Graduation card with a Volkswagen Bulli

Hello everyone, I'm here with a graduation card that I made for my younger nephew (Mátyás). This June he finished the elementary school. The school system in Hungary is different. Kids stay in elementary school until they are 14, and then they go straight to high school. 

I put my older nephew (Zsigmond) to a car on his graduation card. So I asked Mátyás what kind of car he wanted to drive. And he said Volkswagen Bulli. Luckily I have an old camper die from My Favorite Things which looks like a Bulli. So I used that to create the Bulli. The only challenge was making the Volkswagen logo. For this I used a special die set from Simon Says Stamp, I haven't found on their website, so probably it's discontinued. What a pity! Because it is not just a simple circle die set, you are able to cut out thin rings with it in many sizes. I used the smallest ring die and I put two V letters to the middle. For the letters, I used the Sizzix Thinlits die, Treat Bag by Tim Holtz (663096).

I cut out the road, the field behind the road and the clouds with another My Favorite Things dies: On The Road, Snow Drifts and Puffy Clouds. 

For the road signs I used Stampers Anonymous Noteworthy stamp set by Tim Holtz (CMS446) and the Sizzix embossing folder, Lumber 3D Texture Fades by Tim Holtz. I inked the embossing folder with brown Distress ink, I put a watercolour paper inside, then I ran it through my Sizzix Big Shot. Then I spritzed with water, which resulted that the embossed lines remained dark but the other parts turned light brown.

When it was totally dry I inked the texts on the woodgrain paper with black Archival ink (Black Soot). Then I cut out the shapes with the Tonic Studios Trimmer. 

The colour of the sky is Tumbled Glass, the field is Mowed Lawn. I spritzed the inked surface with water.

Sizzix - Easter egg paper garland

Well, I've already begun to put up the Easter decorations and I started with the paper sign. 

For the garland I used the biggest Sizzix egg die to cut out six eggs from chipboard. After I cut out six light blue and six light green eggs from cardstocks.

The coloured papers were run through the machine between embossing folders.

After I inked the embossed papers.

Then I glued the coloured eggs to the chipboard eggs. 

I cut out the letters of EASTER with Brenda Walton sizzlits die.

I glued the brown letters to one side of the eggs and after I put a little brown ink to the edges of the eggs.

With Crop-A-Dile Big Bite I punched holes to the top of the eggs.

I put twine to the holes and I tied bows.

What I used:

Sizzix Framelits Die, Eggs (658691)

Sizzix Embossing Folders, Classical Beauty&Baroque Wallpaper by Scrappy Cat (657748)

Sizzix Sizzlits Die, Antiqua Letters by Brenda Walton (658337)

Crop-A-Dile Big Bite

twine

glue

Ranger Distress Ink (Bundled Sage)

Tsukineko Memento (Summer Sky, Rich Cocoa)

chipboard

cardstock

Christmas garland or Noel sign

I have made this garland for the fireplace. Since the  word "Christmas" would have been too long I have chosen the NOEL instead. 

I cut out 4 ornament shapes with Sizzix cutting machine from chipboard but as this shape is so simple you can cut it out with scissors. 

I cut out 8 ornament shapes from a book I wanted to throw out. I glued the book pages to the chipboard ornaments. 

I painted cherry red with acrylic paint on both sides. But unfortunately my photos don't show the actual colour but believe me my ornaments are really cherry red.

I coloured the top with gold Marabou Glitter Liner.

I also cut out the 4 letters of NOEL with Sizzix. I painted them with Tsukineko Memento ink then I put a layer of  light green Marabu Glitter Liner.

When the Glitter Liner dried I put a layer of Ranger Glossy Accents . 

Do you see how shiny and puffy my letter "N" is? It's the result of using the Glossy Accents.

I made holes on the top of the ornaments with Crop-A-Dile. 

What I used:

Sizzix Framelits Die, Ornaments by Rachael Bright (657942)

Sizzix Sizzlits Die, Antiqua Numbers by Brenda Walton (658338)

Marabu Glitter Liner (gold, light green)

Tsukineko Memento Ink Pad

Ranger Glossy Accents

red acrylic paint

P.S.: Since I needed the place at the fireplace for the Christmas stockings so I removed the NOEL sign and I attached each ornament on a branch. 

Sizzix - Fall leaves paper garland

Luckily the summer holiday was long but that's why it was hard to be back to normal :-)

So, after a long pause I would like to show you first this paper sign.

I cut out the leaves with Sizzix Framelits Die - Birch Leaves - by Rachael Bright. I painted the edges of the leaves with Tsukineko Memento ink pads. For this I usually take a simple kitchen sponge and with scissors I cut off a tiny piece. I tapped this piece into the ink pads and after I just rubbed it into the paper. 

I punched holes into the leaves with Crop-A-Dile Big Bite to be able to pull out a string through the holes.

I cut out the letters with Sizzix Sizzlits Die Antiqua Alphabet by Brenda Walton.