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Art with Heart April Showers Challenge Winner and Top 3!

26 Apr

Hello friends! I apologize for being a day late and a dollar short with the Art with Heart April Showers Challenge winners post. I’m in the mix of my daughter’s wedding but more on that later. Such beautiful art was shared here for the Art with Heart April Showers Challenge and I would like to thank you all for your participation and most importantly sharing your art with heart! Your creativity and artistry never ceases to amaze me.

The randomly chosen winner of the Art with Heart April Showers Challenge IS…..Tonya of Creative Addiction to Paper!

Tonya has a way with my Sizzix dies that I just love! I was absolutely delighted when her number came up as the winner for this months challenge. Tonya was one of our Top 3 last month {See her project HERE} and I’m so excited to see her back again with another fabulous project using my Sizzix Artist Trading Block Dies. Stop by Tonya’s blog for more gorgeous photos of her Lullaby Artist Trading Block!

*Contact Amy(at)Pluckingdaisies(dot)com with your shipping info and we will get your prize shipped out to you 🙂

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Artist Trading Blocks are taking flight and I can’t tell you how happy it made me to see so many creative ATB designs entered into the April Art with Heart challenge! I want to say a big THANK YOU! to my friends in the UK for embracing this up and coming trend and creating such amazing Artist Trading Blocks…you girls “rock the block”! To check out all of the Artist Trading Blocks and other amazing entries you can see the Link up HERE.

Speaking of friends from the UK creating AMAZING artist trading blocks, check out this incredible work of art from Anne Redfern!

Anne is no stranger to creating amazing artist trading blocks but her latest creation just blows me away! How amazing is this Beach House Artist Trading Block? Anne has been instrumental in spreading the love of ATB’s world wide and showing no signs of stopping! Stop by Anne’s blog to check out her latest ATB creation and other inspiring projects.

I told you my UK friends were “rocking the block”. Here’s another inspired Artist Trading Block creation from the UK by Jenny Marples!

Jenny’s Floral Trellis ATB puts the “W” in WOW! You won’t want to miss her technique packed tutorial. Jenny has designed this gorgeous Artist Trading Block inside and out so stop by Pushing the Right Buttons for more photos and steps!

Next we have this delightful Altered Easter Basket from Lucyana Marynokska…

I adore the bold, bright colors used in this project and that darling White Rabbit seems like he is ready to celebrate “April Showers” bringing on some May Flowers! Stop by Lucyana’s Blog to see more.

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If you would like to see more inspiring Artist Trading Block designs be sure to check out The Artists on the Block and see what our sister team…Team ATB has been creating this month.

Thanks to all for sharing your Art with Heart for our April Showers challenge. We’ll be kicking off a new challenge with creative inspiration from the Inspiration Team on Tuesday May 6, 2014.

Hope to see you there!

Eileen

Inspiration Team Tuesday : Sweet Shower Gifts

22 Apr

Hi there! We are coming down the home stretch of the Art with Heart April Showers Challenge. This will be our last Inspiration Team Tuesday before we pick this month’s winner and Top 3 to be announced this Friday April 25th.

Today we have some Sweet Shower Gifts and projects created by Inspiration Team Members and some very special guest designers. Let’s have a look at the inspiring projects being created using my Sizzix dies…

Inspiration Team Member Amy of Plucking Daisies has used my Sizzix Flower dies and embossing folders to create these too cute Mother’s day Photo Flowers! Talk about “showering” Mom with love.

Stop by Plucking Daisies for a full tutorial and a free printable!

Next we have the lovely Oxana of Scrappylicious sharing this drop-dead gorgeous favor box using my Cake Slice Die! This beautiful Shower favor creation would work for a baby or bridal shower. It would also make a “pretty” fabulous gift box if I do say so myself.

Stop by Scrappylicious for more photos and info on this lovely Favor Box project. Make sure you stop by The Artists on the Block this Thursday to see Oxana’s inaugural Artist Trading Block project for Team ATB!

Finally, we have Guest Designer Anne Temple of Anne-Made sharing this super cute creation using my Candy Jar die!

