Crafting ideas from Sizzix UK

Hello everyone, this is Janna.
Today I´d like to share a mini album that I created for my upcoming 4-day-journey to Oslo. I am going to take it along on the trip and will use it as a smash book.

Material list:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
657691 Sizzix Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves
657495 Sizzix On The Edge Die - Butterflight
656938 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Tag & Bookplates
658284 Sizzix Textured Impressions - Chevrons & Flourishes
patterned paper: Dear Lizzy, Crate Paper, Studio Calico
rhinestones, doily, twine, crepe paper, petals: Stampin´ Up
washi tape: Tim Holtz
alpha sticker: American Crafts, Dear Lizzy
other: sewing machine, white thread

I gathered paper scraps in different sizes and arranged them on top of each other. To create a fluffy appearance mix large and small pieces. I only used happy, springlike colors such as pink, yellow, turquoise...

There are many ways of binding a mini album, but why choosing the most difficult binding, when an easy one is as effective?! I love the look of the washi tape binding.

The tag was cut with the Movers & Shapers Die - Tag & Bookplates - one of my favorite dies. The butterflies were cut with the On The Edge Die - Butterflight, the heart with the Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves. As you can see, I used the heart die on crepe paper. Love the way it turned out.

If you have a closer look at the top and bottom part of the first paper you´ll notice a decent chevron pattern. I used the Textured Impressions - Chevrons & Flourishes embossing folder, but instead of running the paper through the Big Shot machine, I placed the paper in the folder and pressed with my hands.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great and crafty day, everyone!
Janna

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Hallo ihr Lieben, hier ist Janna.
Heute möchte ich euch ein Mini-Album zeigen, das ich für meinen kommenden 4-Tage-Urlaub nach Oslo hergestellt habe. Ich werde das Album mitnehmen und wie ein Smash Book verwenden.

Materialliste:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
657691 Sizzix Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves
657495 Sizzix On The Edge Die - Butterflight
656938 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Tag & Bookplates
658284 Sizzix Textured Impressions - Chevrons & Flourishes
Patterned Paper: Dear Lizzy, Crate Paper, Studio Calico
Rhinestones, Doily, Twine, Krepppapier, Blütenblätter: Stampin´ Up
Washi Tape: Tim Holtz
Alphas: American Crafts, Dear Lizzy
Anderes: Nähmaschine, weißes Garn

Ich habe Papiere in verschiedenen Größen zusammengesucht und sie aufeinander arrangiert. Um einen lockeren Look zu erhalten, sollten kleine und große Papiere gemischt werden. Ich habe nur fröhliche, frühlingshafte Farben genutzt, wie Gelb, Pink und Türkis.

Es gibt viele Arten, ein Mini-Album zu binden, aber warum kompliziert, wenn es auch einfach - und ebenso effektiv - geht?! Mir gefällt die WashiTape-Bindung sehr gut.

Den Tag habe ich mit der Movers & Shapers Die - Tag & Bookplates zurechgeschnitten - eine meiner Lieblings-Dies. Die Schmetterlinge sind mit der On The Edge Die - Butterflight gestanzt worden und das Herz mit der Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves. Wie ihr sehen könnt, habe ich das Herz aus Krepppapier gestanzt, sieht wunderschön aus.

Wenn ihr genau hinkuckt seht ihr, dass im oberen und unteren Bereich des ersten Papiers ein dezentes Chevron-Muster aufgetragen ist. Das habe ich mit dem Textured Impressions - Chevrons & Flourishes embossing folder erreicht. Anstatt das Papier mit dem embossing folder durch die Big Shot Maschine zu drehen, habe ich das Papier in den folder gelegt und mit den Händen zugedrückt.

Habt einen schönen Tag!
Janna

As promised last week I've been playing with flowers.

I used this die last week at Sewing for Pleasure and I liked it so much I decided to incorporate it into our sample quilt. It was a pleasure to meet so many of you at the show - especially because of the weather - and to see some of your work and talk about our shared passion for sewing.

The bigz die I used is 657690 - Flower Layer and Leaves.

To create variety I chose 4 fabrics for the flowers and White fabric for the background.

I cut the white fabric for the background slightly larger ( 9 1/2" square ) to allow for any fraying while handling and will trim them to size when I've finished them )

I bonded a fusible web onto the wrong side of the fabrics ( 5 1/2" squares), andd put all 4 fabrics on the die and rolled them throught the Big Shot and you can see, in the picture above, the variety of shapes created.

As there would be too many pieces to fit on one block I decided to make 2 blocks - one will be machine appliqued and the other will be stitched by hand.

The photo below shows the flowers and leaves layered and pressed in place on the backing, and

then machine appliqued - using a narrow, close zig-zag stitch

This is the set that I sewed by hand - using blanket stitch

I thoroughly enjoyed the hand stitching on this block - so I think there may be another hand stitched applique block later in the blog.

All I'm going to say about the weather this week is that the sun is shining at the moment!

So enjoy Easter, whether you're inside sewing or outside in the garden.

Have fun.

Angela

Hi everyone!

Today I wanted to show you card designs that are really quick and easy to make for Easter/Spring.

To make the card a set, I like to stick the same basic design and give each card a twist of its own.

Anna Drai - big shot - card - easter - pasqua - tutorial (1)

Items used:
Sizzix Big shot machine (655268)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Squares (657565)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 6PK w/Stamps – Banners (658289)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Leaves (657119)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Owl #2 (657694)
Sizzix Originals Die - Circles #4 (657020)
cardstock: pink, white, orange
patterned papers
felt
twine
distress ink
sequins
two-sided tape, glue...
yarn
sewing machine

How to make:

1- Fold a piece of pink cardstock in half to create a square card base approx 10,5 cm.

2- Use the second square of Framelits die to cut a square from cloud paper. Distress ink the edges. Glue to the front of the card.

3- Cut out two little banners, then layer together.

4- Adhere a stripe of spotty green paper to the below side of the card. Distress ink the edges. Sew around with white yarn.

