Blog - Eileen Hull

Ink Sheets and Paper Leather Tutorials

8 Mar

Ink Sheets and Paper Leather are two fabulous products from Sizzix that will take your crafting game to the next level. If you are curious as to what these fun products can do I have a treat for you! The Inspiration Team is back with more Sizzix Paper Leather and Ink Sheets Tutorials for you to enjoy. You’ll learn all about how to use some fun new products to create beautiful projects with Sizzix.

Last week we introduced you to Sizzix Ink Sheets and Paper Leather. If you’re just stopping by you can read more about these innovative products from Sizzix HERE. If you are ready to get your ink on, then check out the latest tutorials from the Inspiration Team!

Sizzix Ink Sheets and Paper Leather Tutorials

Anne Redfern starts us off with an adorable His and Hers Keyring set created using my Needle Book die with Sunburst and Leaves and Swirls embossing folders.

Visit Anne’s Blog to get the scoop on how to add beautifully inked details to your Sizzix paper leather projects.

To my delight our DT coordinator Amy Bowerman has found her creativity is blooming again thanks to Paper Leather and my Fringe Flower Die. Amy is known for her paper flower prowess and claims that Sizzix Paper Leather is the BEST material for making paper flowers!

Stop by Amy’s Blog for more details on how to grow your own Paper Leather flower garden.

Donna Budzynski also used the Needle Book along with Stitchlits Flowers and my Dots Border Folder to create this darling Birthday Gift Card holder.

Pop on over to Donna’s blog for a full tutorial on how to create this DIY gift card holder with Sizzix.

Hope you enjoyed this weeks round of Sizzix Paper Leather and Ink Sheets Project Tutorials. Stay tuned next week for more creative ways to use these products from the Inspiration Team. If you missed any of the previous tutorials you can check them out HERE.

Eileen

Teatime with Einat Kessler

4 Mar

Hello friends! I am happy to bring you “Teatime with Einat Kessler”!

Einat Kessler is a designer, teacher and a YouTube enthusiast from Israel. She turned her hobby into a profession about 10 years ago and never looked back.

I met up with Einat a several years ago at CHA. I was lucky enough to work on some projects with her and fell in love with her work. Please visit her newly renovated blog and You Tube channel to see what I mean…

Here’s Einat to share her how she decided to be a professional designer and also a cool project with you…

Hey crafty friends!

I’m Einat Kessler, creative professional, mixed media artist, scrapbook and paper designer, altering enthusiast and class instructor from Israel.

As a little girl I remember sitting in my grandparents living room with a huge scrapbook on my knees (I was only 6 years old so the scrapbook seemed larger than it really was), looking through the photos of faraway places my grandparents visited. As a master bookbinder, my grandfather built a new scrapbook from scratch for every trip he and my grandma took. After the book was ready he filled it with photos, postcards, images he cut from magazines, tickets and lots more. I thought it was pure magic. Years later when my first son was born my grandfather suggested I create a scrapbook for him. This was the first scrapbook I created. In those days there were no scrapbooking supplies in the stores here I had to be creative and create everything from scratch. One day while on-line I searched the word scrapbooking and BAM!! A whole new world just gushed into my life! I was completely hooked!

Slowly the new hobby took over my life until I decided to quit my job and open my own business. I started a blog, a Facebook page and a YouTube channel. Today my brand has evolved beyond scrapbooking to include mixed media, DIY projects, altering and recycling, classes and workshops, Etsy shop and more. I love sharing what I do with as many people as possible so I offer free tutorials on my YouTube channel and blog.

I decided to create a project with one of my favorite Eileen Hull’s Sizzix dies the 3D Tea Cup. I usually don’t create projects for myself but I needed a pretty reminder to stop sometimes and take a break so I created a little visual reminder for my desk. You can read more on my blog to see how to create this pretty and much needed visual reminder.

If you like this project and you want to get more I would like to invite you to the VIP Room! A monthly creative members – only club. As exclusive members of the club you will get: two class grade exciting video tutorials, new product review, private blog with creative tips and artistic techniques, exclusive kits and special offers, members-only contests and giveaways, guest designers tutorials, access to downloads and project templates.

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Thanks for stopping by everyone! Don’t forget to check out Einat’s links- I am sure she would love to hear from you in the comments below. Many thanks to Einat for sharing her story and beautiful project with us!

Sizzix Paper Leather and Ink Sheets Project Tutorials

1 Mar

Hello everyone! Have you heard of Sizzix Paper Leather and Ink Sheets? These products are so much fun to create with and I can’t wait for you to see what they can do! All month-long the Inspiration Team will be sharing all of the wonderful ways you can use Sizzix Paper Leather and Ink Sheets with full project tutorials.

