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Art with Heart Challenge July {Red, White, and Beautiful}

2 Jul

Hey everyone! Can you believe it’s July already? Neither can I! I’m still playing catch up after returning from the #PaperTrail but I’m excited to celebrate a new Art with Heart Challenge with you as we move into July.

This month’s challenge is “Red, White and Beautiful”. We have a fun prize pack up for grabs for you to create your own”Red, White and Beautiful” projects including one of my newest stamp sets from Craffiti Direct, a custom set of Red, White and Blue Artist Trading Blocks and other fun goodies!

Need some inspiration? The Inspiration Team is here reporting for duty! Let’s see what the girls have created this month to inspire YOU to bring out the Red, white and blue…

Rina Gonzales created an adorable Red, White and Blue Mason Jar banner to celebrate the Fourth of July using my Canning Jar die.

Stop by Rina’s Blog for more details on this red, white AND beautiful project!

Tracy Evans created a fabulous across the pond version of the Red, White and Blue with this glorious Jubilee inspired Artist Trading Block!

Hop on over to Tracy’s Blog for an artful trip to London town.

Donna Budzynski has a lovely red, white and beautiful flower arrangement for you perfect for an Independence day celebration or summer picnic. Donna used my 3-D flowers die and lovely labels set to create this patriotic arrangement.

Stop by Donna’s blog for an inky good red, white and beautiful tutorial!

Now it’s your turn! Your projects don’t have to be red, white or blue because I know they will be beautiful! Can’t wait to see your Art with Heart.

Eileen

PS My apologies on the winners post delay from June. I will be announcing the winner and top 3 after the Holiday

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Inspiration Team Summer Celebrations Project Recap

25 Jun

Hello Everyone! I have returned from a wonderful adventure on the #PaperTrail, and what a fun, creative ride it has been! Can you believe the month of June is almost over? My how time flies! The creativity has sure been “flying” around here thanks to my Inspiration Team. Before another Art with Heart Challenge comes to a close let’s check out some of the latest creations from the Inspiration Team and a look back at all the others created for the June Summer Celebrations challenge…

Beatriz Jennings has created a gorgeous trio of “Garden Fresh” food jars perfect for summer celebration favors or home decor!

Stop by Beatriz’s blog for more on this lovely project and a bonus card creation.

Pam Keravuori has a June themed Mini-Album to share with you filled with pretty papers and tied up with bakers twine! Oh my what a lovely cover, just wait till you see what’s inside!

Stop by Pam’s blog for a tutorial on how to create this Mini-Album and record your own June Celebrations and memories.

Shelly Hickox hits us with the “Wow” factor once again with this amazing Birthday Cake Artist Trading Block tower. This project is perfect for a summer birthday or wedding. Shelly’s creation is so lovely you’ll want to display all year-long!

Stop by Shelly’s Blog to find out more on how to create this innovative ATB design.

Don’t miss Shelly’s masculine masterpiece the Industrial Caddy and Mini-Book HERE.

Tracy Evans created a beautiful Songbird Artist Trading Block covered in Summer fun colors!

Stop by Tracy’s blog for more details on this artful ATB.

Want more Tracy Evan’s Artist Trading Block Inspiration? Don’t miss Tracy’s fantastic Beach Hut Artist Trading Block.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares a nautical Artist Trading Block that will make you want to head for the coast! The soft watercolor stamping reminds me of sun soaked salty air days by the shore.

Stop by Anna-Karin’s Blog for a detailed tutorial on how to create this Nautical ATB design.

For more Coastal designs from Anna-Karin make sure you check out her Nautical Art Supply Caddy HERE.

To see the rest of all the fabulous Summer Celebrations creations from the Inspiration Team you can find them HERE and HERE. Do you have a Summer Fun project you’d like to share? There’s still time to enter the Art with Heart Challenge and win a Sizzix Prize pack. You have until 8pm on June 26 so hurry on over and link up your creations HERE.

The winner and top 3 will be announced on Friday June 27.

See you soon!

Eileen

Inspiration Team Tuesday {Summer Fun Projects}

10 Jun

Hey everyone! I’m so lucky to have such a talented Inspiration Team to keep the creativity going while I’m away on the #PaperTrail. Every Tuesday the Inspiration Team will have a fresh batch of creative projects to inspire you to share YOUR art with heart in our June “Summer Celebrations” challenge. Let’s see what the Inspiration Team has in store for us this week…

Michelle Zerull has an incredibly creative project filled with summer fun from the inside out! This is the most clever use of my food jar die to date! I just love how Michelle has used the food jar to create an interactive street fair scene. Talk about a super creative take on the summer celebrations challenge!

