Graphic 45 Archives - Eileen Hull

May Flower Projects Using Eileen Hull Dies

10 May

Hello everyone the April showers have given way to fantastic May flowers every where you go. This month we are celebrating beautiful blooms with May Flower Projects Using Eileen Hull Dies. The Inspiration Team will be sharing there fun floral creations from paper bouquets, journals cards and more! Let’s take a look at the creative ideas blossoming today.

May Flower Projects Using Eileen Hull Dies

Pam Bray shares a lovely Passport Book covered in Stitchy Flowers Die cuts. Pam’s project features a wide variety of Eileen Hull dies and a clever method for adding signatures.

Visit Pam’s Blog for all the details on her fun flower covered Passport Book project.

Tracy Evans also shares a Passport Book Project using Stitchy Flowers. Tracy’s creation features metallic paints from DecoArt Media, inspired metal embellishments and butterflies. The use of the Daisy Wreath embossing folder adds incredible texture and interest to the cover.

Head to Tracy’s blog for lots of mixed media techniques and paper flower making tips.

Diana Hetherington shares a sensational Card Box Planner and Trinket Box creation. Diana’s masterpiece will be used to hold wishes and cards for the Bride and Groom at an upcoming wedding.

Check out Diana’s Blog to find out how she assembled this unique Wedding Card and Wish Holder with a variety of Eileen Hull Dies new and old.

Maggi Harding shares a fabulous Floral Birdhouse using an old favorite my birdhouse die. This blossoming bird house features Graphic 45 Floral Shoppe papers.

Fly over to Maggi’s Blog for more gorgeous photos and a video tutorial!

Jenny Marples shares a sensational Spring Flower Wreath Project using several of my latest thinlit die releases. Jenny also used my Clearsnap Blends inks to add stunning color and detail to her flowers and leaves.

Don’t miss Jenny’s detailed Flower and Leaf inking tutorial on her blog HERE.

Anne Redfern shares a project using the Passport Book die in a clever new way. She’s created a book box that looks like a journal but is actually a storage space! Each panel is covered in canvas, embossed and painted with DecoArt Media Paints. A canvas Pansy Flower on the front cover completes the look.

Visit Anne’s Blog for more details on how to create your own Passport Book Box.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this weeks May Flower Projects Using Eileen Hull Dies. Stay tuned to see what’s blossoming next week!

Eileen

Create Cards with Sizzix

19 Oct

Hello everyone! We are well on our way through October so I have asked the team to share some ideas on how to create cards with Sizzix and other Eileen Hull products for the end of the month. As predicted, when given a challenge the Inspiration Team delivers amazing project ideas and tutorials. I myself was blown away and I know you will be too. Come along with me and the Inspiration Team as they “show us their cards”.

Create Cards with Sizzix

Tracy Evans created an incredible mixed-media card featuring my Travel Trailer Sizzix Die and DecoArt Media products. Tracy modeled her trailer after my own Scotty! I’m so honored. This mixed media card is full of Tracy’s own mixed-media magic down to the last inky detail!

Travel to Tracy’s Blog for a detailed tutorial on how to created your own mixed-media style cards with Sizzix and DecoArt Media.

Pam Bray is taking us on a Safari Adventure with her creative card idea featuring my Embroidery Hoop die and Color Box Blends inks! Layers of Graphic 45 Safari Adventure papers create a gorgeous background for Sizzix die cuts and embossed papers colored with my new and improved Color Box Blends inks.

Go on a creative Safari at Pam’s Blog as she takes you through all the steps to create cards with Sizzix.

Anne Redfern shares a quick and easy card creation using my Canning Jar Sizzix Die, Spring Leaves Die and more! These Canning Jar Cards are too cute and look like they came from a fancy card store. No one needs to know you didn’t spend ages making them.

Stop by Anne’s Blog for the “Canned Goods” on how to create your own Sizzix Canning Jar cards.

Julia Aston shares a stunning clean and simple card with gorgeous copper leaves atop white card stock embossed with my honeycomb folder. The embossing on white lets the Alcohol inked Leaves (spring leaves die) take center stage. Julia’s card gives me all the Autumn feels…all. Of. Them.

