Eileen Hull

Art with Heart Challenge October “Tricks and Treats”

7 Oct

Hello Everyone! Happy October! In addition to a new Art with Heart Challenge, this month we have some new additions to the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team. I’m very excited to have the Team ATB gals sharing their creativity as part of the Inspiration Team as well as their knock your socks off Artist Trading Block designs on our sister site The Artists on the Block! I’ll be introducing each of our new team members throughout the month as they debut their Inspiration Team projects. In the meantime you can check out more of Team ATB’s amazing creations HERE.

Our theme for the October Art with Heart Challenge is “Tricks and Treats”. You can take the theme literally and show us your best Halloween projects or show your favorite crafty “Trick” and “Treat” us to some creative inspiration. Whatever you create I know we’ll be in for a “treat”!

Pam Bray has a bewitching Halloween Candy Box Artist Trading Block to share for her first Inspiration Team Project! Pam has been our resident Graphic 45 queen and her use of Steampunk Spells papers on this project is sure to leave you spellbound.

Stop by Pam’s Blog for more fabulous details on this Halloween themed ATB and welcome Pam to the Inspiration Team!

Lisa Hoel will drive you batty with inspiration as she shares mixed-media tricks and treats like this fantastic Halloween Candy drawer! I must say I am smitten by that bat drawer pull…how about you?

You’ll find details on this project and more on Lisa’s Blog. Fly on over and say hello and welcome Lisa to the Inspiration Team.

Next we have Tracy Evans with an over the top AMAZING Halloween Mini-Album! No your eye’s aren’t playing “tricks” on you, she really did put ALL those details into each and every page!

Stop by Tracy’s Blog for a look inside this amazing mini-album and prepare yourself for some absolutely stunning creative ‘treats’.

Shelly Hickox is always an innovator, and her latest Inspiration Team project is no exception. Shelly also created a Halloween Mini-Album but in a totally new way! That clever lass will flip your creativity upside down and show you how to use the mini-album die to create an oh-so-cool accordion album!

Shelly’s Blog has all the details you need on how to create this terrific Halloween Accordion Album!

In addition to loads of inspirational tricks and treats from the Inspiration Team we also have a special “treat” for the winning entry to our challenge this month. Since we are welcoming Team ATB members to the Inspiration Team I thought it would be fitting to offer one of my Artist Trading Block Sizzix Scoreboards dies as a prize. All you have to do is link up your “Tricks and Treats” project below and provide a link back to this post for a chance to win.

An InLinkz Link-up

We’ll be back with more creative Inspiration Team projects next Tuesday!

Eileen

PS I apologize for the delay in last months winners post #ScottyProblems 🙂 I will post the winners and Top 3 later this weeks….thanks for your patience.

Paper Trail 3 Return Trek Across America Update

6 Oct

I can’t believe I am already more than halfway done with my marathon two month Paper Trail Tour around America! I am pulling Scotty, my vintage camper, and teaching craft classes using Sizzix dies designed by me and signature Clearsnap inks in retail stores and at events!

Follow the Paper Trail experience in real time by LIKING my Eileen Hull Designs Facebook page where I am posting the latest pics and events. [Read more…]

Craft Your Stash Book Review

28 Sep

When Lisa Fulmer asked me to review her new book, I jumped at the chance! Lisa has been a friend for several years and is one of the most creative people I know. “Craft Your Stash” is a delight from cover to cover!

The book is broken down into several parts. The section on color theory was a great review. I loved Lisa’s tips on organizing, especially her idea to use a cupcake stand and mini-custard cups to hold small embellishments- so cute!

There are nineteen projects that you can make, including templates, detailed instructions and diagrams, or use the designs as inspiration or a jumping off point to create your own artwork. Everything you need to set the stage for a successful crafting adventure can be found in this book.

There is a great giveaway going on on The Craft Your Stash blog– head on over and leave a comment. Enter the Rafflecopter giveaway for a chance to win.

I have been traveling in my camper for the past three weeks throughout the country on the Paper Trail. I bring Lisa’s book with me every night into the hotel. Each time I look through I see something cool that I haven’t noticed before.

