Eileen Hull

Holiday Sizzix Projects with DCWV

10 Nov

Hey everyone! With all that’s happening in our world today we all could use a little holiday cheer. The Inspiration Team has joined forces with Team DCWV to bring you all that and then some. All month long we will be sharing Holiday Sizzix Projects with DCWV. The IT will be creating projects using Eileen Hull Sizzix dies and other projects with paper stacks from DCWV. Team DCWV will be sharing their take on Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies and my new Twist and Style Tool with gorgeous new paper stacks from DCWV. You can find DCWV paper stacks and other products HERE or check your local Michael’s stores.

Holiday Sizzix Projects with DCWV

Anne Redfern is ALWAYS thinking up new and creative ways to use my Sizzix dies. This adorable mini wreath project is just to cute and CLEVER to boot! Strips of DCWV papers were wound around a wreath form Anne created herself and accented by pretty Poinsettia created using my Spring Leaves die. Yes, that’s right Spring leaves can be Poinsettia too.

Visit Anne’s Blog for a full tutorial on how to create this darling Mini Poinsettia wreath plus tips on how to use my Twist and Style Tool and create your own wreath form from upcycled materials!

Remember Nicole Wright’s Tree Lot Project from last Holiday season? Well, Nicole couldn’t resist adding onto that project with a Sizzix Travel Trailer all decked out in DCWV Cranberry Christmas papers. After all a tree lot NEEDS a trailer am I right? The fact that the trailer has actual working lights has sent me straight to holiday heaven!

Take some time to tree shop and have a look at both of Nicole’s inspired holiday creations new and old. This girl has a crafty bauble collection that would make Buddy the Elf jealous!

Julia Aston shares a gorgeous holiday gift topper project created with DCWV Cranberry Christmas papers and my Luggage Tag and Heart and Soul Flower Die. Julia has become a master at using the Heart and Soul Flower to create crisp and clean Holiday projects that you can create in a snap!

Last week, Julia shared a Merry Christmas Card using DCWV stop by Julia’s Blog for this weeks BRIGHT Luggage Tag Topper Tutorial.

Pam Bray has a beautiful Christmas Banner project to share that I know you’ll adore! Banner pieces covered in pages from the Cranberry Christmas stack from DCWV are accented with a plethora of Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies.

Pam made excellent use of cut outs included in the Cranberry Christmas stack to finish off her Holiday Banner with exquisite style. Dash on over to Pam’s Blog for a full tutorial.

Tracy Evans has a very merry mixed-media card tutorial for her second project. Last week Tracy shared a fantastic non-holiday mixed-media piece, but this week she’s mixing up a cup of holiday cheer! Tracy’s card background is also from the Cranberry Christmas stack from DCWV off set by inked papers embossed with my Waffle folder and topped off with a stenciled bauble and a string of star banner die cuts from the Vintage Travel Collection.

Tracy’s card tutorial is a marvelous way to give a merry little twist to your mixed-media projects. Don’t miss the Tutorial HERE.

Team DCWV has been busy making Holiday Sizzix projects as well check out these fabulous creations featured last week…in case you missed them.

Check out the DCWV Blog every Friday in November for more Holiday Sizzix Projects with DCWV!

DIY Cozy Wreath

9 Nov

It’s exciting to be part of the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop again and to share my DIY Cozy Wreath- guaranteed to brighten up any door or nook that needs a little holiday cheer.

Follow the hop because there’s a Rafflecopter giveaway for 11 prizes of $50+ value each…

AND a big list of fellow designers who have created inspirational projects for you to get you ready for the holidays! You’ll want to check out these awesome ideas…