Stop by Michelle’s Blog for more details on this oh so creative summer fun project!

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares how to create an artful container for your creative supplies using my Coupon/mini shopping bag die! Her nautical embellishments atop a sand and sea soaked background make this piece a lovely summer fun treat sure to keep your creativity flowing throughout the seasons!

Anna-Karin’s blog for more on how to create this fabulous and functional art supply caddy.

Amy Bowerman has created a sweet Father’s Day keepsake featuring America’s favorite past time…baseball! Amy used my Mini-Album die to share the love of the game and Dad on his special day.

Stop by Amy’s blog for a fun tutorial on how to create this Baseball themed Father’s Day Mini-Album!

Now it’s your turn! Share your Art with Heart HERE for a chance to win a Sizzix prize pack! Stay tuned next Tuesday for more Summer Celebration creations from the Inspiration team!

In case you missed any of my adventures on the #PaperTrail you can catch up with what’s been going on below.

There’s lots more fun to come so stay tuned and ride along with me on the #PaperTrail! For real time updates and sneak peeks you can follow along with me here…

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Eileen

Art with Heart June Challenge {Summer Celebrations}

3 Jun

Hey everyone! Can you believe we are into June already? Exciting things are happening this month. I’m heading out in my vintage camper for the second phase of the #PaperTrail. I’m all packed up and ready to go with suitcases full of samples and I’ll be teaching lots of classes along the way. Check out my itinerary here to see if I’m coming to a store near you and class sign up information. I can’t wait to see you on the #PaperTrail2

As always, the start of a new month means the beginning of a new Art with Heart Challenge. Since June is often filled with parties and picnics for Father’s Day, Graduations, and good old-fashioned Summer BBQ’s our theme this month is “Summer Celebrations”! However you interpret this theme we want YOU to share your Art with Heart!

Art with Heart Challenge : Create, Share, Inspire! | Eileenhull.com

To sweeten the deal we have a fun Sizzix Prize pack up for grabs filled with pretty papers and Dies from my Sweet Treats Sizzix Collection.

Art with Heart Challenge June Challenge Sizzix Prize Pack | Eileenhull.com

Need to jump-start your creative mojo? Let’s check out what the Inspiration team has in store for you…

Shelly Hickox created a fantastic Father’s Day mini-book with an industrial caddy using my Bag/Caddy Sizzix Scoreboards die.

Art with Heart June Challenge {Summer Celebrations} Father's Day Mini-Book & Industrial Caddy by Shelly Hickox | Eileenhull.com

Stop by Shelly’s blog for more details on this fine Father’s Day project.

Tracy Evans is getting us ready for summer fun with her latest and greatest Artist Trading Block creation. How cute is this beach hut? Doesn’t it make you long for a lazy day on the beach?

Art with Heart June Challenge {Summer Celebrations} Beach Hut Artist Trading Block by Tracy Evans| Eileenhull.com

Stop by Tracy’s blog for more details on this summer fun ATB.

Donna Budzynski has found a new use for my Mini Album Scoreboards die! That clever girl used it to create this cool party banner adorned with 3-D birds created with my Bird die.

Art with Heart June Challenge {Summer Celebrations}DIY Party Banner by Donna Budzynski| Eileenhull.com

Stop by Donna’s blog for more pics and steps on how to create this fun project.

Melissa Phillips has created a beautiful Artist Trading Block tower filled from top to bottom with Summer Fun!

Art with Heart June Challenge {Summer Celebrations} Summer Fun Artist Trading Block Tower by Melissa Phillips| Eileenhull.com

Stop by Melissa’s blog for more gorgeous details on this summery ATB design!

Rina Gonzales is here to wow you with a fun AND functional Artist Trading Block design. How cute are these BBQ condiment containers?

Celebrations} Artist Trading Block BBQ Containers by Rina Gonzales| Eileenhull.com

Stop by Rina’s Blog to find out how to create these cute ATB containers for your next backyard BBQ bash.