“Fall” in love with this Autumn Card tutorial over at Julia’s Blog.

Tonya Trantham shares a new and innovative use for my Needle Book die with these cheerful felt flower mini cards! Tonya used dies from the Paper Flower Party collection. She stitched them up beautifully using simple stitches that give a big impact to these tiny treasures.

Get the scoop on how to create your own Needle Book Mini Cards at Tonya’s Blog.

Diana Hetherington is sharing a lovely clean and simple card trio in fabulous fall colors! Diana used my Spring leaves, Garland and Kitchen Labels Sizzix dies to create a great collection of quick and easy cards.

Visit Diana’s Blog for all three cards plus more details on how to create cards with Sizzix.

Wow talk about card making inspiration! Hope you’ve enjoyed creating cards with Sizzix and the Inspiration Team. Stay tuned next week for more creative card inspiration.

Eileen

Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects

25 May

Today we have Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects galore to share with you! My new Sizzix collection Paper Flower Party is out NOW and the Inspiration Team is sharing all sorts of creative ways to use the new dies and textured impressions folders. As an added bonus we have TWO new team members to introduce to you. Our new team members will be sharing their own Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects with plenty more inspiration to come!

Before we get started allow me to introduce our newest Inspiration Team members Jonathan Fong and Julia Aston! Please give a warm welcome to these two talented creators by visiting their blogs and checking out their amazing projects! Both Jonathan and Julia have been long time users of my Sizzix dies and I couldn’t be happier to have them as part of the Inspiration Team! Check out Jonathan’s Blog J. Fong Style and Julia’s Blog Create With Me. Now let’s get inspired with some fresh Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects!

Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects

Our newest Inspiration Team member Jonathan Fong starts off the Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects with a capital A amazing clothing creation! With his signature J. Fong Style Jonathan used the Romance Flower and Spring Leaves Dies to create a stylish Men’s Blazer sure to have people asking “Where’d you get those threads?”

Jonathan came out with a bang with his inaugural Inspiration Team project and I can. Not. WAIT. to see what he comes up with next! Stop by Jonathan’s Blog to say hello and welcome him to the team. You’ll also find a full tutorial on how to use your Sizzix dies to create unique and stylish pieces you can wear!

Our next new Inspiration Team member is the wonderfully talented Julia Aston! Sticking with our floral theme Julia has created an adorable Garden Tin featuring my re-released Suitcase Die and the Garden Tools set from Picket Fence. I just adore this garden themed creation. It makes me want to go out into the garden and plant all kinds of pretty flowers.

Stop by Julia’s Blog to cultivate your creativity and enjoy more gorgeous photos and steps on how she created her Garden Tin. This project is multifaceted like the petals of a flower…you won’t want to miss it!

Tonya Trantham takes us on a joyous, junk journal journey featuring nearly ALL the dies and textured impressions folders from Paper Flower Party! Tonya’s junk journals are always a sight to behold. Not to mention being filled with inspiring techniques and tricks down to the last stitch!

Visit Tonya’s Blog for an in depth look at all the pretty pages of her Paper Flower Party Junk Journal.

Pam Bray, our Graphic 45 diva is sharing a Train Case creation dressed to the nines in G45 Cityscapes Papers! Pam recently joined the G45 team and it’s obvious why she was chosen 🙂 Pam’s patterned paper prowess is something to marvel at and I love how she has incorporated my new dies into this stunning project.

Take a trip to Pam’s Blog for an in-depth look at how to create paper flowers with Paper Flower Party Sizzix dies and Graphic 45 papers. Pam has some pretty cool paper flower making techniques to share with you!

Donna Budzynski has TWO Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects to share this week. Donna’s first creation is SUPER creative and a real “Hoot” to boot! How adorable is this Owl Message Board? Donna used the Heart and Soul Flower to create her owl eyes. What a clever idea!

