Colourful coasters for summer!

Hi Sizzix friends!!!

During the summer holiday it’s time to create something beautiful with our children. In this case we have decorated colourful coasters. We’ve passed a good time together trying colours and die-cutting.

Let us show you these fun coasters!

To create these coasters we have used standard cork coasters. Then we decided the colours to paint them and the dies to create girly coasters and boy coaters.

These are the materials we have used:

My Big Shot Plus, Layering daisy #2 dies, layering daisy die, splat die, die brush, cork coasters, different colours cardstock, acrylic paint, a paint brush and gel medium.

And here are the few steps to decorate them:

First we have paint in different colours one of the faces of the coasters.

Then we’ve die-cut in different colours cardstock the shapes we liked for each coasters. We’ve used the magnetic platform to die-cut with the thinlits.

We have die-cut big flowers to match the little ones.

Finally we’ve made our own combination and glued using the gel medium. We have also applied gel medium all over the top of the coasters to prevent from damaging the paper. 

Here are more details images:

 This is my favourite combination!!!

And this is the favourite of  my younger son.

Now we are ready to receive our friends at home and invited them to a delicious juice using these fabulous coasters!

We have used the following Sizzix products:

• 660020 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray)
• 656499 Sizzix Accessory - Standard Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
• 660513 Sizzix Accessory - Die Brush & Foam Pad for Wafer-Thin Dies
• 660487 Sizzix Bigz Die - Layering Daisy
• 660485 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Layering Daisy #2
• 660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Scribbles & Splat

I hope you have enjoyed these colourful and fun coasters. Thanks for your visit!

Have a creative and happy Friday!

Raquel

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¡Hola a todos!

Durante las vacaciones de verano es un gran momento para crear algo alegre con nuestros hijos. En este caso hemos decorado unos posavasos. Y lo mejor ha sido el buen rato que hemos pasado juntos. Pero mejor os enseñamos el resultado:

Para crear estos pasavasos hemos utilizado unos de corcho estandar. Entonces tocaba escoger colores y troqueles para darles un toque más de chica o chico (así hay para todos).

Los materiales utilizados son: Mi Big Shot Plus, los troqueles layering daisy #2 , layering daisy, y el splat, el cepillo, posavasos de corcho, cartulinas de colores variados, pintura acrílica, pincel y gel medium. 

Y estas son las imágenes de los pocos pasos necesarios: 

- Pintar una de las caras de los posavasos.

- Troquelar los motivos para decorarlos

- Combinarlos como más nos gusten.

- Encolar con gel medium y aplicar una capa por encima para proteger de manchas el papel.

Ahora ya estamos listos para recibir a nuestros amigos en casa e invitarlos a un zumo utilizando ¡¡¡estos alegres posavasos!!! 

Hemos utilizado los siguientes productos Sizzix:

• 660020 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray)
• 656499 Sizzix Accessory - Standard Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies
• 660513 Sizzix Accessory - Die Brush & Foam Pad for Wafer-Thin Dies
• 660487 Sizzix Bigz Die - Layering Daisy
• 660485 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Layering Daisy #2
• 660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Scribbles & Splat

Espero que os hayan gustado estos alegres y divertidos posavasos y os animéis a crear los vuestros. ¡Gracias por la visita!

¡Feliz y creativo viernes!

Raquel

Owl and Fox card

Hello everyone, It's Anna posting today.

I love looking at my dies and trying to figure out different and unique ways to use them.

If you know me then you know I love most things that are animal related but when it involves owls and foxes my interest is really peaked! :D

I created this cards for kids birthday for charity, using more Sizzix dies design by Craft Asylum. These dies are so easy to put together and when you adhere one to the card it’s adorable!

This cute little owl makes me so happy. I sure hope he makes the card recipient happy, too!

The sentiment “buon compleanno” in Italian is “happy birthday”.

 

 

l think he/she is so cute and a perfect companion for my Woodgrain background.

The card front has a hole and you can see the inside owl. I die cut a circle using Framelits to make the hole.

 

 

How cute is this little fox in the tree?!

 

 

The fox is peeking through a hole in an oak tree to ask “Who goes there?”

Here’s the inside of the card:

 

 

The owl or fox inside is a bit of a surprise when you open it!

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

 

Items used:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray) (660020)

Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circles (657551)

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Friendly Fox (660812)

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Little Owl (660813)

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Woodland Flower (660814)

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Woodland Leaves (660815)

cardstocks

patterned paper

glitter paper

twine

ink pad

 

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Per le amiche italiane! :)

Buongiorno a tutti, sono Anna e come ogni venerdì tocca a me proporvi un'ispirazione con i materiali Sizzix.

