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Stampotique Sizzix Project Tutorials

26 Jun

Hello everyone! The Inspiration Team is back again with more Stampotique Sizzix Project Tutorials. All month long we have been showcasing Stampotique stamps with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies and the resulting projects have been nothing short of AMAZING! The Stampotique DT is also sharing projects so you have twice the amount of inspiration.

Stampotique Sizzix Project Tutorials

Karen Bearse shares a House Pocket Mini Album design that is an absolute work of art inside and out! Magnificent metallic paints beckon you to open the door and turn the pages. Inside you’ll find gorgeous stamped images within the perfectly crafted pages.

Stop by Karen’s Blog for all the gorgeous details.

Lisa Hoel has an absolutely AMAZING album to share with you today. Lisa’s tunnel album is sensational to say the least. You will travel to new creative heights with this tutorial. Each page is expertly crafted with Stampotique images and Sizzix dies.

Take a trip over to Lisa’s Blog as she takes you on a creative adventure through her incredible Stampotique Sizzix project tutorial.

Julia Aston shares a super cute Distress Crayon Holder using the 3D vase die and Stampotique Stamps. Julia added texture and dimension to her holder with Wendy Vecchi Embossing paste and a stencil. Stampotique Stamped images complete the look with a call to “Create Art”.

Visit Julia’s Blog to learn how to create this fun and functional project.

Susie Bentz has a passport book album to share filled with stamped pages just as lovely as the cover. Each page is uniquely designed and perfectly painted with watercolors.

Check out Susie’s blog for a peek inside the pages of her magnificent Watercolor Mini Album!

Last but certainly not least, Tonya Trantham shares an oh so cute nerdy cat box. Tonya used the Caddy Bag die, tons of Stampotique Stamps, fussy cutting, and trims to create this adorable holder of things.

Cat walk over to Tonya’s Blog for more details and a look at the crafty supplies this cool cat box is hiding.

I do hope you’ve enjoyed this weeks round of Stampotique Sizzix Project Tutorials. Be sure to check out the incredible projects created by the Stampotique DT HERE. Looking for Stampotique stamps of your own? You can find all of the stamps used in these projects and more at Stampotique Originals. You can also find the Sizzix dies used HERE.

Stay tuned later this week as we will by recapping all of the amazing projects we’ve shared this month.

Eileen

Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with Stampotique

15 Jun

Hey everyone! The Inspiration Team returns to bring you more Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with Stampotique! All month long the IT and Stampotique DT will be joining forces to bring you twice the inspiration. You will be amazed at what you can create with your Sizzix dies and Stampotique Stamps. Be sure to check out the Stampotique Designer Projects and join in on their designer challenge. In the meantime let’s see what the Inspiration team has in store for you this week.

Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with Stampotique

Anne Redfern shares a stamped Passport Book project that will have your artful heart all a flutter! Anne’s project features Stampotique Stamps on the inside and out detailed with Clearsnap Blends inks and more!

There are more stamped surprises within the pages of this HeARTfelt Passport Book so head to Anne’s Blog for a look inside plus a tutorial.

Nicole Wright brings back the forgotten art of letter writing with a stamped Letter Card Basket creation. Nicole’s Basket features the Patio Lights set from Stampotique and each card in the set uses a different stamp from the Stampotique Originals MASSIVE catalog.

Visit Nicole’s Blog for more details on her lovely Letter Card Basket.

Julia Aston has a wonderful, watercolored Mug project to share. Julia’s make features my Mug and Make it 3D dies with fabulous floral stamps from Stampotique. The Watercolored stamping is just magnificent on this project.

Check out Julia’s Blog to find out how you can create this project.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares a sweet and sentimental Passport Book Project inspired by her son’s love of airplanes. Each page is awe inspiring and packed with Stampotique goodness! What wonderful memories AK’s kids will have when they flip through these lovely books over the years.

Fly over to Anna-Karin’s blog for a detailed tutorial and gorgeous photos.

Jenny Marple’s has a delicious looking stamped basket project to share. On the outside Jenny’s creation is covered in Stampotique and on the inside it is filled with cherry bon bons….YUM!

