Sizzix Toppers, Borders and Corners by Brenda Walton

Good Morning

Today I have another dies-set I have got to play with from Sizzix to show you.

I have to warn you; this is a rather pictureheavy post, with measurings for the paperbag I made, and with lots of close up pictures, I hope you'll find it interesting enough to continue reading...

The dies set I got from Sizzix this time is called

Toppers, Borders and Corners by Brenda Walton

This set contains 8 different dies, and was super fun to play with.

I made a paperbag that fitted the size of the dieses.

Here's my finished paperbag:

(You'll find measurements for the paperbag further down in the post)

Backside:

Opened up:

After a little try- and failing I came up with these measurements for the paperbag:

(I used 250g cardstock to make the paperbag)

Cardstock size: 8 1/4" x 10"

Score: 3 1/8", 4 5/8", 7 3/4" and 9 1/4" (it leaves a 3/4" strip to glue the paperbag together)

Score shortside on 1/2" for the bottom part of the bag

This leaves the paperbag 8 1/4" high, but of course it can be cut at the hight you want...

I used papers from G45 on the bag before I attached the top and bottom covers.

Then I covered the bottom part with one of the dies from the set, the scorelines on the die-cut matches the foldings on the bag just perfect:

I covered the top of the bag with anothe dies from the set. 

This one is only attached at the back of the bag, to be able to open the paperbag:

I decorated the part that is attached to the bag the same way as the frontside:

Inside the lid I put on a magnet to keep the bag closed (of course there's a magnet underneath the DP on the bag, as well...)

On the back of the paperbag I used an image from a G45 DP, lined for writing a little greeting or personal message

I think this little charms fitted just perfect for the paperbag

Materials used:

Dies: Sizzix Toppers, Borders and Corners by Brenda Walton (SIZ-660258)

DesignPapers: Authentique Anchored Paper Pad (AU-ANC500)

Charms: Storyteller (ST-008226)

DistressInk WalnutStain (RAN-TIM19534)

Stamp inside the lid on top: G45

Cheesecloth, Seambindingribbon, Twine, Button, Halfpearls

(the numbers inside the parenthesis are Scrapbookengros ordernumbers)

I'll join the following challenges:
Open-Minded Crafting Fun #39 - Vintage
Allsorts #317 - Blue As The Ocean
Wags 'n' Whiskers #157 - More Than One Fold
Fussy and Fancy #142 - Fancy Folds
Simply Create Too #88 - Old, vintage, Shabby Chic
Hobbygarasjen #27 - Alt er lov
Papirlosjen - Alt er lov
Penny's #233 - Anything goes

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So Long

White Bookcard for Confirmation

Hi fellow crafters - I´m alive :)
Tonight I have a quite pictureheavy post, so I´ll try not to write too much.
Some time ago I was asked to make a bookcard for a girls confirmation. The picture, I guess, is from the christening, and was given me to be used on the front of the book. So I decided to pick up the colors from the clothes in the picture, mainly white, to use on the book. As you can see I let myself quite loose in laces, ribbons, pearls, charms, glitter and gems, and lots of butterflies. I had a super terrific time making this!
Inside the book I managed to sneak in a little pink - it´s for a girl! A little touch of pink is needed for a girl!
Well, enough talking - here´s the rest of the bookcard:

 

I´ll enter the bookcard into these challenges:

Totally Gorjuss #183 - Bingo (Lace, Ribbon, Flowers)

Kort o Mania #85 - Alt er Lov

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Through The CraftRoom Door - Anything  Goes

Crafts and Me #132 - Lace

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp! - Things With Wings

Delightful Challenges - Stash It!!

Simply Create Too #37 - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - G for Glitter and Gems

Crafty Catz #182 - Anything Goes

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Vintage or Nostalgic at Ooh La La

Good morning fellow crafters.
This Monday we have a new challenge for you over at Ooh La La Challenge Blog.
The theme for the next fortnight is Vintage/ Nostalgic.
How fun is that!
I must admit I had a bit of a block making my DT-sample for this challenge.
Or maybe it's wrong to call it a block, it was more like "I don't know what to make or what to use" - there are for sure a lot to choose between on my OLL-CDs...
Then a friend came and wanted me to make a bookcard for a wedding she was invited to, and everything fell in place. I knew exactly how to make it; what image and wich papers to use. Even what to use for decorating it!
An here it is!

