Do you ever see a project and wonder “How did they do that”? Then, whey you see the instructions, you think “Wow, that was easy”. Well, that is exactly what happens when you see the Sizzix Flip-its Card Dies! See Here

Flip-its card dies are Movers & Shapers L Dies. Measuring 6 x 8 3/4″, these Movers & Shapers L die sets showcases the vibrant style of Stephanie Barnard. This Base die can accommodate most of the window or photo corner Movers & Shapers magnetic dies. This die is designed for use only with the BIGkick, Big Shot and Vagabond machines and requires the use of a pair of Cutting Pads.  Although you can use them in the Cuttlebug using 2) B Plates (one on top and one on bottom).

These dies help you create fun cards with a bit of a twist. There is a very slight tri-fold to the card, and as you pull the card open, the middle cut-out twists around for you to see the inside. Place your sentiment on the inside and embellish the outside of the cut-out for a unique card that is not only fast, but fun for anyone to open!

There are currently six different styles to choose from: Heart, Square, Fancy Frame, Circle, Flower and Diamond.

Check out our video for a quick demo!

Thanks & Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

If you are in the market for an electronic die cutting machine, you will want to be sure to include the Sizzix Eclips Starter Kit to your list of machines to look at!

I had the unique opportunity to take one home as a loaner for a couple of weeks to get familiar with the machine so I could better help with customer questions. Let me tell you right now, I have had to use a TON of self control ever since to NOT purchase this machine for my own scrapbook room! I absolutely LOVE this machine! I had so much fun playing around with the Eclips. It is very user friendly and the handheld control is SO nice! Anyone can use this machine!

The Sizzix eclips Electronic Shape-Cutting Machine and Handheld Remote Control creates completely customizable shapes and letters to adorn almost anything up to 12 inches. That’s right the award-winning artwork is now available electronically from Sizzix!

Eclips Starter Kit includes:

Eclips 12 inch shape cutting machine, 2 cutting blades, universal power supply, eclips handheld remote control, handheld remote control cradle, blade holder, power cord, 6′ USB cable, a starter cartridge, starter cartridge booklet, cartridge easy to store case, 12 inch x 12 inch cutting mat, AND a User Guide.

Machine Size = 22 1/2 in. x 5 in. x 7 1/2 in.

Weight = 16.5 pounds

Machine functions:

Auto selection of speed and pressure for material to be cut
2-speed blade movement for fast and accurate positioning
Adjustable blade depth
Laser image preview for less paper waste
Cut sizes to nearest 1/100 of an inch
Cut vellum, paper, cardstock and chipboard in preset and custom sizes
Convenient handle to take machine anywhere

Handheld Remote Control:

Performs all functions remotely
High-resolution 3.6″ LCD for larger image preview
Easy on-screen navigation
Sliding screen reveals full keypad
Ergonomic cradle allows tabletop use
Multi-language user interface (English, French, Spanish, German)

Cartridge capabilities:

Remove and replace cartridges with power on
Decorative borders for 6″, 12″, 18″ and 24″ projects
Search command for all shapes
Create a “favorites” folder for designs you like
Picture-in-picture and mirror functions
Designs available in several styles: Original, Border, Outline, Shadow, Solid
Extra embellishments and add-ons to accompany select shapes

Some of MY favorite features included:

Laser Cut- Preview cutting pattern of selected images on the cutting mat by using a laser to outline where your cuts will be, cutting down on waste.

Pieces- This separates individual pieces of selected image with no guess work as to the individual sizing of the individual pieces. Very nice!

Being able to select paper size-Fabulous!

Being able to select material that you will be cutting, which automatically sets the speed and blade depth.  Again, fabulous!

Cartridges- Smaller cartridges and packaging make these easy to store. The images and fonts are SO fun and I love the fact that you can change cartridges while machine is on, right in the middle of your project, putting images from different cartridges in the same que for cutting! Awesome!

