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This is such an exciting week! Every day, the Stencil Girl and Eileen Hull Inspiration Team will be collaborating for a sure-to-be-memorable blog hop!
Each team member received a Stencil Girl stencil, Sizzix die cut and Craffiti Direct stamp designed by yours truly. [Read more…]
Hello Everyone! It’s time for another Sneak Peek of my new Sizzix Collection Vintage Kitchen! Today I have some amazing samples to share with you created by Team ATB and the Inspiration Team. I for one am amazed at all the creative ways these talented designers came up with to use the Vintage Kitchen Collection. Come check it out…
Vintage Kitchen will be available for purchase in December but you can check out all of the dies available in the collection HERE. Now let’s see what Team ATB and the Inspiration Team came up with.
Anne Redfern pulled out all of the stops with her Vintage Kitchen Samples…wow! I just adore this Tim Holtz Inspired Sewing Box she created using the Cookie Box Die.
She also created a beautiful Sugar Bowl and Creamer set in true vintage style! But wait there’s more! Yes that’s right, I told you she pulled out all the stops. Be sure and visit Anne’s Blog to see these and more gorgeous projects using Vintage Kitchen.
Diana Hetherington used my Oven die in a fabulous vintage style teal. Look at all of the lovely details she has added to this project…gears for burners and even my logo!
Next, Diana used my Canister die in a truly unique way. She created a gorgeous lantern filled with her signature mixed-media flair!
Diana has also created more projects with Vintage Kitchen dies so stop by her blog HERE to see these amazing projects and more!
Oxana has a fantastic take on my Cookie Box die…she doubled it up to create this beautiful hinged box! You won’t want to miss her tutorial filled with inky good techniques!
She also used my new Stove Die with pretty papers and oodles of embellishments. The level of detail on this project is truly amazing!
You can visit Oxana’s Blog HERE for more gorgeous details on these fabulous projects.
Pam Bray our party favor queen has created such lovely favors/gift packaging using vintage kitchen! Pam’s multidimensional style using paper is sure to amaze you. How lovely is this design using my Loaf Pan die? I don’t know about you but I sure would love to receive one of these creations as a party favor or heartfelt gift 🙂
My girls have been having lots of fun with the new oven die. Pam puts the “fun” in functional by turning the oven into yet another candy holder. Talk about a fabulous favor!
You won’t want to miss these and other fantastic favor designs Pam has created using Vintage Kitchen. Visit Pam’s Blog HERE for more fun and functional creations!
Claudine Criner shares a perfectly pretty take on the Cookie Box die. Who wouldn’t love a box of sweet treats in this beautiful box?
Stop by Claudine’s blog to see more loveliness inside and out of this creation!
Lisa Hoel has a super fun take on my Cocoa Mug and Make it 3-D die cuts! How cool is this Cocoa creation? What a fun gift this would be!
Next, Lisa has created a holiday cookie container using my Canister die. This project really gets me in the spirit!
Stop by Lisa’s blog for more details on these projects and more!
Amy Bowerman shares her signature paper flower making style using my Mixing Bowls dies as cute containers for her arrangements!
Stop by Plucking Daisies for more info on this pretty paper flower project!
Anna-Karin Evaldsson has a gorgeous take on my Recipe Card Box die! Anna-Karin is never shy with her amazing technique and this project really speaks to her creative skills.
She has also created a lovely Canister just bursting with embossed stenciling…amazing!
Be sure and stop by Anna-Karin’s blog for even more beautiful projects featuring Vintage Kitchen!
Donna Budzynski got REALLY creative with the new Vintage Kitchen collection! I still can’t believe all of the creative ways she came up to use my new Sizzix collection…wow! How about this mixed-media canvas featuring my Cocoa Mug die? Fantastic isn’t it?
I absolutely adore how Donna has used the spoon from the Coffee Mug die to create this darling get well card!
Donna has many more projects featuring Vintage Kitchen that you won’t want to miss on her blog HERE.
Now for the final samples from my super talented IT we have Shelly Hickox here to wow you with this gorgeous Tea Canister featuring Graphic 45 Botanical Tea papers. So beautiful!
Shelly also shares a jolly holiday Loaf Pan project. Doesn’t this creation make you want to start baking up a storm and sing Christmas Carols?
Stop by Shelly’s Blog for more on this creative Vintage Kitchen projects.
Whew! What amazing samples eh? I’d like to give a big HUGE thank-you to Team ATB and the Inspiration Team for showcasing my new Sizzix Collection Vintage Kitchen so beautifully. Don’t forget to visit each designers blog for more amazing Vintage Kitchen samples!
