayings and images on the sides of the boxes and it made a nice sturdy base for the tree.



Underneath I tucked a die cut doily from a red velvety ribbon material from the Doily Medallion die.


I hope you will pop over to my blog for a look at some of the quick and easy ideas featured this week! My amazing Inspiration Team has been crafting up a storm- come and see!


I invite you to like my Eileen Hull Designs Facebook page- check in to see what's new. Or visit me on Instagram to see some behind the scenes looks at getting ready for the Craft and Hobby Show coming up in January. It's coming up quick and guess who is not ready...

Every month we host the Art with Heart Challenge- a place for you to show us what you're making. The theme this month is Holiday Traditions. We love to see what you are doing with the dies... and whoever enters has the chance to win a really nice giveaway. I hope you will stop by and post your latest creations on my blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Saturday, 30 March 2013

Easter Bonnet


I can hardly wait for spring to get here!

Lately I have been really having fun with my 3D flower dies using unexpected materials. See my post on the Sizzix US blog showing how to make a bouquet of coffee filter flowers. You can also see a video of how I created them in my personal blog post here.

There are so many cool things you can make with flowers including home decor items, hair accessories, shoe clips, pins and earrings, napkin rings, embellishments for layouts and cards, and even on clothing.




I decided to make an Easter bonnet- I don't know if that is or ever was a tradition where you live, but I remember as a kid getting all dressed up for Easter and that definitely included a hat. I found this nice felt one for $4 in a thrift shop.

Supplies:

657119  Sizzix Bigz Die - Leaves
657114  Sizzix Bigz Die - Flower Layers #9
657721  Sizzix Bigz Die - Borders & Hydrangeas
657115  Sizzix Bigz Die - Flower, 3-D Fringed
657118  Sizzix Bigz Die - Flowers, 3-D #2

658053  Sizzix Bigz Die - Flower Layers w/Heart Petals


glue gun, ribbon, hat, brads, materials to cut

  1. Die cut flowers and leaves from different materials including paper bag, sewing pattern, coffee filters, crepe paper, cardstock, tissue paper, netting, watercolor paper and fabric in coordinating colors.
  2. Combine parts from different dies and assemble, creating custom flowers. Color flowers using inks, stamps, paint, mists, pastels, and markers. Assemble with brads 
  3. Run a ribbon around the crown of the hat and glue into position.
  4. Place into position on the hat and use glue gun to adhere flowers when your arrangement is just right.
Best wishes for a Happy Easter!