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Check out these Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas

22 Mar

Hello everyone!  The Inspiration team is bursting with Heartfelt Sizzix Project ideas this month.  The team has projects galore to inspire you to create with my new Sizzix collection.  No matter what type of crafter you are there is something for everyone in the Heartfelt collection.  You’ll find journals, cards, fabric crafts, 3-d paper crafts and more as we explore my latest Sizzix collection with the Inspiration Team.

Heartfelt Sizzix Collection by Eileen Hull

Let’s check out what the team has in store for you today…

Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas

Julia Aston starts us off with an adorable Happy Birthday Basket project!  Who needs a card when you can deliver a basket full of Birthday fun!?!?  Julia’s design features my Basket Die, Stitchlits Flowers Die, DCWV papers and basket handles created with my Twist and Style Tool.

Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas : Happy Birthday Basket by Julia Aston

Visit Julia’s blog for a full tutorial on how to create your own Birthday Basket.

Anne Redfern shares a lovely Journal featuring Starburst embossed Sizzix Paper Leather covers and a macrame style closure created with the Twist and Style Tool.

Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas: Paper Leather Journal by Anne Redfern

Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas: London Travel Journal by Anne Redfern

There are more fun techniques to see inside Anne’s gorgeous Journal plus a bonus Journal project that will have you yearning for a trip to London town.  Head to Anne’s Blog for all the details.

Tonya Trantham shares another unique Journal idea.  Tonya used foam to create the cover of her Sizzix journal.  A most durable choice indeed!  In true Tonya fashion she has embellished her journal beautifully with all sorts of lovely trims and treasures.

Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas: Foam Journal by Tonya Trantham

She’s even included some Felt Clips created with the Birds and Butterflies die!

Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas: Felt Journal Clips by Tonya Trantham

Visit Tonya’s Blog for more gorgeous details and photos of her fabulous Foam Journal.

Lisa Hoel presents the perfect “Heartfelt” gift for the sewing enthusiast.  How cute is this Pincushion Basket?  Lisa used several dies from the Heartfelt Sizzix collection to create this darling basket to display or give as a gift.

Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas: Pincushion Basket by Lisa Hoel

Don’t miss Lisa’s Tutorial on how to create your own Pincushion Basket and more Heartfelt Sizzix Project ideas!

Nicole Wright ends todays round of Heartfelt Sizzix Project ideas with a beautiful Watercolor Butterfly card!  Nicole’s technique makes it easy to create beautiful cards using embossing folders and Sizzix die cuts.

Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas:  Watercolor Blooms and Butterflies Card by Nicole Wright

Do. Not. MISS. Nicole’s detailed tutorial on how to create this gorgeous Watercolor Blooms and Butterflies Card!

Well, I sure hope you enjoyed this round of inspiration featuring my new Heartfelt Collection.  If you are just stopping by you can catch up on all of the Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas shared thus far by clicking the links below.

Heartfelt Sizzix Collection by Eileen Hull : Project Ideas

Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas 1

Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas

Heartfelt Sizzix Project Ideas 2

See you soon!

Eileen

Categories:
Eileen Hull, Sizzix
Tags:
Basket Die, flower stitchlits, Heartfelt Sizzix Collection, Journal Die, Sizzix Card Making Ideas

Paper Leather Projects

23 Mar

Hey everyone!  The Inspiration Team is back again with more Sizzix Paper Leather projects and Ink Sheets inspiration for you to enjoy.  All month-long the girls have been sharing creative ways to use Sizzix Paper Leather and Ink Sheets.  Today we have more projects to share that are sure to inspire you to get creative with these fun new products from Sizzix.

Sizzix Paper Leather and Ink Sheets Project Tutorials | Eileenhull.com

Paper Leather Projects

Shelly Hickox created a stunning Paper Leather Train Case all decked out with Ink Sheet embossing!  Just wait until you see the inside of Shelly’s gorgeous creation.  You won’t believe it’s made of paper!  This project looks just like the real thing and makes me want to hop on the creativity train and see where it takes me.

Sizzix Paper Leather Train Case Tutorial by Shelly Hickox

Take a trip over to Shelly’s Blog for a phenomenal tutorial using my Sizzix Train Case die with paper leather and ink sheets!