If you missed Part 1 of the Vintage Kitchen Sneak Peek you can check that out HERE.
The Art with Heart Challenge this month is Anything Goes and the winner will receive a die of their choice from the Vintage Kitchen collection when it is released. You can link up your creations
Eileen
I just realized that I never posted the last installment of my last trip. What happened was my husband’s step-dad Ray passed away while I was in CT and I had to come back early for his funeral.
So here’s where I left off…
Day 20
Enjoyed another delicious breakfast at the Hampton Inn and headed over to Mary’s Scrapden for class. We worked with the Sizzix Mini-Album die.
Pam Latham, who I have been chatting with on Facebook but had never met in person, came to o class. She drove in from Kentucky and I was very surprised and happy to meet her!
She brought some interesting chipboard purse bottoms for me to experiment with. They work great with ScoreBoards dies and fit perfectly through the Big Shot! Thanks Pam 🙂
We had a fun afternoon crafting, then Kimberly and I headed over to Applebee’s for a Chicken Oriental Salad- my fave!
We got to catch up on our family happenings and do a little Show and Tell. I am very blessed that Kim and I somehow managed to meet up while stationed many miles apart, often with kids in tow, to talk crafts, art, computers, PhotoShop, buy paper and generally have a crafty getaway.
Day 21
I woke up bright and early after a refreshing sleep. (apologies to Kim for falling asleep the minute my head hit the pillow!) Teaching on the road really tires you out! I don’t know how people who do it all the time handle that- or maybe you just get used to it? I do know that for a few weeks after I got home, I would wake up in the morning thinking, “AHHH! Where am I and where do I have to be???” Then realize I was in my OWN BED and be so relieved… there’s no place like home 🙂
It was a beautiful Sunday morning and Kimberly and I headed off to Newburgh, IN for some Ken Oliver time! I met Ken at the National Stationery Show several years ago. He was working for Uni-Bind and Sizzix had a booth which I was helping out in. We were across the aisle from each other, struck up a conversation and the rest is history!
Thankfully there was room for me to park Scotty and Big Daddy right across the street from where Ken lives.
Mary Shepherd, owner of Mary’s Scrapden, joined us for a morning selfie.
Ken has this amazing place right on the Ohio River. The old building he lives in is the perfect backdrop to showcase Ken’s style- lots of room and very unique. We took a tour of the apartment-…
A great little deck out back. Here’s Kimberly resting – she matches Ken’s furniture…
everywhere you looked were cool vignettes and vintage pieces
artwork done by friends of his
and then there was his studio!
Wow- great display pieces…
I asked Ken to touch up my roots with Prima Color-Bloom spray. Does’t he look excited?
Check out the storage pieces in the background- to die for…
After we stopped drooling over Ken’s amazing place, we realized it was almost noon and we had not eaten yet!
So it was off to brunch at the Edgewater Grill. We ate outside (it was HOT I’m not gonna lie!) but so pretty because looking out over the water, we got to see all of the barges and boats going by.
After we ate Ken took us around to all of the thrift and antique stores in town (even though he had just done it the day before for ladies who came down from St. Louis to visit!). Such a good host!
It’s about 100 degrees here. Yuck- I’m a northern girl!
Along the way I found this adorable little desk and chair or $100.
A happy memory of the PaperTrail trip- it now sits next to my recliner at home and holds my stitching.
I stopped in a Wal-Mart on the way home- and look who’s name is on the bottom.
and who is on page 74!
After a great day, it was time to say good-bye to Ken, Kim and my adventure. I had lots of time to reflect on the people I had met, places I had been and sights seen along the way. I’m talking 900 miles worth!
I stopped outside of Cincinnati for a quick rest. You don’t want to know where I stayed… but it was only for about 8 hours. When I got to NJ, I had a quick rest and then went to church to say goodbye to Ray Sullivan, my husband’s step-dad.
He was 94 1/2 when he died. He spent the last 4 years down in VA- a year and a half with us and two years in assisted living when we just couldn’t take care of him any longer. Rest well Ray…
Many thanks for letting me share my journey with you. Thanks to the stores along the way for welcoming me and letting me spend some time with you. And most of all, thanks to my awesome sponsors – Sizzix, ThermoWeb, Craft Attitude, Clearsnap, Craffiti Direct ,Where Women Create, and Be Inkandescent– who helped make it all happen!
