Eileen Hull

Art with Heart Challenge {May Flowers}

6 May

Hey everyone! Are you ready for another Art with Heart Challenge? Spring is finally here, and our challenge this month is May Flowers. Flowers are blooming everywhere and the Inspiration Team has projects “blooming” with creativity to inspire you!

In addition to creative inspiration from the Inspiration Team we also have a great Sizzix prize pack to give away to a lucky winner! A randomly selected winner will receive my Garden Gate Album Scoreboards Die and a pack of Mat Board. All you have to do for a chance to win is link up your Art with Heart.

Now without further ado, let’s get inspired with the Inspiration Team!

Amy Bowerman has created a beautiful basket of her famous Paper Flowers using my Heart Petal Flowers, Basket and Plant Marker Dies.

Stop by Plucking Daisies for a fun tutorial on how to create this sweet paper flower basket.

Michelle Zerull has created some cute-as-a-button fringe flowers displayed in an adorable jar using my Food Jar die.

Michelle’s attention to detail is outstanding! Be sure to visit her Blog Pinch your Chic to see more of this fabulous, flower creation.

Next we have Tracy Evans with this beautiful Blue… and Blooming Artist Trading Block.

This is Tracy’s first ATB and wow! It’s like she was born to make amazing Artist Trading Blocks. Stop by Tracy’s blog to see more of this blue beauty.

Last but certainly not least we have Anna-Karin with another blooming Artist Trading Block! I see lots of my Sizzix flower dies under all those luscious “Layers of Ink”.

Stop by Anna-Karin’s Blog for a full tutorial on how to create this lovely ATB .

Speaking of Artist Trading Block inspiration, our Sister team...Team ATB has a month-long “Block Hop” going on with Altered Pages.

You’ll find new ATB designs every Tuesday and Thursday at The Artists on the Block and Altered Pages. Be sure to check it out, this kind of ATB inspiration is not to be missed!

Now it’s your turn to share some inspiration by sharing YOUR creations! You have until May 29, 2014 to link up your projects for a chance to win an awesome prize. The winner and Top 3 will be announced on May 30, 2014. In the meantime the Inspiration Team will be bringing you more creative projects and inspiration every Tuesday right here.

Can’t wait to see your Art with Heart!

Eileen

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What’s new with Artist Trading Blocks

29 Apr

Hey everyone! Have you seen all of the incredible Artist Trading Blocks being created with my Sizzix dies? I’m constantly amazed by the creative ways my dies are being used in conjunction with this quickly growing art form. Here’s a look at some of the latest and greatest Artist Trading Block designs created this past month by Team ATB members, Inspiration Team members, and around the web!

Team ATB has been BUSY creating innovative Artist Trading Blocks! April marks the first month of Team ATB and Wow, did they bring the Artist Trading Block inspiration or what? Stop by The Artists on the Block to see all of these creative projects.

There’s more than one way to create Artist Trading Blocks, and plenty of talented Artists creating them as the ATB movement continues to spread. Some of my very own Inspiration Team members and Team ATB members in addition to some super creative bloggers are featured in this “Amazing” Artist Trading Block collection!

You’ll find links to each and every one of these “Amazing” ATB designs on The Artists on the Block.

In other Artist Trading Block news Team ATB will be teaming up with Altered Pages for a Month long “Block hop” beginning this Thursday May 1st at The Artists on the Block!

You’ll see new ATB designs every Tuesday on the Altered Pages Blog and every Thursday at The Artists on the Block.

We’ll be kicking off a new Art with Heart Challenge next Tuesday May 6, 2014 with creative projects from the Inspiration Team…I have a feeling you’ll be seeing some pretty cool Artist Trading Blocks here too so stay tuned for that!

You can stay “in the know” about all things Artist Trading Blocks here…

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Eileen

Art with Heart April Showers Challenge Winner and Top 3!

26 Apr

Hello friends! I apologize for being a day late and a dollar short with the Art with Heart April Showers Challenge winners post. I’m in the mix of my daughter’s wedding but more on that later. Such beautiful art was shared here for the Art with Heart April Showers Challenge and I would like to thank you all for your participation and most importantly sharing your art with heart! Your creativity and artistry never ceases to amaze me.

The randomly chosen winner of the Art with Heart April Showers Challenge IS…..Tonya of Creative Addiction to Paper!

Tonya has a way with my Sizzix dies that I just love! I was absolutely delighted when her number came up as the winner for this months challenge. Tonya was one of our Top 3 last month {See her project HERE} and I’m so excited to see her back again with another fabulous project using my Sizzix Artist Trading Block Dies. Stop by Tonya’s blog for more gorgeous photos of her Lullaby Artist Trading Block!

*Contact Amy(at)Pluckingdaisies(dot)com with your shipping info and we will get your prize shipped out to you 🙂

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Artist Trading Blocks are taking flight and I can’t tell you how happy it made me to see so many creative ATB designs entered into the April Art with Heart challenge! I want to say a big THANK YOU! to my friends in the UK for embracing this up and coming trend and creating such amazing Artist Trading Blocks…you girls “rock the block”! To check out all of the Artist Trading Blocks and other amazing entries you can see the Link up HERE.

Speaking of friends from the UK creating AMAZING artist trading blocks, check out this incredible work of art from Anne Redfern!

Anne is no stranger to creating amazing artist trading blocks but her latest creation just blows me away! How amazing is this Beach House Artist Trading Block? Anne has been instrumental in spreading the love of ATB’s world wide and showing no signs of stopping! Stop by Anne’s blog to check out her latest ATB creation and other inspiring projects.

I told you my UK friends were “rocking the block”. Here’s another inspired Artist Trading Block creation from the UK by Jenny Marples!

Jenny’s Floral Trellis ATB puts the “W” in WOW! You won’t want to miss her technique packed tutorial. Jenny has designed this gorgeous Artist Trading Block inside and out so stop by Pushing the Right Buttons for more photos and steps!

Next we have this delightful Altered Easter Basket from Lucyana Marynokska…

I adore the bold, bright colors used in this project and that darling White Rabbit seems like he is ready to celebrate “April Showers” bringing on some May Flowers! Stop by Lucyana’s Blog to see more.

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If you would like to see more inspiring Artist Trading Block designs be sure to check out The Artists on the Block and see what our sister team…Team ATB has been creating this month.

Thanks to all for sharing your Art with Heart for our April Showers challenge. We’ll be kicking off a new challenge with creative inspiration from the Inspiration Team on Tuesday May 6, 2014.

Hope to see you there!

Eileen

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