Eileen Hull

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Wrapping Up Card Bonanza Month!

What a month of inspiration we’ve had! We’re wrapping up our card bonanza and we hope that you’ve gotten lots of ideas for your own creative projects. As we’ve seen, Eileen Hull’s dies and stamps are perfect for creating 3-D and 2-D makes! Let’s take a look at what we have to share this week…

Madeline Arendt created a whole batch of darling Halloween cards using the Skinny Mini Card Box Die to make the card bases. Clever! Be sure to visit her blog post to see all the cute cards she came up with.

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Jenny Marples made a batch of wonderful mixed media cards to fit inside a matching Card Caddy box. I love her bright colors and textures. Fabulous! Check out her blog to see all the details!

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Designer Pam Bray has a Halloween candy box treat to share! Her festively spooky Skinny Mini Card Box houses a candy bar and a Halloween card. What a great October gift to give to someone. Pam shares all the details on her blog. Head on over to see more!

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Thanks for joining us for Card Bonanza month!

If you missed the September posts so far, you can find them here, here and here.

CHAPTER 4 Release Party next week on Tuesday, Oct 4th.

Join us! Find the live Sizzix Chapter 4 Release Party on Eileen’s YouTube channel or her FaceBook page! It will be streaming concurrently on both platforms at 12:00 PM EST. Eileen will be joined by several of the designers from her Teams so it will be a fun time!

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 7,000 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! 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.

If you missed Eileen’s Live from Thursday, 9/29 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen shows us how to make a Gift Box organizer. You can watch that here.

More Card Inspiration with Eileen Hull!

September is all about cards and we have more card inspiration for you this week! Give them, mail them, hoard them – it is fun to create handmade works of art. Eileen’s dies and stamps are perfect for card making; let’s take a look…

Lisa Hoel created a birthday card for a friend using Eileen’s Crochet Mandala 3D Embossing Folder and various thinlit die sets. Hopefully this sunny card will brighten her special day! Check out all the details on Lisa’s blog post.

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Designer Tonya Trantham has another lovely layered card to share with us. She has such a great shabby chic style! She used the Skinny Mini Elements Die for the background and the Woven Leather 3D Embossing Folder too. Visit her blog for more details.

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See how Elizabeth Robinson cleverly used the Card Caddy Die to make a shaped gate-fold card. Eileen’s “3D dies” are also good for 2D projects. Pay her post a visit to find out how to make your own version of this beautiful card.

Elizabeth Robinson for Eileen Hull - More Card Inspiration for September! #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory

More card inspiration for you next week…

If you missed the September posts so far, you can find them here and here.

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 7000 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! 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.

If you missed Eileen’s catch up Live from Tuesday, 9/20 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen shares her cruise news and how to combine the Skinny Mini Book Box and Card Caddy dies in one project. You can watch that here.

Greeting Card Inspiration with Eileen Hull

This month is all about greeting card inspiration! Give them, mail them, hoard them – it is fun to create handmade works of art. Let’s see what the Inspiration Team has for us to check out this week!

Jennie Atkinson created a lovely trio of cards using scraps from a favorite pad of patterned paper. She also utilized the Card Caddy Die to cut the cards so they have a fancy edge. Eileen’s dimensional dies can do 2-D too! Find all the details in Jennie’s blog post.

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Designer Maggi Harding is a queen of layering and the intricate cards she made for the month are fabulous! She used the Skinny Mini Elements Die to good effect. Seeing the patterned paper peeking through is a treat. See all the steps and the second, masculine themed card she made in her blog post.

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Educator Team member Sue Eldred used the Skinny Mini Elements Die in a completely different and equally stunning way. Check out the bold design of her fall floral stained glass card! Find out her techniques on her blog.

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Susie Bentz made a delightful set of CAS cards and a Card Caddy holder for them. The little houses are from Eileen’s Shadowbox Elements Die Set (so cute!) A set like this would make a great gift! See the rest of the cards and details on Susie’s blog.

