Heart and Soul Flower Archives

Eileen Hull Sizzix Paper Flower Projects

18 May

Hey everyone! The Inspiration Team returns with fresh picked Eileen Hull Sizzix Paper Flower Projects. Throughout the month of May the team will be sharing all kinds of ways to add beautiful blooms to your creative projects using dies from my Sizzix collections past and present. Let’s see what creative ideas are blooming this week.sd

Eileen Hull Sizzix Paper Flower Projects

Julia Aston shares a lovely project using the Mailable Frame, Pansy and Spring Leaves dies. This project can be used for home decor or a creative card that can be displayed. Julia colored he pansies and leaves with Clearsnap Blends inks. Aren’t they stunning?

Don’t miss Julia’s step by step Pansy Flower tutorial on her Blog.

Tonya Trantham shares a sweet Tag project using a variety of dies from the past and present. The base of her tag utilizes the Daisy Wreath embossing folder which adds glorious texture. She’s also layered the Embroidery Hoop die over the embossed background to accentuate the stamped image and added 3D Stitchy Flowers to complete the look.

Head to Tonya’s Blog for more details on this lovely tag.

Lisa Hoel shares a gorgeous grunge style card project packed with patinas and pretty petals. Lisa used the Heart and Soul Flower and Heart Petal Flower Layers dies to add a touch of softness to her grunged out creation.

Visit Lisa’s Blog for an in depth look at her process.

Jenny Marples shares a beautiful Trinket Box project covered in Stitchy Flowers scrunched up to give them glorious texture and depth. The white Floral Arch die cuts complete the look.

Take a trip across the pond to Jenny’s Blog and enjoy a look at this project and other Trinket Box and Journal designs created in a recent class she taught.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares a beautiful Bird and Flower Canvas project. This collage project has a little bit of everything from inking, stenciling, flower making and of course expertly place images. AK used the Romance Flower to add dimension to her project. The addition of the flowers to this project really makes it stand out.

Check out Anna-Karin’s Romance Flower tutorial and learn the steps to create your own mixed-media wall art.

Hope you’ve enjoyed this weeks garden of Eileen Hull Sizzix Paper Flower Projects. See what’s blooming next week as our garden party continues. You can find all of the dies used in these projects and more HERE.

If you missed my Facebook Live this week you can check out my Metal Trinket Box Tutorial HERE. Stay tuned for new projects and tutorials every Tuesday on my Facebook Page.

Eileen

DIY Spring Party Projects with Sizzix

19 Apr

Hello everyone! The Inspiration Team is sharing DIY Spring Party Projects with Sizzix all month long. Whether its a bridal or baby shower or any other spring soiree you are sure to find inspiration for your next event. Come along and check out all the fun DIY Party projects in store for you today!

DIY Spring Party Projects with Sizzix

Julia Aston shares a darling 3D Tea Cup project perfect for a Baby or Bridal Shower or a Tea Party themed event! Julia’s creation uses the 3D Tea Cup die along with the Floral Arch and Book Plates dies from the Book Club collection to create Invitations and Place Cards.

DIY Spring Party Projects with Sizzix: Tea Party Favors and Invitations by Julia Aston

Stop by Julia’s Blog for a spot of tea and a detailed look at her Tea Party favors and invitations.

Susie Bentz shares a sleek Cutlery Caddy created with the Card Box Organizer die. By assembling several Card Boxes together and adding pretty patterned papers you can coordinate this project with any event!

DIY Spring Party Projects with Sizzix: Card Box Cutlery Caddy by Susie Bentz

Visit Susie’s Blog for step by step instructions and a peek at how you can change the look with different papers.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares a gorgeous Guestbook project using the Journal die in conjunction with her signature inky style! This project proves that guestbooks aren’t just for weddings anymore. You can use the journal die as a memory keeper for any event from Anniversaries, Birthdays, and yes of course Weddings.

DIY Spring Party Projects with Sizzix: Journal Die Guestbook by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Head to Anna-Karin’s Blog for a detailed tutorial on how to create the stunning Guest Book.

Nicole Wright shares a Shower Gift any Mom or Bride to Be would be delighted to receive! Who doesn’t love a nice bottle of wine? Especially one with a handcrafted Wine Tag complete with coffee filter Heart and Soul Flowers.

