A Tea Party with Lori’s Sizzix Dies

Hi everyone!  It’s Traci, from Artsy Albums, and I’m excited to be on Lori’s blog today to share some fun projects using her Sizzix dies.  As you know, Lori designs fabulous cutting files for our digital cutting machines, and creates beautiful paper collections for Echo Park.  She also designs wonderful dies for Sizzix!  For crafters who don’t have a digital cutting machine, or who want to cut heavier materials like chipboard, these are so much fun!

I used several different dies and stamps to create a sweet tea party set for a little girl.  I’ve added links below so you can get all of the details.  The papers and embellishments are from the Petticoats collection that Lori designed for Echo Park.

Before you can have a tea party, you have to invite some friends.  I used Lori’s Sizzix Bigz Teapot die to create my invitation.  To create a card, I folded my white card stock and cut the shape out with my fold positioned to the right of the handle’s cut line.  This prevented that area of the handle from cutting and allowed the fold to stay in tact.  I then cut two more teapots to add to the front, and inside, of the card.

 

I created some adorable treat packaging with the Square Favor Box Bigz Die and the Bigz Favor Bag die.  The “Hello Cupcake” die and stamp sentiment are from Lori’s Birthday Framelits Set.

I created a thank-you card using several of the dies and a stamp from the Jar and Teapot Framelit set and finished my set with a cute little mini album.  The Cupcake #2 Bigz die was perfect for this since I wanted to cut several pieces of thick chipboard.  After cutting the cupcake out of pattern paper also, I glued the page pieces together and punched a hole in one side for a binding ring.  A little ribbon and a lot of enamel dots finished off my mini in no time.

I hope you visit some of the links I’ve included to learn more about Lori’s wonderful designs over at Sizzix.com, and stop by my blog at Artsy Albums sometime and say hello!

Happy crafting everyone!

 

 

 

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New Sizzix Collection Now Shipping!

Hello everyone!  I’m so excited to let you know that my latest collection for Sizzix is now available!  These beautiful springtime inspired dies were introduced at CHAW 2016 and now I get to share these inspirational projects with you all! This collection encompasses the delicate beauty of butterflies, flowers, birds, and even includes intricate doily dies!  Take a look at some of the projects created by the Sizzix team using my new dies!

First is my new Butterfly Lantern.  This set is beautiful with it’s delicate floral embellishments, intricate butterfly and moroccan pattern on the lantern. I can see is using it as a centerpiece on a table for a party or shower, maybe putting little treats inside as an adorable party favor!

My  Essential Mini Album  is a 15 piece die set full of embellishment dies, sentiment dies, and overlays to frame your pictures with. Whether you use this new die to create an adorable baby album, or as a fun wedding recap story book, this mini album is definitely a making essential this season!

The For The Birds set includes the birdcage and several bird elements and would also make a beautiful centerpiece!  It has intricate designs, adorable birds, foliage, and feathers – perfectly capturing the Nature Trend we’re seeing in projects for 2016.

My Hello Doily  die set brings 7 new dies, intricately designed with subtle floral details. These doilies add a soft, gorgeous touch to cards, boxes, and décor, whether it’s for a party, a shower or even your home!

My Mix and Match Flowers  would add the most fantastic embellishments to mason jars, baskets, cards, boxes… you name it!  What makes these dies so awesome is that there’s no wrong way to mix and match your dies to create a flower that is uniquely yours!

Finally, my Perfect Labels dies will give you so many label options and sizes and shapes!  Some have with floral accents , others give a marquee-like effect when die cut. Whether you’re wanting handmade labels for a mixed media project, card, party, gift, or box, these Perfect Labels are truly perfect for adding to any of your makes and creations.

I hope you enjoy these new thinlit die sets that I have created for you. Be sure to go pick yours up HERE while they are available.

Sizzix Woodland Animal Party with Lori Whitlock Dies

Hello everyone! Angi from Twenty Five Smiles here with a fun party idea. This one would be perfect for both boys and girls. And since it’s a “woodland theme” you could host this party indoors or out. I used Lori’s adorable dies from Sizzix for this one. And I also used some of her patterned paper that she designed for Echo Park. Let’s get this party started!

 

Here are some close up shots of my little party! I just love the Sizzix Bigz Die Owl. It’s so adorable. I added some of the Petticoats and Pinstripes patterned paper to the wings. I also used the Framelits coordinating dies and stamps to make the cupcake toppers.

 

The Sizzix Bigz Die Fox is another adorable part of the party. I added more of the patterned paper and used the enamel dots for the eyes and nose.

Be sure to add more fun sentiments to some juice bottles.

The kiddos would love seeing them on their drinks.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed my fun little party idea today. Be sure to check out Lori’s Sizzix dies, they’re a lot of fun to work with!

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Lori Whitlock & Sizzix on HSN TODAY!

Hello everyone!  I’m so excited to let you know that TODAY on HSN, between the hours of 1am and 9pm, HSN will be featuring some of my Sizzix products!  They are offering a couple of my favorite die/stamp sets and one of my all time favorite embossing folders. These are some super fun products offered at HSN pricing so it’s a great time to grab them. Take a peek…

First is my Sizzix Framelits Die Set – Birthday Sentiments –  This comes with 8 dies and a stamp set.  It’s perfect for birthday tags and cards!  Even better, you never have to search for the perfect sentiment because the stamps are included!

My Sizzix Framelits Die Set – Jar & Teapot Sentiments is also being featured!  This set is perfect for Mother’s day cards, Thank you cards, or a card for a friend!

Finally my Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folder – Sweet Florals will be featured!  This embossing folder adds the perfect floral touch to your projects!

Make sure to tune in to HSN on Wednesday, May 4th to pick up these awesome products at a great price!