Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

CHA Workshop Sneak Peek video

It’s hard to believe that I am so deep in CHA preparations already! There is a lot in the works and hope I can keep up with it all.


First, I am teaching a Sizzix Workshop with Amy Bowerman of Plucking Daisies at CHA. Registration opened today and the class sold out in 20 minutes. Wow. 


But don’t despair- you can still be part of the fun! We are looking for CHA samples showing all of the different ways to use this Blocks die. If you are interested, contact me at EileenHull@aol.com. 


I made a little video about what we’ll be doing in the Workshop-
many thanks to Amy Powers. I am taking a class called Craft Happy over at Big Picture Classes and loving it. The first week, she showed us how to make a stop animation film so this is my attempt at one. It really was fun to make. Thanks Amy!


The class features one of the dies in the new Sizzix Cherished collection… it will not be released until January, but here’s a taste of what can be done with it and how easy it is to assemble! Watch the video and see just a few ideas…

Just a sad note about my little Scotty trailer. Now that the weather is getting cold, we put her in the barn to keep dry. Yesterday I was raking leaves and thought I should check in and make sure all was well. I turned on the light and noticed a large brown stain on the floor. Oh no… turns out I had the refrigerator set at max and it exploded a 12 pack of cherry Diet Pepsi inside and it was leaking out to the floor. What a mess! I am a bad mother 🙁 So that’s turned off for now, but at least I know the fridge is working great! I need to get out there and start painting because I have some deadlines to make for this baby. Wait till you hear what’s up with this trailer!


Next week I have an exciting announcement to share- stay tuned… I’m telling you- this place is hopping! 

Baby Shower Flower Wishes

Here is a pic sent to me by Lorraine Fletcher, who took the Cutting Flower Garden class that Pam Keravuori and I taught in June at Angela’s Happy Stamper. What a fun group of ladies we had that night!

Lorraine said she “made this bucket of flowers for a friend’s baby shower (it was a girl), then attached leaves and had the ladies at the shower write Bible verses on to encourage the new mum.” Lorraine is Australian- I want her accent so bad!
 
Thanks for sharing what you create with my dies- it’s so much fun to see what you do with them! 

Felt and Burlap Birthday Cake

Linking up today with tatertotsandjello for one GIGANTIC link party! Go here if you want LOTS of inspiration.




I have always loved making paper cakes because it combines two of my favorite things- cake and crafts. 


 I used my Sizzix flower dies, wool felt and something I received yesterday- a box of matboard from my friend. Connie edited my first book, Matboard Magic, and now works at Crescent Cardboard. Lucky for me, Connie was cleaning out her office and asked if I would like a box of matboard samples. Um- yeah! It arrived a couple of days ago… 
Guess which one is my favorite? Yes, right there in front- burlap matboard! Wow! I really wanted to try it out right away so I decided to make a burlap cake topped with yummy felt flowers.
First I designed and created the cake, then started die cutting a bunch of flowers using my Sizzix flower dies. I had so much fun! I like to cut out each flower in several colors and then start mixing and matching shapes from different flowers and combining them so each one is unique. Once they were cut and stitched together (OK some might be glued), I started arranging the flowers on top of the cake. I also used the Borders and Hydrangeas die as borders on the cake. I really like how the nice bright colors pop on the burlap. 
 
Die cutting wool felt is one of my favorite thing these days. The felt has a nice body and holds it shape but the best thing about it is NO FRAYING! It’s also fun to add decorative stitches.
 
Finally, I arranged the flowers on top of the cake and adhered them with glue.
 
Ta-da! Turn off the lights and light the candles… 

Create and Connect Roundup

I am so happy to be home! The past month has been spent on the road- first with a trip to Las Vegas for the Create and Connect trade show (aka CHA- Craft and Hobby show). It was lots of fun to see my designer buddies and some new friends that I feel like I know but had never met in person. 

While I was in Vegas, I was very excited to launch a new line of dies with Sizzix called Cherished. The display was over the top amazing and I loved it.

For more pics, visit the Sizzix blog. Amy of Plucking Daisies was such a blessing- she came and helped me throughout the show with demos, classes and workshops. Read about her CHA experience here.
I flew home on the red eye after the show and left the next day for a family reunion in Vermont. It was beautiful there and spending the time with my siblings and their kids and grandkids was really a treasure and something that we will all remember for a long time. 

