Eileen Hull

Winter Wishes Blog Hop

22 Nov

Today Emerald Creek Craft Supplies and Eileen Hull are collaborating to bring you the Winter Wishes Blog Hop featuring lots of Christmas holiday inspiration!

Warm thoughts are unfolding…

as we begin to enter a festive time of year. Eileen, Kim and The Teams have created a fun blog hop challenge to kick off the American Thanksgiving and Winter festivities.

To play along all you need to do is follow along and comment on every blog. If you play along and link up your own creation using Eileen and Emerald Creek products, you will get 2 bonus entries for the draw. Contest Closes on Sunday November 25th, with the Winner announced Cyber Monday!

The prize includes an Eileen Hull Journal Die and a $50.00 gift certificate to the Emerald Creek Shop.

This is a Blog Hop!

You are next… Click here to enter

Check out the hop here!

1. Eileen Hull – you are here

2. Kim Evans

3. Gwen Lafleur

4. Pam Bray

5. Ann Barnes

6. Lisa Hoel

7. Jennalee Anderson

8. Diana Hetherington

9. Anne Redfern

10. Elizabeth Robinson

11. Susana Magenheimer

12. Julia Aston

So on to the project… I decided to create a Memory Box for storing holiday treasures such as 3″ x 4″ Journalling cards, Instax photos, gift tags and notes. The box is covered with gift wrap- this is a great alternative to patterned paper. There are so many festive holiday patterns this time of year. I find it easiest to adhere the paper to the matboard first, then die cut the whole piece at once.

The Trinket Box is a Sizzix ScoreBoards die which is specially designed to cut and score thick materials so that the end result is a sturdy project. (You can find the die in my Etsy store) It is designed to have multiple uses- books, boxes, frames, shadowboxes, and drawers- all from this one die!

Supplies

Sizzix Big Shot Machine
Sizzix Little Sizzles matboard- white
Sizzix ScoreBoards Book & Pages, Trinket Box and Frame by Eileen Hull
Sizzix Thinlits Floral Arch & Words by Eileen Hull
Therm O Web Easy Cut Adhesive Sheets
Therm O Web Supertape 1/4″
Clearsnap Blends inks by Eileen Hull (Ebony)
Emerald Creek Craft Supplies Merry Christmas Stamp
Emerald Creek Craft Supplies Softly Falling Snow embossing powder
gift wrap
jingle bells
dark green and off white cardstock
Zip Dry glue
hot glue gun
velvet ribbon
2 glass knobs

Instructions

Here’s a video showing how to assemble this die (it starts at about 36 minutes)

Cover 2 sheets of matboard with Easy Cut Adhesive on the front and back. Add wrapping paper to both sides. Die cut: 1 frame, 1 frame piece with NO oval cut out, 1 binding strip, 2 shadowbox frame pieces, 1 rectangle
Add adhesives on tabs and build shape. Attach 2 shadowbox frame pieces together at end tabs and form into rectangle.
Stamp Merry Christmas with Ebony Blends ink on off-white cardstock and position behind aperture of frame (front cover).
Die cut about eight branches from the Floral Arch die from green paper. Dab blobs of glue on leaves and add embossing powder, then heat. Glue on colored jingle bells. Add a small red velvet bow.
Adhere front cover to back of binding tab. Place binding back tab under shadowbox section of box.
Hot glue glass knobs to bottom of box so it can stand up. Position in the middle of the box so it is balanced.

Winter Wishes Blog Hop

Thanks so much for looking through our Winter Wishes Blog Hop! Don’t forget to leave comments on each of the blogs- you could win the prize! Join me Tuesdays and Thursdays for Facebook Lives and join the Eileen Hull Fan Club on Facebook for the BTS look at what people are creating from these dies- so inspiring! Come back next week and see what the team is creating here on the blog. Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try

14 Nov

Hey everyone! The Inspiration Team has a host of Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try today. You are sure to be the hostess with the mostess after giving any one of these inspired makes a go. There’s lots more Holiday Inspiration coming up so stay tuned for more details at the end of this post.

Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try

Susie Bentz shares a sweet Notebook Pocket Tussie Mussie. This darling flower pocket is perfect in Pumpkin Spice Stack papers from DCWV. You can create this project as home decor, favors for your Thanksgiving or Christmas Table, you can even use it for weddings and showers. Just change the patterned papers to suit your event.

Stop and smell the flowers at Susie’s Blog and learn how to create this Notebook Pocket Tussie Mussie.