5- Cut out a big leaf from spotty pink paper. Remove the leaf-stalk. Cut out a little white circle, design the eye and glue in the body of bird.

6- Cut a little banner from orange paper and cut with a scissor to make a beak.

7- Cut out two little heart from felt, one to make a wing, one to make the tail.

8- Cut a piece of twine and tie the ends. Fold the twine and glue behind the body to make the legged bird.

9- Adhere the bird with a two-sided tape. Accent with sequin to finish.

Now you’ll have a sweet little birdie card all ready to send off to a friend!

Thanks for stopping by to my quick little post.

Happy Easter!

Anna Drai - big shot - card - easter - pasqua - tutorial (2)

Anna Drai - big shot - card - easter - pasqua - tutorial (3)

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Per le amiche italiane! :)

Ciao a tutti!

Oggi vorrei mostrarvi un paio di card adatte per questo periodo di Pasqua / primavera. Sono veramente veloci e facili da fare, quindi ne potete realizzare diverse, magari come inviti per una festa di bambini. Per altro usando le fustelle Originals o Bigz potete tagliare diversi strati in una volta sola per velocizzare il lavoro! ;)

Per fare un set di card, mi piace mantenere lo stesso modello di base e dare ad ogni biglietto un tocco personale, così ho realizzato due card simili, ma non uguali!

Non sono carini questi uccellini?

Vi spiego come fare...

Materiali:

Sizzix Big shot machine (655268)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Squares (657565)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 6PK w/Stamps – Banners (658289)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Leaves (657119)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Owl #2 (657694)
Sizzix Originals Die - Circles #4 (657020) cartoncino: rosa, bianco, arancione
carte fantasia: rosa, verde, celeste/nuvole
piccoli ritagli di feltro, colori in tono
spago
inchiostro distress
pennarello nero
paillettes
biadesivo spessorato, colla ...
opzionale: macchina da cucire, filo

Come fare:

1 - Piegare a metà un pezzo di cartoncino rosa per creare un quadrato di circa 10,5 cm per lato.

2 - Tagliare un quadrato con i Framelits usando una carta fantasia con nuvole. Sporcare con inchiostro i bordi. Incollare sul fronte del biglietto.

3 - Tagliare due bandierine, quindi sovrapporle e incollarle in alto.

4 - Tagliare una striscia di carta a pois verde per creare il prato, sporcare con inchiostro i bordi e incollarla in basso. Cucire tutt'intorno con filo bianco, se si vuole.

5 - Tagliare una foglia grande dalla carta rosa a pois. Con le forbici tagliare via il gambo per fare il corpo dell'uccellino. Tagliare un cerchietto bianco, disegnare l'occhio e incollare sul corpo.

6 - Tagliare una bandierina arancione, rifilarla con la forbice per fare il becco ed incollare.

7 - Tagliare due cuoricini dal feltro, uno per fare un'ala, l'altro per fare la coda ed incollare.

8 - Tagliare un pezzo di spago e fare i nodi all'estremità. Piegare lo spago a metà e incollare dietro il corpo per fare le zampe dell'uccellino.

9 - Incollare l'uccellino alla card con un biadesivo spessorato. Abbellire con paillettes.

Ecco che avrete un dolce uccellino da spedire ad un'amica!

Grazie per essere passate di qui :)

Buona Pasqua!

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

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.
Combine parts from different dies and assemble, creating custom flowers. Color flowers using inks, stamps, paint, mists, pastels, and markers. Assemble with brads
Run a ribbon around the crown of the hat and glue into position.
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!

Happy Easter everybody!

I have made a card for my blog post today. It is made for that Easter egg you are giving away. I have used some different Sizzix dies together with papers from Maja Design.

These cool stars are new. This is what they look like when cut:

A close-up. You see that there are lines made where you are supposed to fold.

This is what it looks like when folded.

I also cut a tag for my Easter picture.

And a doily.

And the tattered banners are perfect for the title.

655268 Sizzix Big Shot Machine

657179 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Stripe Die – Tattered Banners

656343 Sizzix Bigz Die - Tags #3

658345 Sizzix Bigz Die – Stars, Celestial

657996 Sizzix Sizzlits Die – Card, Scallop Circle Insert

See you next week!

Camilla

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Glad påsk till er alla!

Jag har gjort ett kort till mitt blogginlägg idag. Kortet är ett komplement till det där påskägget du kanske ska ge bort. Jag har använt några olika Sizzix dies tillsammans med papper från Maja Design.

De coola stjärnorna är nya. På bilderna ser du hur de ser ut när de är utskurna. Det blir skårade linjer där du ska vika för att få en tredimensionell stjärna. Jag har också skurit ut en tag som bakgrund för min påskbild. En doily att ha bakom tagen. En utav tattered banners är perfekt att använda till korttiteln.

Dessa Sizzixprodukter har jag använt:

655268 Sizzix Big Shot Machine

657179 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Stripe Die – Tattered Banners

656343 Sizzix Bigz Die - Tags #3

658345 Sizzix Bigz Die – Stars, Celestial

657996 Sizzix Sizzlits Die – Card, Scallop Circle Insert

Vi ses nästa vecka!

Camilla

Hello Sizzix friends!

Happy Easter from my family to yours!

Today I have for you a little gift I made for somebody special.

I used the Pocket Watch Frame Die as a base and

I hope you will like it and get inspired.

655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine

658571 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Bigz Die - Pocket Watch Frame

658356 Sizzix Embossing Folders - Rose Vines & Trellis Set

658701 Sizzix Framelits Die Set w/stamps- Word Labels

656938 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Bigz L Die - Tag & Bookplates

This is what I did:

1. I used peel cardboard 1.5 mm ( or you can use corrugated cardboard)

to make your project stable and pattern paper of your choice.

Both were die cut together....

2. As a result I had both inside circles almost cut.

I used a craft knife to cut them completely and separate them from the frame.

3. After that I die cut once again the Pocket Watch Frame but

this time using another pattern paper and I gave texture with

the gorgeous Trellis embossing folder .

Then carefully sanded the embossed trellis.

