Showing posts with label recycled. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycled. 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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Per le amiche italiane! :)
 
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

Friday, 16 August 2013

Sizzix Artful Recycling - perfect journal page technique :)


Hi, I'm happy to be here back with you! I've just finished a long, long tour in USA and Canada and I'm back in Irerland, getting ready for my next event - ProzArt 2013 - Scrapbooking Art Retreat in Poland. When I'll be back I'll be sharing photos with you of course - there will be a lot of serious Sizzix fun happening there! Woo hoo! I can't wait!

But for now - i have a really fun project to share with you! Do you like using leftovers from your die-cutting as a part of your mixed-media background? I simply love this idea and honestly saying, what can be more inspiring than a basket of bits and pieces left from previous projects?


I dug in my "leftover basket" and found loads of wonderful textures, shapes and patterns - jus perfect for my new art-journal page. All I needed was a bit of gesso and glue...


And here it is - a bit of stain and paint, a bit of soft pencil, a photo, a quote and eye-catching page is ready!!!





And now, which dies were used for this project? (It will be easier to spot ones which weren't used, I guess!) Here is a brief list for you:

- 658947 - Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Doily & Doily Border
- 658339 - Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Medallions
- 659068 - Sizzix Thinlits Die - Doily
- 658611 - Sizzix Framelits Die Set 9PK - Tags #2
- 658957 - Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4 PK - Frame Layers and Flowers

I hope you will have a great creative week! How about some creative recycling?
See you soon!

Finn

Friday, 21 December 2012

Tis the Season to Recycle


It's that time of year when we fill ourselves up to the gills with turkey, wine, mince pies etc.and our driveways fill up with recycling bags. Why not turn some of that junk into something useful with a last minute Christmas crafting frenzy.

For the gift wrapping I used some old gingham fabric, tissue paper, newspaper, parcel paper, raffia and corrugated cardboard for the tags.
The cracker is made by cutting up the tube from the centre of a roll of tin foil covered with parcel paper and tied off with some strips of fabric and the candles are decorated with the snowflake rosette Decorative Strip die.

A couple of buttons and a smattering of die cuts from the latest Tim Holtz range and your all set. I hope you all have a wonderfully crafty Christmas and fingers crossed there will be a few Sizzix goodies under the tree.

I can't finish without wishing a very happy birthday to my good friend and fellow blogger Paula with whom I share a special birthday..... December 25th.