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Die Cutting Magic Launch!

25 Nov

It’s here- today is Die Cutting Magic Launch Day!

This project has been in the works for months and we are so excited to bring you this huge new ebook! In the book are more than a hundred projects created using Eileen Hull Sizzix dies. Some of the most fabulous designers in our industry have shared their work, including members of my Inspiration Team. Projects include books and mini-albums, boxes, gift wrap, holiday crafts, stitching, layouts, wearable art, 3D flowers, baby and wedding items, tags and even a pet crown!

You will also find die cutting tips and tricks, a list of supplies and tools you will need, and lots of inspiration. Whatever crafty style you are into, there is something here for you.
The book launches on Friday, November 25 at noon and is available at the Black Friday weekend price of $2.97- that’s a 77% saving on the regular price of $12.97!

If you are not familiar with ebooks, here’s how they work. You can purchase by clicking on the photo above or the link in the blog sidebar. Once payment is received, you will get a link to the book download (which you can keep and view whenever you’d like). Open it up on your device and enjoy! Get settled in a comfy chair, put your feet up and take some time looking through the book- there are 154 pages!

If you see a project you would like to create, there are links to the dies you will need to make it. What makes this even better is- Sizzix is having a big sale this weekend too. Check out these prices!

There is so much great inspiration in Die Cutting Magic- especially perfect for this time of year when you are getting ready to make your holiday cards, presents and food gifts. There are instructions for over forty projects plus an Inspiration Gallery with even more ideas for you!

If I could pick one idea I’d like you to get from this book, it is to use your dies to the max and think outside the box. I use my die cut machine every day- it’s amazing how many ways you can use it!

Many thanks to Bella Crafts Publishing for putting out such a beautiful and professional publication. Sign up here for their FREE quarterly magazine.

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Although Thanksgiving Day is officially over, I am always thankful for you, my friends and loyal followers, for your support and encouragement…

Gel Print Photo Mat by Cheryl Boglioli

29 Jun

We are squeezing in two more Crescent projects this month. I am happy to share this Gel Print Photo Mat by Cheryl Boglioli, our Guest Designer this week! Cheryl and I have had the chance to travel together all the way up to Canada where we taught at the Quartermain House Creative Retreat this spring. We attracted some looks as we caravanned up Route 95 with Scotty and Glinda! Cheryl is an interesting combination of artist and crafter and I love how she combines the two into her own unique style. Let’s see what Cheryl has created for us today…

Cheryl is a mixed-media artist on the leading edge of new products and techniques within the various disciplines of the ever-growing market. She is the Design Team and Education Coordinator for The Crafter’s Workshop and works with many other manufacturers in the Craft & Hobby Industry as a Designer and/or Educator. As a full-time Artist with an intuitive painting style and a passion for teaching, you can find her Living the Art Life ™, traveling and teaching workshops at independent stores and events nationwide with her renovated 1970 vintage trailer, Glinda. If you see her along the way, she even gives tours and appearances with Glinda. See more of Cheryl and her adventures at www.cherylboglioli.com.

Gel Print on Photo Mat Art Board

I love layers and layers of paint, so when Eileen asked me to be a guest designer using Crescent Photo Mat Art Board, I was excited to show off how well this takes a lot of paint.

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I used my Gel Press plates to create multiple layers. This 8×10 Photo Mat Art Board was the perfect fit for my 8×10 Gel Press plate. I created a few background layers using the 8×10 plate with paint and some stencils by The Crafter’s Workshop.

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To add more layers, I then used a small circle petites gel plate, 4×4 stencils and more paint and finished it off with another print on the 8×10 to bring it all together and push back some of the layers to the background.

The Crescent RENDR paper was great to use and pull the extra second and third prints while monoprinting on the Photo Mat Art Board. I selected one of these extra prints to stamp a sentiment and used this in the frame.

A few more stamped images and I have a great piece of art that fits beautifully in an 8×10 frame!

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If you want to learn more about monoprinting with Gel Press plates, look for me teaching at a store or event near you.

Thanks so much for sharing your project with us Cheryl!

How to Make a Gift Card Box with Marjie Kemper

13 May

It’s Friday- and today we will see how to make a gift card box with Marjie Kemper! So happy to welcome my friend and fellow New Yorker to the blog. Marjie is so talented and such a fun person to be with. Please make sure to visit Marjie’s blog where she shares her experience and photos demoing in the Scotty booth at the Craft & Hobby Association Show in January!

Hi, I’m Marjie Kemper and it’s a pleasure to be featured here on Eileen’s blog. I’m a mixed media artist who started out as a scrapbooker many years ago. I teach mixed media art classes nationwide and online with Craftsy.

I am a huge fan of blending and layering color and I work a lot with Ranger’s Distress Inks. I live in New York with my husband and two sons. Please sign up for my newsletter to get monthly updates.

Gift Card Holder

Today I’ve paired Eileen’s Recipe Box die with Tim Holtz’s Detailed Butterflies die to create a custom gift card holder. These are so easy to make and wonderful to have on hand at the end of the school year for teacher gifts.

