Eileen Hull

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Halloween Stacking Treat Boxes

How about creating a few of these Halloween stacking treat boxes? Team member Pam Bray designed the project using her favorite spooky paper collection by Authentique.  Use these boxes for parties, gifts and candy!

BOO!

It’s hard to believe it’s already time to think about Halloween…

Here’s how Pam created a few of Eileen Hull’s Stacking Drawer Boxes from Sizzix using Halloween paper and Xyron Creative Station Lite with Permanent Adhesive.

Supplies: 

Diamond Press Halloween Border Die

Authentique Nightfall Paper Collection

Small Metal Knob

Black Ink

Pop Dots

Begin by die cutting a couple of the Stacking Drawer Boxes.

Shape boxes, cover with pattern paper. 

Decorate front of Stacking Drawer Boxes with stickers and metal knobs.

Stamp and die cut images using black ink.

Adhere stickers to prepared Stacking Drawer Boxes. 

Fussy cut stamped pumpkins add to top of Stacking Drawer Boxes  with pop dots.

Fill with your favorite candy, gift card, note, mini album, etc.

Enjoy! Pam

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Another Way to Use the House Ornament Die

Treat Boxes Made with the House Ornament Die

Hi friends, Maggi here and I’ve taken over Eileen’s blog today to show you another way to use the new House Ornament Die.  This die is so versatile and has so many uses besides being an ornament.  I’ve used it to make the cutest spooky Halloween treat boxes filled with chocolates and a surprise for my scrappy bff’s!  (Hmm, wonder how many of my bff’s will see this blog post?!)

Treat Boxes Made with the House Ornament Die

Tutorial:

These are really quick and easy to make, especially if you make them from design paper rather than covered, painted, stamped and/or inked mat board.  I selected some fun Halloween 12 x 12 papers and cut them in half so that the paper is 6″ x 12″.  Then, I ran the paper through my die cutting machine (I have a Vagabond).

Crease Pad

The trick to using paper with these dies is to use a crease pad in place of one cutting pad.  If you use the regular sandwich like when you are cutting a mat board design, more than likely the paper will cut through where the creases should be.  Using the crease pad will cut the paper and add crease lines where they should be!
You need to cut two pieces with the House Ornament die, then apply Eileen’s Red Liner Tape to the small flaps on the left.  Join the two pieces together as shown in the 2nd photo below.

Treat Boxes Made with the House Ornament Die

Fold into a box shape pressing the other tab inside the box,  securing the tape to the house side wall.  You have two flaps on the bottom, cut one off and secure the other with the tab inside the box.

Treat Boxes Made with the House Ornament Die

The Windows

Next, let’s give those windows some definition ’cause they are not so visible.  Eileen’s House/Pocket Stitchlits just happens to have a window frame that fits these windows perfectly.  Cut two window frames and adhere to the outside over the window cutouts.  Isn’t it great how Eileen’s dies work together!

Treat Boxes Made with the House Ornament Die

That’s all there is for the basic assembly of the box but now, we have to gussy it up!  Add some flowers and ribbons at the top and on the sides, add stickers or whatever you like.
The House Ornament die also cuts a small house so I used that to create a door. I just cut the top off to take off the point, you can see my door on the house below on the right.

Treat Boxes Made with the House Ornament Die

I also wanted to add some tags to my boxes so I used the adorable little house that comes with this die to make a cute little tag.  AND because in my world, more is better,  I added a small circle tag that I cut with Eileen’s Credit Card Sleeve and Tags die set.
Treat Boxes Made with the House Ornament Die

Treat Boxes Made with the House Ornament Die

Treat Boxes Made with the House Ornament Die

Treat Boxes Made with the House Ornament Die

Eileen Hull Designs Dies by Sizzix Used:
 House Ornament  – Sizzix ScoreBoards L Die
 House/Pocket Stitchlits – Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 9PK
 Credit Card Sleeve & Tags – Sizzix Framelits Die Set 7PK
Thanks for joining me today while Eileen is visiting some of you across the big pond!

New Sizzix Chapter 3 Eileen Hull Release

It’s time for the new Sizzix Chapter 3 Eileen Hull release! Today we are taking a look at the House Ornament- which is not just for the holidays by the way…

About the House Ornament

We moved around a lot when I was little and then I married a military man and moved some more. I love finding a house and adding special touches that make it our home. Home is comfort, stability and where everything starts. And ends, by the looks of my studio! Since this Chapter 3 release focuses on the holiday season, the idea of making a house as a Christmas ornament appealed to me. But of course, there are so many other ways to use it…

It is a ScoreBoards die, designed to cut and score thick material like matboard and chipboard. As you will see in the following projects, you can decorate this little house in numerous ways! You will need to cut two of the base pieces and trim off the floor of one of them. I adhere my house together with  Therm O Web Red Liner tape to make sure that it stays together. One of my favorite parts of the die are two teeny tiny house shaped tags that I can’t wait to make a little book from <3

Here is a recent Facebook Live show where I cut recycled cardboard and created a shabby beach house, embossing it with my new Emerald Creek Molten Dimensions embossing powders. I love how these turned out and want to make a whole set. I think they would be cute to hang in a little tree or maybe create a little vignette under glass and surround with sand. It’s fun to think of ways to use it! I know at the holidays it would be adorable with a battery tealight inside to set on a holiday table or maybe to give a special gift in. Stay tuned – I’m sure we will have lots of ideas for you!


