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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

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!

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!

Teatime with Einat Kessler

4 Mar

Hello friends! I am happy to bring you “Teatime with Einat Kessler”!

Einat Kessler is a designer, teacher and a YouTube enthusiast from Israel. She turned her hobby into a profession about 10 years ago and never looked back.

I met up with Einat a several years ago at CHA. I was lucky enough to work on some projects with her and fell in love with her work. Please visit her newly renovated blog and You Tube channel to see what I mean…

Here’s Einat to share her how she decided to be a professional designer and also a cool project with you…

Hey crafty friends!

I’m Einat Kessler, creative professional, mixed media artist, scrapbook and paper designer, altering enthusiast and class instructor from Israel.

As a little girl I remember sitting in my grandparents living room with a huge scrapbook on my knees (I was only 6 years old so the scrapbook seemed larger than it really was), looking through the photos of faraway places my grandparents visited. As a master bookbinder, my grandfather built a new scrapbook from scratch for every trip he and my grandma took. After the book was ready he filled it with photos, postcards, images he cut from magazines, tickets and lots more. I thought it was pure magic. Years later when my first son was born my grandfather suggested I create a scrapbook for him. This was the first scrapbook I created. In those days there were no scrapbooking supplies in the stores here I had to be creative and create everything from scratch. One day while on-line I searched the word scrapbooking and BAM!! A whole new world just gushed into my life! I was completely hooked!

Slowly the new hobby took over my life until I decided to quit my job and open my own business. I started a blog, a Facebook page and a YouTube channel. Today my brand has evolved beyond scrapbooking to include mixed media, DIY projects, altering and recycling, classes and workshops, Etsy shop and more. I love sharing what I do with as many people as possible so I offer free tutorials on my YouTube channel and blog.

I decided to create a project with one of my favorite Eileen Hull’s Sizzix dies the 3D Tea Cup. I usually don’t create projects for myself but I needed a pretty reminder to stop sometimes and take a break so I created a little visual reminder for my desk. You can read more on my blog to see how to create this pretty and much needed visual reminder.

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Thanks for stopping by everyone! Don’t forget to check out Einat’s links- I am sure she would love to hear from you in the comments below. Many thanks to Einat for sharing her story and beautiful project with us!

Sizzix Projects by Jenn White

19 Feb

I am happy to share a Sizzix Train Case by Jenn White this week! I met Jenn on the Paper Trail 7 this past October when I taught at a Scrapbook ‘N Memories retreat. [Read more…]

Beth Watson and How to Build a Snowman Tutorial

12 Feb

It’s Friday and that means that we have company- it’s Beth Watson and How to Build a Snowman Tutorial! We are so happy to share this adorable project and hope that you visit Beth’s blog and take a look at more of her creative, whimsical and bright designs.

Beth is a long-time friend and has amazing skills (as you will see). One thing I really admire is her vast knowledge of crafting supplies- once she walks through CHA, she can tell you all of the new products, what they do, who makes them and all the colors they come in- she blows my mind! She is also very generous with her time- Beth was there till the bitter end when we had to take down the Paper Trail booth at CHA- are these good friends or what?

Karen Bearse, Beth Watson, Susie Bentz and Betsy Burnett- teamsters at heart!

And now… DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?

Winter is my favorite time of the year, so I created this bright and happy Snowman to decorate my mantel all winter long! I used ALL of my favorite Tombow USA products to accommodate the different surfaces and textures to make my Snowman really come to life! My Snowman was quick and easy to make, so I hope that you will make one, or maybe two – one to keep and one to give away!

Here’s What You Will Need:

Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue
Tombow Xtreme Adhesive
Tombow Xtreme Tabs
Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Runner
Tombow Dual Brush Pen – Black N15; 755, 493, and 933 from the Bright Set
Sizzix Big Shot;
Little Sizzles Mat Board – Black (1) and White (4);
Sizzix Scoreboards XL Blocks/Cubes 3D AND
Sizzix Scoreboards Block/Cube/Bank 3D Dies by Eileen Hull.
Makins Clay – White
Garnet and Lapis Glitter; Cotton Crocheted Lace – 3” wide by 12’ long; Scrap of Black Craft Foam – 2” by 2”; Buttons – 8 Mini and 5 Small; Ribbons in a variety of blues – six, 24” lengths; Decorative Chalk – Pink OR you can use Blush; Cotton Swab; Scissors; Pencil; Ruler; Rhinestone Snowflake.

Here’s How to Make It:

Apply lace to four sheets of mat board using Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue, let dry.

Mold white air dry clay into a ¾” carrot shape, let dry at least 24 hours.

Die cut two sets of smallest size block from black mat board with die cutting machine. Pre-fold all scores. Color edges and folds with Tombow Dual Brush Pen Black N15. Attach block pieces (according to package directions) with Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive.

Die cut two sets of the medium, large and extra large size blocks from the lace covered mat board with die cutting machine. TIP: Make sure to place the lace side face down on the die, so the shapes are cut properly. Pre-fold all scores. Gently remove the first layer of the mat board and lace from all six tabs, so the blocks will assemble easily.

Attach medium, large and extra large block pieces (according to package directions) with Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive. TIP: Spot glue any loose edges of lace with Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue.

Remove the Heart and Flower die shapes from Scoreboards XL Blocks/Cubes 3D Die. Color front and sides of Heart with Tombow Dual Brush Pen Rubine Red 755, cover with Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue, then sprinkle on garnet glitter. Color front and sides of Flower with Tombow Dual Brush Pen Reflex Blue 493, cover with Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue, then sprinkle on lapis glitter.

Once carrot nose is dry, color with Tombow Dual Brush Pen Orange 933. Apply “rosy cheeks” with cotton swab and pink chalk. Attach carrot nose, button eyes, button mouth and buttons to front of Snowman with Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue.

Measure and cut checkered ribbon to fit around smallest block. Attach with Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Runner. Attach 2” by 2” craft foam to base of smallest block with Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue to create the Snowman’s top hat. Apply snowflake rhinestone to glittered flower, then attach to band of top hat with Tombow Xtreme Tabs. Apply glittered heart to left chest of Snowman with Tombow Xtreme Tabs.

Gather six different ribbons, knot in center and attach knot to back of Snowman’s head with Tombow Xtreme Tabs. Tie ribbons in a loose knot at the front right of the Snowman’s head, securing with Tombow Xtreme Tabs, then let the ribbons cascade. Trim any long ends of ribbons.

I love the texture that the lace gives to the Snowman, it’s so unique! I enjoy pushing the envelope to test the limits of what the Tombow USA products can do, and I am always pleasantly surprised that they perform so well! It is because all of the Tombow USA products are such high quality and so versatile, and I can no longer create without them!

Thank you for stopping by! -Beth

Many thanks to Beth for sharing this adorable project. She lives in Florida, so this is probably the closest she will come to REALLY building a snowman this year 🙂

Check back next week- another exciting guest is stopping by!