Eileen Hull

Inspiration Team Tuesday : Sweet Shower Gifts

22 Apr

Hi there! We are coming down the home stretch of the Art with Heart April Showers Challenge. This will be our last Inspiration Team Tuesday before we pick this month’s winner and Top 3 to be announced this Friday April 25th.

Today we have some Sweet Shower Gifts and projects created by Inspiration Team Members and some very special guest designers. Let’s have a look at the inspiring projects being created using my Sizzix dies…

Inspiration Team Member Amy of Plucking Daisies has used my Sizzix Flower dies and embossing folders to create these too cute Mother’s day Photo Flowers! Talk about “showering” Mom with love.

Stop by Plucking Daisies for a full tutorial and a free printable!

Next we have the lovely Oxana of Scrappylicious sharing this drop-dead gorgeous favor box using my Cake Slice Die! This beautiful Shower favor creation would work for a baby or bridal shower. It would also make a “pretty” fabulous gift box if I do say so myself.

Stop by Scrappylicious for more photos and info on this lovely Favor Box project. Make sure you stop by The Artists on the Block this Thursday to see Oxana’s inaugural Artist Trading Block project for Team ATB!

Finally, we have Guest Designer Anne Temple of Anne-Made sharing this super cute creation using my Candy Jar die!

Who wouldn’t want this little cutie Candy Jar as a shower favor? Stop by Anne-Made for more photos and steps.

Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies Used:

Eileen Hull Flower Layers w/ Heart Petals

Eileen Hull Borders and Hydrangeas

Eileen Hull Leaves

Eileen Hull Cake Slice Sizzix Scoreboards XL

Eileen Hull Candy Jars Sizzix Scoreboards XL

Hope you are inspired to share your Art with Heart with us! {Link up your creations HERE} There’s a great prize up for grabs.

Eileen

Easter Basket Greetings

20 Apr

Happy Easter!

The first wave of wedding guests have arrived- my daughter Jess, her husband Jason, two sons Daniel and Hunter and pup Walker. We have christened the new kitchen today with a delicious brunch cooked by Jason. Added bonus- he is figuring out how to work the new appliances and showing me- yes!

Here’s a little quick project I made using the Sizzix Basket die from the Picket Fence collection. I die cut the basket from matboard and then embossed the basket sections with the Basketweave and Honeycomb set. I inked it in yellow and shaded with brown, then added green crinkle paper shreds, some felt stickers and a few glitter eggs.

We are off to church and then I will put the ham in the oven and head out to clean the potting shed which I have been putting off…

Inspiration Team Tuesday: Artist Trading Blocks

15 Apr

Hi Everyone! Last week we kicked off the Art with Heart April Showers Challenge. With a new week under way I have more creative projects from the Inspiration Team! It’s Inspiration Team Tuesday…prepare to be inspired!

First up we have the always inspiring Anna-Karin of Layers of Ink sharing a knock your socks off Artist Trading Block Creation!

Anna-Karin sure knows how to think outside the “block” . Seriously, how cool are these magnificent row houses? Stop by for a full tutorial on how to create your own Artist Trading Block Houses.

Next we have Amy of Plucking Daisies with this adorable Baby Shower centerpiece. Amy also went the route of Artist Trading Blocks by using them to create a palm tree!

There’s a lot of “monkeying around” going on with this jungle themed Baby Shower centerpiece using my new thinlit dies from the cherished collection. Stop by Plucking Daisies to find out how to create this fun centerpiece yourself.

Eileen Hull Sizzix Products Used

We have a fabulous Sizzix prize pack up for grabs for this month’s Art with Heart Challenge April Showers! All you have to do is share your latest creation to enter to win…Enter HERE.

This Thursday I’ll have more Artist Trading Block inspiration to share with you from our Team ATB designers so be sure to stop by The Artists on the Block and follow along with us on social media to stay in the loop.

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Next Tuesday we’ll have one more round of Inspiration Team creations before we pick the Art with Heart April Showers winner and top 3 on Friday April 25!

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Eileen

Stenciled Baby Shoe Centerpiece

14 Apr

My designer friend, Rebekah Meier, has come out with her own line of stencils with The Crafter’s Workshop! She invited me to celebrate their release by being part of a blog hop, which I was very honored to do. Rebekah’s designs are so delicate and beautiful.

I used Rebekah’s Stained Glass and Ring Doily designs to make my project. The die I used was one from my new Cherished collection, Shoe, 3D.

