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Sizzix Chapter 3 Tutorial Time with the Inspiration Team!

8 Jul

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.

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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.

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. 😉

Sizzix Chapter 3 Release Party Blog Hop!

1 Jul

It’s time to celebrate new dies & crafting possibilities!

Welcome to the Sizzix Chapter 3 Release Party Blog Hop for Eileen Hull’s 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!

Make sure to head over to the blogs to see all of the fabulous samples created by the team. I know you will be as inspired as I am! There is a GIVEAWAY too! Leave a comment on each of the designers’ blog posts and you will be entered to win one of the new dies! An additional die will be given to someone who attends and comments in the Release Party Facebook Live.

But wait, there’s more! Join us for the Chapter 3 Release Party, where team members from around the world will share their projects! The Release Party will be on Facebook Live on Thursday, July 1 at 12:00 Eastern time. You will find the video on @Eileen Hull Designs Facebook Page. Thanks for joining us!

Let’s get going on our release party blog hop…

You are here on Eileen’s blog, the start of the hop! Click on the next link below to continue on your way. Comment on each designer’s blog post to be eligible to win!

Hop Stops:

Eileen Hull Designs
Julia Aston
Madeline Arendt
Jennie Atkinson
Sue Eldred
Maggi Harding
Lisa Hoel
Elizabeth Robinson
Tonya Trantham
Pam Bray
Sarah Lizzie Dodd
Jenny Marples

Have fun and visit next week for more inspiration using dies from Eileen’s Chapter 3 Sizzix release!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,ooo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends – make sure to answer the questions! 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.

Don’t miss Eileen’s Sizzix Chapter 3 Release Party Facebook Live
Thursday, 7/1 at 12pm EST! It will be streaming live on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook.

Summer and Sizzix with Eileen Hull Dies

23 Jun

It’s that time of year – temps are rising and you may be feeling footloose and fancy free. This month here on the blog we’ve been getting inspired by summer and Sizzix dies from Eileen. There has been something for everyone from the garden to the beach and traveling all in between! Let’s wrap up June with more summery makes to get your creative juices flowing…

Jennie Atkinson used to spend summers at the seashore in Suffolk and has many happy memories of those times. She created this lovely little memory box using Eileen’s Treasure Box Die and you can find out how to make one of your own on Jennie’s blog.

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Educator Sarah Lizzie also created a project to commemorate summers at the seaside using Eileen’s Gift Box Die. She has a full tutorial video for you about how she made it so don’t miss that! You can find the link on her blog.

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If you are a gardener, you will love this next idea from Sue Eldred! She has made good use of recycled ‘trash’ and Eileen’s Journal XL Die to make plant ID labels for your flowers. What a creative idea and you could easily make a bunch as a gift for the gardeners in your life. Visit her blog to see how she made them.

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Madeline Arendt is happy that we can start traveling again and made this super cute Journal to document her summer journeys. It’s the perfect take-along! Be sure to visit her blog for the instructions and to see the handy features she has built into the interior.

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More summer and Sizzix projects to share…

Designer Elizabeth Robinson has her computer working again (hurray!!) and was finally able to share her summer and Sizzix projects with us. It was certainly worth the wait for these clever makes! Elizabeth used Eileen’s Camper Die to make a boat and then an ice cream van! Whaaat? So creative Elizabeth, bravo. Definitely pay a visit to her blog to find out how she used the die to build these darling projects.

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Visit next week for the Ch. 3 Release Party!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week! On July 1st at Noon Eastern, Eileen Hull will be hosting the Release Party in a Facebook Live. We will also be having a Blog Hop! Don’t miss out on the fun and chance to see Eileen’s newest Sizzix Dies!

In case you missed the last three posts, you can find them 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 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, YouTube and Pinterest.

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 6/22 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. (Or right here, right now!) Eileen shows us how to make some die storage from recycled materials. The link is here for replay on Facebook.

Summer Fun and an Eileen Hull Craft Along

16 Jun

Hello Eileen Hull fans! June is all about projects that show summer fun plus a chance to have some creative fun with a Craft Along Eileen did on her Facebook page. Eileen’s Sizzix dies are tops for versatility and will make your own projects shine. Let’s take a look at what the Inspiration Team has for us this week. More info about the Craft Along follows!

Designer Jenny Marples created a summer fun card that will make you want to hit the road for camping adventures! She used the 3-D Camper Die (yes, 3-D can also mean 2-D!) plus Flower and Leaf dies to compose this refreshing scene. I love how she used gel plate prints for the card parts – it adds a lovely visual texture and interest to the card. You can find more info on Jenny’s blog post!

