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Sew Cute Needle Book

28 Mar

It has been a busy place here on the blog lately! I am happy to be part of a celebration for National Craft Month that my friend Jen Goode put together. I have been doing a lot of stitching lately so I made this Sew Cute Needle Book to keep my needles together.

Make sure to check out all of the other projects in the hop- you will have ideas to last you a long time!

To make this, you will need:

Sizzix Big Shot
Sizzix Needle Book by Eileen Hull
Sizzix Matboard Pack- white
Sakura Pigma Pens 01, 03
Sakura Gelly Roll pen– white
Copic markers
felt
ThermOWeb double sided adhesive sheet
ribbon

Instructions

Cover 6″ x 6″ piece of matboard with double sided adhesive sheet. Peel off release paper and place felt on top.
Place matboard side facing die and cut Needle Book cover with Big Shot.
Pencil wording as desired and trace over the words in marker, then erase the lines. Fill in design with markers and highlight with white pen.
Die cut two felt pages by folding each piece of felt in half. Place felt folded on the die just shy of crease line in center and die cut.
Place two need pages in book and tie with ribbon around spine to secure.
Add needles!7. Now head off to see the other projects in the hop! Happy Monday…

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Sizzix Mini-Album Travel Stationery Set

25 Mar

This Sizzix Mini-Album Travel Stationery Set keeps note-writing supplies at your fingertips. Instead of checking Facebook while sitting at a soccer game or waiting for an appointment, make those minutes count by writing thank- you notes or cards. This Stationery Folder can also be used to corral your coupons, planner and scrapbooking supplies, or to organize photos.

SUPPLIES:

Sizzix Mini-Album die by Eileen Hull
Sizzix Alphabet die by Eileen Hull
Sizzix Twist & Style Tool
Sizzix Matboard sheet- white 6″ x 13”
Sizzix Big Shot machine
Testors craft paint- orange and white
ThermOWeb iCraft 1/4″ double sided adhesive
orange paper 12″ x 24”
eyelets, glitter
embroidery floss

INSTRUCTIONS

Die cut Mini-Album from white matboard. Paint the cover orange and dry brush with white so it is streaky. Paint the inside of the album orange.

2. Place alphabet stencil over album cover and smooth texture paste over the stencil. Sprinkle glitter on top and allow to dry.

3. Fold matboard over on score lines. Cut a strip pf orange paper 4 1/2″ x 24″. Measure out a center square of 4 1/2′ and add score lines every 1/2 on either side of the square. Cut 8 squares of paper 4 3/8″ square.

4. Place ThermoWeb double sided adhesive 1/4″ tape on every other pleat of the accordion folded strips. Wrap remaining paper toward the front of the album.

5. Place accordion folded section inside the folded up album and secure to either side with double sided tape.

6. Punch holes in top four corners of the album and insert eyelets.

7. With the Twist & Style Tool, twist 3 yards of embroidery floss in complimentary colors to create a cord and thread through the eyelets.

8. Add a charm and knot in front.

9. Add items inside dividers as desired!

This project has been entered in the FaveCrafts contest. I attended the Prime Blogging Event event at CHA and we were given all kinds of fun supplies to create with. Thanks so much to the sponsors of that event and Prime!

Thanks for stopping by… Eileen

Barbara Rankin’s Sizzix Needle Book

25 Mar

I am happy to welcome another special Guest Designer to the blog- and just wait until you see Barbara Rankin’s Sizzix Needle Book tutorial! It is over the top awesome and every little detail is just perfect! You will want to check out her blog, Black Hole Art Studio, and see lots of other cool projects she has created…

On my way back from California on Paper Trail CHA, I was lucky enough to pass through Memphis and meet up with Barbara Rankin and Inspiration Team Member Pam Bray. I can’t tell you how nice it is, after many long hours of driving and being by myself, to meet up with friends that I don’t normally get to spend time with. That visit did so much to brighten my day- thanks, friends!

We had lunch at Jim ‘N Nick’s for some real Memphis B-B-Q and then a quick trip to the local Michael’s.

Here we are with mascot Scotty…

So now let’s see what Barbara has made for us!

I have been crafting most of my life, and I have tried just about everything I could get my hands on. I began rubber stamping and card making in 1995, expanding my craft into making books and altering them. More recently, I followed the trend and became involved in the world of mixed media. I love dimension in everything I create, and Sizzix dies are one of the fabulous tools that allow me to do that.