Sizzix Paper Leather Sheets

This durable material does it ALL! Simulating the look AND feel of real leather, Sizzix Paper Leather Sheets can be used to die-cut, emboss, print, ink, stitch, paint, watercolor, foil, collage or distress. Whether you wash it or use it in your printer, Paper Leather Sheets always retain their shape for a wide variety of uses. Use Paper Leather to add dimension and texture to your next cardmaking, gift tag, home décor or sewing project.

These Paper Leather Sheets are compatible with Sizzix steel-rule dies, chemically etched dies, embossing folders and the eclipse DIY Electronic Cutter.

Sizzix Ink Sheets

Make a better first impression with Sizzix Inksheets! They create perfect, smudge-free dry ink impressions. Inksheets can be used with cardstock, craft foil, leather, magnet sheet, plastic, suede, shrink plastic, sponge and wood paper to easily simulate the popular metallic foil and chalkboard looks.

Sizzix Inksheets easily transfer ink onto your projects with three fun ways to create: cut and color at once with wafer-thin, chemically etched dies, add all-over designs with embossing folders or personalize with a handwritten message or doodle. No adhesive or hot plate is necessary for Sizzix Ink Sheets foil transfers.

Inspiration Team Paper Leather and Ink Sheets Tutorials

Tracy Evans has a fantastic tutorial featuring my Passport Book die cut from Sizzix Paper Leather Sheets. She also used Sizzix Ink Sheets to add unique embellishments to the pages of her Paper Leather Passport Book project.

Visit Tracy’s blog for an in-depth tutorial where you’ll learn how to emboss and distress Sizzix Paper Leather. Plus, you’ll also learn how to use Sizzix Ink Sheets to add fun elements to your projects.

Pam Bray created a lovely Sizzix Paper Leather Luggage Tag. Pam’s tag is embellished with patterned paper die cuts from my Stitchlits and Vintage Kitchen Sizzix Collections.

I love how she used Sizzix Ink Sheets to make her patterned paper pieces pop! Stop by Pam’s Blog for tutorial on how to create with Sizzix Paper Leather and Ink Sheets.

Hope you enjoyed learning about Sizzix Paper Leather and Ink Sheets with the Inspiration Team. The creative possibilities with these products are truly endless. Stay tuned next week for more Paper Leather Project Tutorials!

Eileen

Whimsical Projects with Stampendous and Eileen Hull

26 Feb

It’s the final day of the Stampendous and Eileen Hull Blog Hop! The Inspiration Team and the Stampendous DT have been creating wonderfully, whimsical projects all week long featuring the Cottage Home and Mushroom Home Stamps and Dies Sets to add detail to my versatile Eileen Hull Sizzix Collections including the Vintage Canister Scoreboard Dies and more! Today we’ll continue to “hop” Along the Garden Path with brand new whimsical creations and a recap of all the loveliness we’ve seen along the way!

Three lucky winners will win their choice of Cottage Home or Mushroom Home plus pre-cut matboard from the Sizzix Scoreboards Canister Die. Sponsored by Sizzix. Deadline to comment is February 28th and winners will be announced early next week. See Official Contest Rules for details.

Sit back, enjoy these whimsical projects and comment along the way for a chance to win one of our prize packages! Happy hopping Along the Garden Path.

Lisa Hoel shares an inspired creation that puts the “whimsy” in whimsical projects! She’s created a Secret Garden Fairy Shadowbox using the Cottage Home set and my Candy Drawer Sizzix Scoreboards die!

Perhaps the most creative use of the Candy Drawer EVER! Stop by Lisa’s Blog for more creative surprises AND a tutorial.

Nicole Wright gets grungy with Stampendous stamps and the Sizzix Needle Book die.

Nicole’s gear turning project proves that you can use Sizzix and Stampendous to suit ANY style! Visit Nicole’s Blog for more pics and a tutorial.

Rina Gonzales has a quick and easy Mushroom Home Craft Portrait to share. Rina adorned her project with pretty papers, Stampendous stamps and a pop of texture using the Eileen Hull Borders and Hydrangeas Sizzix die.

Rina Gonzales

Continue Along the Garden Path by clicking on the link to see all of the amazing projects from the Stampendous Design Team!

Along the Garden Path Blog Hop

Monday – Eileen Hull, Stampendous

Tuesday – Eileen Hull

Wednesday – Eileen Hull, Stampendous

Thursday – Eileen Hull, Stampendous

Friday – Stampendous

Whimsical Projects with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies and Stampendous

If you’re just happening upon our blog hop today you can follow along the garden path to creativity by clicking the links below for whimsical projects galore! Feel free to sing “La, la, la, la, la-aaa” as you go.

