Skinny Mini Elements Archives

Celebrate Fall with Eileen Hull Dies

10 Oct

Celebrate Fall with us! Did you see Eileen’s previews of her new collection coming out later this month? The official release party will be on October 22nd so for the first part of the month, we are sharing past Halloween and Fall flashback projects for your inspiration! Scroll on to see…

Here is a flashback Skinny Mini Accordion book that Jenny Marples made. Love all those fall colors! This is a mixed media masterpiece you will want to take a closer look at. You can find her post here.

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - Celebrate Fall flashback projects #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Lisa Hoel used the Slotted Treat Box to create a diorama stuffed full of Halloween goodies. This die is a Scoreboards Plus die so it makes a sizeable box! See more photos and all the details in Lisa’s post.

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Check out this gorgeous celebrate fall journal that Sue Eldred created! She used the Full Size Journal Die which is another Scoreboards Plus Die. That means you can fit all sorts of stuff into a big format! Find the details here.

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Keep scrolling, more “celebrate fall” projects ahead…

Designer Maggi Harding has a whole round up post of past Halloween projects she made. You won’t want to miss all the inspiration she’s gathered for you! Check them out…

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Using the Field Notes & Specimen Card Die, Jennie Atkinson made this lovely autumnal hanger. So pretty, I love the colors! Find the details in her post.

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Come back next week for more flashback projects that celebrate fall!

You can find the September round up here.

Get connected with Eileen:

Find it on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 8400 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! Watch her Lives at Eileen Hull Designs Facebook or her YouTube on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

If you missed Eileen’s video this week you can watch the replay on her YouTube channel. Eileen shares how to make a stenciled bookmark pen holder. Watch the replay here.

Journaling Love in February with Eileen Hull Dies

1 Feb

Welcome February, the month of love! This month the designers are sharing their Journaling Love inspiration and a continuing look at Eileen Hull’s latest die release from Sizzix. We hope that you will also be inspired by the theme and share your makes in Eileen’s social media groups! Let’s take a look at what the Inspiration Team has for us this week…

Sarah Lizzie created a love inspired storage journal using the new Frame Pocket Journal Die. What would you store inside the pockets of this journal? Love notes perhaps? 😉 See the tutorial and all the details in her blog post.

Sarah Lizzie for Eileen Hull - Journaling Love in February #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Mixed media maven Karen Bearse also created a fabulous Frame Pocket journal to share with us. She installed the signatures inside in a different configuration – as a gatefold. Check out her tutorial and the how-to in her blog post!

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull - Journaling Love in February #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Pam Bray is expressing her journaling love by making a mini journal of sorts. It’s a cute little folio book that holds ATC cards! The lettering tiles were cut using the Tile Alphanumeric Die (so handy!) and the structure holds Library Card Pockets for ATCs. Love it! See it on her blog…

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - Journaling Love in February #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Feel the February journaling love…

Tonya Trantham has some extra little projects for us and there’s a lot to love! Take a look:

What a awesome background made with the Silverware 3D Embossing Folder!

One last journaling love make to share this week! Anna-Karin Evaldsson created a delightful journal using the new Frame Pocket Journal Die in her signature style. So many fun details and colors to be seen! Pay her blog a visit.

Come and visit us next week for more Journaling Love projects!

January’s wrap up post can be found here, don’t miss it.

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 7200 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

If you missed Eileen’s Live from Tuesday, 1/31 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen and friends had a girls’ trip to the beach house and dabbled in some crafty mayhem. Destruction ensued! Check it out here.

Wrapping Up Card Bonanza Month!

29 Sep

What a month of inspiration we’ve had! We’re wrapping up our card bonanza and we hope that you’ve gotten lots of ideas for your own creative projects. As we’ve seen, Eileen Hull’s dies and stamps are perfect for creating 3-D and 2-D makes! Let’s take a look at what we have to share this week…

Madeline Arendt created a whole batch of darling Halloween cards using the Skinny Mini Card Box Die to make the card bases. Clever! Be sure to visit her blog post to see all the cute cards she came up with.

Madeline Arendt for Eileen Hull - Card bonanza month wrap up! Inspiration galore! #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory

Jenny Marples made a batch of wonderful mixed media cards to fit inside a matching Card Caddy box. I love her bright colors and textures. Fabulous! Check out her blog to see all the details!

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - Card bonanza month wrap up! Inspiration galore! #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory

Designer Pam Bray has a Halloween candy box treat to share! Her festively spooky Skinny Mini Card Box houses a candy bar and a Halloween card. What a great October gift to give to someone. Pam shares all the details on her blog. Head on over to see more!

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - Card bonanza month wrap up! Inspiration galore! #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory

Thanks for joining us for Card Bonanza month!

If you missed the September posts so far, you can find them here, here and here.

CHAPTER 4 Release Party next week on Tuesday, Oct 4th.

Join us! Find the live Sizzix Chapter 4 Release Party on Eileen’s YouTube channel or her FaceBook page! It will be streaming concurrently on both platforms at 12:00 PM EST. Eileen will be joined by several of the designers from her Teams so it will be a fun time!

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 7,000 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

If you missed Eileen’s Live from Thursday, 9/29 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen shows us how to make a Gift Box organizer. You can watch that here.

More Card Inspiration with Eileen Hull!