DIY Spring Party Projects with Sizzix: Wine Tag with Eileen Hull Dies by Nicole Wright

Take a sip, I mean trip to Nicole’s Blog for a fun tutorial on how to create your own Wine Tags with the Heart and Soul Flower die and five the gift of fermented grapes.

I don’t know about you but I sure am ready to party after seeing these inspiring creations. Join us next week for more DIY Spring Party Projects with Sizzix. You can find all of the Eileen Hull Dies used in these projects and more HERE.

Eileen

Winter Wonderland with DCWV and Eileen Hull

2 Nov

Happy November everyone! We have some fun things planned for you this month. Welcome to our winter wonderland with DCWV and Eileen Hull! All month long we will be showcasing DCWV papers used with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies and other products. The Inspiration Team and the DCWV design team are bringing you double the inspiration with our Winter Wonderland Blog Hop throughout November. You can catch Inspiration Team Projects on Wednesdays and DCWV Designer Projects on Fridays. Lets see what the Inspiration Team has in store for you today…

Winter Wonderland with DCWV and Eileen Hull

Julia Aston shares a clean and simple Christmas card featuring my Heart and Soul Flower Sizzix Die and pretty papers from the DCWV “Cranberry Christmas” stack. I love how Julia has used my flower die to look like a holiday wreath hung on a door. The weathered wood grain paper from DCWV makes a fantastic background don’t you think?

Stop by Julia’s blog for more details and a jump-start on your holiday card making. Julia has quite a few more projects to share with you so stay tuned for more incredible DCWV creations coming up!

Pam Bray shows you how to get the most out of a paper stack with two wow worthy Winter Wonderland projects! Pam used my Doily Sizzix Die and some of my Paper Flower Party dies to create a card and a fantastic upcycled candy box. Both projects are decked out in DCWV Cranberry Christmas papers.

Visit Pam’s blog for a detailed tutorial with fussy cutting tips and other tricks you can use to create projects with Sizzix and DCWV.

Tracy Evan’s takes us on a vintage journey through her signature style with this outstanding Mixed-Media piece. Tracy used my Waffle Embossing Folder and Luggage Tag die to create this fine feast for the artistic eye. The wood grain paper from DCWV makes a marvelous background to tie all of the vintage details together.

Don’t miss the technique packed tutorial over at Tracy’s Blog.

I do hope you have enjoyed the first round of projects for our Winter Wonderland Blog Hop with DCWV. There will be lots more inspiration coming your way so stay tuned for that! Be sure to check out the DCWV Blog on Fridays for more Winter Wonderland projects.

See you soon!

Eileen

More Sizzix Party Ideas

14 Jul

Hey everyone the Inspiration Team is back again with more Sizzix Party Ideas to share with you. Planning a party? Learn how to create your own favors, decorations, centerpieces, invitations and more with your Sizzix machine and Eileen Hull dies. You’ll find all kinds of creative ways to make your next wedding, shower, birthday party or special event extra special with these project DIY Sizzix Party Ideas and project tutorials.

Sizzix Party Ideas

Lisa Hoel gets our Sizzix party going with a 3-D Tea Cup Favor Box project. Whether you are hosting a Bridal Shower tea party, Brunch, Birthday, or Baby Shower, this is a darling favor to send home with your guests. Not only is Lisa sharing a fun technique on how to create custom stamps using your favorite Sizzix dies- she also has a paper flower making tutorial using my new Heart and Soul Flower die from Paper Flower Party.

Stop by Lisa’s blog for a cuppa tea and technique packed tutorial on how to create this adorable 3-D Tea Cup Favor Box yourself!

Julia Aston has a treat jar project sure to make a splash at your next event. This Lily Pad treat jar holds yummy gummy frogs that will delight “kids” from 2-100! Julia’s fun froggy creation uses tissue paper and my Romance Flower die to craft a favor that your guests will think you spent hours or a fortune on.

Hop over to Julia’s blog for a full tutorial on how to create your own Lily Pad Treat Jar with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies. You’ll also find some satisfied party goers enjoying their frog filled favors.

