Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

Matted Valentine Hearts

I am happy to say that From the Heart, my new Sizzix die collection, is now available in your local scrapbook stores and other fun places! Just in time for Valentine’s Day!


Here’s a quick and easy project if you own a mat cutter. I love mine and use it every day for one thing or another- wrapping gifts, constructing boxes or books or actually matting something! If you are looking to purchase a well-made, long-lasting mat cutter, check out Logan Graphic Products.


This is a quick and easy way to way to display die cut hearts from my new Sizzlits set, Hearts & More…

  1. Using a mat cutter, cut two off-white mats. Leave one for your backing and cut one with nine windows. 
  2. Die cut a bunch of hearts from watercolor paper. 
  3. Ink them with different color inks, making extra so you have choices to pick from.
  4. Position solid mat on the bottom and window cut mat on top. Adhere with ATG gun.
  5. Place hearts in windows in a pleasing arrangement. When you are sure you like it, adhere hearts with Zots. 
  6. Frame, add a ribbon hanger or just stand on your mantel or table!

If you don’t have a mat cutter, you still have plenty of options…. Take a 10″ square piece of heavy cardstock or chipboard and lay out a grid lightly in pencil. Leave a 2″ border around the outside of the paper and then divide the remaining space into nine equal boxes. Leave about 1/2″ in between each window. Mark the center of each window where you will mount your heart. Ink, stamp, paint or mist your hearts and mount with Zots. Erase pencil lines.


Another option would be to cut nine equally sized squares from coordinating cardstock and mount them on the paper, then add your hearts.



Have you started your Valentine crafting? What are you making?

Matted Valentine Hearts

I am happy to say that From the Heart, my new Sizzix die collection, is now available in your local scrapbook stores and other fun places! Just in time for Valentine’s Day!


Here’s a quick and easy project if you own a mat cutter. I love mine and use it every day for one thing or another- wrapping gifts, constructing boxes or books or actually matting something! If you are looking to purchase a well-made, long-lasting mat cutter, check out Logan Graphic Products.


This is a quick and easy way to way to display die cut hearts from my new Sizzlits set, Hearts & More…

  1. Using a mat cutter, cut two off-white mats. Leave one for your backing and cut one with nine windows. 
  2. Die cut a bunch of hearts from watercolor paper. 
  3. Ink them with different color inks, making extra so you have choices to pick from.
  4. Position solid mat on the bottom and window cut mat on top. Adhere with ATG gun.
  5. Place hearts in windows in a pleasing arrangement. When you are sure you like it, adhere hearts with Zots. 
  6. Frame, add a ribbon hanger or just stand on your mantel or table!

If you don’t have a mat cutter, you still have plenty of options…. Take a 10″ square piece of heavy cardstock or chipboard and lay out a grid lightly in pencil. Leave a 2″ border around the outside of the paper and then divide the remaining space into nine equal boxes. Leave about 1/2″ in between each window. Mark the center of each window where you will mount your heart. Ink, stamp, paint or mist your hearts and mount with Zots. Erase pencil lines.


Another option would be to cut nine equally sized squares from coordinating cardstock and mount them on the paper, then add your hearts.



Have you started your Valentine crafting? What are you making?

Cupcake Christmas Tree

Christmas Day is one week away!
Here’s a fun little tree I made using my Sizzix Cupcake Holder and Birds & Butterflies dies and a 10″ STYROFOAM™ cone. For full instructions, see my post on the Sizzix blog.

Have you checked out the Tip Junkie site? Every Tuesday, there’s a linky party where folks share their latest and greatest projects. Lots of inspiration here! Hope you will head on over…

 Tip Junkie

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tip Junkie
Here’s a project I made for the Sizzix blog a couple of weeks ago using my Sizzix ScoreBoard Box with Scalloped Flap and Fringed Flower dies.

You can find the instructions on how to make it here. 

The box is made from matboard so it’s nice and sturdy and holds gift cards, jewelry, notepads and any kind of small treasures. I covered the box with fall pretty papers from Simple Stories. 

Wishes for a blessed Thanksgiving to all! We spending the holiday in Maine on my mom’s potato farm… 

Handmade Holidays Blog Hop- Day 3

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!
Calling all crafters! We’ve gathered designers from some of our favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all of the thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could create for the holidays, all in one place, during our second annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!

To sweeten the Hop, we’re offering a gift for you! For every comment you leave on the blogs in the Hop, you’ll be entered to win a prize pack from one of the participating manufacturer sponsors! Use the Rafflecopter widget on the Clearsnap blog to gain extra entries each day: http://clearsnap.blogspot.com

Here’s the prize pack you can be entered to win by leaving a comment below. Extra entries if you follow me on Facebook or my blog. 🙂 

You could win the Sizzix Candy Drawer die, the Sweet Treats for You Sizzlits set plus some extra goodies from Globecraft Memories who has generously added to the giveaway!


Visit the list of blogs below and leave a comment on each by Nov 27, 2012 at 11:59 PM PST. Each day we will be sharing a brand new list of blogs with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!

