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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

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!

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…]

Quick and Easy Holiday Garland

1 Dec

Happy December everyone! I am celebrating because this happened…

Hold on to your hats because we are going to be showing you LOTS of inspiration this month! It’s the most wonderful time of the year so keep coming back to check out some quick and easy ways to package holiday gifts, make tags, cards and labels for your homemade (or store bought- we won’t tell!) crafts and goodies. The important thing is to show you are thinking of someone, right? [Read more…]