Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

Featured Fan: Jean Bullock

I had the pleasure of meeting our Featured Fan, Jean Bullock, in person at CHA this year. Jean was gracious enough to do a Make and Take for a lady asking to see the new Big Shot Plus machine. It was so much fun to meet her because we had been chatting on line for so long, it was almost like I already knew her. I sent Jean my Sizzix Canister die to thank her for letting me video tape and share her demo and she made and shared this beautiful project!

Canister-for-Eileen's-conte

I asked Jean if she would like to share another project or two with you and HOLY COW did she deliver! Wait until you see these delicate luminaries she created!

And now…. heeere’s  Jean!

More Fun With Eileen Hull Designs Canister Die

I am having so much fun using Eileen Hull Designs amazing Canister Die.  One of the things I love about Eileen’s dies is that they are so versatile.  As I was working with the Canister Die, I started getting ideas for other projects.  One of the projects I wanted to try making was a luminary.

The Kit N Clowder Facebook group was having a Fantasy Challenge, sponsored by the Flying Unicorn.  The challenge was to create a Fantasy project and if we included a unicorn in our project, we could get an additional entry.

Here is what I came up with:

I used Kelly Papers 100 lb white cover stock for the paper.  Because the cover stock was rather thick, knew I needed to create some openings for the light to shine through, so I used Sue Wilson’s Eternal Rings striplet to acheive that.  The striplet die was narrow enough to use with the panel parts of Eileen’s cannister die. I got a wonderful public domain unicorn image from Wikipedia and fussy cut it and adhered it to the front of the luminary.

The flowers were created with a Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch.  I used an embossing tool to give the flowers more dimension and added tiny self-adhesive half pearls to the centers and also to the pattern created by the Eternal Rings die and on the corners of the top and bottom of the  luminary.

 If you look closely at the photo above you can see the battery operated tea light I added.  The tea light is from Walmart.  Rather than open the luminary from the top, I created it to open from the bottom, so the  tea light could be easily accessed.

For the top of the luminary, I used a beautiful filigree flower adornment from the Flying Unicorn and added a flower and pearl to the middle.  The lid is glued to the top of the luminary, which is really the bottom turned upside down.

I love the effect of the lighted luminary.

I showed it to a colleague at work who asked me if I could make a night light for her new granddaughter.  And so … I did!  Unfortunately, I got the name wrong on the panel I added, so I will be making another one this weekend.

In a few days, I shall share photos showing how I created these.

In closing, I would like to share how I met Eileen Hull.  We have been Facebook friends for several years.  This year I was able to attend the CHA convention in Anaheim, and while I was there, I wanted to say hello to Eileen, so I went to one of her make and take demonstrations.  After the demonstration, I went behind the counter to get my picture taken with Eileen.  We were having a fun chat, and a very nice lady approached the counter, and being in a jolly mood, I asked her if she would like to do a make and take.  Eileen let me show the lady how to do the project. I had so much fun.  Eileen videotaped it with her phone and shared it on Facebook.  Click HERE if you would like to see the video.

Please check back in a few days and visit Jean’s blog to see how she made the luminaries.
If you would like to try your hand at creating a Canister, you can buy the die here (and it’s even on sale!):

Thanks Jean for sharing your art with us!
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Comments

  7. Kelly Sasman says

    Jean never ceases to amaze me with what she can do with paper!!! She is one special, talented super kind lady!

  9. Anne R says

    I remember seeing the video of Jean demoing at CHA, she seems like such a lovely lady and WOW, is she ever talented ! Jean’s makes are stunning – such a clever use of the cannister die! Fabulous projects… Hugs, Anne xx

    • Eileen Hull says

      I know Anne- Jean does amazing work! Grateful to have met so many nice and talented people through die-cutting. Thanks for being such an amazing commenter Anne 😉

  10. Donna says

    Jean you are such a joy and it was fantastic to meet you at CHA!
    Your art is amazing!
    You did an awesome job on this canister luminary!

  13. Laura B 4961 says

    outstanding creative work…..that’s Jean. And thanks for being a sponsor for the Fiskafriends hop.