Video | El efecto Letterpress con la Big Shot de Sizzix y texturadoras

Hoy comparto este video tutorial en el que os enseño como recrear el efecto Letterpress con tres intensidades distintas.

Hay mas maneras de recrear el efecto letterpress con la Big Shot, pero estas tres son mis favoritas.

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit

Sizzix Accessory - Standard Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies

En lugar de la plataforma magnética, podéis usar la Multiusos.

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Sizzix Accessory - Solo Wafer-Thin Die Adapter

(Aunque uséis la multiusos para esta técnica necesitareis este adaptador.)

Sizzix Texturz Accessory - Silicone Rubber

How to create a Letterpress effect with your Big Shot and Embossing Folders

I recorded this video long ago, but only just now I managed to sit down, edit and do the voice over. I am bad at video! Takes me ages!

Anyway, i hope it is clear (not sure that it is!)

This is what I used in the video:

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit

Sizzix Accessory - Standard Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies

Sizzix Accessory - Solo Wafer-Thin Die Adapter

(If you don't have the magnetic and have the multipurpose platform, you would still need it as the magnetic platform is the equivalent as tab 2 on the multipurpose.)

Sizzix Texturz Accessory - Silicone Rubber

Sizzix Texturz Accessory - Impressions Pad

Using kitchen paper towel, sprays and embossing folders!

I have a new tutorial blog post for Sizzix EU! Using kitchen paper towel, sprays and embossing folders.

 Click here.

New blog post on Craft Asylum!

I am back on craft Asylum's blog with one card with a new technique for me but an old one for anyone who quilts, Cathedral Windows!

This one I learnt from my friend Julie Hickey!

A few things

I have just came back late last night from a five day demos at Rayher HQ (Laupheim, Germany) demonstrating my favourite thing in the world: die cutting using Sizzix products. I loved meeting great retailers who love Sizzix or just discovered it. It is such a joy sharing my techniques with new people!

A few of them were wowed by the Patchwork Technique so here you have the link to the step by step tutorial I did for Scrapbooking with Tubo.

I will try to upload some photos from the trip as soon as i can. I have a busy schedule!

New blog post over at Sizzix EU

For the step by step tutorial click here.

Perfect Pearls and Textured Impressions folders

Today I made a inking embossing folder technique blog post, with step by step photos, over at the Sizzix blog, click here for the direct link.

Perfect Pearls Textured embossing folder technique

As per request of Victoria, today I did the tutorial on the Perfect Pearls + StazOn technique over at the Sizzix Blog. Check it here.
There is a second technique that I so with the pearls which hopefully I will showcase next week.

Child friendly card

Today I have posted a tutorial on how to make this card. Yes it is not a earth shattering new technique, but it is a great what to craft with children just using white card some cream chalks and your finger tips!
Click here for the full post.
PS: Have you seen the new Framelits? Seriously they are the best wafer thin dies that I have ever used because of the position of the blade. If you think I am biased because I work for Sizzix I wont blame you, instead watch this video by a retailer in the USA (who also sells other manufacturer's) not only she is a big fan of the Framelits but also explains why they are so good.

Ferro

Today I would like to share this card I made the other day using Ferro from Viva one product that I fell in love with after watching the fab Lin Brown from LB Crafts.

Actually, the piece that started this card off was the middle one, a left over from a Glimmer Mist project I had done for one of the magazines. Me being me, not liking to throw away anything I build this card around it. As it had gold shimmer it occur to me to use some gold Ferro which also has this mat shimmery look.

I had use it in other projects and liked it. But one of those days that I just have a play with products and techniques in my studio -as opposed as those days that I need to make a project- I decided to cover pieces of backing card (from crafts products) with Ferro to have them ready for future projects. It is really easy and you only will need as a tool a palette knife.

As the card I used is coated with plastic in one side, I realized that when the Ferro dries you can peel it off as long as you have applied a thick coat of it, as illustrated in the photo above. That comes handy when making cards as ferro is already a bit heavy so any weight you can take off the finish project will be welcomed.

I love the different shimmers in the card specially against the mattness of the natural cardstock. I was lucky enough to find in my cardstock stack a perfect match of blue pearlescent card, that punches beautifully with one of Martha Stewart edge punches, which adds the only element of pattern into the card. Finishing off the card, one message from the InCircles.

You can buy Ferro from LB Crafts and also from one of my local shops The Craft Barn.

Tag Book

Still pretty excited and happy about Spain winning the World Cup. Yesterday I made this little ribbon flower so that I can wear it on my shirt this week!

Thanks to everyone who posted comments regarding this success of my fellow spaniards. It really was amazing to see yesterday's celebrations and watching that sea of Spanish flags. For someone like me, who grew up in a time when people were ashamed of the flag and hardly saw anyone be proud of it, to see this is very very special.

Back to Crafting.

A technique tag book, well, is not a new idea by any means. But I always believe that recycling good ideas is key for a good crafter, as long as we don't take full credit for it. I learnt it from Tim Holtz, who taught us a few technique in tags at a trade event quite a few years back.

As you can see on the tag on the left, behind every tag there is a sticker with printed instructions. So, when last week I had a few days that I needed to play, you know, go to my studio and just explore different techniques that I have learnt form some of my favorite crafters and some techniques that I came up with.

Some of the tags. It really is refreshing to have some time to just play, and not have the pressure of having to do a particular card or project!