N.B. If you use only pattern paper you don't

get the "pre-cut" circle!

4. Now I have all three parts of my base and they are

ready to be adhered in the order as shown on the photo below....

Once everything is adhered you can sand the frame and

add e.g. Glossy Accents.

5. I die cut the oval Bookplate and used only the oval itself

so I can stamp my quote.

N.B. I tried to use not too much ink so when I stamp it

it would look more vintage.

Now you can decorate with embellishments

of your choice!

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

Webster's Pages pattern paper

Webster's Pages bird resin

Dutch Translation

Hallo Sizzix vrienden!

Vrolijk Pasen allemaal.

Vandaag laat ik een geschenk zien dat ik voor een bijzonder iemand heb gemaakt.

Ik heb het Pocket Watch Frame Die als een basis gebruikt.

Ik hoop dat jullie geïnspireerd raken!

655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine

658571 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Bigz Die - Pocket Watch Frame

658356 Sizzix Embossing Folders - Rose Vines & Trellis Set

658701 Sizzix Framelits Die Set w/stamps- Word Labels

656938 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Bigz L Die - Tag & Bookplates

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Dit is wat ik gedaan heb:

1. Ik heb pelkarton 1,5 mm (golfkarton mag ook) gebuikt om het project stabiel te maken, samen met patroonpapier dat je naar eigen keuze kan uitzoeken. Beiden zijn samen gestanst...

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2. Het resultaat is dat de 2 binnenste cirkels bijna geheel uitgesneden zijn

Met een hobby mes heb ik ze helemaal uitgesneden en van het frame losgemaakt.

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3. Daarna heb zakhorloge frame nog een keer gestanst, maar deze keer met patroonpapier.

Vervolgens heb ik het ge-embossed met de prachtige Trellis embossing folder

Met schuurpapier heb ik het reliëf bewerkt.

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4. Nu heb ik alle 3 delen van mijn basis en zijn ze klaar om vastgemaakt te worden zoals getoond is op de foto. Zodra alles vastzit kun je het frame schuren en bijvoorbeeld de Glossy Accents toevoegen

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5. Ik heb de ovale Bookplate gestanst en alleen het ovaal zelf gebruikt zodat ik mijn quote kan stempelen.

P.S. Ik heb geprobeerd om niet teveel inkt te gebruiken bij het stempelen zodat het er meer "vintage" uitziet. Nu kun je alles decoreren met de embellishments van je eigen keuze

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Have a great day!

Gerry

This weekend I have been playing with some Flip-its dies and they are so much fun! This time I combined the Majestic Flip-its die from Stephanie Barnard with the Bunch of Flowers Thinlits set from Paula Pascual, what a great combination!

Supply list:

655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
658602 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 13PK - Bunch of Flowers
658702 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Card, Majestic Flip-its
Cardstock: Mahé
Paper: graphic 45 Secret Garden
Adhesives: Glossy Accents
Ink: Ranger Distress Ink
Others: Rhinestones, Pink Ribbon

When I was putting all together I came up with the idea of "flipping" the flip-its card and I turned it verticaly to create an easel card. Here you have a view of the card closed.

And here is a picture of the easel-flip-its card in action. Isn't it cute? I love how it turned out!

Happy Monday!

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Este fin de semana he estado jugando con algunos de los troqueles Flip-its. ¡La verdad es que son muy divertidos! Esta vez he combinado el Majestic Flip-its de Stephanie Barnard con el set de Thinlits Bunch of Flowers de Paula Pascual ¡Qué gran combinación!

Materiales:

655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
658602 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 13PK - Bunch of Flowers
658702 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Card, Majestic Flip-its
Cartulina: Mahé
Papel: Graphic 45 Secret Garden
Adhesivos: Glossy Accents
Tinta: Ranger Distress Ink
Otros: Brillantitos, cinta rosa

Cuando estaba haciendo la tarjeta me vino la idea de darle la vuelta verticalmente para crear una tarjeta caballete. Primero tenéis una vista de la tarjeta cerrada y después una foto de la tarjeta flip-its-caballete en accción. ¿A que ha quedado bonita? ¡A mí me ha encantado!

¡Feliz lunes!

Happy Easter!I hope all of you that celebrate had a relaxing weekend, and if you're lucky enough to have a day off today, have a wonderful Easter Monday too!

I've been making some very slow progress on the grandmother's flower garden blocks I started last week. Like I mentioned before, this is a long term project, and I'm just picking it up as and when I can. I'm not preparing all my fabrics and pieces beforehand, because as I go along my choices may change, and it seems silly to cut everything out now and have to store the cut fabrics safely.

This is where I'm at as of today.

2 flowers have been made, and another few flowers are prepped. As I'm away at a quilt show with Sizzix this coming weekend I hope to make a little more progress on an evening in either the hotel bar or my room. If I want to go queen bed sized I'll probably need around 100 of these flowers. Yikes!!! That 1.25" hexagon die is going to get a lot of use!

I had some other english paper pieced blocks that I designed for a class I'm doing later this summer, and I'm using my big shot to cut some of the borders.

I like to use the big shot this way - incorporating all kinds of technique into one project. The big shot is just one tool in my arsenal of quilting supplies, you don't have to use it for the whole project, but it certainly helps speed things up when you do use it.

I've used templates and scissors to cut out the english paper pieced centres, rotary cutter and ruler for the background and the first border, and now the second border will be half square triangles cut using the 2.5" HST die.

These little triangles just need piecing into HST blocks and adding to the quilt top below. Then I'll consider the next border. I'm not planning much further than a border ahead, and taking things quite organically - hoping that as the quilt progresses it'll almost tell me what it wants next. It's great fun looking through my dies and finding ones that will work.

If you live near Exeter then I hope you can make a visit to the Spring Quilt Festival this coming Friday, Saturday or Sunday. I'll be on the cotton patch stand, so if you do come by make sure you say hi!

Hello Sizzix friends

I hope you all had a Happy Easter. Today I will show you a card.