And that ends my #PaperTrail journey for now… stay tuned…
Hi everyone!
I have been busy making plans for my next trip in my vintage camper Scotty- this is the BIG ONE! I will drive from VA to CA via Florida starting in September and be on the road for 2 months till the end of October!
Today I am so excited to announce- one of my events will take place at the Prima Outlet Store! I can hardly believe it and have to thank my buddy Ken Oliver- I think he put in a good word for me 🙂
So here’s the deal…
We’ll be making the two projects pictured above- all supplies included- for only $65. You will have the opportunity to see how nicely your Sizzix and Prima products play together! Just call (703-283-2012) or email me at eileenhull@aol.com to sign up. You can Paypal me your payment or send me a check – it’s that easy!
Learn the basics of how my ScoreBoards die designs work and learn lots of tips and techniques. We’ll use my ScoreBoards Mini- Album die to create the Journey Album. You’ll learn a quick and easy binding method and lots more. Stack three of the Candy Box dies to make the Dresser Drawers project- so cute and holds so many things! And to top it all off we will have time in between classes to check out the outlet! That’s right- I am loading up my camper with Prima goodness!
Hope to see you there!
Hello everyone! I couldn’t be happier to share the news of my soon to be released new Sizzix collection Vintage Kitchen! I’ve had to keep mum about my new collection until after the Paper Arts show and am over the moon excited to share a Vintage Kitchen Sneak Peek with you today!
Thanks to my talented designers from the Inspiration Team and Team ATB I have tons of gorgeous samples to share! Far too many for just one post so be sure to check back next week for more. I can’t believe all the creative ways my girls used the Vintage Kitchen collection. I for one am amazed and I just know you will be too. Vintage Kitchen will be available for purchase in December (just in time for the holidays). In the meantime you can preview all of the new dies in the Vintage Kitchen Collection HERE
Now let’s check out what the Inspiration Team has in store for us shall we?
Tracy Evans starts our sneak preview off with this amazing and creative use of my new canister Dies!
I don’t know about you but I need a cuppa’ something to sip as I take in all of the creative details Tracy put into this project! Tracy created a second project using my new Cookie Jar die that is oh soooo “Sweet”…don’t you think?
You can see more lovely details on these Vintage Kitchen projects on Tracy’s Blog.
Rina Gonzales created an adorable lip gloss holder using the new Cookie Jar die! Don’t you just love that Mindy Kaling quote? Truer words have never been spoken!
Stop by Rina’s blog for more on this cute and clever project!
Michelle Zerull created two projects using the Cookie Jar die and the Recipe Card Box. Michelle’s creativity knows no bounds! I love how she used the cookie jar die to create a pin cushion out of a vintage hankie!
This clever gal didn’t stop there…she also used my recipe card box die to pay tribute to her grandmother in her own vintage kitchen with a secret family recipe box! How cool is that?
Be sure and check out Michelle’s blog for more details on these great projects!
Stay tuned next week for more projects featuring my new Vintage Kitchen collection created by the super talented Eileen Hull Inspiration Team and Team ATB designers!
This month our Art with Heart Challenge is “Anything Goes”. The winner will receive a die of their choice from the Vintage Kitchen collection when it is released in December. Are you ready to share YOUR Art with Heart? Link up your projects below!
I’ll see you next Tuesday with more inspiring projects featuring the Vintage Kitchen collection!
Eileen
I have been on the go for a week or so and so glad to be at home!
Last week, my family (all except my nurse daughter who could not take off work) drove up to Lake Placid, NY to see my youngest compete in her first Ironman triathlon.
I was not prepared for how inspiring and emotional it was! Thankfully, Maryanne finished with 24 minutes to spare! The race begins in Mirror Lake for a 2.4 mi. swim, then they get on the bike for 112 mi, THEN they finish off with a full marathon- 26.2 mi. The race must be completed in 17 hours or you don’t get a medal. Can you IMAGINE? Here is the new Ironman…
after 110 mi or so…
Starting the marathon…
halfway done with the run…
getting ready to enter the stadium.
My niece Maura and her boyfriend Aaron were allowed to run with her…
had to get the high fives!
Searched all over for her after the race and finally found her in the medical tent getting fluids…
dehydrated but proudly wearing her medal!
Maryanne Hull, you are an IRONMAN!
A great experience…also relieved it’s over and she made it out of there alive! You can read more about Maryanne’s training and experiences on her blog, This Journey begins Here.
UPDATE: Here is a video taken by my son Chris at the finish. I love this and so glad my kids support each other…