Handmade Holidays Decor Ideas – November 9, 2016

1.	Clearsnap – Handmade Christmas Decor
2.	Jennifer Priest – How to make felt stockings – no sew!
3.	Three Mint Balloons – DIY Pineapple Stocking
4.	Sew What Alicia – DIY Candy Cane and Christmas Tree Felt Garland
5.	Cottage in the Oaks – Christmas Tablescape Ideas
6.	Dana Tatar – Glass Graffiti Ornaments
7.	Cassandra Sloan – Mixed Media Ornaments
8.	Nap-Time Creations – Christmas Felt Table Runner
9.	Tifany Ink Blots by TRD – Handmade Holiday Decor
10.	The Twinery – Handmade Holiday Ornaments
11.	One Artsy Mama – Handmade Holiday Decor
12.	Craftivity Designs – Modern Advent Wreath
13.	Lydi Out Loud – DIY Holiday Charger Plates
14.	Practically Functional – DIY Natural Winter Wreath
15.	Shrimp Salad Circus – DIY Christmas Card Holder
16.	Walnut Hollow – Reversible Wood Slice Garland
17.	Duct Tape and Denim – Rustic Christmas Ornament Display
18.	Love and Renovations – DIY Wood Bead Christmas Garland
19.	DecoArt, Inc. – Gingerbread Village
20.	Create It Simply – Soldered Charm Candy Dish
21.	Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L – Holiday Home Decor
22.	Create & Babble – Glittery Christmas Garland
23.	I Should Be Mopping the Floor – ChristmasWood Slice Art
24.	Albion Gould – Vintage French Inspired Christmas Tree Skirt
25.	Buttons Galore and More – Buttoned Up Christmas Tree
26.	Eileen Hull- DIY Twisted Fabric and Felt Wreath
27.	Christmas Wood Block Houses
28.	Life PreKARIous- DIY Reversible Holiday Wreath
29.	The Crafty Carlson – DIY Scrap Wood Christmas Decor
30.	My Very Educated Mother – Rustic Wood Slice Ornaments
31.	Sparkle – Holly Jolly Stenciled Table Runner
32.	Twelve On Main – Salt Dough Christmas Garland
33.	Stencil1 – Holiday Quatrefoil Ornaments
34.	Red Cottage Chronicles – DIY Christmas Centerpiece
35.	Brooklyn Berry – DIY Holiday Decor
36.	Iron Orchid Designs – Count Down to Christmas Sign
37.	Mothership Scrapbook Gal – DIY Jingle Bells Wall Hanging
38.	Kreative Kymona – Holiday Gift Coster Tiles
39.	Jen Cushman – Upcycled Forks Tablescape
40.	Lisa Marie Jimenez – Vintage Angel Ornament
41.	Reinvented – Salvaged Wood Christmas Wreath
42.	My Scrapbook Evolution- Meowy Christmas Ornaments

Now let’s get crafting! I have seen so many cute wreaths on Pinterest, I decided to make one.

Along the way, I discovered a really cool use for the Sizzix Leaves die… flower petals! This would be a really great project to do with kids. It would be fun to have a wreath making party and let them all pick their own colors and flowers- you can decorate these in all different themes and colors.

A little about felt… there is craft felt and wool felt. Wool felt is made of varying amounts of organic material- wool. Craft felt is synthetic and will not die cut as well as wool. Both kinds will work in the Big Shot- with the wool felt cutting like butter. I normally run craft felt through two times to make sure I get a clean cut. Felt comes in fifferent weights as well. For this project, I used extra thick felt by Kunin generously sent to me. Felt comes in a lot of Time to dig into my stash of felt and yarn…

You will need:

Sizzix Big Shot
Sizzix Leaves die by Eileen Hull
Sizzix Romance Flower by Eileen Hull
Sizzix Twist & Style tool
STYROFOAM™ 10″ wreath
felt- red, gold and green
matboard scraps
yarn- different textures of whites and greens and one red- preferably fuzzy 🙂
glue gun

Instructions:

Wrap lengths of yarn around wreath form, alternating white with green. Use a glue gun to secure strands to wreath.
Die cut seven large leaves from red felt and three from green felt. Die cut six of the smallest flower petal on the Romance flower die from gold felt. Die cut one medium Romance flower petal from matboard to use as a base for the flower.
Form the red flower by adding dots of hot glue into the center fold at the base of the petal and pressing together. Butt petals next to each other and glue together in a flower shape.
Bunch centers of gold petals on a base flower and glue down. Glue gold center into middle of red flower.
Glue red flower on matboard base. Adhere to wreath.
Use the Twist & Style tool to make a hanger for the wreath. I didn’t know what would happen when I twisted felt but it worked! Cut a 1/2″ strip of red felt about 24″ long, fold in half and and twist as seen on the instructions in tool packaging. Here’s a video I did at Scrapbook.com showing how to use this fun gadget here.
Pin hanger into back of wreath. I did that because then I can adjust the placement of the hanger if I want to change it.
And that’s it!

Haven’t had enough yet? Here’s a look at my project from last year.

