Eileen Hull Sizzix dies Archives

Heartfelt Sizzix Collection Creations

18 Aug

Hey everyone! The Inspiration Team is back again to share their Heartfelt Sizzix Collection Creations. All month long we’ve been sharing unique ways to use Heartfelt Dies along with other Eileen Hull Dies form collections of the past. You are sure to find a new way to use the dies in your own collection after seeing these amazing projects.

Heartfelt Sizzix Collection Creations

Julia Aston shares a super cute way to save for a vacation AND use the House Pocket Die with The 3D Cube! Julia’s project is a throwback to the days of ATB’s with a practical twist. She’s combined these two dies to create an adorable bank for her vacation fund.

Head over to Julia’s Blog to find out how to create your own House Pocket Vacation Fund Bank.

Diana Hetherington has an unexpected textile project that is really something! This Heart and Soul Flower wine cuff is so cool and clever. I never would have thought this creation was made of felt but it IS!

Check out Diana’s blog for more details on how she used Felt and Powertex to create this lovely Wine Cuff.

Lisa Hoel’s project is not only clever but too cute to boot! She used my Travel Trailer Die to create an adorable pin cushion in Scotty’s image. I just adore this project don’t you?

Travel to Lisa’s blog for more details on her adorable Travel Trailer Pin Cushion.

Nicole Wright shares a sensational Journal Project featured in the new E-Book “The Journal Treasury”. The color and composition of this project is just WOW and I love the tiny Eileen Hull tag.

Check out how Nicole used chalk paint and other techniques to create this stunning cover and stick around for a look inside the pages of this amazing journal HERE.

Hope you’ve enjoyed this weeks round of Heartfelt Sizzix Collection Creations. You can find all the Eileen Hull Dies used in these projects HERE.

For more inspiring ideas check out the links below…

Heartfelt Sizzix Collection Creations Week 1

Make it Monthly Sizzix Foam Stamp Resist by Lisa Hoel

Eileen

Winter Wonderland Blog Hop

4 Nov

This month the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team and DCWV Design Team are collaborating to bring you the Winter Wonderland Blog Hop! I just wanted to pop in real quick and show you the fabulous projects that the DCWV team has posted- you can head over and see all of their projects here.

Check out what our Inspiration Team created with DCWV papers this week in this post.

The DCWV team was sent the Sizzix Twist & Style tool to create with and they are rocking it! The Twist and Style tool can be used in so many ways. From wire, you can make flower stems and centers, twist hangers for tags, frames and boxes, you can build trees, and make all kinds of shapes to accent your cards and mixed media projects and use it to make jewelry! You can also twist soft materials like embroidery floss, yarn, jute, fabric and twine to make cording, friendship bracelets, cords and hangers, attach tassels to bookmarks- endless possibilities!

To see how this tool works, check out this video. You can see lots of Facebook LIVE videos where we make flowers and other projects using the tool here.

Don’t miss out on lots more holiday ideas I’m sharing on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter 🙂

Come back next week for more sparkling ideas on the Winter Wonderland Blog Hop from our own Inspiration Team!

Sizzix Party Decor Tutorials

26 Jul

Hey everyone! There’s always something to celebrate and the Inspiration Team has been partying all month-long with creative party decor ideas using Eileen Hull Sizzix dies. Today we’re sharing the ultimate list of Sizzix Party Decor Tutorials that you can use to create fun favors, centerpieces and more for your next event. Let’s get this Sizzix party started!

Sizzix Party Decor Tutorials

Donna Budzynski starts us off with an all out Eileen Hull Sizzix party bonanza! She’s got some serious Sizzix Party Decor Tutorials using a bunch of my dies. Not to mention the cute and clever party ideas Donna’s cooked up. This girl has been BUSY creating everything from banners, to treat containers, place cards, favor bags and more!

RSVP to Donna’s Blog where she shows you how to create the ultimate party using Eileen Hull Sizzix dies.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson has a fun party game to share that will have your guests getting creative. AK used my Suitcase Die to pack a container filled with creative possibilities! Inside you’ll find flower die cuts from Paper Flower Party, brads, rhinestones and other crafty supplies that party goers can use to decorate their suitcases.

Pack your bags and learn how to give your party guests the gift of creativity by visiting Anna-Karin’s Blog for a full tutorial on how to create this Suitcase Creative Treasure Chest.

