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Spring Things with Eileen Hull Inspiration Team

17 Mar

It was 70 degrees here this week in sunny Virginia and that means it’s time to see some Spring Things from the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team!

Spring Things with Eileen Hull Inspiration Team

Julia Aston sets a gorgeous table! Check out the adorable place cards/treat boxes she made for Easter here. The dies she combined to create this project were the Place Card and Stacking Drawer.

TIP

One of the good things about ScoreBoards dies is that you can mix and match the pieces to make something totally different than what the die was meant for. Don’t be limited by what the picture on the die looks like. Think outside the box and do some experimenting like Julia did above. So cute!

Lisa Hoel made an out-of-this-world Space Adventure in a Box complete with aliens! There are so many amazing techniques and unusual materials that she used to make it in addition to the Stacking Drawers and Treasure Box. Make sure to head over to her blog to see how she did it all.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson made this DIY Watercolor Birds Pen Holder using the Treasure Box and Stacking Drawers dies. I love her pretty watercolor birds! And do you put your pencils in tip up or tip down? Can you mention in the comments?

I hope that you enjoyed seeing all of these Spring Things with Eileen Hull Inspiration Team- I know I did, as always!

For tips and tricks with ScoreBoards dies, please join me on my twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs– Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. You are also invited to join the Eileen Hull Fan Club- a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet. Join on Facebook and don’t forget to answer the questions! You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest

Thanks for stopping by- see you next week!

Hearts, Flowers and Dragons with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

8 Mar

Welcome friends! Today we are showcasing projects made with Hearts, Flowers and Dragons with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies. You might notice that one of those things is not like the other 🙂 But check out these awesome projects and see how innovative the members of the Inspiration Team are!

Heart, Flowers… and Dragons?

Can you tell that Karen Bearse is excited about the new season of Game of Thrones? She made an unbelievable cool Dragon Box using the Sizzix Treasure Box and Clearsnap Blends inks– see how here.

Pam Bray has created a Love Treasure Basket using the Birdhouse die and filled with candy and topped with some gorgeous Romance Flowers colored with Clearsnap Blends inks. Visit Pam’s blog for more beautiful ideas…

Tonya Trantham created this Pretty Posies Trinket Box with the Treasure Box die and Journaling Cards- Flowers & Leaves. She added a touch of color with Clearsnap Blends inks.

Thanks for visiting and checking out Hearts, Flowers and Dragons with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies! We will see you soon with another installment of “As the Inspiration Team Creates”…

As always, I hope to see you on my twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs– Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. The Eileen Hull Fan Club is a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet- join on Facebook and don’t forget to answer the questions! See you there friends <3 Have a great weekend!

More LOVEly Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects

26 Feb

Valentine’s Day is over but the Inspiration Team has more LOVEly Eileen Hull Sizzix projects to share! Love should be celebrated all year long, right? So keep these inspirational projects in mind when you are looking for wedding, anniversary, or general “I love you” ideas to make for your friends and loved ones.

Spread the LOVE

Julia Aston made a gorgeous vintage storage box for her paints using the Sizzix ScoreBoards Treasure Box and a whole lot of creativity. See the tutorial on Julia’s blog!

Lisa Hoel created a yummy paper chocolate box (containing REAL chocolate- can it get any better than that?) using the new Sizzix Stacking Drawer die. See Lisa’s tutorial here.

Susie Bentz really pushed the creative envelope with this project, using Clearsnap Blends inks to color and stencil her clever Fragrance Diffuser using the Treasure Box and Floral Cutouts dies <3. Check out the tutorial on Susie’s blog.

Pam Bray created an adorable favor box that could be used throughout the year using Clearsnap inks and the Sizzix Stacking Drawers. See how she made the Stacking Drawer favor box.

Check out this cool pitted enameled finish that Jenny has put on the Treasure Box! Head over to Jenny’s blog to see how to recreate the look…

Anna-Karin Evaldsson made a gorgeous leather Wrapped Journal and embellished it with the Heart & Soul flower, Pansy, Spring Leaves and Journaling Words dies. See her fantastic tutorial here!

I hope you enjoyed seeing more LOVEly Eileen Hull Sizzix projects by my talented Inspiration Team. Have a great week!

The Eileen Hull Inspiration Team

6 Mar

The Eileen Hull Inspiration Team is the most talented, generous, caring, kind, smart and savvy group of artists I have ever come across.

Sometimes you get lucky, things click, and a community comes together. I am blessed.

What does the team do?

design amazing projects using my Sizzix dies and Clearsnap inks
write up awesome tutorials so others can re-create the projects
film videos to show project details and more
think outside the box
provide feedback and ideas
create samples for new releases
attend the Association for Creative Industries trade show (Creativation) and help demo, market and promote new products
moderate discussion on the bi-weekly Facebook Live shows
interact, share and answer questions in the Eileen Hull Fan Club Facebook group
create projects using my products in magazines
share theirs and teammates designs on social media
find product partners to collaborate with
put up with my crazy traveling schedule!
create marketing campaigns and strategies
provide jaw dropping projects for three ebooks with Bella Crafts Publishing
make me look better than I am
much more I am forgetting about…

I can’t thank these inspirational artists, my creative friends, enough for all they do. I am so excited to see what 2018 will bring.

Please visit each of the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team’s blogs to see their work and leave them some love.

Huge thanks to Amy Bowerman, my Inspiration Team Coordinator, for keeping us on track and organized. Amy writes the weekly blog posts and has such a creative way with words.

Thanks for reading and for your support. Please follow me on Instagram and Facebook. I hope you can join me tonight at 6:00 Eastern at Eileen Hull Designs for Facebook Live!

