Eileen Hull

Go Green with Sizzix

10 Mar

Hey everyone! It seems we are finally experiencing warmer days here in the North East and beginning to see some “greenery”…a sure sign of spring! The inspiration team is back again to share creative “greenery” with their “Go Green” projects! Today you’ll see “green” ideas to craft with your scraps, stash, and fun products from Sizzix, DecoArt, and Graphic 45.

Lisa Hoel has a fun ATC project to help you “Go Green” and use up fabric scraps! Lisa’s Quilted ATC’s are artful AND environmentally friendly. What a great way to get creative with fabric scraps!

Stop by Lisa’s blog and see how to stitch your way to green crafting!

Shelly Hickox has a fabulous Easel Card and Candy Drawer project that will have you longing for fresh produce from the farmer’s market! Coupled with Graphic 45 Home Sweet Home collection this project will leave you with the sweet taste of creative magic.

Visit Shelly’s blog to check out the equally fabulous tutorial she’s cooked up for you. You’ll want to eat your “greens” once you see this clever creation.

Anne Redfern goes green with a handcrafted coaster caddy all decked out with DecoArt Media! She’ll even show you how to double up on the Sizzix Caddy die fun!

Get “crackin'” over to Anne’s Blog for more DecoArt Media goodness using my Sizzix dies!

Pam Bray puts the green in creative green thumb with her gorgeous Garden Box creation featuring several of my Sizzix dies! I love how Pam has used dies new and old to create this stunning garden box complete with garden gnomes and DecoArt Media!

Go Green with Pam on her blog and learn creative Sizzix die techniques and more with DecoArt Media!

Tracy Evans is sharing a second gorgeous green project with us today. Tracy’s high-flying Artist Trading Block will take your go green inspiration to new heights!

Stop by Tracy’s blog for cool blue and green mixed media techniques and a closer look at this beautiful ATB sure to make your creativity fly!

Hope you have been inspired to “Go Green” with us here at Art with Heart today! We can’t wait to see how you interpret the “Go Green” theme…link your projects up HERE.

See you soon!

Eileen

Stop Hunger Now

8 Mar

Yesterday was busy!

I started the morning at a really cool event put on by Stop Hunger Now. It was held at my church and co-sponsored by the ADAMS Center, a mosque located around the corner from Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church. 175 people from our community gathered from 9:30-11:30 with the goal of packaging meals for 35,000 people! I have to say I was motivated not only by the desire to be part of this great mission, but also because I didn’t see how it was possible to do so much in such a small amount of time and wanted to see for myself. [Read more…]

Featured Fan: Bonnie McLain

6 Mar

Bonnie McLain consistently blows us away with her amazing projects and often enters our monthly Art With Heart Challenge here on the blog.

BTW- a new challenge just started- join us here and show us what you are working on- this month’s theme is “Go Green”!

So I got to chatting with Bonnie on line and asked her if she would agree to do a guest post over here on the blog. She graciously said yes. Take a look at what she has created and I’m sure you will agree- Bonnie is one amazing designer! [Read more…]

Art with Heart Challenge March “Go Green”

4 Mar

Hey everyone! It’s hard to believe that March is here and spring is right around the corner. This month our Art with Heart Challenge is “Go Green”. Whether you want to interpret that theme with a St. Patrick’s day project, an upcycled creation or simply add a little greenery to your makes is completely up to you. We can’t wait to see what you create for the Go Green challenge. As always there is a fun Sizzix die up for grabs from my From the Heart Collection…the mini shopping bag! Let’s Go Green and see what the Inspiration Team has in store for you this week…

Tracy Evans is bringing us a lil’ Luck O’ the Irish with this gorgeous green Good Luck Travel Journal. Stitching, inking and tons of creative techniques can be found on this fabulous creation using my soon to be released Travel Journal die from Vintage Travel!

Try your luck over at Tracy’s blog where you will learn lots of mixed-media tricks to “Go Green” with your projects.

Nicole Wright will be the wind beneath your creative wings with this clever cookie box Windmill creation! Every detail on this project will literally “blow” you away from the feathers down to the textured embossing!

Harness some creative wind power for your next project by visiting Nicole’s blog for more gorgeous details on her amazing Cookie Box Windmill.

Rina Gonzalez is sharing a lovely and quick greeting card project featuring Stampendous Stamps and my Ribbon Die! Rina created this project almost entirely from wayward craft room scraps, talk about going green!

Stop by Rina’s blog to learn how to create these Lovely and Quick Greeting Cards with YOUR craft room scraps.

How’s that for some Go Green Inspiration? You have until March 30th to link up your Go Green creations below! I’ll be back later this week with last months winner and top 3.