Pam Bray shares a cute Card Box project using Colorbox Blends, the Card Box Storage die, several other Book Club Dies and old favorites. This project makes a darling hostess gift for those traveling over the holidays to family and friends.

Visit Pam’s Blog for all the details on how to create this Fall Friends Card Sets.

Elizabeth Robinson has a beautiful Fall Holiday Journal project created with several of my Book Club Journaling Dies, Spring Leaves and Colorbox Blends. You are in for a real treat when you see Elizabeth’s methods for watercoloring with Blends to get these gorgeous fall colors.

Fall in love with Elizabeth’s Journal Tutorial and Blends ink techniques HERE.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares a Winter Wonderland Trinket Box project filled with vintage charms. Snow covered stamping adorns the outside of the vintage hued trinket box while the color scheme is continued inside with a charming background and holiday trinkets from Tim Holtz.

Check out Anna-Karin’s Winter Wonderland Trinket Box Tutorial HERE.

Jenny Marples shares a gorgeous Thanksgiving Gift Box. Jenny’s project is filled with creative techniques I’m sure you’ll be anxious to try. See that gorgeous leafy coloring on the Trinket Box? Jenny created this look by making her own stencil with Eileen Hull Dies and coloring it with Colorbox Blends!

Head to Jenny’s Blog for a full tutorial on how to create this beautifully blended gift box complete with Sizzix Paper Leather leaves.

Last but certainly not least, Maggi Harding shares a Christmas “Wish Book” using the Book Binding and Journal Card Dies along with Graphic 45 St. Nicholas Papers. This project is sure to get you into the Christmas spirit!

Get your Christmas wish list ready and head to Maggi’s Blog for a full tutorial on how to create this magical make.

I don’t know about you but I sure am ready to get the Holiday season started. Now that I’ve been inspired by all of these Holiday Sizzix Projects to Try I’m even more excited!

Want more Holiday fun? I’m participating in the “Christmas Comes Early Blog Hop” with Rita Barakat and a whole bunch of other crafty friends. You can check out the Hop HERE. Hop along and comment on all the amazing projects for a chance to win a prize package.

Upcoming Events…

In addition to weekly Holiday creations from the Inspiration Team I have several other events coming your way soon so stay tuned for more inspiration on the dates below.

November 22 Emerald Creek Blog Hop
December 4 Facebook Live Hop with RG Studio 360

Eileen

Christmas Comes Early Blog Hop

12 Nov

The Christmas Comes Early Hop is here!

I was so happy when my friend Rita Barakat invited me to be part of this collaboration! Check out the Christmas Comes Early hop and see what these amazing designers have created to inspire us all for Christmas:

Christmas Planner

Although every year I try to be prepared for Christmas, it’s usually not until after Thanksgiving that the Christmas spirit kicks in. But now this year I have a head start 🙂 In order to get organized for Christmas, I decided to make a planner using my Sizzix Journal.

I can keep my holiday calendar, gift lists, recipes, photos and receipts all together inside this handy dandy planner.

Supplies:

Sizzix ScoreBoards Journal by Eileen Hull

Sizzix ScoreBoards Trinket Box by Eileen Hull

Sizzix Little Sizzles, white (2 sheets)

Therm O Web Rebekah Meier Adhesive sheets

Therm O Web 1/4″ SuperTape

Christmas Papers by Paper House Productions

1.5 mm elastic

faux red velvet fabric, embellishments, charms, beads

Instructions:

Cover front and back of two sheets of matboard with desired papers. Run first sheet through Big Shot with Journal die, making sure to rotate paper direction on the second pass. The right side of the paper should be facing the die.
Line up covers with binding strips together. Add SuperTape to end tab of back cover, leaving holes open for elastic, and adhere front and back cover together. If you don’t have SuperTape, wet or hot glue works too.
String a length of elastic through each of three sets of binding holes. Tie ends together, creating vertical bands down the interior of the journal.
Cover a piece of matboard with adhesive and place faux red velvet on top. Die cut Trinket Box frame die with oval cutout in place. Find a photo or holiday themed text paper and place inside the opening of the Trinket Box frame. Place double sided adhesive on the back and stick to cover of journal. Add ribbon, bells, snowflake metal stamped date to cover.
Buy or make insert books to fit inside the book. Use cardstock and patterned paper to create the book insert covers and vintage sheet music, ledger paper or copy paper to create the insert pages. See my Facebook Live video tutorial on how to make inserts here.
Add ephemera to inside Journal pages. Add charms to the top outer loops of the Journal.