Who wouldn’t want this little cutie Candy Jar as a shower favor? Stop by Anne-Made for more photos and steps.

Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies Used:

Eileen Hull Flower Layers w/ Heart Petals

Eileen Hull Borders and Hydrangeas

Eileen Hull Leaves

Eileen Hull Cake Slice Sizzix Scoreboards XL

Eileen Hull Candy Jars Sizzix Scoreboards XL

Hope you are inspired to share your Art with Heart with us! {Link up your creations HERE} There’s a great prize up for grabs.

Eileen

Easter Basket Greetings

20 Apr

Happy Easter!

The first wave of wedding guests have arrived- my daughter Jess, her husband Jason, two sons Daniel and Hunter and pup Walker. We have christened the new kitchen today with a delicious brunch cooked by Jason. Added bonus- he is figuring out how to work the new appliances and showing me- yes!

Here’s a little quick project I made using the Sizzix Basket die from the Picket Fence collection. I die cut the basket from matboard and then embossed the basket sections with the Basketweave and Honeycomb set. I inked it in yellow and shaded with brown, then added green crinkle paper shreds, some felt stickers and a few glitter eggs.

We are off to church and then I will put the ham in the oven and head out to clean the potting shed which I have been putting off…

Inspiration Team Tuesday: Artist Trading Blocks

15 Apr

Hi Everyone! Last week we kicked off the Art with Heart April Showers Challenge. With a new week under way I have more creative projects from the Inspiration Team! It’s Inspiration Team Tuesday…prepare to be inspired!

First up we have the always inspiring Anna-Karin of Layers of Ink sharing a knock your socks off Artist Trading Block Creation!

Anna-Karin sure knows how to think outside the “block” . Seriously, how cool are these magnificent row houses? Stop by for a full tutorial on how to create your own Artist Trading Block Houses.

Next we have Amy of Plucking Daisies with this adorable Baby Shower centerpiece. Amy also went the route of Artist Trading Blocks by using them to create a palm tree!

There’s a lot of “monkeying around” going on with this jungle themed Baby Shower centerpiece using my new thinlit dies from the cherished collection. Stop by Plucking Daisies to find out how to create this fun centerpiece yourself.

Eileen Hull Sizzix Products Used

We have a fabulous Sizzix prize pack up for grabs for this month’s Art with Heart Challenge April Showers! All you have to do is share your latest creation to enter to win…Enter HERE.

This Thursday I’ll have more Artist Trading Block inspiration to share with you from our Team ATB designers so be sure to stop by The Artists on the Block and follow along with us on social media to stay in the loop.

The Artists on the Block

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Next Tuesday we’ll have one more round of Inspiration Team creations before we pick the Art with Heart April Showers winner and top 3 on Friday April 25!

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Eileen

Stenciled Baby Shoe Centerpiece

14 Apr

My designer friend, Rebekah Meier, has come out with her own line of stencils with The Crafter’s Workshop! She invited me to celebrate their release by being part of a blog hop, which I was very honored to do. Rebekah’s designs are so delicate and beautiful.

I used Rebekah’s Stained Glass and Ring Doily designs to make my project. The die I used was one from my new Cherished collection, Shoe, 3D.

Here’s a quick tutorial on how I made the baby shoe centerpiece… I used my new Clearsnap ColorBox Blends inks to lightly blend Bay, Sunshine, Tutu and Leaf on the inside and outside of the shoe. Then I placed Rebekah’s stencils on top of the shoe pieces and swirled the Nutmeg Blends over the stencil so that the colors come through from behind the stencil negative. I sprayed the back of the stencil with spray adhesive just to make sure things did not shift. You can make the colors as dark or light as you wish by adding layers.

I used my Sizzix Flowers, Layers #9, Flower, Fringed, Leaves, Bloom and Plant Markers and Flower with Heart Petals dies to create the flowers. I also used my new Craffiti stamp set, Animal Crackers, to stamps the sentiment on the stake.

The shoe was laced up with dyed seam binding and I added floral foam to the inside of the shoe with kraft paper crinkles on top of it. Lace was added to the bottom of the shoe.