I met Eileen Hull at CHA a few years ago. She was so friendly and personable, and I was so happy to meet her. Later on, she asked me to make a few projects for her for CHA, and now, I am here sharing a project as her guest designer. I am so blessed to have met her and to have these opportunities.

My style is varied, but mostly encompass the vintage, antique, shabby chic, and Steampunk style. I get inspiration from lots of places, like YouTube and Pinterest, but I love to read books that allow me to develop new and wonderful techniques which I can then share with you. Without a store to teach classes any longer, I had to figure another way to accomplish this. Therefore, I decided to learn how to make video tutorials and share them on YouTube. I have my own channel and I hope you will visit me sometime.

Currently, I call Memphis, Tennessee, my home, where I live with my wonderful, supportive husband of 34 years, and my two Yorkshire Terriers.

Now, for my project, I knew I was going to use one of Eileen’s newest dies, the Needle Book.

I used white leather paper to cut out the two pieces, as well as paper from the Prima Tales of You and Me paper collection.

Cover both sides of the needle book with the papers.

I used two of the die shapes from the labels die that would fit over images on the printed paper and cut them out. The die cut on the left was used on the front of the book, and the one on the right was used to make a pocket inside the book. I inked the edges of both with a matching chalk ink.

I used a third die to cut a piece of glossy gold card stock to place beneath the image on the front of the book, and the image was lifted with foam dots.

Gold metal embellishments were added to the front with tiny pearl stickers. A tiny piece of Velcro adhesive was used to keep the book closed.

I cut several pieces of text weight ivory paper to 4” x 3-12” wide, folded in the center. I wrapped ivory crochet thread around the pages and the book spine to hold the pages. I can add or remove pages because I did not sew them in.

A small ivory tassel was added to the spine with a decorative metal embellishment to cover the works.

Here are a few pictures of this pretty little book from different angles. I plan to use this particular one as a little note book to carry in my purse.

In this photo, you can see where I have cut out a tiny tag to insert into my pocket.

Supplies Used:

Sizzix ScoreBoards Die – Needle Book

Sizzix/Tim Holtz Sizzlits Labels

Colorbox Chalk Inks: Wisteria, Creamy Brown

Prima Tales of You and Me paper collection

Ivory crochet thread

Ivory tassel

Tiny metal embellishments

Ivory text weight paper

If you would like to see more of my projects, I would lover for you to visit my blog, Black Hole Art Studio, and join me on these social media sites:

Facebook

Black Hole Art Studio Facebook Page

Twitter

My You Tube Channel

Snapguide

I would like to give a special thanks to Eileen Hull for giving me this wonderful opportunity to share my project with you today. As always, thanks for stopping, and I hope you have a wonderful, creative day!

I love this project- makes me want to run downstairs and make one. I love that we can all be inspired by each other’s work! Thanks so much for sharing with us Barbara…

Have a great weekend everyone- Happy Easter!

Paper Trail 9- Scotty goes International!

24 Mar

It’s time for Paper Trail 9- Scotty goes INTERNATIONAL! The Paper Trail Tour is a series of trips that I take in my vintage camper Scotty.

I load him up with supplies from my amazing sponsors:

Sizzix, Crescent Cardboard, ThermOWeb, Crafter’s Home, Graphic 45, Clearsnap, Sakura, Beacon Adhesives, Little B, DecoArt, and M-D Hobby and Craft, and off we go! (This is the back of my uniform t-shirt. Best decision I ever made to get them- I never have to worry about what to wear!)

We are headed up NORTH for our annual trip to the Collins Show in the Boston area and will continue all the way to New Brunswick, Canada where I will join up with some super creative friends. We are doing an art retreat in Debra Quartermain’s 5 star Bed & Breakfast, the Quartermain House! Along the way, I’ll be stopping in independent stores teaching and meeting new folks. Let me know if you would like to be part of Paper Trail 9 or you know of a store that would be a good addition- there are still a few slots open.

Please follow my trip on social media:

Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Periscope

This past weekend, March 19, I had the opportunity to teach at a mini- tradeshow put on at the Scrapbook Super Station in Butler, PA.

