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Wrap Up 2020 with the Educator Team

Gosh golly time has flown! Here we are just two days before Christmas. We hope you have been enjoying all the team favorites posts each week. This Wednesday we’re going to wrap up 2020 with the Educator Team and some of their top picks for projects from this year.

Jennie Atkinson has a beautiful trio of makes for us that she has pegged as her favorites of 2020. Jennie’s forte is shabby chic and her projects are always a delight to my vintage loving heart. Pay her blog a visit to see all the details and links to these project posts.

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Also sure to please is Anne Redfern’s eclectic style! She is always coming up with something wonderful to knock your socks off with. I would definitely pick that Arthur Owl Halloween journal as one of my faves too! See Anne’s blog post for a closer look.

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Educator Anita Houston always wows us with fun and vibrant makes. I really appreciate her sense of whimsy. Take a closer look at these fab top three projects she chose on her blog.

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Sarah Lizzie has three wrap up 2020 picks for us too! She has shared so many cute projects with us this year and I spy one of my favorites below (hint: it’s the Rudolph gift card holder). Head on over to Sarah Lizzie’s blog to find all the festive details of her round up!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years from Eileen and her Teams!

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We also just wrapped up the Comfort & Joy Event that took place in the Eileen Hull Fan Club! You can find out more information here. We worked on personal journals documenting past and present holiday traditions. Eileen and Teams provided inspiration, techniques and practical ways to create your own personalized journal using any of Eileen’s Sizzix Journal dies as a base. The Event took place in the Eileen Hull Fan Club private group but if you missed it, it’s not too late! All the links and prompts are in the Fan Club so you can still work on your journal. Personally, I didn’t have time to do much with mine but I will have some crafty time with it next week!

We are taking a blog break but find us here the first Wednesday of January with a new theme!

If you missed last few posts you can find them HERE, HERE and HERE.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,ooo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends – make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Below is the link for Eileen’s Tuesday Facebook Live! She shares how to make embossed leather key chains for gifts. Join in and see the replay. There are some new technical difficulties with embedding Facebook videos into these blog posts, so FOLLOW THIS LINK to watch the show.

Favorite Projects Round Up!

It’s hard to believe 2020 is coming to a close. Eileen’s Teams are choosing projects they made from throughout the year and doing favorite projects round up posts, full of inspiration for you! Let’s take a look at what the final Inspiration Team members have in store for your viewing pleasure…

Designer Anna-Karin Evaldsson has quite a line up of beautiful makes – you will have to visit her blog to see them all! Anna-Karin has a real talent for creatively combining stamping and mixed media techniques. Her tutorials are always so informative! Here is a tease of one of the project she shares, a delightful Wrapped Journal.

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Mitsyana Wright has chosen four of her favorite projects from 2020 and they all say “happy” to me! Mitsyana has a knack for making vibrant and whimsical creations. You can find out the details about all these favs in her round up blog post.

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Designer Tonya Trantham is a journal Queen and she has chosen five fab favorites to share with you. Whether big or small, Tonya’s journals are sure to be full of wonderfully layered and embellished details. See her favorite projects round up on her blog!

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Choosing a wide range of favorite projects, Jenny Marples’ picks run the gamut from stitchery to organizational. One of my favorite aspects of Jenny’s work is her use of layered and textured backgrounds, often gel press prints. Yum! Those colors and textures really cause her makes to sing. Don’t miss all the details and links on her blog.

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Check out the Comfort & Joy Christmas journaling event that is going on in the Fan Club!

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Don’t miss out!

As mentioned above, we are having a fun event taking place in the Eileen Hull Fan Club! You can find out more information here. Join creatives from all around the world to make a journal documenting past and present holiday traditions. Eileen and teams will be providing inspiration, techniques and practical ways to create your own personalized journal using any of Eileen’s Sizzix Journal dies as a base. The Event is taking place throughout December on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Eileen Hull Fan Club private group… so join now (and please answer the questions!) We are off to a great start – let’s sprinkle some comfort and joy in each other’s lives.

Visit next week for more 2020 favorite projects round ups from the Educator Team!

If you missed last few posts you can find them HERE and HERE.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,ooo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends – make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Below is the link for Eileen’s Tuesday Facebook Live! She shares how to make inserts for the Comfort & Joy journal. Join in and see the replay. There are some new technical difficulties with embedding Facebook videos into these blog posts, so FOLLOW THIS LINK to watch the show.

More 2020 Projects – Old & New

December is the month of reflection for the Teams but we are also still busily creating! Here are looks at more 2020 projects; some designers are doing roundups of favorites from the year but we have some new makes for you too. Scroll on for some inspiration…

Julia Aston has picked out some lovely projects for her favorites round up! I remember her wonderful and magical winter village make (below). You will just have to visit her blog to see the rest. Trust me, it’s worth it!

