Eileen Hull

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Sizzix Fresh Vintage: ScoreBoard Suitcase

Hi everyone and welcome to the Fresh Vintage blog hop. Today is exciting for three reasons: it’s my birthday, first post from my brand new computer and the Suitcase is one of my favorite dies!


To view the hop, you can click on the Fresh Vintage blinkie on the sidebar. This will take you around to all of the designers on the hop OR you can click on the linky party below for a look at all the projects. To see projects that have already been posted, visit the page above titled “Sizzix Blog Hops”. For a chance to win this die, answer the question about today’s hop on the Oh My Crafts blog today.


The Suitcase is a fun die- just the right size to fit a gift card, small piece of jewelry, ATC’s, a deck of playing cards, mini- album or hair accessories. Or it wouldn’t it make a great favor box or goody bag for a party or special occasion? You could also cut it out of patterned paper and score the folds in just a few seconds on your scoring board for a more customized look or embellish the suitcase with rubber stamps, inks, paints, ribbon straps, luggage tags, or beading. This die is really versatile. What would you put in here?



I can’t wait to see what the other designers have created for this hop! Let’s take a look:

It was so hard to choose what I wanted to do this time. I decided to make a cool vintage suitcase in black and cream using a hound’s tooth stencil from Crafter’s Workshop and then fill it with a few different things. 

  1. Cut suitcase die from mat board. 
  2. Place the stencil over the suitcase box and lid, and pounce Tuxedo Black Memento stamp ink with a foam applicator. Also stencil the small tab piece.
  3. Ink the inside of the box and lid by randomly swiping the inked applicator over the surface. Ink both sides of the handle also.
  4. Fold up the box and add brads to each of the four holes in the corners.
  5. Add tacky tape to the back of the lid tab and adhere to the inside back of the suitcase.
  6. Add tacky tape to one side of the small tab and adhere just to the edge of the front of the lid. The pressure of the tab against the inside of the suitcase will keep the box closed. Attach the handle to the suitcase with more tacky tape and you are done!
  7. I decorated the front of the suitcase with orange velvet ribbon, a Fringed flower and a Katiedids Creative Component. I added crystals to the outside of the component and then filled with Dimensional Magic to embed the crystals. Then I added a few more drops to the center and placed an orange card stock coil into the center. 
  8. Add whatever fun things you want, add a card and you are set!
 Nothing says Halloween like candy corn
 Stack of ATC cards.
 Deck of cards with embossed black moth of death (for Karl)
 Katiedid Component filled with crystal goodness

 Hey what’s that???
Yikes! A popping up bat! Die by Karen Burniston

Sizzix Fresh Vintage Blog Hop: Leaves

Happy Thursday everyone! Are you ready to see another batch of cool projects created by the Sizzix Fresh Vintage designers? Today we are focusing on the Leaves die.
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Please make sure to check out all of the innovative projects posted on the hop today. You can do this by clicking on the thumbnails below or on the Fresh Vintage navigation blinkie on the sidebar. I happen to know there are a couple of fun surprises here and some great techniques too. Who knew that a leaf could be used in so many ways? Ready? Let’s hop!

If you would like a chance to win a Flower, Layers #9 die (to go with your leaves), please stop over at Oh My Crafts blog and see what the “Hop Question of the Day” is. Leave a comment about the hop projects and get some fun tips at the same time.

For my project, I resurrected something I had written a long time ago. It seemed appropriate to use for this hop. I have been blessed by many friends in my life, including the designers on this hop and many of you who take the time to read our blogs and leave your kind comments. I used my favorite Duetica font “Mandolyn” (again!) to communicate my message.
  1. Layout saying using font of choice on cream cardstock. I also decided to add some special effects to my test, typing my words on curvy lines to mimic leaves falling. Print out artwork.

  2. Cut a 10″ x 10″ mat from Crescent matboard #3291.
  3. Stamp front of mat with four coordinating colors. Use foam blending tool to apply ink from Stephanie Barnard’s new Clearsnap stamp pads. I love these pads because they are really juicy but wanted the control of the applicators so the color was not too intense. Blend the ink and sponge on ImageStamp by Lara Scott.. I like this stamp because it’s 5″ x 7″ and covers a lot of area all at once. Stamp all over front of 10″ x 10″ mat.
  4. With Logan Mat Cutter, cut a 2″ border all around stamped matboard piece.
  5. Add scrap foamboard strips on the back of the mat to give a shadowbox effect. Cut another piece of foamboard 9 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ for backing.
  6. Cut a bunch of leaves out of heavy duty paper. On a thick piece of fun foam, draw lines on the back of the leaf with a stylus, pressing into the paper to create veins.
  7. Drag leaf across stamp pads randomly to show veins. Ink edges
  8. Adhere leaves to mat edges with ATG gun, overlapping to cover beveled edge. Intersperse pearl bling among leaves.
  9. I accidentally got ink on my printed piece. Decided to ink the whole thing. Happy accident- now the paper blends in better with the mat! Hah!
  10. Center text under mat. Adhere to backing board. Add sawtooth hanger to foamboard for hanging or insert into 10″ x 10″ frame. You will have to add spacers though to accommodate the dimension from the leaves. Or just take the glass out of the frame.
  11. Done!