Eileen’s Recipe Box die is a favorite of mine because it’s so versatile. It’s a great one for party favors, business card holders, and holiday treats for all the kids in class. I can see cutting lots of them and using them to hold clues for a treasure hunt. It can even hold a mini-album, if you’re a scrapbooker.

I cut sturdy Mat Board with Eileen’s Recipe Box die and colored an old book page with Distress Inks. I choose Mat Board for all my box projects because it is so durable and really holds up over time. Next I cut Tim’s Detailed Butterflies die a few times with both black cardstock and old book paper.

I attached the layers with matte medium and used a brad and spinner to make a cute body for the butterfly. A bit more metal finishes it off and I used a piece of Velcro as a fastener to open/close the box. Some strong red-line tape holds the box edges together.

Please visit Marjie’s blog to see more of her work and keep up with her teaching and events on social media- Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and join us next week for another inspiring set of projects by the amazing Inspiration Team!

Jen Goode’s Paper Flower Coloring Page

6 May

Lucky us! Today on the blog- Jen Goode‘s Paper Flower Coloring Page! The first thing I noticed when I met Jen at the Craft & Hobby Association Show was her friendly smile and willingness to jump in and help. I know you will love her too… [Read more…]

Midge and Madge Mingle Create with Us

22 Apr

Midge and Madge Mingle create with us today! I am on the road and despite internet issues and travel delays, we are able to share theie fun projects with you today. Meet Midge and Madge- they are a party waiting to happen! They had the cutest tea towel project when they came to teach in the Scotty booth at CHA- there was a big line of people waiting to do their Make and Take. Please enjoy getting to meet these talented (and fun!) designer friends…

We are two best friends that love all things crafty. You may have seen us on Create and Craft TV or teaching at CHA. We can turn any time into a good time. Grab a diet coke or your favorite bevy and “Mingle” with us. We love sharing with you project reviews, project tutorials, and the latest and greatest from the world of craft!

Who loves Bling??? Well today’s fun project includes some fabulous bling and an amazing 3-d die. Eileen Hull has created an amazing Scoreboards XL Die by Sizzix! If you don’t know what die I am talking about, this is it!

I met Eileen Hull for the first time, it was at the SNAP conference in April of 2015. Midge and I met up with Eileen again at CHA 2016 where we taught a make and take at the Scotty trailer. Eileen is such a gem, she is super sweet and so full of talent we loved listening to her talk about her very own trailer Scotty. You can read all about Eileen and her awesome travels HERE. Eileen has always had a love for Chipboard and she created the amazing Scoreboard Dies, which is what this awesome trailer die is. Be sure to stop by Eileen’s blog and read more about her and her awesome journey HERE. We love Eileen’s dies and were thrilled and honored to receive this awesome package! What better time to pull out these cute dies and create awesome projects!

Here is the fun Trailer:

Let me show you how I created this fun little guy….
Step ONE

Be sure to take your Scoreboard and cut all of the pieces on the die. You will then want to cut out one more piece that looks like a fence (LOL) and one more tire.
Step TWO

I used a Clear Dazzling Diamond Bling sheet. I took the bling and placed it face down onto the die, and ran it through my Big Shot Machine. I cut three small pieces out of black bling and placed them onto the die with the silver bling. This is for the tires and the hitch. Be sure to repeat the process twice for the side of the trailer. (for the sides of the trailer I cut the bling off along the sides of the large pieces that make up the sides of the trailer)
Take the adhesive off of the bling and adhere to the scoreboard.
Step THREE

Step FOUR
I then took my hot glue gun and adhered the trailer together. Then I added some fun embellishments. I used buttons on the trailer wheels and used Simple Stories Stickers to create the windows and the door, the awning, and the license plate. I took two straight pins to act as the awning poles. Scoring with my score board the awning so it would stand up. I also used another straight pin to adhere the cloud and the sun to, so it looked like the sun and a cloud above the trailer. Taking a black marker to the window and to door to give a little more dimension, and adding the “MADGE” license plate.
This trailer was so fun to make! Bling Out your own trailer! Here is one more look at this cute little guy!!!

Midge used the Flower Pocket Die, and created this cute pocket gift box. There are so many different possibilities that Midge had a hard time deciding which direction to go. The pocket box was a perfect fit for a gift that she was delivering.

Midge used a double sided piece of pattern paper, three rosettes, mini doily, and three feathers. Putting the box together is a snap! Eileen’s dies come with not only the cut the scoring. Assembling this pocket box is a breeze.

All wrapped up and ready to gift. You can get this die and all of the other Eileen dies HERE

We would like to Thank Eileen for having us as guest designers on her blog today. Be sure to join us every Monday on My Craft Channel “Midge and Madge Mingle”! Or

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Karen Bearse Shares her Sizzix Grungy Art Journal

1 Apr

Happy Spring everyone! I am very happy to welcome my friend, neighbor and fellow Paper Trailer to the blog today. Karen Bearse shares her Sizzix Grungy Art Journal with us and I am very excited to share yet another way you can use this Passport Book die!

