Decorated card and cupcake for a birthday celebration for Sizzix/Papirdesign

Looksie what I found,....  

A couple of posts that I prepared but never got round to publishing. 

This one was combining Sizzix dies and Papirdesign papers. 

I must say I am very partial to the purple!!

The die I used is the Tattered florals die by Tim Holtz and I think it is probably the die that has been sold most of all.... And if it wasn't, at least I think it should find a home with all of you!!

'Grattis' is Swedish for Congratulations. I used the small rosette die to make the little holder for the mini cupcake as well as for the little decoration on a tooth pick.

The green leaves were made using the Tattered leaves die, also by Tim Holtz for Sizzix.

I used a needle to scratch into them to make them look more natural.

Thanks for looking! Hugs!

Sunday post for Sizzix 'A Simple Life'

Today I have a fresh 'blue' page up on the Sizzix Uk blog to go with my dseaside photo of my youngest DD. I hope you ike it!

Here is a sneak for you:

 If you would like to see the entire layout please press the link HERE.

As always thenk you so much for any comments you leave me over there. They make me happy!

A shabby page for Papirdesign and Sizzix.

For this page I managed to combine assignments for two DT's and I just love that! Mostly when you are on DT's you receive a lot of beautiful supplies and 'crossfertilization' benefits both parts as there will inevitably be a larger audience for both. On the occations that I manage to do that I feel quite content! :-)

 I started out with two sheets of pretty paper from Papirdesign.

Here are some shots of how I made the background:

Here is a step by step description:

1. I started by prepping my background with gesso and then modeling paste.
2. When dry I sprayed with two different colours of mist.
3. I cut and distressed strips of papers and arranged them on my page. I then stitched them in place.
4. I used the Frameworks die to cut three pieces from corrugated cardboard that I painted with gesso.
5. I I cut and assembled some Tattered florals and Tattered leaves.
6. I die cut  my photo with the ovals die set and also some white Bazzil to back it.
7. I arranged and glued down all my elements and added the title.
 

Without being biased I believe the Sizzix Bigz dies are the most versatile dies on the market.  

They will actually cut almost anything and are such a joy to work with.

Today I upcycled an old cardboardbox that I received some scrapbook supplies in.
The Bigz die cut through it 'like butter'. And I was left with a beautiful piece that looks like thick chipboard (for free....! ).

When talking about favourite supplies,... Have you tried the Prima Color Bloom sprays yet? 

They are by far my favourites. With all my other mists I always have to start by declogging  them. These will work at the first attempt. 

I have got a few colours but will definitely be stocking up on some more !

I used one of the Susan's Garden tools to scratch a pattern into the leaves to make them more dimensional.

And then just one more close up :

Thanks for dropping by!

Papirdesign supplies:

Julehilsen- Nostalgisk jul

Forventning- Vakre Blomster 

Pink flowers with pearls

Beige/grey roses

White mini flowers

Letter stickers white

Sizzix supplies used:

658300 Sizzix Big Shot starter kit  

659431 Sizzix Frameworks die, Trellies

656640 Sizzix Bigz die Tattered florals

658437 Susan's Garden Tool Kit 

657563 Sizzix Framelits die set Ovals (7 pieces) 

656927 Tatterd Leaves

'Sisters' using Scraps of Elegance July kit.

Time to share another one of my pages for Scraps of Elegance with the July kit. 

This kit is called 'Chasing Rabbits' and among other things it has papers from Marion Smith Designs (that I use here) and Webster's Pages. Flowers are from Prima, Petaloo, etc. 

Apart from these items there are lots of other goodies as well!

 I used many of the items in the kit as they are. But for example with the Kaiserkraft stickers I decided to cut pieces off and tuck them in here and there to fill up my clusters. There were some Prima flowers ( Something Blue collection, Save the Date flowers) in the kit that had banners with a word on and I decided to use only the banner on this page and save the flowers for later.

 The little clock you see tucked in between the flowers is from the sticker sheet. I also used some naural twine to soften up the flower clusters and add a little more dimension.

