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Art with Heart Challenge October “Tricks and Treats”

7 Oct

Hello Everyone! Happy October! In addition to a new Art with Heart Challenge, this month we have some new additions to the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team. I’m very excited to have the Team ATB gals sharing their creativity as part of the Inspiration Team as well as their knock your socks off Artist Trading Block designs on our sister site The Artists on the Block! I’ll be introducing each of our new team members throughout the month as they debut their Inspiration Team projects. In the meantime you can check out more of Team ATB’s amazing creations HERE.

Our theme for the October Art with Heart Challenge is “Tricks and Treats”. You can take the theme literally and show us your best Halloween projects or show your favorite crafty “Trick” and “Treat” us to some creative inspiration. Whatever you create I know we’ll be in for a “treat”!

Pam Bray has a bewitching Halloween Candy Box Artist Trading Block to share for her first Inspiration Team Project! Pam has been our resident Graphic 45 queen and her use of Steampunk Spells papers on this project is sure to leave you spellbound.

Stop by Pam’s Blog for more fabulous details on this Halloween themed ATB and welcome Pam to the Inspiration Team!

Lisa Hoel will drive you batty with inspiration as she shares mixed-media tricks and treats like this fantastic Halloween Candy drawer! I must say I am smitten by that bat drawer pull…how about you?

You’ll find details on this project and more on Lisa’s Blog. Fly on over and say hello and welcome Lisa to the Inspiration Team.

Next we have Tracy Evans with an over the top AMAZING Halloween Mini-Album! No your eye’s aren’t playing “tricks” on you, she really did put ALL those details into each and every page!

Stop by Tracy’s Blog for a look inside this amazing mini-album and prepare yourself for some absolutely stunning creative ‘treats’.

Shelly Hickox is always an innovator, and her latest Inspiration Team project is no exception. Shelly also created a Halloween Mini-Album but in a totally new way! That clever lass will flip your creativity upside down and show you how to use the mini-album die to create an oh-so-cool accordion album!

Shelly’s Blog has all the details you need on how to create this terrific Halloween Accordion Album!

In addition to loads of inspirational tricks and treats from the Inspiration Team we also have a special “treat” for the winning entry to our challenge this month. Since we are welcoming Team ATB members to the Inspiration Team I thought it would be fitting to offer one of my Artist Trading Block Sizzix Scoreboards dies as a prize. All you have to do is link up your “Tricks and Treats” project below and provide a link back to this post for a chance to win.

An InLinkz Link-up

We’ll be back with more creative Inspiration Team projects next Tuesday!

Eileen

PS I apologize for the delay in last months winners post #ScottyProblems 🙂 I will post the winners and Top 3 later this weeks….thanks for your patience.

Fall Sizzix Project Tutorials

17 Sep

Hello there! It’s Inspiration Team Tuesday, and my girls have some fantastic Fall Sizzix Project Tutorials to inspire you today! If you are in need of some seasonal creative inspiration you won’t want to miss these fabulous fall project ideas from the Inspiration Team.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares an Autumn Artist Trading Block complete with a Distress Ink Watercoloring tutorial. Don’t you just love how Anna-Karin has captured the essence of all things fall foliage with this amazing Autumn inspired ATB? Stop by Anna-Karin’s Blog for all the details on this fun fall coloring technique!

Rina Gonzales welcomes the fall season with a beautiful burlap wreath and an incredibly creative use of my Cake Slice die! I love how Rina used the Cake Slice die to create pennants for this wreath don’t you? Stop by Rina’s blog for a tutorial on how to create your own Fall Burlap wreath.

Donna Budzynski also has a fabulous fall tutorial to share with you…fall fabric flowers! Donna’s fabric flower tut is a must see and must do! This technique can be used on projects year round. Stop by Donna’s blog for all the steps you need to create gorgeous fabric flowers with my Sizzix dies!

While you are there check out the project that inspired Donna’s Fabric Flower Tutorial…this incredible stenciled Canvas bag created with StencilGirl Stencils HERE.