You may remember that Karen was a passenger on our trip this summer to park Scotty at the Paper Arts Show- read about it here, here and here… boy did we run into some adventures… some not so fun.

But everything worked out fine, thankfully! Now, I know you want to see this… so take it away Karen…

Grungy Art Journal Passport Style

Hi out there in blogland! Karen Bearse here using some of Eileen’s awesome dies. Inspiration is a funny thing. When I am in creation mode I find inspiration all over and never know when it will hit. A few months ago I was at my local scrapbook store and saw this metal clasp. Immediately the idea to double the space in the Passport Book of Eileen’s struck. I had so much fun making this book. Made the book in a day & you can too! Grab a cup of coffee, follow along & I will give you a detailed look into how it was put together. If all the inky stuff is daunting just use mat board, covered in scrapbook paper instead! Trust me you can do this!

Here is the money shot. It is shiny and grungy and I LOVE it! There is lots of great journal space in it and a few design ideas to make working in it easier.

First cut 2 passport covers from corrugated cardboard. Using the Sizzix mat board cut 2 spines. Cut a piece of mat board for the back cover, mine is “5×7 1/4”.

Cover both sides of the back cover with scrapbook paper. I made a paper pocket on the inside to put some tags or ephemera in. Cut 1 spine in adhesive lined scrapbook paper. This will be the inside right spine.

Time to decorate the cover. Tear pieces out of the top paper on the corrugated covers. Be careful not to tear through but if you do a little it is ok these pieces will be reinforced. Add a thin coat of gesso, dry. Stamp randomly using color blend ink, dry. Cover in various colors of Glimmer Glam. One of the reasons I like Glam for this is the glitter. The second it acts like a glaze and leaves a shiny, glossy finish but also adds strength to the project. Cover the outside of the spines in the same way – but no need to gesso. Paint a layer of Glam on the inside of one spine. This will be the left spine of the book. Attach your adhesive scrapbook paper to the other inside piece.

You will need 3 signatures for your art journal. For each signature I used 4 pieces of paper & a big Ranger tag size #12. The side of the tags need to be trimmed to 4 ¾’. For paper I used 2 pieces of RENDR, 1 piece of watercolor and 1 piece of canvas paper. Cut paper 4 ¾ x 14”. Fold in half and using an awl poke 2 holes, use the mat spine piece to line up the holes. Stack your papers inside each other for each signature. Set aside.

Time to assemble the book! Glue the spines- You have a choice to either glue the spines on the outside or inside pieces of your covers. I attached mine to the outside. I used glossy accents for this step as it is good and strong. Remember to keep the scrap paper spine on the right hand side. Start with the front covers and glue together holding the pieces together for a few minutes, than attach to hold. I let them sit for an hour. Next add the spines to the back piece and clip to hold as in the photo. I put the book aside a few hours to let the glue set more before sewing in the signatures.

Use wax linen and thread from the inside, holes of first signature and though the first set of holes in the left side spine. If you want you can add beads to the thread before tying off the threads. Make sure they are taut and hold the signatures in well. Do the same for signatures 2 & 3.

I decided to add beads to the right side spine of the book also, using thin wire. Now that the book is together time to decorate the cover. I colored some chippies from Southern Ridge Trading Company using Color Blends ink and covered with a layer of clear embossing. I added my metal clasp.

I made a flower using Eileen’s flower dies- cutting from book pages and spritzing with glimmer mist and painting on glimmer glam. Ah shiny. My first attempt was a little weak. You can see it in the photo where I added die cuts of Sizzix new paper leather and totally random fabrics. I again painted the new die cuts and stacked a random bunch together. Much better! The center is micro beads. I adhered my flower using Velcro so it is removable when I work in my book, making it easier to art journal.

Here is a close up of the flower. Don’t over think it just add a bunch of stuff and voila! I also added a cut coin envelope to the inside left hand side cover, which had been distressed like the front cover. Now I have somewhere to put cut out stamped images or stickers… I think once I finish my journal I will add more to the cover but for now it is fine. Making this book was awesome and I see myself playing with this layout again soon! Thanks to Eileen Hull for making such great dies and the opportunity to blog for her!!!!

Supplies:

660331 Passport Book by Eileen Hull
658053 Flower Layers w/Heart Petals by Eileen Hull
657721 Borders & Hydrangeas by Eileen Hull
Paper Leather & mat board by Sizzix
Color Box Blends inks by Clearsnap
Easy-Cut adhesive by Therm*O*Web
RENDR No Show Thru Paper by Crescent
Glimmer Mist & Glam by Tattered Angels
Wanderlust 8×8 paper & mini ephemera by 7gypsies
Chipboard pieces by Southern Ridge Trading Co.
Tags, wax linen thread, beads, book paper, archival ink, thin wire- from stash.

I so LOVE this project and appreciate Karen for taking the time to share it with us! Please let her know you like it 🙂

See you in a few days!