Diana Hetherington shares a textured canister favor project bursting with colored RENDR paper Swirl Flowers! The textured white matboard canister she’s created lend a lovely background for her gorgeous colored paper flowers. A ribbon of black tulle completes the look of these fabulous favors perfect for a wedding, shower or birthday party.

Stop by Diana’s blog for a colorful paper flower tutorial and textured Canister die tips.

I do hope you have enjoyed this weeks round of Sizzix Party Ideas from my oh so talented Inspiration Team. You can find all of the dies used in these projects by following the links below…

For a complete list of Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies click HERE.

We’ll see you next week with more Sizzix Party ideas!

Eileen

Create with Crescent and Sizzix

28 Jun

Hello everyone, all month-long the Inspiration Team has been showing you how to create with Crescent and Sizzix. The past few weeks we’ve seen creative ways to use Crescent Products like Photo Mat Art Boards and RENDR paper with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies. Although our collaboration with Crescent is coming to an end the IT still has some fun new project ideas to share with you. If you’re just tuning in you can catch up on all of the previous Crescent/Sizzix creations at the end of this post.

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The Inspiration Team really enjoyed creating with Crescent products and I know you will too. I’m sure you’ll be seeing Crescent products in Inspiration Team projects again real soon. In the meantime let’s have a look at what the team has to share with you this week.

Create with Crescent

Jonathan Fong shows how you can create with Crescent in unexpected ways. Check out Jonathan’s AMAZING Paint Chip Dollhouse created with Crescent Photo Mat Art Boards and my Sizzix Square Box die! Every crafty dream house needs a sky light. Jonathan used the Photo Mat Art Board from Crescent to create a modern day must have in his darling Paint Chip Doll House.

Create with Crescent: Paint Chip Doll House Tutorial with Crescent Photo Mat Art Boards and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Jonathan Fong

Visit Jonathan’s Blog where he’s sharing the creative “blueprints” he used to create this stylish doll house with Crescent and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies.

Shelly Hickox is sharing a magnificent mixed-media collage piece featuring Crescent Photo Mat Art Boards, RENDR paper and my Sizzix dies from Paper Flower Party and Vintage Kitchen. The Crescent Photo Mat has withstood the test of all the mixed-media tricks Shelly could throw at it. Shelly’s photo canvas is decorated with everything you can think of from die cuts, to Distress Sprays, to DecoArt Media! Let’s not forget to mention the lovely mix of metallic flowers and ephemera. Can you tell which ones are real metal from the painted RENDR paper Sizzix die cuts?

Create with Crescent: Vintage Photo Collage Tutorial with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Shelly Hickox

Take a creative journey to Shelly’s Blog where she shares all of her creative tips and tricks on how to create with Crescent.

Diana Hetherington shows just how great RENDR paper is for Art Journaling. Our dear Diana used my Heart and Soul Flower die to create custom foam stamps for her colorful art journal page. She used DecoArt Media paints to color this joyful page and thanks to the magic of RENDR paper was able to stamp, stencil and doodle on top of those paints to create the gorgeous page you see here.

Create with Crescent: RENDR paper Art Journal Page with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Diana Hetherington

Stop by Diana’s Blog for a closer look at all the stages of her art journal journey and discover what she may have in store for this lovely creation.

Julia Aston takes us to a whole new dimension of creating with Crescent. This Galaxy Photo Mat Board with paper landscapes is out of this world! Think that Galaxy print is patterned paper? Nope! It’s paint…and Julia shows you exactly how she did it. You’ll also learn how to use my Sizzix Textured Embossing Folders to create pretty RENDR paper landscapes!

Create with Crescent: Galaxy Background and Paper Landscape Tutorial with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Julia Aston

Blast off to the creative universe that is Julia’s Blog and learn how to create you’re own Galaxy Background and RENDR Paper Landscapes.

Lisa Hoel has a lovely RENDR paper Passport Book Journal to share. Aren’t those Cherry Blossoms lovely? Lisa used my Sizzix Pansy die from Paper Flower Party to cut them from inked RENDR paper. They look as delicate as the real thing don’t you think? Just wait till you see the RENDR Paper pages she has in store for you!