Eileen

An InLinkz Link-up

Stampendous ATB Block Hop Day 5

27 Feb

I can not believe the amazing creativity being showcased on my Sizzix Artist Trading Blocks in our block hop with Stampendous this week. Here we are on Day 5 of the Stampendous ATB Block Hop and the inspiration continues! Just when you think this hop couldn’t get any better, it does. Have a look at the latest ATBs created by my Inspiration Team and Stampendous…

Anne Redfern’s Blossoming Butterfly ATB creation will put some “Spring” in your step and warm your creative soul! I just love how Anne has added such dimension to the Stampendous butterflies and the delicate paper piecing of the Wild Roses stamps.

Visit Anne’s blog for more lovely details on this Blossoming Butterfly ATB!

Donna Budzynski’s project is like a warm spring breeze! You can almost smell the Hydrangeas featured on this gorgeous ATB. The Stampendous Hydrangea Cling Stamp and matching cutting set was used with Donna’s outstanding coloring. Black Matboard and Spoonful of Gold embossing powder give this project serious POP!

Take a walk through a garden of creativity at Donna’s blog and take a whiff of some amazing ATB techniques!

Diana Hetherington is taking us on a trip to the magical land of Oz with her ATB creation! She is a creative wizard indeed!

Follow the yellow brick road to Diana’s blog and see the wizard herself. You won’t want to miss a single detail on this delightful Wizard of Oz ATB.

If you loved the ATB projects from the Inspiration Team so far just wait until you see what the Stampendous team is creating! WOW! Much, much more Artist Trading Block inspiration awaits you over at the Stampendous Blog plus there are fabulous prizes! Check out all of the amazing ATBs created for day 5 of our Stampendous Block Hop and enter to win prizes from Sizzix and Stampendous HERE.

In case you missed any part of the Block Hop you can get caught up by following the links below:

Click Here for Monday’s Links

Click Here for Tuesday’s Links

Click Here for Wednesday’s Links

Click Here for Thursday’s Links

Click Here for Friday’s Links

You can find all of the Fabulous Stampendous products used in these gorgeous projects and connect with Stampendous by following the links below:

Shop Stampendous

Stampendous Blog

Follow Stampendous: Facebook * Twitter * Pinterest

Looking for Sizzix dies to use your Stampendous products with? You can find my complete catalog below:

Shop Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

Follow Eileen Hull: Facebook * Twitter * Pinterest * Google +* Instagram

Want to learn more about Artist Trading Blocks? Check out our sister site and follow along with us on Social Media.

The Artists on the Block Blog

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Stay tuned next week for more ATB projects and more from the Inspiration Team!

Eileen

Stampendous ATB Hop

26 Feb

So far this Stampendous ATB Block hop has been nothing short of spectacular! Every morning I get up and can’t wait to start clicking through the links to see what’s happening on the hop. The Inspiration Team and the Stampendous DT are back again with MORE knock your socks off Artist Trading Block creations for you to enjoy. Let’s see what’s happening on Day 4 of the Stampendous ATB Block Hop…

Tracy Evans is getting us started with an artfully inked up ATB creation stamped to perfection with Stampendous Vintage Press stamps! Not only is Tracy an expert at inking and stamping, her use and placement of embellishments is top-notch! Hello Vintage Telephone!

Head to Tracy’s blog for a delightfully vintage inking and stamping tutorial.

Lisa Hoel’s ATB will blow your mind! This magical Western Music Box ATB with its rusted golden gears is certainly something to marvel over.

Giddy up and gallop over to Lisa’s blog and let her tell you the tale of how she created this incredibly creative Western Steampunk ATB.

Nicole Wright combines Sizzix dies and Stampendous stamps beautifully with her lovely Eiffel Tower ATB! The delicately stamped background combined with luscious layers of Sizzix goodness is a true tour de force.

Take a trip to Nicole’s blog, a city of loveliness in itself, for more detail shots plus creative tips and tricks.

Amy Bowerman’s creation will make your creativity soar! Her fun and feathery Steampunk Bird ATB tower is flying high with Stampendous goodness.

Fly on over to Amy’s Blog for more details on this Emily Dickinson inspired Steampunk Bird ATB.

So that this blog post is not a mile long, I am posting my Treehouse ATB in a separate post which you can find here. The video gives you a peek at how I made it 🙂

You can catch more of the Stampendous ATB later this week along with more Artist Trading Block inspiration as we continue our Block Hop tomorrow.

In case you missed any of the amazing ATB’s created for the Stampendous ATB Block Hop you can find today’s projects and projects from throughout the week by following the links below. Don’t forget to comment to win prizes from Sizzix and Stampendous!

Click Here for Monday’s Links

Click Here for Tuesday’s Links

Click Here for Wednesday’s Links

Click Here for Thursday’s Links

You can find all of the Fabulous Stampendous products used in these gorgeous projects and connect with Stampendous by following the links below:

Shop Stampendous

Stampendous Blog

Follow Stampendous: Facebook * Twitter * Pinterest

Looking for Sizzix dies to use your Stampendous products with? You can find my complete catalog below:

Shop Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

Follow Eileen Hull: Facebook * Twitter * Pinterest * Google +* Instagram

Want to learn more about Artist Trading Blocks? Check out our sister site and follow along with us on Social Media.