Check out the links below to see other reviews of the book:

I highly recommend that you click on this Amazon link right now and order it! This book may also be purchased in your local bookstore OR you can order a signed copy here. Wherever you get it, Craft Your Stash should be part of your crafty book collection.

Thanks for coming by…

Fall Fun Artist Trading Blocks

23 Sep

Hey everyone! We’ve had some wonderful Fall Sizzix project inspiration this past month. In honor of the first official day of fall I’ll be sharing some new fall Artist Trading Block projects from Team ATB and recapping all of the fabulous fall creations from the Inspiration Team! Grab a pumpkin spice latte and enjoy the show!

How fantastic is this Artist Trading Block cabinet created by Anne Redfern? I adore the Old Curiosity Shoppe Harlequin papers she used from Graphic 45 and those vials…Oh my! Are you ‘curious’ to see how Anne created this marvelous make? Run, don’t walk on over to Anne’s blog for more details!

Team ATB member Oxana never ceases to amaze us with her creative takes on the Artist Trading Block. Today Oxana is sharing not one but TWO new ways to use my ATB dies! How cool is this clever calendar? That clever gal used both of my ATB dies from the Cherished Collection to create this fabulous and functional piece of art…wow!

Next, Oxana shows another creative use of the ATB….a gift folder! The outside of this project is just as sweet as its contents. Stop by Oxana’s blog for more on these amazing Artist Trading Block projects and learn how to get more out of your ATB dies.

Finally we have the darling Diana Hetherington with another Fall inspired Artist Trading Block tutorial. Inky, mixed media goodness abounds in Diana’s fun fall ATB tutorial! Stop by Diana’s blog for some new Distress, Stenciling, and Embossing tricks for your next Artist Trading Block design!

In case you missed any of the Fall Back Projects from the Inspiration Team you can see them all HERE , HERE and HERE.

There’s still time to enter your Fall creations in the Art with Heart Challenge. You have until 8pm eastern time Thursday Sept 25. Share your Art with Heart HERE!

Eileen

Day 7 and 8- Paper Trail 3

20 Sep

Sorry to be lagging behind in my posts. This happened over a week ago!

We literally rolled out of my daughter’s driveway in Pembroke Pines, FL last Wednesday, September 10… and drove on up the road to Cheryl Boglioli’s home in Port St. Lucie.

There we got some last minute items for the next leg of the trip. Wednesday night was the Art Mundo Art Walk. [Read more…]

Fall Sizzix Project Tutorials

17 Sep

Hello there! It’s Inspiration Team Tuesday, and my girls have some fantastic Fall Sizzix Project Tutorials to inspire you today! If you are in need of some seasonal creative inspiration you won’t want to miss these fabulous fall project ideas from the Inspiration Team.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares an Autumn Artist Trading Block complete with a Distress Ink Watercoloring tutorial. Don’t you just love how Anna-Karin has captured the essence of all things fall foliage with this amazing Autumn inspired ATB? Stop by Anna-Karin’s Blog for all the details on this fun fall coloring technique!

Rina Gonzales welcomes the fall season with a beautiful burlap wreath and an incredibly creative use of my Cake Slice die! I love how Rina used the Cake Slice die to create pennants for this wreath don’t you? Stop by Rina’s blog for a tutorial on how to create your own Fall Burlap wreath.

Donna Budzynski also has a fabulous fall tutorial to share with you…fall fabric flowers! Donna’s fabric flower tut is a must see and must do! This technique can be used on projects year round. Stop by Donna’s blog for all the steps you need to create gorgeous fabric flowers with my Sizzix dies!

While you are there check out the project that inspired Donna’s Fabric Flower Tutorial…this incredible stenciled Canvas bag created with StencilGirl Stencils HERE.

How’s that for some fall project inspiration? If you’ve been creating for fall or would like to try out one of these fabulous fall Sizzix project techniques don’t forget to share your art with us at The Art with Heart Fall Back Challenge.

Eileen