Double Embossing Technique

2 Jan

Hi everyone- welcome to 2017! Today I am sharing the Double Embossing Technique- a great way to add dimension to cards, tags and other projects.

We are excited to be introducing Make it Monthly, a new feature here! We show a technique and then you can share what YOU have been working on by posting in the linky at the end of the post.

Valentine’s Day is coming up so I decided to make a card for my husband.

There are three new techniques I played around with here:

Double Embossing- that’s embossing with heat
Embossing with pressure in an embossing folder
Using the Twist & Style tool to add a wire element to a card.

I really like the combination of the soft background and hard wire on top. The rich gold embossing and a twisted wire shape is guaranteed to melt your sweetie’s heart 🙂

ColorBox™ Blends and Sizzix dies are the perfect combination! The matboard base is the perfect blank surface and it’s so easy to add color and style. ColorBox™ Blends are craft inks so they stay wet longer- great for heat embossing and also for blending colors into each other.

You will need:

661426 Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folder- Eyelet Lace
656492 Sizzix Matboard Pack, White
660425 Sizzix Big Shot
661113 Sizzix Twist & Style Tool
Clearsnap ColorBox™ Blends inks by Eileen Hull– Stop, Melon, Sunshine, Wildberry
A-2 card base, gold metallic
yarn
gold embossing powder
heat gun
adhesive- SuperTape 1/2″
stapler
rubber sentiment stamp
soft wire- pink, gold
fun foam

Instructions

Trim a piece of matboard to 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. Emboss matboard in Eyelet Lace folder.
Apply Blends inks to surface of matboard, blending colors into each other so that the entire surface is covered.
Once color has been added, sprinkle gold embossing powder randomly over the matboard and heat. The embossing powder will stick to the areas that are wet, creating cool patches of gold.
Fold two 30″ lengths of gold and pink wire in half and twist using the Twist & Style tool (watch this video to see how it works). Repeat three times so you have three 15″ twisted wire strands.
Twist ends together and place on Twist & Style anchor. Braid the three strands together. Lay the piece flat on work surface with two ends pinched together at the bottom.
Find the middle of the wire braid and pinch into the center, creating a heart shape. Secure the two loose ends together by wrapping with a single piece of wire.
Stamp a sentiment on a torn piece of paper and ink around edges using the Wildberry Blends ink.
Position elements on card and staple wire heart in place. Adhere sentiment with double sided adhesive.
Place matboard art on card base, using fun foam underneath for dimension.
Add fiber bow!

Now let’s see what you are up to creatively! Add a pic of your latest card, tag or other creations to our linky here…

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DIY Children’s Headboard by Christie Troxell

30 Dec

A new year is starting soon- always a good time to re-organize and re-decorate. See how to create a DIY Children’s Headboard by Christie Troxell!

We are so happy to have Christie here this month- remember that amazing gramophone decor piece she shared last week? Visit her site, Ritzy Parties, to see more- this girl does it ALL- parties, florals, decor, lettering, you name it!

Now let’s see how she made this adorable DIY Children’s Headboard for her daughter’s room…

This mounted toy zebra head in an ornate frame is an incredibly unique and whimsical decoration for a girl’s bedroom, or any space where you’d like to add a healthy dose of fun! Made with a thrifted frame, a fun, stuffed toy zebra head, and dies from Eileen Hull for the Sizzix Big Shot, this project comes together quickly, and can be easily adapted to any color scheme.

What You’ll Need:

Thrifted Frame
Paintable canvas to fit frame
Craft Paint
Stuffed Toy Zebra Head (or other animal of your choosing)
Fabric
Cardstock
Acrylic Gems
Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
Eileen Hull “Heart and Soul” Flower Die, 661108
Beacon Adhesives Mixed Media Glue
Beacon Adhesives Power Tac

Instructions:

Step 1:

After ensuring my canvas would fit well into the frame, (found at a thrift store), I painted the entire surface with a bright peachy pink acrylic paint from the DecoArt Neon Lights Collection. I created this color by mixing equal parts of Peach Punch and Pink Explosion, and applied it with a paintbrush.

Step 2:

I found this adorable bedding for girl’s bedrooms at Cotton On Kids. Luckily, the set came with a cute coordinating carrying bag. I found some perfectly coordinated cardstock paper, and got to cutting on my Sizzix Big Shot. I made a variety of patterned and solid cuts using Eileen Hull’s Heart and Soul Flower Die.

Step 3:

Before gluing my layered flowers, I laid them out on the canvas to create a basic layout. Mixing solids and patterns was a lot of fun! Once I had a firm idea of where the flowers would go, and what combinations would look great together, I used Beacon Adhesives 3-in-1 Glue to adhere them to the canvas, and then glued each layer atop the last to get this fun, 3-D effect. I was really excited to be able to create something that would match my daughter’s bedding exactly!

Step 4:

I attached the toy zebra head, (found at Target), to the center of the canvas using Beacon Adhesives Power Tac. This is a glue with extreme holding power, and I knew it would do the job. I let this dry overnight to ensure the strongest hold possible.

Step 5:

Gems and gold tone buttons from my collection were added to the centers of the flowers for some sparkle! What’s a little girl’s room without sparkle?

Step 6:

Finally, I placed the finished canvas into the frame, and it was ready to hang. Crossing my fingers that my little one likes this decoration for her fancy bedroom!

Success! This is one girl’s bedroom décor idea that’s black and white, and adorable all over! My daughter loves her new art piece, and I’m so happy that I was able to get such a cohesive, coordinated look by using a little ingenuity, and my Sizzix Big Shot Machine!

Many thanks to Christie for this awesome tutorial!