Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

Wedding Gift Card Box

I am linking up today with a group of designer friends at the the Designer Crafts Connection.  Just click on the link and it will take you around the webring to see all of the participating designers’ blogs. Fun!

I decided to make a Wedding Gift Card Box- the season is upon us! We have two weddings in May and we will probably give each of the new couples a check . That always seems so impersonal though…  if I make a pretty box for it, it seems a little more special. [Read more…]

Love Layout

love-letters-eileen-hull-sm.jpgHead on over to the Sizzix UK blog today to see how to create this layout. You might be surprised to find out which die was used to make the scalloped squares!

There are also some truly beautiful wedding favor boxes created by my new friends Anne Redfern of Redanne and Jenny Marples of  Pushing The Right Buttons. They have embraced the ATB and are running with it. The projects, tutorials and photography are outstanding so head on over and check them out!

This layout was set in a 12″ x 12″ white frame but I left out the glass because it is so dimensional.

I am constantly making paper flowers and have a whole box of them. This layout is a great way to use random flowers made from different materials as long as the colors blend together well. I admit there is a lot of pattern going on here, but I like it.

Have a great weekend- the Cherry Blossoms are out in DC! 

DIY Stenciled Wedding Keychain

My friend Amy Anderson of Mod Podge Rocks has come out with her own line of  stencils for Plaid! See how to make these DIY keychains using Amy’s Plaid stencils, Sizzix dies and Clearsnap inks.

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The patterns are fun, clean and graphic which make them great for kids, home decor projects, cards or scrapbook layouts. One of the features I really like is that the stencils have an adhesive back. That means the design will stick down evenly over your surface. Genius- no more paint leaking underneath! The adhesive lasts through about 20 uses. You can find the stencils in your local Michael’s store.

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My daughter is getting married in six weeks and her fiance is a car buff. What better favors to make than wedding keychains?

I used some matboard from my stash and cut out shapes using the Labels & Buttons die.

You will need:

  1. Die cut labels from matboard.wedding dress
  2. Remove backing from stencil and position where desired.
  3. Swirl Blends inks in the open area and blend in one color to the next. Lift up stencil.DIYStenciledKeychain_eyeletsED
  4. Punch holes with Cropodile.
  5. Add an eyelet and chain. Write phrases on keychains. Quick and easy

Make sure you go to Amy’s site and check out the other projects! Thanks for stopping by…

Canning Jar Wedding Favor

It’s a world record- two blog posts in two days!

My daughter called us to say she was engaged on Christmas Day. They were in the

Cayman Islands scuba diving and Galen gave Pam the ring. Yes, 60 feet under water!
However, we are still waiting to hear when the big event will take place.

I created this wedding favor in hopes it might get the ball rolling…

Supplies:
658453  Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die – Canning Jars, 3-D
658443  Sizzix Bigz Die- Flower, Trinity’s
658457  Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK – Rosebuds & Seed Packet 

Set
656491  Sizzix Little Sizzles – 6″ x 13″ Mat Board Pack, 6 Cream Sheets
657900  Sizzix Big Shot
656657  Extended Cutting Pads

This die is a great value because it comes with a two sizes of jars- quart and pint, two lids
and an inner well to hold treats.
Die cut Canning Jar. To create a three dimensional project you will need to cut a
second jar piece. Emboss all pieces using Rosebud Textured Impression folder. You
might have noticed, I debossed the inner well section and embossed the front of the
jars. Oops. That’s OK…
ASSEMBLY TIP:
Lay the back sides of the jars facing down and place the middle section (right side
down) across the middle of the two jar bottoms. Mark with pencil. This will make both
jar bottoms level when you stand it up. Apply strong double sided adhesive or
use glue gun to adhere bottom tabs to jars.
Now adhere sides to jar. The sides may be adjusted to the width and height
you desire on the jar.
All taped up!
The jar stands about 5″ tall, 3″ wide and 1 1/4″ deep.
Side view…
For this project, the jar lid was used as a tag and tied it on with rickrack. Write in the
couple’s names with pencil.

