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Projects for All Seasons with Chapter 3!

Eileen Hull’s newest Chapter 3 Sizzix dies aren’t just for Christmas crafting. Due to their versatility, you can easily make projects for all seasons! The Inspiration Team has been busy and has a wonderful assortment of projects to share with you to get your creative juices flowing.

The Chapter 3 Die Collection

I have to admit I am starting to think about Halloween crafting and it is apparent that so is Julia Aston. Just look at her clever use of the Ornament Box die to create this fabulously spooky little treat container! I especially love how she used one of “stripe” pieces as the moon. Find the tutorial and more photos on Julia’s blog.

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Designer Susie Bentz created a seasonal welcome sign to hang on her door. She made it so she can switch out the items in the back of the Truck to match the season or holiday at hand. How fun is that? Learn all the ins and outs to making one of your own in Susie’s blog post.

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Mitsyana Wright also used the Vintage Truck Die to make an absolutely adorable slimline card. Wouldn’t this bring a smile to someone’s face? I’ll let you in on a secret – there is a wobbler behind that truck so it bounces around in a most charming fashion! You can find the tutorial and a little video clip of the card in action on Mitsyana’s blog.

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Cooling things down a bit is Maggi Harding’s beautifully elegant Christmas easel card made with Eileen’s Wreath & Snowflake Die Set and gorgeous Graphic 45 patterned papers. She shows you the construction of the card so you can make your own. Also included in her post are two other cards so you will find inspiration aplenty when you pay her blog a visit!

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Visit next week for more crafting for all seasons inspiration!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week! In case you missed last week’s first installment, you can find the link HERE.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,5oo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives on Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00. You’ll get project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.

Crafting for All Seasons with Chapter 3

Hello Eileen Hull fans, August is upon us! Last month was the debut of her Chapter 3 dies and we are continuing the Chapter 3 makes by crafting for all seasons! You may think this die release is only for Christmas projects, but you would be wrong. Behold the versatility:

Designer Pam Bray was very clever in her construction techniques and used the Ornament Box Die to create a fabulous pink and black snowglobe shaker. It is a girl thing! She also used the Chapter 1 Mandala Die to help decorate the base (so lovely). Check out Pam’s blog post for a complete tutorial. You could use this idea and switch up the themes to make a cute decoration for any occasion.

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Karen Bearse is hanging on to her summer vibe with this beautiful beach themed ornament. So pretty!! She also used the Ornament Die in its construction as well as the Wreath & Snowflake Thinlits Die Set plus some gorgeous Stamperia paper. Wouldn’t this be pretty hanging in a window? You can find all the details on Karen’s blog.

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A closer look…

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull - Crafting for all Seaons with her Sizzix Chapter 3 release! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting

Visit next week for more crafting for all seasons inspiration!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week! In case you missed all the action in July, you can find the posts (chock full of inspo I might add) HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,5oo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives on Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00. You’ll get project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.

EILEEN IS HITTING THE ROAD! She is very happy to be back on the Paper Trail to Ohio this coming weekend. Here is her schedule:

Creative Chaos – Thursday, August 5 – 6:00-8:00 PM Make and Take
Marco’s Paper and Crafts – Friday, August 6 Napkin Collage Pocket Notebook 12:00-3:00
Stampaway USA – Friday, August 6 from 6:00-10:30 PM and all day Saturday, August 7 – demos in Marco’s Paper booth
Marco’s Paper and Crafts Sunday, August 8 Creative Caddy 12:00-3:00
Goldens Hill Papercrafts – Napkin Collage Pocket Notebook 10:30- 1:00 on August 11
Please contact the stores directly to sign up for classes.


Sizzix Chapter 3 July Celebration Wrap Up



For the whole month of July we have been checking out Eileen Hull’s Die release project inspiration. This week is our Sizzix Chapter 3 celebration wrap up! Did you catch the Release Party & Blog Hop at the beginning of the month? We had a fun time (watch the replay) and the Blog Hop was packed full of inspiring makes from the Teams! In case you missed it, Eileen has three new dies in her Chapter 3 release:

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Here’s what Eileen has to say about her new dies:
“Celebrate every day with these versatile Chapter 3 Sizzix dies! Although themed as a holiday collection, just think of how many ways you can decorate these dies to celebrate every season of the year, simply by changing out the paper and colors! The Truck and Camper pair are a match made in heaven. Set it on the mantel, (paired with the Camper die!), hang on the tree, fill with treats or create your holiday cards with them. The Ornament Box may be used several ways – use the circle shapes separately as ornaments or build up the sides and add treats, snacks and gifts. Decorate the box with elements from the Thinlits Wreath & Snowflake dies or use those elements in your journals, tags, pages and pockets! You will want them all!”