Thanks for stopping by my friends. Make sure to visit all the other designers to see what they have done with this die. See you next Tuesday!

    Sizzix Fresh Vintage Blog Hop: 3D Flower, Wrapped

    Wow- is it already time for another hop? Every Tuesday and Thursday, until Nov. 3, one of my new Sizzix dies will be featured here starring the fabulous Fresh Vintage designers! Today they are working with the 3D Flower, Wrapped die. This is a such a fun one! This die looks great no matter what you cut it from: paper, fabric, fleece, felt, packing paper, sheet music, recycled bags or tissue paper.

    HEY, this just in! Today is Designer Days at Sizzix! Just for today, 10/13/11, all Eileen Hull dies are 25% off! The promo code is: SZEH25.  This offer excludes Outlet items and cannot be combined with any other discounts. Come on by for a look at the new line coming out in November, It’s a Wrap (click to the end of the scrolling to see).
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    To view the hop, you can click on the Fresh Vintage blinkie on the sidebar. This will take you around to all of the designers on the hop OR you can click on the linky party below for a look at all the projects. To see projects that have already been posted, visit the page above titled “Sizzix Blog Hops”. For a chance to win this die, answer the question about today’s hop on the Oh My Crafts blog today. There are lots of ways you can use this die and you are about to see some very cool ideas. Are you ready?

    For my project, I decided to combine the Vase die and flowers into a canvas project that I had the idea for last week… Heard this reading in church and as the kids say, it got stuck in my head…

    1. Lay down a coat of Mod Podge over the canvas and add book pages on top (mine came from an old etiquette book which is hilarious). Coat pages with Mod Podge and let dry. Add a layer of gingham tissue paper over the bottom 3″ of the canvas and Mod Podge it down.
    2. Cut strips of foamboard to simulate a windowsill. Adhere them to the canvas with Tacky Tape.
    3. Cover 6″ x 13″ piece of matboard spray adhesive and cover with Grant Studio paper. Die cut Vase with Big Shot. Trim 2 segments from vase and bend into circular shape, flattening 4 back segments against canvas. Set on shelf and attach to canvas with glue gun.
    4. Insert one quarter of a 2 1/2″ STYROFOAM ball into the vase. Add flowers.
    5. Lay out text in your publishing software and print on transparency. (I always have trouble getting this work but this time I rubbed the sheet before printing with a bag of stuff I have to rub off scratches on matboard. Think it’s similar to the Perfect Printing Pouch which I have somewhere but could not find- it worked. After I printed it, I sprayed with Krylon Workable Fixitif.)
    6. Trim text to fit inside of window. Spray a light coat of spray adhesive on the back of the transparency and stick on.

    Flower:

    1. Die cut Wrapped Flowers from a stack of coffee filter (about 20). Randomly dab them with four colors of paint  that has been slightly diluted with water. Allow petals to dry.
    2. Cut stems from branches. Wrap tape around top 1″ of stem and start winding the petals around the stem. Depending on how full you want your flower, add layers of petals starting with the smaller ones and graduating to large. Or if you want a small flower, just use the small petals. Cut flower bases from green felt and add to bottom of flower. Add green leaves adhered to sticks.
    3. Coil wire around a pencil and insert in to arrangement.
    4. Add a coat of Radiant Rain Egyptian Gold mist from Luminarte for a rich shimmery effect.
    5. Stick stems into STYROFOAM ball and cover with yarn or paper shred.
    6. Wrap wire around a pencil or dowel and insert wire coils into arrangement. Stretch out as desired.

    Other Supplies:
    8 x 10 canvas, old book pages, sticks from your yard, foamboard scraps, glue gun, coffee filters, transparency sheet, colored wire from Beadalon

    Sizzix Fresh Vintage Blog Hop: ScoreBoard Vase

    Hi everyone and welcome back to the Sizzix Fresh Vintage blog hop! Today’s featured die is the ScoreBoard Vase.

