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Summer and Sizzix with Eileen Hull Dies

23 Jun

It’s that time of year – temps are rising and you may be feeling footloose and fancy free. This month here on the blog we’ve been getting inspired by summer and Sizzix dies from Eileen. There has been something for everyone from the garden to the beach and traveling all in between! Let’s wrap up June with more summery makes to get your creative juices flowing…

Jennie Atkinson used to spend summers at the seashore in Suffolk and has many happy memories of those times. She created this lovely little memory box using Eileen’s Treasure Box Die and you can find out how to make one of your own on Jennie’s blog.

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Educator Sarah Lizzie also created a project to commemorate summers at the seaside using Eileen’s Gift Box Die. She has a full tutorial video for you about how she made it so don’t miss that! You can find the link on her blog.

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If you are a gardener, you will love this next idea from Sue Eldred! She has made good use of recycled ‘trash’ and Eileen’s Journal XL Die to make plant ID labels for your flowers. What a creative idea and you could easily make a bunch as a gift for the gardeners in your life. Visit her blog to see how she made them.

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Madeline Arendt is happy that we can start traveling again and made this super cute Journal to document her summer journeys. It’s the perfect take-along! Be sure to visit her blog for the instructions and to see the handy features she has built into the interior.

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More summer and Sizzix projects to share…

Designer Elizabeth Robinson has her computer working again (hurray!!) and was finally able to share her summer and Sizzix projects with us. It was certainly worth the wait for these clever makes! Elizabeth used Eileen’s Camper Die to make a boat and then an ice cream van! Whaaat? So creative Elizabeth, bravo. Definitely pay a visit to her blog to find out how she used the die to build these darling projects.

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Visit next week for the Ch. 3 Release Party!

Thanks for visiting and see you next week! On July 1st at Noon Eastern, Eileen Hull will be hosting the Release Party in a Facebook Live. We will also be having a Blog Hop! Don’t miss out on the fun and chance to see Eileen’s newest Sizzix Dies!

In case you missed the last three posts, you can find them HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,5oo 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, YouTube and Pinterest.

If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 6/22 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. (Or right here, right now!) Eileen shows us how to make some die storage from recycled materials. The link is here for replay on Facebook.

Creations From the Educator Team Using the New Dies!

24 Feb

This week, the Educator Team is up at bat! We are continuing to share Folio and Mandala Die project inspiration with creations from the Educator Team. Eileen’s new dies are the ScoreBoards Folio Journal Die, coordinating Folio Page, Pockets and Flower Thinlits set and the Mandala Thinlits die. We have a post full of great ideas for you to try!

Let’s see what’s in store…

Spring is on the way and people are starting to reflect it in their makes. Sue Eldred used the new Thinlits dies to create a delightful floral Tussy Mussy to use as a gift topper. This little piece of spring is perfect as a little gift itself (and could maybe also hold a gift card). Head on over to Sue’s blog to find out how it all came together.

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Educator Jennie Atkinson might have flowery seasonal thoughts on her mind too because her Folio collections journal also says spring to me! (Maybe I am the one with flowery thoughts? I’m very excited my daffodils are peeking through.) Anyway, please visit Jennie’s blog for a complete tutorial, tons of detail photos of the lovely journal insides and a video walk-through!

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Keep going, more to see…

Like more flowers! Thank you Sarah Lizzie for sharing a beautiful spring Folio journal project with us as well. Delicate colors and flowers are sure to make you smile. Sarah has a full tutorial in her post so take a look.

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Madeline Arendt made a beautiful card using the new dies. The flower on the card is created from plastic cereal bags! Madeline shows you how to turn trash into art treasure as well as other great tips and techniques in her blog post so don’t miss out!

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Visit again next Wednesday. It will be a new month, yikes!

Thanks for visiting to see the creations from the Educator Team! Join us next Wednesday for more new Sizzix dies inspiration. 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 show you how to construct the Trinket Box Die, one of our favorites. 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.

Wrap Up 2020 with the Educator Team

23 Dec

Gosh golly time has flown! Here we are just two days before Christmas. We hope you have been enjoying all the team favorites posts each week. This Wednesday we’re going to wrap up 2020 with the Educator Team and some of their top picks for projects from this year.

Jennie Atkinson has a beautiful trio of makes for us that she has pegged as her favorites of 2020. Jennie’s forte is shabby chic and her projects are always a delight to my vintage loving heart. Pay her blog a visit to see all the details and links to these project posts.