Many thanks to our sponsors of the hop… I didn’t use products from them in this particular project, but have been using all throughout the year.

Thanks for checking out the hop and my project!

Awesome Submissions Are Wanted Now!

4 Nov

I want to let you in on a secret… While I was on my last Paper Trail trip, Bella Crafts Publishing offered me the chance to do something that I couldn’t turn down. They want to publish an ebook featuring inspirational projects created using my Sizzix dies- how cool is that! So now I am offering this ebook opportunity- your awesome submissions are wanted now! Come be part of the fun, my crafty friends!

Send in your favorite Eileen Hull Sizzix projects- no need to post brand new projects- you can include past work- maybe you wrote up a blog tutorial or even just posted a picture on Facebook… now is your time to be part of the community and share your Eileen Hull projects.

EVEN BETTER- There is also the opportunity to make some money! All published contributors will be given an affiliate link that may be placed in the sidebar of your blog. Every time someone clicks on that link and buys a book, you will receive 25% of the sale proceeds!

You could be featured in the front part of the magazine with a double page spread. Here’s what we need to include your FEATURED PROJECT:

high-res photo of project (it will take up a whole page- if file size is too small it will be pixilated- yuck) No watermarks please… Please send only your best projects and photos- the team will not have time to edit
instructions in numbered steps- no step by step photos required unless it is hard to understand
your name (include blog addy if you have one)
square headshot
short bio– 2-3 sentences

Go ahead and re-use past posts and be included in the book- cut and paste away!

You could also be featured in the INSPIRATION GALLERY- just send:

a high-res photo of your project
your name
dies used in project

Please send all required info to eileenhull@aol.com. If you would like to do a featured post with instructions, I will send you the template to enter the info.

Send as many as you’d like but this is a very. quick. suspense.

All submissions much be sent in by MONDAY, 11/7- just a couple days from now folks!

We are looking at a quick turnaround and holiday release- it is going to be filled to with crafty inspiration! Please send your absolute favorite projects and be part of this fun adventure with me!

Winter Wonderland Blog Hop

4 Nov

This month the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team and DCWV Design Team are collaborating to bring you the Winter Wonderland Blog Hop! I just wanted to pop in real quick and show you the fabulous projects that the DCWV team has posted- you can head over and see all of their projects here.

Check out what our Inspiration Team created with DCWV papers this week in this post.

The DCWV team was sent the Sizzix Twist & Style tool to create with and they are rocking it! The Twist and Style tool can be used in so many ways. From wire, you can make flower stems and centers, twist hangers for tags, frames and boxes, you can build trees, and make all kinds of shapes to accent your cards and mixed media projects and use it to make jewelry! You can also twist soft materials like embroidery floss, yarn, jute, fabric and twine to make cording, friendship bracelets, cords and hangers, attach tassels to bookmarks- endless possibilities!

To see how this tool works, check out this video. You can see lots of Facebook LIVE videos where we make flowers and other projects using the tool here.

Don’t miss out on lots more holiday ideas I’m sharing on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter 🙂

Come back next week for more sparkling ideas on the Winter Wonderland Blog Hop from our own Inspiration Team!

Winter Wonderland with DCWV and Eileen Hull

2 Nov

Happy November everyone! We have some fun things planned for you this month. Welcome to our winter wonderland with DCWV and Eileen Hull! All month long we will be showcasing DCWV papers used with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies and other products. The Inspiration Team and the DCWV design team are bringing you double the inspiration with our Winter Wonderland Blog Hop throughout November. You can catch Inspiration Team Projects on Wednesdays and DCWV Designer Projects on Fridays. Lets see what the Inspiration Team has in store for you today…

Winter Wonderland with DCWV and Eileen Hull

Julia Aston shares a clean and simple Christmas card featuring my Heart and Soul Flower Sizzix Die and pretty papers from the DCWV “Cranberry Christmas” stack. I love how Julia has used my flower die to look like a holiday wreath hung on a door. The weathered wood grain paper from DCWV makes a fantastic background don’t you think?

Stop by Julia’s blog for more details and a jump-start on your holiday card making. Julia has quite a few more projects to share with you so stay tuned for more incredible DCWV creations coming up!

Pam Bray shows you how to get the most out of a paper stack with two wow worthy Winter Wonderland projects! Pam used my Doily Sizzix Die and some of my Paper Flower Party dies to create a card and a fantastic upcycled candy box. Both projects are decked out in DCWV Cranberry Christmas papers.