Here comes a few pictures showing the inside, the inlaycard and the back of the book:



I hope you've found a little inspiration here for your vintage/ nostalgic-project. For more inspiration, hop over to the Ooh La La Challenge Blog to see what lovely creations the rest of the DT have made.

I'll enter my weddingbookcard into
NSHK's challenge #72 - Festlige Begivenheter

Have a wonderful day, everyone.
 I'll be back in a little while :)

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Anonyme Timeglass 4

Good morning to you all.

Here's what I made for the fourth challenge at Anonyme Scrapperes challenge Anonyme Timeglass.
The theme for all four challenges was to make something NOT square or rectangular, and for the fourth challenge we had to make a "matching set of three".

I'm so happy I finished all 4 challenges. I have to admit that when I read the last challenge I thought "It's impossible. I can't make a matching set of three in so short time". 

But seeing all the lovely sets the DT had made, I had all the inspiration I needed, and finished this set rather quickly.

Again I've used last years christmascollection from Pion (soon, very soon, I can buy this years collection ;)), and made a set with matching winetag, candle and a tincan. I also put on a "tag" to the basket where the "set of three" is to be put. (I see now that I need to have a sort of cloth in the bottom of the basket...)

(The bottle used in the picture isn't the bottle that actually should go with the set, I just had to find one for photopurpose)

This project should also fit in to the challenges at:
Pile It On #141 - Vintage or Shabby Chic
Just Keep On Creating - Christmas Is Around The Corner

Here's a picture of the set:

Here's the can, to be filled with christmascandies:

here's the candle (vanillascented):

and the winetag:

Materials used:

DPs from Pion

DistressInk (WalnutStain)

Lace

Twine

Charms

textstamp from Papirdesign (text "To...From" on one of the tags)

Spellbinders Labels Ten

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Girly Birthday-Giftbag with Pink Polkadots

It's Friday and we have a new challenge for you over at Fussy and Fancy.
This time we want to see Polka Dots - the DOTS can be on your paper, ribbons, buttons, flowers, images - wherever :D
I have made (what I think is) a really girly giftbag - with the dots on the papers (from Panduro), and on the ribbons (Panduro those too).
For the panel behind the image (SugarNellie) and the tags I used my brand new Spellbinderdie - have a feeling it may become a favourite for a while...
I've kept everything in pink shades here (It IS for a GIRL!).
The backside of the bag is made using the same sketch (Sunday Sketch & Stamp). Here I've stamped on a simple greeting (this stamp came with a magazine a long time ago, and I really like it).

Now - click over to Fussy and Fancy, to check out and join our new challenge :D


I'll also enter my Pink Girly Giftbag into these challenges:
Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Donnas Sketch
Crazy4Challenges - A Child's Birthday Card
Stamptaular Sunday - Seeing Spots
Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes
Little Darlings - Polka Dots
DYSU - Ribbons
Charisma Cardz - Pretty in Pink
Scrap'a'Long - Anything Goes

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Tutorial Chocolategiftbox/ Sjokoladeeske

Så hyggelig at noen vil ha framgangsmåten for sjokoladeesken jeg laget før jul.
Jeg har nå prøvd å lage en Tutorial, og her kommer den:

It is so nice that someone wants a tutorial for the Chocolategiftbox I made earlier this month, so; here it comes:

Du trenger:
Bazzill Kraft Kartong
Mønsterpapir
evt pynt (Jeg har klippet motiv fra et julekort som hadde samme nisser som mønsterpapiret)
100 g Freia Melkesjokolade ("Et lite stykke Norge")
2 stk Magneter
Dobbeltsidig tape
Limpenn

You'll need: Bazzill Craft Cardstock
Designpaper
decorations, if needed(I've cut images from a christmascard that had the same kind of image as the designpaper)
Milkchocolate
2 Magnets
Doublesided Tape
Gluepen

Kutt Kraft Kartongen til 7" X 10"
Cut the Craft Cardstock to 7" X 10"

Score Langside: 3 1/8", 3 1/2", 6 5/8", 7"
(Det står nå igjen 1/2" til sammenliming.)
Score on the longside: 3 1/8", 3 1/2", 6 5/8", 7"
(you now have 1/2" to glue the box together)

