Eileen Hull

More Spring Break Sizzix Projects

29 Apr

Hey everyone our April Art with Heart Spring Break challenge is almost over. However, that hasn’t stopped the Inspiration Team from bringing you even more Spring Break Sizzix Projects featuring my new collection Vintage Travel! My girls have really outdone themselves this month by creating multiple Vintage Travel projects to inspire you. I sure am excited about the release of Vintage Travel (now shipping) and I hope you will be too. Let’s have a look at what the Inspiration Team has in store for you this week.

Our beloved artful friend Anna-Karin Evaldsson is back again with a knock-your-socks off Tool Box tutorial featuring DecoArt Media! This Nature’s Toolbox project and tutorial is over the top.

You can’t help but be inspired once you see what Anna-Karin has cooking on her blog.

Oxana Moupasiridou is tantalizing us once again with her mixed-media techniques. How fabulous is this Train Case? Wow!

You won’t want to miss a single creative detail on this Train Case project so get on over to Oxana’s blog pronto!

Nicole Wright has not one but TWO amazing Vintage Travel projects to share with you this week! First up is this darling Stenciled Trailer featuring DecoArt Media and a “trailer” full of other creative tricks using your favorite craft supplies.

Stop by Nicole’s blog to learn how to get more mileage out of your crafty stash, plus more pics of this sensational Stenciled Vintage Trailer.

Never a stranger to getting creative with her Sizzix dies Nicole’s next project is sure to get your creative gears turning. Behold, this lovely Luminary created using my new Luggage Tag Die from Vintage Travel!

Let Nicole shine a light on how to create this Luggage Tag Luminary with DecoArt Media HERE.

Donna Budzynski has given her Rusty Vintage Camper a Re-do with a second Vintage Camper project. This project takes me back to my first days with Scotty. You’ve gotta love a Vintage Camper transformation!

Stop by Donna’s blog for more detail shots of her Vintage Camper Re-do and a look at her Rusty Vintage Camper in case you missed it.

Last but certainly not least Tracy Evans has a beyond Beautiful Vintage Kitchen Canister project for you. Tracy drew her inspiration from Tim’s April tag technique and I just love how the delicate water coloring looks on these canisters don’t you?

Stop by Tracy’s Blog for more on this gorgeous Watercolor Canister project.

Wow, can you believe these girls? I for one am BEYOND inspired this month and I hope you are too 🙂 In case you missed any of the sensational Spring Break Projects from the Inspiration Team follow the links below to see them all. These projects are not to be missed!

Spring Break Vintage Travel Projects Week 1

Spring Break Vintage Travel Projects Week 2

Spring Break Vintage Travel Projects Week 3

Time is running out to enter your Spring Break projects for a chance to win a die from my new collection Vintage Travel. You have till 8pm this Thursday so link up your creations HERE.

Eileen

Wedding Gift Card Box

22 Apr

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…]

SNAP! Conference

22 Apr

I am off to Salt Lake City, UT for the SNAP! blogging conference!

Thankfully I am flying there- letting Big Daddy and Scotty have a rest until we leave again in July for the Paper Arts Show.

Sizzix is one of the sponsors so I will be doing Make & Takes each day to show the bloggers how my dies work. I went two years ago and it was very enlightening- lots of info about how to be a successful blogger- how to work with brands and affiliates, how to use social media and different platforms, etc. I need to go again because honestly it was so much info, very little actually was put into practice. :-0

I will be posting photos from the conference on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter so hope you will follow me for a peek at what’s going on.

Spring Break Continues with Vintage Travel

21 Apr

Hello everyone! Today the Spring Break inspiration continues with more Vintage Travel projects from the IT! My Inspiration Team never fails to get that creative mojo going. Let’s take a trip down inspiration road and see what the girls have in store for you this week using my new Sizzix collection Vintage Travel.

Shelly Hickox starts us off with a drop dead gorgeous Recipe Card Tool Box project featuring pretty papers from Graphic 45’s Botanical Tea collection!

Continue your Spring Break inspiration over at Shelly’s blog. You won’t want to miss a peek inside this toolbox to see the beautiful Botanical Tea recipe cards it contains!

Oxana Moupasiridou is sharing a darling Shabby Chic Vintage Camper creation. This pretty project is covered in signature Oxana style! You won’t want to miss a single detail on this Vintage Camper cutie!

Caravan over to Oxana’s blog for more delightful details on this Shabby Chic Vintage Camper

Michelle Zerull has an amazing Adirondack Chair creation to share. Doesn’t this project make you want to catch the next flight heading for the Caribbean?

Pull up a seat and dip your toes in some virtual sand at Michelle’s blog for a closer look at her artful Adirondack Chair and a bonus Vintage Camper project.

Rina Gonzales always puts the “fun” in her functional projects. Her latest Luggage Tag creation featuring my Vintage Travel Luggage Tag die will be taking a trip to the SNAP! Conference with us in Salt Lake City, Utah!

Take a trip over to Rina’s blog for a lovely Luggage Tag tutorial.

Diana Hetherington is going to town with DecoArt Media! Her latest project and tutorial features my Vintage Travel Train Case die and is all decked out in DecoArt!

Take a fast train over to Diana’s blog for another fabulous DecoArt Media tutorial with my new Train Case die!

There’s still plenty of time to enter your Spring Break creations in the Art with Heart April Challenge. Link your projects up HERE for a chance to win a Vintage Travel die. You can check out the entire Vintage Travel Sizzix Collection HERE.

Eileen

Paper Trail #4- Complete!

20 Apr

Paper Trail 4 was a quick and fun trip- it went by so fast! I was able to stop and teach in three stores and at the Collins Group Rep Show held in Westborough, MA. I also met up with fellow artist, travel teacher and vintage trailer owner, Cheryl Boglioli. We camped out a night in MA which was my first time doing that- I plan on doing more on future trips! [Read more…]

Featured Fan: Carol Zorzo

17 Apr

It’s Featured Fan Friday again and we are so lucky to share the work of Carole Zorzo, a frequent and talented contributor to our Art With Heart Challenge (click to see the current challenge)! I always look forward to seeing Carole’s creations because they are so whimsical and unique. You can tell she is a fun person to know when you see this first project- she has taught her chickens to read! Many thanks to Carole for sharing her inspiring projects with us today- here’s what Carole has to say…

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