Chi mi conosce sa che mi piacciono molto i teneri gufi, ma anche le volpi non sono da meno! Per cui quando si è trattato di creare delle card di compleanno per donare un sorriso a dei bambini, ho pensato subito alle fustelle Sizzix disegnate da Craft Asylum, perchè riescono subito a dare un tocco simpatico e dolce a qualsiasi biglietto.

Lui o meglio lei, visto che è una civetta, è così carina e si sposa perfettamente con lo sfondo effetto legno. Il fronte della card ha un buco da cui spunta la civetta, che è invece posizionata all'interno, proprio per simulare il tronco di un grosso albero. Per il foro, ho tagliato un cerchio usando i Framelits.

Per dare rilievo alle sagome ho tagliato anche una base dal cartoncino nero.

Anche la volpe è molto simpatica! Ed anch'essa fa capolino attraverso il buco dell'albero. Questa card l'ho pensata per un maschietto, quindi niente colore rosa :D

Il gufo e la volpe posizionati all'interno sono, così, una piccola “sorpresa” quando si apre il biglietto.

Questi piccoli animaletti mi mettono subito allegria, per cui spero tanto che possano regalare un sorriso ai piccoli destinatari :)

Ciao, alla prossima!

 

Materiali:
Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray) (660020)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circles (657551)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Friendly Fox (660812)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Little Owl (660813)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Woodland Flower (660814)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Woodland Leaves (660815)
cartoncini
patterned paper
cartoncino glitter
twine
inchiostro tampone

Star Quilt: Part 1

Dies used: Half-Square Triangles, 4 1/2in Finished Square
                  Square, 4in Finished (4 1/2in Unfinished)


Hello again!

I've been promising to make my eldest son, Aidan a quilt for his bed for months and so a couple of weeks ago finally got around to ordering some fabric for it. He gave me clear instructions on the sort of fabric he wanted: travel and transport, strictly no animals or dinosaurs and mostly blue. It's always good to have a client with a clear brief!

The quilt design we chose is nice and simple using just 2 dies in total, with each block featuring an 8 pointed star. The simple arrangement helps to show off the printed fabrics that feature in the centre of each star.

Each block uses:

4 squares, feature print
8 half-square triangles, for points of star
8 half-square triangles, low volume for background
4 squares, low volume for background

Sewing all of the half-square triangles together and then joining the squares together to form rows before joining everything up was the most convenient method for me.

I just chopped enough fabric on my Big Shot Plus to make a block at a time, as cutting with a Big Shot is so quick and convenient it never feels like pausing to cut some more fabric interrupts the sewing rhythm at all.

Two blocks are done so far with a third nearly completed and I have checked with my client that they meet his specifications.

Aidan is trying to get me to commit to a finish date already and so with him cracking the whip there should be plenty of progress to see in next weeks post!

Tooth Fairy, wand and tag

Hi Everyone! This is Anna.

Hello world! In these days I was thinking about some ideas for kids... Losing a baby tooth is a major milestone for little kids. This week I made this cute little set for a little girl’s tooth loss. You can change up the colors and make it for a boy too.

My set includes a Tooth Fairy doll with shoulder bag to keep the tooth, a Fairy Wand and a cute Tag Money Holder.

 
Tooth Fairy doll
Items used:
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal) (658300)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Hearts, True Affections (658923)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Doily, Classical Lace (658922)
scrap of felt and fabric
twine
black marker
knitting wool
pom pom yarn
polyester stuffing
makeup brush
hot glue
sewing machine & thread
 

This sweet doll hangs on door knob and has a felt shoulder bag for the tooth. To make the fairy use a Doily, Classical Lace to cut out pink felt, use the Bigz die of Starter Kit to cut out two circles for face and use two Hearts to create the wings.

 
Tag Money Holder
Items used:
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal) (658300)
Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Tag & Bookplates (656938)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Doily, Jewel Heart (658910)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Envelope & Tag, Mini (659180)
Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders 2PK - Chevron & Lattice Set (659448)
cardstock: white, pink, light pink
scrap of patterned paper and fabric
distress ink
twine
crochet flower
sequins
strass
 

 

 

This tag to hang as decoration but in addition have a small pocket money holder on the back! I created the pocket with Bigz Die - Envelope & Tag, Mini. Before I used the new Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders 2PK - Chevron & Lattice Set (659448)!

For cut out the butterfly I used the die of Starter Kit. While doily and heart are part of the same set Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Doily, Jewel Heart.