Tonya Trantham shows you how to dress up dollar store gift bags with my new Paper Flower Party dies. Whether you are handing out these gift bags at a bash you are hosting or attending a party and bringing a gift this project is easy to create. These gift bags look like they came from a fancy stationery store. Your guests and gift-ees will never know you didn’t spend a mint on them.

Stop by Tonya’s blog for a tutorial on how to dress up your own gift bags with different Sizzix flower dies from Paper Flower Party!

Jonathan Fong has a fun place card tutorial that will have you feeling nostalgic. How cute are these Retro TV place cards? Jonathan used my Luggage Tag die to create these quick and easy place cards. Just because you’re short on time doesn’t mean your party has to suffer on style as Jonathan proves with this delightful project.

Get out the rabbit ears and tune into Jonathan’s Blog for a full tutorial on how to create these adorable Retro TV Place Cards.

Drab place settings getting you down? Anne Redfern has just the solution perfect for your next garden party, shower or bbq. These Honey Comb Cutlery Holders are just what you need to set the prettiest of tables. Anne used my Box with Scalloped Flap to create a lovely cutlery holder which she prettied up with my Heart and Soul Flower and added texture using my Honey Comb embossing folder.

Find out how you can create your own Honey Comb Cutlery Holders at Anne’s Blog.

Shelly Hickox shares a favor box tutorial that your guests will think you spent HOURS creating. When you think of Shelly Hickox projects simple is the last thing that comes to mind but believe it or not this project is just that! All you need to do is cut, emboss, assemble and add a quick coffee filter flower and you are DONE.

Visit Shelly’s blog for a simpler than you think tutorial on how to create this lovely Embossed Kraft Favor Box.

Nicole Wright LOVES all things fall. Nicole’s Fall Place Card project will get you in the mood for the season soon to be upon us. I can almost smell the crisp fall air and taste the apple cider…sure hope I’m invited! Nicole has some pretty cool coffee filter flower techniques to share using my Pansy Die and an old favorite from way back when…my place card die.

“Fall” in love with this Autumn themed Place Card project and get the full tutorial at Nicole’s Blog.

Diana Hetherington ends our Sizzix Party Decor Tutorials with a cute Scalloped Box project that will help you remember all of your upcoming events. You’ll never forget a Birthday, Anniversary, Wedding or Shower again with Diana’s handy “Important Dates” box. This project will help you keep YOUR important dates straight all year-long!

Stop by Diana’s blog (and don’t be late) for a very, Important Dates Box tutorial.

I do hope you enjoyed all of the Sizzix Party Decor Tutorials shared here this month. In case you missed any of the previous projects you can check them out by following the links below…

You can find all of the Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies used in these projects HERE. Good news my Paper Flower Party Dies and Re-released Sizzix Favorites are back in stock! Get them while supplies last.

If you’ve been inspired to create your own party projects using Eileen Hull Sizzix dies I would love for you to share them on my Facebook Page.

Stay tuned next week as the Inspiration Team shows you all the creative ways you can use my new Twist and Style tool!

Eileen

How to Make a Gift Card Box with Marjie Kemper

13 May

It’s Friday- and today we will see how to make a gift card box with Marjie Kemper! So happy to welcome my friend and fellow New Yorker to the blog. Marjie is so talented and such a fun person to be with. Please make sure to visit Marjie’s blog where she shares her experience and photos demoing in the Scotty booth at the Craft & Hobby Association Show in January!

Hi, I’m Marjie Kemper and it’s a pleasure to be featured here on Eileen’s blog. I’m a mixed media artist who started out as a scrapbooker many years ago. I teach mixed media art classes nationwide and online with Craftsy.

I am a huge fan of blending and layering color and I work a lot with Ranger’s Distress Inks. I live in New York with my husband and two sons. Please sign up for my newsletter to get monthly updates.

Gift Card Holder

Today I’ve paired Eileen’s Recipe Box die with Tim Holtz’s Detailed Butterflies die to create a custom gift card holder. These are so easy to make and wonderful to have on hand at the end of the school year for teacher gifts.

Eileen’s Recipe Box die is a favorite of mine because it’s so versatile. It’s a great one for party favors, business card holders, and holiday treats for all the kids in class. I can see cutting lots of them and using them to hold clues for a treasure hunt. It can even hold a mini-album, if you’re a scrapbooker.

