Saturday 21 November 2009

Girls Birthday Card

What you need:


Tall white card blank and envelope
3 different shades of the same colour (purples work the best I found)


Sizzix:

Round Scallop #2 - 655481 (Sizzix BIGZ)
Hawaiian Flowers Set - 654750 (Set of 4 Small Sizzlits)
Happy Birthday Phrase #2 - 654701 (Sizzlit)


How to:
1. Cut 3 Hibiscus flowers out of the lightest shade of your colour.
2. Cut one scalloped circle in the middle shade of your colour.
3. Stick the 3 Hibiscus flowers randomly around the scalloped circle, and trim overlapping edges away.
4. Cut out 2 of the Happy Birthday phrase using the lightest and medium shade of your colours.
5. Using your darkest shade of your colour cut two thin strips (for best results use a mini guilitine) and using the Hibiscus flower die cut out the flowers stamen.
6. Stick all of the pieces onto the tall thin card blank as shown in the picture above. (Note that the scalloped circle needs to be trimmed down one side to fit onto thin card blank.)

Lydz x

Big Shot

So what does every Sizzix girl need...





...a BIG shot machine! This little beauty is not only the prettiest die cutter around (decorated pink with crystals) it is also super useful. It can be used with the very biggest dies (Sizzix Bigz XL), it can be used for cutting (loads of different materials) and embossing. It can be pricey so shop around for a good price.



So what do the Sizzix dies look like? There are lots of different types:








This is the Small Original Die it is approximately 7 x 6cm and its depth is nearly 2cm





This is the Medium Original Die it is approximately 12 x 7 cm and its depth is nearly 2cm







This is the Large Original Die it is approximately 12 x 14cm and its depth is nearly 2cm









These are the small and large sizzlits - these are super thin only about 3mm thick. So super easy to store.








This is a sizzix Decorative Strip - these are brilliant for borders and they are approximately 31 x 6cm and super thin.







This is the Sizzix BIGZ - it gives some great designs in a much larger size it is approximately 14 x 15cm and nearly 2cm wide.








This is the Sizzix BIGZ XL - these have given some really unique designs including pop up cards, bags, boxes and lots more! They measure approximately 35 x 15cm and nearly 2cm thick.




When I first got into crafting and Sizzix I found all the options confusing so if anyone needs any help just comment and i'll try my best to help!

Lydz x