Visit Jenny’s blog for more scrumptious details.

Tracy Evan’s ,our resident gardening guru is sharing a beautiful floral basket creation to match her mini book from last week. This bit of loveliness is covered in bright springtime hues. What’s more, it carries a powerful message…”cultivate kindness”. A little kindness goes a looooong way!

Stop by Tracy’s Blog for more details on her beautiful basket project.

I do hope you’ve enjoyed this weeks round of Eileen Hull Sizzix projects with Stampotique as much as I have! You won’t want to miss the Stampotique Designer Projects so be sure to click the link and check them out.

You can find all of the stamps and dies used in these projects by following the links below…

Stampotique Originals Stamps

Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

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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Create with Crescent and Sizzix

28 Jun

Hello everyone, all month-long the Inspiration Team has been showing you how to create with Crescent and Sizzix. The past few weeks we’ve seen creative ways to use Crescent Products like Photo Mat Art Boards and RENDR paper with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies. Although our collaboration with Crescent is coming to an end the IT still has some fun new project ideas to share with you. If you’re just tuning in you can catch up on all of the previous Crescent/Sizzix creations at the end of this post.

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The Inspiration Team really enjoyed creating with Crescent products and I know you will too. I’m sure you’ll be seeing Crescent products in Inspiration Team projects again real soon. In the meantime let’s have a look at what the team has to share with you this week.

Create with Crescent

Jonathan Fong shows how you can create with Crescent in unexpected ways. Check out Jonathan’s AMAZING Paint Chip Dollhouse created with Crescent Photo Mat Art Boards and my Sizzix Square Box die! Every crafty dream house needs a sky light. Jonathan used the Photo Mat Art Board from Crescent to create a modern day must have in his darling Paint Chip Doll House.

Create with Crescent: Paint Chip Doll House Tutorial with Crescent Photo Mat Art Boards and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Jonathan Fong

Visit Jonathan’s Blog where he’s sharing the creative “blueprints” he used to create this stylish doll house with Crescent and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies.

Shelly Hickox is sharing a magnificent mixed-media collage piece featuring Crescent Photo Mat Art Boards, RENDR paper and my Sizzix dies from Paper Flower Party and Vintage Kitchen. The Crescent Photo Mat has withstood the test of all the mixed-media tricks Shelly could throw at it. Shelly’s photo canvas is decorated with everything you can think of from die cuts, to Distress Sprays, to DecoArt Media! Let’s not forget to mention the lovely mix of metallic flowers and ephemera. Can you tell which ones are real metal from the painted RENDR paper Sizzix die cuts?

Create with Crescent: Vintage Photo Collage Tutorial with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Shelly Hickox

Take a creative journey to Shelly’s Blog where she shares all of her creative tips and tricks on how to create with Crescent.

Diana Hetherington shows just how great RENDR paper is for Art Journaling. Our dear Diana used my Heart and Soul Flower die to create custom foam stamps for her colorful art journal page. She used DecoArt Media paints to color this joyful page and thanks to the magic of RENDR paper was able to stamp, stencil and doodle on top of those paints to create the gorgeous page you see here.

Create with Crescent: RENDR paper Art Journal Page with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Diana Hetherington

Stop by Diana’s Blog for a closer look at all the stages of her art journal journey and discover what she may have in store for this lovely creation.

Julia Aston takes us to a whole new dimension of creating with Crescent. This Galaxy Photo Mat Board with paper landscapes is out of this world! Think that Galaxy print is patterned paper? Nope! It’s paint…and Julia shows you exactly how she did it. You’ll also learn how to use my Sizzix Textured Embossing Folders to create pretty RENDR paper landscapes!

Create with Crescent: Galaxy Background and Paper Landscape Tutorial with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Julia Aston

Blast off to the creative universe that is Julia’s Blog and learn how to create you’re own Galaxy Background and RENDR Paper Landscapes.

Lisa Hoel has a lovely RENDR paper Passport Book Journal to share. Aren’t those Cherry Blossoms lovely? Lisa used my Sizzix Pansy die from Paper Flower Party to cut them from inked RENDR paper. They look as delicate as the real thing don’t you think? Just wait till you see the RENDR Paper pages she has in store for you!

