Sizzix Frameworks Lattice Die

Also featuring Garden Tool Sizzlits, Lil Monsters by Bo Bunny and Xyron

Have you seen the new Frameworks dies from Sizzix? Designed by Tim Holtz, they were just released last month in five fabulous patterns. I am especially excited that they are the thick steel rule dies, meaning that in addition to cutting through paper, they can also easily cut through all fabric, foam, felt, wood veneer and other non-paper items, giving the frugal or mixed media scrapbooker lots of flexibility! And you can use the framework die cut itself, or the pieces cut out of the framework die (like the diamonds or hexagons) to mix and match.

The Lattice Frameworks reminded of gardening, so I thought I would combine it with the Garden Tools Sizzlits that I had in my stash.

I cut the tools out of a scrap piece of cardstock and then used Clearsnap products to make them look more like garden tools.

First cover the blade of the garden tool with Clearsnap Top Boss clear embossing ink.

Then, cover the Clearsnap embossing ink with Clearsnap metallic embossing powder (I used silver) and heat with a heat gun to melt. You can repeat this step if you want a thicker metal layer.

Then, just sponge Chestnut Roan chalk ink over the garden tool handle. You can also dab a little ink on the silver part of the tool to make it look like soil.

I was in the mood for nice BRIGHT colours this weekend, so I reached for the Bo Bunny Lil Monster line.

Maybe the Lil Monster line doesn’t make everybody think about gardening, but the beauty of the Bo Bunny products are that the papers are two sided. So if you don’t feel like monsters, just flip the paper over and use the other side for pretty much anything.

Another Bo Bunny product that I used was their Lil Monster ephemera pack. What a great idea! There’s all sorts of goodies in here – buttons, brads, ribbons, papers, stamps – even a few googly eyes if you should feel the need…..

Here’s the layout I put together with the Sizzix dies and the Bo Bunny paper.

Supplies: Bo Bunny patterned paper and embellishments, Sizzix dies and Big Shot die cutting machine, Clearsnap ink and embossing powder, Brother sewing machine, Xyron and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L adhesive.

The Xyron 510 sticker machine works simply fantastic at adhering lattice die cuts to the page.