Visit Pam’s blog for a detailed tutorial with fussy cutting tips and other tricks you can use to create projects with Sizzix and DCWV.

Tracy Evan’s takes us on a vintage journey through her signature style with this outstanding Mixed-Media piece. Tracy used my Waffle Embossing Folder and Luggage Tag die to create this fine feast for the artistic eye. The wood grain paper from DCWV makes a marvelous background to tie all of the vintage details together.

Don’t miss the technique packed tutorial over at Tracy’s Blog.

I do hope you have enjoyed the first round of projects for our Winter Wonderland Blog Hop with DCWV. There will be lots more inspiration coming your way so stay tuned for that! Be sure to check out the DCWV Blog on Fridays for more Winter Wonderland projects.

See you soon!

Eileen

Creative Cards Using Sizzix Dies

28 Oct

Hello everyone! The Inspiration Team is back again to show you how to make creative cards using Sizzix Dies. Last week we saw some amazing card creations using Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies and this week the IT has even more inspired card making ideas to share with you. Check out this weeks edition of Creative Cards using Sizzix Dies!

Creative Cards Using Sizzix Dies

Lisa Hoel has a super creative card using Sizzix dies. She used my Caddy Die and daisy wreath embossing folder to create this cheerful card topped with die cuts from my Paper Flower Party Sizzix collection.

Visit Lisa’s Blog for more details on how to create this clever Caddy Card.

Julia Aston shares an encore card making performance with this gorgeous make using my Basket Weave Folder and Mug and Spoon Sizzix die. The warm rich colors included in this card make me want to curl up with a cuppa. Plenty of pattern and texture are included for extra eye candy, making this caffeinated card creation a real birthday treat!

Stop by Julia’s blog for some hot tips on how to create your own Coffee mug card.

Diana Hetherington has another quick and easy card to share with you this week. Diana used my Pansy Die and Eyelet Lace embossing folder to create simple yet stunning birthday card. This card is extra special because she created it for MY birthday! Don’t you just love the neutral toned paper pansy against the delicately embossed white cardstock? I sure do!!

Check out Diana’s Blog for an in-depth look at this lovely birthday card creation.

Nicole Wright has a fabulous fall card to share with you! It all started with a negative cut left over from a previous project. Nicole then built this beauty around it filling the negative space with embossed foil using my Basket Weave folder. She used my Spring leaves die to add fall flair to the bottom of the card…who says spring leaves have to stick to their season anyway?

Fall in love with this lovely leaf card tutorial at Nicole’s Blog.

Michelle Zerull shows off her layering skills with this beautiful card. Can you say HELLO gorgeous? Michelle’s card features expertly layered patterned papers under black card stock topped off with a Romance Flower die cut, twine and dimensional letters.

Stop by Michelle’s blog for a tutorial and tips on how to give colored card stock die cuts a fresh look in just two simple steps.

Jonathan Fong has an interactive card creation that converts into a Christmas tree! How clever! When it comes to creativity Jonathan is king. Using my Romance Flower Die and Cranberry Christmas papers from DCWV Jonathan created a card that recipients can use the contents to create a cute little tree.

Run don’t walk over to Jonathan’s blog for a fun-filled tutorial on how to create this interactive card yourself.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson takes us on a creative card safari with these wonderful Wildlife Cards! Pack your bags and grab your dies from my Vintage Travel Sizzix Collection like the Luggage Tag and Passport Book. Anna-Karin also used several Eileen Hull Embossing Folders to create a textured background for these wild and wonderful cards. Sizzix Paper Leather is the perfect product to add stamps and sentiments to your card projects and complete this stunning card safari.

Take a walk on the wild side where you’ll find a full Wild Life Card tutorial at Anna-Karin’s Blog.

I too wanted to get in on the Creative Card making action this month. Here is a fun Flip Card I created in case you missed it earlier this week.

You can check out my Wedding Flip Card with Video Tutorial HERE.

I do hope you enjoyed these creative cards using Sizzix dies. The inspiration team is always full of creative tips and tricks….their creativity is limitless!

If you missed any of the Creative Cards shared last week you can check them out HERE.

Next week starts a new month and a fun collaboration with DCWV so stay tuned all month-long in November as the Inspiration Team and the DCWV Design Team take you through a Winter Wonderland!

Eileen