Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

Triple Play Blog Hop Week 1- Going to the Chapel

Hi friends 🙂 Welcome to the first round of the Triple Play Blog Hop! No one is more excited than I am to see what all these amazing and talented designers created using my ScoreBoard house die as a base. So here we go…

My daughter Jessica is getting married in April so I decided to make a keepsake for her. The church is created in blue, silver and white- her wedding colors. I put a slot in the roof so I can add my spare change for unexpected expenses (lots of them ahead, I’m sure!) Here’s how I did it…


You will need:
#65279; Sizzix Scoreboards Pro Die – House, 3D, by Eileen Hull
Sizzix 12×12 matboard, white
Sizzix Big Shot Pro die cutting machine

Swiss dots embossing folder
craft knife
American Crafts glitter cardstock- aqua
Blumenthal Lansing buttons
Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives
silver glitter pipe cleaners
laser cut paper clipping
ScoreTape or brads (medium size)
Stickles- silver
font- Mandolyn by Duetica

Instructions:

  1. Cut house from white matboard on Big Shot Pro.
  2. Lay the main structure inside the embossing folder and run it through the machine again. Match up the design and repeat until the surface of the church has been embossed.
  3. Cut an arched opening above the door. I used a button as a template and cut with a craft knife (I happened to find a bag of laser cuts in my stash and one just happened to fit in the doorway and have a lacy cutout at the top- perfect!) Use whatever you have on hand to embellish the door.
  4. Assemble house using tape and/or brads. Turn it around so the windows are in the back. 
  5. Center the bump-out piece on the front and adhere to the main structure with ScoreTape.
  6. Create the steeple by cutting two additional bump-outs from aqua glitter chipboard (LOVE this stuff). The roof angle was determined by tracing the outline of the main roof over both bumpouts and cutting them out.
  7. Adhere steeple parts to each other with double stick tape.
  8. Cut additional bump-out roof and adhere to top of steeple.
  9. Poke a hole in the middle of the steeple roof and insert cross created from 2 silver pipe cleaners.
  10. Cut 6 pieces of fence. Adhere 3 pieces together with ScoreTape. Repeat.
  11. Add logo artwork to button and accent with silver Stickles. Adhere logo to center of church front. 
  12. Cut roof from silver metallic matboard and emboss using Tim Holtz’s Notebook Page Texture Fade. If desired, go over edges with a silver pen.
  13. Add desired accents to the vignette according to event or season. I made a mini stand-up Jess and Jason from a photo. I cut up another spare bump-out roof and taped that to the back of the photo so the photo stands up.
This is the back view minus the steeple- it doubles as their first home! I added glitter windows and the happy couple again.
This photo is one of my favorites. It was taken on the day of Jason’s graduation from the Coast Guard Academy in May. He and Jess met while singing in the Glee Club, then she graduated and went off to her first assignment. My love and wishes for a happy life together and house with white picket fence, Jess and Jason!
In the process of creating this project, I designed a wedding logo which will be used for Save the Date cards and other stationery items, i.e. envelope seals, tags, etc. I have been doing some work for a really cool company called Duetica who graciously allowed me to use one of their beautiful fonts to create this logo. I’ll give you a hint- the cakestand is composed of a letter. Leave me a comment if you can figure it out. I will mail a random commenter a special Sizzix prize!  
Glad you could stop by. Comments really make our day so don’t be shy 🙂 Now hop forward or back to see the next cool project!

Comments

  6. Phyllis Dobbs says

    Eilene, I had fun with your house die. Its really cute and there is so much you can do with it.

    That was a great idea making a small house for the steeple. I’m sure your daughter will treasure this.

  11. Katie Hacker says

    This is darling, Eileen. My mom made me a miniature scene (being in the dollhouse biz, you know) for our wedding and I treasure it because it’s a totally unique keepsake. I’m sure your daughter will feel the same!

  12. JGoode says

    Eileen, this is so magical and fun! What a great way to change up the die, thank you so much for sharing this opportunity with all of us!

  13. Tiffany says

    LOVE your project! What a wonderful way to celebrate the upcoming special event! I had so much fun creating with your house die. Thank you for including me in this amazing circle of creative women!

  14. carla21 says

    I never in a million years would have thought to put the house together backwards. Brilliant! I love being a part of this hop. (and I see the letter)

  15. Madeline says

    Amazing of course! Did you design this die with your daughter in mind? This has been fun already. Love seeing all the ideas. Great way to show how very versatile Sizzix dies are. Thanks Eileen!

  17. Lesa says

    Gorgeous! You are incredibly talented and creative. Love all the embossing and details. The wedding logo is adorable and I love how you used mirror images of the letter to make a beautiful, custom flourish.

  20. Lynda says

    Hi Eileen. What a beautiful idea. I love it! How very clever to add the steeple at the top. Thanks for designing such a fun die.

  24. BevinUSA says

    Hi Eileen I Love it sweetie every part of it you can see you in it an your daughter an son-in-law will love it and it can be passed on to future generations thanks so much for sharing Hugs Bev

    I am so happy that your die’s are being made and shared a special part of you that you are sharing with each of us thank you again

  28. Jessica says

    Absolutely beautifil I’ll bet they will cherish this little keepsake.It’s has such a ‘fairy tale’ look. Oh and the letter is it an X?

  31. Lyneen says

    LOVE THE COLORS!!!! After you hinted at COOL2CRAFT I thought your house would be a chapel… It reminds me of the little houses and trees we would put around the Christmas tree when I was a little girl. Sweet House. Congrats on your daughters engagement and pending marriage.

  33. Kirsten says

    Thank you for participating in the blog hop! Your craft is great. We also wanted to let you know that your project will be featured in a special “Blog Hop Recap” newsletter that will mail on the 24th. Thanks again!

    Kirsten
    Editor, FaveCrafts
    kkwon@primecp.com