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One of the cards from the set:

Susie Bentz for Eileen Hull - Greeting Card Inspiration for you! #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory #EileenHullTakeover

More greeting card inspiration for you next week…

If you missed the Chapter 3 release wrap-up, you can find it here and last week’s post here.

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 7000 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! 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.

Eileen is on a cruise this week! (so jellie) She took a break from all her vacay fun to tell us “Hi” this morning. You can watch that here.

Card Bonanza in September with Eileen Hull!

Welcome to September Eileen Hull Fans! This month is a card bonanza and all about using Eileen’s dies and stamps to create cards. Give them, mail them, hoard them – it is fun to create handmade works of art. Let’s see what the Inspiration Team has for us to kick off the month!

Pam Bray starts us off with a Card Caddy box filled with colorful cards. She also uses the Woven Leather 3-D embossing folder to wonderful effect on the caddy and all the matching cards inside. Pay her blog a visit to see them all and the details of how to make this fab project.

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - Card Bonanza month! Making cards using Eileen Hull's dies and stamps #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory #EileenHullTakeover

Sarah Lizzie’s elegant card features the beautiful lattice die Skinny Mini Elements. This die doesn’t cut the outer edge so you can repeat cut to make a larger expanse of the lattice design. Check out the details on her blog!

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More card bonanza ahead, keep going!

Designer Karen Bearse also made a fabulous mixed media Card Caddy to inspire us. She discovered that it’s the perfect size to hold the 3-D Embossing folders so her plan to make it a card holder went out the window lol. Find out how Karen worked her magic to create this expanded caddy in her blog post!

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull - Card Bonanza month! Making cards using Eileen Hull's dies and stamps #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory #EileenHullTakeover
so cool, expanded size!

We are so happy to have Mitsyana Wright back creating with us! Check out this gorgeous card she made. I love how she layered the Skinny Mini Elements die cuts. It’s so striking! Can’t wait to see what is next. 😉

Mitsyana Wright for Eileen Hull - Card Bonanza month! Making cards using Eileen Hull's dies and stamps #EileenHull #eileenhulldesigns #sizzix #mymakingstory #TeamEileen #mysizzixstory #EileenHullTakeover

More card bonanza makes for you next week…

If you missed the Chapter 3 release wrap-up, you can find it here.

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 7000 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! 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.

If you missed Eileen’s catch up Live from Tuesday, 9/6 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. She shows us how to make a pocket page that will fit in a Skinny Mini notebook. You can watch that here.

Inspiration from the Educator Team – It’s in the Cards!

January is just about over but we have one more post chock full of card inspiration from the Educator Team! Eileen has three new Sizzix Chapter 1 dies that just got released, the Mandala Thinlits Die, the Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers Thinlits Set, and the Folio Journal XL Die. As you’ve seen this month, the first two Thinlits sets are so versatile for card making! Scroll on to see more…

Educator Sue Eldred created a darling floral pocket folio card using Eileen’s new dies. The bright and cheery colors and fun interactive element would make this card a delight to receive in the mail! I think it’s a clever to make a little corner pocket to hold the actual card. The layered effect is quite lovely. See all the details in Sue’s blog post.

Sue Eldred for Eileen Hull – card inspiration from the Educator Team with Eileen's new Chapter 1 Sizzix dies #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #ehinspirationteam

Jennie Atkinson created a trio of gorgeous shabby chic cards. Wow! Her creations are also beautifully layered and have a romantic delicate look. As you’ll see in Jennie’s post, these designs are perfect for using up scraps of your favorite patterned papers. Check out her blog to see all the cards and her tips and tricks.

Jennie Atkinson for Eileen Hull – card inspiration from the Educator Team with Eileen's new Chapter 1 Sizzix dies #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #ehinspirationteam

Using classic floral favorites from some Eileen’s past die designs, Sarah Lizzie made a beautiful card with felt flowers over an embossed background. (Eileen’s dies, both steel-rule and thinlits, cut felt perfectly). It gives a card such a tactile look! Visit her post to see the tutorial.

