Showing posts with label sizzix plus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sizzix plus. Show all posts

Friday, 18 September 2015

Home decor with cork trivet



Hi Everyone! This is Anna.
Today I would like to share a short tutorial about how to create a Home décor using gorgeous new product!
Have you seen the new Love Birds collection? Adoreeee! The dies are a great size for Papercraft, also A4 size for Big Shot Plus.
As soon as I got my hands on them I had to make a project with one of them. The idea of my home décor start from a simple and affordable cork trivet...
 
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How to make:
I traced the cork on the wrong side of my fabric.
I added some cm all the way around the circle before cutting the fabric.
I used my glue gun to attach the fabric to the cork.
I embellished using Sizzix Big Shot Plus machine and new die Sizzix Thinlits Plus Die - Love Birds 3-D Floral #2.
I used also a Bigz die to diecut a branch with leaves.
 
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To make flower: Die-cut 3-D Floral from cardstock. Starting at the outside of the Flower, wrap the end around a wood dowel like a wooden skewer.
When you finish rolling the Flower, remove the stick and tighten or loosen the bundle to your liking. Finish the Flower by adding a glue dot or a drop of hot glue to the inside of the circular flap at the very center of the Flower. Close the flap against the bottom loops of the Flower.
 
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That’s it for me today!
Happy crafting!
 
Items used:
cork trivet
fabric
cardstocks
spray ink
hot glue gun
 
 
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Ciao a tutti! Sono Anna e sono qui con un nuovo progetto Sizzix.
Oggi vorrei condividere un breve tutorial per creare un Home decor utilizzando una nuova fantastica fustella, che credo proprio vi piacerà!
Non so se avete già visto la nuova collezione Love Birds. Io l'adoro! Le fustelle sono perfette per il Papercraft, anche in formato A4 da usare con la Big Shot Plus.
Non appena ho avuto tra le mani qualcuna di queste fustelle ho dovuto subito provarle, realizzando questo semplice progetto. L'idea del mio home decor parte da un semplice ed economico sottopentola in sughero... vi spiego meglio!
 
Come fare:
Ho segnato il cerchio del sottopentola sul rovescio del mio tessuto.
Ho aggiunto alcuni centimetri tutto intorno al cerchio prima di tagliare la stoffa.
Con la colla a caldo, ho fissato il tessuto al sughero, schiacciando bene per evitare brutte arricciature.
Ho quindi abbellito il mio pannello base con la macchina Sizzix Big Shot Plus e la nuova fustella Sizzix Thinlits Plus Die - Love Birds 3-D Floral #2.
Ho usato anche una fustella Bigz per tagliare un ramoscello dal cartoncino, che avevo precedentemente spruzzato con colore spray. Per il ramoscello ho usato una fustella, che ormai è un classico, è che fa parte degli “Essential Range” (elenco materiali in fondo).
Per fare il fiore: fustellare il 3-D Floreal dal cartoncino. Quindi, partendo dalla parte esterna del Fiore, avvolgere l'estremità intorno ad un spiedino di legno (vedi foto).
Al termine estrarre il Fiore, togliere lo spiedino e avvolgere o srotolare a proprio piacimento, in modo da rendere più piccola o più grande la rosa. Mettere un po' di colla o una goccia di colla a caldo al centro del Fiore (sul retro) e chiudere sopra il lembo finale.
 
Questo è tutto per me oggi!
Happy crafting!
 
Materiali:
sottopentola in sughero
stoffa
cartoncini
spray ink
colla a caldo

Sunday, 13 September 2015

"Hello Sunshine" Card by Gerry van Gent

Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!

Today I am sharing with you a card I created for not a 
particular occasion - it was simply fun to create a window
card by using the Circles framelits dies.
660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit
660804 Sizzix thinlits Die Set Happiness Phrases 
660500 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Intricate Tribal Florals
659573 Sizzix Sizzlits Dec. Strip Die Spring Greenery
657551 Sizzix Framelits Die Set Circles
656551 Sizzix Bigz Die Birds
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After die cutting a circle in the middle of my double card 
I began decorating it by adding first the bird. 
After that I adhered the Happiness Phrases - 
these are attached to the card only by the ends.
Then I added the layered flower and the Spring Greenery .

I used two sorts of the Intricate Tribal Florals to create my flowers.

The Bird was die cut from corrugated cardboard and pattern paper. 
In this way it makes it steady and dimensional. 