And now for the Team’s samples…

Pam Bray made an adorable Mixed Media House Ornament and Tag Album. She decorated the house with her very own stamps by Blank Page Muse and Clearsnap Blends inks- so pretty!

Jenny Marples is ready for Christmas with her cozy brick House Ornament. Head over to her blog to see all the fun techniques she used to make it! I love how she decorated the roof using leaves from the Journaling Card- Flowers & Leaves die!

Tonya Trantham made a Beach Babe House! Check out all of the fun details like a life preserver, framed swimmer on a raft and her gorgeous signature flowers on her blog.

Julia Aston is sharing an out-of-this-world Adventure Awaits Notebook. You have to check out her post to see how she created all of the cool effects  she used in the making of this project. Wow!

Thanks so much for checking out the new Sizzix Chapter 3 Eileen Hull Release! The dies I ordered for my Etsy store have not yet arrived but the UPS man should be visiting today!

I hope to see you on my twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs– Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. The Eileen Hull Fan Club is a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet. Request to join the group and don’t forget to answer the questions! Visit my Etsy store to find many of the products used in these awesome projects <3

More LOVEly Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects

Valentine’s Day is over but the Inspiration Team has more LOVEly Eileen Hull Sizzix projects to share! Love should be celebrated all year long, right? So keep these inspirational projects in mind when you are looking for wedding, anniversary, or general “I love you” ideas to make for your friends and loved ones.

Spread the LOVE

Julia Aston made a gorgeous vintage storage box for her paints using the Sizzix ScoreBoards Treasure Box and a whole lot of creativity. See the tutorial on Julia’s blog!

Lisa Hoel created a yummy paper chocolate box (containing REAL chocolate- can it get any better than that?) using the new Sizzix Stacking Drawer die. See Lisa’s tutorial here.

Susie Bentz really pushed the creative envelope with this project, using Clearsnap Blends inks to color and stencil her clever Fragrance Diffuser using the Treasure Box and Floral Cutouts dies <3. Check out the tutorial on Susie’s blog.

Pam Bray created an adorable favor box that could be used throughout the year using Clearsnap inks and the Sizzix Stacking Drawers. See how she made the Stacking Drawer favor box.

Check out this cool pitted enameled finish that Jenny has put on the Treasure Box! Head over to Jenny’s blog to see how to recreate the look…

Anna-Karin Evaldsson made a gorgeous leather Wrapped Journal and embellished it with the Heart & Soul flower, Pansy, Spring Leaves and Journaling Words dies. See her fantastic tutorial here!

As always, I hope to see you on my twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs– Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. The Eileen Hull Fan Club is a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet- join on Facebook and don’t forget to answer the questions! See you there friends <3

I hope you enjoyed seeing more LOVEly Eileen Hull Sizzix projects by my talented Inspiration Team. Have a great week!

Winter Wishes Blog Hop

Today Emerald Creek Craft Supplies and Eileen Hull are collaborating to bring you the Winter Wishes Blog Hop featuring lots of Christmas holiday inspiration!

Warm thoughts are unfolding…

as we begin to enter a festive time of year. Eileen, Kim and The Teams have created a fun blog hop challenge to kick off the American Thanksgiving and Winter festivities.
To play along all you need to do is follow along and comment on every blog. If you play along and link up your own creation using Eileen and Emerald Creek products, you will get 2 bonus entries for the draw. Contest Closes on Sunday November 25th, with the Winner announced Cyber Monday!
The prize includes an Eileen Hull Journal Die and a $50.00 gift certificate to the Emerald Creek Shop.

This is a Blog Hop!

You are next… Click here to enter
Check out the hop here!
So on to the project… I decided to create a Memory Box for storing holiday treasures such as 3″ x 4″ Journalling cards, Instax photos, gift tags and notes.  The box is covered with gift wrap- this is a great alternative to patterned paper. There are so many festive holiday patterns this time of year. I find it easiest to adhere the paper to the matboard first, then die cut the whole piece at once.
The Trinket Box is a Sizzix ScoreBoards die which is specially designed to cut and score thick materials so that the end result is a sturdy project. (You can find the die in my Etsy store) It is designed to have multiple uses- books, boxes, frames, shadowboxes, and drawers- all from this one die!

