Eileen Hull

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Christmas Comes Early Blog Hop

The Christmas Comes Early Hop is here!

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I was so happy when my friend Rita Barakat invited me to be part of this collaboration! Check out the Christmas Comes Early hop and see what these amazing designers have created to inspire us all for Christmas:

Rita Barakat

Eileen Hull

Betz Golden

Joe Rotella

Yolie Burke

Midge and Madge

Susan Hiles

Carolina Moore

Michelle Wells

Candy Rosenberg

 

Christmas Planner

Although every year I try to be prepared for Christmas,  it’s usually not until after Thanksgiving that the Christmas spirit kicks in. But now this year I have a head start 🙂 In order to get organized for Christmas, I decided to make a planner using my Sizzix Journal.

I can keep my holiday calendar, gift lists, recipes, photos and receipts all together inside this handy dandy planner.

Supplies:

Sizzix ScoreBoards Journal by Eileen Hull

Sizzix ScoreBoards Trinket Box by Eileen Hull

Sizzix Little Sizzles, white (2 sheets)

Therm O Web Rebekah Meier Adhesive sheets

Therm O Web 1/4″ SuperTape

Christmas Papers by Paper House Productions

1.5 mm elastic

faux red velvet fabric, embellishments, charms, beads

Instructions:

  1. Cover front and back of two sheets of matboard with desired papers. Run first sheet through Big Shot with Journal die, making sure to rotate paper direction on the second pass. The right side of the paper should be facing the die.
  2. Line up covers with binding strips together. Add SuperTape to end tab of back cover, leaving holes open for elastic, and adhere front and back cover together.  If you don’t have SuperTape, wet or hot glue works too.
  3. String a length of elastic through each of three sets of binding holes. Tie ends together, creating vertical bands down the interior of the journal.
  4. Cover a piece of matboard with adhesive and place faux red velvet on top. Die cut Trinket Box frame die with oval cutout in place. Find a photo or holiday themed text paper and place inside the opening of the Trinket Box frame. Place double sided adhesive on the back and stick to cover of journal. Add ribbon, bells, snowflake metal stamped date to cover. 
  5. Buy or make insert books to fit inside the book. Use cardstock and patterned paper to create the book insert covers and vintage sheet music, ledger paper or copy paper to create the insert pages. See my Facebook Live video tutorial on how to make inserts here.
  6. Add ephemera to inside Journal pages. Add charms to the top outer loops of the Journal.

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Prizes!

If that isn’t enough we have over $100. In crafty prizes including the entire line of Rita Barakat diecuts/ephemera and fabulous paints and glitters from @plaidcrafts! This is going to be awesome!!!

To enter to win you must visit and comment on each post! Bonus, stop by and like the Plaid FB Page!

In one week the winner will be announced on Rita’s Facebook Live show on Monday, Nov 19, 8pm CST on Mixed Media Monday!

 

Eileen Hull Holiday Craft Project Techniques and Tutorials

Hey everyone!  The Inspiration Team returns with a heaping dose of Eileen Hull Holiday Craft Project Techniques and Tutorials!  We’ve got project inspiration for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and everything in between.  Grab a cuppa Pumpkin Spice or something nice and see what the team has in store for you this week.

Eileen Hull Holiday Craft Project Techniques and Tutorials

Our resident “Queen of Halloween” Nicole Wright shares a show stopping Halloween Fun House project!  Nicole used the Canister die to create this amazing Fun House complete with itty bitty pumpkins, Skeletons, spiders and a too cute for words Candy Corn tree!

Eileen Hull Holiday Craft Project Techniques and Tutorials: Halloween Fun House Canister by Nicole Wright

You too can take a trip through Nicole’s creative Halloween Fun House HERE.

Calling all Edgar Allen Poe fans!  Diana Hetherington pays tribute to the late, great Poe with a fabulous Cookie Box project!  I can’t think of a better way to send treats this Halloween than in a box with Edgar Allen’s face on it!

Eileen Hull Holiday Craft Project Techniques and Tutorials: Edgar Allen Poe Cookie Box by Diana Hetherington

Send a raven over to Diana’s blog to find out more about this spooky stunner.

Karen Bearse shares a spooky treat basket all decked out in sensational, stenciling techniques!  You’re in for a real treat and some serious stenciling tricks with Karen’s treat basket tutorial.

Eileen Hull Holiday Craft Project Techniques and Tutorials: Spooky Stenciled Treat Basket by Karen Bearse

Fly on over to Karen’s blog for a marvelous mixed-media Treat Basket Tutorial!

Jonathan Fong shares a capital “A” AMAZING project using the Spring Leaves die from Paper Flower Party!  This Copper Leaf Bowl is stunning on it’s own but can also be filled with a variety of items making it just as practical as it is pretty!  I see a Thanksgiving table lined  with these beautiful bowls for guests to take home!

Eileen Hull Holiday Craft Project Techniques and Tutorials: Copper Leaf Bowl by Jonathan Fong

Run don’t walk over to Jonathan’s Blog for a full tutorial on how to create your own Copper Leaf Bowl…you’ll be thankful you did!

