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Giveaway: Upcycle With Sizzix: Techniques and Ideas for using Sizzix Die-Cutting and Embossing Machines

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Giveaway: Enter to win a copy of Upcycle With Sizzix: Techniques and Ideas for using Sizzix Die-Cutting and Embossing Machines by leaving a comment in today’s post by  January 30th, 2015 and you will be in the running for this awesome book filled with so many pretty and innovative ideas for using recycled elements with Sizzix die cuts. This book happens to be one of my current faves and will surely go on my bookshelf in the, “when I’m stuck and need some inspiration” section! To see a bunch of projects I have already made inspired by this book pop on over to Craftside.

More about the CPi book:

With the Sizzix die cutting machines, there are thousands of fun and useful applications. These machines cut shapes from paper or fabric, and they also emboss designs into paper. Uses include:

Scrapbook or photo album designs and embellishments

Handcrafted greeting cards and decorative envelopes

Invitations & decorations for weddings, parties, events, etc.

Frames, signs, banners, calendars, accents, and other home decor

Customize your next holiday: Christmas ornaments, Valentine’s cards, Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Easter decorations, Birthday Party, Baby Shower, and Wedding/Reception embellishments

Home decor for kitchens, living rooms, gardens, home offices, and family rooms

Add some flair to quilts, blankets, hair pins/clips/ties, clothes, jackets, backpacks, purses or handbags

For the kids: add a flourish to school projects, arts & crafts, dioramas, posters, etc.

Decorative art, collages, papercrafting, and other crafts projects

Upcycle with Sizzix offers detailed instructions on how to use a Sizzix die cutting machine to create projects from recycled papers, fabrics, and other materials. Learn how to upcycle found materials in all sorts of crafty projects like collages, banners, gift-giving, and small home decor items, with a new project on nearly every page. Each project includes a detailed materials list and walks crafters through any special techniques that are needed.

Packed with photos, illustrations and ideas, Upcycle with Sizzix will have crafters creating amazing elements in no time. And by using “found materials” including music sheet paper, magazine pages, leather, aluminum, old greeting cards, wrapping paper, and lightweight cardboard packaging, they’ll feel great about the green projects that are created.

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Comments

  1. I have never had or used a die cutting machine , it will be great to have one. In the country where I live there are not much crafting supplies to buy unfortunately. Still I love crafting.

  4. Would love to win this as I have just purchase one and this book will help a lot – thankyou 🙂

  5. Thanks for such a great giveaway. I just bought a Sizziz and so this book would be a perfect addition to my library!

  7. Hey, this sounds like a
    great book! I love using
    dies for embellishments.
    Carla from Utah

  9. Great books like this are so much fun to look at for inspiration and new ideas! My creative mind just yearns for this type of book!

  10. I LOVE my Sizzix .. I bought the second one to come to my area about 14 years ago …. then believe it or not after 14 years of hard use, make that really hard use the bottom roller broke … go figure. No problem I got a new one and hope it lasts just as long. Now getting even more ideas to use and recycle would be icing on my Sizzix cake

  20. Sounds like great fun! I use my embossing folders but have rarely used the die cuts. This book would certainly give some great ideas. I need all the inspiration I can get. That’s why I LOVE Craft Gossip. It’s full of inspiration and tips and tricks. Thanks for offering the giveaway.

  22. I absolutely adore my embossing folders and dies. Would love some inspiration for using them. Send that book to Oklahoma. This girl wants it!

  24. I haven’t used my Sizzix in a while, but I would love to have some inspiration to start using it again. Thanks for hosting this giveaway.

  25. Haven’t seen this book before, but it really looks interesting. Would make a great read for inspiration.

  27. I love my Big Shot and use it for fabric crafts and card making. It would be great to have this book to inspire creativity!

  28. This book was on my Christmas Wish List but alas, Santa couldn’t find it. I would LOVE to win this as I’m an avid crafter and die-cutter … love my Hot Shot! Thanks for the chance to win!

  29. I have been using my BigShot a lot lately, esp since I lost the power cord to my cricut machine. I would love to have this book! Can you tell me where you got your alphabet dies that you made your SWAK bracelet? So cute! Thanks for the chance to win.

  30. I would love to win this book. I do a lot of die cutting and would find this a great giveaway to help me do better cards etc…

  33. This looks like a great book! I can use all the inspiration I can get. Thank you for a wonderful giveaway.

  37. I am always looking for ways to expand the uses of my Sizzix Big Shot-this would be a great resource!

  40. This looks like a very useful book. I have lots of dies and always look for new ways to use them. Thank you!

  41. That’s so cool. We have lots of random crafting stuff in our home and I’m always looking for ways to use them in different ways rather than buying new materials!!! What a great idea!!

  47. I enjoy looking multi-purposing everything.
    It would be great to win the Sizzix and reinforce reusing items with my granddaughters.
    Thank you.

Have you read?

Time Flies — And Sometimes It Has Wings Made of Vintage Paper and Buttons

Have you ever been to the cuckoo clock shop at Tamborine Mountain? It’s like stepping into another world — a charming, ticking wonderland filled with thousands (yes, literally thousands) of clocks. Some are grand and ornate, others tiny and tucked away like secrets waiting to be discovered. I remember walking through the shop with my kids, completely enchanted by the whirring gears, dancing figurines, and the joyful chorus of chimes. It was one of those places where time feels like it both stops and flies.

That same feeling came flooding back when I stumbled across this adorable craft project from Teawagon Tales called Time Flies. In true vintage style, it’s a whimsical little DIY that combines scraps of fabric, old paper, buttons, and clock faces into sweet butterfly-like creations — a beautiful mashup of memory, imagination, and just plain cuteness.

It reminded me that crafting is a little like walking through that clock shop. Each piece holds a story, a tick of nostalgia, and the joy of noticing small details. You don’t need much — just some leftover fabric, maybe an old book page or two, and a few bits from your button tin. And suddenly you’re creating something that feels like it fluttered out of a fairytale.

So if you’ve got a stash of pretty paper or vintage bits and bobs you’ve been saving for “something special,” this might be the perfect project to give them new life.

Take a look at the full tutorial and soak up some serious inspiration:
Time Flies – Teawagon Tales

And if you ever find yourself near Tamborine Mountain, do yourself a favour — pop into that cuckoo clock shop. It’s pure magic for anyone who knows that time isn’t just measured in minutes, but in memories.