There is so much more that I could say about the features of this machine, but today’s blog is probably long enough for now! This machine is definitely one to consider when you are looking for a personal electronic die cutting machine. It is really a sweet machine!

Here are a couple pages I did while playing with the Eclips. And, you can finally see my new grandson!

I used the darling First Edition Animal Antics 12×12 Paper Pad,

656171-Sizzix Special Occasion cartridge

655934-Sizzix Starter Kit cartridge ( included with the purchase of the machine)

E8-002-Spellbinders Classic Bracket Edgeabilities

Tim Holtz Distress Inks- Weathered Wood & Walnut

The pieces feature made cutting these images a breeze!

Thanks & Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

In this video it will show you how you can use the Spellbinders M-Bossabilities in the Sizzix Vagabond inspired by Tim Holtz. The Vagabond is an electronic die cutting and embossing machine produced by Sizzix along with the help of Tim Holtz as well! The M-bossabilities for those who don’t know are dual sided embossing folders and the only ones of its kind offering you two different designs on EACH folder. To see the demos on these M-Bossabilities used in other embossing machines you can click on these links:

Big Shot & Big shot PRO
Quickutz Epic Six
Provo Craft Cuttlebug

M-Bossabilities in Vagabond

Feel free to leave a comment if you would like to see other demos done! You can CLICK HERE to see all M-Bossabilities by Spellbinders Paper Arts!

We have compiled these few videos on how to use the Spellbinders M-Bossabilities in the Sizzix Big Shot and Big Shot PRO machines. The M-Bossabilities dies are different than other embossing folders that you may have seen. These have the ability to give you two different designs on both sides of the folder for a very affordable price. We have had many questions about this and thought of doing a video would be more simple to show you the exact process and how easy it is. We also have done videos on how to use M-Bossabilities in other machines such as the Cuttlebug by Provo Craft, Epic Six by Quickutz (now known as Lifestyle Crafts), and Vagabond by Tim Holtz. Just click on their links to see those demos.

M-Bossabilities in Sizzix Big Shot

Make sure you keep all of your tabs closed on your Big Shot platform. You will only need one cutting plate. Easy!

M-Bossabilities in Sizzix Big Shot PRO

Make sure you have purchased item 657435-Big Shot Pro Solo Platform, Shim & Wafer Thin Die Adapter, as you will need this item to use the M-Bossabilities as well as other embossing folders and wafer thin dies in the Big Shot Pro.

Feel free to leave a comment if you would like to see other demos done! You can CLICK HERE to see all M-Bossabilities by Spellbinders Paper Arts!

I love springtime! It revitalizes me and helps my creative juices flowing. Having such beautiful weather inspired this little gift box using Sizzix Framelits Die Set 6PK w/ Stamp Dragonflies ( item seen HERE).

Project recipe:

657579-Sizzix Framelits Die Set 6PK w/ Stamp Dragonflies

656600-Sizzix Bigz Pro Die – Box, Tall with Scallop Flap (used with the Big Shot Pro Machine)

FEPAD044-First Edition is Spring Drop 12×12 paper pad

202- 1/4″ Scor-Tape

Ribbon

Black ink pad

This project doesn’t even need explaining it was so easy! The Framelits make stamping the die and cutting it out a breeze! There is a back ground die and the die that fits the stamp. Anyone can do this! This project literally took me about a half hour from start to finish.

This box is a perfect little gift!

Thanks & Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

I guess you could say that this week is “How To” week! I’ve been doing some playing around with my machines and different products and want to share the information! Today I will share how to use the Cuttlebug All In One Folders in the Sizzix Big Shot and Big Shot Pro machines!

To start with, you will need one 2000895- All in One Folder and one of the All in One Embossing Plates. Snap your plates into the folder, place your paper or card stock and you are ready to roll! If you want a letterpress effect of your design, just apply ink to your plate using a brayer before placing your paper.