This event was simply amazing! Amy Shepherd, the owner of the Scrapbook Super Station, made this an actual trade show experience for her customers and they loved it! Here’s an account of the day… and that’s the project we created. Yup- 150 times or so throughout the day!

I had a quick visit in Pittsburgh at my favorite Re-Use store, the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Re-use. Even the name is great, don’t you think?

Decided to head back home that night due to impending snow predicted (which never happened) arriving back in VA at 3:15 AM. Busy day. Also picked up a cold somewhere in there but NyQuil did the trick and I am almost back to normal now.

On April 5 – 7, I am flying out to Prime Publishing in Northbrook, IL to film 15 videos for Favecrafts. If you follow me on social media you probably can catch some outtakes Here’s a project I just posted on their site…

Go here to see how to make it along with lots of other ideas!

The BIG Paper Trail 9 Tour will begin on April 12- departing from my home in Northern VA. I will return to my Mom’s in NY overnight and head over for a meeting at the Craft & Hobby Association Headquarters in Elmwood Park, NJ. I hope to Periscope from there and give a little tour of the offices. Last time I went, I got stuck in the back of the parking lot and it took me 30 minutes and about 100 K-turns to get out- lesson learned! Hoping my backing up skills have improved this year but I also will not be parking in the back lot… why ask for trouble?

After another overnight at Mom’s, I will head up to Newton MA for the The Collins Group Rep Event. I will be teaching a class called “All You Could Hope For” featuring my returning Sizzix Candy Drawer die and new Twist & Style Tool!

I will also be showing how to use the Twist & Style Tool at the Sample Making Frenzy event on Saturday evening. We will be making Tissue Paper Flowers and twisted stems.

On April 18, 2016, I will be at Life’s Memories and More. This will be my third visit there- almost a tradition- always fun to meet up with my friends in Palmer, MA. I will do aDemo/Make and Take from 12:00-1:00 and at 1:30- 4:30 we will make the World’s Fair Train Case!

April 21st is when I head over to the The Inspiration Station in Stafford Springs, CT. There is always something going there. Last time I stopped by, Debbie was getting ready to have her cool historic building painted- now I will get to see it in all its glory! From 4:00-5:00 we’ll have a Make and Take/demo and then go right into the Shabby Journal from 6:00-9:00 PM.

On April 23, I will visit the NEW LOCATION of the Papercraft Clubhouse in Westbrook, CT. The last time I visited I thought the store was so pretty and packed with fun stuff that I can’t wait to see the new place. We will make the World’s Fair Train Case from 10:30-1:30 and 2:30-3:30 will be a Demo/Make and Take!

I will spend mosey on up to Scarborough, Maine and spend some time with my sister until I pick up Lorine Mason, BFF and traveling buddy, and we stop by the amazing studio of Kerry Goulder (aka kidgiddy) on April 28.

On the morning of the 29th, we will meet up with fellow glamper Cheryl Boglioli, and her trailer Glinda. Cheryl is picking up our friend Laura Kelly and we are all caravanning up to Fredericton, NB, Canada together for the Quartermain House Creative Retreat on April 29- May 1.

Our talented friend Marie A. Browning will be joining us and sharing a class in lettering- I am hoping to pick up some great tips! This event will be held at the Quartermain House B & B.

It’s a two day retreat and each artist will be teaching multiple classes- you don’t want to miss it! You pay one low price for all of it. Lots more info here. Contact Debra Quartermain, designer, friend and host- we are going to have a blast: welcome@quartermainhouse.com 1.855.758.5255- toll free or 506.206.5255

On May 2, we will start the drive back down to the States for a class on May 3, 2016 at the Brambleberry Market in Caribou, Maine. This is an adorable gift shop located waaay up North. My mom and step-dad Vince own a potato farm there and we have spent several Christmases- so pretty… and great snowmobiling! Debbie is a very good friend of the family and is kindly allowing me to come and teach the Metal Covered Technique Book at 1:00 in her beautiful store!

On May 6, I am very excited to visit Scrapbook Cove in Mystic, CT. This is very close to the US Coast Guard Academy where our daughter Jess spent four happy years. We loved coming up for special events and so it will be fun to visit that area again. We will be making the Metal Covered Technique Book at 1:00.