Make sure to check out all of the different ways you can use stencils over on Rebekah’s blog.

An InLinkz Link-up

Love Layout

12 Apr

Head on over to the Sizzix UK blog today to see how to create this layout. You might be surprised to find out which die was used to make the scalloped squares!

There are also some truly beautiful wedding favor boxes created by my new friends Anne Redfern of Redanne and Jenny Marples of Pushing The Right Buttons. They have embraced the ATB and are running with it. The projects, tutorials and photography are outstanding so head on over and check them out!

This layout was set in a 12″ x 12″ white frame but I left out the glass because it is so dimensional.

I am constantly making paper flowers and have a whole box of them. This layout is a great way to use random flowers made from different materials as long as the colors blend together well. I admit there is a lot of pattern going on here, but I like it.

Have a great weekend- the Cherry Blossoms are out in DC!

Scotty Studio Tour

10 Apr

I was so happy when Angie invited me to join her Studio Tour Blog Hop this week! You can see the whole list of over 30 bloggers on Angie’s blog who are taking part. There are some really cool spaces- I have enjoyed seeing where everyone works and plays!

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OK, I know I am cheating, but have a kitchen remodel in the works and my daughter’s wedding in 2 weeks- guess where all of the junk got moved to? The basement- where my studio is. So I asked Angie if she minded if I post about my mobile studio instead.

This photo was taken when I got the camper last fall. I painted it recently in preparation for a trip I took last week to teach in Massachusetts and the outside of it looks much better now! Here is a video of what it looked like inside.

The camper is only about 12 feet long but it can sleep 7- there are bunks above and the table folds down for a bed. And I can tell you it holds a LOT of stuff- there are cupboards everywhere and nooks and crannies to tuck things!

The #PaperTrail Teaching Tour to New England was a great success and lots of fun for several reasons. The first reason was that I was traveling with some awesome company- Amy Bowerman of Plucking Daisies and Anita Houston the Artful Maven. Oh and Norman the Gnome, our #PaperTrail mascot (sitting on the Got Ink? box). Read about the trip here and here.

So what does one need in a mobile craft studio? Business cards of course…

Crafters… Anita and Amy are knocking out some Sizzix Artist Trading Blocks.

Supplies…. perfect place to store my new Clearsnap ColorBox Blends inks, CraffitiDirect stamps, and Sizzix dies!

Storage… I used vintage wooden soda crates to set out the supplies for class- here are some of my friend Joanne Fink‘s beautiful new stamps.

Decor… The overhead bins were covered with pages from a vintage atlas hidden in a box lot at an auction for $2!

Die cutting equipment! The Big Shot, dies and cutting pads fit great in a cabinet over the refrigerator…

More storage… I found the best place for storing 12″ x 12″ paper I bought along the way! Kept it flat and dry!

I used vintage suitcases to store my samples. Amy was the master at getting them set up and on display in minutes…

Crafty friends… This past weekend we had Dina Wakley and Dyan Reavely out in the camper. Read Dyan’s account of the trip and see more pics here 🙂

Things got a little crazy and let’s just say there was some overspray… so today (in your honor) I decided to cover this table with oilcloth given to me by my friend quilter Pat Sloan.

Gather your materials: oilcloth, spray adhesive and a craft knife…

Spray the table top with adhesive, making sure to cover the edges really well.

Place the oilcloth over the table and carefully cut in the ditch of the table edge. Don’t look too closely at this pic- I messed up in a few spots. But it’s way better than what was there and if I want, I can change it. And I love that it will wipe clean.

There is so much more I want to do in here- and I still need to make curtains. Now I am slightly obsessed with the idea of making paper curtains because it is the PaperTrail…

What would you do if you had this little house on wheels? Isn’t it fun to think about?

I am off on another trip in June and would love for you to follow along as I make my way around the country. You can follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for updates and you can always check back here on the blog to see what’s up.

