Fall Project Ideas Archives

Halloween & Fall Projects with Eileen Hull

17 Oct

It’s our last week for a look back at past Halloween and Fall projects made with Eileen Hull’s dies. That is because next week Eileen’s new collection will be making its official debut! Join us for the release party on October 22nd at 12 noon Eastern! For now, let’s get a last dose of Fall inspiration:

Lisa Hoel used Eileen’s Post Box Die to create a “fortune” teller’s box. It even lights up! Check out the tutorial here.

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Perfect for your fall decor, the queen of banners Madeline Arendt shares this beautiful example made with the Sunflower and Card Caddy Dies. Find the details in her post.

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Teresita Arvelo created this album with all the fall feels using the Frame Pocket Journal Die. So lovely!

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More Halloween & Fall projects ahead…

Learn how to make this super cute treat box for your favorite trick or treaters from Sue Eldred! She used the Card Caddy Die for the base.

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Designer Tonya Trantham cleverly used the Geometric Box Die to create this stylized pumpkin decoration. The tutorial is here.

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Susie Bentz has some favorite Harry Potter / Halloween themed Tiny Book Die projects to share. Such great inspiration! Don’t miss the other examples in her post.

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For both Halloween and fall projects, check out this flashback post from Elizabeth Robinson! To see all the details of these fab journals, pay her post a visit.

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Come back next week for Eileen’s Release Party of her newest collection!

You can find the other Halloween and Fall project posts here and here.

Get connected with Eileen:

Find it on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 8400 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! Watch her Lives at Eileen Hull Designs Facebook or her YouTube on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Halloween & Fall Wrap Up – Be Inspired with Eileen Hull’s Dies!

27 Oct

Welcome to our Halloween and Fall wrap up post for October! We hope all the inspiration throughout the month has sparked your creativity. Have you been sharing your projects in the Eileen Hull Fan Club? 😉 There is a packed post here for you this week so get comfy and scroll on…

Sue Eldred created a Field Notes & Specimen Card Die autumn journal filled with all the cozy fall feels. Be sure to visit her blog to see the creative way she bound this album. You’ll want that technique in your toolbox!

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Designer Lisa Hoel created a “Halloween Party in a box” – a Slotted Treat Box that is! This Plus Die cuts a large box that had room to really pack in the festive details. See all the photos, inside and out, in Lisa’s blog post.

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Cuteness overload! Check out this darling little notebook Elizabeth Robinson made by decoupaging a fall napkin onto a Pocket Notebook cover. Eileen sells mixed packs of fun paper napkins in her etsy store that are perfect for all sorts of paper crafting projects. See how Elizabeth created hers (and photos of journal insides) on her blog.

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More Halloween & Fall wrap up projects ahead, keep scrolling…

Jenny Marples has great attention to the details and it shows in this fabulous fall themed box she created using the Slotted Treat Box Die. She ended up hand sewing all the zig zag stitching. Impressive Jenny and worth the effort. The felt leaves add such a nice touch too. Pay Jenny’s blog a visit for more.

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Madeline Arendt has a whole collection of Halloween and fall projects gathered in her post! (Seriously, there are over a dozen makes, all wonderful.) You must go see! This little Shadowbox Frame scene is one of my favorites.

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It’s Harry Potter Halloween time for Susie Bentz! She had previously made a Halloween Tiny Book and decided to keep going by making more little books she imagined would be found in the Hogwarts library. Love them! See all the details in her post.

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Lastly, Sarah Lizzie also had some fun with one of Eileen’s paper napkin lots from her etsy store. She made this spooky little Passport Book that fits the season perfectly. Find her how-to in her blog post!

Whew! That was an epic post to be sure. Come back next week to find out what the November theme will be!

If you missed the last posts, you can find them here, here and here.

Get connected with Eileen:

Found on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the nearly 8000 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Eileen Hull Dies Box Bonanza Inspiration

14 Sep

Over the years Eileen Hull has designed many container dies and this month’s theme is Box Bonanza inspiration. The designers are seeing how many different ways they can use her various box dies! You will definitely get some new ideas for your own projects! Let’s see what is in store for us this week…

Jennie Atkinson used the Post Box Die as a holder for a small junk journal. Made in classic Jennie shabby chic style, instructions for making this delightful duo can be found on Jennie’s blog.

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Feeling festive for fall? Susie Bentz created Thanksgiving and Halloween treat containers using Eileen’s Geometric Box Die. Check out Susie’s post to see her die cutting hack for making these clever little containers that can be adapted for use for any party or theme!

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Designer Pam Bray created a ‘just because’ gift box with matching card set. She made good use of the Gift Box with Scallop Edges Die to make this beauty. Again, you can take this box bonanza inspiration idea and make it your own to fit any occasion. Find all the details in Pam’s post!

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Halloween is coming! Maggi Harding transformed the Slotted Treat Box into a candy holding haunted house. So cute! (I can see making a Christmas themed house too.) Find her clever assembly instructions in her blog post.

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Bonus project…

Resplendent with all the fall feels, Lisa Hoel created an autumn themed flip album using Eileen’s new Field Notes & Specimen Card Die. She packed it full of some of her favorite fall photos from years past. Each page perfectly holds a 4×6 inch print. See the how-to on Lisa’s blog.

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More Box Bonanza inspiration to come next week!

If you missed last week’s post you can find it here.

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 7900 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

If you missed Eileen’s Live from Tuesday, 9/12 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen has special guest Madeline Arendt on the show and it’s Part 2 of the Banner Party we’re having in the Fan Club (as in we’re making banners using Eileen’s dies – party on!) Watch it on replay here.

Fall Sizzix Project Tutorials

17 Sep

Hello there! It’s Inspiration Team Tuesday, and my girls have some fantastic Fall Sizzix Project Tutorials to inspire you today! If you are in need of some seasonal creative inspiration you won’t want to miss these fabulous fall project ideas from the Inspiration Team.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares an Autumn Artist Trading Block complete with a Distress Ink Watercoloring tutorial. Don’t you just love how Anna-Karin has captured the essence of all things fall foliage with this amazing Autumn inspired ATB? Stop by Anna-Karin’s Blog for all the details on this fun fall coloring technique!

Rina Gonzales welcomes the fall season with a beautiful burlap wreath and an incredibly creative use of my Cake Slice die! I love how Rina used the Cake Slice die to create pennants for this wreath don’t you? Stop by Rina’s blog for a tutorial on how to create your own Fall Burlap wreath.

Donna Budzynski also has a fabulous fall tutorial to share with you…fall fabric flowers! Donna’s fabric flower tut is a must see and must do! This technique can be used on projects year round. Stop by Donna’s blog for all the steps you need to create gorgeous fabric flowers with my Sizzix dies!

While you are there check out the project that inspired Donna’s Fabric Flower Tutorial…this incredible stenciled Canvas bag created with StencilGirl Stencils HERE.

How’s that for some fall project inspiration? If you’ve been creating for fall or would like to try out one of these fabulous fall Sizzix project techniques don’t forget to share your art with us at The Art with Heart Fall Back Challenge.

Eileen