Using the Big Shot Machine, all you need are the 2 Cutting Plates! Place one on the bottom of your All in One Folder and one on top! That’s it! Roll through and you are done! Here is the video demo!

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For the Big Shot Pro Machine, you will need to place the following sandwich formula starting at the bottom of your tray:

Pro Adapter Pad

Cutting Mat

All in One Folder

Cutting Mat

Roll through your machine

Yes, it is REALLY that easy! If you don’t believe me, just watch the video!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

I have had a few of you ask how to use the Cuttlebug Embossing Plus Folders in other machines besides the Cuttlebug, so today I thought I would share with you how to use these folders in the Sizzix Big Shot Pro Machine, since it is a newer machine.

First of all, you will need to have purchased item 657435-Big Shot Pro Solo Platform, Shim & Wafer Thin Die Adapter. Click HERE if you do not have this item already. You can purchase it on our website for $34.99 (Retail is $39.99). Unfortunately, the coupon is not valid on Sizzix items at this time. You will also need an extra 656253-Cutting Pad Big Shot Pro Standard which are sold in a 2 pk HERE for $20.99 (Retail $24.99)

You will need to place the Adapter Pad, which was included in your machine, on the bottom of your sliding tray. Then make the remainder of your sandwich using the following:

Solo Platform

Cutting Pad

Cuttlebug Embossing Plus Folder with paper or card stock inserted

Cutting Pad

Roll through your machine. Remember to NEVER force anything through your machine!

Voila! you will have a beautifully cut and embossed image! I hope this helps with your future projects! Here’s the video!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Okay so we have been getting quite a few views on our Youtube Channel for this video, “how to use emboss plus folders in Sizzix Big Shot and thought we would share it on our blog as well! If you have any other tips or methods of scrapbooking with die cutting machines you would like to know we would be HAPPY to do a video on it. Our thinking is if there is one crafter out there that wants to know, then most likely there are more!

This video below shows how you can easily use a cuttlebug emboss plus folder which will cut and emboss at the SAME TIME in a Sizzix Big Shot die cut & embossing machine:

Feel free to leave your comments on what else you would like to see! Big Shot PRO demo coming soon!!!

thanks!

Marcie

We are so pleased to bring you more Tim Holtz products! We have been carrying his dies from Sizzix for some time, but we have now brought on more products, so he now has his own category on our site. This should make it MUCH easier for you to find the products from Tim!

We now carry Distress Ink pads! These are wonderful for all of your distressing needs. They stay damp longer than regular ink pads, so they are great for embossing and blending as well as so many other techniques! They also don’t dry up as fast as other ink pads, so they have a longer storage life!

Tim’s brand new Distress Markers Set is now available for pre-order! These are fabulous! They are dual tipped, so you get a paint tip on one end and a fine tip on the other. He has designed the fine tip with a plastic tip, so it will stay fine no matter how often you use it! No more frayed fine tip! Great for journaling as well as  coloring large areas, embossing or stamping!

Are you looking for Tim’s Paper, Grunge Board, Grunge Paper, Kraft Glassine? We now carry all of these products! Ya-hoo!

We will be carrying his new Eclips Cartridges which will coordinate with the Sizzix Eclips Machine as soon as they become available this spring (we have heard April)! These cartridges will allow you to stamp the images that are on the cartridge, then cut them out with the machine! So cool!

Last, but not least, we still have all of the same great Tim Holtz dies from Sizzix, but you can now find them under our Tim Holtz category instead of Sizzix.

I am so excited to have more of Tim’s items available on our site! He is one talented and popular guy!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

I’m off to CHA 2012!  Just a reminder that we will not be in the office for the next 2 days to answer phones, but we’ll all be back on Thursday will tons of information about the latest products! My head is already spinning!

We will be seeing all of your favorites, like Spellbinders, Sizzix, Quickutz, JustRite Stampers, Heartfelt Creations, etc.! I promise, my camera is packed and I will bring back pictures to show you!

