holiday crafts Archives

Eileen Hull’s Book Club Sizzix Collection Tutorials

21 Nov

Hey everyone! Are you ready for some more inspiration featuring Eileen Hull’s Book Club Sizzix Collection Tutorials? The Inspiration Team is here with a heaping dose of Book Club creativity! You’ll find all kinds of ways to use my latest collection. Let’s see what the team has in store for you this week.

Eileen Hull’s Book Club Sizzix Collection Tutorials

Lisa Hoel shares a lovely Holiday Trinket Box project. Lisa’s winter wonderland vignette is absolutely wow-worthy! I could see a collection of these Trinket Box Vignettes decorating a mantel or a fun holiday project for a crafty get together.

Learn how to create your own Holiday Trinket Box Vignette over at Lisa’s Blog.

Tracy Evans shares a Card Box, Planner and Organizer project filled with her signature mixed-media techniques. You can create this project to stay organized during the Holidays or give as a gift to friends and family!

Check out Tracy’s detailed tutorial on her blog.

Nicole Wright shares a darling Holiday project featuring the Stamp and Storage die along with the Trinket Box die. Nicole’s project uses Dina Wakley stamps to accent her clever double Book Club die design and houses sweet little letters to Santa!

Head to Nicole’s blog for a Holiday tutorial not to be missed!

Julia Aston uses the Trinket Box die to create a crafty Christmas vignette featuring Cranberry Christmas papers from DCWV! Julia’s project is full of Christmas cheer inside and out!

Visit Julia’s blog for a full tutorial and a look inside of her cute Christmas creation.

Anne Redfern shares and absolutely gorgeous Storage Box creation complete with a Passport Book Journal! Pretty papers, trims, and trinkets abound in this lovely make!

Check out Anne’s Blog for all the details on how to create your own Passport Book Journal and Storage Box!

Tonya Trantham created a lovely jewelry box using the Trinket Box die. Tonya’s creation makes a lovely gift for someone special or creative way to store your own favorite jewelry pieces.

Head to Tonya’s Blog for a detailed tutorial on how to create your own!

Pam Bray shares another take on the Trinket Box as a jewelry holder. Pam’s project features Graphic 45 papers and a bonus Needle Book die project!

Visit Pam’s Blog for a 3 in 1 tutorial on how to recreate this stunning project. Custom Backdrops from Ubackdrop

Hope you’ve enjoyed this round of Eileen Hull’s Book Club Sizzix Collection Tutorials. We’ll have more tutorials to share later in the week plus an exciting new E-book so stay tuned! You can find all of the dies used in these projects and more HERE.

Eileen

Fall Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Project Ideas and Tutorials to Try

6 Oct

Hey there! Everyone’s favorite season is here and the Inspiration Team has some Fall Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Project Ideas to share with you this week. All month long we will be celebrating “Fall-idays” where the IT will be sharing Holiday themed projects featuring Eileen Hull Sizzix dies from collections past and present. Grab a pumpkin spice latte and lets get inspired!

Fall Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Project Ideas

Tracy Evans starts the fall fun with a Passport Book Project. Tracy combined embossing, inking and luscious layering to create a really cool Raven Mini Book! Fibers and Ephemera adorn the front cover with skeleton beads accenting the binding. This creation is a Halloween lovers dream!

Fall Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Project Ideas : Halloween Raven Passport Book Tutorial by Tracy Evans

Take a flight of fancy over to Tracy’s Blog for a full tutorial on how to create a Raven Passport Book.

Pam Bray shares an adorable Halloween Spooky Spider Treat Caddy perfect for handing out sweet and practical treats! Pam’s project is sweet enough on it’s own but somehow she’s found a way to make it even sweeter with the goodies it contains.

Fall Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Project Ideas: Spooky Spider Luggage Tag Treat Box Tutorial by Pam Bray

Crawl on over to Pam’s Blog for a full tutorial on how she used the Luggage Tag and Make it 3-D dies to create this sweet and spooky treat box.

Julia Aston shares an incredibly clever Halloween creation featuring an old favorite Eileen Hull die…the Cupcake Stand! Julia has transformed her Cupcake Stand Die cuts into an Apothecary Lab Table with wee potion bottles, spell books and skulls!

Fall Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Project Ideas: Apothecary Lab Table Tutorial by Julia Aston

Head on over to Julia’s Creative Lab for a full tutorial on how to create your own Apothecary Table!

Hope you have enjoyed this weeks round of Fall Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Project Ideas. We will see you soon for more Fall-iday Inspiration and tutorials.

Eileen

Winter Wonderland with DCWV and Eileen Hull

2 Nov

Happy November everyone! We have some fun things planned for you this month. Welcome to our winter wonderland with DCWV and Eileen Hull! All month long we will be showcasing DCWV papers used with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies and other products. The Inspiration Team and the DCWV design team are bringing you double the inspiration with our Winter Wonderland Blog Hop throughout November. You can catch Inspiration Team Projects on Wednesdays and DCWV Designer Projects on Fridays. Lets see what the Inspiration Team has in store for you today…

Winter Wonderland with DCWV and Eileen Hull

Julia Aston shares a clean and simple Christmas card featuring my Heart and Soul Flower Sizzix Die and pretty papers from the DCWV “Cranberry Christmas” stack. I love how Julia has used my flower die to look like a holiday wreath hung on a door. The weathered wood grain paper from DCWV makes a fantastic background don’t you think?