As on many of my other pages I used the Tattered Florals die by Sizzix to make some flowers from matching papers in the collection. I love that look! That die is just so versatile! 

If you look for tutorials you'll se SOOO many different styles created with just this die!

 The double butterfly was made with one of the new dies from the Flora Grande collection. 

This is a collaboration between Sizzix  and Prima Marketing. 

The butterflies are called Winged Beauties and come with four dies in the set. They are really very dainty and pretty and I love that each is just a little bit different apart from the different sizes.

As you can see the kit and add ons offer great value for money, but they sell out really fast so if you would like one I recommend that you sign up before the next one is revealed.

That's all from me today. Thanks for taking the time to visit!

xx

Frameworks Trellies with Tattered Florals and Leaves for a shabby page.

Time again for my weekly post on the Sizzix blog. 

It came up fast this week as I was late in posting the previous one because I was over in the UK meeting the nice people at Sizzix UK. 

As I already promised I will share a few pictures from my trip etc in a couple of days. 

I just have so much catching up to do.... :-)

Here is the usual sneak. I must say I actually quite like this page!

Click on the link below to see the full reveal. And when you are there why not click on the links for the dies to see the great supply of Sizzix dies available .-)

Bentes Sunday post on the Sizzix blog

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave me over there!

Scraps of Elegance July kit 'Chasing Rabbits'. First page.

Hi there ! 

I'm so happy you came over to check out the reveal of my first page made with the July kit from Scraps of Elegance. Melinda always gives us such great kits to work with and as you can see this is no exception! :-)

Here is what I made:

I startede by using some of the Marion Smith Design papers in the kit because I have admired 

their design for some time and not been able to get my hands on them. 

I must say they are really gorgeous up close and IRL!!

But lets start at the beginning and not get ahead of ourselves! Here is the main kit:

 The Mad Hatter: "Have I gone mad?"
Alice: "I'm afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are"
We were certainly mad about Marion Smith Designs' Mad Tea Party collection, and just knew it would be perfect in one of our kits! We hope you will love it as much as we do...

 Included in this month's kit:

Patterned Paper

• Marion Smith Designs: Mad Tea Party Collection:  Tea Party, Rabbit Hole, Wonderland, Roses Are Red, Spot of Tea, Cut n Create Ephemera,
  
• Webster's Pages: Party Time Collection: Sweets Table, This Special Moment
  
• Kaisercraft: Telegraph Road Collection:  Memo, Parcel
  

Embellishments/Other Kit Components
Prima: Something Blue Collection - Save The Date Flowers
Kaisercraft: Storyteller Collection - 12x12 Cardstock Stickers
Heidi Swapp: Buzz Words Epoxy Stickers - Celebrate
Reneabouquets: Our signature hand-crafted butterflies
Heidi Swapp: Color Magic Cardstock Watercolor Tags  - Hearts
Marion Smith Designs: Junque & Gems - Mixed Flowers (resin)
My Mind's Eye: Now and Then Dorothy Journal Stickers
May Arts - Red with polka dots sheer Ribbon - 1 yard
Digital Sketch by Suepup, created for inspiration with our Chasing Rabbits Kit, emailed to you.

There are a large number of add ons too to expand this kit to last you the entire month!

Now for some closeups of my page:

Yup,...I still love me some banners and these were cut from the patterned paper to match exactly. I love the layered effect of the flags and the flowers.

 You will probably recognize these handmade flowers from many of my projects (all?) lately .

I make them with the Sizzix Bigz die Tattered Florals and they are just the best!!

I love this picture of DD we took at the beach a couple of weeks ago. 
A rather chilly day, but the light was gorgeous that evening!

That large velvety flower is by Prima and it's from the flower add on.

Well that was all for now at this  (for me) late hour. It's past midnight and time for bed. 

Who knows;...If I am lucky I will find a friendly comment or two here tomorrow when I wake up... Take care! :-)