 
Fairy Wand
Items used:
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal) (658300)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Doily, Classical Lace (658922)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflake Medallions, 3-D (658739)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circles, Scallop (657552)
cardstock: light pink, glitter pink
patterned paper
fabric
wooden skewer
hot glue
 

 

Want to make one for the little fairy in your life? Wrap wand handle in stripe of fabric. I used the Snowflake Medallions to cut out the rosette from the patterned paper, and assembled it per the instructions; then attached it with hot glue as well. Cut out two Doily, Classical Lace from the cardstock and adhere to the wand handle. Apply the rosette and add ribbons at base of wand as desired.

Thanks for visiting and until next time, Happy Crafting!

 
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Per le amiche italiane! :)

Ciao! Ecco un nuovo appuntamento con Anna.

In questi giorni stavo pensando a qualche idea da realizzare per i bambini...

Perdere un dente da latte è una passo importante per i più piccoli. Così questa settimana ho creato questo piccolo set per la perdita dei dentini di una bambina. È possibile, cambiando i colori e qualche dettaglio, realizzarlo anche per un maschietto ;)

Il mio piccolo set comprende una “Fatina dei denti” con la borsetta a tracolla per conservare il dentino, una Bacchetta magica, che la fatina lascerà in dono ed una simpatica Tag per contenere i soldini che lascerà sempre la fatina in cambio del dente, così come da tradizione.

 
Fatina dei denti
materiali:
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal) (658300)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Hearts, True Affections (658923)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Doily, Classical Lace (658922)
avanzi di stoffa e feltro
twine
pennarello nero (per gli occhi)
lana (per i capelli e le braccia)
lana pom pom (per le gambe)
ovatta sintetica
makeup brush
colla a caldo
macchina da cucire & filo
 

Questa dolce fatina si può appende sulla maniglia della porta o sopra il letto ed ha una borsa a tracolla in feltro per conservare il dentino. Da riporre anche in futuro tra i ricordi della bambina. Per fare la fata utilizzare Doily, Classical Lace per tagliare un centrino dal feltro da usare come camicetta, usare la fustella Bigz dello Starter Kit per tagliare due cerchi per il viso e utilizzare due Cuori per creare le ali (cucite ed imbottite). Il resto del procedimento è tutto molto semplice e facilmente intuibile. Comunque ho usato un cerchio di stoffa a quadretti per il vestitino, lana pom pom per le gambe e altra lana per braccia e capelli. Sulla mini borsetta creata con un piccolo rettangolo di feltro ho incollato un cuoricino tagliato con la fustella Bigz dello Starter Kit.

 
Tag porta soldini
materiali:
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal) (658300)
Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Tag & Bookplates (656938)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Doily, Jewel Heart (658910)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Envelope & Tag, Mini (659180)
Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders 2PK - Chevron & Lattice Set (659448)
cartoncino: bianco, rosa, rosa pallido
avanzi di patterned paper e stoffa
distress ink
twine
fiore crochet
paillettes
strass
 

Questa tag si può appendere come decorazione, ma in aggiunta ha una piccola tasca sul retro per mettere i soldi! La tasca l'ho creata con Bigz Die - Envelope & Tag, Mini, niente di più facile ed adatto allo scopo! La taschina prima d'incollarla l'ho pure embossata con la nuovissima mascherina Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders 2PK - Chevron & Lattice Set (659448)!

Per la farfalla ho usato le fustelle dello Starter Kit, mentre centrino e cuore fanno parte dello stesso set Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Doily, Jewel Heart.

 
Bacchetta magica fatata
materiali:
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal) (658300)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Doily, Classical Lace (658922)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Snowflake Medallions, 3-D (658739)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circles, Scallop (657552)
cartoncino: rosa pallido e glitter rosa
patterned paper
stoffa
spiedini di legno
colla a caldo
 

Volete provare a fare questa bacchetta? E' facilissimo! Avvolgere due o tre spiedini di legno con una striscia di tessuto incollandolo alle estremità. Tagliare una coccarda dalla carta fantasia e assemblarla secondo le istruzioni, incollando al centro un cerchio scallop glitterarto. Tagliare due Centrini dal cartoncino rosa ed incollare al manico della bacchetta, uno avanti, uno dietro, facendoli combaciare perfettamente. Applicare infine la coccarda e aggiungere strisce di tessuto o nastri alla base della bacchetta. Voilà!

 

Spero vi sia piaciuto il progetto di oggi dedicato ai bambini :)

Grazie per la visita! Alla prossima!

Art Journal For My Daughter


Hi All,

Today I would like to show you art journal that I made ​​especially for my daughter. She is 8 years old. She loves to draw, she loves to create collages and different projects from paper. And she wants her own art journal.

I created the inner sheets using watercolor paper. And I decorated the cover using Sizzix dies. My daughter loves animals. And she choose this cute dog for art journal cover.

Items used:
Big Shot Machine (657900)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Dog, Scotty w/Bone (657688)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Tree & Heart (657697)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Fence (657689)

Have a nice day!