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Also sure to please is Anne Redfern’s eclectic style! She is always coming up with something wonderful to knock your socks off with. I would definitely pick that Arthur Owl Halloween journal as one of my faves too! See Anne’s blog post for a closer look.

Anne Redfern for Eileen Hull - wrap up 2020, the Teams favorite projects from the year #eileenhull #sizzix #mymakingstory

Educator Anita Houston always wows us with fun and vibrant makes. I really appreciate her sense of whimsy. Take a closer look at these fab top three projects she chose on her blog.

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Sarah Lizzie has three wrap up 2020 picks for us too! She has shared so many cute projects with us this year and I spy one of my favorites below (hint: it’s the Rudolph gift card holder). Head on over to Sarah Lizzie’s blog to find all the festive details of her round up!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years from Eileen and her Teams!

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We also just wrapped up the Comfort & Joy Event that took place in the Eileen Hull Fan Club! You can find out more information here. We worked on personal journals documenting past and present holiday traditions. Eileen and Teams provided inspiration, techniques and practical ways to create your own personalized journal using any of Eileen’s Sizzix Journal dies as a base. The Event took place in the Eileen Hull Fan Club private group but if you missed it, it’s not too late! All the links and prompts are in the Fan Club so you can still work on your journal. Personally, I didn’t have time to do much with mine but I will have some crafty time with it next week!

We are taking a blog break but find us here the first Wednesday of January with a new theme!

If you missed last few posts you can find them HERE, HERE and HERE.

Below is the link for Eileen’s Tuesday Facebook Live! She shares how to make embossed leather key chains for gifts. 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.

Seasons’ Greetings from the Educators Team

25 Nov

Season’s Greetings from the Educators Team! Only about one week left of November, can you believe it? (For the USA folk, happy Thanksgiving.) If you’ve been keeping up with the blog happenings this month, you will know that all the designers have been rocking the holiday makes and this week is no exception! We have a whole list of fabulously festive projects from the Educators Team…

The Tiny Book and Tiny Book Case Dies are a perfect pairing and educator Sue Eldred has created a Merry Little Christmas version that is merry indeed! She says they are a wonderful little gift or you can use it as a tree ornament. Visit her blog to see more photos and instructions on how to make your own.

Sue Eldred for Eileen Hull - Seasons' Greetings from the Educators Team using Eileen's Sizzix Dies! #mymakingstory #eileenhull #sizzix #eheducatorsteam

Madeline Arendt has a whole roundup of Christmas project inspiration in her blog post this week! From gift giving to holiday decor, she has it covered Sizzix style. You will not want to miss all her ideas and die hacks that she shares in the post so head on over.

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Jennie Atkinson cleverly used the Pocket Notebook Die to make a gift box to hold scented tea light candles. It is beautiful and practical and once again just goes to show how versatile Eileen Hull’s dies are. Jennie’s idea can also be easily adapted to fit any occasion or theme, not just Christmas. Bravo! Check out all the details on Jennie’s blog.

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Keep scrolling, more Seasons’ Greetings from the Educators Team to come…

I love Anita Houston’s steampunk Christmas style! Eileen’s Post Box Die gets a gear-head makeover and emerges on the other side as a fabulous ornament that doubles as a gift card holder. Shut the front door! Awesomeness. All the details and tons of photos can be found on Anita’s blog.

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Lastly, Sarah Lizzie has a darling Rudolph gift card holder to share. She used one of Eileen’s older dies, the Gift Card Folder and it is really cute! Featuring lots of glitz and googly eyes, you can find the step by step tutorial on Sarah’s blog.

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Did you miss the previous Seasons’ Greetings posts from November? You can find them here, here and here.

Don’t miss the Comfort & Joy Christmas journaling event kicking off on Friday!

As mentioned above, we will be having a great event that will be taking place in the Eileen Hull Fan Club! You can find out more information here. Join creatives from all around the world to make a journal documenting past and present holiday traditions. Eileen and teams will be providing inspiration, techniques and practical ways to create your own personalized journal using any of Eileen’s Sizzix Journal dies as a base. The Event takes place throughout December on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Eileen Hull Fan Club private group… so join now (and please answer the questions!) We can’t wait to get started – let’s sprinkle some comfort and joy in each other’s lives.

Below is the link for Eileen’s Tuesday Facebook Live! She opens some happy mail and shows us how to make an embossed leather journal cover. 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.