Items used:

Big shot machine(655268)

Flowers, Lovely (658291)

Border, Label, Medallion &Key ( 658953)

Sizzix Ovals ( 658567)

Supply list:
Paper: Prima-Divine 6x6 paper pad, off white and green cardstock
Ink: Archival ink-Coffee- from Ranger
Prima's -Say it in crystals-
half pearls, 3D foam

How to make:

1.Cut out off white cardstock 14,5x 29 cm, fold in halfto create a base card of 14,5x14,5 cm

2. Cut out patterned paper 14x14 cm, glue it to the center of the card.

3. Die cut the frame using border ,label,medallion & key( 658953) ,die cut again using Sizzix ovals (658567)

4. Die cut some flowers using flowers,lovely(658291)

5.Distress the edges using Archival ink.

6. Glue the frame to the card using 3 D foam

7. Decorate using half pearls and prima's crystals , banner is cut out of Prima's Divine paper

Thanks for stopping by, Wish you a nice day

Pia

Hej alle Sizzix venner
Jeg håber i alle har haft en god påske. I dag vil jeg vise et kort jeg har lavet

Dies jeg har brugt:

Big shot machine(655268)

Flowers, Lovely (658291)

Border, Label, Medallion &Key( 658953)

Sizzix Ovals ( 658567)
Andre materialer:
Papir: Prima-Divine 6x6 paper pad, off white and green cardstock
sværte: Archival ink-Coffee- from Ranger
Prima's -Say it in crystals-halv perler, 3D puder

Sådan gør du:

1.Skær ud off white cardstock 14,5x 29 cm, fold på midten så du får en kort base på 14,5x14,5 cm
2. Skær ud i mønstret papir 14x14 cm, lim til midten af kortet
3. skær rammen ud ved at bruge border ,label,medallion & key( 658953) ,skær igen ved at bruge Sizzix ovals (658567)
4. Skær blomster ud ved at bruge flowers,lovely(658291)
5.Distress the edges using Archival ink.
6. Lim rammen på kortet ved at bruge 3 D puder
7. Dekorer med halv perler og prima's crystals , banner er klippet ud af Prima's Divine papiret
Tak fordi du kiggede forbi, vi ses næste tirsdag
Du må have en dejlig dag
Pia

Hi everybody...hope you all had a great week.
Today I have a tag-card to show you.

Supply list:
655268Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only
657078Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die - Wish
657843 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pocket Envelope
657211Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 2PK - Mini Gears Set
656917Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die - Chip Block
657179 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Tattered Banners

Manila tag #12
Papers: Pion Design - Silent Night
Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection
Inks: Distress Stain - brushed pewter, peacock feathers, Distress Paint - black soot, Distress ink Pads - walnut stain, brushed corduroy.
Perfect Pearls - Blue Raspberry
Other: Gears, Wishbones, Seam Binding Ribbon, 3D foam.

How to do:
1. Distress the tag with Distress Stain - peacock feathers, Perfect Pearls - Blue Raspberry and water.
2. Distress with Distress ink Pads - walnut stain, brushed corduroy...plus water.
3. Fold the tag by 5 inch and 5,5 inch
4. Distress the edges with Distress ink Pads - walnut stain.
5. Die cut "Wishes" with Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die - Wish
6. Die cut Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pocket Envelope
7. Stamp some stamps on the tag (inside and outside).
8. Glue the Pocket Envelope to the tag with 3D foam
9. Die cut numbers and glue it to the envelope.
10. Die cut some gears and distress the gears with Distress Stain - brushed pewter and Distress Paint - black soot. Glue it to the tag.
11. Die cut banner and stamp text on it.

Thanks for stopping by and see you next week :o))

Anne Kristine

Hei alle sammen, håper dere har hatt en fin uke.

I dag har jeg et tag-kort å vise dere.

Produkter som er brukt:

655268Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only
657078Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die - Wish
657843 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pocket Envelope
657211Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 2PK - Mini Gears Set
656917Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die - Chip Block
657179 Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Tattered Banners

Manila tag #12
Mønsterark: Pion Design - Silent Night
Stempler: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection
Inks: Distress Stain - brushed pewter, peacock feathers, Distress Paint - black soot, Distress ink Pads - walnut stain, brushed corduroy.
Perfect Pearls - Blue Raspberry
Annet: Gears, Wishbones, Seam Binding Ribbon, 3D foam.

Beskrivelse:

1. Distress tag'en med Distress Stain - peacock feathers, Perfect Pearls - Blue Raspberry og vann.
2. Distress med Distress ink Pads - walnut stain, brushed corduroy...pluss vann.
3. Fold tag ved 5 inch og 5,5 inch
4. Distress kantene med Distress ink Pads - walnut stain.
5. Satns ut"Wishes" med Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die - Wish
6. Stans ut Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Pocket Envelope
7. Stemple motiver på innsiden og utsiden av tag'en.
8. Lim "Pocket Envelope" på tag'en med 3D puter.
9. Stans ut tall og lim de på konvolutten.
10. Stans ut tannhjul og mal de med Distress Stain - brushed pewter and Distress Paint - black soot. Limes på tag'en.
11. Stans ut banner og stemple tekst på banner og lim det på utsiden av tag'en.

Takk for at du stikker innom her og vi ses neste uke.
Anne Kristine

Hi all!

Today I would like to show you a gift tag.

Items used:

Big ShotMachine (655268)

Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Washer Border (657826)

Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Card Edges #2 (657526)

1. Cut a tag from cardstock. Cut washer border from any cardstock. Use this border as a stencil with green spray. Then use yellow spray.

2. Cut Card Edges and glue them onto the tag. Also glue decorative tape, laces, grid, resist canvas, flowers and etc.

3. Use spray to make your tag organic whole. I used green, yellow and blue sprays. Take acrylic paints and smeared finger some of your elements. Your tag is ready.

Have a nice day

Daria.

Всем привет!

Сегодня я хочу показать, как сделать не сложный, но интересный тег на подарок.

1. Вырежьте тег из картона. Затем вырежьте ножом Washer Border бордюр и используйте его как трафарет с зеленым спреем. Уберите бордюр и побрызгайте тег желтым спреем.

