Hello!

Hello, hello! It's Jessie here, aka Messy Jesse as I'm known from my blog! This is my very first guest post on the Sizzix blog today! I'm so excited to be part of this fantastic and talented community. I had the pleasure of visiting the Sizzix base here in the UK over the summer and it was a brilliant day out in North Wales, meeting the team and getting to grips with all the dies and machines! There was lots of time for playing and chatting about all things Sizzix ...

We all appreciated the kitchen sign ;-) I think I need this for my sewing room ...

… And of course seeing some of the lovely projects cooked up by Angela, she's so inventive! 

So shall I tell you a little more about myself? OK great. I.love.sewing. Literally love it! For the most part I'm a quilter but I do enjoy making soft toys and the odd dress-making project when I can find the time. Most of the time you will find me here …

… in my sewing room! ah it's just heaven working in here. Can you tell I have an addition to mini quilts? (there's more added since this photo was taken!) I've always been creative for as long as I can remember, but picked up sewing in my late teens - after dabbling with projects here and there I finished my first quilt in 2011 and haven't stopped since! 

I have a real passion for the traditional technique of English Paper Piecing (EPP). So I usually have a bigger quilt project in the works as well as a small EPP project on the go at all times. One of the reasons that I was drawn to Sizzix was the opportunities to use the dies for EPP - so I'm really excited about eliminating cutting time using my new dies! 

My style of quilting is heavily influenced by vintage and antique quilts from the 1920s/30s as well as earlier quilts in the 1800s. Those classic blocks and bold colours always look so fresh to me. When I'm not sewing, I'm running my online fabric and quilt shop; Sew and Quilt! I write for my blog, I do some editorial sewing projects for books and magazines, I also have a day job + a saturday job (saving for our wedding next month, eek!) and love doing DIY projects around for our home in Cornwall - oh, and a very neglected undertsanding fiancé ;-) 

So I've just recently received my father christmas delivery of dreamy Sizzix dies! Aren't they great?!  I can't wait to get started with them. 

I'll be posting each month here on the Sizzix blog so I do hope you'll join me for some fun project ideas! See you then!

Card box

Hi everyone

Today i will show you a card box and a Card. I have used Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Be Thankful  and Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 8PK-Butterflies, Intricate

Items used:

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Be Thankful

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 8PK-Butterflies, Intricate

Supply list:

Paper: Inkido-Beautiful-, Studiolight-Industrial-,Reprint,lace cake doily, gesso, 3D foam

How to make:
To the box i used a cardstock 14x12cm and one 14,2x12,2 cm scor 2 cm all around the edged. To the card 16x10 fold so you have a card base 8x10 cm. Cut patterned paper in 3 different size, glue together using 2 d foam and paint using gesso. Die cut the Sizzix dies and decorate the card and the box.

Thanks for stopping by, wish you a great and creativ week

Pia

Hej alle

I dag vil jeg vise en boks med tilhørende kort. Jeg har brugt Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Be Thankful og Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 8PK-Butterflies, Intricate

Sizzix dies jeg har brugt:

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Be Thankful

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 8PK-Butterflies, Intricate

Andre materialer:

Papir: Inkido-Beautiful-, Studiolight-Industrial-,Reprint,kageserviet, gesso, 3D foam,  pontura paint

Fremgangsmåde:

Til æsken har jeg brugt karton 14x12cm og et på14,2x12,2 cm scor 2 cm hele vejen rundt. Til kortet har jeg brugt katon på 10x16 cm, foldet det så du har en kort base på 8x10 cm. Udstans de forskellige sizzix die, skær mønstret papir i 3 forskellige størrelser og lim dem sammen med 3 d foam og mal det hele med gessso. Dekorer æske og kort.

Mange tak fordi du kiggede forbi, jeg ønsker dig en fantastisk og kreativ uge

Pia

Layers with Lilith

Hi there. It is Tuesday which means inspiration from me, Lilith. Today I wanted to show you a simple layout with lots of layers. I used different products from sizzix, each of which adds extra detail to the page. 

I used a scrap piece of white cardstock and the smile embossing folder from the Smile & Plus set. I added some splashes of mist to draw attention to the detail of the embossing. You could also use watercolours and go over the embossed areas.

Then I stamped with a stamp from the Hello Framelits Die Set with stamps and cut it out using the die. I also cut out some leaves from the Tim Holtz collection which I coloured with green and blue tones using watercolour paint. 

Then I layered the different elements adding embellishments along the way. I love how the cluster of papers and the photo just pops off the layout. To create flow and movement I decided to incorporate a couple of buttons and enamels dots. 

Sizzix products:

659464: Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK w/Stamps - Hello

659785: Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Smile & Plus Set 

659436: Sizzix Bigz Die - Garden Greens

Other: Inks and mist, Studio Calico patterned paper, Studio Calico buttons, Glitz Design Finnley embellishments, doily, American Crafts kraft tag,

Have a wonderful day and see you next week with another crafty project. 

Lilith