Pumpkin place mark

Are you planning an autumn brunch or party? Today I'm giving you a little idea to make your own pumpkin place marks. They are so cute and so easy to make.

Supply list:

• 657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine
• 657552 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circle, Scallop
• 658523 Sizzix Bigz Die - Arbor
• 658620 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 9PK w/Stamps- Charms, Winter

• Cardstock: Orange, green, craft
• Distress Ink
• Liquid glue

As you can see from the images they are so fast and easy to make, so they are a great craft to make with children on a saturday afternoon. Anyone else into a nice brunch to welcome the new season? :)

Happy Monday!

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¿Estáis planeando una merienda o una pequeña fiesta otoñal? Hoy os doy una idea para hacer vuestros propios meseros en forma de calabaza. Son facilísimos de hacer además de muy monos.

Materiales:

• 657900 Sizzix Big Shot machine
• 657552 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circle, Scallop
• 658523 Sizzix Bigz Die - Arbor
• 658620 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 9PK w/Stamps- Charms, Winter

• Cartulina: Naranja, verde, craft
• Tintas Distress
• Adhesivo líquido

Tal como podéis ver por las imágenes, son muy rápidos y fáciles de hacer, así que son ideales para hacer con los niños una tarde de sábado. Porque... ¿A alguien más le apetece una buena merienda para dar la bienvenida a la nueva estación?  :)

¡Feliz lunes!

more Christmas gift ideas


I've got another Christmas gift idea for you this week in the form of a really simple and fast jelly roll quilt.
Fat Quarter Shop have a new (and completely free) downloadable pattern that uses jelly rolls. Just 18 2.5" x width of fabric strips will give you a perfectly sized baby or small lap quilt (36" finished).
You can use the 2.5" strip die to cut your own strips instead of using a jelly roll, and make use of fabrics you already have in your stash. The strip die is one of my all time favourites, I use it to make binding, to cut sashing strips and also to make strippy quilts. Although it is one of the more expensive dies I've had my money's worth 100 times over with this die, and wouldn't be without it.

I made my quilt top in just a couple of hours, it's a lovely simple pattern - perfect for beginners as well as being something fast and easy for more experienced quilters.

Download the free Jelly Roll Jam pattern from the Fat Quarter Shop website and start cutting strips (there's a video tutorial too for those that prefer visual learning). A quilt is such a great gift, and the beauty of this pattern is that you can make it as scrappy as you like.

Two projects by Gerry van Gent

Happy Sunday everyone!
Today I have two projects to share with you.
My first project is an altered item where I used a silhouette photo
of my daughter I "placed" in her dreams.

657900 Sizzix Big Shot Machine

658449 Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Album, Garden Gate

658530 Sizzix Bigz Die Mariposa

658260 Sizzix Bigz Die Christmas Cardinal

657492 Sizzix Bigz Die Tattered Pinecone

657176 Sizzix Sizzlits Dec. Strip Die Typeset Alphabet

657773 Sizzix Framelits Die Set w/Stamps Butterflies #3

657469 Sizzix Bigz Die Holiday Lamppost

I created the fence by die cutting Garden Gate twice from corrugated cardstock

and pattern paper.  I didn`t use the whole gates but part of them.

Then I distressed with ink and decorated with embellishment.

Behind the photo I adhered Mariposa butterfly.

For the tutorial how I created the butterfly with lace please

refer to one of my older blog posts (Father's Day Tag; 9 June, 2013)

Other Products I used:

Prima Marketing pattern papers

Prima Marketing flowers

Prima/Ingvild Bolme embellishments

Prima/Ingvild Bolme Chalk edgers 

Lets Get Beeze MDF wall clock

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My second project today is a card where I handmade the flowers & leaves

by using the beautiful Dogwood Flower dies.

657900 Sizzix Big Shot Machine

658405 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Flower, Dogwood

658367 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set - Butterflies

657906 Sizzix Framelits Die Set Frame, Snowflake

656634 Sizzix Bigz Die Caged Bird

658948 Sizzix Thinlits Die Frame, Rectangle

657789 Sizzix Sizzlits Die Set Love Set

657007 Sizzix Movers & Shapers Accessory Base Tray, L

The Dogwood flowers were made of pattern paper. 

For the centres I mixed Transparent and Yellow liquid drops.

The leaves were die cut from white crepe paper. After that painted and 

shaped while they were still wet. Then I added transparent liquid drops.

I hope you enjoyed my projects today!

Have a creative day!

Gerry

ATC Box and Cards

I have been working way too hard lately but sadly it has not been creative work- things like taxes, orders, planning and writing. Time to take a break and do something fun!

So tonight I sat down with some matboard, embossing folders, dies, scrap paper, buttons, trim and paint, turned on the TV and started playing. I used pages from a dictionary and cut out qualities that I admire and strive for. And they all start with A because those were the pages that I had already torn out!

First, I die cut an ATC Card Box from turquoise matboard and some ATC cards from chipboard, then embossed the cards and box with a selection of Textured Impressions folders. The ATC cards were painted with the Gelli Plate in my favorite colors. I like the effect- not all of the ink comes through on each card so there is lots of variation and interest. And the embossing really stands out.

I like having a collection of little cards to tuck in a note to a friend or just pin up on my inspiration board as my thought for the day.

I started adding Prima papers scraps I had on hand, strips of paper and ribbon and some little die cut flower and label accents.

On the front of the box I added Trinity's Flower which I had made earlier by cutting from coffee filters and inking softly. Then I assembled the box with iCraft tape by ThermoWeb. Added to that was more text with the definition of "ablaze".

This was not a hard project at all to do and it was so relaxing... I will probably add more finishing touches as I go.

So glad I sat down and just had a fun craft session without deadlines or boring paperwork on my mind. For me crafting is therapy. How about you?