Supplies

Instructions

Here’s a video showing how to assemble this die (it starts at about 36 minutes)

  1. Cover 2 sheets of matboard with Easy Cut Adhesive on the front and back. Add wrapping paper to both sides. Die cut: 1 frame, 1 frame piece with NO oval cut out, 1 binding strip, 2 shadowbox frame pieces, 1 rectangle
  2. Add adhesives on tabs and build shape. Attach 2 shadowbox frame pieces together at end tabs and form into rectangle.
  3. Stamp Merry Christmas with Ebony Blends ink on off-white cardstock and position behind aperture of frame (front cover).
  4. Die cut about eight branches from the Floral Arch die from green paper. Dab blobs of glue on leaves and add embossing powder, then heat. Glue on colored jingle bells. Add a small red velvet bow.
  5. Adhere front cover to back of binding tab. Place binding back tab under shadowbox section of box.
  6. Hot glue glass knobs to bottom of box so it can stand up. Position in the middle of the box so it is balanced.

Winter Wishes Blog Hop

Thanks so much for looking through our Winter Wishes Blog Hop! Don’t forget to leave comments on each of the blogs- you could win the prize! Join me Tuesdays and Thursdays for Facebook Lives and join the Eileen Hull Fan Club on Facebook for the BTS look at what people are creating from these dies- so inspiring! Come back next week and see what the team is creating here on the blog. Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try

Hey everyone!  The Inspiration Team has a host of Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try today.  You are sure to be the hostess with the mostess after giving any one of these inspired makes a go.  There’s lots more Holiday Inspiration coming up so stay tuned for more details at the end of this post.

Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try

Susie Bentz shares a sweet Notebook Pocket Tussie Mussie.  This darling flower pocket is perfect in Pumpkin Spice Stack papers from DCWV.  You can create this project as home decor, favors for your Thanksgiving or Christmas Table, you can even use it for weddings and showers.  Just change the patterned papers to suit your event.

Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try: Notebook Pocket Tussie Mussie by Susie Bentz

Stop and smell the flowers at Susie’s Blog and learn how to create this Notebook Pocket Tussie Mussie.

Pam Bray shares a cute Card Box project using Colorbox Blends, the Card Box Storage die, several other Book Club Dies and old favorites.  This project makes a darling hostess gift for those traveling over the holidays to family and friends.

Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try: Fall Friends Card Set by Pam Bray

Visit Pam’s Blog for all the details on how to create this Fall Friends Card Sets.

Elizabeth Robinson has a beautiful Fall Holiday Journal project created with several of my Book Club Journaling Dies, Spring Leaves and Colorbox Blends.  You are in for a real treat when you see Elizabeth’s methods for watercoloring with Blends to get these gorgeous fall colors.

Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try: Fall Holidays Journal by Elizabeth Robinson

Fall in love with Elizabeth’s Journal Tutorial and Blends ink techniques HERE.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares a Winter Wonderland Trinket Box project filled with vintage charms.  Snow covered stamping adorns the outside of the vintage hued trinket box while the color scheme is continued inside with a charming background and holiday trinkets from Tim Holtz.

Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try: Winter Wonderland Trinket Box Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Check out Anna-Karin’s Winter Wonderland Trinket Box Tutorial HERE.

Jenny Marples shares a gorgeous Thanksgiving Gift Box.  Jenny’s project is filled with creative techniques I’m sure you’ll be anxious to try.  See that gorgeous leafy coloring on the Trinket Box?  Jenny created this look by making her own stencil with Eileen Hull Dies and coloring it with Colorbox Blends!

Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try: Thanksgiving Gift Box by Jenny Marples

Head to Jenny’s Blog for a full tutorial on how to create this beautifully blended gift box complete with Sizzix Paper Leather leaves.

Last but certainly not least, Maggi Harding shares a Christmas “Wish Book” using the Book Binding and Journal Card Dies along with Graphic 45 St. Nicholas Papers.  This project is sure to get you into the Christmas spirit!

Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try: Christmas Wish Book by Maggi Harding

Get your Christmas wish list ready and head to Maggi’s Blog for a full tutorial on how to create this magical make.

I don’t know about you but I sure am ready to get the Holiday season  started.  Now that I’ve been inspired by all of these Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try I’m even more excited!

Want more Holiday fun?  I’m participating in the “Christmas Comes Early Blog Hop” with Rita Barakat and a whole bunch of other crafty friends.  You can check out the Hop HERE.  Hop along and comment on all the amazing projects for a chance to win a prize package.

Upcoming Events…

In addition to weekly Holiday creations from the Inspiration Team I have several other events coming your way soon so stay tuned for more inspiration on the dates below.

  • November 22 Emerald Creek Blog Hop
  • December 4 Facebook Live Hop with RG Studio 360

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