Upcycle with Sizzix: Techniques and Ideas for using Sizzix Die-Cutting and Embossing Machines - Creative Ways to Repurpose and Reuse Just about Anything(A Cut Above)

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, part of the amazing Cut It Up series, offers detailed instructions on how to use your Sizzix machine and create die cut and embossed projects. You'll learn how to use your upcycled paper accessories in all sorts of crafty projects like collages, banners, gift-giving, and small home dé cor items, with a new project on nearly every page. Each project includes a detailed materials list and will help you through any special techniques that you'll need.

Packed with photos, illustrations and ideas, Upcycle with Sizzix will have you creating amazing elements in no time. And by using "found papers", including music sheet paper, magazine pages, discarded books, old greeting cards, wrapping paper, and lightweight cardboard packaging, you'll feel great about the green projects that you create.

The Sizzix brand is one of the best known and most respected brands in the craft industry. With products in every craft chain store as well as distribution with Stampin'UP via home parties the company is always cutting edge and timeless in the design of its products. By manufacturing tools that cut endless kinds of materials, their designs offer unlimited creative options and value no matter the consumer's creative discipline. The Sizzix design team has created popular award-winning projects in every category from jewelry to quilting and every design style from scrapbook baby-cute to Victorian fancy.