Donna was having so much fun making paper flowers she created enough for a second project. This show stopping, Graphic 45 Heart and Soul Flower arrangement is a Paper Flower Party indeed! I want to ask Donna to make one for me 🙂

You can find out how to create this adorable Owl Flower Message Board and Graphic 45 Heart and Soul Flower arrangement yourself by checking out the detailed tutorial on Donna’s Blog.

The last, but certainly not least of the Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects comes from the ever talented Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Anna-Karin has paper flower making down to the “letter” with her amazing Alphabet Sewing Box! AK used my Cantilever Sewing Box die along with the Romance Flower and Spring Leaves die and decorated all of her pieces with Alphabet Stamps.

You won’t want to miss what she’s keeping inside her Alphabet Sewing Box. No spoilers here. You’ll have to take a trip over to Anna-Karin’s Blog and let her “spell out” all the creative details for you.

Sizzix Paper Flower Party Collection by Eileen Hull

New Paper Flower Dies, Textured Impressions and Tools! You can create your own new Sizzix paper flower projects just follow the links for a closer look at my new collection….

I do hope you enjoyed this weeks edition of Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects. If you missed any of the previous paper flower creations you can check them out by following the links below…

Stay tuned next week for more creative Sizzix paper flower ideas from the Inspiration Team!

Eileen

Paper Flower Party Tutorials and More!

27 Apr

Hey everyone! We are wrapping up the month of April with Paper Flower Party Tutorials galore! All month-long we’ve seen gorgeous projects featuring dies from my new Sizzix Collection Paper Flower Party. Today we will be recapping all the lovely projects we’ve seen so far plus a few more Paper Flower Party Tutorials to inspire you.

The new collection is shipping in May so be sure to check your local stores. You can preview all of the dies and textured impressions folders in the Paper Flower Party collection at the end of this post. Now on with the tutorials!

Paper Flower Party Tutorials

Anna-Karin Evaldsson has a wonderful watercolor card project featuring the Heart and Soul Flower and Spring Leaves dies! I just adore the Henry David Thoreau quote on this card don’t you?

Stop by Anna-Karin’s blog for Distress Ink Techniques with Dark Room Door Stamps. This Paper Flower Party Tutorial is not to be missed!

Shelly Hickox shares TWO Paper Flower Party Tutorials featuring Victorian inspired papers from Graphic 45’s “Gilded Lily” collection. How fitting! For her first make Shelly has a gorgeous Cantilever Box topped with an equally lovely Romance Flower. She has an excellent technique tutorial on how to create with the Romance Flower.

Next, Shelly has a Flower Pocket Candy Box Project that would make any recipient feel like a lady in waiting in Marie Antoinette’s court!

Stop by Shelly’s Blog for some creative “Cake” and a closer look at her Paper Flower Party Tutorials.

In case you missed any of the previous Paper Flower Party Tutorials you can catch up by following the links below…

Sizzix Paper Flower Party Collection by Eileen Hull

I hope you will enjoy this collection as much as myself and the Inspiration Team have. There will be many more Paper Flower Party Tutorials to come as the team is anxious to create more paper flower projects. What will you create with my new collection?

New Paper Flower Dies, Textured Impressions and Tools! Follow the links for a closer look at my new collection….

I can’t wait to see what you create with this collection (Check your local stores in May).

Eileen

Create Paper Flowers with Sizzix Paper Flower Party

21 Apr

Hey everyone! The Inspiration Team is back again to share how they create paper flowers with Sizzix Paper Flower Party! You’ll find all kinds of inspiring ways to make Paper Flower with my new collection whether it’s for the holidays, home decor or just for fun. There are no limits to what you can create with my new Sizzix Paper Flower Party dies!

Sizzix Paper Flower Party Projects

Diana Hetherington is having a Sizzix Paper Flower Party and you’re ALL invited! Diana went to town and used every Flower die from my new collection, the Twist and Style tool to add dimension, and popped them all into a DecoArt Media adorned Flower Pocket for one drop-dead-gorgeous project!

You won’t want to miss Diana’s fantastic flower coloring tutorial and faux-ceramic technique using my new Sizzix Paper Flower Party dies and DecoArt Media. Run don’t walk over to Diana’s Blog.