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Inspired by the sea, Lisa Hoel used the Folio Journal Die to make a stationery folder and filled it with matching cards and envelopes. This would make a great gift and could easily be adapted to any theme! More photos and info can be found on Lisa’s blog so head on over to take a peek.

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Summer Fun Craft Along with Eileen…

Recently, Eileen did a Facebook Live Craft Along that was a lot of fun! She showed us how to make an interactive 4” x 6” folder from one sheet of 12” x 12” paper that fits in the Sizzix Pocket Notebook. I know I might have a few extra sheets of 12 x 12 scrapbook paper laying around (ha ha ha). You can still join in with the replay to learn how to make one as well!

Isn’t that fun? You can see a little video of it in action here. If you’d like to gather all your supplies so you can craft along with Eileen, here is what you will need:

4-5 coordinating 12″ x 12″ double sided papers – save one full sheet of paper for the base and use the rest for the pieces. Paper pads work great for this! It fits in the Pocket Notebook Die.

Waterfall & Tags die
10 Waterfall pieces (the one with the score line)
4 Waterfall mat rectangle pieces
2 scalloped border pieces
6 small tags
2 medium tags
2 large tags
10 tag reinforcements

Folio Page, Pocket and Flowers die
7 round pockets (without tabs) from the Folio Page, Pocket and Flowers die from random designs
4″ x 6″ coordinating paper scrap for middle section
Inks – if you want to distress edges, you can do that before we start
Glue
Seam Binding to tie up
Craft knife and self healing mat
Scoreboard and bone folder

Head on over to Facebook when you are ready and watch the video on replay!

Visit next week for more Summer fun projects with Eileen Hull and her Sizzix dies!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week! In case you missed the last two posts, you can find them HERE and HERE.

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 6/15 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. (Or right here, right now!) It’s double trouble with guest Maggi Harding’s tips and then Eileen shows how to make crepe paper flowers. Link is right here for replay on Facebook.

Summertime Fun, Crafting Style with Sizzix

9 Jun

For the month of June, the theme here on the blog is Summer Adventures! The Teams have been creatively cooking up summertime fun, crafting style using Eileen Hull’s Sizzix dies to great effect! Eileen’s dies are the perfect blank canvas to showcase your creativity and are so versatile. Let’s take a look at what the Inspiration Team has for us this week…

Julia Aston created a darling kids’ grab and go activity kit using the Folio Journal. So creative Julia! The Folio opens up to reveal treats and fun things to keep a kiddo busy with on the spot entertainment. The cheerful circus theme compliments the idea perfectly. See all the details in Julia’s blog post.

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To me summer also means time in the garden and lots of flowers! Susie Bentz made a delightful card with summer colors and flower embellishments made with the Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers Die Set. Who wouldn’t love to get this in the mail? A tutorial and more photos await your viewing on Susie’s blog.

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This year, summertime means travel time!

Maggi Harding is getting ready to embark on a motorhome adventure out west and made a travel journal to document the trip. She used the Journal XL Die and gorgeous Graphic 45 papers for its construction. (Did I mention I love those papers??) More photos and a video are on Maggi’s blog so don’t miss that!

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One of the fun things about making a junk/travel journal is that you can also make all sorts of fun bits to go inside of it. Tonya Trantham created this absolutely fabulous project using a jumbo paperclip and Eileen’s 3-D Camper Trailer Die. This would be great to use in a journal, as a bookmark or to clip on just about anything! Tonya has a tutorial on her blog so head on over to check it out.

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Visit next week for more Summer projects with Eileen Hull and her Sizzix dies!

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

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 6/8 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. (Or right here, right now!) She shares shopping trip treasures and collages a notebook cover. Link is right here for replay on Facebook.

Summer Adventures with Eileen Hull

2 Jun

Happy June everyone! Are you mentally in gear for summer? The Teams of Eileen Hull are and they’re busy cooking up ‘Summer Adventures’ projects with her always versatile Sizzix dies. What does summer mean to you? Camping, gardening, vacationing, and time at the beach or pool? We’ll cover all the bases over the course of the month.

Designer Karen Bearse is here to kick us off with a super cute caddy organizer embellished with a camper trailer made with Eileen’s 3-D Camper Die. Nothing says summer like a roadtrip with your llama! 😉 Travel on over to Karen’s blog to see the tutorial.

