Sizzix - Little girl, house, tree and bicycle on canvas

Well, it was that picture I had made for my sister but I've already written about it. I really don't want to praise myself but it was a very cute picture. It was that cute that my daughter, Eszter started to pant after it or at least something similar. So I couldn't do anything else than making the girly version of that canvas.

That blond girl with blue eyes in the middle of the picture has to be Eszter.

And I'm sure that I don't have to translate for you the sentiment: La vie est belle

Since I've already given a detailed explanation of how to do, I would like to skip that part this time. But at the end of this blogpost you can find my supply list.

I just would like to tell you that it was me who stamped the butterfly on a white paper napkin and it was an IHR paper napkin from which I cut out the flowers.

The size of the canvas is: 25x35 cm, is about 10x14".

What I used:

Sizzix Sizzlits Die, Kendra painting her nails (655614)

Sizzix Framelits Die, Squares (657565) - I used the biggest for the house

Sizzix Framelits Die, Rounded Tags (657568) - I made the door with this

Sizzix Sizzlits Die, Brick Wall by Tim Holtz (658240) - I glued two and a half on the house

Sizzix Embossing Folders, Basket Weave&Honeycomb Set by Eileen Hull (658455) - I used the honeycomb for the roof and the basket weave for the chimney

Sizzix Embossing Folders, Starflowers&Polka Dot Set by Eileen Hull (658990) - I used the starflowers to emboss the crown of the tree

Sizzix Embossing Folders, Burlap&Swirls by Tim Holtz (656645) - the burlap for the tree trunk, the swirls for the clouds

Sizzix Framelits Die, Eggs (658691) - I used for the crown of the tree

Sizzix Movers&Shapers, Mini Openings by Tim Holtz (657215) - I made the windows wit this

Sizzix Bigz Die, Country Cottage by Brenda Walton (658743)- I used only the window shutters

Sizzix Framelits Die and Stamp Set, Kites by Stephanie Barnard (657581)

Memory Box Die, Letters

Memory Box Die, Flying Birds

Signature Die, Vintage Bicycle

white cardstocks, book pages

Tsukineko Memento and Ranger Distress inkpads

Rangers Distress Markers

decoupage glue, Tacky Glue, Pritt Stift

Schmincke Acryl Fluid Medium

Ranger Glossy Accents

butterfly stamp

paper napkins

Sizzix - house and boys on canvas

I made this picture for my sister. From the picture you can find out that my sister lives in a house and she has two sons. I put a nice quote on it: Home is where happy memories grow.

Before I made the picture I took the 24x30 cm canvas and I put all the cut outs to see how it looked like.

Then I embossed and coloured the cut outs. I attached two and a half brick wall strip (by Tim Holtz) and I smeared modelling paste with palette knife on the house

Then I put two layers of gesso on the canvas. And next I glued book pages with decoupage glue on the dried gesso. Before gluing the book pages I wetted the pages with water.

After drying I put a thin layer of modelling paste on the canvas.

With Scotch tape (sellotape) I fixed some greaseproof paper behind the windows.

I coloured the canvas with Ranger Distress (Bundled Sage) and Tsukineko Memento (Summer Sky) inks.

It was me who made the bush and the butterflies with stamping them on one layer of paper napkin. And I put them on the picture with decoupage glue.

In the end I put a thin coat of acrylic medium on the whole picture.

Do you see that one of the boys is brown haired with brown eyes, the other is blond with blue eyes,  just like my nephews, Zsiga and Matyi.