Donna Budzynski shares two lovely projects featuring Sizzix Paper Flower Party. First we have a gorgeous Candy Drawer Dresser topped with the Heart and Soul Flower.

Next, Donna had a play with the Rolled Flower and Distress Inks where she used a fun watercolor effect. This is the prettiest topper for a Recipe Card Box project don’t you think?

Find out more details on both of Donna’s beautiful Paper Flower projects on her Blog.

Pam Bray created an imaginative tag box using the Flower Pocket die, Rolled Flower die, and Spring Leaves die. The project and tags feature Pam’s all time favorite…Graphic 45!

Visit Pam’s Blog for more info on this fabulous Flower Pocket Tag Box.

Pam also has a sweet Suitcase project topped with my Pansy Flower Die and adorned with Graphic 45 World’s Fair papers.

Check out Pam’s Sizzix Paper Flower Projects HERE.

Lisa Hoel has a fun and frosty Flower Pocket project to share with you. This Christmas creation shows just how much you can do with my Sizzix dies. When the weather outside is frightful cookies are ALWAYS delightful!

Stop by Lisa’s blog for more details on how to create this Christmas Cookie Flower Pocket.

Nicole Wright has the purr-fect gift sure to delight your furry friends. How darling is this faux-hammered metal Cat Treat Canister? Nicole completed the look of her creative cat treat canister with a distressed Heart and Soul Flower.

Find out how to create your own Cat Treat Canister with an easy to follow tutorial on Nicole’s Blog.

Tonya Trantham brings us to the end of our Paper Flower Party creations this week with an oh-SEW-lovely Flower Pocket covered in old sewing patterns and topped with the Heart and Soul Flower. What a clever idea! This project would make a lovely gift for a sewing enthusiast. Just fill with needles, thread, thimbles and other sewer’s delights!

Get the stitchy details at Tonya’s Blog.

Hope you enjoyed this weeks Paper Flower projects. In case you missed any of the previous Sizzix Paper Flower Party Projects from the Inspiration Team you can check them out by following the links below…

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Sizzix Paper Flower Party Collection

New Paper Flower Dies, Textured Impressions and Tools! Follow the links for a closer look at my new collection….

Stay tuned for more Paper Flower Party inspiration next week!

Eileen

Paper Flower Party Projects

13 Apr

Hello creative friends! The Inspiration Team is back with more Paper Flower Party Projects featuring dies and folders from my new Sizzix collection. We have tons of Paper Flower fun in store for you. You’ll find all kinds of ways to create Paper Flowers and more!

Paper Flower Party Projects

Michelle Zerull starts us off with two gorgeous Paper Flower Party Projects! First, we have an oh-so-lovely gift topper created using my new Pansy Die. Those soft colors and hand painted elements really POP against the glittering silver ribbon and wrap. Michelle added a beautiful rhinestone center for extra sparkle. I don’t know about you but I would have a hard time opening a gift this gorgeous!

Next, Michelle shares a creative use for my new Flower Pocket die. That clever gal has turned it into a unique desk organizer all decked out in DecoArt Media!

Visit Michelle’s Blog for a closer look at these fun floral creations!

Anne Redfern also has a clever Flower Pocket creation to share with you. With the use of DecoArt Media and other fun supplies Anne created a faux-porcelain flower using the Romance Flower die to decorate her pocket.

Wondering how she did it? Don’t worry there’s a full tutorial plus two fun ways to use your Faux-Porcelain Flower Pocket on Anne’s Blog!

Donna Budzynski also has a lovely Paper Flower Party Project for you to enjoy. She’s created a gorgeous card created with Graphic 45 papers and the new Pansy die. This card is a floral delight sure to bring cheer to any recipient.

Visit Donna’s Blog for more lovely details on her pretty paper flower project.

Hope you enjoyed this little preview of my new Sizzix Collection. The Inspiration Team will be back next Tuesday with more Paper Flower Party Projects to get your creativity blooming! If you missed any of last weeks projects you can check them out HERE.