Eileen Hull

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Valentine’s Banner

At long last the mystery is revealed! I posted some photos on Facebook last week and you all have been busy trying to guess what this project is going to be…

Time to spill the beans- it’s a beautiful Valentine’s Banner swap!

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I was invited to join this project by Roseanne Kermes, and it has been so interesting meeting new friends on line and seeing their projects arrive in the mailbox. It’s also new for me because most of the people in the hop are into fabric, not paper. Some own quilt stores, some are teachers…

So the way it worked was we each were responsible for making six each of the same banner- I had the letter “N”. I designed my version and sent one to everyone in the group, and everyone else did the same. The banner spells out Be Mine. The banner could be made from anything we wanted and it was suggested that fabric be included somewhere. Instructions were given on how to create the triangle shape so all of the pieces were about the same size.

Here’s the list of all of us- go check out everyone’s blogs and see their versions of the banner!

B   Sherri Falls 

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E   Pat Sloan

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M   Suzanne Zingg

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I   Pam Vieira-McGinnis

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N   Eileen Hull

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E   Roseann Kermes

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Click here for a Valentine Printable pattern of my banner.

  1. Use a piece of matboard to construct the base (print pattern above). It is about 6″ wide and 8 1/2″ long.
  2. Emboss the bottom part of the triangle using the Rosebuds and Seed Packet Textured Impressions folder, then use ColorBox® Blends Tutu pink to highlight the embossed areas.
  3. Die cut white fleece using Sizzix Doily die. The letter was cut from red felt using the Sizzix Serif Essentials alphabet (the printable letter is slightly different). This set of letters has come in handy more than once!
  4. Fill in the top area with a strip of scrapbook paper to.
  5. Use a Cropadile to punch holes in the top corners for hanging. String the banner together with ribbon, twine or whatever you would like.

Whenever I see this banner, it will remind me of my creative new friends. Have you ever been part of a swap like this? I would love to hear how other people have done it.

Valentine giveaway

Now to celebrate you all, friends, I am having a Valentine giveaway! Please leave a comment below telling what your favorite thing about crafting is to be entered to win a Rafflecopter giveaway. This ends on Feb. 14 at midnight.

Valentine Tag

I am back! After CHA I caught some kind of flu and am just now feeling back to normal. Being sick is a big pain but it makes me so grateful for feeling good normally…

Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it! Here’s a quick tag that would also work great on a card.

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  1. Die cut the larger die from my Sizzix Canning Jar die from off- white cardstock with a Heart Mover and Shaper insert.
  2. Die cut another solid Canning Jar from red cardstock and adhere beneath the off-white jar.
  3. Punch a small hole in the top of the can and tie with red baker’s twine.
  4. Stamp a sentiment at the bottom of the jar. (I used a stamp from Glitz Design.)
  5. Tie a pice of twine around the top of the jar.

That’s it! More coming soon…

Handmade Holidays Blog Hop- Day 2

Welcome to the Third Annual Handmade Holidays blog hop! The best crafters, designers, and makers have come together to create and share  a series of thoughtful, handmade gifts for the holidays during this 3 day blog hop. Our goal is to inspire you to create something from the heart this holiday season as well as share how to use our products in fun, innovative ways. We intend this hop to serve as a resource to you for this holiday season and for years to come.

 

Hop along to each blog in the list. Each day, from November 1 through November 3, 2013, we’ll be posting a brand new list of blogs to hop to. Comment on each blog, share your favorite posts over social media, and then use the Rafflecopter widget at the bottom of each post to enter to win the Grand Prize, a gift basket filled with crafty swag from the companies on the hop! We’re ready to inspire, share, and create – are you ready to hop?


Talented designer Lorine Mason has been my friend for many years. I love that she used my Sizzix 3D Canning Jar die to create a really cool wall hanging for Christmas! So fitting 🙂 Check out Lorine’s tutorial here.






Have you tried a ScoreBoard die? This kind of die is unique to Sizzix and specially designed to cut and score matboard and thicker materials!  Did you know you can also use your Sizzix dies to cut fabric as well as paper, felt, cork, metal and other materials too? So versatile… you really need to try a ScoreBoard die! Check out the Sizzix site to see what’s available.

Tami Mayberry used the Caddy, Borders & Hydrangea and the Bow, Create-a-Flower dies to create an embellished candy container in bright holiday colors. Isn’t it neat how she used the bow to add an accent to the gathered tulle together? To see how she created the project, go here!