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Lisa Hoel’s goal was to create a cheerful and summery project and she succeeded! Check out this cute gift container with iced tea bags. It doubles as a summer decor piece! The base is made from Eileen’s 3-D Tea Cup Die. You can see more photos and a tutorial on Lisa’s blog.

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Pam Bray created a lovely flowery card. It is always such a joy to see the garden come back to life after being asleep all winter. Bring on the flowers! Pam’s paper flowers are a perfect touch. Visit her blog post for all the details and how-to.

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Tonya Trantham is embracing summer flower power too in this delightful Tiny Book project. She makes magic with a coordinated 6×6 paper collection and the insides are just as wonderful as the outsides. Don’t miss all the details on her blog!

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Visit next week for more Summer adventures with Eileen Hull and her fab dies!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week. In case you missed the May “Unconventional Materials” themed posts, you can find them HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. They are full of unusual projects and inspiration!

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 6/1 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. (Or right here, right now!) She shares how to make a Tag Book using the Waterfall Die.

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Unconventional Materials & Sizzix Wrap Up

26 May

We have more projects made with unconventional materials and Eileen Hull’s Sizzix Dies to share with you this week! That is the theme we’ve been working with for this month of May and Eileen also wants to see your projects made with creative materials and her dies. In fact, there is a contest going in the Facebook Fan Club so be sure to join the group if you haven’t already. (You have until the end of the month to enter the contest!) This is our May wrap up post and we have several awesome projects from the Educator Team and some ‘Part 2’ posts from last week. Grab a beverage and get comfy.

Inspiration awaits…

Jennie Atkinson is the one who is responsible for this month’s theme. (Bravo Jennie!) Find out the story in her blog post. In the meantime, look at the beautiful tag book she created! Whatever did she use for the base? 😉 Better go find out! You can see it here.

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Designer Sarah Lizzie has created a nature journal that contains bona fide leaves, twigs and other materials she gathered. She did a lovely job combining it all into a pleasing whole. Check out her tutorial to find out how it all came together.

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Taking one for the team, Sue Eldred ahem, obtained, some candy wrappers to use for the cover of her Tiny Book. Sue, I applaud your dedication and use of unconventional materials! Those foil wrappers make such a pretty collage. Visit her blog to find out how she did it!

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Madeline Arendt took a little trip to the Dollar Store to look for unconventional materials to use with Eileen’s Sizzix dies. She found some very creative supplies! Would you believe the cover for this album is a padded mailing envelope? See all the details and instructions in her blog post.

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“Part 2” posts from last week…

Last week both Lisa Hoel and Tonya Trantham had “Part 1” projects to share with you. Their projects covered so much ground they couldn’t be contained in a single post! They are back this week with the rest of the story. Let’s take a look:

Lisa Hoel shared the cover of her Submarine Tunnel Book made with the Folio Journal. This week we get to see the insides, complete with tutorial! Take an undersea journey through the octopus’s garden and learn how to make your own tunnel book in her blog post.

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull – May is "Unconventional Materials" month! What sort of things has the Team used with Sizzix dies? #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting — The cover with “porthole”.

Part 2 of Tonya Trantham’s explosion Tiny Book shows us all the wonderful details inside. Tonya says she calls it an explosion book because it’s so cram jammed with goodies you can’t close it! I think it’s wonderful. Don’t miss out on all the detail photos and tips in Tonya’s blog post.

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

Thanks for visiting and see you next week. In case you missed it, past May posts are HERE, HERE and HERE.

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 5/25 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. (Or right here, right now!) She shares her shopping treasure haul and how to make some cute little clips you can use in your journals.

More Unconventional Materials & Sizzix Dies

19 May

We have more projects made with unconventional materials and Eileen Hull’s Sizzix Dies to share with you this week! That is the theme for May and Eileen also wants to see your projects made with creative materials and her dies. In fact, there is a contest going in the Facebook Fan Club so be sure to join the group if you haven’t already. Now let’s see what the Inspiration Team has for us today…

Elizabeth Robinson rescued something from the recycle bin and turned it into a lovely piece of home decor! Some paint and diecuts from the Mandala Die really turned this from trash to treasure. See what she used and how she did it in her blog post.

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Designer Lisa Hoel has Part 1 of a Folio Journal project to share. What will go inside? You will have to tune in next week to see. 😉 For now however, check out her blog for the cover with its tutorial and to see how Arnold Palmer lent a hand.