Cut the lid from heavy silver cardstock. On the back of it, pencil in lines.

Place on a piece of foam and trace over the lines with an embossing stylus.
Adhere to the top of the jar using foam dots for dimension.

This die would also make a great card if you folded over a piece of cardstock and laid

the fold inside the cut line of the die. I think it would also make a cute recipe book…

What would you use this die for? I’d love to hear… Thanks for coming by!

Thanks for visiting- see you again soon…

 

Wooden Wedding Sign

I was asked to make a sign for my friend’s wedding. She wanted it to say, “All the roads led to you” which I love. She has a happy ending story and I am so excited for her in her new life.

So I went to Lowe’s and bought the wood I needed. Although the power saw was out, the nice employee cut the wood for me with a hand saw. Upon checking out all options, I decided to use a picket for the stake because I liked how it looked. All told, I think the sign was made for less than $5 in materials!

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After painting all of the boards white with some leftover paint I had on hand, I asked my husband how he would attach the boards to the back. He helped me by screwing the boards to the back. (I was considering gluing them but will admit it’s very sturdy the way he did it)

Then it was time to break out my Sizzix eclips electronic die cut machine. I LOVE that you can cut your own designs on this!

I laid out the text I wanted on the computer, selected a font, saved in the appropriate file format and pressed “cut”. The machine cut out the words from vinyl chalkboard material (I didn’t realize till after it was cut that it was chalkboard- I just saw black…) After cutting all of the words, I used a piece of clear contact paper to transfer the letters to the sign. And that was pretty much all I did… did give a brief coat of spray sealer in case it rained on wedding day and signed the back too.

I really like how this turned out and it makes me want to make more signs…

Thanks for stopping by!

Eileen

 

Wedding Bell BLUES

Don’t worry- the wedding bell blues are a good thing! Those are the colors my daughter chose for her wedding this past Saturday. It was just about as perfect a day as anyone could hope for. No rain, good food, great family and friends and lots of fun!
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Here’s a picture of the seating chart I made from an old window.

You will need:

vintage window
old book pages
Mod Podge
ribbon
calligraphy marker
Sizzix Fresh Vintage flower dies by Eileen Hull (coming soon)
blue and white crepe paper
white tissue paper
brads
silver pipe cleaners
Sizzix Eclips machine
Starter & Rockin Janie Cartridge

blue paper in varying shades
silver pen
Instructions:
  1. Clean and sand edges of windows. Rub stain or ink over sanded edges for shabby look.
  2. Tear out pages from an old wedding etiquette book. Mod Podge pages to back side of glass, varying position of pages for interest. Tear strips if necessary to cover all areas of the glass. Use a brayer to work bubbles out and make paper smooth.
  3. Write message on ribbon with calligraphy marker. Embellish ribbon with Fresh Vintage flowers cut from crepe paper and tissue paper in various colors. Add bling, silver leaves and stacked book page hearts. Hot glue flowers and other embellishments to ribbon.
  4. Cut out desired heart shapes using Eclips die cut machine. Cut a slit in each heart from the bottom point to the middle of the heart. Put a piece of double sided tape on the bottom left side of the point. Fold flaps into center and trim off extra pieces to form a 3D heart.
  5. With a silver pen, write the name of each guest and their table number. Adhere to window with glue dots.
  6. Arrange hearts in alphabetical order leaving the names visible at the bottom of the heart.
  7. Enjoy the event! We sure did. 🙂

I messed up! My brain is still in wedding mode- I was supposed to post an Easter project today (not wedding), as part of the Designer Connection blog hop. Luckily, I happen to have this little basket made from a Dove soap box in the archives. For some other cool Easter projects, click forward or back on the Designer Connection button on the sidebar for a trip around our webring to see what this fabulous group has to show!