Eileen Hull

DIY Stenciled Wedding Keychain

13 Mar

My friend Amy Anderson of Mod Podge Rocks has come out with her own line of stencils for Plaid! See how to make these DIY keychains using Amy’s Plaid stencils, Sizzix dies and Clearsnap inks.

The patterns are fun, clean and graphic which make them great for kids, home decor projects, cards or scrapbook layouts. One of the features I really like is that the stencils have an adhesive back. That means the design will stick down evenly over your surface. Genius- no more paint leaking underneath! The adhesive lasts through about 20 uses. You can find the stencils in your local Michael’s store.

My daughter is getting married in six weeks and her fiance is a car buff. What better favors to make than wedding keychains?

I used some matboard from my stash and cut out shapes using the Labels & Buttons die.

You will need:

Peel and Stick stencil for Mod Podge- Skeleton Key
Sizzix Labels & Buttons die by Eileen Hull
Matboard
ColorBox™ Blends by Eileen Hull- Bay, Sunshine and Leaf
Ball chain, eyelets, Crop a Dile, pencil

Die cut labels from matboard.
Remove backing from stencil and position where desired.
Swirl Blends inks in the open area and blend in one color to the next. Lift up stencil.
Punch holes with Cropodile.
Add an eyelet and chain. Write phrases on keychains. Quick and easy

Make sure you go to Amy’s site and check out the other projects! Thanks for stopping by…

St. Patrick’s Day Artist Trading Block

11 Mar

With a name like Eileen, I suppose you can guess I am Irish. So to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, I created an Artist Trading Block using Craft Attitude, the Sizzix Block/Cube/Bank die and artwork I found over at The Graphics Fairy.

Craft Attitude works really well on my Sizzix boxes and books. It looks like the artwork is printed right on the matboard which totally baffles people- I love that! My seven year old granddaughter Trinity made a video showing how she had fun with it here.

Craft Attitude is quick and easy to work with. There are many different kinds of “Attitude” (Flower, Shoe, Jewelry, Wood, Magnet, etc) but they all work the same. Just print out whatever image you like on your ink jet printer on to the Craft Attitude film. Cut out the images that you need for your project. Then take a glue stick and rub over the glossy side of the film. Place the Craft Attitude right over the object and press down. Remove the paper backing and burnish image, smoothing out air bubbles as you go. And that is it my friends!

So simple and such impressive results! One of the things I really like about this product is that it conforms to the surface of the material it is placed on for a nice textured look I am thinking next time I will try it over burlap! There are so many ways to use this…

You will need:

Craft Attitude
Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die – Block/Cube/Bank, 3-D
Sizzix Bigz Die – Flower Layers w/Heart Petals
Sizzix Little Sizzles – 6″ x 13″ Mat Board Pack, 6 White Sheets
gold glitter glue, double sided tape, gold marker, glue stick, gold pipe cleaners, white cardstock

Lay out your artwork in a photo editing program. Before you print, remember to reverse the image! The block that I am using measures 3″ square, so I sized all of the art to fit. Cut out square images.

Die cut Artist Trading Block from two pieces of matboard. Figure out where you want each image to appear when you have folded up the box.

With a glue stick, apply glue to each square of the matboard, then place image glossy side down on square. Peel off backing paper and smooth film over block.

Repeat for all sides of the block. Place Lady with Hat art over a piece of cardstock.

Glue art to paper and remove backing. Leave a 2″ tab of paper below the image. Trim to 2 7/8″ wide.

With a gold marker, edge the sides of the blocks and the inside edges of each square, and around the edges of the Lady with Hat.

Die cut 12 green clover shapes from Flower with Heart Petals die. Thread 2-3 on each gold pipe cleaner.

Assemble box using double sided tape, tucking in all of the flaps and leaving the top opening untaped.

Slip Lady with Hat and gold stems through closed box lid.

For more information on creating your own Artist Trading Blocks, please visit The Artists on the Block blog to see samples of other blocks and lots of inspiration! Or watch my quick stop- motion video to see how fun they are to put together.

Check out what some of my crafty friends are doing with Craft Attitude…

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3D Birth Announcement Blocks

1 Mar

There’s a new kid on the block! My new grandson Hunter James arrived three weeks ago…

I created a 3D Birth Announcement from my new Sizzix Cherished collection. The Blocks/Cubes die is one of my faves because it is so versatile. Visit our sister site, The Artists on the Block, for lots more ideas and ways to use them. Or watch the quick stop-motion video I made here.

How-to’s are on the Sizzix UK blog today so hop on over and see how easy they are to make.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Set of Cute Animal Cards

21 Feb

Pete Hughes is a Sizzix UK designer and he always makes the best projects. He used the set of four cute animal Framelits, the Lion and Monkey Set and the Elephant and Giraffe Set from my brand new Cherished collection to create a set of cards.

Today on the Sizzix UK blog, Pete posted a great tutorial on how to create this set. I think the animals are fun icons for anyone- not just babies…

Life has been busy. While I was away in Florida helping my daughter who had a new baby, my darling husband decided to tear up our kitchen floor and sent me a text with a photo of the demo. Whoa…. We had talked about remodeling the kitchen but not till after my daughter’s wedding in April. Well, guess what’s happening- kitchen remodel with a wedding two months away! Tomorrow is a meeting with the kitchen folks- wish us luck…

I am also working on the invitations for the wedding, planning my teaching trip to Massachusetts, and getting the camper ready. I hope you will follow the #PaperTrail and see what we are up to while we are on the road.

What are all of you guys up to? Anything fun? Let me know in the comments…

Thanks for stopping by!

Flower with Heart Petals Pouch

20 Feb

Check out the super simple bag I made using a pre-made felt pouch, some fleece and my Sizzix Flower with Heart Petals Bigz die! This was meant to be posted for Valentine’s Day but hearts are good any time, right? I am using it right now to store my travel pens (a small set that I take when I am getting the oil changed, etc.).

How-to’s are over on the Sizzix UK blog today. How I love steel rule Sizzix dies!

Thanks for stopping by…

Baby Food Jar Favor

14 Feb

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Guess what my present is… a new grandson!

My daughter Jessica had a baby last Friday. His name is Hunter James and he sure is a cutie pie. I came down to Florida to help out with Daniel (Hunter’s 19 month old big brother), while Jess and Jason were at the hospital. We have been having a great time. The only thing I am missing is the foot of snow in Virginia. It’s tough…

Welcome little one!

Brand new…

Hard to get everyone smiling all at once… oh well two out of four isn’t bad…

Jess had to try one of her handmade hats on him. If you are in need of baby hats and accessories, stop by her Dandified Facebook page and see what she is up to. I order hats for all of my friends’ new grandkids- always a big hit and so unique.

Speaking of babies, my Sizzix Cherished collection is finally shipping! I will be sharing some projects with you in the next few weeks to get your creative juices flowing. I am sure you know someone who is having a baby- maybe it’s you!

Now for even more cuteness…this adorable Baby Food Jar Favor Box! It was created by Amy of Plucking Daisies! Don’t you love it? Great baby shower favor!

She used the Sizzix Food Jar and Spoon to make it. Visit Amy’s blog here for a great tutorial…

Stay tuned for more projects… now I am off to bed because Daniel is an early riser 🙂 Hope you spend the day with those you love…