Here are all the links to the Inspiration Team’s whimsical projects in order of appearance…

I do hope you’ve enjoyed these wonderfully, whimsical projects featuring Stampendous stamps and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies. Don’t forget to comment for more chances to win a prize pack from Stampendous and Sizzix.

Eileen

Kim Evans of Emerald Creek

26 Feb

I am very happy to introduce our talented Guest Designer for today, Kim Evans of Emerald Creek! We met at CHA through Inspiration Team member Nicole Wright. Kim is a designer and business owner, running Emerald Creek, an on-line craft supply store in Canada.

Here are two projects that Kim has designed for us today with an Alice in Wonderland theme. She has used the Sizzix Passport Book and Needle Book to tell the story…

Down the Rabbit Hole to Wonderland

Here’s more about Kim in her own words…

My Husband & My Kids are my Joy! I love family activities, especially camping. My husband and I are high school sweethearts and have been together over 20 years. We celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary last fall and we have been blessed with 2 beautiful children, Isaac (4) and Vienna (2).

In 2012, I had the opportunity to begin the move from home building to rubber stamps, thanks to an offer from my Uncle Gerry Beazely of GCS Artstamps. How could I resist. I grew up stamping and have watched the industry change.

Being an Entrepreneur type I have been using my creative mind, combined with my business sense to expand into a few new lines. I am excited and ready for the challenge of this new career. I am passionate, ambitious and disciplined, so I am excited to use all of these skills while working at my hobby. How cool is that?!

If you want me to describe my style in a word it “Random”, I love everything so you may be hard pressed to say, oh that a Kim (Emerald Creek) project. I can appreciate so much, even if its not my particular taste, i love seeing how others think and work and love to challenge myself to try everything once.

This latest journey can only be described as Wonderland.

…..’it all started with a random email from Eileen, asking me if I wanted to do a guest post.

“What?! Are you meaning for me to get this, or were you hoping to cross-promote with my design team? Or do you want me to donate products?”

“Actually I think people would be interested to see something from you personally if you are up for it. You are coming at things from a different perspective than most of the designers that will be highlighted so I think people will be interested…”

“YES! Of Course!” and then I started thinking about her dies. I love books, so naturally the passport book was a must, but then, I had the needle book die I was dying to use, which brought me to the big and small of Alice in Wonderland…. read more at the Emerald Creek Dare Blog to finish the story and see all of the charms, stamps, techniques, inks and mediums used to bring the story of my Wonderland Story to life.

Kim Evans

Inspiring Your Creative Potential!

Emerald Creek Craft Supplies

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www.emeraldcreek.ca

Thanks Kim for visiting with us today! I hope everyone has time to stop by Kim’s store and browse her cool shop- see you next week!

Stampendous and Eileen Hull Blog Hop Day 4

25 Feb

Welcome to day four of the Stampendous and Eileen Hull Blog Hop! The Inspiration Team is joining forces with the Stampendous DT so come “hop” Along the Garden Path with us. Every day this week we’ll have projects featuring the Cottage Home and Mushroom Home Stamps and Dies Sets to add detail to my versatile Eileen Hull Sizzix Collections including the Vintage Canister Scoreboard Dies and more!

Sit back, enjoy the projects and comment along the way for a chance to win one of our prize packages! Happy hopping Along the Garden Path.

Michelle Zerull used the Stampendous Mushroom Home set with the Eileen Hull Sizzix Embroidery Hoop Die and Thinlets Banners and Pennants dies to create this adorable framed creation. She truly has created a lovely home for her gnomes don’t you think?

Michelle Zerull

Continue Along the Garden Path by clicking on the link to see all of the amazing projects from the Stampendous Design Team!

In case you missed it you can catch up on the rest of the hop by clicking the links below…

Along the Garden Path Blog Hop

Monday – Eileen Hull, Stampendous

Tuesday – Eileen Hull

Wednesday – Eileen Hull, Stampendous

Thursday – Stampendous

Join us tomorrow as the Stampendous and Eileen Hull Blog Hop continues. We’ll have more fun projects featuring Stampendous stamps and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies. Don’t forget to comment for more chances to win a prize pack from Stampendous and Sizzix.

Eileen

Stampendous and Eileen Hull Blog Hop Day 3

24 Feb

Welcome to day three of the Stampendous and Eileen Hull Blog Hop! The Inspiration Team is joining forces with the Stampendous DT so come “hop” Along the Garden Path with us. Every day this week we’ll have projects featuring the Cottage Home and Mushroom Home Stamps and Dies Sets to add detail to my versatile Eileen Hull Sizzix Collections including the Vintage Canister Scoreboard Dies and more!