I cut sturdy Mat Board with Eileen’s Recipe Box die and colored an old book page with Distress Inks. I choose Mat Board for all my box projects because it is so durable and really holds up over time. Next I cut Tim’s Detailed Butterflies die a few times with both black cardstock and old book paper.

I attached the layers with matte medium and used a brad and spinner to make a cute body for the butterfly. A bit more metal finishes it off and I used a piece of Velcro as a fastener to open/close the box. Some strong red-line tape holds the box edges together.

Please visit Marjie’s blog to see more of her work and keep up with her teaching and events on social media- Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and join us next week for another inspiring set of projects by the amazing Inspiration Team!

Featured Fan: Jean Bullock

20 Mar

I had the pleasure of meeting our Featured Fan, Jean Bullock, in person at CHA this year. Jean was gracious enough to do a Make and Take for a lady asking to see the new Big Shot Plus machine. It was so much fun to meet her because we had been chatting on line for so long, it was almost like I already knew her. I sent Jean my Sizzix Canister die to thank her for letting me video tape and share her demo and she made and shared this beautiful project!

I asked Jean if she would like to share another project or two with you and HOLY COW did she deliver! Wait until you see these delicate luminaries she created!

And now…. heeere’s Jean!

More Fun With Eileen Hull Designs Canister Die

I am having so much fun using Eileen Hull Designs amazing Canister Die. One of the things I love about Eileen’s dies is that they are so versatile. As I was working with the Canister Die, I started getting ideas for other projects. One of the projects I wanted to try making was a luminary.

The Kit N Clowder Facebook group was having a Fantasy Challenge, sponsored by the Flying Unicorn. The challenge was to create a Fantasy project and if we included a unicorn in our project, we could get an additional entry.

Here is what I came up with:

I used Kelly Papers 100 lb white cover stock for the paper. Because the cover stock was rather thick, knew I needed to create some openings for the light to shine through, so I used Sue Wilson’s Eternal Rings striplet to acheive that. The striplet die was narrow enough to use with the panel parts of Eileen’s cannister die. I got a wonderful public domain unicorn image from Wikipedia and fussy cut it and adhered it to the front of the luminary.

The flowers were created with a Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch. I used an embossing tool to give the flowers more dimension and added tiny self-adhesive half pearls to the centers and also to the pattern created by the Eternal Rings die and on the corners of the top and bottom of the luminary.

If you look closely at the photo above you can see the battery operated tea light I added. The tea light is from Walmart. Rather than open the luminary from the top, I created it to open from the bottom, so the tea light could be easily accessed.

For the top of the luminary, I used a beautiful filigree flower adornment from the Flying Unicorn and added a flower and pearl to the middle. The lid is glued to the top of the luminary, which is really the bottom turned upside down.

I love the effect of the lighted luminary.

I showed it to a colleague at work who asked me if I could make a night light for her new granddaughter. And so … I did! Unfortunately, I got the name wrong on the panel I added, so I will be making another one this weekend.

In a few days, I shall share photos showing how I created these.

In closing, I would like to share how I met Eileen Hull. We have been Facebook friends for several years. This year I was able to attend the CHA convention in Anaheim, and while I was there, I wanted to say hello to Eileen, so I went to one of her make and take demonstrations. After the demonstration, I went behind the counter to get my picture taken with Eileen. We were having a fun chat, and a very nice lady approached the counter, and being in a jolly mood, I asked her if she would like to do a make and take. Eileen let me show the lady how to do the project. I had so much fun. Eileen videotaped it with her phone and shared it on Facebook. Click HERE if you would like to see the video.

Please check back in a few days and visit Jean’s blog to see how she made the luminaries.

If you would like to try your hand at creating a Canister, you can buy the die here (and it’s even on sale!):

Sizzix Canister die

Cutting Pad – Extended, 1 Pair

Big Shot

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Thanks Jean for sharing your art with us!

See you on Tuesday with another amazing selection of awesomeness from our super talented Inspiration Team!

And we have a Paper Trail update coming soon with details about the Paper Trail 4 Tour in April so check back! I would love for you to follow Scotty and I for an up-close and personal look at travel teaching in a vintage camper- follow me here on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!

Quick and Easy Loaf Pan

3 Dec

I promised more Quick and Easy packaging ideas… so here we go!

Today I want to share a merry and bright project by Lisa Hoel of Creative Juice. She used the Loaf Pan die from the new Sizzix Vintage Kitchen collection. The tags are from the Kitchen Labels die. I love the fresh colors Lisa chose! [Read more…]