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Crafting Seasons’ Greetings Inspiration

11 Nov

We are getting well into the holiday season now. Here in the USA Thanksgiving is in about two weeks! All this month on the blog, Eileen Hull’s Teams are crafting hard to bring Seasons’ Greetings inspiration to you! Last week we kicked it off with some festive makes from the Inspiration Team and it continues on with this week’s projects. Let’s take a look…

Time to get crafty!

Julia Aston created a beautiful stand to hold photos of holiday memories using Eileen’s Display Stand Die. The festive patterned paper and darling little trees and deer really make this project special. See Julia’s blog post for all the details and instructions!

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Designer Mitsyana Wright used Eileen’s new Teacup Die to create this absolutely adorable Christmas card. Just because a die is a Scoreboards die, you don’t have to use it only to make 3-D projects. As Mitsyana shows us, you can use them to cut patterned paper and use the elements on things like cards! See all the details in her blog post.

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Stitching up some Christmas cuteness is Susie Bentz! She was inspired to turn a card design she previously made into felt Christmas Snowman Mitten ornaments. Eileen’s steel rule dies make short work of cutting heavier substrates! You will not want to miss Susie’s instructions and variations in her blog post. Head on over to check it out.

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Keep going, more Seasons’ Greeings crafting inspiration follows…

Maggi Harding also created some beautiful Christmas cards using Eileen’s dies. Who wouldn’t want to receive one of these in the mail? The mitten card has a slot for a gift card and the snowman card is a step out card (love that card format!) See Maggi’s blog post for the details and many more photos!

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In our final set of cards for the week, Jenny Marples has some delightful snowman cards to share with us. I really love the atypical color scheme that she chose. It pays to have a stash of leftover papers and scraps from previous projects! See Jenny’s blog post for tips on using that stash to jump start your card making.

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Visit us next week for more Seasons’ Greetings crafting inspiration from the Team!

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Stay Cool with Christmas in July Creations

22 Jul

Have you been enjoying all the wonderful festive Christmas in July creations this month? We’ve all been having fun making things using Eileen Hull’s newest Sizzix dies, the Snowman and Mitten Box. From the looks of all the awesome projects you are posting in the Fan Club, you are too! This week we have a handful of projects from Eileen’s Educator Team! Grab a frosty beverage, get comfy and scroll on…

Beat the heat and build a snowman:

Designer Madeline Arendt used the Snowman Die to make a so so cute snowman garland! It would look wonderful on a fireplace mantel or stretched across a door way. Head on over to her blog to see more photos of the whole garland and her tips and tricks for making your own garland.

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Jennie Atkinson used the Mitten die to create these gorgeous and frilly mitten ornaments. They have all the vintage feels with bits of lace, buttons and Victorian vibes. The tutorial on her blog shows many detail photos and all the steps on how to create these beauties yourselves.

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If you are a die hard holiday card maker (start now!) you will not want to miss this fabulous example from Kathy Clement. Using a Christmas paper collection from Authentique and the Mittens as a focal point, I think you will agree this card is a stunner that any loved one would be excited to receive and display! Kathy shows you how to make this unique card structure in a tutorial on her blog so don’t miss it.

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Sarah Lizzie also made some darling Mitten Christmas tree ornaments with a retro feel. These die are so versatile you can adapt them to any style. That gold foiled paper Sarah used will look so pretty with tree lights twinkling on it. Peruse her blog post for more photos and the how-to!

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Come back next Wednesday for a last look at Christmas in July creations!

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! Did you miss last few July posts? Find them here, here and here.

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Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Projects and Past Favorites

13 Dec

Hey everyone! Throughout the rest of December the Inspiration Team will by sharing their Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Projects and past favorite creations from 2018. We’ve had an amazingly creative year here and want to end 2018 with a bang! Come along and see the inspired Holiday creations the team has in store for you today.

Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Projects

Lisa Hoel starts us of with a jaw dropping Christmas Travelers project created using my Suitcase die and new Tim Holtz Holiday dies. This creation features a stamped nativity scene on the front and inside there’s a 3-D recreation of the Wise Men making there journey to see the new born king.

Lisa has lots of tips and tricks for you inside her not to be missed tutorial.

Pam Bray shares an extensive roundup of all her favorite projects she’s created throughout the year. It’s truly amazing to see the body of work she’s amassed using Eileen Hull dies, ColorBox Blends and Graphic 45 papers.

I chose this Mixed-Media Love Canvas as my personal favorite. There is so much more to see so stop by Pam’s Blog for a look at all her amazing projects from 2018.