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Prizes!

If that isn’t enough we have over $100. In crafty prizes including the entire line of Rita Barakat diecuts/ephemera and fabulous paints and glitters from @plaidcrafts! This is going to be awesome!!!

To enter to win you must visit and comment on each post! Bonus, stop by and like the Plaid FB Page!

In one week the winner will be announced on Rita’s Facebook Live show on Monday, Nov 19, 8pm CST on Mixed Media Monday!

Eileen Hull Halloween Sizzix Project Tutorials

31 Oct

Happy Halloween everyone! Today to celebrate all Hallows ever the Inspiration Team is sharing a Zombie-like horde of Eileen Hull Halloween Sizzix Project Tutorials. You’ll find tons of creepy cool projects from treat containers, place cards, home decor pieces and more. In case you missed any of the spooky goodness shared this October you can catch up on all the tricks and treats at the end of this post.

Eileen Hull Halloween Sizzix Project Tutorials

Maggi Harding shares a Boo-tiful Boo Banner created using the House Pocket, Trinket Box, and a slew of other Book Club Collection. This lovely make also features Emerald Creek embossing powders and Authentique Nightfall Papers.

Head to Maggi’s Blog to get the spooky skinny on her fantastic Boo Banner.

Pam Bray has created a terrifying trio of treat containers. Pam’s creations use a different die for each base and can be used to hold a variety of candies to hand out to little goblin’s and ghouls. First, we have a Jack-O-Lantern Trinket Box Treat Holder enhanced with Authentique papers, Therm-O-Web Deco Foil, and my Colorbox Blends.

Eileen Hull Halloween Sizzix Project Tutorials: Jack-O-Lantern Treat Box by Pam Bray

Check out Pam’s Jack-O-Lantern Treat Box HERE.

For Pam’s second project she used the Needle Book Die to create a creepy, crawly covered booklet perfect for chocolate bars, gift cards and more!

Eileen Hull Halloween Sizzix Project Tutorials: Needle Book Treat Folder by Pam Bray

You can check out Pam’s Trifecta of Treat Holders HERE.

Julia Aston shares two makes using the Book Mark and Book Plate dies that will take you through your fall holiday crafting. Her first creation is an adorable treat bag topper perfect for adding extra spookiness to your Halloween hand outs.

canvas backdrops

Next, she uses the same dies to create these fabulous fall place cards. These little cuties are the perfect addition to a Thanksgiving table scape.

Eileen Hull Halloween Sizzix Project Tutorials: Thanksgiving Bookplate Place Cards by Julia Aston

Check out Julia’s blog to learn how you too can perform double holiday duty with your dies.

Lisa Hoel continues the “Two-for” trend with an outstanding Spooky Journal project and a roundup of all her best Eileen Hull Halloween makes to date!

Eileen Hull Halloween Sizzix Project Tutorials: Spooky Halloween Journal by Lisa Hoel

Don’t miss Lisa’s Halloween round up where you’ll find all kinds of spooky goodness featuring Eileen Hull dies from the past. These golden oldies are sure to make you want to do the Monster Mash in your craft room.

Susie Bentz shares another sweet Autumn themed cutlery caddy. Susie’s latest make features Papers and Card Stock Stickers from Paper House Productions and my Card Box Storage die. I just adore the wood grain papers, fall themed stickers and the rafia wrapped around these cute caddies.

Eileen Hull Halloween Sizzix Project Tutorials: Autumn Cutlery Caddy by Susie Bentz

Visit Susie’s Blog for more pics and steps.

For more Fall Holiday and Halloween fun follow the links below…

I do hope you’ve worked up a scary good urge to get creative with all these Eileen Hull Halloween Sizzix Project Tutorials. Have a Happy and safe Halloween everyone! Stay tuned next week as we move on to our next round of Holiday fun!

Eileen

Fall Fun Creations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

18 Oct

Hey everyone! Fall is in full swing and the Inspiration Team has been hard at work cooking up Fall Fun Creations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies. Today the team is sharing Halloween themed decor, treat containers and more. You’ll also find creative projects for your thanksgiving table and some Autumn themed journal projects. Let’s take a look at all the fall inspiration in store for you today.

Fall Fun Creations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

Susie Bentz shares a fun fall cutlery caddy perfect for a fall themed get togethers. Need to corral those forks and knives at the Halloween Party or your Thanksgiving table? Susie has the answer! She used the Card Organizer Box die along with DCWV’s Pumpkin Spice Stack and some super cool techniques using Therm-O-Web Deco Foil and my Colorbox blends!

