Did you catch Eileen Hull’s new Chapter 1 Sizzix Dies live Release Party last week? We also had a Blog Hop with the Teams and there was certainly a ton of inspiration there for new die makes. For the rest of the month the designers are going to be sharing the tutorials for their creations so you can get all the how-to!

First, in case you missed it, the lineup of new dies:

Here is what Eileen has to say about them:

“I am so excited to share my Chapter 1 release with you! The dies in this collection are versatile, practical and fun to embellish. The Phone Stand, an XL ScoreBoards die, is a MUST – you need one for every room! Make for yourself, family, friends, for gifts or to sell – the die cuts the stand in one pass and is very easy to assemble.

The Book Box can be used to make a book or a box that holds A-2 greeting cards. What a great way to package handmade cards … or a quick and easy book! Add the Vintage Buttons folder to create vintage backgrounds for cards, journals, pages and tags. The 3-D effect is stunning when you add a little Luster Wax to bring out the highlights…

The Snail Mail Thinlits die cuts a postal pane that coordinates with two of Eileen’s Snail Mail Maker Forte stamps. This die was designed to use on the front of an A-2 card! The dies may be found in local scrapbook stores and Eileen’s Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EileenHull
Thanks to my teams for their gorgeous samples and support!”

What does the Inspiration Team have for us this week?

Pam Bray shows us how to use the Book Box Die to make a darling Valentine Candy Box with matching card. What a wonderful gift! (I applaud her choice of Dove chocolates to fill it. Yum!) You can find all the details about how she put this together over on her blog.

If bling is your thing, then Julia Aston has the perfect Phone Stand for you! It is so pretty and cheery. I’ll let you in on a secret too, she used patterned paper that looks like it’s alcohol inking. Find out all her tricky tricks in her blog post.

Keep scrolling, more Chapter 1 Sizzix dies inspiration to come…

Designer Maggi Harding was also getting her Valentine groove on. She made a beautiful floral Valentine box with the Book Box Die. (Surprises inside!) Using the Snail Mail Thinlits Die Set, she also created a fabulous Valentine’s Day card. These dies have so many possibilities! See all the details on her post.

Lisa Hoel has her tutorials ready for these two fun Phone Stands she created. One doubles as a photo holder and the other has a great industrial vibe to it. The phone stands are so easy to put together and can be embellished in so many ways! Find out how to make your own in Lisa’s blog post.

Eileen Hull Teams updates!

Eileen here! I’m so happy to announce our Inspiration and Educator Teams for 2022!

We say a sad farewell to Julia Aston who has been an integral part of the Inspiration Team for many years. She and her husband have both retired and want some time to enjoy this new phase! We wish her the best and thank her for her many gorgeous projects and friendship- don’t be a stranger Julia!

We welcome Jennie Atkinson to the Inspiration Team – she has so many creative talents! She lives in Shetland, Scotland and enjoys knitting, appearing in plays and paper crafting. You may recognize her shabby feminine style from her work on the Educators Team, and we are so looking forward to seeing more from Jennie, including the great YouTube videos she has been sharing – don’t forget to subscribe!

There are two new Educator Team members too! We are so happy that Angela Beavers has joined – she owns a scrapbook store in Circleville, OH called Creative Chaos (don’t you love the name?). She is a whiz at 3D crafting and I know you will love seeing her fun makes!

The second new team member is Sharon Curtis! Sharon is a demonstrator for Sizzix on Create & Craft TV and I am always excited to watch when she demos my dies. She makes it look so easy to create gorgeous projects ON CAMERA (which is not easy at all!). Sharon shares lots of great YouTube videos – you should check them out and subscribe to her channel!

Returning Team members:

It makes me SOOOO happy to announce that the rest of the Inspiration Team has signed on for yet another year of creating together! The team is super talented and so generous in sharing their huge bank of crafty know-how. <3 They do so much for me and put up with my crazy schedule– a huge round of applause for my team! Click on their blog links and take some time to look \through their blogs and leave them some love. So many thanks to:
Karen Bearse
Elizabeth Robinson
Maggi Harding
Pam Bray
Lisa Hoel
Mitsyana Wright
Tonya Trantham
Jenny Marples
Susie Bentz
Anna-Karin Evaldsson (taking some family time but she will be back!)

Most of the Educator Team is staying on as well- HURRAY! I love seeing the way this team incorporates dies in with the other products that they work with. Their tutorials, videos and classes are so professional and I am honored that they have chosen to work with my dies! I’m looking forward to another creative year with:
Madeline Arendt
Sarah Lizzie Dodd
Cheryl Boglioli
Sue Eldred
Betsy Skagen
Debbie Bankston
Anita Houston
Wendy Cuskey
Bona Rivera-Tran
Cheryl Bodkin-Waters

Thanks to all of these creative people – you bless my life and I am so happy to know you.

Visit next week for more Chapter 1 Sizzix Dies inspiration!

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If you missed Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday, 2/8 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen uses her Folio Journal Die and shows us how to make a quick and easy half size journal from it. You can watch that replay here.