We’ll have more Summer Celebration’s projects from the Inspiration Team to share with you next Tuesday. In the meantime you can view my itinerary for the #PaperTrail2 HERE and keep up with my adventures on the #PaperTrail2 without leaving home Here…

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Don’t forget to share your Art with Heart in the link up below!

Eileen

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Art with Heart May Flowers Challenge Winner & Top 3

31 May

Hello Everyone! As I’m gearing up for the #PaperTrail2 I didn’t get to posting the Winner and Top 3 of the Art with Heart Challenge yesterday. So let’s get right to it! We had such amazing entries this month how does one decide? It was a tough decision for sure!

Our winner this month is Claudine Criner! Claudine created this beautiful Bird House Artist Trading Block adorned with birds and blooms.

Stop by Claudine’s Blog to see more of this fabulous, flowering Artist Trading Block.

I wish I could choose all of the lovely projects entered in this month’s challenge we had such fantastic entries! You can see all of the beautiful projects linked up to our May Flowers Challenge HERE.

First up, we have this glittery bit of gorgeous created by Canadian Nickel Scrap’n using my Candy Drawer die!

Stop by Nicole’s blog for more details on this oh so pretty project!

There were so many beautiful floral Artist Trading Block’s linked up this month I had the toughest time of all choosing which ones to pick. They ALL deserve a top 3 mention in my opinion.

Like this phenomenal floral ATB created by Craft Art! Can you believe this was her FIRST ATB? Neither can I!

Stop by Craft Art for more glorious details.

Another “First” Artist Trading Block just bursting with blooms created by Mo Stokes rounds out our top 3!

Stop by Mo’s blog for a wonderful tutorial on how she created this innovative ATB design!

A big thank you to all for your continued support of the Art with Heart Challenge and for sharing your creativity with us here! A new challenge begins Tuesday June 3 with lots of creative inspiration from my Inspiration Team! If you missed any of the Inspiration Team projects from the May Flowers Challenge you can see them HERE.

Team ATB has also been busy this month creating Artist Trading Blocks with Altered Pages! You can find a full recap of all the amazing Artist Trading Blocks created by Team ATB and Altered Pages HERE.

In other Artist Trading Block news Team ATB is growing! Stop by and say hello to our newest team member Anne Redfern! You are in for an inspirational treat when you see Anne’s latest ATB creation. Check out the latest and greatest Artist Trading Block projects from Anne HERE.

I’ll be heading out on the #PaperTrail2 next week. I may be coming to your town! See if I’m coming your way HERE.

You can follow me on the #PaperTrail2 without leaving home here…

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Eileen

Inspiration Team Tuesday: Paper Flower Projects

20 May

Hey everyone! The Inspiration Team is back with some fabulous May Flowers inspiration for you! These Paper Flower projects created using my Sizzix dies will have YOUR creativity blooming in no time!

Beth Watson created this gorgeous Hydrangea Chandelier using my Borders and Hydrangea die and my Leaves Die.

Stop by Beth’s blog for a fantastic step-by-step tutorial.

Amy of Plucking Daisies is on a paper flower making roll! She has created this lovely floral Gift Card Holder using my Seed Packet, Leaves and Fringe Flower die. Stop by Plucking Daisies for not 1 but 4 different ways to use the Seed Packet die to make Gift Card holders for a variety of occasions!

Amy didn’t stop at Gift Card Holders. She continued her paper flower making kick and created this Whimsical Garden Gnome Artist Trading Block! I can’t even believe how many of my dies she incorporated into this project. Stop by Plucking Daisies to get the scoop.

While we are on the subject of Gnomes and Artist Trading Blocks, if you are looking for more Artist Trading Block inspiration you needn’t look further than our sister team Team ATB! Stop by the Artists on the Block to see some amazing ATB creations from Team ATB, the Inspiration Team and Altered Pages!

Melissa Phillips created this beyond beautiful Shabby-chic caddy using my bag caddy die and fringe flower .

Stop by Melissa’s blog for more gorgeous details on this pretty project!

The Inspiration Team has done it again! Are you inspired yet? I thought so! Now it’s your turn to share YOUR Art with Heart for a chance to win a Sizzix prize pack! Link up your Art with Heart HERE...I can’t wait to see what you create!

Don’t forget to stop by The Artists On The Block and check out the crazy amazing Artist Trading Block designs being created for our month-long “Block Hop” with Altered Pages!

You can also find your daily dose of ATB inspiration on our Facebook page.

Eileen