Stop by Susie’s blog and learn how you can set your table in style!

Remember Karen Bearse’s amazing Crow Wrap Journal? Well, this week she is sharing a peek at the inside pages packed with techniques, Spooky and Sparkly DCWV papers and tons of die cuts from my Book Club collections and Beyond! Karen has tags tucked away, Book Plates, Flowers , Journaling words and more all cut with Eerily awesome patterned papers.

Head to Karen’s blog for a look inside her crazy cool Crow Wrap Journal.

Pam Bray has created a delightfully spooky treat holder using the Book Plate die. This clever container was created with Colorbox Blends, Authentique papers and a pop of ghoulish green colored ribbon ties it all together.

You’re in for a real treat with Pam’s tutorial so stop by to learn how to make your own Bookplate treat holder.

Jenny Marples shares a gorgeous Autumnal Journal created using a bunch of Book club dies and DCWV Premium Journaling Stack. Each page of Jenny’s journal is stunning. She has really showcased how well the Book Club dies work together with this project.

Visit Jenny’s Blog for more photos, tips and a video where you can virtually flip through this lovely make.

Nicole Wright shares some sensational Thanksgiving Place Cards. These little beauties will add fall flare to any autumnal gathering. The inking and stamping is exquisite and those realistic leaves OH MY WORD! Can you believe they are made of paper?

Check out Nicole’s blog where you’ll find a video tutorial along with more photos and tips to make these pretty place cards yourself.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares a fun Felt Wrap Journal she created for her son. Felt letters adorn the front cover in a cool blue hue, a button to bind and two toadstools to add a touch of whimsy. Inside a mix of patterned and plain colored papers are found waiting for photos and memories to fill them.

Check out Anna-Karin’s blog for more darling details on this sweet journal.

Julia Aston shares two “crafts from the past”. The first is a spooky apothecary table created using the Cup Cake Stand die.

Next we have mysterious potion bottle gone batty with the twist and style tool.

You can find links to both of Julia’s tutorials HERE.

Tonya Trantham has a mini album project to share chock full of Tricks and Treats. Each patterned paper page is filled with various die cuts, tags, pockets, ephemera, trims and more!

Stop by Tonya’s blog to learn her journaling tricks and treat your eyes to a look inside the pages of this Boo-tiful Mini-Album.

Hope you’ve enjoyed these Fall Fun Creations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies as much as I have. If you can’t wait to create some of these fun fall makes you can find many of the dies used in these projects HERE.

Stay tuned next week for more fall themed projects.

Fall and Halloween Projects Using Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

8 Oct

Hey everyone! Once again the Inspiration Team is sharing Fall and Halloween Projects Using Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies. Prepare to have all your fall and Halloween dreams come true with these fun projects. We have Journals, Treat Baskets, Holiday decor and more to share with you.

Fall and Halloween Projects Using Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

Diana Hetherington shares a delightfully spooky Trinket Box creation. Diana’s project was cut from mirrored paper and enhanced with Tim Holtz Halloween themed trinkets and rub ons. I just adore the mirrored paper on this project don’t you?

Head to Diana’s Blog for ALL the spooky details.

Tonya Trantham shares a fun fall Mushroom Wrap Journal. Tonya’s creation features Black and White patterned papers accented by pops of full color throughout in the form of die cut embellishments and Colorbox Blends Inks.

Tip toe through her Toadstool Tutorial HERE.

In addition to fall colors everyone’s favorite time of year brings with it sniffles and colds. Elizabeth Robinson has a sweet solution to keep runny noses at bay with her adorable Felt Tissue Holder. Using the Wrap Journal and a blanket stitch Elizabeth has designed a fun floral holder for tiny tissue packets.

Head to Elizabeth’s blog to learn how to create your own tissue holder in a sneeze…I mean breeze.

Our reigning Halloween Queen Nicole Wright shares a spooky-cute project using the Basket Die. Nicole dyed her basket pieces in Candy Corn colors using Distress Ink Sprays. Inside the basket a Skeleton is bathing in deliciously gooey gummy worms.

Soak up Nicole’s Candy Corn Basket Tutorial HERE.

Hope you have enjoyed these fun Fall and Halloween Projects Using Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies. I sure am inspired to give some of these creations a go. Stay tuned later this week as the IT shares some of their favorite Fall-O-Ween projects from the past and present!

Eileen