Sit back, enjoy the projects and comment along the way for a chance to win one of our prize packages! Happy hopping Along the Garden Path.

Diana Hetherington starts us off with a darling Gnome Town House filled with whimsical creativity! Diana constructed her Gnome home with the Eileen Hull Cookie Box die, my new Twist and Style tool and Stampendous Stamps!

Diana Hetherington

Anne Redfern is sharing not one but TWO wonderful ways to use these whimsical stamp sets from Stampendous! First, Anne used my Artist Trading Block Cube die to create this cute as can be cottage.

Next, Anne has a lovely mini book created using the Eileen Hull Passport Book die, DecoArt Media and of course Stampendous stamps! One stamp set two unique projects…way to go Anne!

Anne Redfern

Donna Budzynski is taking us down the rabbit hole with an inspired Alice in Wonderland creation. Donna’s project features my Recipe Card Sizzix die adorned with Stampendous Mushroom Home stamps!

Donna Budzynski

Continue Along the Garden Path by clicking on the link to see all of the amazing projects from the Stampendous Design Team!

In case you missed it you can catch up on the rest of the hop by clicking the links below…

Along the Garden Path Blog Hop

Monday – Eileen Hull, Stampendous

Tuesday – Eileen Hull

Wednesday – Stampendous

Eileen

Stampendous and Eileen Hull Blog Hop Day 2

23 Feb

Welcome to day two of the Stampendous and Eileen Hull Blog Hop! The Inspiration Team is joining forces with the Stampendous DT so come “hop” Along the Garden Path with us. Every day this week we’ll have projects featuring the Cottage Home and Mushroom Home Stamps and Dies Sets to add detail to my versatile Eileen Hull Sizzix Collections including the Vintage Canister Scoreboard Dies and more! Stampendous and Eileen Hull for Sizzix Along the Garden Path Blog Hop

Stampendous and Eileen Hull for Sizzix Along the Garden Path Blog Hop Prize Pack

Sit back, enjoy the projects and comment along the way for a chance to win one of our prize packages! Happy hopping Along the Garden Path.

First up on the Stampendous and Eileen Hull Blog Hop, we have our very own Tracy Evans with a marvelous mixed-media creation featuring the Stampendous Cottage Home, Eileen Hull Sizzix dies, DecoArt Media and my soon to be released twist and style tool.

Mixed-Media Shadowbox with Stampendous and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Tracy Evans

Tracy Evans

Next, we have Anna-Karin Evaldsson with an adorable Fairytale Cottage also featuring the Stampendous Cottage Home stamp set. AK’s project was created using the Eileen Hull Embroidery Hoop and Make it 3-D Sizzix Dies.

Hobbit House Tutorial with Stampendous and Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Continue Along the Garden Path by clicking on the link to see all of the amazing projects from the Stampendous Design Team!

In case you missed it you can catch up on the rest of the hop by clicking the links below…

Along the Garden Path Blog Hop

Monday – Eileen Hull, Stampendous

Eileen

Stampendous and Eileen Hull Blog Hop- Monday

22 Feb

Welcome to our week long hop with Stampendous! and their talented design team! We’ll have a bunch of projects using the Cottage Home and Mushroom Home Stamps and Dies Sets to add detail to my versatile Vintage Canister Scoreboard Dies by Sizzix.

Sit back and enjoy the projects and comment along the way for a chance to win one of our prize packages!

Here are the designers participating in today’s hop. Visit each designer’s blog to see how they created their projects. And make sure to stop back- we will be featuring new projects all week!

Shelly Hickox shares a fabulous Fairy House complete with a moss thatched roof and covered in Stampendous Cottage Home stamps!

Take a peek inside this quaint Fairy House on Shelly Hickox‘s blog where she has a fun tutorial for you.

Tonya Trantham has a darling Mushroom Home gift jar to share. With the use of the Stampendous Mushroom Home set and my Sizzix Make it 3-D Tonya has created a super cute gift jar.

Find out how Tonya used my Sizzix Make it 3-D die to create her dimensional Mushroom Home.

Pam Bray used Stampendous Mushroom Home stamps in a totally unique way. Believe it or not Pam’s Passport Book creation is covered in Stampendous stamps!

Discover how Pam used her stamps to create embellishments (including the funky flower) to decorate my Sizzix Passport Book.

See what the Stampendous Team has created for the Along the Garden Path Blog Hop by following the links below.

Stampendous

Janelle Stollfus

Kristine Reynolds

See you tomorrow!

Sizzix Projects by Jenn White

19 Feb

I am happy to share a Sizzix Train Case by Jenn White this week! I met Jenn on the Paper Trail 7 this past October when I taught at a Scrapbook ‘N Memories retreat. [Read more…]