Speaking of Holiday tablescapes Michelle Zerull has a fun fall flower design sure to brighten up your home for the holidays!  These pretty paper flowers were created using the Heart and Soul Flower die, Twist and Style Tool, and book pages!  Michelle has quite a few tips to help you create this simple yet stunning paper flower arrangement.

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Head to Michele’s blog to get the scoop on these beautiful Autumn Blooms!

It’s never too early to start getting your jingle on!  Julia Aston is getting a jump start on Christmas with this absolutely adorable embroidery hoop ornament!  Stamping and Sizzix die cuts abound in this darling project perfect for trimming the tree or giving as a gift!

Eileen Hull Holiday Craft Project Techniques and Tutorials: Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornament by Julia Aston

Visit Julia’s Blog for more details on her darling ornament design.

Hope you’ve enjoyed this weeks round of Eileen Hull Holiday Craft Project Techniques and Tutorials.  We will be back next week with more “Fall-i-day” project inspiration.  You can find all of the Eileen Hull dies used in these projects HERE.

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Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials

Hey everyone!  The Inspiration Team is back again delivering you a fresh batch of Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials.  All month long we’ll be sharing “Fall-iday” project inspiration from Halloween to Christmas and everything in between.  Let’s have a look at some of the Holiday fun the team has in store for you this week…

Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials

Diana Hetherington shares a delightfully spooky Halloween Candy Canister creation.  Complete with expert inking techniques and cut out windows in spooky shapes to get a clear view of the sweet treats it contains!

Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials: Halloween Treat Canister by Diana Hetherington

Fire up your broomstick and head to Diana’s Blog for some nifty Halloween themed tricks to create your own Canister for treats!

Diana continues the Halloween fun with another Batty treat container using the Basket Die!

Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials: Batty Halloween Treat Basket by Diana Hetherington

The little goblins and ghouls will be delighted to receive this Batty little Treat Basket. Check out Diana’s Tutorial HERE.

Lisa Hoel shares a Halloween Train Case creation chock full of “toil and trouble”!  Lisa’s project is a marvelous monster creation perfect for a Halloween display.

Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials: Toil and Trouble Halloween Train Case by Lisa Hoel

Head to Lisa’s blog for a Monster tutorial on how to create your own “Toil and Trouble” Train Case.

Anne Redfern shares a winter holiday project with her “Christmas Lists” Planner.  This pretty little planner is made of REAL leather and cut with the Passport Book die.  Within its pages Anne has provided sections to keep track of Christmas cards, Christmas gifts, Christmas food shopping and more!

Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials: Christmas Lists Leather Passport Book Planner by Anne Redfern

Check  out Anne’s Blog to get a jump start on your Christmas lists and create your own handy planner.

Jenny Marples also created a handy planner for the seasonal Holidays.  Jenny’s planner has space for shopping lists, guest lists, menus and more!  Jenny’s pocket planner makes party planning a breeze and even includes a notepad and pencil holder!

Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials: Party Planner Passport Book by Jenny Marples

Head on over to Jenny’s blog for a creative planner party!

Tonya Trantham shares a gorgeous Autumn card.  Tonya’s card design is full of fall themed dimension, color and creativity!  She has used several dies from past collections including the Embroidery Hoop, Needlebook, and dies from the Paper Flower Party Collection.

Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials: Dimensional Autumn Card by Tonya Trantham

Visit Tonya’s Blog for a full tutorial on how to create this amazing Autumn Card.

Hope you’ve enjoyed this weeks round up of Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials as much as I have.  The Inspiration Team returns next week with a fresh batch of “Fall-iday” inspiration so stay tuned!

Eileen

Candy Cane Caddy by Mitsyana Wright

Merry Christmas friends. Here’s a fabulous project for you- the Candy Cane Caddy by Mitsyana Wright! She shows how the Sizzix Caddy die can be used in two fun ways.

Mitsyana and I met a couple of months ago as we were working on our collaboration with DCWV. Her work is fantastic and she rocks those ScoreBoards dies! She graciously agreed to create a holiday project for us so check out the awesome tutorial below…

Candy Cane Caddy

Happy Holidays Crafty Friends! I am super excited to be guest designing for Eileen Hull Designs today!!

I love the versatility of her dies and how many of her designs are multifunctional. Here, I’ve made a candy cane caddy that also doubles as a Christmas ornament!

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For today’s project, I used Eileen Hull’s Caddy Die by Sizzix.

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This is a steel rule XL Scoreboard die. You will need to use the Sizzix Big Shot Extended Cutting Pads in order to use these dies.

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I started my project by first cutting down my 12” x 12” materials (chipboard and patterned paper), down to a workable 6” x 12” size so I can die cut them.

I didn’t want the entire caddy to be just one patterned paper. So, I trimmed down my 6” X 12” sheet into smaller pieces (4”x 6” and 6”x 8”) to cover just one of the panel pieces each.

Then, layered my chipboard piece over the patterned papers and ran all the material through my die-cut machine at the same time.

It cut through all the layers with ease!!

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I trimmed off the “tucking” flap pieces of the bottom box portion (for the patterned paper only)… you will not see these pieces so there’s no need to add them.