Teacup & Post Box Projects from the Educator Team!

28 Oct

Well, here we find ourselves in the last week of October. Wow! It has been a month full of inspiring creations made using Eileen Hull’s newest Sizzix Dies. This week’s post will feature Teacup and Post Box projects from the Educator Team. As usual, we’ll see a wide range of styles and themes because Eileen’s dies are the perfect blank canvases to showcase your own brand of creativity.

What Eileen says about her two new dies:

I had so many requests for the teacup die (retired a couple of years ago) that I designed a new one for you – the Teacup, 3D & Spoon! What is different about it? This is a Bigz L die (which means a lower price point!), and features a spoon (new), teabag label (could be used as a teeny tiny book!) and insert piece.

Chapter 4 Eileen Hull/Sizzix Release Party Blog Hop

This XL ScoreBoards Post Box die was designed to work as a mini mailbox. The slot will allow a gift card/credit card to go through. It would be a fun way to decorate a gift card box for the holidays. And did I mention that assembling this die takes about 10 seconds? Seriously!

What Teacup & Post Box treats does the Educator Team have in store for us? Scroll on…

Designer Betsy Skagen used her own line of rubber stamps to artfully decorate her Christmas Wish Post Box project. I love the thought behind this wish box and the vintage styling gives you a warm nostalgic feeling. Betsy has more photos and a tutorial on her blog so be sure to check that out.

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Educator Team member Sarah Lizzie also found festive inspiration for her Teacup and Post Box projects. She is sharing the tutorial for these makes that first made their appearance in the kick off Blog Hop Release Party at the beginning of the month. All the holiday touches really get you in the mood for Christmas!

Sarah Lizzie for Eileen Hull -Teacup and Post Box projects galore! #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix

Madeline Arendt really thought out of the box for her clever Christmas ornament designs. Can you see what she used for the bodies of her cute decorations? All is revealed in the tutorial on her blog, plus some other ideas for ornaments too.

Madeline Arendt for Eileen Hull -Teacup and Post Box projects galore! #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix

Jennie Atkinson also did a some out of the box thinking for her latest project with the dies. She combined the two dies to make a perfect gift for a tea loving friend or family member – a sweet little box filled with teacup shaped coasters! Check out her blog for the tutorial and additional photos of this lovely make.

Jennie Atkinson for Eileen Hull -Teacup and Post Box projects galore! #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix

Visit us next week for a new month and a new theme!

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit. If you missed the previous posts of the month, you can find them here, here, here and here.

Below is the link for Eileen’s Tuesday Facebook Live! She opens some happy mail and shows us some great techniques using her Molten Dimensions Embossing Powder. Don’t miss it on replay!

Eileen also had a really cool tutorial for creating a crackle china effect in last week’s Thursday Facebook Live. You can watch the replay of that too:

Chapter 4 Eileen Hull/Sizzix Release Party Blog Hop

1 Oct

Welcome to the Chapter 4 Eileen Hull/Sizzix Release Party Blog Hop! You are going to love seeing the creative ways the Inspiration and Educator Teams have used these new dies…

This XL ScoreBoards Post Box die was designed to work as a mini- mailbox. The slot will allow a gift card/credit card to go through. It would be a fun way to decorate a gift card box for the holidays. And did I mention that assembling this die takes about 10 seconds? Seriously! I will be demoing it in the Release Party happening on Facebook Live at noon Eastern today so hope you will come and take a look.

Now it’s time to take a look at all of the amazing creations by the teams. Please make sure to hop through each post and leave comments for the designers – someone who comments on all will be eligible to win the Post Box die! And now… let’s get going on our release party blog hop!

Here’s the list, get hoppin’… =)

You won’t want to miss the Facebook Live at Eileen Hull Designs at 12:00 noon Eastern time on Thursday, Oct. 1! Join the chat – and a random commenter will WIN a new Teacup Die.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join almost 5,ooo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends- make sure to answer the questions! Watch my Facebook Lives on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community <3

Don’t forget to comment below and leave some love on the designer’s pages for the chance to WIN the Post Box!

Join Eileen on her twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs – Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. Become a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club- a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet. Please join our group and don’t forget to answer the questions! Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Below is the link for Eileen’s Facebook Live Chapter 4 Die Release Party from this morning! If you missed it, you will definitely want to watch it on replay!! There is a minion sighting, just sayin’