May 07, 2025

Art Therapy in Progress - Sizzix

 Good morning Creative Friends and welcome back to my blog. 

Today I am sharing with you a totally unique project designed using the new release from Eileen Hull for Sizzix. 

I have to admit, i often look at a color wheel and see Windmills. So i though why not do that. My background was inspired by Team Member Chris Collins, who shared a tag where the background was embossed on Mat board. 

What an awesome technique  ( Thank you for the inspiration Chris)  and she mentioned it was Eileen who inspired her, so Eileen back at you for this awesome technique. 

I cut a tag using the Mat board, then embossed a couple areas using the die from 666880 Rainbow Wheels

I used the Stamp Set 666881 - Swatch Cards and heat embossed and stamped the large color wheel and the smaller wheel stamp. 

I layered 6 die cuts to create the windmill, and set this on vellum. The Windmill stand was cut from cardstock and i used rust paste to age it and resemble metal. 

thank you for dropping by today.

Products Used:

656492 - Mat Board

666880 - Sizzix Thinlits 9PK Die Set - Rainbow Wheels by Eileen Hull

666881 - Sizzix A5 Clear Stamps Set 24PK - Swatch Cards by Eileen Hull

Distress Inks; white embossing powder; Rust Paste

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May 01, 2025

Botanical Journal - SIzzix

 The new Color Wheel Collection by Eileen Hull Designs for Sizzix is HERE.

This awesome new collection has inspired me to create a Botanical Journal.

I used the Handbound Journal Bigz Die for the cover, Added my own spine ( as this collection is created for all makers! The spine is made of Kraft tex

here are a few pages of my Journal.

Thank you for dropping by today, I hope i have inspired you to create a mini with this fabulous collection.

Here is what I used:

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April 25, 2025

Oh Happy Day - Sizzix

 

Hello Creative Friends:

I have a project share for you today. I am sharing another card created with the new release from @CatherinePooler for Sizzix.

I used a few sets from the New Release including
666834 Floating Fancy
666833 Birthday Bunting
666830 Up and Away2
666827 Happy Everything Stamps

Those awesome air balloons along with those sweet rosettes! Perfect combination. This would make a perfect card for a Wedding or Special Anniversary!

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April 22, 2025

Thinking of You - Sizzix

 Hello Creative Friends and welcome back to my blog. I am sharing another card created with the new release from Catherine Pooler for Sizzix. 

What a sweet card to let someone know you are thinking of them. 

I began by using the #666835 In The Clouds Layering Stencil and just one ink color. I just applied a lighter or heavier pressure for each layer using Speckled Egg Distress Ink. I really love how that turned out. 

I then die cut the sweet air balloons using #666830 Up and Away#2

The small flowers are part of the Stamp Set #666829 Up and Away as is the sentiment. The pattern paper is from my scraps, and I believe it is 49 and Market - 

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Thank you for dropping by today, I hope i have inspired you with this card from the new Catherine Pooler Release. 

Products Used: 

#666835 In The Clouds Layering Stencil

#666829 Up and Away  Stamp Set

 #666830 Up and Away#2

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April 21, 2025

Happy Birthday - Sizzix

 Good Morning Creative Friends:

Hope you're all enjoying the Easter holiday.

This morning, I wanted to share this sweet Birthday Card I created using dies from Sizzix Catherine Pooler which are available today.

This slimline card was fun to create. I used the following from the New Release.

Catherine Pooler April Collection

666830 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 16PK - Up and Away #2

666834 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 15PK - Floating Fancy

666828 Sizzix 3-D Textured Embossing Folder - Posh Patterns

666833 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Birthday Bunting

666835 Sizzix A6 Layered Stencils 4PK - In the Clouds

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March 31, 2025

Sending Hugs - Handmade Florals

 Good afternoon creative friends, welcome back to my blog. 

We had a two day ice storm here in northern Ontario this past weekend which allowed me to hibernate to my craft room.  

I have been wanting to dig into my floral dies and designed this card. The background is a 3D embossing folder from Spellbinders. I inked the paper with Black ink then ran it through with the Embossing folder. I splattered it with gold metallic ink. 

The florals are from Elizabeth Craft Designs by Angelica Turner. Florals 26 and I created a Gerbera Daisy . Inks are from Catherine Pooler. 

My pulled out my Glimmer machine and used a Pinkfresh Sentiment set. It has been a  while since i have used that too :) 

I hope you like my card and thank you for dropping by today. 

Materials Used:

Pinkfresh: Blanket Stitched Octagon along with

I could not find the link for the Glimmer plate Perfect Sentiments, but i did find the stamp set

 

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March 29, 2025

Field Notes: Sizzix

 Happy Saturday Creative Friends:

Just wanted to share my make from today. This little folder has a tie closure which opens. I designed using dies from Sizzix

665930 - Specimen

662838 - Tags

665284 - Wild Blooms #2

Colored using some Distress inks but mostly Oxide Sprays. I had the wild blooms in my stash and wanted to create with those beautiful poppies.

I had a lot of fun putting this little beauty together.

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March 28, 2025

Enjoy your Special Day

Hi Friends, I know it has been a long time since i have created any florals with Elizabeth Craft Designs Dies. I recently bought florals 31 from my friends over at

 R and R Scrapbooking. 

I began by using a 3 D embossing folder from Spellbinders, ran it through my machine and then lightly ran my ink pad ( Peeled Paint) over it, 

on top of this i used Pinkfresh Notched Corner Frame matted with Vellum

 

Materials Used:

Four Petal #D Embossing Folder from Spellbinders. 

Pinkfresh Heart Smiles Sentiment Stamp Set 

Along with. 

 

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March 28, 2025

Feed Your Soul - Sizzix

Good Morning Creative Friends:

Sharing with you an Art Journaling Page

"Feed your Soul: Do What you Love"

This is designed using the Feed Your Soul by Cat Kerr Mixed Media for Sizzix.

This is my second page I have created in my Art Journal and its a very different process than my card making or mini albums.

I used the larger stamp set and only inked the floral part of the stamp to create a border and i love how this turned out.

thank you for dropping by today. I hope i have inspired you to create using this awesome release. 

 

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March 21, 2025

Breathe: Do what you Love - Sizzix

 

Good Morning Creative Friends and Happy Friday!

Today I am here to share something different than my usual style. If you have have followed me for a while, you may have come to know, that I am a card maker, a mini album maker and maybe even scrapbook pages. But have you ever seen any Art Journaling from me? I would say NO!

This is my first ever Art Journaling Page, i have always wanted to just dabble into this form but thought it to be be messy ( i am not a fan of dirty hands in my projects) 

When Alexis, from Sizzix reached out to me to see if i was interested in working with Cat Kerrs latest release, i said I would try it. And this box arrived last week and i was a bit nervous to dig in. 

My base is a Canson Mixed Media book with 60 pages. I had no idea where to start, what journals to work with, i had this in my stash and thought it would work. I began by applying a thin coat of white acrylic paint, and let dry. 

I blended in acrylics from Amsterdam and as nervous as i was with each layer of color i put on, ( i did heat set in between layers as well) i was amazed at how this turned out.  I have a Native heritage and feathers are sacred to us. 

So i started my first page using The R's have it Set! 

I had no plan in mind, just grabbed colors i liked, and used my brayer and brushes; 

I hope i have inspired you to give this art form a try, i did!

Materials Used:

white and gold embossing powder

Amsterdam Acrylic Paints

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