Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

Sizzix ScoreBoard Blog Hop #7

Happy New Year everyone! So glad you could join us for another great Blog Hop featuring the Memo Holder. This die was designed to hold a 3″ x 3″ post it note pad but check out the links listed below to the other designers’ sites to see lots more cool ways to use it.

Today was recycling day. As I was taking it to the curb, it occurred to me that shipping boxes should work great with the ScoreBoard dies. So I had to run down and try one out. To my delight, they do! If you like nice clean folds, you may want to run a craft knife down the score lines before you fold them up just to keep them crisp. I used one Priority mail box and was able to get about 6 folders out of it. And the best thing is it’s recycled! I like the way it looks with either side showing. These are so fast to make you could have post-it note folders all over the house, give as party favors, or a quick little something to tuck in a card. Stock up on post-its when you see them on sale or purchase them in bulk at a discount store. You’ll want to make these for everyone you know!

First I punched holes in the center of each scallop. I used white pigment ink to stamp a border on the front and back of the folder, and also stamped a flower on top of the smallest of the three flower die pieces. Use a brad to attach the flower to the folder. Cut a small piece of elastic long enough to loop through the center scallop and around the flower. I knotted white grosgrain ribbon through the loops for a handle. Quick and easy… and free! Hard to believe that was going out to be recycled…

If you are wondering how that red memo holder was made, go to the Sizzix blog for complete instructions!

For more ideas on ways to use this die, check out the following blogs:

Jenn Ellefson
Niki Meiners
Bonnie Bruns
Laura Bray
Candice Windham
Ann Butler
Karen Burniston
Cindi Bisson

New Year’s Eve!

We bought some chocolates last year after Christmas in Maine at a very fun outlet store called Marden’s. We have long since eaten the candy but I hung on to the boxes which are little drawers- so cute!

In my cleaning frenzy I’ve been unearthing all kinds of fun stuff… I had one last gift card to give and amazingly, it fit perfectly in the drawer. I covered the outside with some scrapbook paper (using double sided tape to adhere paper to the box) and tied a ribbon around it and attached a Sizzix matboard heart tag that’s wired on with a pipe cleaner. Lately I have been loving working with (OK, let’s take a poll… do you call them pipe cleaners or chenille stems?)them 🙂 Nice and fuzzy, wired so they stay where placed and no fraying or finishing required! I also like working with wired ribbon for the same reasons.

And that’s all there is to it… Health and happiness in 2010! Thanks for reading.

Don’t Throw Out the End of the Roll!

I am in the middle of cleaning for the kids arrivals on Wednesday but had to share this project with you made from gift wrap scraps. For full instructions, visit the new blog on the Sizzix website. I will be a regular blogger every Monday and feature projects, techniques and ideas using ScoreBoards dies.

How was your Christmas? Did anything get an especially cool present or gadget? I am all ears… 🙂

Happy New Year everyone!

Sizzix ScoreBoard Blog Hop #6

Welcome everyone and happy holidays to all! So glad you could stop by to check out our sixth Blog Hop. Today’s die is the Easel Frame. There are many ways this die can be used, as you will see when you check out the links to the amazing designers’ blogs listed below.

When I designed this die, I wanted a frame that would mail easily. It holds a wallet size photo and folds flat to mail. The frame is easily assembled by adding three brads (or just a strip of double sided tape).

In the past, I have always used matboard as a base for the dies, but got curious about what other materials might work with the ScoreBoard dies. Turns out foamboard works fine! Consider starting a new tradition at the holidays of sending an updated school picture of your children to grandparents and other relatives that you may not see often.

I spray adhesived a piece of BasicGrey paper to one side of a strip of foamboard and then ran it through the Big Shot. The machine will resist a little and does compress the foamboard but all of the pieces popped out without a problem. I cut off the bottom easel section, leaving a mat with a window and back piece the same size. I also added a matboard “J” cut out using my Serif Essentials alphabet, some baby rickrack, red glitter snowflake and a beaded handle.

For more detailed instructions for this project, check out the latest issue of Totally-Creative, a beautiful e-magazine that contains 60 pages of unique holiday projects, complete instructions and interesting articles. Click here to sign up for a free trial issue! Need a last minute gift for a crafter friend? You have till Dec. 31 to get 2 subscriptions for the price of one!


I love how my friend Kim added the middle heart shaped mat inside inside the frame. The red and white color scheme is so nice and crisp! The tiny ornament punches are adorable and I’m guessing here that they are Martha Stewart’s. Am I right?

One more item of interest and invitation. The Sizzix blog is up and running! You will see projects and ideas from Sizzix designers including Karen Burniston and Brenda Pinnick, who you have seen on our Hops, along with me.

Many thanks to my great designer friends who took time out of their holiday preparations to bring you inspiration. Merry Christmas everyone!

Ann Butler
Fabrizio Martellucci
Brenda Pinnick
Jenn Ellefson
Candice Windham
Niki Meiners
Violette Clark
Cindi Bisson

Snowed in!

What a cozy day! The snow started Friday night as we were buying our tree. The local churches co-sponsor a holiday food drive and then families come and “shop” for a week’s worth of food. The decision was made, with the snow coming, to open on Friday night instead of waiting for Saturday so Hayward and I went over to give a hand. Wow- what an operation! So well run… By the time we left at 10:30, the snow was coming down pretty well.

When we got up yesterday, there was an impressive accumulation and it continued all day. I cleared the cars and shook as much snow as I could reach off our trees and shrubs. We did lose one tree- there was just too much snow for the branches to hold and it just kind of leaned over and kept going… Hayward got good use out of the snowblower and came in after three hours hungry and aching. It looks so clean and pretty out back.

For dinner I made spaghetti and we watched “Hidalgo”. Mary and I baked some cookies (check back on Christmas to see what we made!) and toffee. Right now I am finishing up some last minute projects (for other people). I haven’t started on mine yet but there’s still plenty of time 🙂