Diana Hetherington created a second paper leather project.  How darling is this Art Studio Welcome sign?  Diana used my Stitchlits and Thinlits dies with Ink Sheets to create a unique background for her Paper Leather sign.  Just wait till you see how she did it!

Sizzix Paper Leather Art Studio Welcome Sign Tutorial by Diana Hetherington

Learn how Diana used my Stitchlits Flowers with Sizzix Ink Sheets and Paper Leather to create a warm and “Welcoming” sign for her studio HERE.

In case you missed it here’s another look at MY Paper Leather project.  I created a clean and simple pair of Baby Shoes using my Sizzix Scoreboards Baby Shoe die.

Paper Leather Projects : Sizzix Baby Shoes Tutorial by Eileen Hull

This is a sweet and simple project that you can create as a new baby gift or fill with candy for a fun Baby Shower favor! Check out my tutorial HERE.

If you missed any of the Paper Leather Projects and Ink Sheets Inspiration from previous weeks you can catch up by following the links below…

  • Week 1
  • Week 2
  • Week 3

Stay tuned next week for more Paper Leather Projects and Ink Sheets inspiration!

Eileen

Categories:
Eileen Hull, Sizzix
Tags:
Baby shoe, baby shower favors, flower stitchlits, Ink Sheets, Paper Leather, Sizzix Stitchlits Project Ideas, Sizzix Train Case

Scrappy Camper Sisters Create with Sizzix

18 Mar

The Scrappy Campers Sisters are here today to show you how they create with Sizzix! Johnna and Darcie are lots of fun- so glad we met at CHA a few years ago. At the past CHA show, I hosted Make and Takes in my Scotty booth and heard that someone was not able to be there for their shift. I happened to see Darcie and Johnna and asked if they would like to fill in. Next thing you know, they had a project designed and a line of people waiting to do their project- an adorable planner paperclip! I love these ladies and am so happy to welcome them to the blog.  Please visit the Scrappy Camper Sisters blog and pop in for one of their UStream videos- always fun!

They have TWO projects for you so I am not going to say any more- you can meet them for yourselves 🙂

Hi, We are Scrappy Camper Sisters!

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We are Darcie and Johnna, a.k.a. Scrappy Camper Sisters. We both have been paper crafting for a long time but didn’t join forces until we started live streaming on Ustream TV in 2013 after an eventful New Year’s Eve show where everyone thought we were funny.  It’s still on our channel if you want to see it.  Since then, we have taken our act on the road, teaching paper crafting and sharing our love of all things vintage. We enjoy adventures in travel, going junking, altering what we find and designing 3D paper projects with a retro mid-century theme. We met and became instant friends with Eileen Hull over our mutual love of vintage campers. At the time, Eileen was in the final stages of getting Scotty ready for the road and we were just beginning the reno of our mascot, Zippee. What a learning experience that was!

This year, we are focusing on clearing out the craft clutter, using our stash and supporting our friends who are doing the same. The projects posted here use some of our favorite dies from Eileen’s Sizzix collection.

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For these projects you will need the Sizzix Scoreboard Flower Pocket Die,  Thinlits Travel Trailer,  Stitchlits Flower Set and the Thinlits Flower Layers and Stem die Set. We are obsessed with the flower sets and have been using them on everything since we saw them at CHA!

Scrappy Camper Sisters Sizzix Tutorials

We decided to make some storage items for happy mail, as we often share crafting goodies and also get lots in return.

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Darcie’s Project – Happy Mail Station

I decided to make a hanging pocket display that would handle my incoming and outgoing happy mail. Do you remember those vintage straw handbags with the embroidered flowers on them? A cute inspiration for sure! The supplies I used were:

  • Glue gun
  • Beacon 3-in-1 glue
  • Flat back pearls for the flowers
  • Ink for edging
  • Mini ball fringe
  • Label punch
  • Kaisercraft’s Say Aloha designer paper
  • DCWV burlap paper
  • Sizzix Mat Board, chip board or poster board

How-to:

You will need to cut eight flower boxes, five out of mat board/chip board and three out of card stock/patterned paper for the lining.Darcie-5

Cut the base: cut mat board into pieces to form a rectangle 6.5” x 16” long and glue together to make a strong backing for the flower boxes.