How’s that for some fall project inspiration? If you’ve been creating for fall or would like to try out one of these fabulous fall Sizzix project techniques don’t forget to share your art with us at The Art with Heart Fall Back Challenge.

Eileen

Inspiration Team and Team ATB Blog Hop Recap

22 Aug

Hi Everyone! There has been a TON of creativity flying around these past few weeks! The Inspiration Team and Team ATB have joined forces with some great companies and design teams to bring you creative inspiration like you’ve never seen before! Today I will be recapping what’s been going on with The Inspiration Team and Team ATB. It’s going to be a blog hop extravaganza…prepare to be inspired.

We have reached the final day of our week-long Blog Hop with the talented ladies of StencilGirl. Just look at all these amazing projects featuring my Sizzix Dies, Craffiti Stamps, and StencilGirl Stencils! Talk about creative product combinations! You won’t want to miss a single project created for this hop so please visit the links below for loads of inspiration.

There is a fabulous prize pack up for grabs. All you have to do is comment on Blog Hop participants projects. The more comments you leave the more chances you have to win!

All comments left for the entire week August 18th – August 22nd on all blogs in the hop will be eligible for the giveaway. One comment per blog post.

Comments close Sunday, August 24th @ 11:59PM Central Time.

Winner will be announced on Tuesday, August 26th.

Check out all the products from the companies in our hop here:

StencilGirl Products

Eileen Hull for Sizzix

Eileen Hull for Craffiti Direct

Next, we have Team ATB joining forces with the Frilly and Funkie DT for their “Hip to be Square” Challenge. If you are a fan of the Artist Trading Block you are sure to find ATB inspiration in this “Block Hop”!

Check out the stunning ATB’s created by the Frilly and Funkie DT and enter the Hip to Be Square Challenge HERE. The winner will receive a gift certificate to The Funkie Junkie Boutique where you will find my Artist Trading Block dies and other hard to find creative supplies!

Team ATB has been hard at work rocking the block this month see their creative Artist Trading Block Designs Here, Here, and HERE.

*Enabler Alert* My ATB die is now on sale at The Funkie Junkie

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There’s still time to enter The Art with Heart Challenge for a chance to win a die from my new Sizzix Collection Vintage Kitchen (coming soon). Our challenge this month is “Anything Goes” so stop by and share your creations with us too!Eileen

Vintage Kitchen Sneak Peek Part 2

12 Aug

Hello Everyone! It’s time for another Sneak Peek of my new Sizzix Collection Vintage Kitchen! Today I have some amazing samples to share with you created by Team ATB and the Inspiration Team. I for one am amazed at all the creative ways these talented designers came up with to use the Vintage Kitchen Collection. Come check it out…

Vintage Kitchen will be available for purchase in December but you can check out all of the dies available in the collection HERE. Now let’s see what Team ATB and the Inspiration Team came up with.

Anne Redfern pulled out all of the stops with her Vintage Kitchen Samples…wow! I just adore this Tim Holtz Inspired Sewing Box she created using the Cookie Box Die.

She also created a beautiful Sugar Bowl and Creamer set in true vintage style! But wait there’s more! Yes that’s right, I told you she pulled out all the stops. Be sure and visit Anne’s Blog to see these and more gorgeous projects using Vintage Kitchen.

Diana Hetherington used my Oven die in a fabulous vintage style teal. Look at all of the lovely details she has added to this project…gears for burners and even my logo!

Next, Diana used my Canister die in a truly unique way. She created a gorgeous lantern filled with her signature mixed-media flair!

Diana has also created more projects with Vintage Kitchen dies so stop by her blog HERE to see these amazing projects and more!

Oxana has a fantastic take on my Cookie Box die…she doubled it up to create this beautiful hinged box! You won’t want to miss her tutorial filled with inky good techniques!

She also used my new Stove Die with pretty papers and oodles of embellishments. The level of detail on this project is truly amazing!

You can visit Oxana’s Blog HERE for more gorgeous details on these fabulous projects.