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Designer Lisa Hoel had a hard time just choosing a few favs but she came up with four projects to look back on from 2020. Eileen came out with some really wonderful die designs this past year! Check out Lisa’s blog post for more photos and links to her past tutorials for these four creations.

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Picking her very favorite project of 2020 wasn’t too hard for Maggi Harding. She certainly created a fabulous make using the Gift Box Die! What a wonderful gift idea. You can find all the details and Maggi’s other top 2020 project pics in her blog post.

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Bonus new project! Jenny Marples created this gorgeous (and reusable) alternative to English Christmas crackers for the current Funkie Junkie Boutique blog challenge. Jenny has more photos and information about it on her blog so don’t miss out.

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Lisa Hoel also has an additional project to share. She did a guest designer post for a another recent Funkie Junkie challenge and she used Eileen’s Post Box Die as the base. Head on over to her blog to find out what it’s all about and see the tutorial.

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull - More 2020 projects to share with you! #mymakingstory #eileenhull #ehinspirationteam #sizzix

Don’t miss the Comfort & Joy Christmas journaling event that is going on in the Fan Club!

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Don’t miss out!

As mentioned above, we are having a fun event taking place in the Eileen Hull Fan Club! You can find out more information here. Join creatives from all around the world to make a journal documenting past and present holiday traditions. Eileen and teams will be providing inspiration, techniques and practical ways to create your own personalized journal using any of Eileen’s Sizzix Journal dies as a base. The Event is taking place throughout December on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Eileen Hull Fan Club private group… so join now (and please answer the questions!) We are off to a great start – let’s sprinkle some comfort and joy in each other’s lives.

Visit next week for more 2020 projects!

If you missed last week’s post you can find it HERE.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,ooo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends – make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Below is the link for Eileen’s Tuesday Facebook Live! She shares tips on using leather with her dies and making journal covers. Join in and see the replay. There are some new technical difficulties with embedding Facebook videos into these blog posts, so FOLLOW THIS LINK to watch the show.

Favorite Projects of 2020…

…new and old! Wow, we’ve reached December, can you believe it? This year has been one wild ride. We can be thankful for our crafting community and having a place to be creative in these crazy times. For December the Teams are doing a round up of some of their favorite projects of 2020 (or sharing something new!) Let’s take a look!

Pam Bray has a whole bevy of gorgeous projects for us to feast our eyes on! I really love how she uses patterned paper so effectively. Those projects are winners Pam! Visit her blog so you can get a better look at her round up.

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - Favorite Projects of 2020 from the Inspiration Team

Inspiration struck for Susie Bentz and she has a brand new Post Box Die Christmas project to share with us! She decorated the box so it would form Santa’s body and it has plenty of pizazz decked out with Rinea foiled paper. These boxes are perfect for filling with treats, a gift card, or other small gifts. See the complete tutorial on Susie’s blog.

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Designer Karen Bearse has chosen her favorite projects of 2020, and they are chock full of mixed media goodness! Karen is a master of collage and she always incorporates a plethora of media, ephemera and artsy bits into her layered and detailed creations. You can see all her picks in her blog post so don’t miss it!

Karen Bearse - for Eileen Hull - Favorite Projects of 2020 from the Inspiration Team

Don’t miss the Comfort & Joy Christmas journaling that just began in the Fan Club!

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Don’t miss out!

As mentioned above, we are having a fun event taking place in the Eileen Hull Fan Club! You can find out more information here. Join creatives from all around the world to make a journal documenting past and present holiday traditions. Eileen and teams will be providing inspiration, techniques and practical ways to create your own personalized journal using any of Eileen’s Sizzix Journal dies as a base. The Event is taking place throughout December on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Eileen Hull Fan Club private group… so join now (and please answer the questions!) We are off to a great start – let’s sprinkle some comfort and joy in each other’s lives.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,ooo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends – make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

While the Comfort & Joy event is going on, Eileen is not doing any Facebook Lives. All the action is in the Fan Club right now so join us and join in!

Seasons’ Greetings from the Educators Team

Season’s Greetings from the Educators Team! Only about one week left of November, can you believe it? (For the USA folk, happy Thanksgiving.) If you’ve been keeping up with the blog happenings this month, you will know that all the designers have been rocking the holiday makes and this week is no exception! We have a whole list of fabulously festive projects from the Educators Team…

The Tiny Book and Tiny Book Case Dies are a perfect pairing and educator Sue Eldred has created a Merry Little Christmas version that is merry indeed! She says they are a wonderful little gift or you can use it as a tree ornament. Visit her blog to see more photos and instructions on how to make your own.

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Madeline Arendt has a whole roundup of Christmas project inspiration in her blog post this week! From gift giving to holiday decor, she has it covered Sizzix style. You will not want to miss all her ideas and die hacks that she shares in the post so head on over.

