Collaborations Archives

Gel Press Collaboration with Eileen Hull

26 Jan

Eileen Hull dies and Gel Press are a match made in heaven! The Gel Press collaboration has been going on all month and the projects have been truly inspiring! You can find the past blog posts here, here and here. Also check out the Gel Press YouTube channel to see what cool stuff they are doing with Eileen’s journal bases and to find scores of tutorial videos. Gel Press printing is a whole lotta fun! Add in Eileen’s versatile dies and a whole new world of creativity opens up. This is the last week for our official collaboration but I think our love affair with gel printing will continue on.

This week the Educator Team is up to bat! Jennie Atkinson is tantalizing us with a few sneak peeks of collaboration projects made using Eileen’s new Chapter 1 dies about to be released on Feb. 1st. So tempting! I can’t wait to see the whole projects – they look wonderful.

Jennie Atkinson for Eileen Hull - Gel Press collaboration and a sneak peek at Eileen's new Chapter 1 Sizzix die release! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting #gelpressobsessed

Sarah Lizzie created a beautiful Full Size Journal with gel printed covers. I love those soft colors! Wouldn’t this make a lovely gift? Sarah Lizzie has a video with all the details on her YouTube channel. Visit her blog post for more info and a link to video.

Sarah Lizzie for Eileen Hull - Gel Press collaboration with a Full Size Journal project! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting #gelpressobsessed

Keep scrolling, more Gel Press collaboration goodness ahead…

Getting busy with her Gel Press plate, Madeline Arendt experimented with printing on fabric. I think she was very successful, just look at the beautiful results! She covered board of her journal covers with fabric and batting to give them a softer look. Be sure to pay her blog a visit to find out all the details.

Madeline Arendt for Eileen Hull - Gel Press collaboration with a Full Size Journal project! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting #gelpressobsessed

Sue Eldred also had fun experimenting with creating backgrounds with her Gel Press. She tried using die cuts as masks and had great success with this technique. There really is no end to the creative results you can achieve with gel printing! In her blog post you can see her process and the great projects she made from her prints (like this Tiny Book):

Sue Eldred for Eileen Hull - Gel Press collaboration! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting #gelpressobsessed

Gel Press Creative Team shares:

Eileen sent blank journal kits to the Gel Press Creative Team members and we’re excited to see what they do. Marjoline Walker made a bold traveler’s journal from Eileen’s Full Size Journal cuts and her video is posted on the Gel Press YouTube Channel. Do you need to get organized? Carolyn Dube created an art caddy organizer from an older Eileen cube die (try the available Gift Box Die). Genius way to organize supplies! Don’t miss these informative videos!

We hope that you will play along with us this month too. Share your creations with us in the Eileen Hull Fan Club on Facebook and other social media channels. Tag your projects with #gelpressobsessed so we can find them. We are going to have so much fun!

Visit next week for the Ch. 1 Release Party on Tuesday, Feb. 1st!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,ooo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends – make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Follow the Gel Press social media accounts as well so you don’t miss anything: Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 1/25 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen did a Q&A session and you can watch that replay here.

Eileen Hull + Gel Press, We’re Teaming Up!

20 Jan

What goes together like peanut butter and jelly? Eileen Hull dies and Gel Press! The Teams are having a collaboration with Gel Press this month to see what magic can be made when both products are combined. Make sure to check in at the blog at each week to see what comes of our Gel Press journeys. Also check out the Gel Press YouTube channel to see what they are doing with Eileen’s journal bases. Gel Press printing is a whole lotta fun! Add in Eileen’s versatile dies and a whole new world of creativity opens up! One warning, we will not be held responsible for any sudden compulsions to make gel prints all day without regard to the need of doing laundry, cooking, feeding the dog or sleeping. Although your dog may have words with you. 😉

Elizabeth Robinson is up with a fabulous journal covered with gel prints. (And I’m seriously coveting her seahorse pen!) Isn’t her cover beautiful? Elizabeth is a long-time fan of her gel plates and you can see her tutorial video on her YouTube channel. Don’t miss all her tips and tricks!