Hold on to your hats…

The designers have shared many creative makes with us this month and there are still several for you to see in this post! Eileen’s dies really are so versatile and well suited for adaptation to any style you choose! For example, Jennie Atkinson is the queen of shabby chic and she doesn’t disappoint with this gorgeous creation. She turned the Ornament Box into a vintage looking holder for a sweet little junk journal tag album. Don’t miss her tutorial and more photos on her blog!

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Designer Madeline Arendt used the Ornament Box Die as well to create a Christmas box with a more clean and modern look that is so cute! She details an alternate way to assemble the box and her blog post is full of tips and tricks. Head on over and take a peek!

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Eileen Hull’s 3-D dies don’t have to be used merely for 3-D projects. Sarah Lizzie shows us how to make a super cute Christmas card using the Vintage Truck Box Die. Get a jump start on your holiday card making and see how she did it on her blog.

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Now for a few extra projects from the Inspiration Team…

Elizabeth Robinson finally got her computer working so we can now see her clever use of the Ornament Box Die. Glad the tech pulled through because making it into a snowglobe is fabulous and worth waiting for! The tutorial can be found on Elizabeth’s blog.

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In case you didn’t get enough of Jenny Marples’ glamorous Christmas ornaments from last week, she has a fresh batch to share with us now! They are just so pretty and glitzy. I love the addition of pink to the color scheme. More info in Jenny’s blog post!

Jenny Marples– July wrap up of our Sizzix Chapter 3 release celebration! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting

Visit next week for a new month and a new theme!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week! In case you missed the Blog Hop post, you can find it HERE and the last three weeks’ posts HERE, HERE and HERE.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,5oo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives on Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00. You’ll get project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 7/27 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. (Or right here, right now!) Eileen shares a beautiful technique utilizing a thrifted lace tablecloth. The link is here for replay on Facebook.

More Chapter 3 Project Inspiration with Eileen Hull Dies


This month we are celebrating Eileen Hull’s Die release with Chapter 3 project inspiration! Did you catch the Release Party & Blog Hop at the beginning of the month? We had a fun time (watch the replay) and the Blog Hop was packed full of inspiring makes from the Teams! Eileen has three new dies in her Chapter 3 release:

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Here’s what Eileen has to say about her new dies:
“Celebrate every day with these versatile Chapter 3 Sizzix dies! Although themed as a holiday collection, just think of how many ways you can decorate these dies to celebrate every season of the year, simply by changing out the paper and colors! The Truck and Camper pair are a match made in heaven. Set it on the mantel, (paired with the Camper die!), hang on the tree, fill with treats or create your holiday cards with them. The Ornament Box may be used several ways – use the circle shapes separately as ornaments or build up the sides and add treats, snacks and gifts. Decorate the box with elements from the Thinlits Wreath & Snowflake dies or use those elements in your journals, tags, pages and pockets! You will want them all!”

New Chapter 3 Project Inspiration ahead…

Designer Jenny Marples is ramping up the glam factor in this trio of Christmas ornaments made with the Ornament Box and Thinlits Wreath & Snowflake Set. All I can say is WOW! These are drop dead gorgeous and you will not want to miss her detailed tutorial on how to make these stunners.

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Julia Aston created an absolutely darling Birthday Baseball Truck gift box. Wouldn’t this be perfect for a baseball loving kiddo? It’s so darn cute! Julia hit a grand slam of her own with this fun make. Check out her tutorial over on her blog.

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Lisa Hoel is back with the tutorial for her Ornament Die treat box! Mixed media plus a little bling with Rinea Foil Paper make a winning combination. You could have these filled with candy on your Christmas table or turn them into place card holders. As always, Eileen’s dies are endlessly versatile!

Visit next week for more Sizzix Chapter 3 Tutorials!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week! In case you missed the Blog Hop post, you can find it HERE and the last two weeks’ posts HERE and HERE.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,5oo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives on Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00. You’ll get project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 7/20 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. (Or right here, right now!) Eileen gets messy (again!) and plays more with using her Big Shot machine as a flower and leaf printer/press. The Fan Club peeps have been playing too and sharing their flower prints in the group. The link is here for replay on Facebook.

New Sizzix Chapter 3 Dies Projects Continued!