All of the contact information for the stores can be found here if you would like to join me for class at any time- changes will be updated as they unfold on the Paper Trail Events Page. Remember, the trip is a lot more fun with friends along for the ride, so please join me as I share the adventure on social media…

Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Periscope (eileenhull)

Thanks for following the Paper Trail!

Paper Leather Projects

23 Mar

Hey everyone! The Inspiration Team is back again with more Sizzix Paper Leather projects and Ink Sheets inspiration for you to enjoy. All month-long the girls have been sharing creative ways to use Sizzix Paper Leather and Ink Sheets. Today we have more projects to share that are sure to inspire you to get creative with these fun new products from Sizzix.

Paper Leather Projects

Shelly Hickox created a stunning Paper Leather Train Case all decked out with Ink Sheet embossing! Just wait until you see the inside of Shelly’s gorgeous creation. You won’t believe it’s made of paper! This project looks just like the real thing and makes me want to hop on the creativity train and see where it takes me.

Take a trip over to Shelly’s Blog for a phenomenal tutorial using my Sizzix Train Case die with paper leather and ink sheets!

Diana Hetherington created a second paper leather project. How darling is this Art Studio Welcome sign? Diana used my Stitchlits and Thinlits dies with Ink Sheets to create a unique background for her Paper Leather sign. Just wait till you see how she did it!

Learn how Diana used my Stitchlits Flowers with Sizzix Ink Sheets and Paper Leather to create a warm and “Welcoming” sign for her studio HERE.

In case you missed it here’s another look at MY Paper Leather project. I created a clean and simple pair of Baby Shoes using my Sizzix Scoreboards Baby Shoe die.

This is a sweet and simple project that you can create as a new baby gift or fill with candy for a fun Baby Shower favor! Check out my tutorial HERE.

If you missed any of the Paper Leather Projects and Ink Sheets Inspiration from previous weeks you can catch up by following the links below…

Stay tuned next week for more Paper Leather Projects and Ink Sheets inspiration!

Eileen

Sizzix Paper Leather Baby Shoes

22 Mar

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share a quick post showing a pair of Sizzix Paper Leather baby shoes I made for a shower we had last month for my daughter Jess. They went together fast and actually FEEL like real baby shoes. I used the ScoreBoards Baby Shoe die to make them- here’s what it looks like…

You all know how much I love matboard, but for this particular die, I prefer cutting it from Paper Leather. I like how the Paper Leather curves and matboard just can’t do that. I have to say I am getting hooked on this stuff. It has a great weight to it and it really hard to tear, so you can crumple it up, smoosh it around, wet it, dry it and it seems to get even more supple, the more you handle it. It comes in several colors but I especially like the white because you can ink it any color you want. You can buy it here!

So I’ll tell you how I made the shoes- sorry- I have no pictures along the way. The shower was here at the house and I was cleaning and cooking, then decided to make these at the last minute- you know how that goes…

I used two sheets of 8 1/2″ x 11″ white Paper Leather trimmed to 6″ to fit through the Big Shot. I ran one sheet through for each shoe- all the parts you need are on the one die. As with all Sizzix dies, if you have any questions on how to put them together, there are instructions in the package. If you didn’t keep the packaging, you can always go on the Sizzix website and find the instructions there.

Starting at one toe of the shoe, I wrapped the tabs on the body of the shoe bottom around the sole and glued them down. Then I glued the tongue to the front of the sole and eased up the front to meet the body of the shoe. I added silver eyelets to the lacing holes, pink ribbon for shoelaces and delicate white lace to the top and bottom. Once you start lacing the shoe, the sides curve in and it looks pretty real! I might try these on the baby when she is a little older 🙂

I also added a gray felt sole to the bottom of the shoe which I die cut and glued on after assembling the shoe.

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Jess’s friend Norma, of Norma Fayak Photography, took some photos of the shower while she was here and I love how they came out (even though I wish I had gotten the dining room painted white before the shower- so over that green!)

I made this mini- album and everyone added their wishes for Nora. Now she’s born and I can put a pic of her in that window!

Finally got to use my collection of vintage silver baby cups for punch…

And here’s the star of the show- Nora Lynn!

She arrived on March 5- hope you don’t mind if I share a pic here and there? My daughter is a professional newborn photographer (Jessica Veara Photography) so hopefully she will keep me supplied (hint hint).

Here’s a photo I love of Jess and Nora taken by Norma…

Thanks for stopping by and for sharing our joy!