Elizabeth Robinson for Eileen Hull - Eileen Hull's Sizzix Dies + Gel Press is a winning combo! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting #gelpressobsessed

Jenny Marples shares how to use a small Gel Press plate as a stamp to add layers to her mixed media. Some serious gel printing magic is going on in the pages of Jenny’s newest Full Size Journal. Head on over to her blog post and prepare to be inspired and learn new techniques!

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - Eileen Hull's Sizzix Dies + Gel Press is a winning combo! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting #gelpressobsessed

Experimenting was the name of the game for designer Tonya Trantham and you can tell she had fun! She created a colorful and cheerful little notebook – perfect for those on the go “field notes”! Pay her blog post a visit to see how she did it and what the insides look like.

Tonya Trantham for Eileen Hull - Eileen Hull's Sizzix Dies + Gel Press is a winning combo! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting #gelpressobsessed

Gel Press Creative Team shares:

Eileen sent blank journal kits to the Gel Press Creative Team members and we’re excited to see what they do. Ana Bondu of the team now has Part 2 of her Collaboration video posted on the Gel Press YouTube Channel. Designer Lynne Forsythe also has a great video posted where she shows how to make a Valentine Tiny Book. Don’t miss them!

Visit next week for more Eileen Hull dies + Gel Press collaboration projects!

Follow the Gel Press social media accounts as well so you don’t miss anything: Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 1/18 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. On her Tuesday 1/18 Live Eileen shared lots of tips about cutting and embossing leather in your makes and you can watch that replay here.

Gel Press Love with Eileen Hull’s Sizzix Dies

13 Jan

The paint is flying and the Gel Press love is flowing! Eileen Hull and the Teams are busily engaged in a collaboration with Gel Press this month to see what magic can be made when both products are combined. Make sure to check in at the blog at each week to see what comes of our Gel Press journeys. Also check out the Gel Press YouTube channel to see what they are doing with Eileen’s journal bases. Gel Press printing is a whole lotta fun – add in Eileen’s versatile dies and a whole new world of creativity opens up!

Julia Aston created a beautiful Full Size Journal covered with gel prints. You might be surprised to know that she used Distress Oxide Inks on her Gel Press plates instead of paint (and it works beautifully!) It’s a soft and subtle look. Visit her blog to find out all the details and see how she did it.

Julia Aston for Eileen Hull - feel the Gel Press love, collaboration with Gel Press! Full Size Journal die #gelpressobsessed #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting

Designer Lisa Hoel also created a Full Size Journal but the paint was definitely flying during her printing sessions. Her printed and collaged journal is an organizer for the Village Collection Die Set (loooots of little pieces to keep track of). How handy that the Full Size Journal Die perfectly fits accessories made for standard A5 journals. Check it all out on Lisa’s blog!

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull - feel the Gel Press love, collaboration with Gel Press! Full Size Journal die organizer #creativejuicefreshsqueezed #gelpressobsessed #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting

Crafting a plethora of inspirational projects, Susie Bentz incorporated Eileen’s Maker Forte stamps into her printing process. They are so lovely! Her blog post is full of tips, tricks and photos so don’t miss all that Susie has to share.

Susie Bentz for Eileen Hull - feel the Gel Press love, collaboration with Gel Press! #gelpressobsessed #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting

More Gel Press love ahead! Keep on reading…

Maggi Harding’s bold and colorful journal covers are a treat to see. She experimented with paint mixing on her Gel Press Plate and got some very interesting results! Her journals have a high ‘wow’ factor to be sure. Her post covers all the how-to so you can try this technique for yourself.

Maggi Harding for Eileen Hull - feel the Gel Press love, collaboration with Gel Press! Full Size Journal die #gelpressobsessed #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting

Have you heard that Eileen Hull has new Chapter 1 dies being released in February? Pam Bray is teasing us with a peek at a Phone Stand project she has made for it. I see some lovely Gel Press print action going on there. See more on Pam’s blog and the full tutorial will appear next month.

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - feel the Gel Press love, collaboration with Gel Press! #gelpressobsessed #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting

Gel Press Design Team share:

Ana Bondu of the Gel Press design team has a new Collaboration video posted on the Gel Press YouTube Channel. Eileen sent blank journal kits to their team members and we’re excited to see what they do. Go watch Ana’s video and be inspired!