Thank you for visiting us today!
Have a creative Sunday!

Sunday, 6 September 2015

"Never Give Up" by Gerry van Gent

Happy Sunday friends!
Hope you are all doing well!

For my blog post today I am sharing a pillow box I created with 
a coordinating quote card. It's one of those small, hand-made things you
can give to a friend for encouragement and to show you care.
660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit
660844 Sizzix Thinlits Plus Die Set Box, Pillow
660094 Sizzix Thinlits Die Delicate Wings
656554 Sizzix Bigz Die Corners, Flourish #2
660500 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Intricate Tribal Florals 
660220 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Mixed Media
660159 Sizzix Paper Punch Large Butterfly
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After die cutting the Pillow Box I began decorating it by adding
 different embellishments including die-cut flowers and flourish.

The coordinating card was cut to sizes fitting the pillow itself.

I added a pearl in the centers of the die-cut Intricate flowers.

As usual, I punched the butterfly multiple times and adhered
on top of one another in order to give more dimension.


Thank you for visiting us today!
Have a creative week ahead!
Gerry

Sunday, 30 August 2015

"Carefree Holidays" Layout by gerry van gent

Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!

Hope you are all well and enjoying the weekend with your loved ones. 
For my post today I prepared a layout where I am combining
fussy cut flowers with gorgeous Sizzix dies.

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit
660159 Sizzix Paper Punch Large Butterfly
660500 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Intricate Tribal Florals
660220 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Mixed Media
659573 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die Spring Greenery
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Two of the butterflies have 4 layers of punched butterflies.


Instead of masking I used one of the Mixed Media dies to decorate the background.
I simply die cut it 4 times and adhered pieces behind the photos.

One small piece was used in the middle of the stamped circle.


OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:
Graphic 45 pattern papers
KaiserCraft pattern papers
The Scrapbook Diaries clear stamps
Glitz Design Giant rhinestone 
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Thank you for visiting us today!
Have a creative Sunday!

Sunday, 2 August 2015

Gift Bag by Gerry van Gent

Happy Sunday Sizzix friends!
Today I am sharing a gift bag I created by using
once again products by Sizzix - dies, a punch and 
Free Colouring Download Papers. Hope you'll enjoy!

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit
659197 Sizzix Movers & Shapers XL Die Bag w/Flap
660159 Sizzix Paper Punch Butterfly, Large
660500 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Intricate Tribal Flowers
660485 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Layering Daisy #2
657551 Sizzix Framelits Die Set Circles
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My very first step was to die cut the bag. 

By the original Bag belongs a flap which I removed so
I can create my own (hand)bag.
I added two strings which I used for the handles.


This is how it looks like the original
659197 Sizzix Movers & Shapers XL Die Bag w/Flap


I distressed the edges with green ink pad and prepared my embellies.
I used the matching Circles die to die cut the "present" and I 
coloured it in with Copic markers.

I love that Daisy die - no wonder I often use it on my projects :-)

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:
Imaginarium Designs chipboard
Prima Marketing Sugar Dots
Prima Marketing/Ingvild Bolme Distress Ink pads
Copic Markers 
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Have a very creative Sunday!

Friday, 24 July 2015

Happy Birthday Card in a Box



Happy Friday everyone, It's Anna posting today.
I hope you had a great creative week! Here is the card in a box I’ve done for birthday of my friend. This is such a fun craft and a special way to show someone you care. I love putting together a “happy birthday” in a box. It’s fun to have a garland all nicely tucked into a box waiting to surprise someone!
 
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The dies of Big Shot Plus Starter Kit allowed me to do this box super fast!
 
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When your special someone opens the box, the Garland will look like a pop up card!
 
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Can I say how much I adore this Starter Kit? The Thinlits die box has the lid attached. For this project, I tried to change.
To make the box's lid: first I cut out half lid from yellow cardstock; then I inverted the die and cut out the other part, so as to realise a unique lid.
 
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I cut out the box from floral paper and assemble it. Then I selected the papers and cardstock to use for my garland and I cut out hearts, tag, butterflies...
Fortunately, Sizzix now has the perfect solution for intricate dies: the Sizzix Die Brush & Foam Pad for Wafer-Thin Dies. This accessory easily rolls away excess paper to reveal the perfect cut!
 
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To make the garland: I used a sewing machine to stitch the shapes together. Simply start by placing the first piece under the presser foot, put the needle in the down position and start stitching. Continue stitching, allowing the machine to stitch a few stitches between each new shape.
 
