Welcome everyone and happy holidays to all! So glad you could stop by to check out our sixth Blog Hop. Today’s die is the Easel Frame. There are many ways this die can be used, as you will see when you check out the links to the amazing designers’ blogs listed below.
When I designed this die, I wanted a frame that would mail easily. It holds a wallet size photo and folds flat to mail. The frame is easily assembled by adding three brads (or just a strip of double sided tape).
In the past, I have always used matboard as a base for the dies, but got curious about what other materials might work with the ScoreBoard dies. Turns out foamboard works fine! Consider starting a new tradition at the holidays of sending an updated school picture of your children to grandparents and other relatives that you may not see often.
I spray adhesived a piece of BasicGrey paper to one side of a strip of foamboard and then ran it through the Big Shot. The machine will resist a little and does compress the foamboard but all of the pieces popped out without a problem. I cut off the bottom easel section, leaving a mat with a window and back piece the same size. I also added a matboard “J” cut out using my Serif Essentials alphabet, some baby rickrack, red glitter snowflake and a beaded handle.
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I love how my friend Kim added the middle heart shaped mat inside inside the frame. The red and white color scheme is so nice and crisp! The tiny ornament punches are adorable and I’m guessing here that they are Martha Stewart’s. Am I right?
One more item of interest and invitation. The Sizzix blog is up and running! You will see projects and ideas from Sizzix designers including Karen Burniston and Brenda Pinnick, who you have seen on our Hops, along with me.
Many thanks to my great designer friends who took time out of their holiday preparations to bring you inspiration. Merry Christmas everyone!
Ann Butler
Fabrizio Martellucci
Brenda Pinnick
Jenn Ellefson
Candice Windham
Niki Meiners
Violette Clark
Cindi Bisson
I am so honored! Thanks for posting my design. It’s sits on Jeff’s office desk now…he liked it, too! I’ll have to send Abram a photo of it 🙂 And that punch? It’s an “Emagination” and I bought it a number of years ago. Maybe MS has one similar? I’m enjoying looking at all the die cut ideas, Bean! Merry Christmas!
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