Sarah Lizzie for Eileen Hull – card inspiration from the Educator Team with Eileen's new Chapter 1 Sizzix dies #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #ehinspirationteam

Keep going for more to see…

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and Madeline Arendt put together a fantastic card for the occasion. The Mandala Die doily is a perfect backdrop for all those cute valentine hearts and inside is a little surprise! You’ll have to head on over to Madeline’s blog to see what it is and how she put this card together.

Madeline Arendt for Eileen Hull – card inspiration from the Educator Team with Eileen's new Chapter 1 Sizzix dies #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #ehinspirationteam

Designer Lisa Hoel made some extra Valentine cards to share with us too! She raided her gel print stash for backgrounds and shares some hacks in her tutorial to show you ways to extend the use of your dies. Don’t miss out on her tips and tricks. 😉

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull – Valentine card inspiration with Eileen's new Chapter 1 Sizzix dies #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #ehinspirationteam


Next week is blog hop time!!

Join us next Wednesday for the official Chapter 1 release blog hop. It will be a fun and festive time with oodles of crafty inspiration from the teams. Keep your eyes open for Eileen’s special hop Facebook live and join in the fun. If you missed the last few posts, you can find them HERE , HERE and HERE.

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.

Below is the link for Eileen’s Tuesday Facebook Live! She shares happy mail and shows us how to make an interactive Valentine’s Day card! Join in and see the replay. There are some new technical difficulties with embedding Facebook videos into these blog posts, so FOLLOW THIS LINK to watch the show.

Card Creations & New Chapter 1 Dies from Eileen Hull

Have you been inspired this month to make some card creations and send someone a little happy mail? The Inspiration Team has been cranking out the greeting cards to share with you. I am always amazed at how makers can use the exact same dies and have their projects be so wildly different. It just goes to show how versatile dies are as tools! Eileen has three new Sizzix Chapter 1 dies that just got released, the Mandala Thinlits Die, the Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers Thinlits Set, and the Folio Journal XL Die. The first two Thinlits sets are proving very popular with the teams for card making! Let’s take a look…

Elizabeth Robinson created a beautiful floral card using the two new Thinlits dies and some gorgeous colors of cardstock. Who wouldn’t love to get a cheerful card like this in the mail? You can find more info on Elizabeth’s blog so check that out.

Elizabeth Robinson for Eileen Hull - January is card making month! New Chapter 1 Sizzix dies are here. #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #ehinspirationteam

For a completely different but equally beautiful look, Anna-Karin Evaldsson used the Mandala Die and the Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers Set as well but gave it an inky vintage vibe. See, versatility! 😉 The possibilities are endless. Find Anna-Karin’s tips and tricks in her blog post.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson for Eileen Hull - January is cards month! New Chapter 1 Sizzix dies are here. #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #ehinspirationteam

Mitsyana Wright’s card creation is full of 3-D flower magic. Look at those beautiful blooms backed by a Mandala Die cutout. Fabulous! Mitsyana has a complete tutorial on her blog so head on over and don’t miss it.

Mitsyana Wright for Eileen Hull - January is card creations month! New Chapter 1 Sizzix dies are here. #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #ehinspirationteam

Keep going, more card creations to see…

I am loving how Jenny Marples cut the flowers from the Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers Die Set out of vellum. Popping off from the mixed media background, they still let you see a bit of it through the petals. Delightful! Don’t miss Jenny’s post with all the details.

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - January is cards month! New Chapter 1 Sizzix dies are here. #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #ehinspirationteam

Susie Bentz has really been busy and made some more cards to share with us. These Teacup cards are so cute! Check out her blog post for her CAS card tips!

Susie Bentz for Eileen Hull - January is card creations month! New Chapter 1 Sizzix dies are here. #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #ehinspirationteam


Visit again next week for projects from the Educator Team!

Join us next Wednesday for more card creations. Make a few yourself and spread some happy mail around to your friends and family. If you missed the last few posts, you can find them HERE and HERE.

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.

Below is the link for Eileen’s Tuesday Facebook Live! She shares happy mail and experimenting with fun materials to make unique book covers! Join in and see the replay. There are some new technical difficulties with embedding Facebook videos into these blog posts, so FOLLOW THIS LINK to watch the show.