2. Приклейте различные элементы, такие как цветы, декоративный скотч, сетка, жемчужинки и т.д. Я так же вырезала ножом Card Edges #2 бордюрчики, и некоторые приклеила для более интересных форм.

3. Побрызгайте сверху спреями. Я брызгала желтым, зеленым и голубым. Когда спрей высох я взяла акриловую краску, и пальцем прошлась по некоторым элементам краской. Тег готов.

Материалы:

Big ShotMachine (655268)

Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Washer Border (657826)

Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Card Edges #2 (657526)

Всем хорошего дня!

Дарья.

Next week my Nephew Josh will be celebrating his fourth Birthday and like many four year old boys he is actually a blood thirsty pirate, the scourge of the Caribbean who only goes to school on his days off!

With that in mind I created a birthday card using some plain card stock a set of circle Framelits dies (Circles #2 by Paula Pascual - 658684) and a pair of scissors, Here's how I got on!

I love working with circle dies, they are so versatile and with a few simple techniques you can get some wicked results. If you want to find out more follow this link and look at the simple shapes section.

I started by cutting out the circles to make the bandanna head and ear, I cut the red and white circles roughly in half and used strips of the white semi circle to decorate the red semi circle.

To make an earring I cut a small silver circle and placed a smaller Framelits die onto the circle to cut an offset aperture, snip through the top and attach to the ear. Next, I die cut a black circle, folded it in half and used a pair of scissors to cut two semi circles, these will eventually form a very sinister moustache!

To make the eye I cut two different sized circles one black and one white, attached them together and cut them in half. To make the eye patch, I cut a black circle and trimmed away the top before attaching to a strip of black card. For the pirates Bandanna knot and nose I die cut a red and cream circle and then re-cut them with the same dies to create the leaf shapes.

Now its time to assemble the pirate. I began by gently curling the nose and Moustache and attaching with PVA. The eye was attached with a 3D foam pad followed by the eye patch. Finally I used another 3D foam pad to attach the ear to the head.

The 'Cap'n Joshua' poster was created using my PC and printer, after trimming to size I used my scissors to make it look old and care worn in a pirate styley! The base card was made from wood effect card from the My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Collection and I used a craft knife to trim the edges to imitate rough boards.

TOO MUCH FUN! I'm sure you'll agree?

Hello again - it seems like more than a week ago that I was writing my blog - maybe it's because of the Easter holidays. anyway I'm here again and this week I thought I'd make 2 blocks - so we have Old Maids puzzle first, followed by Fireflies.
Old Maids puzzle uses dies 657607 - square, 657611 and 657613 - half square triangles and the Big Shot machine.
I've used 3 different fabrics for this -

With the darkest and die 657613 I cut 2 triangles, with die 657611 I cut 4 triangles and with die 657607 I cut 4 squares.
With the medium fabric I cut 2 triangles using die 657613.
Finally with the lightest fabric I cut 4 triangles using die 657611.
To make the block I joined the large triangles together and then the small triangles.
Then join the pieced squares to the squares.

Join these pieces together.

Join the pieced squares together as in the picture below.

Finally join the two pieces together to complete the block.

Now for the Fireflies.
I used the same square and triangle dies and the Big Shot.
This time I used 4 fabrics -

Using die 657611 I cut 4 dark,10 light and 2 medium light triangles.
With die 657613 I cut cut 2 medium triangles.
Finally with die 657607 I cut 2 dark and 2 medium light squares.

Join the 4 dark triangles to 4 medium light triangles, and 2 light triangles to 2 medium light triangles.

Join the pieced squares to the dark squares as in the picture below, (you will have 2 of each)

Join the two pieces together, to make a square, repeat with the other pieces.

Join a triangle to pieced square as in the picture below - ( make 2 )

Join another triangle to the piece to make a large triangle - ( make 2 )

Join this pieced triangle to the large triangle triangle -

and then join this square to the other pieced square - see picture below - ( make 2 )

Finally join the two pieces together to complete the block.

Well I hope you like these two blocks - we're now half way through making our 20 blocks for the quilt, and if we make at least 2 each for the next few weeks we'll soon be putting it all together - and by then if the spring has come maybe it could be used as a picnic blanket.

Meanwhile- I'm off the make a cup of tea.

Enjoy your week whatever the weather.

Angela

Hi everyone!

Let me show you today a mini album that I will teach in a few days at Version Scrap, the French scrapbooking exhibition event.

The theme of this mini book is Paris, our beautiful capital city. A good opportunity to put the emphasis on monuments, bridges, districts or to talk about a family walk. A retro style atmosphere with a touch of vintage with loads of details. This album looks like a paperback 9x14 cms with an asymmetric structure which will allow the insertion of a great number of pictures and details.

List of dies:

655268 Big Shot Sizzix Big Shot Machine
658556 Sizzix Bigz die -Fleur de Lis & Eiffel Tower
658577 Sizzix Texture Fades embossing folders 2PK-Eiffel Tower & French Script Set

Supply list:
Covers, papers, tags, alphabet, stickers: 7Gypsies
Versafine inks: black, sepia, red
Adirondack inks: Red Pepper, Sunshine Yellow, Slate
Distress ink: Vintage Photo
Stamps: Aladine, Florilèges Design, Hero Arts, Craft Origine
Others: tags, Bristol, note paper

This album was the perfect opportunity to use the following dies: an Eiffel Tower and a Lily flower.
I also used two embossing folders on Paris theme. These elements are cut out of white Bristol paper then reworked with inks. The Eiffel Tower template will also be used as a stencil.

Once I’ve cut the patterns with my Big Shot, I stamped them with a large text stamp from Florilèges Design using red or sepia Versafine inks. The lily flower is cut in half and each part will be used as an accent on two different pages.

Let me show you then how easy it is to use your Eiffel Tower template as a stencil: grab a cut’n dry foam piece and your Vintage Photo Distress ink, and colour inside the template making small circular moves. Then all you have to do is outline the edges with a thin-tipped black pen.