Tonya Trantham shares a sweet Floral Pocket Project she created last month. Perfect for keeping cards, tape, scissors and other wrapping supplies.

In case you missed it stop by Tonya’s Blog for a full tutorial.

Maggi Harding shares a sweet, snowy Christmas Card project using the house pocket die. The snow topped roof was created using modeling paste along with Bo Bunny Glitter paste to complete the sparkling snow look.

Visit Maggi’s Blog to learn more about this stunning Holiday Card.

Maggi whipped up a second project that is just too cute! This quick and easy mini book project was creating using the fan favorite Needle Book die and Graphic 45 St. Nicholas papers. This project makes the perfect gift topper or stocking stuffer.

Check out Maggi’s blog for more details.

Susie Bentz shares a stunning Snowflake Card created using my Journal Card die and Colorbox Blends. Susie inked white cardstock in a variety of winter hued blends ink to die cut this sweet selection of snowflakes. She then added a mixed blend of bling to create sparkle and shine.

Stop by Susie’s blog for a full tutorial on this inspired card design.

Hope you’ve enjoyed this weeks round of Eileen Hull Holiday Sizzix Projects. Stay tuned for more Holiday inspiration coming your way real soon.

Eileen

Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with DCWV

18 Dec

The holiday season is in full swing. Hope you are all enjoying this joyful time. Today we are sharing the ultimate list of Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with DCWV. During the month of November you saw tons of projects featuring Eileen Hull products and gorgeous paper stacks from DCWV. We have quite a few new projects to share and will provide links to all of the lovely holiday creations created throughout the season at the end of this post.

DCWV and Eileen Hull Winter Wonderland Blog Hop

Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with DCWV

Shelly Hickox starts us off with a show stopping Christmas Curio Cabinet. Shelly created her curio using my Square Box and Candy Drawer dies (both dies were recently re-released) She then covered her creation in Cranberry Christmas papers from DCWV. Every surface of Shelly’s creation is decked to perfection with Christmas spirit featuring Holiday ephemera pieces from Tim Holtz and beyond!

Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with DCWV: Christmas Curio Cabinet by Shelly Hickox

Grab yourself a cup of cheer and visit Shelly’s blog for more details on her gorgeous Christmas Curio Cabinet. Have a look around while you are there as there are many more lovely holiday projects to marvel at.

Lisa Hoel has the perfect sentimental gift project to share with you. Lisa created this lovely set of photo cards using my Recipe Card box dies and several others along with Cranberry Christmas papers from DCWV.

Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with DCWV: Recipe Card Box Photo Cards by Lisa Hoel

What a heartfelt gift for a friend or family member near or far…don’t you think? Stop by Lisa’s blog for more details on how to create this Photo Card Box project yourself.

Tonya Trantham shares a quick and easy Gift Card Holder project to help you make those last minute gifts extra special. Tonya used my House Gift Card Holder with that stunning woodgrain paper from DCWV’s Cranberry Christmas Stack.

Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with DCWV: House Gift Card Holder by Tonya Trantham

Add a few trims, bits and baubles and wah-laaa! You’ve got the perfect gift card holder. Check out Tonya’s tutorial HERE.

Need a quick and easy Holiday Card? Julia Aston delivers! Julia’s card using my Mug die and Cranberry Christmas papers from DCWV is simple yet stunning. No need to knock yourself out with embellishments and tons of die cuts. Julia shows that even a simple die cut placed upon pretty papers can make a serious statement.

Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with DCWV: Holiday Mug Card by Julia Aston

Head over to Julia’s blog for more details on this simply stunning Holiday Card.

Donna Budzynski has two lovely Holiday projects to share with you. First up, we have a fantastic holiday canister using my canister die. This project is delightful indeed and I just adore the tiny tree and snowman topper!

Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with DCWV: Christmas Canister by Donna Budzynski

Next, Donna really got her creative gears turning and used DCWV Cranberry Christmas papers to cover wooden trees. She then used some of my stitchlits dies and spring leaves to add texture and depth. Wow!

Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with DCWV: Wooden Christmas Trees by Donna Budzynski

Stop by Donna’s blog for more details on both of these fabulous holiday creations.

Well we sure have had a LOT of Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with DCWV this season! I certainly have lots of inspiration and holiday spirit stocked up thanks to the Inspiration Team and Team DCWV. Hope you enjoyed our Winter Wonderland Blog Hop with DCWV. In case you missed any of the previous projects you can check them out by following the links below.

Holiday Eileen Hull Sizzix Projects with DCWV Links

Inspiration Team

Team DCWV