I can’t remember the last time I had to pack for a month away from home! But it’s happening…
On Monday, June 2, I am headed out for four weeks on the#PaperTrail adventure! My 1976 trailer, Scotty, is loaded up with crafty goodness and vintage suitcases full of inspirational samples. I will be visiting twelve independent craft stores and teaching classes featuring my licensed craft products: Sizzix dies, Clearsnap inks and CraffitiDirect stamps. You will be seeing it all- a snapshot of life on the road because I will be blogging and keeping you updated on social media. So I hope you will follow the #PaperTrail with me on FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
There are a few reasons I want to share this adventure with you… but one of them is… quite honestly, I am a little nervous about it all, and I sure would feel better to know that I had some friends riding along with me. Please feel free to grab a button and post it on your blog or Facebook and invite your friends to follow along as well- the more the merrier. All are welcome!
Here’s the map of where I am headed. You can click on the red pins and that will show you the name of the event and location- I love Google Maps!
June 2, 2014
Eileen Meets a Celebrity! Tune in tomorrow to find out who it is and the story behind how it happened!
And Tuesday evening… an evening with my friend, CardMonkey Jarvis, and friends. Looking forward to meeting up with Ellen’s crafty group and sharing tips and techniques on die cutting. We’ll be making tiny suitcases in honor of Scotty’s journey.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Pages In Time
16 E. 28th Division Hwy (Route 322) Lititz, PA 17543
717-625-4455
Noon- demo Mini-Album
2:00-4:00 Doodled Artist Trading Blocks
If you say pretty please you can come out and tour the trailer!
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Great American Stamp Store
8 Church St S, Westport, CT 06880
(203) 221-1229
10:30-11:30 Canning Jar Recipe Book mini-class
12:30-4:30 Chunky Book
Friday, June 6, 2014
Country Living Fair
Rhinebeack, NY
Meeting up with my sister to see what we can find! I’ll be staying overnight with Kathy- she and my mom recovered the cushions in the camper for me back in March. You can read about that here. Kathy has a gorgeous little sewing cottage so I will get post some pics for you to drool over.
Thanks to an introduction from my friend Jo Packham of Where Women Create, I am going to meet Jen, owner of Earth Angel, in her booth!
Saturday, June 7, 2014
West Springfield Rubber Stamp & Paper Arts Festival
Will anyone else be going to this? Let’s plan to meet up! Gather at the camper and enjoy a cold beverage and then head in to the latest goodies for sale! Contact me at 703-283-2012. Catherine Matthews-Scanlon is on board! Who else wants in?
EDIT: Change in plan. The class at KeptCreations did not fill up. I am staying in Shokan with my sister for an extra day and heading to W. Springfield to the Stamp Show on Sunday since I don’t have class. You have to be flexible!
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Kept Creations
15 South Ave, Whitman, MA 02382
(781) 447-4010
CANCELLED
Noon- demo
2:00-4:00- Artist Trading Block Wood Tower
Visit the trailer and sign my guestbook!
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Bella Art
1665 hartford avenue, johnston, ri 02919
401-383-0199 or info@bellaartonline.com.
11:00- 3:00 Chunky Book
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Inspiration Station
13 Furnace Ave.
Stafford Springs, CT 06076
(860) 684-2641
10:00-12:00 Delightful Box
1:00-3:00 demo
6:00-8:00 Delightful Box
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Life’s Memories and More
Schoolhouse Commons
1085 Park Street Palmer MA 01069
413-283-4448 info@lifesmemoriesandmore.com
12:30-3:00 Bloom Box
Friday- Saturday, June 13-14, 2014
Beautiful Impressions
30 Westbrook Place, Westbrook, CT 06498
info@beautiful-impressions.com
Friday , June 13
11-12 Washi Tape Canning Jar Recipe Book using Eileen’s ScoreBoards Canning Jar die.
6:30-7:30 Washi Tape Canning Jar Recipe Book
Saturday, June 14
Another Mini- Class! We’ll be making an Artist Trading Blocks.
Bring your camera- we have LOTS of samples!
Chunky Book featuring Eileen’s Square Box die, Clearsnap inks and CraffitiDirect stamps.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Stamp and Scrap Nest LLC
1384 Hopmeadow Street (Route 10) Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-9023
e-mail: stampscrapnest@aol.com
12:30-3: Bloom Box
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Scrap Happy Ohio
2445 w market st
wolf creek plaza
tiffin Ohio 44883
419-443-0882 scraphappyohio@yahoo.com
10:00-12:00- Art Journal
1:00-2:00- Recipe Book
Thursday and Friday , June 19-20, 2014
The Doodlebug
671 3rd Avenue | Jasper, IN 47546 | 1.812.482.4949
doodlebug@thedoodlebuginc.com
Thursday
2:00-4:00 demo
6:00-10:00 Chunky Book
Friday
10:30-12:30 Memories Mini
1:00-3:00 demo
Friday and Saturday, June 20-21, 2014
Mary’s Scrapden
1394 N. Green River Rd. Evansville, IN 47715 812-474-9099
marysscrapden@aol.com
Friday, June 20
6:00-10:00 Chunky Book
Saturday, June 21
10:00-11:00 Canning Jar Recipe Book
11:30-12:30 Birthday Box
1:00-3:00 Mini-Album
So happy to be headed back to see my friends at Mary’s! We will be busy here…
Don’t worry- thanks to my amazing Inspiration Team and Team ATB, there will still be plenty of amazing and inspirational projects posted while I am on the road. What a great group of designers I am blessed to have led by the dynamic Amy Bowerman of Plucking Daisies, my IT coordinator!
While you are here, scroll down and see what we have been up to… and please visit our sister site, The Artists on the Block, where you can see new Artist Trading Blocks being created and shared daily.
Thanks for stopping by everyone, and tune in tomorrow to find out what my first stop on the #PaperTrail will be…
Have a great time Eileen. I know you will be so great and you are such an inspiration!! When are you coming out west? HAHA!!
Claudine- I actually will be coming to CO in October- God willing! Let’s meet up!
Wow Eileen, what a busy lady! I am sure you will get a wonderful reception everywhere you go and your initial nervousness will disappear. Hope you have a wonderful trip, I look forward to hearing all about it! Anne xx
You are going to have a blast on the Paper Trail. And there will be so many lucky fans who get to attend our classes. I can’t wait for you to swing through Ohio! See you soon!
Make that “your” classes!
I love your traveling plans, but I’m disappointed that you won’t be coming to Tennessee. We have a great Scrapbooking store in Knoxville – Scrappin’ In The City. They do a booming business.
Judy, who knows- I might just come home that way! Thanks for letting me know about the store!
I see a pin over Cincinnati, but I don’t yet see a class…..
Kris, I am meeting up with some friends in Cincinnati, possible a store. Any recommendations?
Eileen, I can’t wait to meet you and learn from you here in Colorado in October!
Any chance of an Albuquerque, nm stop? We have a great scrapbook store called scraps galore. Would love it!
Judy, I do believe I am headed through there. It would be the end of September. Can you email me contact info at eileenhull@aol.com? Thanks for the tip…
What, you don’t want to drive all the way to southern CA?! You can stay with me and play in Gloria’s Craft Emporium! I hope this is a fun experience for you! I know you will do great!!!
Whoo hoo! I’m going to be working at the Rubbernecker booth at the West Springfield Show Eileen! I’m definitely going to find you and say hello! I’m in love the the ATB’s and have made several projects using them!