 
Here are the rest of the designers in the hop:
 
Sizzix – Eileen Hull Designs http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/
Graphic 45 – Romy Veul – http://scrapstuffandmore.blogspot.nl/
Clearsnap – Steph Ackerman http://stephaniescraps.blogspot.com/
Sizzix – Tami Mayberry http://tamimayberry.blogspot.com/
100 Proof Press – Vicki O’Dell http://www.vickiodell.com  
ICE Resin – Cindy Cima Edwards http://www.cindycima.com/
Donna Salazar Designs – Nadia Canizzo http://samnadia.blogspot.com/
Graphic 45 – Susan Lui  http://luv2scrap-pages.blogspot.com/
Sizzix – Lorine Mason http://lorinemason.com/blog/
Smoothfoam – Lindsay Obermeyer http://loops.typepad.com/serendipity/
Donna Salazar Designs – Tracey Sabella http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/
Clearsnap – Meihsia Liu http://meihsia.blogspot.com/


Enter to win a fabulous prize package a Rafflecopter giveaway


Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to come back tomorrow for a cool project by me 🙂

Matted Valentine Hearts

I am happy to say that From the Heart, my new Sizzix die collection, is now available in your local scrapbook stores and other fun places! Just in time for Valentine’s Day!


Here’s a quick and easy project if you own a mat cutter. I love mine and use it every day for one thing or another- wrapping gifts, constructing boxes or books or actually matting something! If you are looking to purchase a well-made, long-lasting mat cutter, check out Logan Graphic Products.


This is a quick and easy way to way to display die cut hearts from my new Sizzlits set, Hearts & More…

  1. Using a mat cutter, cut two off-white mats. Leave one for your backing and cut one with nine windows. 
  2. Die cut a bunch of hearts from watercolor paper. 
  3. Ink them with different color inks, making extra so you have choices to pick from.
  4. Position solid mat on the bottom and window cut mat on top. Adhere with ATG gun.
  5. Place hearts in windows in a pleasing arrangement. When you are sure you like it, adhere hearts with Zots. 
  6. Frame, add a ribbon hanger or just stand on your mantel or table!

If you don’t have a mat cutter, you still have plenty of options…. Take a 10″ square piece of heavy cardstock or chipboard and lay out a grid lightly in pencil. Leave a 2″ border around the outside of the paper and then divide the remaining space into nine equal boxes. Leave about 1/2″ in between each window. Mark the center of each window where you will mount your heart. Ink, stamp, paint or mist your hearts and mount with Zots. Erase pencil lines.


Another option would be to cut nine equally sized squares from coordinating cardstock and mount them on the paper, then add your hearts.



Have you started your Valentine crafting? What are you making?

Matted Valentine Hearts

I am happy to say that From the Heart, my new Sizzix die collection, is now available in your local scrapbook stores and other fun places! Just in time for Valentine’s Day!


Here’s a quick and easy project if you own a mat cutter. I love mine and use it every day for one thing or another- wrapping gifts, constructing boxes or books or actually matting something! If you are looking to purchase a well-made, long-lasting mat cutter, check out Logan Graphic Products.


This is a quick and easy way to way to display die cut hearts from my new Sizzlits set, Hearts & More…

  1. Using a mat cutter, cut two off-white mats. Leave one for your backing and cut one with nine windows. 
  2. Die cut a bunch of hearts from watercolor paper. 
  3. Ink them with different color inks, making extra so you have choices to pick from.
  4. Position solid mat on the bottom and window cut mat on top. Adhere with ATG gun.
  5. Place hearts in windows in a pleasing arrangement. When you are sure you like it, adhere hearts with Zots. 
  6. Frame, add a ribbon hanger or just stand on your mantel or table!

If you don’t have a mat cutter, you still have plenty of options…. Take a 10″ square piece of heavy cardstock or chipboard and lay out a grid lightly in pencil. Leave a 2″ border around the outside of the paper and then divide the remaining space into nine equal boxes. Leave about 1/2″ in between each window. Mark the center of each window where you will mount your heart. Ink, stamp, paint or mist your hearts and mount with Zots. Erase pencil lines.


Another option would be to cut nine equally sized squares from coordinating cardstock and mount them on the paper, then add your hearts.



Have you started your Valentine crafting? What are you making?

Cupcake Christmas Tree

Christmas Day is one week away!
Here’s a fun little tree I made using my Sizzix Cupcake Holder and Birds & Butterflies dies and a 10″ STYROFOAM™ cone. For full instructions, see my post on the Sizzix blog.

Have you checked out the Tip Junkie site? Every Tuesday, there’s a linky party where folks share their latest and greatest projects. Lots of inspiration here! Hope you will head on over…

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