What I used:

Sizzix Sizzlits Die, Boy with cap (655711)

Sizzix Framelits Die, Squares (657565)

Sizzix Framelits Die, Eggs (658691)

Sizzix Framelits Die, Rounded Tags (657568)

Sizzix Sizzlits Strip Die, Brick Wall by Tim Holtz (658240)

Sizzix Framelits Die and Stamp Set, Kites by Stephanie Barnard (657581

Sizzix Embossing Folder, Basket Weave and Honey Comb by Eileen Hull (658455)

Sizzix Embossing Folder, Starflowers and Polka Dots by Eileen Hull (658990)

Sizzix Movers&Shapers Magnetic Die, Mini Openings by Tim Holtz (657215)

Sizzix Embossing Folder, Burlap and Swirl by Tim Holtz (656645)

Sizzix Bigz Die, 3D Cottage House by Brenda Walton (658743)

Memory Box letters die

Tsukineko Memento and Ranger Distress inks

Glossy Accents, Tacky Glue, decoupage glue

white cardstocks and book pages

gesso, modelling paste, acrylic medium

stamps, napkin paper

canvas 

Sizzix - Winter picture from a chocolate box

Here's a winter picture which is made from a Lindt chocolate box.

I had to work on it a lot but I enjoyed every minute of it.

If you want to make something similar you have to do this:

1. Take an empty chocolate box and paint it white with acrylic paint.

2. When it's all white cover it with book pages. You have to use decoupage glue and you have to glue both side of the paper. The papers have to be totally wet of glue to soften and to fit perfectly on the box, to blend into the box.

3. When it dried put a slight layer of modelling paste everywhere (inside-outside).

4. When it dried put another, a thicker layer on the inside bottom and a slight pearl white layer on the inside top. 

5. Cut out the kids with sleigh shape at least three times from black cardstock and glue them together to make a little dimension for them. Cover it with black Marabu Glitter Liner.

6. Cut out the tree border shape two times from white cardstock and paint them with inks. 

7. Paint the sky part with blue ink.

8. Glue the tree border to the top of the hill and put another coat of modelling paste.

9. Cut out the letters and glue to the top of the picture.

10. Glue some tiny pearl to pretend as if the snow is falling.

11. Glue the kids on the snowy part with 3D glue.

12. Put a slight coat of acrylic medium on the outside part of the frame to give a little protection.

13. Attach a frame hanger with hot glue.

14. And now the picture can go to the wall.

What I used:

Sizzix Originals Die, Kids&Sled by Rachael Bright (659593)

Sizzix On the Edge Die, Tree Line by Tim Holtz (658258)

Schmincke modelling paste

Tsukineko Memento and Ranger Distress inks

Schmincke acrylic fluid medium

cardstocks

tiny pearls

Marabu black glitter liner

hot glue, 3D adhesive, Tacky Glue

frame hook

DIY framed Halloween pictures for kids - using Sizzix cutouts

Last weekend I had a creative workshop for kids where one of the tasks was to make a Halloween picture from Sizzix cut outs, with an orange A4 cardstock and with an IKEA frame.

They could choose from many Sizzix die cuts and they could assort them freely.

Here are some versions:

Such a program is ideal at birthday parties or at other children parties since it is not too complicate to make a picture. All the kids have to do is to use their fantasy and glue the papers :-)


Some pictures from my workshop:

Supply list:

Sizzix Bigz Die, Gothic Boo by Tim Holtz (657455)

Sizzix Bigz Die, Crescent Moon&Stars by Tim Holtz (658716)

Sizzix Bigz Die, Rickety House by Tim Holtz (656925)

Sizzix Movers&Shapers, Mini Owl&Crescent Moon by Tim Holtz (658725)

Sizzix Movers&Shapers, Mini Cat and Raven by Tim Holtz (657459)

Sizzix Movers&Shapers, Mini Bird and Cage by Tim Holtz (657207)

Sizzix On The Edge Die, Fence by Tim Holtz (657030)


black and orange cardstocks

IKEA Nyttja frame

glue

Sizzix - DIY Minion pictures on the wall

The adorable figures of the Despicable Me, the Minions are very popular with children. That's a fact and even my  nephews are no exceptions. So I have made these pictures for them.

To avoid the fighting between them I dared to do just small changes, small differences between these two pictures. For example the blue eyes Mátyás has blue eye Minion and the brown eyes Zsigmond got brown eye Minion.

The preparation is nearly the same as the card's I had shown you before. 

But as these pictures are more detailed than the card, and as I couldn't find everything among my Sizzix dies that I needed, I had to draw and cut out some shapes (legs, hands) by myself. 

The size of the picture is A4.