We’re back again! Did you catch the Release Party & Blog Hop for Eileen Hull’s brand new Sizzix Chapter 3 dies? We had a fun time (watch the replay) and the Blog Hop was packed full of inspiring makes from the Teams! Eileen has three new dies in her Chapter 3 release:

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Here’s what Eileen has to say about her new dies:
“Celebrate every day with these versatile Chapter 3 Sizzix dies! Although themed as a holiday collection, just think of how many ways you can decorate these dies to celebrate every season of the year, simply by changing out the paper and colors! The Truck and Camper pair are a match made in heaven. Set it on the mantel, (paired with the Camper die!), hang on the tree, fill with treats or create your holiday cards with them. The Ornament Box may be used several ways – use the circle shapes separately as ornaments or build up the sides and add treats, snacks and gifts. Decorate the box with elements from the Thinlits Wreath & Snowflake dies or use those elements in your journals, tags, pages and pockets! You will want them all!”

The rest of the month the designers will be sharing tutorials for their amazing projects made with the new Sizzix Chapter 3 dies. We have three more for you today…

New Sizzix Chapter 3 Projects for you…

Julia Aston shows us that Eileen’s Wreath & Snowflake Thinlits Die Set isn’t just for Christmas projects! She used the wreath and greenery to make this cute little summery card. It pays to think out of the box and get more use out of these versatile dies. You’ll find this tutorial on Julia’s blog.

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The Truck Die has proven to be quite popular with the designers! Tonya Trantham has the tutorial ready for you so you can see how she made the lovely shabby chic floral truck she shared in the hop.

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Jenny Marples has a current project tutorial to share. Wow, take a look at these gorgeous ornaments she made using the Ornament Box and Wreath & Snowflake dies! They are beautiful!! Jenny shares all the how-to on her blog so don’t miss it.

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Visit next week for more Sizzix Chapter 3 Tutorials!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week! In case you missed the Blog Hop post, you can find it HERE and last week’s post HERE.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,5oo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives on Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00. You’ll get project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 7/13 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. (Or right here, right now!) Eileen gets messy and shows us how to use our Big Shot machines as a flower and leaf printer/press. Fun stuff! The link is here for replay on Facebook.

Sizzix Chapter 3 Tutorial Time with the Inspiration Team!

Did you catch the Release Party & Blog Hop last week for Eileen Hull’s brand new Sizzix Chapter 3 dies? We had a fun time (watch the replay) and the Blog Hop was packed full of inspiring makes from the Teams! Eileen has three new dies in her Chapter 3 release:

Here’s what Eileen has to say about her new dies:
“Celebrate every day with these versatile Chapter 3 Sizzix dies! Although themed as a holiday collection, just think of how many ways you can decorate these dies to celebrate every season of the year, simply by changing out the paper and colors! The Truck and Camper pair are a match made in heaven. Set it on the mantel, (paired with the Camper die!), hang on the tree, fill with treats or create your holiday cards with them. The Ornament Box may be used several ways – use the circle shapes separately as ornaments or build up the sides and add treats, snacks and gifts. Decorate the box with elements from the Thinlits Wreath & Snowflake dies or use those elements in your journals, tags, pages and pockets! You will want them all!”

The rest of the month the designers will be sharing tutorials for their amazing projects made with the new Sizzix Chapter 3 dies. Let’s take a look at our first batch…

Sizzix Chapter 3 Project Tutorials full steam ahead!

Maggi Harding has a video tutorial for you on her blog showcasing how to make her beautiful vintage flower truck. I really love her use of patterned paper and how she filled the truck with flowers! Don’t miss her blog post with more photos and the video.

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Designer Lisa Hoel has an extensive tutorial for her festive 4th of July centerpiece made using the new Vintage Truck Die and the Camper Die. (She shows how she made a hood for the truck!) Find out all her tips and tricks on her blog.

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Keep on truckin’, more to see!

The trucks keep rolling with Pam Bray’s delightful landscaping truck vignette! The fabulous details and mini gardening props create the perfect scene. Check out the tutorial in her blog post.

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Susie Bentz had fun with the new Ornament Box , Wreath & Snowflake Die Set and Sizzix Effectz Decorative Foil Sheets to create glam Christmas ornaments! She used some neat inlay techniques and you can find all the instructions on her blog.

Susie Bentz for Eileen Hull - new Sizzix Chapter 3 dies are released! Lots of exciting projects from the Team. #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting

Visit next week for more Sizzix Chapter 3 Tutorials!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week! In case you missed the Blog Hop post, you can find it HERE.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,5oo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives on Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00. You’ll get project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.

Eileen went live from her vacation at the beach today! You can catch the replay to hear the full report. 😉