We hope that you will play along with us this month too and share your creations with us in the Eileen Hull Fan Club on Facebook and other social media channels. Tag your projects with #gelpressobsessed so we can find them. We are going to have so much fun!

Visit next week for more Gel Press collaboration projects!

Follow the Gel Press social media accounts as well so you don’t miss anything: Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube

If you missed Eileen’s Collaboration Kickoff Facebook Live from Thursday, 1/6 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. The link is here for replay on Facebook. On her Tuesday 1/11 Live Eileen shared more gel printing experiments and you can watch that replay here.

Collaboration with Gel Press & Eileen Hull

6 Jan

Happy New Year! Eileen Hull and the Teams are busily engaged in a collaboration with Gel Press this month to see what magic can be made when both products are combined. Make sure to check in at the blog at each week to see what comes of our Gel Press journeys. Also check out the Gel Press YouTube channel to see what they are doing with my journal bases. It’s a match made in heaven! Time to get messy and play – let’s see the inspiration for this week!

The fabulous Karen Bearse has a treat for you! Not only has she created a wonderful collaged journal for your inspiration, she also made two Gel Press printing video tutorials which are posted on her YouTube channel. Check them out for an armload of techniques to try with your Gel Press plates. Find out more about Karen’s journal and the tutorial in her blog post too.

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull - collaboration with Gel Press, it's a match made in heaven! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting #gelpressobsessed — Karen’s favorite journal die is the Full Sized Journal Die – plenty of real estate in that one!

Inspiration Team designer Julia Aston created some beautiful (and useful) desk calendars using Eileen’s Display Stand Die. She’s a newbie at gel printing but I’d say she was quite successful! Julia has advice for other ‘new to gel printing’ folks and a tutorial on her blog that you won’t want to miss.

Julia Aston for Eileen Hull - collaboration with Gel Press, it's a match made in heaven! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting #gelpressobsessed

Flashback! Lisa Hoel here and I have a partly done Full Size Journal project for you to see… next week. I will blame my tardiness on various life circumstances and won’t bore you with the details. 😉 In the meantime, here is a timely flashback post to a cute little Notepad Die project I made last fall. Visit my blog to see the tutorial and how I used my Gel Press plate to print the covers.

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull - collaboration with Gel Press, it's a match made in heaven! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting #gelpressobsessed

Gel Press printing resources!

Whether you’re new to gel printing or an old hand, you will still not want to miss perusing the Gel Press YouTube Channel. Oh my, you will find hours of content! Tons of tutorials and technique packed lessons at your fingertips. You will learn so much!

Visit next week for more Gel Press collaboration projects!

Follow the Gel Press social media accounts as well so you don’t miss anything: Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube

If you missed Eileen’s Collaboration Kickoff Facebook Live from Thursday, 1/6 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen has a play with her Gel Press plate and we can see that the possibilities are endless! The link is here for replay on Facebook.

The Crafter’s Workshop Collaboration Roundup

27 Oct

Epic Post alert! The Eileen Hull and The Crafter’s Workshop collaboration has been going on all month and the results have been absolutely stupendous! Combining Eileen’s dies with TCW’s stencils and products is a match made in heaven and the fab makes by all the designers prove it. You’ve seen projects by Eileen’s teams popping up all month but now, we will have, all in one place, a huge project roundup! Hold onto your hats and grab a beverage…

Allllll the collaboration projects, GO…

Click on each photo to visit the designer’s post to find out more about the make!