After our week in Vermont, our kids that live out of state were able to come back to VA with us and visit for another couple of weeks so I finally I feel caught up on everyone’s life! Also managed to squeeze in a trip to the Jersey shore for a weekend with my husband’s side of the family, two birthday celebrations and a trip to WV. 
Can I tell you I am exhausted :-)? This week it was hard to get back to work. I still want to be in that hammock! But I’m pepping up slowly but surely… Do you ever feel like that after vacation?

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CHA Sneak Peek

Hi everyone! It’s almost time for CHA and I am freaking out, right on schedule 🙂 


Just wanted to pop in and post this video I did for the Sizzix blog last week. It’s a quick look at what will be coming out at the show. And I am very pleased to announce I figured out how to insert music into a video (!) for your viewing (and listening) pleasure. 


CHA will be held in a new venue this year- Las Vegas- so it will be nice to explore. Unless it’s too hot. Then I will not be leaving the hotel/Convention Center. Here’s what’s on the agenda:


Monday, July 22 Education Day

  • Designer Showcase set-up- this is where designers set up a tabletop display of their work in hopes of getting new clients. I am excited about mine (if I get all the parts done)… Come see me in Booth 116
  • Round Table Discussions- moderating a table at on “What CHA Designers can do for you”
  • Sizzix Rep and Retailer Training 
  • Helping my friend Ann Butler out in a class she’s teaching
  • Designer Section and Designer Council Meetings
  • get together with friends (including the one and only Jonathan Fong)

Tuesday, July 23 Show starts!

  • 8:00-9:00 Panelist on “Multiple Streams of Income” discussion
  • 11:00-1:00 demo new release Cherished in Sizzix Booth #627
  • 1:30 interview in Sizzix booth by Charity Wings
  • 2:00-3:00 volunteer in Designer Showcase
  • 4:00-6:00 teach workshop “Sizzix in 3-D” 
Wednesday, July 24
  • 9:00-10:00 Moderate panel discussion with Mike Hartnett on “Getting Your Work Published” Our panel is amazing- you should try and get a ticket- plus a special surprise giveaway 🙂
  • meetings!
  • 2:00-4:00 Demo in Sizzix
  • 4:00-5:00 Meet and Greet for Designer Showcase
  • 5:30 Paper Crafting Section meeting
Thursday, July 25
  • 9:00-11:00 Demo in Sizzix
  • 11:00-12:00 Volunteer in Showcase
I am getting both tired and excited at the same time looking at this. Amy Bowerman of Plucking Daisies, a blogger and friend I met at SNAP, is coming along to help me- so happy to have her along! Also Pam Bray from Scrapbook Flair, Pam Keravuori from Pamela Jane’s and Barbara Rankin from Black Hole Arts Studio made the most beautiful samples for me at the last minute- God bless you all- they are amazing!

If you are at the show, please stop by and see me- I love hearing what you all are up to. I will try and post about what’s going on but it’s a new place and not sure of the internet situation. If that doesn’t work, I will take pics and share when I get back home.

Thanks for stopping by- wish me luck!

Ann Butler Unity Blog Hop

So excited to be part of this hop! My good friend Ann Butler has launched her own line of Unity rubber stamps rubber stamps! 


If you would like to order some of these high quality unmounted rubber stamps there is a 50% off coupon deal offered by Unity for anyone ordering Ann’s stamps between Thursday May 2 – Monday May 6 at midnight CST. Make sure to give the coupon code- Unity5.

In order to celebrate Ann’s stamp release, there is a blog hop so grab a drink, get comfy and hop around to see all of the inspiring projects created with these fun stamps.





These stamps are so much fun to work with! I love how they are all sized at 1″ or 2″ squares and triangles so you can mix and match colors and shapes and they all work together.

I have been seeing eye charts everywhere and decided to make one for my Mom for Mother’s Day.
You will need:
  • Unity stamps by Ann Butler
  • Clearsnap ColorBox™ pigment ink- assorted colors
  • 2″ off-white matboard squares
  • double sided tape
  • flat frame with 2″-3″ borders (I painted mine first and distressed the edges)
  • eye chart- designed and printed on the computer

Paint frame in desired color. Stamp 16 matboard squares with 
coordinating ink colors. (I was going for a graphic look and 
the colors I chose were pretty bright)
Arrange squares on the frame. If necessary fill in with matboard strips for balance. 
Each frame will be different so you have to play with this.

Adhere squares to frames with double sided adhesive.

Insert eye chart into frame.


Give to Mom- she will love it!


Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to visit the other designers’ blogs to see more fun and inspiring ideas.