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Fall & Halloween Projects Galore with Eileen Hull

21 Oct

For October, Eileen’s Creative Team is using her new Home Sweet Home Collection to make Fall & Halloween projects! Eileen also has a fun Halloween project to make with you during her live today. Scroll on for all the details.

From Eileen Hull…

Happy Fall everyone! It’s getting crisp outside and i have had so much fun working with LEAVES! For a look at what I’ve been making, WATCH THIS quick reel. I’m making some cards out of the embossed and waxed leaves and I love how they are coming out.

It’s also candy corn time 🙂 I found some really cute beads and a new tool the other day. I wanted to try them out and make some earrings to give as thank you’s. I used the Tunnel Arches die to make an earring card – it kind of looks like a tomb shape. Happily, the Library Card die is the perfect size to tuck the earring card in. I even embossed the card pocket – love how these came out! I hope you will join me in making these tonight! Click on the graphic to take you to the video.

When I was in Florence, I found a beautiful paper store called Il Papiro. They had lots of marbled products – books, cards, papers, keychains, bookmarks and folders. I know that the papers were made there because they had a marbling bath set up right in the middle of the store! I bought some loose papers and am going to make a handbound Tiny Book on Thursday’s show. Tiny Books are out of stock, but the same technique can be used with any journal die that you have. If you don’t have any book dies, you can check out my Etsy store 🙂

Fall & Halloween project inspiration from the Creative Team:

Brilliant! Pam used the Tunnel Arches and Windowsill Vase & Flowers die sets to make these darling Halloween treat bags. As she points out in her post, this idea can be easily adapted to any holiday or theme.

Perfect for anytime of the year, Tonya Trantham made this beautiful gift card holder using the Tunnel Arches and Windowsill Vase & Flowers sets. Check out her post for the how-to!

Class update:

Attention California Friends!

The classes in California at Frank Garcia Studio that were scheduled for this coming weekend have been cancelled. 🙁 Hopefully we can re-schedule for the spring. So sorry if you had signed up – stay tuned for more info as spring approaches.

Eileen’s Etsy Shop is open…

Each of the products from the new release have been listed individually. Find them here: Lacy Leaves, Tunnel Arches, Home Sweet Home and Windowsill Vase and Flowers!

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 8600 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.

Tune into Eileen’s live videos! (You can watch the replays on her YouTube channel or Eileen Hull Designs Facebook.)

Introducing the Twist and Style Tool

3 Aug

Hello everyone, this month the Inspiration Team will be introducing you to my new Twist and Style Tool. This new tool allows you to add a creative twist to any of your projects. If your tired of sore fingers from hand twisting wire, ribbon and the like this is the tool for you! My new Twist and Style tool allows you to create a perfectly even twist with just a few turns. This means no more bumpy ribbons and wires or sore fingers for you. Woo Hoo!!

If you are wondering how the Twist and Style Tool can help you create beautiful projects the Inspiration Team is here to show you all the wonderful ways you can use my new tool for your creative endeavors. The Twist and Style Tool will be available soon so check your local stores and the Eileen Hull Sizzix Page for updates. In the meantime, sit back and enjoy this weeks creative projects…with a twist!

Twist and Style Tool

Tracy Evans starts us off with a Twist and Style Tool project that will melt your mixed-media loving heart! This set of Artist Trading Blocks makes my artful HeART all aflutter! Tracy has even included a coordinating card. I just love how she used the tool to create these wonderland inspired wire hearts, sprinkled with some of her mixed-media magic, and topped off with pouring medium.

Take a trip over to Tracy’s blog for a full tutorial on how to create these fabulous wire hearts with my new Twist and Style Tool!.

Pam Bray has created a plethora of pretty projects using my new Twist and Style Tool. These elegant gift card holders feature flowers from my Paper Flower Party Sizzix collection adorning my Needle Book die and Scalloped Flap Box. Pam used the tool to add wired floral elements and create gorgeous bejeweled handled for her gift card holders. Wow!

Visit Pam’s Blog where she shares how she added a creative twist to her fabulous floral gift card holders.

I hope you enjoyed a first look at my new Twist and Style Tool from Sizzix. The Inspiration Team will have more creative projects to share with you all month so stay tuned!

Eileen

Ink Sheets and Paper Leather Tutorials

8 Mar

Ink Sheets and Paper Leather are two fabulous products from Sizzix that will take your crafting game to the next level. If you are curious as to what these fun products can do I have a treat for you! The Inspiration Team is back with more Sizzix Paper Leather and Ink Sheets Tutorials for you to enjoy. You’ll learn all about how to use some fun new products to create beautiful projects with Sizzix.

Last week we introduced you to Sizzix Ink Sheets and Paper Leather. If you’re just stopping by you can read more about these innovative products from Sizzix HERE. If you are ready to get your ink on, then check out the latest tutorials from the Inspiration Team!

Sizzix Ink Sheets and Paper Leather Tutorials

Anne Redfern starts us off with an adorable His and Hers Keyring set created using my Needle Book die with Sunburst and Leaves and Swirls embossing folders.

Visit Anne’s Blog to get the scoop on how to add beautifully inked details to your Sizzix paper leather projects.

To my delight our DT coordinator Amy Bowerman has found her creativity is blooming again thanks to Paper Leather and my Fringe Flower Die. Amy is known for her paper flower prowess and claims that Sizzix Paper Leather is the BEST material for making paper flowers!

Stop by Amy’s Blog for more details on how to grow your own Paper Leather flower garden.

Donna Budzynski also used the Needle Book along with Stitchlits Flowers and my Dots Border Folder to create this darling Birthday Gift Card holder.

Pop on over to Donna’s blog for a full tutorial on how to create this DIY gift card holder with Sizzix.

Hope you enjoyed this weeks round of Sizzix Paper Leather and Ink Sheets Project Tutorials. Stay tuned next week for more creative ways to use these products from the Inspiration Team. If you missed any of the previous tutorials you can check them out HERE.

Eileen

Quick and Easy Gift Card Holders

5 Dec

I am so excited to share some more Quick and Easy holiday projects designed by a member of my amazing Inspiration Team, Donna, who blogs at Meme’s Art Place! I was so happy to be able to spend a day with Donna in Colorado when I passed through her neighborhood on the Paper Trail this fall. She is an amazing artist and her clay creations are to die for!

Here are some pics of her projects. [Read more…]