Daria.


Всем привет!

Сегодня я хочу показать арт-журнал, который сделала для моей дочки. Ей 8 лет. Она любит рисовать, делать коллажи и всякие штучки из бумаги. И конечно, насмотревшись на меня, она хочет свой арт-журнал. Я не могла ей отказать. :)

Она очень любит животных, поэтому на обложке у нас красуется такая милая собачка, которую она выбрала сама.

Материалы:

Big Shot Machine (657900)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Dog, Scotty w/Bone (657688)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Tree & Heart (657697)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Fence (657689)

Дарья.

Quick´n´Easy: baby girl mini album cover by Janna Werner.

Hello there, this is Janna. Today I´d like to share a mini album with you, especially the cover. A lot of my friends are pregnant at the moment or just gave birth to a beautiful child. Therefore I thought I´d create a few baby mini albums in advance - you never know when you might need a small present ;) I used the new Big Shot, just love the new design (matches my craft room much better ;) ).

Material list:
657900 Big Shot or
658300 Big Shot Starter Kit
658353 Textured Impressions English Botanical
657551 Framelits Circles
white cardstock: American Crafts
patterned paper, envelopes, clip, sticker: Crate Paper
flower: Prima Marketing
spray: October Afternoon
sewing machine, binding ring


Now, let´s have a closer look at the mini album cover :)

I embossed a piece of white cardstock with the Textured Impressions English Botanical die. Then I added a few spritzers of turquoise spray to create a  playful and happy look.

Afterwards I cut a circle shape out of the cardstock, using one of the dies that come along in the Framelits Circles set. I glued a piece of patterned paper behind the white cardstock to add a title to the album. Then I bent the top edges - one to the inside, the other to the outside - to let the album cover appear softer. Instead of folding the edges sharply, I decided to roll them as this lets the cover appear more "girly". Also, the swirls in the embossing die add to the feminine look.

I added a few highlights on the inside, like tags, paper doilies and a clip. The flower and the sticker on top were attached with hot glue, just to make sure they won´t fall off.
As you can see, even a cover that was created within a few minutes can look very nice, happy and artsy. It does not always have to take hours to create a fantastic mini album.

I hope you enjoyed today´s inspiration, see you next week!
Janna


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Hallo, hier ist Janna. Heute möchte ich euch ein Mini Album zeigen, genauer gesagt das Cover des Albums. Viele meiner Freundinnen sind gerade schwanger oder haben kürzlich ein Kind zur Welt gebracht. Daher habe ich beschlossen, ein paar Baby Mini Alben vorzubereiten, man weiß ja nie, wann man mal ein kleines Geschenk braucht ;) Ich habe die neue Big Shot, verwendet das überarbeitete Design gefällt mir ausgesprochen gut (passt auch besser zu meinem Arbeitszimmer ;) ).

Materialliste:
657900 Big Shot oder
658300 Big Shot Starter Kit
658353 Textured Impressions English Botanical
657551 Framelits Circles
weißer Cardstock: American Crafts
Patterned Paper, Umschlag, Clip, Sticker: Crate Paper
Blume: Prima Marketing
Spray: October Afternoon
Nähmaschine, Bindering

Oben seht ihr die Detailaufnahmen des Covers.

Ich habe ein Stück weißen Cardstock mit der Textured Impressions English Botanical Die geprägt. Dann habe ich mit türkisfarbenem Spray Kleckse aufgetragen, um dem Ganzen ein verspieltes und fröhliches Aussehen zu verleihen.

Anschließend habe ich aus dem Cardstock einen Kreis ausgestanzt, dafür habe ich eine der Dies aus dem Framelits Circles Set genutzt. Hinter die Ausstanzung habe ich ein Stück Patterned Paper geklebt, das den Titel des Albums bildet. Die beiden oberen Ecken habe ich gebogen - eine nach innen, die andere nach außen. So wirkt das Cover weicher. Statt die Kanten scharf umzuknicken habe ich sie gerollt, das sieht etwas "mädchenhafter" aus. Das feminine Aussehen wird auch durch die geschwungenen Linien der Embossing Die betont.

Innendrin habe ich ein paar Highlights angebracht wie Tags, Papier-Doilies und Clips. Die Blume und den Aufkleber auf der Vorderseite habe ich mit Heißkleber befestigt, damit garantiert nichts abgeht. 
Wie man sieht, kann man auch innerhalb von ein paar Minuten ein tolles und fröhliches Cover herstellen. Es bedarf nicht immer stundenlanger Arbeit, um ein schönes Mini Album herzustellen.

Ich hoffe, euch hat die heutige Inspiration gefallen. Wir sehen uns nächste Woche!
Janna