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Tonya Trantham also has a ‘Part 1’ project post to share. She has a created a Tiny Book that ended up not so tiny! It in fact kind of exploded and is so stuffed full of cool stuff that it doesn’t even close. Find all the details in Tonya’s blog post and she will share Part 2 next week!

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More Unconventional Materials Bonus!

Jenny Marples has a bonus project she made that incorporates the Waterfall & Tags Die Set in an unconventional way. She used the Waterfall flap to cut pages to make a mini book all on its own! I say that is pretty clever! And of course it is full of collage-y mixed media goodness a-la Jenny. You will definitely want to check out her post to see it all and her directions.

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Visit next week for more projects made with Unconventional Materials + Eileen’s Sizzix dies!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week. In case you missed it, past May posts are HERE and HERE.

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 5/18 you can watch the replay on on FaceBook. She and Jenny Marples had the same brilliant idea and she makes a little book from the Waterfall Die too!

Creative Materials + Sizzix Dies!

12 May

We kicked off May last week with our new theme of using unconventional and creative materials with Eileen’s Sizzix dies. The Team shared some really interesting projects with us and the fun continues this week! Let’s take a look at their creative makes…

Susie Bentz really thought outside of the box with her Harry Potter Monster Book of Monsters ornament. WOW! Fake fur, plastic vampire teeth and eyes are definitely unconventional. What a sensational result! Visit Susie’s blog to see the tutorial with her tips and tricks.

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Designer Jenny Marples shares a way to use wooden coffee stirrers to create a flexible journal spine. I think this would be a great technique to take note of and use in your own projects! Of course the journal she created is in the lovely Jenny mixed media style and full of wonderful colors and textures. Head on over to her blog tutorial and see how she constructed it! She also has a post on the PaperArtsy blog showing how she decorated the inside pages so don’t miss that either.

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Recycling used packaging materials is a great way to “craft green”! Maggi Harding embossed the plastic from some packaging to use for the cover of her Passport Book journal. I think you would agree that you’d never guess she used “trash” to create this beautiful cover. Maggi has the directions and photos of the equally wonderful inside pages on her blog so check it out!

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Pam Bray created a gorgeous Folio Journal with rice paper! She also used the rice paper to make flower embellishments – the lightweight paper is perfect for full and textural blooms. Her step by step photos and instructions can be found on her blog.

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Visit next week for more projects made with Unconventional & creative Materials + Eileen’s Sizzix dies!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week. In case you missed it, last week’s post is HERE.

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 5/11 you can watch the replay on on FaceBook. She shared how to make a felt and leather phone case using the Folio Die.

May We Get Unconventional?

5 May

… with materials that is! Yes, it’s a new month with a new theme and May’s is “Unconventional Materials”! It’s time to think outside of the box (or cut up that box). Eileen Hull has challenged her Teams (and you) to create projects that use her dies with materials and substrates you wouldn’t normally think of crafting with. We are expecting to see some very creative makes from everyone so keep your eyes on the blog and join us in the Fan Club to share your projects.

Karen Bearse is starting us off strong with the unconventional material of… beer cans! She made this totally cool Pocket Notebook journal for her husband using the cans from some of his favorite beverages. Wow! She is sharing the Part 1 tutorial for making the cover on her blog now (stay tuned for more).

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull - May's theme is using Unconventional Materials with Eileen's Dies. Prepare for creative solutions! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting

Julia Aston is getting organized in her craft room with custom “bits and bobs” sorters made using the Stacking Drawer Die and a plastic placemat. (Check out what she used for the handles too!) I agree with Julia that she needs to make many, many more of these cute little organizers. See how she did it on her blog!

Julia Aston for Eileen Hull - May's theme is using Unconventional Materials with Eileen's Dies. Prepare for creative solutions! #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting

Lisa Hoel will have her official “unconventional materials” project posted later in the month. For now she is sharing a journal that is more of an “unconventional format” project. 😉 Visit her blog for tons of photos and a tutorial about her Day & Night reversible journal made with the Pocket Notebook. See how you can use all the Folio accessory dies in journals that are not made with the Folio base!

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull - reversible Day & Night journal made with the Pocket Notebook Die #eileenhull #eileenhulldesigns #eileenhullsizzix #ehinspirationteam #eheducators #Sizzix #mymakingstory #diecutting

Visit next week for more projects made with Unconventional Materials!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week. In case you missed it, last week’s April wrap up post is HERE.

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 5/4 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. (Or right here, right now!) She shares how to make a wallpaper card folder to hold cards and stamps all in one handy spot.