21 Sep

September is all about cards and we have more card inspiration for you this week! Give them, mail them, hoard them – it is fun to create handmade works of art. Eileen’s dies and stamps are perfect for card making; let’s take a look…

Lisa Hoel created a birthday card for a friend using Eileen’s Crochet Mandala 3D Embossing Folder and various thinlit die sets. Hopefully this sunny card will brighten her special day! Check out all the details on Lisa’s blog post.

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull - More Card Inspiration for September! #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory

Designer Tonya Trantham has another lovely layered card to share with us. She has such a great shabby chic style! She used the Skinny Mini Elements Die for the background and the Woven Leather 3D Embossing Folder too. Visit her blog for more details.

Tonya Trantham for Eileen Hull - More Card Inspiration for September! #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory

See how Elizabeth Robinson cleverly used the Card Caddy Die to make a shaped gate-fold card. Eileen’s “3D dies” are also good for 2D projects. Pay her post a visit to find out how to make your own version of this beautiful card.

Elizabeth Robinson for Eileen Hull - More Card Inspiration for September! #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory

More card inspiration for you next week…

If you missed the September posts so far, you can find them here and here.

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 7000 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

If you missed Eileen’s catch up Live from Tuesday, 9/20 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen shares her cruise news and how to combine the Skinny Mini Book Box and Card Caddy dies in one project. You can watch that here.

Greeting Card Inspiration with Eileen Hull

14 Sep

This month is all about greeting card inspiration! Give them, mail them, hoard them – it is fun to create handmade works of art. Let’s see what the Inspiration Team has for us to check out this week!

Jennie Atkinson created a lovely trio of cards using scraps from a favorite pad of patterned paper. She also utilized the Card Caddy Die to cut the cards so they have a fancy edge. Eileen’s dimensional dies can do 2-D too! Find all the details in Jennie’s blog post.

Jennie Atkinson for Eileen Hull - Greeting Card Inspiration for you! #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory #EileenHullTakeover

Designer Maggi Harding is a queen of layering and the intricate cards she made for the month are fabulous! She used the Skinny Mini Elements Die to good effect. Seeing the patterned paper peeking through is a treat. See all the steps and the second, masculine themed card she made in her blog post.

Maggi Harding for Eileen Hull - Greeting Card Inspiration for you! #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory #EileenHullTakeover

Educator Team member Sue Eldred used the Skinny Mini Elements Die in a completely different and equally stunning way. Check out the bold design of her fall floral stained glass card! Find out her techniques on her blog.

Sue Eldred for Eileen Hull - Greeting Card Inspiration for you! #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory #EileenHullTakeover

Susie Bentz made a delightful set of CAS cards and a Card Caddy holder for them. The little houses are from Eileen’s Shadowbox Elements Die Set (so cute!) A set like this would make a great gift! See the rest of the cards and details on Susie’s blog.

Susie Bentz for Eileen Hull - Greeting Card Inspiration for you! #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory #EileenHullTakeover

One of the cards from the set:

More greeting card inspiration for you next week…

If you missed the Chapter 3 release wrap-up, you can find it here and last week’s post here.

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Eileen is on a cruise this week! (so jellie) She took a break from all her vacay fun to tell us “Hi” this morning. You can watch that here.

Card Bonanza in September with Eileen Hull!

7 Sep

Welcome to September Eileen Hull Fans! This month is a card bonanza and all about using Eileen’s dies and stamps to create cards. Give them, mail them, hoard them – it is fun to create handmade works of art. Let’s see what the Inspiration Team has for us to kick off the month!

Pam Bray starts us off with a Card Caddy box filled with colorful cards. She also uses the Woven Leather 3-D embossing folder to wonderful effect on the caddy and all the matching cards inside. Pay her blog a visit to see them all and the details of how to make this fab project.

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - Card Bonanza month! Making cards using Eileen Hull's dies and stamps
#EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory #EileenHullTakeover

Sarah Lizzie’s elegant card features the beautiful lattice die Skinny Mini Elements. This die doesn’t cut the outer edge so you can repeat cut to make a larger expanse of the lattice design. Check out the details on her blog!

Sarah Lizzie for Eileen Hull - Card Bonanza month! Making cards using Eileen Hull's dies and stamps
#EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory #EileenHullTakeover

More card bonanza ahead, keep going!

Designer Karen Bearse also made a fabulous mixed media Card Caddy to inspire us. She discovered that it’s the perfect size to hold the 3-D Embossing folders so her plan to make it a card holder went out the window lol. Find out how Karen worked her magic to create this expanded caddy in her blog post!

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull - Card Bonanza month! Making cards using Eileen Hull's dies and stamps
#EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory #EileenHullTakeover

We are so happy to have Mitsyana Wright back creating with us! Check out this gorgeous card she made. I love how she layered the Skinny Mini Elements die cuts. It’s so striking! Can’t wait to see what is next. 😉

Mitsyana Wright for Eileen Hull - Card Bonanza month! Making cards using Eileen Hull's dies and stamps
#EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory #EileenHullTakeover

More card bonanza makes for you next week…

If you missed the Chapter 3 release wrap-up, you can find it here.

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

If you missed Eileen’s catch up Live from Tuesday, 9/6 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. She shows us how to make a pocket page that will fit in a Skinny Mini notebook. You can watch that here.