The technique on how to use the embossing folders is really simple and playful! Put a rectangular piece of white Bristol paper in the embossing folder then use your Big Shot as usual. You obtain two embossed rectangles which you can shade with cut’n dry and dyes ink (Distress & Adirondack) for a custom-made background.

Here are some of my mini album pages where you can see the Sizzix dies.

See you soon,

Thanks so much,

Karine

Bonjour tout le monde,

Aujourd'hui je vous présente un album que je vais donner en atelier dans quelques jours lors du salon français du scrapbooking Version Scrap.

Un mini album sur notre belle capitale Paris, l'occasion de mettre en valeur des monuments, ponts, quartiers ou encore balade en famille. Une ambiance rétro, un brin vintage avec une multitude de détails. Un mini façon livre de poche au petit format 9x14cm avec des pages déstructurées permettant d'intégrer un grand nombre de photos et de détails.

Dies utilisés :

655268 Big Shot Sizzix Big Shot Machine
658556 Sizzix Bigz die -Fleur de Lis &Eiffel Tower
658577 Sizzix Texture Fades embossing folders 2PK-Eiffel Tower & French Script Set

Matériel :

Couvertures, papiers, tags, alphabet, autocollants : 7Gypsies

Encres Versafine : noire, sépia, rouge

Encres Adirondack : Red Pepper, Sunshine Yellow, Slate

Encres Distress : Vintage Photo

Tampons : Aladine, Florilèges Design, Hero Arts, Craft Origine

Divers : tags, bristol, papier musique

Je me suis servie pour l'occasion de superbes dies Sizzix juste idéaux pour mon album : une Tour Eiffel à découper ainsi qu'une fleur de Lys.

Deux plaques à embosser sur Paris viennent compléter ma thématique. Ces éléments sont découpées dans du bristol blanc pour être ensuite retravaillées avec des encres. Le gabarit de la Tour Eiffel sera également utilisé comme pochoir.

Les dies une fois découpés à la Big Shot sont tamponnés avec un grand tampon texte Florilèges Design à la Versafine sépia ou rouge. La fleur de Lys est découpée en deux pour être envisagée sur deux pages en décoration.

Pour retravailler la Tour Eiffel en pochoir rien de plus simple : il suffit de se munir d'un cut'n dry et d'une encre Distress Vintage photo et de colorer l'intérieur en effectuant de petits mouvements circulaires. L'extérieur sera ensuite souligné avec un stylo noir fin.

Concernant les plaques à embosser, la technique est très simple et ludique ! Il suffit de placer un rectangle de papier Bristol dans chaque plaque, de passer le tout à la Big Shot. Vous obtenez deux rectangles en relief qu'il suffit ensuite d'ombrer avec vos cut'n dry et encres dyes ( Distress et Adirondack) pour obtenir un fond de page sur mesure.

Voici quelques pages de mon mini avec mes dies Sizzix

A très vite,

Merci

Karine

Hello everyone, this is Janna. Maybe you remember the Shabby Chic cards that I shared two weeks ago. I really liked them a lot so I decided to create similar cards, but this time I chose summerlike colors.

Material list:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
657691 Sizzix Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves
658613 Sizzix Framelits Die Set - Wrappers, Circle
657188 Sizzix Bigz Die - Tiny Tabs & Tags
657721 Sizzix Bigz Die - Borders & Hydrangeas
657846 Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders - Bubble & Honey Comb
cardstock: Tchibo, American Crafts
paper: Tchibo
rhinestones: Kaisercraft
brads: Stampin´Up
other: sewing machine, yarn, glue

I cut two hearts with the Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves and two circles with the Framelits Die Set - Wrappers, Circle. The small circles and borders were cut with the Bigz Die - Borders & Hydrangeas. I used the Texture Fades Embossing Folders - Bubble on one of the hearts and sewed on top of them, as well as on the circles. I also sewed without yarn, this adds a bit more texture and details to the card.

Have a great and crafty day, everyone!
Janna

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Hallo ihr Lieben, hier ist Janna. Vielleicht erinnert ihr euch noch an die Shabby Chic Karten, die ich vor zwei Wochen gezeigt habe. Die gefielen mir wirklich gut, daher habe ich noch einmal ähnliche Karten gestaltet. Dieses Mal allerdings in sommerlichen Farben.

Materialliste:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
657691 Sizzix Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves
658613 Sizzix Framelits Die Set - Wrappers, Circle
657188 Sizzix Bigz Die - Tiny Tabs & Tags
657721 Sizzix Bigz Die - Borders & Hydrangeas
657846 Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders - Bubble & Honey Comb
Cardstock: Tchibo, American Crafts
Papier: Tchibo
Rhinestones: Kaisercraft
Brads: Stampin´Up
Anderes: Nähmaschine, Garn, Kleber

Ich habe zwei Herzen mit der Bigz Die - Heart, Stem & Leaves und zwei Kreise mit dem Framelits Die Set - Wrappers, Circle ausgestanzt. Die kleinen Kreise und die Bordüren haben ich mit der Bigz Die - Borders & Hydrangeas hergestellt. Eins der Herzen habe ich mit dem Texture Fades Embossing Folders - Bubble geprägt und anschließend beide Herzen und Kreise aufeinander genäht. Ich habe auch eine Naht ohne Garn aufgetragen, das verleiht Textur und ein witziges Detail.