Here’s a quick tutorial on how I made the baby shoe centerpiece… I used my new Clearsnap ColorBox Blends inks to lightly blend Bay, Sunshine, Tutu and Leaf on the inside and outside of the shoe. Then I placed Rebekah’s stencils on top of the shoe pieces and swirled the Nutmeg Blends over the stencil so that the colors come through from behind the stencil negative. I sprayed the back of the stencil with spray adhesive just to make sure things did not shift. You can make the colors as dark or light as you wish by adding layers.

I used my Sizzix Flowers, Layers #9, Flower, Fringed, Leaves, Bloom and Plant Markers and Flower with Heart Petals dies to create the flowers. I also used my new Craffiti stamp set, Animal Crackers, to stamps the sentiment on the stake.

The shoe was laced up with dyed seam binding and I added floral foam to the inside of the shoe with kraft paper crinkles on top of it. Lace was added to the bottom of the shoe.

Make sure to check out all of the different ways you can use stencils over on Rebekah’s blog.

An InLinkz Link-up

Love Layout

12 Apr

Head on over to the Sizzix UK blog today to see how to create this layout. You might be surprised to find out which die was used to make the scalloped squares!

There are also some truly beautiful wedding favor boxes created by my new friends Anne Redfern of Redanne and Jenny Marples of Pushing The Right Buttons. They have embraced the ATB and are running with it. The projects, tutorials and photography are outstanding so head on over and check them out!

This layout was set in a 12″ x 12″ white frame but I left out the glass because it is so dimensional.

I am constantly making paper flowers and have a whole box of them. This layout is a great way to use random flowers made from different materials as long as the colors blend together well. I admit there is a lot of pattern going on here, but I like it.

Have a great weekend- the Cherry Blossoms are out in DC!

Scotty Studio Tour

10 Apr

I was so happy when Angie invited me to join her Studio Tour Blog Hop this week! You can see the whole list of over 30 bloggers on Angie’s blog who are taking part. There are some really cool spaces- I have enjoyed seeing where everyone works and plays!

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OK, I know I am cheating, but have a kitchen remodel in the works and my daughter’s wedding in 2 weeks- guess where all of the junk got moved to? The basement- where my studio is. So I asked Angie if she minded if I post about my mobile studio instead.

This photo was taken when I got the camper last fall. I painted it recently in preparation for a trip I took last week to teach in Massachusetts and the outside of it looks much better now! Here is a video of what it looked like inside.

The camper is only about 12 feet long but it can sleep 7- there are bunks above and the table folds down for a bed. And I can tell you it holds a LOT of stuff- there are cupboards everywhere and nooks and crannies to tuck things!

The #PaperTrail Teaching Tour to New England was a great success and lots of fun for several reasons. The first reason was that I was traveling with some awesome company- Amy Bowerman of Plucking Daisies and Anita Houston the Artful Maven. Oh and Norman the Gnome, our #PaperTrail mascot (sitting on the Got Ink? box). Read about the trip here and here.

So what does one need in a mobile craft studio? Business cards of course…

Crafters… Anita and Amy are knocking out some Sizzix Artist Trading Blocks.

Supplies…. perfect place to store my new Clearsnap ColorBox Blends inks, CraffitiDirect stamps, and Sizzix dies!

Storage… I used vintage wooden soda crates to set out the supplies for class- here are some of my friend Joanne Fink‘s beautiful new stamps.

Decor… The overhead bins were covered with pages from a vintage atlas hidden in a box lot at an auction for $2!

Die cutting equipment! The Big Shot, dies and cutting pads fit great in a cabinet over the refrigerator…

More storage… I found the best place for storing 12″ x 12″ paper I bought along the way! Kept it flat and dry!

I used vintage suitcases to store my samples. Amy was the master at getting them set up and on display in minutes…

Crafty friends… This past weekend we had Dina Wakley and Dyan Reavely out in the camper. Read Dyan’s account of the trip and see more pics here 🙂

Things got a little crazy and let’s just say there was some overspray… so today (in your honor) I decided to cover this table with oilcloth given to me by my friend quilter Pat Sloan.

Gather your materials: oilcloth, spray adhesive and a craft knife…

Spray the table top with adhesive, making sure to cover the edges really well.

Place the oilcloth over the table and carefully cut in the ditch of the table edge. Don’t look too closely at this pic- I messed up in a few spots. But it’s way better than what was there and if I want, I can change it. And I love that it will wipe clean.

There is so much more I want to do in here- and I still need to make curtains. Now I am slightly obsessed with the idea of making paper curtains because it is the PaperTrail…

What would you do if you had this little house on wheels? Isn’t it fun to think about?

I am off on another trip in June and would love for you to follow along as I make my way around the country. You can follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for updates and you can always check back here on the blog to see what’s up.

Thanks for coming by- hope you enjoyed this quick tour of my mobile studio! Make sure to check out all of the studios on the Angie’s Studio Tour here…