    If you are a fan of flowers, paper or otherwise, you need this die so you can make a beautiful container to hold all of your handmade posies. But that’s not the only thing you can do with it!

    • decorate and use to hold treats at your next party
    • make some for your craft area to organize pens, markers and paint brushes
    • make a set for the little girl in your life to store her hair accessories in
    • use as a gift box for small presents. Tie on a ribbon and tag and it’s a unique and personal presentation.
    • cut some out of paper and use them as ice cream cone wrappers- they just fit!- I tried 🙂
    • make a special holiday ornament and place in the vase. Add a pipe cleaner handle and bow

    Click on the thumbnails below or follow the hop using the Fresh Vintage blinkie navigation tool to the right. The designers have posted some amazing projects on their blogs and shown lots of creative ways that the Vase die may be used. Make sure to stop and check them all out. And we love comments 🙂 so please let us know if you have any questions or thoughts on the projects.

    After you have hopped through all the projects, head over to the Oh My Crafts blog and leave a comment. You could win the Flower, Layers #9 die (one of my very favorites!)

    So let’s get hopping:


    I decided to use the Vase die for a different purpose. I bought a beautiful plant the other day but was not thrilled with the foil wrapper. So I decided to make a little slipcover for the pot!

    Thanks to my “dear” husband for filming the video.

    Here’s how I made the Plant Cover:

    1. Measure the circumference of the pot you’d like to cover. Determine how many widths of matboard you will need to cover pot. To do that, I ran several pieces of scrap paper using the vase die and my Big Shot. I taped them together and wrapped them around the pot to measure. For a 4″ pot, I needed 2 vase cutouts and had a little extra I needed to trim off.
    2. Cut or tear 2 pieces of brown kraft wrap into pieces approximately 6″ x 13″. Crumple the paper up and smooth out again. Coat the back of the paper with spray adhesive.
    3. Smooth down paper onto matboard. Wrinkles are perfectly fine, even desired!
    4. Place paper covered side of matboard face down on die and run through the Big Shot. Repeat with second piece of board.
    5. Select the colors of ink you would like to use and a stencil brush for each color. Place the stencil on top of cutouts and start swirling ink around the stencil, blending colors as you go, until all areas of the vase pieces are covered.
    6. With brown ink, shade edges of plant cover on top and bottom.
    7. Adhere both vase pieces together using Tacky Tape. Wrap whole piece around plant, and trim extra segments off as needed.
    8. Adhere vase die cuts end to end so finished design fits around the pot..

    TIP: If the pot is just a little larger than the diecut, make a ruffle from fabric or brown paper and adhere inside the plant cover. This will extend the top just high enough to cover the pot edge.

    Tags:

    1. Die cut 2 flower pieces from matboard.
    2. Punch hole with Crop-a-Dile on top of each flower. Write message on back of flower.
    3. Add glitter center to flower with Stickles and allow to dry.
    4. Cut a length of twine long enough to wrap around the pot twice. If desired, age twine with ink.
    5. Wrap around plant and thread tags on twine and tie.

    Other Supplies:
    brown kraft packaging paper

    Sizzix Fresh Vintage Blog Hop: Flower Layers #9

    Hi everyone and welcome back to the fourth Fresh Vintage blog hop!  Every Tuesday and Thursday until November 3, one of the 12 dies in the collection will be featured. 6-10 projects for every die will be posted by 75 of the most creative designers in our industry. I am thrilled that they have agreed to work with my Flower Layers Sizzix dies and the projects that have been posted so far have been super inspiring!

    To view the hop, you can click on the Fresh Vintage blinkie on the sidebar. This will take you around to all of the designers on the hop OR you can click on the linky party below for a look at all the projects. To see projects that have already been posted, visit the page above titled “Sizzix Blog Hops”. For a chance to win this die, answer the question about today’s hop on the Oh My Crafts blog today.
    Eileen Hull Flower Layers #9 Sizzix Die
    The die we are all working with today is Flower Layers #9. This is such a versatile die! I have made flowers cut from all kinds of fun materials:

    • book pages
    • old maps
    • sheet music
    • fabric, fleece
    • felt
    • ledger paper
    • coffee filter
    • bubble wrap
    • soda cans… the list goes on…

    Ways to Create with Flower Layers

    Ways to create with Eileen Hull Flower Layers #9 Sizzix Die

    You can spray the Flower Layers petals with mists and dyes, stamp them, ink the edges,and add glitter. They can be framed, made in bunches and used for paper flower bouquets, added to shoes and hair accessories, and of course, you can add them to your layouts and card projects. They make beautiful home decor projects if you cut a bunch from fleece or felt and add them to pillows, lampshades or baskets.