Create with Crescent: Sizzix Passport Book with RENDR paper tutorial by Lisa Hoel

Let your creativity blossom over at Lisa’s blog where she shows you how to make paper flowers and journal pages out of RENDR paper and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies.

Anne Redfern takes us on another under the sea adventure with her second project. Anne turned her Photo Mat Art Board into an ocean scene fit for King Triton! Colors and textures oh my! I can almost smell the salty air and feel the sand beneath my feet. Anne used texture pastes, inks, paints and a variety of Sizzix dies to create this beautiful ocean scene.

Create with Crescent: Seascape Sizzix Collage Tutorial by Anne Redfern

Dive in to Anne’s blog for all the details on how to create your own creative sea scape with Crescent Photo Mat Boards and Sizzix!

Create with Crescent and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies! Tutorials and Project Ideas from the Inspiration Team

I hope you enjoyed seeing all of the amazing ways you can create with Crescent Products and my Sizzix dies. You can learn more about Crescent Products HERE and in case you missed any of the previous projects you can check them out by following the links below…

Stay tuned next week for more creative projects from the Inspiration Team!

Eileen

Featured Inspiration Team Member Tracy Evans

7 Apr

Hey there creative friends! We’ve all been inspired by the amazing creativity the Inspiration Team has shared with us over the years. I thought it would be fun for all of us to get to know the IT members better and find out what makes their creative hearts tick. Our first featured Inspiration Team Member is Tracy Evans! Come along and let’s take a look inside the creative world of Tracy Evans….

Let’s find out what inspires Tracy Evans to create her amazing artwork with a little Q & A. Many artists have been interviewed with this questionnaire along the Paper Trail. Have a look at what Tracy had to say…

Q: How did you come to be a member of the Inspiration Team?

A: I applied to the Design Team call and was absolutely delighted when I was asked to join some weeks later. It’s not often that a Design Team call occurs that really ignites a creative passion. The combination of Eileen’s design ideas and the Sizzix label was a must for me especially being a Bigz and Scoreboard Die fanatic.

Q: What would you like Eileen Hull Readers to know about you?

A: That I am passionate about what I do; I love to create, love the journey and the process!

Crafting for me is 100% about enjoying the process; I love to experiment and use products in different ways; particularly dies, that’s why I was thrilled to join Eileen’s team.

I am impatient, impulsive, passionate in everything I do. Being impatient is probably not a good thing when it comes to being creative but this translates more so in that I get excited to try new techniques but I am impatient waiting for things to dry; wanting to move onto the next step! Impatient waiting for new products! Impatient wanting to try something NOW and not tomorrow! I am passionate about creating and love experimenting with new and old products alike and if I inspire others along my journey then that’s an added bonus. I often don’t think things through; very impulsive, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but that’s what the journey is all about for me!

The days of smart suits, designer dresses, matching shoes and smart attire have been replaced with PJ’s, ink stained manicured fingers, and paint splattered hair; but hey I love it!!!

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On a personal note I adore gardening; in fact it is my first passion and I love to spend many hours pondering outdoors and often find inspiration for my creations in the garden.

I am married with two children and one black Pug, Mitzi who I adore, she is my companion, along with my family of course. I will be adding to my family shortly with a second pug pup who will be keeping me busy over the next few months but I will always carve a gap somewhere into my schedule to be creative indoors and outdoors, it’s in my genes!

Q: What do you like about working with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies?

A: The endless possibilities a die offers; the challenge to transfer the cut into a creative piece.

Q: What was the first Craft Supply you ever bought? (Crayola Crayons don’t count)

A: Ha ha ha! Now this question did make me chuckle! As if I went into a store and purchased one craft supply…..not a chance! My first fore into crafting was actually a workshop; a stamping workshop. I walked out of that room filled with enthusiasm and within twenty minutes I had filled a basket! In fact I opened a shop of my own six weeks later! I had 9 fun filled years in that shop before I decided I wanted more creative time rather than shuffling paper!!