Then, I cut apart this cut out on the crease lines.

Next, I ran my papers through my adhesive machine and attached them to their coordinating chipboard pieces.

I also cut an extra back piece out of the same black patterned paper to cover the back of the caddy, ran it through my adhesive machine, and attached it to the backside of the caddy’s back wall.

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I added clear adhesive to the bare flaps and adhered them to the back panel.

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Then, I used more clear adhesive to attach a few embellishments and to trim with ribbons.

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You can fill with your favorite holiday treats…

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Ready to gift as treats…

OR

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Because it has the wonderful handle built in…

Hang it on the tree as festive decor!!

I hope you enjoyed my project for today!! I am very honored to be able to guest design for the Eileen Hull Design Team.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!!

~ Mitsyana Wright (Up On Tippy Toes)

Thanks for sharing your ornament/treat box with us Mitsyana!

And thanks to all of you for stopping by to visit at this busy time of year. Happy Holidays from me, my awesome IT Coordinator Amy Bowerman, and the Inspiration Team! We are looking forward to sharing another year of awesome creativity with you.

Sizzix Twist & Style Gift Tag

I am part of the Last Minute Gift Ideas Blog Hop and my project is a Sizzix Twist & Style Gift Tag!

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I have been having a blast making wire words with my Sizzix Twist & Style tool and some pliable wire I found at Michael’s.

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You can use the tool not only to twist wire, but also the yarn cord that I made to attach the tag to the gift bag! (See video here on how to twist soft materials.) Here’s how to twist a word in 46 seconds 🙂

I have also been making ornaments for my friends and family…

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You will need:

Instructions:

  1. Emboss tag with Daisy Wreath folder. Lightly ink raised area of design and edges of tag.noel-tag-7
  2. Twist wire as seen in video above.noel-tag-15
  3. Staple wire word to tag in 3-4 places.noel-tag-11
  4. Twirl any remaining wire around a pencil and add bell!noel-tag
Make sure to hop around and see lots more amazing last minute gift ideas by these talented designers from all over the world:
And did I mention there’s a prize?

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Click here to be entered in the $100 Visa gift card! In order to win, leave a comment telling what is your favorite craft supply or tool is. Everyone is eligible to win, whether you’re in the U.S. or international. The winner will be announced on Einat Kessler’s blog on Sunday, Dec 25th! You could be the one to have an even merrier Christmas 🙂

Sending warm holiday wishes to all, however you celebrate this time of year!

Please make sure to follow me on Instagram and Facebook– Scotty the vintage trailer and I are gearing up for a fun adventure in January 🙂

Festive Sizzix Lantern Tutorial by Astrid Maclean

Hello everyone!  The Inspiration Team is taking a much needed break over the Holidays so we are bringing in guest designers from around the globe to Inspire you throughout December.  Today I’d like to welcome Astrid Maclean!  Astrid is a talented designer from the UK and I’m sure many of you are familiar with her work.  You can learn more about Astrid and her inspired designs on her blog Astrid’s Artistic Efforts.  Keeping with the Holiday theme Astrid has created a Festive Sizzix Lantern tutorial for you today.  Let’s get inspired with this creative tutorial by Astrid Maclean..

Festive Sizzix Lantern

A Festive Sizzix  lantern using Eileen Hull 3D block cube 658983

Festive Sizzix Lantern by Astrid Mclean

STEP 1:

I created a festive lantern, using the large 3D block cube. This wonderful die had a magnetic central opening in one of the squares, perfect for cutting windows in the sides. You need to cut the main die twice to create your cube.

STEP 2:

I covered two Sizzix little sizzles mat board strips with scrapbook paper, cut them out with a Sizzix movers and shapers circle die in the magnetic opening. The medium sized circle fits the opening to perfection.

I cut off one of the squares, so the bottom part of the finished cube would be open, and kept the cut out circle for later.

Festive Sizzix Lantern by Astrid Mclean

STEP 3:

I created a base for my lantern from mat board, covered it with crackle paint and when dry painted it blue to match the colour used on my lantern.

Festive Sizzix Lantern by Astrid Mclean

STEP 4:

I cut a couple of cherubs from the mat board once more, using another movers and shapers die. One was covered in paper, the other painted once more to match. I used the cut out circle to create a little stand so my cherub could stand on top of my lantern.

Festive Sizzix Lantern by Astrid McleanSTEP 5:

I gathered some embellishments, using the Tim Holtz Holiday Greens mini and Vintage Tidings Thinlits dies and some flowers and berries from my stash, and then put everything together using my hot glue gun.

Festive Sizzix Lantern by Astrid Mclean

Festive Sizzix Lantern by Astrid Mclean

STEP 6: 

A little battery operated tea light finished it all off.

Festive Sizzix Lantern by Astrid Mclean 8Hats off to Astrid Maclean for this fabulous Festive Sizzix Lantern Tutorial!  Please visit Astrid’s blog for more creative projects and let her know how much you love her Festive Sizzix Lantern.

Stay tuned for more Holiday creativity from special guest designers this month.

Eileen