Scrapping by Design

Here’s any alert for anyone who has purchased any of the Tim Holtz Movers and Shakers Dies for use in their scrapbooking or paper crafting:

The following is a quote from Sizzix. com

“Creative note: All Movers & Shapers Base Dies are designed to work with Movers & Shapers Magnetic Dies to cut a window within a shape. However, when Movers & Shapers Base Dies are used without Magnetic Dies, special Magnetic Ejection Foam is needed to eject the die-cut shape. One piece of Magnetic Ejection Foam works on all Movers & Shapers Dies, no matter the design.

This special Magnetic Ejection Foam will be available soon from Sizzix free of charge to owners of Movers & Shapers Dies. To get yours, please contact customer service.”

If you own the Movers and Shapers dies, please visit Sizzix and make the request through Customer support.

I know of someone who contacted Sizzix customer service regarding this issue. She reported that customer service responded to the email the next day and asked for a mailing address. They said the foam would be shipped shortly.

I’ve made another birthday card decorated with Sizzix  dies that cut party hats and the word Party. The dies used are
Sizzlits Shape Sets Die – Birthday Set #2.

The concentric pink circles are cut using the Spellbinders S4-124 Nestabilities 6-Piece Concentric Die Template, Classic Scalloped Circles, Large

As always, I cut the paper with my favorite tool of all time, the Sizzix Big Shot .

To make the party hats, I cut a hat in brown, a hat in rose and a hat in pink. I then layered them as shown, and decorated with a bit of Snow Writer. The hats are attached with 3D tape to add dimension.

The hat die could be adapted for a New Years theme, or for any other theme where a party hat may be apropos.

This birthday card is decorated with die cuts made with Sizzix dies and cut on the the Sizzix Big Shot . The Big Shot has to be my most favorite tool ever.

The die cuts I used are the Sizzlits Shape Sets Die – Birthday Set #2. The scalloped circles are cut with Nestabilities dies.

To make the birthday cake, I cut two cake shapes, one in brown card stock and one in pink card stock. The dies are perforated so its easy to rip off the pieces you need for layering.

I layered the cake pieces as shown, and added a rim of white using Snow Writer. I finished by putting a daub of shiny glitter glue at the tip of each candle.

I bought a new punch yesterday. It is one I had been wanting for quite some time. It’s the EK Success Paper Shapers Large Punch, Butterfly Whale of A Punch

I made several cards, similar but different, using paper and card stock left over from Valentine’s Day craft projects.

The shapes are cut on the Sizzix Big Shot using various Nestabilities dies.

As for the butterfly, I cut three identical shapes, one on brown card stock, one on rose card stock and one on scrapbook paper. I used the brown butterflyfor the base, then cut pieces away from the other two, which I layered as shown.
I filled in the butterfly’s body with Stickles Glitter Glue in this particular card. In other cards, I used beads, glitter and Fun Flock for the body.

The sentiment, Hello, is an acrylic stamp.

I’m particularly fond of butterflies. I like this punch. No buyer’s remorse here.

I made this hand made greeting card using scraps of scrapbook papers and card stock left over from making another Welcome to the World journal.

The bird stamp is a clear acrylic one made by Inkadinkadoo.

The two-sized circular die cut is by Nestablities Spellbinder, cut on the Big Shot.  The word always is part of a stamp set. I can’t remember the manufacturer.  The tiny red flower is an eyelet.

I made several similar cards using this basic design.  Some have ribbons and some have different scrapbook papers. It’s an easy card to make and fairly attractive.

I’ll be posting some pictures of the second Welcome to the World journal in a few days time.

This is another variation on the Mothers Day card that I described yesterday.

It’s much the same. I use the same colors for the woman, but changed them around somewhat.

Also different, I used the emboss feature on the Nestabilities dies to add a row of embossing to the labels. As before, I used the Big Shot.

And lastly, the scrapbook paper at the bottom is different. This one features a row of green and blue vellum that I found in my scrap pile. It worked well.

Mothers Day is fast approaching. I thought this comic Mother’s Day card would appropriate to send to a friend.  It might also be appropriate for some people to give to their mothers, depending on the relationship, I suppose.

In real life, this card ends at the yellow boundnaries. The surrounding white is a creation of the scanner.

At this point, I have not stamped the Mothers Day sentiment on the card. I will add that at the bottom, or perhaps I will use the card as a birthday card or a “thinking of you” kind of card.

The woman is a stamped image made from a Mo Manning stamp by Stampavie.  I colored the image using Twinkling H2Os.

The sentiment, “Get Wild” is a stamp from A Muse Artistamps.  I masked the stamp to place one word on each of two shapes.

I cut the shapes using the Spellbinders S4-247 Nestabilities Labels Twelve Die Template. My die cutting machine is the
Sizzix Big Shot. I am so happy that I bought the Big Shot. I use it constantly.

Now I will make a variety of comic Mother’s Day cards using this same stamp.

This hand made Easter card is going to a teenage boy.  I think it would probably work for any age, but its one of the few that may be suitable for the masculine recipient.

The images are made by stamping with two different stamps. I added some Sparkly Fluff (Rockin Pink) for accents.

The “To” embellishment is cut with the Cricut using a shape from A Walk in my Garden cartridge.

I embossed the background papers using the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder and the Big Shot.

This hand made Easter card features dry embossing with  Cuttlebug Embossing Folders done with the Sizzix Big Shot.

The tag is a punched shape.

The tulips are cut with the Cricut and come from the folder called A Walk in My Garden.

A bow of white ribbon and a small white eyelet fancy up the look a little.

Happy Spring is a stamped image.

Yet another hand made Easter card featuring die cut tulips.

As you can see, this one is a little different.

I had a scrap of leftover scrapbook paper that I had been saving for years. I loved it because of the spring crocuses.

It worked well with the gold colored Bazzill Bling Card Stock. The tulips were die cut with the Cricut, using the A Walk in my Garden cartridge.  I cut the tulips from a scrap of white paper. After that, I cut just the tulip heads from purple card stock and stuck them on.

The card has a bow of translucent beige ribbon. It doesn’t show up well in the photo but in real life, it looks quite nice.

The sentiment “Happy Spring” is a stamp.