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Q: What are your favorite craft supplies to use together?

A: It has to be the combination of Dies, Stamps, Inks and Paint. So much potential in those four key ingredients oh and of course inspiration and enthusiasm to boot!

Q: What’s your favorite Color Palette?

A: At the moment I would say Turquoise with splashes of red. Ask me next week though and it will be entirely different. So I suppose the true answer is “the one I am using now”!

Q: Do you believe in Glitter?

A: I am not a big Glitter girl but never say never; there is room for everything in this business especially if its rusty glitter lol.

Q: What creative medium have you always wanted to try but haven’t?

A: Caran D’ache Neocolour 11 Water Soluble Crayons. In fact I have a box of 126 on my shelf in preparation; just waiting for that special moment!

Q: If you could interview any Artist (living or dead) who would it be?

A: Today at this moment it would be ‘Banksy’ , the English based Graffiti artist just so that I could ask him what inspires him? I would love to know what makes this artist tick!

Q: What’s your favorite Creative Quote?

A: Has to be “Enjoy the Journey”

You can find out more about Tracy’s creative world, enjoy inspiring projects and tutorials by visiting Her Blog Tracy Evans.

The Art of Tracy Evans

I asked the team to pick six favorite projects using Eileen Hull products and six projects using products of their choosing. Here are Tracy’s top 12 projects…prepare to be amazed!

Follow Tracy Evans on Twitter, Pinterest and her Blog

Stay tuned for more Inspiration Team Designer profiles and get to know these inspiring ladies in our Featured Inspiration Team Member series.

Eileen

Introducing Paper Flower Party!

5 Apr

Hello everyone! I’m happy to announce my new Sizzix Collection Paper Flower Party! My latest collection has everything you need to create gorgeous Paper Flowers for all of your creative ventures. Make your own beautiful blooms for parties, weddings and showers. You can also use these dies and embossing folders to add floral elements to paper crafting projects like layouts, cards, mixed-media designs and more!

As always, what you can create with my Paper Flower Party collection is truly limitless! You’ll find new Bigz, Thinlits, Scoreboards, and Textured Impressions Embossing Folders for all your Paper Flower making needs with this new collection. Don’t stop with paper though, you can create beautiful blooms with a variety of materials. Let your creativity bloom and grow! I can’t wait to see what you create with this collection.

*Check your local stores in May

Sizzix Paper Flower Party Collection by Eileen Hull

New Paper Flower Dies, Textured Impressions and Tools! Follow the links for a closer look at my new collection….

I can’t wait to see what you create with this collection (Check your local stores in May). In the meantime you can get inspired with Paper Flower Party Projects from the Inspiration Team!

Paper Flower Party Projects

Pam Bray starts our Paper Flower Party off with a lovely Passport Book project featuring my new Heart and Soul Flower die, Graphic 45 papers and added trims created with the Button, Border and Trim Die!

Get your creative passport stamped over at Pam’s Blog where you’ll find more delightful details and photos of her stunning Paper Flower Passport Book creation! #CreateWithoutFear

Tracy Evan’s keeps our Paper Flower Party going with not one but TWO gorgeous projects featuring dies from my new Sizzix Collection. First, we have a sunny Suitcase Die Project all decked out in Ranger Distress Inks and topped with the Heart and Soul Flower. The Suitcase die is a fan favorite and is one of 6 dies being re-released along with the Paper Flower Party Collection. You can find Suitcase Project Inspiration packed to the max HERE.

Next, Tracy created a coordinating Flower Pocket Project featuring my new Flower Pocket Die and Topped with a sunny flower created using my Pansy Die.

What’s more, Tracy has filled the Flower Pocket with cards cut from my Recipe Card die from Vintage Kitchen. She’s sharing a great idea on how to use these cards to take your gardening game to the next level. Visit Tracy’s Blog for a closer look at both of these Paper Flower projects.

I hope you enjoyed this first look at my new Sizzix Collection Paper Flower Party. The Inspiration Team will be sharing Paper Flower projects created with the new dies all month-long so stay tuned every Tuesday. Be sure to check with your local retailers for the official release of these dies in May.

Eileen