Nov 18

Fiskateers – www.fiskateers.com/blog
Donna Salazar Designs – http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/
Eileen Hull for Sizzix http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/
Globecraft Memories – http://globecraftmemories.blogspot.com
Dana Warren – Hampton Art – http://kraftpaperstamps.blogspot.com/
Steph Ackerman – Globecraft Memories – www.stephaniescraps.blogspot.com
Arlene Cuevas – Graphic 45 –  http://butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com/
Susan Lui – Graphic 45 –  http://luv2scrap-pages.blogspot.com/
Ashley Bores – The Twinery – http://www.heartmadelife.com/
Mistra Hoolahan – Donna Salazar Designs – http://mistrabutterfly.blogspot.com
Nina Yang – Hampton Art – http://waffleflower.com/
Angie Blom – Authentique Paper – http://angieblomdesigns.blogspot.com/
Denise Hahn – Clearsnap – http://inmyblueroom.blogspot.com
Stephenie Hamen – Fiskateers – www.mycraftyadventures.com
Guiseppa Gubler – Authentique Paper – http://guiseppagubler.blogspot.com/
Jessica Fick – The Twinery – http://iembellish.blogspot.com/
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Thanks to you all I am getting in the Christmas mood in November- it usually doesn’t kick in for me till December. A huge thanks to Jennifer Priest who coordinated this blog hop for inviting me and allowing me to be part of the fun. She did an amazing job!







Here’s a quick album I made using Simple Stories papers I bought on my trip to Houston. I used my ScoreBoard Photo Album die and several coordinated papers to create this album.

I covered the matboard sheets with a coating of spray adhesive then placed papers cut to size on top of them. Then I ran them through the Big Shot. This fuses the paper to the matboard and cuts everything perfectly.

The album pages were then distressed with brown ink. This time I decided to use my Bind-It-All to put the pages together, so I used the binding section that came with the die as a decorative element instead. 

The final touch was a flower I made of packing paper cut from my Flower, Layers #9 and Leaves dies.

It has been great sharing this blog hop with you. I hope you will stop back and visit again!

Handmade Holiday Blog Hop- Day 2

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!
Calling all crafters! We’ve gathered designers from some of our favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all of the thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could create for the holidays, all in one place, during our second annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!

To sweeten the Hop, we’re offering a gift for you! For every comment you leave on the blogs in the Hop, you’ll be entered to win a prize pack from one of the participating manufacturer sponsors! Use the Rafflecopter widget on the Clearsnap blog to gain extra entries each day: http://clearsnap.blogspot.com

Here’s the prize pack you can be entered to win by leaving a comment below. Extra entries if you follow me on Facebook or my blog. 🙂 

You could win the Sizzix Candy Drawer die, the Sweet Treats for You Sizzlits set plus some extra goodies from Globecraft Memories who has generously added to the giveaway!

 Visit the list of blogs below and leave a comment on each by Nov 27, 2012 at 11:59 PM PST. Each day we will be sharing a brand new list of blogs with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!

Nov 17 

Donna Salazar Designs – http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/
Eileen Hull for Sizzix http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/
Diana Gonzalez – Clearsnap – http:// ;www.arteypoemas.com
Monika Wright – The Twinery – http://www.iloveitallwithmonikawright.com/
Gretchen McElveen – Hampton Art – http://gretchenmac.blogspot.com/
Megan Aaron – Clearsnap-  http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com/
Gloria Stengel – Graphic 45 – http://www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com/
Suzanne Austin – Clearsnap – http://whatsinalousyananut.blogspot.com/
Shellye McDaniel – Authentique Paper – http://paperedcottage.blogspot.com/
Natasha Naranjo Aguirre – Donna Salazar Designs –  http://www.moments-of-tranquility.com
Jen Carter – The Twinery – http://jensinkspot.blogspot.com/

Laura Denison – Graphic 45 – www.lauradenisondesigns.com
Candy Spiegel – Globecraft Memories – http://candyspiegel.wordpress.com/ 

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Today you get two for one! 

Karen Burniston is a fellow Sizzix artist and good friend of mine. She made four holiday cards using her new line of interactive pop up dies, Pop ‘N Cuts. You have to check them out- they are so quick and easy! Hop on over to her blog and see how she created them…
For my project today, I created some recycled soda can ornaments using my Fringed Flower die…
  • Cut soda cans into strips. 
  • Place metal can on die so it covers as much of the die area  as possible. Feel free to cut the can up so that you get the maximum number of flowers from it.
  • Roll can and die through Big Shot.
  • Place die cut metal flower shapes in Textured Impressions embossing folder and run through machine using the Multi Purpose plate.
  • The action of embossing actually serves to straighten out the metal instead of leaving a curling effect due to the round shape of the can. Once flower is embossed, peel every other petal down and to the back of the flower center. Surprisingly, the edges of the soda can are dulled after die-cutting and you can run your finger over them without any problem.
  • Punch a hole on the top of one petal and thread embroidery floss through the hole as a hanger. 
  • Add buttons and pearls to flowers for accents or leave plain. 

What do you think? Do you like the ornaments with or without the pearls and buttons? Just leave your answer in the comments section. I can’t decide… Think I had too many late nights staying up to finish deadlines!

This project would be a great one to do with your kids or while watching TV. They are light and flexible and so easy to mail- wouldn’t this be a fun little treat to tuck in with your Christmas cards?

Thanks for coming by and for all of the nice comments you’ve already left!