Pam Bray our party favor queen has created such lovely favors/gift packaging using vintage kitchen! Pam’s multidimensional style using paper is sure to amaze you. How lovely is this design using my Loaf Pan die? I don’t know about you but I sure would love to receive one of these creations as a party favor or heartfelt gift 🙂

My girls have been having lots of fun with the new oven die. Pam puts the “fun” in functional by turning the oven into yet another candy holder. Talk about a fabulous favor!

You won’t want to miss these and other fantastic favor designs Pam has created using Vintage Kitchen. Visit Pam’s Blog HERE for more fun and functional creations!

Claudine Criner shares a perfectly pretty take on the Cookie Box die. Who wouldn’t love a box of sweet treats in this beautiful box?

Stop by Claudine’s blog to see more loveliness inside and out of this creation!

Lisa Hoel has a super fun take on my Cocoa Mug and Make it 3-D die cuts! How cool is this Cocoa creation? What a fun gift this would be!

Next, Lisa has created a holiday cookie container using my Canister die. This project really gets me in the spirit!

Stop by Lisa’s blog for more details on these projects and more!

Amy Bowerman shares her signature paper flower making style using my Mixing Bowls dies as cute containers for her arrangements!

Stop by Plucking Daisies for more info on this pretty paper flower project!

Anna-Karin Evaldsson has a gorgeous take on my Recipe Card Box die! Anna-Karin is never shy with her amazing technique and this project really speaks to her creative skills.

She has also created a lovely Canister just bursting with embossed stenciling…amazing!

Be sure and stop by Anna-Karin’s blog for even more beautiful projects featuring Vintage Kitchen!

Donna Budzynski got REALLY creative with the new Vintage Kitchen collection! I still can’t believe all of the creative ways she came up to use my new Sizzix collection…wow! How about this mixed-media canvas featuring my Cocoa Mug die? Fantastic isn’t it?

I absolutely adore how Donna has used the spoon from the Coffee Mug die to create this darling get well card!

Donna has many more projects featuring Vintage Kitchen that you won’t want to miss on her blog HERE.

Now for the final samples from my super talented IT we have Shelly Hickox here to wow you with this gorgeous Tea Canister featuring Graphic 45 Botanical Tea papers. So beautiful!

Shelly also shares a jolly holiday Loaf Pan project. Doesn’t this creation make you want to start baking up a storm and sing Christmas Carols?

Stop by Shelly’s Blog for more on this creative Vintage Kitchen projects.

Whew! What amazing samples eh? I’d like to give a big HUGE thank-you to Team ATB and the Inspiration Team for showcasing my new Sizzix Collection Vintage Kitchen so beautifully. Don’t forget to visit each designers blog for more amazing Vintage Kitchen samples!

If you missed Part 1 of the Vintage Kitchen Sneak Peek you can check that out HERE.

The Art with Heart Challenge this month is Anything Goes and the winner will receive a die of their choice from the Vintage Kitchen collection when it is released. You can link up your creations

Eileen

Red, White and Beautiful Project Recap and Winners!

25 Jul

Hey everyone! Wow, has this summer flown by or what? I can’t believe we are moving into the last month of summer! It’s been a fun summer so far filled with creative adventures and loads of Inspiration from the Inspiration Team, Team ATB and all of you sharing your art with us in the Art with Heart Challenges. Today I’ll be recapping all of the amazing Sizzix projects created for the Red, White and Beautiful Challenge and announcing the winner and Top 3! There’s lot’s to see so let’s get started.

The Inspiration Team never ceases to amaze when it comes to creativity! These gals are constantly coming up with new and innovative ways to create with my Sizzix dies. Check out the links below for all of the Red, White and Beautiful Sizzix projects created by my Inspiration Team this month.

Canning Jar Banner by Rina Gonzales

Candy Drawer Mail Box by Michelle Zerull

Red, White and Blue Floral Centerpiece by Donna Budzynski

Garden Tote by Shelly Hickox

Window Box Mini-Album by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Jubilee Artist Trading Block by Tracy Evans

And now for a few never-before seen projects from the Inspiration Team!

Amy Bowerman created this fun Coaster Cocktail Banner using my Cupcake Stand Die. How clever and cute to boot!

Stop by Plucking Daisies for a step by step tutorial on how to create one yourself!