From Eileen’s side of the aisle:

Jennie Atkinson - Eileen Hull and TCW collaboration! #tcwstencillove #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting — Jennie Atkinson, Notepad Die

Lisa Hoel - Eileen Hull and The Crafter's Workshop collaboration! #tcwstencillove #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting — Lisa Hoel, Full Size Journal Die

Maggi Harding - Eileen Hull and The Crafter's Workshop collaboration! #tcwstencillove #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting — Maggi Harding, Eileen’s Maker Forte Stamps

Jenny Marples - Eileen Hull and The Crafter's Workshop collaboration! #tcwstencillove #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting — Jenny Marples, Eileen’s Maker Forte Stamps

Susie Bentz - Eileen Hull and TCW collaboration! #tcwstencillove #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting — Susie Bentz, Notepad Die

Elizabeth Robinson - Eileen Hull and The Crafter's Workshop collaboration! #tcwstencillove #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting — Elizabeth Robinson, Full Size Journal Die

Courage! Keep scrolling for more The Crafter’s Workshop collaboration projects…

Madeline Arendt - Eileen Hull and The Crafter's Workshop collaboration! #tcwstencillove #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting — Madeline Arendt, Notepad Die & Maker Forte Stamps

Karen Bearse - Eileen Hull and The Crafter's Workshop collaboration! #tcwstencillove #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting — Karen Bearse, Full Size Journal Die

Tonya Trantham - Eileen Hull and The Crafter's Workshop collaboration! #tcwstencillove #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting — Tonya Trantham, Notepad Die

Mitsyana Wright for Eileen Hull, #tcwstencillove — Mitsyana Wright, Maker Forte Stamps

Wow! So much inspiration. We’re not done yet…

Now we can take a look at the beautiful work from the TCW Design Team! Again, click on the photo to pay the post a visit to find out more.

Marie-Christine Denis, Full Size Journal Die

Michaela Butterworth, Full Size Journal Die

You made it!

Wow, can you believe the gorgeous creations made by all the talented designers? That is a bucketful of inspiration for sure. We hope that this post has sparked some ideas of your own! Many thanks to The Crafter’s Workshop for providing our designers with materials to create with. Did you miss the previous posts this month? If so, check here, here, here and here.

Visit next week for a new month and a new theme!

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 10/26 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. (Or right here, right now!) Eileen teams up with Rebekah Meier who will be sharing her new products with the The Crafter’s Workshop and demos great gel plate printing techniques. The link is here for replay on Facebook.

Celebrate the Great Outdoors

2 Sep

Welcome to September! As you know, a new month means a new theme and this month we are going to celebrate the great outdoors in all its varied facets. From your backyard garden to the wilds, we are going to see it all! Eileen Hull’s dies are perfectly versatile “blank canvases” that you can adapt to any theme. Journals galore, gift containers, organizers, treat boxes – if you can imagine it, one of Eileen’s Sizzix dies can most likely help you to make it! I am really looking forward to seeing what nature inspired projects the Inspiration and Educator Teams dream up for September. Let’s get started now with three fabulous creations from the Inspiration Team…

Last month Pam Bray shared some beautiful inner pages from a junk journal she is working on and now she can show us the gorgeous matching Pocket Notebook cover! The colors and flowers make me think of a garden party. Find all the details on Pam’s blog.

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - celebrate the great outdoors with nature themed projects using Eileen Hull's #sizzix dies! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Designer Julia Aston really got into the spirit of celebrating the great outdoors by creating a whole campsite! This marvelous scene has it all, a trailer, campfire, flora, fauna and a river that runs through it all. Wow! She cleverly used the Gift Box Die to create the backdrop. Julia has a tutorial and a ton of detail photos in her blog post so do not miss out on seeing that.

Julia Aston for Eileen Hull - celebrate the great outdoors with nature themed projects using Eileen Hull's #sizzix dies! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Another stunning journal from Karen Bearse is up next! We can be very grateful that Karen created this Pocket Notebook gratitude journal for her daughter and is sharing it with us (along with a fab tutorial full of mixed media techniques). Head on over to her blog to find out how you can make your own.

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull - celebrate the great outdoors with nature themed projects using Eileen Hull's #sizzix dies! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Next week will continue our celebration of the great outdoors!

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! All month long we will be featuring creations from the Teams. We hope you will join us and be inspired to create your own works of art.

Join Eileen on her twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs – Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. Become a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club- a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet. Please join our group and don’t forget to answer the questions! Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Below is the link for a special live online collaboration between Eileen Hull and Marly Bird. It was lots of fun and you won’t want to miss the replay!