Take two of the flower boxes, trim and use the back pieces to form the top of the base. Glue to the front and back of the base. Cover the front with burlap paper and the back with poster board.

Cover the flower boxes with the burlap paper. I used a glue gun because the paper is very stiff.
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 Trim the tabs off of the lining pieces and glue inside each box. I used patterned paper for the back to coordinate with the flowers. You can also use card stock.

Make several flowers, stacking the flower die cuts and placing a pearl in the center.Darcie-7

Add labels to the front of the boxes. I printed the words on my computer.Darcie-12

Glue the ball fringe to the bottom front and both sides of each box.

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Make the travel trailer out of patterned paper and attach to the top of the base. Glue the boxes evenly down the front of the base.

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Arrange and glue the flowers  as you like  on the base. Add an eyelet at the top for hanging and you are done!

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Johnna’s Project – Happy Mail Supply Caddy

My inspiration for this challenge was a vintage condiment server and keeping with our ongoing project for 2016 Scrappy Camper Sisters Come Clean, I wanted to use the dies to make something to store my supplies for happy mail and keep them organized and contained.

Johnna-9

Supplies you will need:

      • Eileen Hull for Sizzix Flower Box Die
      • Eileen Hull for Sizzix Thinlits Travel Trailer
      • Patterned Paper
      • Strong adhesive – I used Beacon 3-in-1 and Quick Grip
      • A wooden candlestick or something to use as a handle (I used 3 large vintage chess game pieces stacked)
      • Black Sizzix Mat board 3 sheets
      • 2 pieces of Heavyweight Black Chipboard 12×12
      • Acrylic paint, scissors, glue stick, foam dots, rhinestones 

Start by cutting 6 Flower Boxes from mat board.

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Using Beacon 3-in-1 glue assemble the flower boxes. Adhere two boxes back to back, for a total of three (3). Then cut out six (6) from patterned paper. I used the Craftsmith  Boho Tropical line.
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Cover the inside and outside of boxes with the paper pieces. You will notice the ends of the boxes will need paper cut to size. I traced around the end of the box. You will need six (6) of this shape.

Cover the ends of the boxes with the paper on both sides. 

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Die cut paper using the Travel Trailer Thinlits Die. You will want to make 3 complete trailers. Using foam dots, place the trailers on one end of all three boxes as shown.Label flags with items you are going to store in the containers and attach flags to trailers.

Johnna-8

Now you will need a base. Align boxes up at corners to make a Y- shape. Place on chipboard, trace around and cut out. Your shape will look like this pictured above. You will need to cut 2 layers and glue together for a firm base. Cut a circle to cover the center of the chipboard base.  I found a cup that fit and traced it on patterned paper. Adhere circle to center.

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Paint game pieces with acrylic paint. Allow to dry thoroughly.

Stack the chess pieces one on top of each other by gluing together with strong adhesive. Once dry and after painting, adhere rhinestone trim.

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Adhere what is now the handle to the center with Beacon Quick Dry glue. Let dry overnight.

Fill compartments with items often used in happy mail assembly. I put my notes and note cards in one, washi tape, baker’s twine and ephemera in the second one and mini paper doilies and little notebooks for addresses and reminders in the last one.

Keep it handy next to your Happy Mail Station and you are good to go to send a little sunshine to a friend.

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Thanks to Eileen Hull for giving us the opportunity to share these projects with you! Be sure to check out our blog www.scrappycampersisters.blogspot.com and our monthly Ustream show at www.ustream.tv/channel/scrappycampersisters and all social media as ScrappyCamperSisters.  Also, if getting organized in that craft room is one of your goals, join our Facebook group, Scrappy Camper Sisters Come Clean 2016. We have an ebook available on our blog so that you can follow along with us. We hope to see you there!


I appreciate you joining us this week- many thanks to the Scrappy Camper Sisters for sharing their projects and talents with us today!

Categories:
Eileen Hull, Projects, Sizzix
Tags:
flower stitchlits, organizers, Scrappy Camper Sisters

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I grew up in a big family where there was always an art project in the works. Learning to think creatively has been a huge benefit throughout my life: from thirteen military moves and raising four children to developing product lines for craft manufacturers. Come visit and see a slice of my life...
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