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The fun thing about creating your own is that you can customize them to match your color scheme!
I hope my small project gave you some inspiration today!
Happy crafting!
 
Items used:
Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray) (660515)
Sizzix Die Brush & Foam Pad for Wafer-Thin Dies (660513)
patterned papers (Basic Grey, We R Memory Keepers, Studio Calico)
cardstocks
sewing machine, thread
brad (Prima)
ticket (Prima)
stamp
ink pad
 
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Ciao a tutti, come ogni venerdì Anna è qui per una nuova ispirazione.
Spero abbiate avuto una bella settimana creativa! Ecco un “biglietto di compleanno in scatola” che ho creato per il compleanno di un'amica. Ho scelto colori estivi e fruttati, vista la stagione. Si tratta di un lavoretto che avevo in mente da diverso tempo, perchè è un modo davvero speciale per fare gli auguri: l'effetto sorpresa è assicurato!

Le fustelle comprese nel Big Shot Plus Starter Kit mi hanno permesso di fare tutto ciò più velocemente di quello che avevo immaginato. E quando finalmente la persona apre la scatola, la ghirlanda esce fuori, quasi come un pop up!
Posso dire quanto mi piace questo Starter Kit?! Si riescono a fare tantissime cose e ve ne ho già mostrate diverse. Solo che la fustella Thinlits in formato A4 ha il coperchio attaccato. Per questo progetto, ho provato a fare una piccola modifica, perchè altrimenti la scatola con ghirlanda sarebbe risultata un po' scomoda da aprire.

Vi spiego come: prima ho tagliato metà coperchio dal cartoncino giallo; poi ho invertito la fustella e ritagliato dall'altra parte, in modo da realizzare un coperchio unico (vedi foto dei passaggi). Più semplice a farsi che a dirsi!
Ho quindi tagliato la base della scatola ed ho assemblato i due pezzi. Poi ho selezionato le carte da utilizzare per la mia ghirlanda ed ho fustellato diversi cuori, tag, farfalle ...
A proposito di farfalle, avete visto la novità? Sizzix ora ha la soluzione perfetta per le fustelle “traforate”: si tratta dell'accessorio Sizzix Die Brush & Foam Pad for Wafer-Thin Dies, che fa rotolare via la carta in eccesso e rivelare il taglio perfetto. Non ci credevo, ma è molto utile!

Ed ora vi spiego come ho creato la ghirlanda: con la macchina da cucire, bisogna cucire insieme le forme di carta ritagliate e sovrapposte. Basta semplicemente iniziare posizionando il primo pezzo sotto il piedino, mettere l'ago in posizione abbassata e iniziare a cucire. Continuare a cucire, inserendo nuove forme, facendo in modo di cucire alcuni punti tra una forma e l'altra, per lasciare un po' di spazio.

Questo progetto è molto versatile ed è possibile personalizzare la combinazione di colori a piacimento.
Spero vi sia piaciuto. Ora tocca a voi... Happy crafting!
 
Materiali:
carte scrap (Basic Grey, We R Memory Keepers, Studio Calico)
cartoncini
macchina da cucire, filo
brad (Prima)
ticket (Prima)
timbro
inchiostro

Sunday, 19 July 2015

"You & Me = Selfie" by Gent van Gent

Hello Sizzix Friends!
Today I am sharing another layout which is part of our
Summer Vacation (2014) album. Love that selfie of hubby and I -
it has a special place in our family album :-)

For this layout I combined New & Old dies and of course I used one my 
favourite paper punches by Sizzix - Butterfly, Large!
The colour combination is not the usual Summer colour combo -
it has to do with the country we were on vacation - Egypt :-)
660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit
NEW 660481 Sizzix Thinlits Die Do What you Love
NEW 660500 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Intricate Tribal Florals
NEW 660502 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Tribal Borders
NEW 660159 Sizzix Paper Punch Butterfly, Large
656554 Sizzix Bigz Die Corners, Flourish #2
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The flourish I added to decorate the photo were created by
mixing the pretty Sizzix florals and fussy cut paper flowers.

I, once again, used the Do What you Love die and, 
once again, I used it in a separate parts on my project.

I combined one of the Tribal Borders with
the scallop border from the Starter Kit.
OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:
Websters Pages - pattern papers
Prima Marketing - pattern papers, sugar dots
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Thank you for visiting us today!
Have a creative Sunday!