I will be checking emails, so if you have questions, please email and I will get back with you as soon as possible!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

We are getting pretty excited around here for CHA Show!  Please make sure you check our site on Sunday, January 29th for more CHA Pre-Order releases from Spellbinders and more!

We don’t have a booth at the show, but we will be leaving for the show on Monday afternoon. We won’t be in the office Tuesday or Wednesday to answer the phone.  We will be checking our emails, so if you need to get in touch with us, please shoot us an email!

I can’t wait to see all of the fabulous new products that the manufacturers have come up with to help us create! They are as passionate about the products they produce as we are about the projects we make with them. There are so many wonderful things to see and learn!

I am going to hit as many demos as I can so I will be able to pass on the information to you. We’ll be shooting video and getting that on our site as quickly as possible for you to watch. Busy, busy!

I am hoping to get another picture with Tim Holtz in the Sizzix booth, because he is one of my creative heros. Let’s see…. Donna Salazar, Jennifer McGuire and Teresa Collins will be there to see too! They are my celebrities and I look up to them for creative inspiration! It is all crazy fun! (Okay, so it is work to, but I do have a fun job!)

Don’t forget to check in on Sunday!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

I am thrilled that so many of you followed our Spellbinders Blog Frenzy the past eight days! We saw some really fun things and I know that you have the wheels spinning with your own ideas of what you can do with the new dies! Today, I would like to get back to items we have available now and show you some Quickutz and Sizzix dies.

I belong to a scrapbook page exchange group which by chance, consists of family and extended family members. There are currently 10 of us that meet once every three months and exchange 2 page layouts. We design one idea 10 times and once the swap is over, we have 10 different layouts! It has been a lot of fun to do this. Not only do we get the pages, but we have gained relationships that are invaluable! I love these ladies!

I have my own guest designer today! My daughter- Stacy Anderson is in the group and I wanted to show you her layout for our upcoming exchange. She has animals on her mind since she wants to redo her children’s room in monkeys and bears. Her “It’s a Jungle” layout is adorable!

She used pattern paper with a leaf pattern on one page and plain cardstock on the other.  She used the Cricut Animal Kingdom cartridge for the animals and title. She put each animal on a Sizzix 656931- Decorative Strip Paper Rosette and used Quickutz DC0157- Nesting Scallop Squares for her photo mats. She topped it off with leaves from  Spellbinders S4-328 Foliage.

I loved these so much that I told her that I wanted mine early so I could put them on the Blog and show all of you! They are so cute! I can’t wait to put pictures of my grandson on them. My daughter affectionately calls him her “little monkey” since (according to her) he feels like he must be swinging from her ribs!

I love incorporating dies from different manufacturers on my projects. You really have no limitations!

This wraps up a busy week for our Blog! I wish you all a wonderfully creative weekend!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

They don’t get any larger than this! Sizzix Bigz Pro dies, are the largest dies ever and can cut hundreds of materials including cardstock, chipboard, fabric, foam, magnet, leather, metallic foil, paper and sandpaper (in limited use). The biggest shapes include full-size bags, boxes, cards, envelopes and album covers.

This year I am using the Bigz Pro Die Box Candy Shaped die for my neighbor gifts! The assembled measurement of this die-cut shape is approximately 9 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8″. I have filled mine with candy mints, but you could fill with popcorn, pretzels, chex mix or anything else you can think of that would fit.

This die would also be cute for showers, birthday parties, office parties, etc. All you need is one piece of 12 x 12″ paper, adhesive,  and ribbon or other material to tie the ends. Very simple! Of course you can add tags or other embellishments if you like, but I have kept mine simple since I have so many to deliver! Now I just can’t wait to get them all delivered!

Please note that as it gets closer to Christmas we are at the mercy of the manufacturer availability and we can not guarantee delivery for Christmas as we fill orders in the order in which we receive them. We try our very best to keep items in stock, but unfortunately it is very difficult to make projections on product popularity!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Hold on to your hats! Sizzix Framelits die sets w/stamps are here and are a hot item! They are blowing out of here as fast as we can get them in! Now that it is cooling off and the kids are in school, it is the perfect time to stay inside and do some stamping.