Stop by Julia’s blog for more details and a jump-start on your holiday card making. Julia has quite a few more projects to share with you so stay tuned for more incredible DCWV creations coming up!

Pam Bray shows you how to get the most out of a paper stack with two wow worthy Winter Wonderland projects! Pam used my Doily Sizzix Die and some of my Paper Flower Party dies to create a card and a fantastic upcycled candy box. Both projects are decked out in DCWV Cranberry Christmas papers.

Visit Pam’s blog for a detailed tutorial with fussy cutting tips and other tricks you can use to create projects with Sizzix and DCWV.

Tracy Evan’s takes us on a vintage journey through her signature style with this outstanding Mixed-Media piece. Tracy used my Waffle Embossing Folder and Luggage Tag die to create this fine feast for the artistic eye. The wood grain paper from DCWV makes a marvelous background to tie all of the vintage details together.

Don’t miss the technique packed tutorial over at Tracy’s Blog.

I do hope you have enjoyed the first round of projects for our Winter Wonderland Blog Hop with DCWV. There will be lots more inspiration coming your way so stay tuned for that! Be sure to check out the DCWV Blog on Fridays for more Winter Wonderland projects.

See you soon!

Eileen

Fall Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Tutorials

28 Sep

Hey everyone! The Inspiration Team returns with more Fall Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Tutorials! Prepare to be amazed as my talented team shows you how to create fabulous fall holiday creations with my dies from past and present Sizzix collections. You’ll also see projects using my new Twist and Style Tool. Are you ready to get a jump-start on your holiday crafting? Let’s get inspired!

Fall Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Tutorials

Shelly Hickox shares a bewitching Halloween Art doll project sure to cast a creative spell on you. Inspired by her own Halloween Fairy Cloche from last month, Shelly used my Twist and Style tool to twist up a bird-cage style dress form. Inside you can see all kinds of fun Halloween elements. Crepe paper, tulle and some gorgeous vintage downloads complete this amazing Halloween Art Doll!

Stop by Shelly’s Blog for more spooky details on how to create your own Art Doll with my Twist and Style Tool. You’ll also find tips and tricks on what supplies to use and where to score fabulous vintage downloads!

Anna-Karin Evaldsson has a delightfully distressed Halloween Passport Book tutorial to share with you! AK used my Passport Book Sizzix die to create a fantastic Halloween themed mini book inked and stamped to perfection!

Visit Anna-Karin’s Blog for another amazing tutorial where you’ll learn stamping and distressing techniques using my Sizzix dies and ALL kinds of Ranger Distress products.

Nicole Wright has a cute Halloween Cookie Box project to share. She’s got pumpkins for sale and I want to be first in line! Nicole proves how versatile my Cookie Box die is by covering it with Graphic 45 papers and adding layers of fun Halloween elements to complete the look. No pumpkin patch is complete without a pumpkin toting skeleton perched atop a pumpkin!

Stop by Nicole’s creative pumpkin patch and find out how to create your own Halloween Cookie Box.

Jonathan Fong helps us get a jump-start on the next fall holiday with this too-cute-for-words Turkey Treat Container! Jonathan used a variety of Eileen Hull Sizzix dies from past and present collections to create this adorable Thanksgiving treat cup. What a fun idea for decorating your Thanksgiving table and giving your guests a treat to “gobble”.

Gobble up the tutorial at Jonathan’s Blog where you’ll learn how to create your own Turkey Treat Containers.

Hope you enjoyed this weeks edition of Fall Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Tutorials. In case you missed any of the previous Holiday Jump Start creations you can check them out by following the links below…

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Eileen

Holiday Mug

27 Dec

I know Christmas is over but I am still feeling the love… I made this fun 3D Mug as a gift for a friend and included her favorite chocolates. There are lots of other things you can fit in here- it’s pretty big!

Take a visit to the Sizzix UK blog where you will see how easy it is to put this project together.

Quick post tonight- lots going on here- granddaughters to snuggle and a barn to clean. It seems while we were in Florida, the kids decided to have a New Year’s party. At our place!

The supplies you will need to make this project are listed below. Thanks for stopping by!

Sizzix Bigz Die – Mug & Spoon

Big Shot

Cutting Pad – Extended, 1 Pair

Sizzix Make-It-3D Box Sizzi by 6-Inch by 13.75-Inch ScoreBoards Die, X-Large

Sizzix Little Sizzles – 6

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Quick and Easy Gift Boxes

17 Dec

Hi everyone, Nicole here back with a “quick” wrap it up gift! We all know how it goes. There is always a last minute gift to throw together. This easy mini present needs a little bit of paper, perhaps from the scraps and some embellishment. A small ornament, piece of chocolate or favorite tea bag as a gift and you’re done and wrapped!

I’m all boxed up!