Eileen Hull

Spring Break Continues with Vintage Travel

21 Apr

Hello everyone! Today the Spring Break inspiration continues with more Vintage Travel projects from the IT! My Inspiration Team never fails to get that creative mojo going. Let’s take a trip down inspiration road and see what the girls have in store for you this week using my new Sizzix collection Vintage Travel.

Shelly Hickox starts us off with a drop dead gorgeous Recipe Card Tool Box project featuring pretty papers from Graphic 45’s Botanical Tea collection!

Continue your Spring Break inspiration over at Shelly’s blog. You won’t want to miss a peek inside this toolbox to see the beautiful Botanical Tea recipe cards it contains!

Oxana Moupasiridou is sharing a darling Shabby Chic Vintage Camper creation. This pretty project is covered in signature Oxana style! You won’t want to miss a single detail on this Vintage Camper cutie!

Caravan over to Oxana’s blog for more delightful details on this Shabby Chic Vintage Camper

Michelle Zerull has an amazing Adirondack Chair creation to share. Doesn’t this project make you want to catch the next flight heading for the Caribbean?

Pull up a seat and dip your toes in some virtual sand at Michelle’s blog for a closer look at her artful Adirondack Chair and a bonus Vintage Camper project.

Rina Gonzales always puts the “fun” in her functional projects. Her latest Luggage Tag creation featuring my Vintage Travel Luggage Tag die will be taking a trip to the SNAP! Conference with us in Salt Lake City, Utah!

Take a trip over to Rina’s blog for a lovely Luggage Tag tutorial.

Diana Hetherington is going to town with DecoArt Media! Her latest project and tutorial features my Vintage Travel Train Case die and is all decked out in DecoArt!

Take a fast train over to Diana’s blog for another fabulous DecoArt Media tutorial with my new Train Case die!

There’s still plenty of time to enter your Spring Break creations in the Art with Heart April Challenge. Link your projects up HERE for a chance to win a Vintage Travel die. You can check out the entire Vintage Travel Sizzix Collection HERE.

Eileen

Paper Trail #4- Complete!

20 Apr

Paper Trail 4 was a quick and fun trip- it went by so fast! I was able to stop and teach in three stores and at the Collins Group Rep Show held in Westborough, MA. I also met up with fellow artist, travel teacher and vintage trailer owner, Cheryl Boglioli. We camped out a night in MA which was my first time doing that- I plan on doing more on future trips! [Read more…]

Featured Fan: Carol Zorzo

17 Apr

It’s Featured Fan Friday again and we are so lucky to share the work of Carole Zorzo, a frequent and talented contributor to our Art With Heart Challenge (click to see the current challenge)! I always look forward to seeing Carole’s creations because they are so whimsical and unique. You can tell she is a fun person to know when you see this first project- she has taught her chickens to read! Many thanks to Carole for sharing her inspiring projects with us today- here’s what Carole has to say…

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Spring Break with Sizzix Vintage Travel Dies

14 Apr

Hey everyone! It’s spring break and I am traveling the East Coast in my Vintage Camper (aka Scotty) spreading the word about my new Sizzix Collection Vintage Travel. As usual, my amazing and talented Inspiration Team is here to share their Spring Break projects featuring my new Vintage Travel collection. Now you can take a trip down inspiration road from the comfort of your couch or computer chair.

Lisa Hoel takes Vintage Travel to the next level with her inspired layout created with Vintage Travel Thinlits and mounted on vintage Bingo cards! This is a winning design if I’ve ever seen one! B-I-N-G-O!

Take a trip over to Lisa’s blog for more vintage travel goodness.

Anne Redfern was inspired by a real Train Case to create this stunning project using my new Train Case die. If you think this little lovely is covered in patterned paper think again. Anne used DecoArt Media products and a stencil to create this stunner.

Take a fast train to Anne’s blog for more DecoArt Media and Sizzix magic!

Pam Bray has a second project to share with you this month. This darling floral Tool Box is all decked out in DecoArt Media, Distress Ink and Stampendous stamps!

You’ll find all the “tools” you need to create this charming Tool Box project on Pam’s Blog.

Shelly Hickox is heating things up with Vintage Kitchen and DecoArt Media! How stinkin’ cool are these Faux Galvanized Metal canisters?

Check out Shelly’s Tutorial on how to create these Faux Galvanized Metal canisters with DecoArt Media. This creative technique is not to be missed!!

What have you been creating over Spring Break? We want to see! Share your Spring Break projects HERE for a chance to win a Vintage Travel die. You can check out the entire Vintage Travel Sizzix Collection HERE.

Happy trails!

Eileen

Art with Heart Challenge April “Spring Break”

7 Apr

Hello everyone! In celebration of the release of my new Sizzix collection Vintage Travel the Inspiration Team will be sharing Vintage Travel themed projects all month-long. We also have a new Art with Heart Challenge for you to play along with for a chance to win a die from the Vintage Travel collection! Our theme this month is “Spring Break”. We invite you to take the road less “traveled” by and try something new….anything goes here so stretch your creative wings! If you can’t wait to get your hands on my new Vintage Travel dies check with your local retailer in May.

Vintage Travel dies have already begun shipping and will be available in May so be sure to ask your local shops about ordering these fun Travel themed dies. One lucky participant will win a Vintage Travel die by playing along in our “Spring Break Challenge”.

Now for some creative inspiration from the fabulous Inspiration Team…

Tracy Evans starts us off with delightfully Distress Painted Passport Book from Vintage Travel! As usual Tracy has an equally fab inking and stamping tutorial sure to delight your creative senses.

Flutter on over to Tracy’s Blog for more on this gorgeous Mixed-Media Passport Book Project!

Donna Budzynski is sharing a darling Rusty Trailer created with my Vintage Camper die and DecoArt Media! Donna sure is taking the road less traveled with this creative camper creation!

Follow Donna down the road to creativity and a fun tutorial on Donna’s Blog HERE.

Pam Bray has a totally cool travel themed project to share with you. Pam used the Luggage Tag die to create a lovely Tag book for a Mixed-Media Cruise she will be attending.

Cruise on over to Pam’s blog to learn more about creating your own Luggage Tag Mini-Album.

Wow! Talk about inspiring Vintage Travel Projects eh? We would love for you to “Take the Road Less Traveled” and come along on a creative “Spring Break” with us…link up your projects below.

You can check out the entire line of Sizzix Vintage Travel Dies HERE

An InLinkz Link-up

Have a well-traveled day!

Eileen

Featured Fan: Tonya Trantham

3 Apr

I am so happy to introduce our Featured Fan today- Tonya Trantham of Creative Addiction to Paper.

Tonya’s creations for the Art With Heart Challenge that we do each month on the blog really stood out to me. Her projects always blow me away because they are so creative, charming and colorful. Tonya uses dies in unexpected ways, which I love because it shows people how versatile dies can be. And wow! Has she shown us some beauties today- oh my gosh, they are so clever!

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