Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

Handmade Holiday Blog Hop

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!
Calling all crafters! We’ve gathered designers from some of our favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all of the thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could create for the holidays, all in one place, during our second annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!

 To sweeten the Hop, we’re offering a gift for you! For every comment you leave on the blogs in the Hop, you’ll be entered to win a prize pack from one of the participating manufacturer sponsors! Use the Rafflecopter widget on the Clearsnap blog to gain extra entries each day: http://clearsnap.blogspot.com

 Here’s the prize pack you can be entered to win by leaving a comment below. Extra entries if you follow me on Facebook or my blog. 🙂 

You could win the Sizzix Candy Drawer die, the Sweet Treats for You Sizzlits set plus some extra goodies from Globecraft Memories who has generously added to the giveaway! 

Visit the list of blogs below and leave a comment on each by Nov 27, 2012 at 11:59 PM PST. Each day we will be sharing a brand new list of blogs with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!
Fiskateers – www.fiskateers.com/blog
Donna Salazar Designs – http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/
Eileen Hull for Sizzix http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/
Globecraft Memories – http://globecraftmemories.blogspot.com
Kristin Wilson – Graphic 45 –  http://www.kristinwilsonhandmade.com/
Jennie Garcia – Tombow –  earthyscrap.blogspot.com
Gini Williams Cagle – Hampton Art – http://ginicagle.blogspot.com/
Sabrina Alery – Clearsnap – http://Sabrinaalery.blogspot.com
DeeDee Catron – Globecraft Memories – http://umwowstudio.blogspot.com/
Michelle Grant – Donna Salazar Designs –  http://michellejbg.blogspot.com
Emily Lanham – Authentique Paper –http://www.createserendipity.net
Emma Jeffery – Fiskateers – http://hellobeautifulblog.blogspot.com
Natalie Clause – The Twinery –  http://www.southernbellescharm.com/
Alberto L Juarez – Graphic 45 http://vintageodyssey.blogspot.com/
Vivian Keh – Hampton Art – http://contadinak.wordpress.com/tag/vivian-keh/
Jennifer Priest – Clearsnap – http://hydrangeahippo.blogspot.com
Heather Conklin – Authentique Paper – http://goldiecar.blogspot.com/
Cheers to creating gifts from the heart this holiday season!
Happy Hopping!

And now for the project! In case we haven’t met yet, my name is Eileen Hull and I design the ScoreBoard dies for Sizzix. ScoreBoard dies are designed to cut and score thick materials. My absolute favorite material to die cut is matboard (yes, the stuff you frame pictures with). It comes in a great variety of colors, is super sturdy, the surface takes inks, paint, mists and stamps beautifully and you are also able to emboss it with embossing folders! These dies are exclusive to Sizzix- no one else has this technology. Hope you will head on head over to the Sizzix site and and see all of the fun designs available. 


My project today features the Caddy die. If you want, you can cut two of the pocket sections and add one to the front of the divider and one to the back. 


This packaging does not look especially holiday-ish, does it? But when you cover the matboard with some pretty holiday papers, it sure does! The ScoreBoard dies provide a great base for you to style, color and embellish just the way you want.
  • Coat the back of a piece of 6″ x 13″ paper with spray adhesive and then press onto a piece of matboard the same size. Roll through the Big Shot die cut machine. 
  • Ink the inside of the pocket section in a color coordinating with the papers.
  • Add strong double sided adhesive to all of the tabs. Make sure to fold over each score line before assembling to break the fibers and make it easier to work with.
  • Die cut flower and leaf shapes also included on the die, from paper. Place on the front of the caddy and adhere when you like the arrangement- this is the part that takes me forever 🙂
  • Ink edges of box in brown. Add some twine and a tag. I wrote” joy” and colored it in with Copics, then inked the edges of the tag.

This caddy would be a great way to present homemade candy or small cookies, a pair of earrings, package of spiced tea or mixed nuts, a gift card, tiny notebook or mini album or post it notes. Tie a package of pencils or pens and a notepad, insert  a teacher gift to the box and give to your child’s teacher, soccer coach or music teacher.


Wouldn’t this also make a great place card at a dinner party or event? You could write the person’s name on the tag and slip a party favor in the pocket and the whole thing could be taken home as a fun souvenir. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. Don’t forget to leave a comment- good luck! 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to each of you…

Comments

  18. PamSpradlin says

    I need this die now…I love this project. And showing us how you made it into a Christmas project gives me ideas now for Easter and other holidays. Thanks for the inspiration.

  21. Kim says

    what an adorable project! I don’t have any of these dies yet- I’ve just barely discovered sizzix and my beautiful new Big Shot. Now I really want one of these dies to try out- adding to my christmas list 🙂 Thank you for the project idea!!

  49. Laura Bouquet says

    Wow, I love the caddy and the idea to use matboard, I wouldn’t have thought of that. The prize is awesome, some lucky crafter will be very happy with that prize. Thanks for sharing!

  52. Barbara Pitts says

    Lovely and practical too! Just signed up to follow your blog and sent a f/r to you at FB (you didn’t have a subscription option). Looking forward to more great ideas!

  65. Kim H says

    wonderful project, so many occassions it can be adapted too. thank you for sharing.
    Im a new blog follower and sent a FB friend request.

  86. Drifty Wright says

    These dies are amazing!! I Love the caddy–can think of so many uses for it!! Great project!! Thank you for the chance to win one of these wonderful creative dies!!

  88. Katina says

    I love the sizzix die you designed, and I didn’t know that you could cut matboard with them; really opens up the possibilities! Love your little project; I do believe it would make a cute little favor for a wedding shower I have coming up!

  98. Icekat says

    OH, great ideas! I love caddies, and I have basket type ones hanging in various places around the house. Now I see how to make my own. Thanks!

  104. Debbie K. says

    Oh my gosh Ellen! This caddy is gorgeous. I need to put this die on my wish list. I’ll have to remind Santa what a Good Girl I’ve been…lol!
    – DebbieK

  107. Ellen says

    I love this die! So many thinks you can do with this one. Hopping to the Sissix side to get the # to order at my local scarpbook store.

  108. Ellen says

    I love this die! So many thinks you can do with this one. Hopping to the Sissix side to get the # to order at my local scarpbook store.

  110. butterfly says

    Absolutely love your dies – I’ve seen Anna Karin from Layers of Ink using them so amazingly – what a wonderfully inspirational hop, and thanks so much for the chance to win!
    Alison x

  112. Dawn Cox says

    BEAUTIFUL! love it! off to make one for a hard to gift person! stationary is always the perfect gift! and in it’s own caddy would be even better!!!

    thanks for that inspiration and chance to win!

  114. Barbara Rankin says

    Okay, this is probably my favorite project. I love the caddy and how you decorated it. I can think of lots of uses for it, and the table favor is just one idea. TFS

  125. Becky Dunham says

    Love love love this caddy Eileen! I will definitely be checking out these scoreboard dies and stocking up on some matting board! I never thought to use matting board in my paper crafts! Thanks for the inspiration!

  129. Michele from MS says

    Can I be honest here? I have seen Sizzix many times but really didn’t know it was any different that other die cutters. OMG this has opened my eyes to the endless possibilities! What sold me was being able to cut something as thick as mat board for a sturdy base! I can see soooo many uses for this sweet little caddy! Your design skills are fabulous! Already a follower here and new follower on FB!

  131. lynda says

    I never thought about using matboard before. It sounds like it has a lot of advantages for us papercrafters. I’ll have to check it out at the store!

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