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Holiday Gift Boxes

18 Dec

Christmas is only one week away and you can never have enough gift boxes. These two boxes are waiting for just that special present to be placed inside. I love the mechanical toppers that look like music box keys!

Donna used the Blocks/Cubes die to create this cheerful set of red and white boxes. The extra bonus is the unique hand- sculpted snow person that Donna made. She is a whiz with clay. I was very happy to receive a Halloween sculpture from her when we met up along the Paper Trail in Colorado.

Head over to Donna’s blog to see how she created this festive collection!Thanks for stopping by. Is your shopping all done?

Vintage Kitchen Tree

6 Dec

See how to make this cute little tree- perfect for a windowsill in your kitchen- using the new dies from Vintage Kitchen! [Read more…]

Inspiration Team Summer Celebrations Project Recap

25 Jun

Hello Everyone! I have returned from a wonderful adventure on the #PaperTrail, and what a fun, creative ride it has been! Can you believe the month of June is almost over? My how time flies! The creativity has sure been “flying” around here thanks to my Inspiration Team. Before another Art with Heart Challenge comes to a close let’s check out some of the latest creations from the Inspiration Team and a look back at all the others created for the June Summer Celebrations challenge…

Beatriz Jennings has created a gorgeous trio of “Garden Fresh” food jars perfect for summer celebration favors or home decor!

Stop by Beatriz’s blog for more on this lovely project and a bonus card creation.

Pam Keravuori has a June themed Mini-Album to share with you filled with pretty papers and tied up with bakers twine! Oh my what a lovely cover, just wait till you see what’s inside!

Stop by Pam’s blog for a tutorial on how to create this Mini-Album and record your own June Celebrations and memories.

Shelly Hickox hits us with the “Wow” factor once again with this amazing Birthday Cake Artist Trading Block tower. This project is perfect for a summer birthday or wedding. Shelly’s creation is so lovely you’ll want to display all year-long!

Stop by Shelly’s Blog to find out more on how to create this innovative ATB design.

Don’t miss Shelly’s masculine masterpiece the Industrial Caddy and Mini-Book HERE.

Tracy Evans created a beautiful Songbird Artist Trading Block covered in Summer fun colors!

Stop by Tracy’s blog for more details on this artful ATB.

Want more Tracy Evan’s Artist Trading Block Inspiration? Don’t miss Tracy’s fantastic Beach Hut Artist Trading Block.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares a nautical Artist Trading Block that will make you want to head for the coast! The soft watercolor stamping reminds me of sun soaked salty air days by the shore.

Stop by Anna-Karin’s Blog for a detailed tutorial on how to create this Nautical ATB design.

For more Coastal designs from Anna-Karin make sure you check out her Nautical Art Supply Caddy HERE.

To see the rest of all the fabulous Summer Celebrations creations from the Inspiration Team you can find them HERE and HERE. Do you have a Summer Fun project you’d like to share? There’s still time to enter the Art with Heart Challenge and win a Sizzix Prize pack. You have until 8pm on June 26 so hurry on over and link up your creations HERE.

The winner and top 3 will be announced on Friday June 27.

See you soon!

Eileen

Inspiration Team Tuesday: Artist Trading Blocks

15 Apr

Hi Everyone! Last week we kicked off the Art with Heart April Showers Challenge. With a new week under way I have more creative projects from the Inspiration Team! It’s Inspiration Team Tuesday…prepare to be inspired!

First up we have the always inspiring Anna-Karin of Layers of Ink sharing a knock your socks off Artist Trading Block Creation!

Anna-Karin sure knows how to think outside the “block” . Seriously, how cool are these magnificent row houses? Stop by for a full tutorial on how to create your own Artist Trading Block Houses.

Next we have Amy of Plucking Daisies with this adorable Baby Shower centerpiece. Amy also went the route of Artist Trading Blocks by using them to create a palm tree!

There’s a lot of “monkeying around” going on with this jungle themed Baby Shower centerpiece using my new thinlit dies from the cherished collection. Stop by Plucking Daisies to find out how to create this fun centerpiece yourself.

Eileen Hull Sizzix Products Used

We have a fabulous Sizzix prize pack up for grabs for this month’s Art with Heart Challenge April Showers! All you have to do is share your latest creation to enter to win…Enter HERE.

This Thursday I’ll have more Artist Trading Block inspiration to share with you from our Team ATB designers so be sure to stop by The Artists on the Block and follow along with us on social media to stay in the loop.

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Next Tuesday we’ll have one more round of Inspiration Team creations before we pick the Art with Heart April Showers winner and top 3 on Friday April 25!

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Eileen

Art with Heart Challenge: April Showers

8 Apr

Hello Everyone! Thanks to all who participated in the Art with Heart kick-off challenge “New Beginnings”. Are your ready to play again? We all know that the month of April brings showers so our Art with Heart Challenge theme this month is “April Showers”!

Art with Heart “April Showers” Challenge

April marks the beginning of spring, wedding season and more! Think bridal showers, baby showers or spring themed projects. Be creative and let your style shine!

To get you started here is some creative Inspiration from the Inspiration Team…

Easter Basket Artist Trading Block

Today we have Inspiration Team member Shelly Hickox sharing a sweet Easter Basket Artist Trading Block project to get the “April Showers” inspiration flowing.

Shelly created this beautiful Easter Basket with Graphic 45 papers and Eileen Hull’s Square Box Sizzix Artist Trading Block die. Stop by Shelly’s blog for a tutorial sure to “spring” your creativity into action!

Sizzix Products used:

Eileen Hull Square Box XL Scoreboards Die

Little Sizzles Mat Board Cream

* The Square Box Die is available in the “From the Heart Collection” to see more complimenting dies from this Eileen Hull Sizzix collection click HERE.

We have a fun Sizzix Prize Pack up for Grabs this month perfect for Spring Crafting! One randomly selected winner will claim the prize. All you need to do for a chance to win is link up a project with a link back to The Art with Heart April Showers Challenge so others can play along.

Your project does not have to include Eileen Hull Products but those that do will be given an extra entry. The winner and top 3 will be featured here the last Friday of the month April 25, 2014.

In case you missed the March “New Beginnings” Challenge Winner and Top 3 you can see them HERE.

Stop back each Tuesday of this month for more creative projects from the Inspiration Team!

Can’t wait to see your Spring themed “Art with Heart”!

Eileen

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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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