The Framelits sets w/stamps are not only beautiful, but very functional, because they include a stamp set AND the cutting dies that coordinate with each stamp! Here’s an example of one of the sets with 5:

You receive five – seven cutting dies (depending on the set) and a stamp set. Create the most exact cuts around your cling stamp images. Introducing wafer-thin and chemically etched Framelits Dies from Sizzix with their own matching cling stamp set from Hero Arts. With this unique product pairing, you cut exactly what you see with nothing to obscure perfect print registration. Even scraps, stamped images and printed sentiments can be cropped precisely. Framelits also create beautiful frames or die-cuts that fit snugly within each other. Ideal for stenciling or cutting windows in cards and scrapbook pages, too!

The Framelits Dies are compatible with the BIGkick, Big Shot and Vagabond Machines (used with a pair of Cutting Pads and the machine’s included Platform; when using the Essentials Platform or Solo Platform & Shim, the Extended Adapter or Solo Adapter is required). All items sold separately.

Just think how much easier these sets will make paper crafting! I am excited to give these a try!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Oh boy, oh boy! Have I got some fun news for you today! Sizzix has introduced the new Vintaj BIGkick Machine as well as DecoEtch and DecoEmboss dies! I promise that you are going to LOVE these for card making and scrapbooking embellishments!

The special edition machine cuts, embosses and etches many different designs, while customizing almost endless combinations of creations. In addition, the BIGkick is compatible with most of the Sizzix product library (when using the Solo Platform & Shim which is included) and most exciting techniques. This ultimate roller machine also cuts everything from cardstock to fabric and many things in between! See the rest of the Vintaj products we carry including the Vintaj DecoEtch dies and DecoEmboss dies!

Included with the Vintaj is a Solo Platform and Shim and one pair of cutting pads, which makes all Sizzix components compatible with the Big Shot Machine and even works with other brands’ dies and embossing tools!

The Vintaj Machine measures approximately 12 1/4 x 6 x 14 1/2″.

Each DecoEtch die instantly etches intricate patterns onto different shapes of Vintaj blanks without the use of chemicals. Use it to create or decorate unique metal embellishments for personalized projects such as jewelry, cards, scrapbook pages, boxes, frames and much more. To highlight the raised areas of the blank, use the Vintaj Metal Reliefing block (sold separately at Vintaj.com). For different design possibilities with a DecoEtch die, place the metal blank onto varying areas of the die with each use. This gives the added benefit of more even wear.

Measuring approximately 2 3/8 x 2 5/8″, this DecoEtch die is for use with Vintaj metal blanks and malleable metals only in the Sizzix Vintaj BIGkick, BIGkick, Big Shot and Vagabond machines (used with a pair of Cutting Pads and the machine’s included Platform). All items sold separately.

Each DecoEmboss die elegantly embosses beautiful designs onto different shapes of Vintaj blanks. Use it to create or decorate unique metal embellishments for personalized projects such as jewelry, cards, scrapbook pages, boxes, frames and much more. To highlight the raised areas of the blank, use the Vintaj Metal Reliefing block (sold separately at Vintaj.com). For different design possibilities with a DecoEmboss die, place the metal blank onto varying areas of the die with each use.

Measuring approximately 2 3/8 x 2 1/2″, this DecoEmboss die is for use with Vintaj metal blanks and malleable metals only in the Sizzix Vintaj BIGkick, BIGkick, Big Shot and Vagabond machines (used with a pair of Cutting Pads and the machine’s included Platform). All items sold separately.

I can’t wait to try the DecoEtch and DecoEmboss dies! I was seriously wishing I had some yesterday to make cute embellishments for the candy bar wrappers I was making as gifts for some ladies in my neighborhood. I guess I had better get mine ordered!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie