Eileen Hull

To say that 2014 was a great year would be a SERIOUS understatement!  So much has happened this past year.  I’ve launched two new collections, two design teams, hosted the Art with Heart challenge and gone on the creative adventure of a lifetime not once but thrice!  I can only imagine what lies ahead in 2015…big things are coming.  For now I want to take a moment to share the favorite projects of my fabulous Inspiration Team designers that they created in 2014.  (How did I get so lucky to have these lovely ladies creating with my Sizzix designs?  Somebody pinch me 🙂

Shelly Hickox never fails to create lovely projects but I must say I was quite tickled to see she had chosen her gorgeous Botanical Tea Canister as her favorite as it is one of my favorites too.  Every detail is downright gorgeous don’t you think?

Stop by Shelly’s blog for a cuppa tea and a heaping spoonful of creativity!

 

Michelle Zerull has a fresh picked project as her favorite, this adorable Button Flower arrangement made with my Food Jar die!  If this project isn’t “cute as a button” I don’t know what is!

Stop by Michelle’s blog to “smell” the button flowers and learn how to create a cutie patootie arrangement like this.

 

While we are on the subject of cute jar projects how about this fantastic Fourth of July Mason Jar banner selected by Rina Gonzales as her favorite IT creation in 2014?  Pretty nifty eh?

Learn how to party with the red, white and blue over at Rina’s Blog.

 

Tracy Evans chose her Holiday Candy Drawer Cabinet as her personal favorite.  This project is a real stunner indeed!

Prance on over to Tracy’s blog to soak in all of the glorious details featured on this lovely creation.

 

Holiday projects are always a big hit in the craft world.  This Christmas Tree Cookie Box by Lisa Hoel was a BIG hit for sure!  Doesn’t this project make you wish we could leave the tree up just a little longer?

Stop by Lisa’s blog for more lovely photos of this fun and festive project.

 

Oxana Moupasiridou selected this oh-so-unique gift card holder created using my garden gate album!  Wow!  these gals never cease to amaze me with the creative ways they use my dies.  We don’t call them the “Inspiration Team” for nothing.

Swing by Oxana’s blog for more details on how to create this fun gift card holder.

 

Anne Redfern also chose her Cookie Box project as a favorite.  How cool is this?  I love how Anne transformed the cookie box into an adorable sewing box!  What seamstress wouldn’t want one of these beauties?

Get stitching over to Anne’s blog for more details on this clever cookie box Sewing kit.

 

Pam Bray chose her Back-to-School Memo Block as her favorite project.  She keeps this little lovely on her desk to this day and who can blame her?   Just wait till you see how she created this project from an ATB!

Stop by Pam’s blog to learn how to put the “Fun” in functional with your very own ATB memo block.

 

Anna-Karin Evaldsson used paper scraps and my Coupon Bag die to create this fetching supply Nautical Blueprint Supply organizer!  Prepare to be amazed at Anna-Karin’s creative construction using my Sizzix dies.  She’ll also treat you to some ever fabulous mixed-media techniques!

Swim on over to Anna-Karin’s blog for a sea of creative inspiration.

 

Donna Budzynski chose the samples she created using my new Vintage Kitchen collection as her favorite projects.  Yes, I do mean projects in the plural sense!  Who could choose just one?

I chose this marvelous mixed-media canvas using my mug die but I urge you to check out all of the other Vintage Kitchen projects on Donna’s Blog.  There’s a spoonful of sugar and whole lotta creative inspiration over there.

Diana Hetherington selected her mirrored artist trading block as her favorite project.  Here’s what Diana says about this project and what it means to her, “I have to say for an ATB submission it is hard to choose.. I love them all but I think I will choose my first one as it is the one I keep out all the time as a ‘pinch me’ moment.”

 

Stop by Diana’s Blog to see the full spectrum of details and mixed-media techniques included in this project.

 

Amy Bowerman chose this Masculine mini-album complete with a Baseball theme as her favorite creation from 2014!

Get in touch with your scrappy side and America’s favorite pastime over at Amy’s Blog.

 

To see all of the projects created by the Inspiration Team and Art with Heart Challenge participants you can check out the link list below.

Art with Heart Challenge 2014 Links:

• March “New Beginnings”
• April “April Showers”
• June “Summer Celebrations”
• July “Red, White, and Beautiful”
• August “Vintage Kitchen Sneak Peek” & Stencil Girl/Craffiti Blog Hop
• September “Fall Back”
• October “Tricks and Treats”
• November “Favorite Recipes”
• December “Holiday Traditions”

 

But wait there’s more!!!  Stop by The Artists on The Block for our 2014 Recap where Team ATB and the Inspiration Team Designers are sharing their favorite Artist Trading Block projects!

 

I can’t express my gratitude enough to my wonderfully talented Inspiration Team, those that continue to participate and support the Art with Heart Challenge, Sizzix and all of our wonderful sponsors, and you dear reader!  May only good things come your way in 2015!

Stay tuned tomorrow for the first Art with Heart Challenge of 2015!

Eileen