Christmas List in a Match Box

Hello Sizzix Friends!
Today I'd like to share with you a nice idea to arrange a Christmas List to give to a friend to fill in.
Have you ever thought to wrap it in a Match Box?!

It is so funny and perfect to collect for every Christmas.
You friend haven't to do anything but change every year the ticket inside.

You need:
Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray) (660020)
Sizzix Thinlits Plus Die Set 9PK - Box, Matchbox (660843)
Cardstocks (Christmas paper sheet, White, Kraft shiny silver)
Christmas Stickers
Adhesive Pearl Stones
Glue
Double-sided sticky tape

Die cut the Matchbox with two different cardstocks: I used a Christmas cardstock for the cover and a shiny silver paper sheet for the box.
Arrange the box (it is so easy and you need only a piece of double-sided sticky tape to close the cover.
Use one of the carved thinlit to decorate a white cardstock.
Because of its intricacy, this thinlit die may require up to three passes to cut.
Die cut the carved cardstock with a rectangle thinlit contained in the set.
Use the glue stick to paste it inside the Matchbox.
Decorate the cover with some adhesive pearl stones.
Paste a Christmas sticker with the quote 'Do you believe in Santa?' on the cover.
Now you are able to die cut the rectangles to put in the Matchbox.
I decided to realize one with Santa and one with a white cardstock, perfect to use for the Christmas List.

Do you like it?
Now I'm able to give it as a gift to a friend.

 

 

*Per i lettori italiani*

 

Buongiorno amici creativi!

Oggi voglio condividere con voi un'idea davvero carina per creare una Wish List di Natale da regalare ad una amica in modo tale che possa riempirla con tutti i suoi desideri.

Avete mai pensato di confezionarla in una scatola per fiammiferi?

Con il Set per macchina Big Shot™ Plus adesso è possibile!

 

Trovo sia un modo molto divertente per conservare di anno in anno le nostre liste dei desideri.

Non dovrete fare altro che cambiare, di anno in anno, il biglietto contenuto all'interno.

 

 

Ho usato:
Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray) (660020)
Sizzix Thinlits Plus Die Set 9PK - Box, Matchbox (660843)
Cartoncini (cartoncino a tema Natalizio, cartoncino bianco, cartoncino satinato argento)
Adedivi di Natale
Piccole perle adesive
Colla stick
Nastro biadesivo
Christmas Stickers

Fustellate la scatola di fiammiferi usando due diversi cartoncini: io ho usato il cartoncino natalizio per il coperchio e il cartoncino satinato argento per la scatola.
Componete la scatola (è davvero facilissimo e avrete bisogno solo di un pezzo di nastro biadesivo per chiudere il coperchio)
Usate uno dei thinlits intagliati per decorare un pezzo di cartoncino bianco.
Per questo passaggio vi occorreranno almeno 3 passate nella macchina Big Shot.
Fustellate la parte di cartoncino decorata con uno dei thinlits a rettangolo contenuti del Set.
Usate della colla stick per incollare il rettangolo bianco intagliato sul fondo della scatola.
Decorate il coperchio con delle piccole perle adesive, posizionandole in punti strategici (al centro del fiocco di neve, sulle decorazioni della grafica, ecc..in base alla fantasia del cartoncino che scegliete di utilizzare).
Incollate sul coperchio un adesivo di Natale. Io ho scelto un adesivo con la frase 'Do you believe in Santa?' Mi sembrava perfetto per questo genere di lavoro ;)
Adesso siete pronti per creare i biglietti da inserire nella scatola.
Potete crearne quanti ne volete, utilizzando sempre il thinlit a rettangolo contenuto nel set.
Io ne ho creato uno con Babbo Natale e uno bianco per poterci scrivere sopra la lista dei desideri.

 

Che ve ne pare?!

Adesso sono pronta per regalarlo!

 

One die - three ways with the Thinlits Plus Pillow Box Set

Today I was inspired by a series of projects that Sizzix recently did on one die many ways, in which 6 bloggers took this Pillow Box Thinlit set and each made a different version. (You can check them here part 1 and part 2!). But this time I wanted to highlight the fact that you can use the inner panel dies to create beautiful fronts of cards.

 Let’s Celebrate Pillow Box Thinlits Plus Die

For this project you will need:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only - 660020
Sizzix Pillow Box Thinlits Plus Die - 660844
Sizzix Accessory - Precision Base Plate for Intricate Thinlits Dies - 660320
Sizzix Accessory - Die Brush & Foam Pad for Wafer-Thin Dies - 660513

I took a landscape A6 folded card, and placed the intricate inside die for the pillow box and secure it with low tack tape in place (just right to the scored line). I used instead one of the cutting plates the awesome Precision Base Plate. 

Because there is so much detail in this die, you may have to run it two or three times through the machine. After running through machine just turn it over and check that you can see all the cut lines.

While the die is still in place, use the die brush to release all the die cut small bits. I love this brush! It comes with the black mat that  its quite static so all those pieces don't fly away.

Then I place the same die in the other part of the card. I tried to link them as closely as possible. There are many possibilities, I could have left a bigger gap  or even not die cut it at all.

Once run it through the die cutting machine, I saw that I overlapped it too much, but not too worry!  

I  trimmed a piece of the same white card and stamped the message on it. Then just attached it to the front.



To finish it off, I just added the wooden hearts.

Finally I just added a contracting panel for the background. If you are wondering where would you write the message, there two options, the back of the card or make the pink paper a folded one so that you can write inside.

The box is simple, and you can add a contrast panel for the flap.

And with the other panel you can create this simple card too. As you can see a single pass through the die cutting machine

I hope this inspires you to try your dies in a different way!

Paula

Bright and Cheerful Photo display

I love bright and cheerful colours, but sometimes I stay away from them because they can overwhelm a page. But for a photo display? What better than to use hot pink, bright warm yellow and refreshing turquoise for the summer?

This is what I made today!

I used just one set of dies, one of the brand new Thinlits Plus called Cupcake Box 660842!

I am a hoarder so I keep absolutely everything that I think is usable, like all sort of glass bottles and their tops. Those three cork tops? Balsamic Vinegar ones. (I have about 12 of their bottles waiting to be used!) I selected my colours given by a set of Paperarsty Fresco Acrylic paints.

Once painted, I placed a Tim Holtz Memo Pin in each one. Although the bottom part of the bottle top is wood and heavy the top part is cork so perfect as a base of a photo display.

What I love about this set is that aside from the box elements, you get a lot of little ones that you can use for so many things, like apertures on a card and little cupcake flags. You will see more ideas from me soon.

I die cut all the small elements out of paper and card of similar colours to those of the acrylic paints.

I assembled the basic elements.

I used the oval Framelit to die cut my photos.

And finally, I added ribbon to the base.

And there you are, some of my favourite people (and cat, don't forget the cat!) are brightly and cheerfully by my side!