    Let’s see what our designers have created for you today!

    Flower Layers Headband Tutorial:

    I made a quick and easy headband from fleece.

    Eileen Hull Flower Layers #9 Fleece Headband Tutorial

    Supplies:

    fleece, headband, needle and thread, elastic

    Steps:
    1. Buy a premade headband in desired size and color.
    2. Cut a piece of fleece 6″ x 12″ and fold over. Run piece through Big Shot and flower layers die, yielding 2 of each flower sizes.
    3. Layer flower pieces on top of each other staggering petals so they lay in different positions.
    4. With needle and thread, sew all layers together. Secure In the middle with a button.
    5. Cut leaves from green fleece and position as desired around flower.
    6. Sew a piece of elastic to back of flower. Wrap around headband to measure and stitch to other side, forming a loop to slide over headband and make it interchangeable.

    Wouldn’t these be a great activity for a child’s party or even to give as a gift with several flowers in different colors? I love fleece because it never wrinkles or unravels, has a nice feel to it, and gives great dimension. For a more sophisticated look, use designer fabrics. If you want romantic, use filmy sheers and organdies. Add beads, buttons and fringe too!

    Westcott Pink Challenge

    Westcott Scissors
    Many thanks to Westcott Brand® Cutting Tools, maker of my favorite scissors, The Duck Brand® Duct Tape and VELCRO® Brand Hook and Loop Fasteners and to Marisa Pawelko for organizing this fun challenge! Our task was to create a project using product provided by these three companies… and it had to be pink… Hmmm, my mind immediately went to matboard since that is my primary medium. I decided to make a mini- album using matboard as a base. Did you know that you can cut matboard with scissors? You sure can! However, I opted to use the pretty pink Westcott Hobby Knife that they sent me along with the pink cutting mat so that my cuts would be straight and precise. I used a metal ruler as a guide.

    Make sure to hop around to the other 32 participating designers’ blogs to see what they created for this challenge! Click on the DCC blinkie on the sidebar and you will be taken to the next blog in the hop!

    Here’s a look at how I made it my mini- album…

     

    Mini-Album:

    1. Determine the size of your album. I decided to make mine 4″ x 6″. Cover a piece of matboard measuring about 8″ x 10″ with pink Duck Tape on one side and white Duck Tape on the other side.
    2. Using your Westcott Hobby Knife and pink cutting mat, carefully trim two pieces of matboard to size at 4″ x 6″. Cut another piece of matboard covered with tape to the desired size spine you would like (mine is about 4″ x 3/4″).
    3. Emboss both covers with Sizzix Textured Impression folder by Eileen Hull. Ink raised part of design with Staz-on permanent ink and distress edges of book.
    4. Cut a piece of contrasting tape with your Westcott non-stick scissors. Place all three piece of matboard face down on a flat surface about 1/8″ apart from each other. Make sure they are arranged in a straight line. Run the piece of Duck Tape down the middle and cover the spine. Wrap around to the front and press down. Now your cover is all one piece and can fold in either direction.
    5. Make 5 signatures of paper, fold in half and wrap rattail cord around each section attaching closely to the spine of the book. Tie to other end of cording. Add beads to cording. Cut a 5″ strip of Pink Zebra Duck Tape and fold over, leaving a 1/8″ strip of adhesive. Make fringe by cutting every 1/8″ and wrap around remaining spine cording.
    6. Design a title for your album using the Duetica Lettering Arts System in your favorite editing software. This album is going to my friend in Germany just recovering from surgery, so I customized it for her. I added a piece of Velcro on the back of the tag and glue gunned another piece of Velcro to the front of the album so she can change the title if she wants.
    7. Make a flower from the pink Zebra Duck Tape and adhere to a scrap of matboard with a glue gun. Place a small square of Sticky Back Velcro ont he back and one where you want to adhere the flower. Now you can change the flower to another embellishment if you want!
    8. Cut a slit on the front edge for a closure. Thread Velcro Plant Tie through. Fold over one side and glue closed with glue gun. Adhere to front of album. Wrap other piece around and press done.

    Support the cause! Here’s the link to the on line auction where some of these pieces will be offered up for your bids.

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    Supplies used to create this project:
    Duetica Lettering Art Studio font: Mandolyn
    Sizzix Textured Impression folder by Eileen Hull
    Queen and Company Pearl Bling
    Tsukineko Staz-On black stamp pad
    rattail cording, beads, glue gun