Habt einen schönen Tag!
Janna

Welcome to another friday with Sizzix!
Today, I am sharing a scrapbooking layout with you!
Spring? What spring? Despite brutally cold temperatures, I am moving forward with my spring scrapbook ;)

Anna Drai - big shot - scrapbooking - Hello Spring (1)

Anna Drai - big shot - scrapbooking - Hello Spring (2)

Anna Drai - big shot - scrapbooking - Hello Spring (4)

Items used:

Big Shot Machine (655268)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Tiny Tabs & Tags (657188)
Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Banner & Flowers Set (658297)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 6PK w/Stamps – Banners (658289)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circles (657551)

photo (cm 15x11)
cardstock: Bazzill blue light, white
patterned paper: Studio Calico, 7gypsies
embellishments: American Crafts
color mist: glimmer mist Tattered Angels
border scallop: Bazzill
washi tape: Cosmo Cricket
bakery twine blue and white
paper vellum
notebook paper
paper doily
journaling tag
sequins
yarn
sewing machine

How to make:

1- Use blue light cardstock for page base. Mist the orange color.
2- Trim two piece of 6,5x15 cm from patterned papers and attach to left edge, in the center of the page.
3- Cut a piece of white cardstock (6,5x15 cm) and emboss using the flowers embossing folders. Attach it to right edge. Add the sequins and layer the paper vellum. Attach the journaling tag and add a photo aligned.
4- Sew around with white yarn.
5- Die cut the following: two banners from patterned papers, one circle from the notebook paper, one big tag and one small tag from the Tiny Tabs & Tags Die.
6- At the top right corner of layout, adhere a half piece of doily followed by two banners. Sew.
7- At the lower left corner of layout, adhere a half piece of doily followed by a circle of notebook. Layer a piece of Bazzill border scallop, the mini tag, two sequins. Sew.
8- For the title: write the word “spring” on a piece of paper. Then hold it over the Tag and pierce holes through both the layers. Makes it so much easier to stitch!
9- Add also the washi tape.
10- Accent the page with some sequins and embellishments to finish.

Thank you for peeking…

I wish you all a great and inspiring week end!

Anna Drai - big shot - scrapbooking - Hello Spring (3)

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Per le amiche italiane! :)

Ciao, benvenute ad un altro venerdì insieme a Sizzix!
Oggi vi mostro un layout dove ho usato diversi prodotti Sizzix. Un LO dedicato alla primavera… che sembra non arrivare mai quest’anno!!! ;)

Materiali:

Big Shot Machine (655268)
Sizzix Bigz Die - Tiny Tabs & Tags (657188)
Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Banner & Flowers Set (658297)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 6PK w/Stamps – Banners (658289)
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circles (657551)

foto (cm 15x11)
cartoncino: Bazzill celeste, bianco
patterned paper: Studio Calico, 7gypsies
abbellimenti: American Crafts
color mist: glimmer mist Tattered Angels
border scallop: Bazzill
washi tape: Cosmo Cricket
bakery twine
carta da lucido (o velina)
pagina di registro o notes
centrino di carta
journaling tag
paillettes
filo
macchina da cucire

Procedimento:

1 - Utilizzare il cartoncino celeste come base della pagina. Spruzzare il colore arancione lungo la diagonale.
2 - Tagliare due pezzi di 6,5 x15 cm dalla carta fantasia e incollarli partendo dal bordo sinistro, al centro della pagina.
3 - Tagliare un pezzo di cartoncino bianco (6,5 x15 cm) e con la Big Shot embossare i fiori. Incollare al bordo destro. Aggiungere le paillettes e il pezzo di carta da lucido. Attaccare l'etichetta per il journaling e aggiungere la foto allineata.
4 - Cucire tutt'intorno con filo bianco.
5 - Con la macchina Sizzix tagliare le seguenti forme: due bandierine di carta fantasia, un cerchio dalla pagina di registro o notes, una tag grande e una piccola (fustella 657188).
6 - In alto a destra del layout, incollare la metà di un centrino di carta seguito dalle due bandierine. Cucire.
7 - In basso a sinistra del layout, incollare l'altra metà del centrino di carta seguito dal un cerchio tagliato in precedenza. Sovrapporre un pezzo di bordo scallop Bazzill, la tag mini, due paillettes. Cucire.
8 - Per il titolo: scrivere (o stampare) la parola "Spring" su un pezzo di carta. Poi appoggiare il foglio sopra la Tag tagliata in precedenza e con un punzone o ago praticare i fori attraverso entrambi gli strati. Così sarà più facile cucire a mano! Scegliete un filo da ricamo in tono e cucite lungo i fori. Infilare nella tag il twine e incollare quindi la tag sul bordo della foto.
9 - Aggiungere anche il washi tape sopra alla tag del titolo.
10 - Completare la pagina con alcune paillettes e abbellimenti a piacere.

Grazie per essere passate di qua...
Vi saluto augurandovi uno splendido fine settimana all'insegna della creatività!

Hi,it's me. I'm happy to be back here on the blog after the long journey to Australia and New Zealand! It was great experience, amazing adventure... but I'm glad to be home, I missed my own desk so much :) !
Today I want to inspire you a bit with lighter, dimensional layout based on a selection of different Sizzix Dies - Sizzlits and Sizzlits Decorative Strips. The whole layout is build on many layers of papers, tags and die-cut elements - i love this light, fresh look!

Sizzix product used:
- 657998 - Sizzix Sizzlits Die Set 3PK - Decorative Accent & Flower Wreath Set
- 657995 - Sizzix Sizzlits Die - Card, Ribbon Insert
- 658001 - Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Interlocking Circles
- 657177 - Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Mini Paper Rosettes (2 Sizes)
Others:
- 7 Dots Studio - Domestic Goddess Collection papers
- Prima Marketing - Mechanicals - embellishments and wooden elements from Sunrise Sunset Collection
- Luminarte - Primary Elements Pigments and Silks Acrylic Paint
- Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L - 3D foam squares

Ribbon Insert die-cut has been cut into 2 pieces and layered together from papers from 7 Dots Studio "Domestic Goddess" collection. In between the layers I added some torn cut-outs made with Interlocking Circles Decorative Strip.

Under the photo you can find element cut out with Decorative Accent and Flower Wreath Set, and finally, on the top of the composition I used 2 rosettes by Tim Holtz - perfect add on to any kind of scrapbooking page.

Sizzix die-cuts give us the chance to create lower-budget, dimensional projects with many interesting, intricate elements which can be a great competition to more traditional embellishments. Possibilities are endless!

See you next week - and happy crafting!
Finn

Good morning crafters!