Score Kortside: 3/8", 7 7/8", 8 1/4"
Score on the short side: 3/8", 7 7/8", 8 1/4"

Skjær/ klipp nå etter de sorte, heltrukne linjene.
Som du ser av bildet under, har jeg skråklippet de små "tabs'ene", dette er for at esken skal lukke penere :)
Cut after the black lines.
(As you can see by the picture below, I have cut the little tabs at an angle, this makes the box close better)

Kutt paneler:
2 stk: 3" X 7 3/8"
2 stk 2/8" X 7 3/8"
2 stk 3" X 2/8"
"Lokk": 3" X 2 1/4", punch så kanten.
(Størrelsen på panelet til lokket må tilpasses punchen du velger å bruke)
Cut Panels:
2: 3" X 7 3/8"
2: 2/8" X 7 3/8"
2: 3" X 2/8"
"Lid": 3" X 2 1/4", punch the edge.
(You'll have to adjust the size of the panel after the punch you choose to use)

Svert alle kanter som vil bli synlige.
Jeg har svertet med DistressInk PumiceStone, enhver annen farge kan selvfølgelig brukes...
Distress all visible edges.
I've used DistressInk PumiceStone, but any other colour can, of course, be used...

Jeg fant motivet jeg har valgt å pynte denne eska med på et julekort. Jeg klippet det ut og svertet kantene.
I found the image to decorate the chocolatebox on a christmascard. I cut the image and distressed the edges.

Hilsningen jeg skal bruke på lokket er fra samme kort, her klippet og distresset.
The greeting I'll use on the lid is from the same card, here it is, cut and distressed.

Så kan mønsterpapirpanelene limes på boksen.
Husk å lime magneten på framsiden FØR du limer på mønsterpapiret!
Now its time to glue the designpaperpanels to the box.
Remember to glue down the magnet to the frontside BEFORE you glue down the designpaper!

Når mønsterpapiret er limt fast (med magneten under), kan du slippe ned den andre magneten slik at den fester seg på den som er under mønsterpapiret. Fest så en liten Gluedot til magneten (slik den ligger, da er du sikker på at limet blir på riktig side av magneten :) )
When the designpaper is glued down (the magnet underneath!), you can drop the other magnet down, and it'll attach to the other magnet. Put then a little Gluedot to the magnet (just do it, leaving the magnet as it is, and you'll be sure the Glue will be on the right side of the magnet :) )

Når du så bretter (IKKE limer) eska sammen...
Fold (do NOT yet glue) the box together...

...kan du lukke lokket, trykke forsiktig ...
...close the lid, and push carefully...

...og magneten vil feste seg til riktig sted
...and the magnet is fastened to the right place

Til å lime eska sammen bruker jeg Extra Sticky Tape.
Jeg bruker også en liten bit på hver av de to "tabs'ene" i nedkant (det er vel strengt tatt ikke nødvendig, men jeg liker at det sitter skikkelig...)
I use Extra Sticky Tape to glue the box together.
I also use a little bit on each of the tabs to be sure its properly closed.

Da er det på tide å dekorere og feste lokkets forsidepanel.
Jeg har limt en liten blondebit under "Gledelig Jul"-panelet. Jeg har også festet to brads på det, før jeg limte det til mønsterarket.
Then its time to decorate and glue down the frontpanel of the lid.
I've used a little bit of lace under the greeting, and put on two brads before attaching it to the designpaper.

Her har jeg gjort klar "pynten" til for- og baksiden på eska (dvs svertet kantene.
Med disse lekre papirene vil jeg ikke dekorere for mye...)
Here's the decor for the front- and backside of my box. With the georgeous paper from Papirdesign I don't want to decorate too much...

Så...
Slik ble framsiden av esken:
This is how the frontside of the box turned out:

og slik ble baksiden:
and here's the backside:

med "Et lite stykke Norge" inni :)
and inside a milkchocolate (this milkchocolate has the slogan "a little piece of Norway")

Jeg blir veldig glad for tilbakemeldinger på tutorialen; har jeg brukt for mange/ for få bilder, er hvert punkt godt nok forklart, kort sagt - hva burde jeg gjort annerledes....

I'll be happy if you'd take the time to tell me if there's anything I should have done differently
- more pictures/ less pictures, have I explained well enough - you know......