Create with Crescent: Sizzix Passport Book with RENDR paper tutorial by Lisa Hoel

Let your creativity blossom over at Lisa’s blog where she shows you how to make paper flowers and journal pages out of RENDR paper and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies.

Anne Redfern takes us on another under the sea adventure with her second project. Anne turned her Photo Mat Art Board into an ocean scene fit for King Triton! Colors and textures oh my! I can almost smell the salty air and feel the sand beneath my feet. Anne used texture pastes, inks, paints and a variety of Sizzix dies to create this beautiful ocean scene.

Create with Crescent: Seascape Sizzix Collage Tutorial by Anne Redfern

Dive in to Anne’s blog for all the details on how to create your own creative sea scape with Crescent Photo Mat Boards and Sizzix!

Create with Crescent and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies! Tutorials and Project Ideas from the Inspiration Team

I hope you enjoyed seeing all of the amazing ways you can create with Crescent Products and my Sizzix dies. You can learn more about Crescent Products HERE and in case you missed any of the previous projects you can check them out by following the links below…

Stay tuned next week for more creative projects from the Inspiration Team!

Eileen

Crescent Project Ideas

23 Jun

Hello everyone! The Inspiration Team is back again with more Crescent project ideas. All month-long the IT has been showing you how to use Crescent Products with my new Sizzix collection Paper Flower Party and other dies from previous collections. We’ve seen all kinds of cool products from Crescent like Photo Mat Art Boards and RENDR paper. You won’t believe how easy (and fun) it is to make beautiful projects with Crescent and Sizzix! Let’s see what the team has in store for you this week…

Crescent Project Ideas

Anna-Karin Evaldsson starts us off with an artful Art Board project. AK’s Photo Mat Art Board is covered with DecoArt Media and her signature creativity. She also shares how to create fantastic flowers with RENDR paper, your favorite inks, and my new Paper Flower Party Sizzix dies.

You don’t have to climb a mountain to get the details on Anna-Karin’s Crescent Project ideas. Just hop over to her blog where you’ll find all the steps and details you need to create this lovely Paper Flower covered Photo Mat project.

Donna Budzynski shares a gorgeous wedding photo collage project using Photo Mat Art Board with my Heart and Soul Flower die and Stitchlits Flower dies. Donna created this project to pay tribute to her grandparents.

Visit Donna’s blog for a detailed tutorial on how she painted her Photo Mat Art Board, created Crinoline flowers with Sizzix dies and more!

Michelle Zerull has a magical, mod Photo Mat Art Board design to share with you. Oh did you think that background was patterned paper? Guess again! That my friends is the power of paint and ingenuity! Michelle is sharing all the tricks on how to create this look with Crescent Photo Mat Boards and DecoArt Media.

Stop by Michelle’s blog to learn more about how to create this fun design on Photo Mats, Flowers and more!

Lisa Hoel also has some clever Crescent project ideas up her sleeve. Lisa’s project uses Photo Mat Board which she has used a multitude of Sizzix dies to create a stunning shadow box. My Sizzix Travel Trailer die takes center stage to commemorate a recent trip she took with her family.

Travel to Lisa’s Blog to find out how you can create a Shadow box with Crescent Photo Mat Board. Plus, you’ll find a creative technique for adding details to your project using Sizzix Textured Impressions Folders.

Tonya Trantham shares an adorable Journal she created using my Sizzix Passport Book die and filled with RENDR paper. Tonya shows the true magic of Crescent’s RENDR paper with her handmade journal that she can now ink, color and paint to her heart’s content with NO bleed through!

Stop by Tonya’s blog for a full tutorial on how to create your own custom journal with RENDR paper.

Anne Redfern also shares her Crescent Project Ideas using RENDR paper with my Romance Flower and Mini-Album Sizzix dies. Anne has created an Ocean themed Mini-Album filled with RENDR paper pages. Who knew my Romance Flower die could work as a pearl filled clam shell?

Dive into Anne’s Tutorial and learn to create your own Ocean themed Mini-Album with RENDR paper.

I do hope you enjoyed this week’s round of Crescent Project Ideas. In case you missed any of the previous projects you can check them out by following the links below…

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See you next week!

Eileen