Thanks for coming by- hope you enjoyed this quick tour of my mobile studio! Make sure to check out all of the studios on the Angie’s Studio Tour here…

Art with Heart Challenge: April Showers

8 Apr

Hello Everyone! Thanks to all who participated in the Art with Heart kick-off challenge “New Beginnings”. Are your ready to play again? We all know that the month of April brings showers so our Art with Heart Challenge theme this month is “April Showers”!

Art with Heart “April Showers” Challenge

April marks the beginning of spring, wedding season and more! Think bridal showers, baby showers or spring themed projects. Be creative and let your style shine!

To get you started here is some creative Inspiration from the Inspiration Team…

Easter Basket Artist Trading Block

Today we have Inspiration Team member Shelly Hickox sharing a sweet Easter Basket Artist Trading Block project to get the “April Showers” inspiration flowing.

Shelly created this beautiful Easter Basket with Graphic 45 papers and Eileen Hull’s Square Box Sizzix Artist Trading Block die. Stop by Shelly’s blog for a tutorial sure to “spring” your creativity into action!

Sizzix Products used:

Eileen Hull Square Box XL Scoreboards Die

Little Sizzles Mat Board Cream

* The Square Box Die is available in the “From the Heart Collection” to see more complimenting dies from this Eileen Hull Sizzix collection click HERE.

We have a fun Sizzix Prize Pack up for Grabs this month perfect for Spring Crafting! One randomly selected winner will claim the prize. All you need to do for a chance to win is link up a project with a link back to The Art with Heart April Showers Challenge so others can play along.

Your project does not have to include Eileen Hull Products but those that do will be given an extra entry. The winner and top 3 will be featured here the last Friday of the month April 25, 2014.

In case you missed the March “New Beginnings” Challenge Winner and Top 3 you can see them HERE.

Stop back each Tuesday of this month for more creative projects from the Inspiration Team!

Can’t wait to see your Spring themed “Art with Heart”!

Eileen

An InLinkz Link-up

The East Coast #PaperTrail Adventure

7 Apr

Hi everyone! I chugged into town last Friday morning after being on the first #PaperTrail adventure for nine days. The trip went really well- my only disappointment was not having enough time to post everything in real time. I learned a lot about what worked and what didn’t so am sure that my next jaunt will be even better.

To catch up with where we are on the #PaperTrail, read my posts here and here. When I say we, I am referring to my #papertrail companions- Amy Bowerman of Plucking Daisies and Anita Houston, the Artful Maven. [Read more…]

Art with Heart March Challenge Winners

2 Apr

Hi Everyone! I’m not quite back yet from the #PaperTrail. We had a wonderful creative time this past week and I will be sharing all about my #PaperTrail adventures real soon. First, I would like to share some of the beautiful projects created for the Art with Heart March Challenge “New Beginnings” and announce the lucky winner of my Sizzix Cherished Die Prize Pack!

Art with Heart March “New Beginnings” Challenge Winner

And the winner is….Alison Bomber aka Butterfly! Email Amy (at) pluckingdaisies (dot) com with your shipping info and we will get your prize out to you.

Stop by Alison’s Blog for more details on how she created this lovely rustic, laser cut project!

Art with Heart March Challenge Top 3

Take a look at the Top three projects submitted to Art with Heart this month…

This Spring Fairy project created by Tonya of Creative Addiction to Paper is beautiful with a Capital B!

Tonya used my Food Jar die from the Cherished Collection for this gorgeous project! Stop by Tonya’s blog for more inspiring photos and steps.

Next we have another Spring Fairy project by Pair of Petals. Spring Fairies are in the air around here at Art with Heart!

I just love how Pair of Petals has used my Heart Flower Die from the “From the Heart Collection” to create this darling Spring Fairy! Stop by Pair of Petals for more photos and steps.

Last, but certainly not least these beautifully altered Paper Mache Suitcases from Paper Profusions!

After my recent journey on the #PaperTrail these creative suitcases are near and dear to my heart. Stop by Paper Profusions to see more of this fabulous creation, you won’t want to miss a single detail!

Thanks to all for sharing your Art with Heart! Stop by on Tuesday April 8, 2014 for a brand new challenge!

Eileen