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Jennie Atkinson cleverly used the Pocket Notebook Die to make a gift box to hold scented tea light candles. It is beautiful and practical and once again just goes to show how versatile Eileen Hull’s dies are. Jennie’s idea can also be easily adapted to fit any occasion or theme, not just Christmas. Bravo! Check out all the details on Jennie’s blog.

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Keep scrolling, more Seasons’ Greetings from the Educators Team to come…

I love Anita Houston’s steampunk Christmas style! Eileen’s Post Box Die gets a gear-head makeover and emerges on the other side as a fabulous ornament that doubles as a gift card holder. Shut the front door! Awesomeness. All the details and tons of photos can be found on Anita’s blog.

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Lastly, Sarah Lizzie has a darling Rudolph gift card holder to share. She used one of Eileen’s older dies, the Gift Card Folder and it is really cute! Featuring lots of glitz and googly eyes, you can find the step by step tutorial on Sarah’s blog.

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Did you miss the previous Seasons’ Greetings posts from November? You can find them here, here and here.

Don’t miss the Comfort & Joy Christmas journaling event kicking off on Friday!

Don’t miss out!

As mentioned above, we will be having a great event that will be taking place in the Eileen Hull Fan Club! You can find out more information here. Join creatives from all around the world to make a journal documenting past and present holiday traditions. Eileen and teams will be providing inspiration, techniques and practical ways to create your own personalized journal using any of Eileen’s Sizzix Journal dies as a base. The Event takes place throughout December on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Eileen Hull Fan Club private group… so join now (and please answer the questions!) We can’t wait to get started – let’s sprinkle some comfort and joy in each other’s lives.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,ooo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends – make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Below is the link for Eileen’s Tuesday Facebook Live! She opens some happy mail and shows us how to make an embossed leather journal cover. Join in and see the replay. There are some new technical difficulties with embedding Facebook videos into these blog posts, so FOLLOW THIS LINK to watch the show.

Seasons’ Greetings Creations with the Inspiration Team

It’s time for holiday crafting! All this month Eileen Hull’s Teams are getting festive and in the swing of the seasons. There is a decided nip in the air now though and a shift towards the winter and Christmas makes! Let’s see what Seasons’ Greetings the Inspiration Team has in store for us this week…

Anna-Karin has a fun and fabulous mixed-media snowman card to share with us. Wait until you see how she made the vellum ‘snow’ background! You will not want to miss the technique on her blog post. She topped the background with a snowy Snowman Die cutout decked out with all the wonderful details.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson for Eileen Hull - Seasons' Greetings creations, Snowman Die mixed media card! #eileenhull #ehinspirationteam #sizzix #mymakingstory

Merry Mittens are the theme for Elizabeth Robinson’s makes. She is batch making Mitten Christmas cards (commendable!) and also shares how to make a cute mitten bookmark. (Great idea for a companion gift to go with a new book!) It has a great shabby chic look with a little touch of bling. Check out her blog post for all the details!

Elizabeth Robinson for Eileen Hull - Seasons' Greetings creations, Mitten Die mixed media card! #eileenhull #ehinspirationteam #sizzix #mymakingstory
Elizabeth Robinson for Eileen Hull - Seasons' Greetings creations, Mitten Die mixed media bookmark! #eileenhull #ehinspirationteam #sizzix #mymakingstory

If you are not already a part of the Eileen Hull Fan Club Facebook group you will want to join pronto! Nov. 27th is going to kick off a fun (and free) Christmas journal event called Comfort & Joy that takes place within the group. Tonya Trantham is getting ahead of the game and has already created the cover for her event journal! Visit her blog for the details. 😉

Tonya Trantham for Eileen Hull - Seasons' Greetings creations, Christmas journal! #eileenhull #ehinspirationteam #sizzix #mymakingstory

Jenny Marples experimented with felt and created a soft, embroidered Post Box pocket. Wow! It turned out wonderfully! All those stitched felt elements are fabulous. Jenny explains how it all came together on her blog so don’t miss that.

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - Seasons' Greetings creations, felt Post Box Die pocket! #eileenhull #ehinspirationteam #sizzix #mymakingstory

Visit us next week for more Seasons’ Greetings creations from the Educator Team!

Did you miss the previous posts from November? You can find them here and here.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,ooo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends – make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Don’t miss out!

As mentioned above, we will be having a great event that will be taking place in the Eileen Hull Fan Club! You can find out more information here. Join creatives from all around the world to make a journal documenting past and present holiday traditions. Eileen and teams will be providing inspiration, techniques and practical ways to create your own personalized journal using any of Eileen’s Sizzix Journal dies as a base. The Event takes place throughout December on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Eileen Hull Fan Club private group… so join now (and please answer the questions!) We can’t wait to get started – let’s sprinkle some comfort and joy in each other’s lives.