Shelly Hickox is sharing a BEAUTIFUL bees-wax Artist Trading Block. It’s quite breathtaking isn’t it?

Stop by Shelly’s blog to see more of this lovely ATB!

It’s “Time” for more amazing ATB’s like this magnificent Time Piece Artist Trading Block by Tracy Evans.

You will definitely want to make time to visit Tracy’s Blog for more details on this charming ATB.

While we are on the subject of Amazing Artist Trading Blocks our sister team Team ATB has REALLY outdone themselves this month! Prepare yourself for an ATB extravaganza! Wow! Such creativity and innovation here!

Follow the links to see all of the amazing Artist Trading Blocks created by Team ATB…

Hot Air Balloon Party Favor Artist Trading Block by Pam Bray

Wedding Cake Artist Trading Block by Pam Bray

Patriotic ATB Tower by Lisa Hoel

Sewing Themed ATB Tower by Lisa Hoel

Money Box Artist Trading Block by Anne Redfern

Alice in Wonderland Tea Box ATB by Oxana Moupasiridou

Red, White and Beautiful Artist Trading Block by Claudine Criner

And the winner of the Art with Heart Red, White and Beautiful Challenge is…

Julia Aston who created this stunning “Star Student” Artist Trading Block! Isn’t it a beauty?

Stop by Julia’s blog for more details on this fabulous Artist Trading Block.

Congratulations Julia! Please email amy (at) pluckingdaisies (dot) com with your shipping info.

As always, ALL of the challenge entries were fantastic you are a talented bunch! This is the hardest thing I do each month…choosing only 3. It gets harder and harder with each passing challenge…whew! Here’s the Top 3 in no particular order…

JP Scraps created this “Red, White and BEAUTIFUL” mixed media canvas.

Stop by JP Scraps blog to learn more about this lovely project!

I love a clever upcycling project and Noreen Doll delivers with this fun dimensional star created from a Soda can!

You won’t want to miss Noreen’s easy to follow tutorial on how to create your own!

Be still my heart! This tag by Manila Guerilla is just bursting with creative dimension!

If you enjoy inspirational Tag Art run don’t walk on over to Manilla Guerilla to see this gorgeous tag and more!

A big thank you to all who shared their Art with Heart this month, the Inspiration Team and Team ATB! We have some fun surprises in store for you in August so stay tuned for our next challenge starting Tuesday August 5th.

Eileen

Inspiration Team Tuesday: Red, White and Beautiful Projects

15 Jul

Hello Everyone! It’s Inspiration Team Tuesday! My super talented designers have created such innovative and inspiring “Red, White and Beautiful” projects to share with you. I keep asking myself “How did I get so lucky to have such an amazing team working with my Sizzix dies?” The Inspiration Team never ceases to amaze me and I think you’ll agree once you see what the girls have created this week for the Art with Heart Red, White and Beautiful Challenge. Let’s have a look shall we?

Michelle Zerull created a fabulous Stamp Box using my Candy Drawer Scoreboards die. Michelle’s attention to detail shines throughout this lovely little project. I can’t get over all of the fun Red, white and BEAUTIFUL details she has added to this creation!

Stop by Michelle’s Blog for more on this inspiring project.

Shelly Hickox our reigning queen of Artist Trading Block innovations has a never-before-seen ATB design to help your garden grow! I’m still in awe of the fact that Shelly has created this gorgeous garden tote using my Square Box die…wow! Talk about a fun AND functional design!

Be sure to visit Shelly’s Blog to find out how to create this amazing Garden Tote!

Anna-Karin Evaldsson is back to wow you with yet another innovative design. She’s taken my Window Box die and turned it into a beautiful beach themed Mini-Album! Isn’t the texture on this piece to die for? I love how she used my fringe flower die with nautical papers and fabric!

Visit Anna-Karin’s Blog for more breathtaking details on this “Beachy” keen creation!

Ready to share YOUR Red, White and Beautiful creations? Link them up HERE and you could win a one of a kind Red, White, and Blue Artist Trading Block set and other fun goodies. Stay tuned next Tuesday for more inspired creations from the Inspiration Team!

Eileen