I have been playing with some lovely Sizzix dies and created a layout about my children. To create a flow I used the doilies from the 9 pk set called "Doilies, Lovely". And to frame the photo I used the swirls from the new "Classic Icons" set. The papers are from Maja Design.

655268 Sizzix Big Shot Machine

658605 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 9 PK – Doilies, Lovely

658343 Sizzix Bigz Die – Classic Icons

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God morgon!

Jag har lekt lite med mina Sizzix dies och skapat en layout om mina barn. För att få ett flöde på sidan har jag använt doilies från setet om 9 st som heter "Doilies, Lovely". Och för att rama in fotot har jag använt swirls från det nya "Classic Icons" setet. Pappren är från Maja Design.

655268 Sizzix Big Shot Machine

658605 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 9 PK – Doilies, Lovely

658343 Sizzix Bigz Die – Classic Icons

Hello Sizzix friends!

Today I have a tag to share with you.

I used corrugated cardboard and cardstock and added

only a piece of pattern paper.

655268 Sizzix Big Shot Machine

656938 Sizzix Bigz L Movers & Shapers Tag & Bookplates

658252 Sizzix Sizzlits Dec. Strip Die Cobblestones

657210 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Mini Crown & Fleur Set

657838 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Vintage Fan & Globe Set

657007 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Accessory Base Tray L

658701 Sizzix Framelits Dies & Stamps Word Labels

658951 Sizzix Thinlits Die Ornate Hanging Sign

I love how the quote stamp/die fits & suits perfectly the globe.

The Cobblestones strip die was used as background.

I die cut the ornate part of the sign and I cut exactly in the middle.

Both parts were used to decorate the sides of the tag.

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

Prima Marketing - Tiny Junkyard Findings Nail Heads

Dutch Translation

Hallo Sizzix vrienden!

Vandaag wil ik graag met jullie een tag delen.

Ik heb voornamelijk golfkarton en cardstock gebruikt.

655268 Sizzix Big Shot Machine

656938 Sizzix Bigz L Movers & Shapers Tag & Bookplates

658252 Sizzix Sizzlits Dec. Strip Die Cobblestones

657210 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Mini Crown & Fleur Set

657838 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Vintage Fan & Globe Set

657007 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Accessory Base Tray L

658701 Sizzix Framelits Dies & Stamps Word Labels

658951 Sizzix Thinlits Die Ornate Hanging Sign

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Volgens mij past het citaat stempel/stans perfect bij de wereldbol stans.

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De Cobblestones stans is gebruikt om de achtergrond te versieren.

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Het ornement gedeelte van het bord heb ik door midden gesneden.

Allebei de stukjes heb ik gebruikt om de randjes van het tag te versieren.

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I hope you enjoyed my tag today!

Have a great Sunday!

Gerry

I'm just back from a wonderfully busy weekend at the Spring Quilt Festival in Exeter demonstrating the Big Shot and quilting dies with the Cotton Patch.

This was the first time I'd met the Cotton Patch staff and it was such fun, they were all a real joy to work with and a great bunch of people.

From left to right -
Nikki (having to duck down because she's so tall!), Liz (the boss lady) and Denise (who has been at the Cotton Patch for about 18 years - although she doesn't look nearly old enough to have worked there for so long!) Denise's husband, Alan, was also at the show. He's the engineer for the sewing machines - what he doesn't know about sewing machines isn't worth knowing!

The show at Exeter is only a small one, and I wasn't sure it would be very busy, but I was pleasantly surprised - lots and lots of interest in the Big Shot and lots of new customers, many of which already had Big Shots from card making or scrap booking and were excited to see the patchwork dies. My favourite thing about demonstrating is showing just how easy it is to cut a huge pile of pieces for a quilt in no time at all. I think an awful lot of people think you can just cut a layer of fabric at a time, when in reality multiple layers work much better - I usually layer my fabrics up to between 6 and 8 layers. The look of genuine surprise on peoples' faces is wonderful, usually accompanied by a gasp and 'it actually cuts 32 hexagons at once? Wow!'

I also tried cutting felt for the first time which was really lovely - beautiful clean cuts and perfect shapes for applique and crafts. I'm going to have to get myself some thick wool felt and have a play with some felt appliques.

Cotton Patch is the largest patchwork and quilting shop in the UK, and has built up a huge customer base for mail order and internet sales over the past 20 years. They are so knowledgable about the products they sell, and clearly all have a real passion for what they do. Almost every person that I spoke to was a member of their mailing list or a repeat customer, and every one of those people had great things to say about the shop, which is wonderful.

Cotton Patch are also stockists for gracie frames, handiquilter, and the sweet sixteen. Here's Liz playing with the sweet sixteen (and Nikki peeking in from behind!)

You can just see on the right of the picture here one of the quilts the Cotton Patch made up using the strip die - I love the modern chevron look of that quilt, and it's a lovely simple pattern that looks much trickier than it actually is.

I can safely say the huge hits of the weekend were the hexagon dies, and the applique owl, neither of which surprised me at all. Cutting hexagons by hand is never fun, and everyone loves an owl! Quite a few ladies sighed 'if only I'd had that when I made a hexagon quilt 30 years ago!'

I've now got a lot of hexagons cut and ready to baste thanks to my weekend in Exeter. This picture shows just about half of what I cut over the weekend! I'd better get to it - those hexagons won't sew themselves, will they? (Now, when will Sizzix bring out a die for that, I wonder?!!!)

Mini album with washi tape binding by Janna Werner.

Flowers a plenty

Spring Cards: Two little birdies

Easter Bonnet

658053 Sizzix Bigz Die - Flower Layers w/Heart Petals

Enjoy by Camilla Ekman

Special Gift by Gerry

Flip-its easel card

slow and steady wins the race

Vintage card

Make a Wish....

Gift Tag

Ahoy Matey!

Fireflies and puzzles

Mini album Paris

Summerlike cards with Janna Werner.

Hello Spring!

With a deeper breath... - with Sizzlits!

Lovely Doilies by Camilla Ekman

A Tag by Gerry

The Spring Quilt Festival - Exeter