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Favorite Projects of 2020…

2 Dec

…new and old! Wow, we’ve reached December, can you believe it? This year has been one wild ride. We can be thankful for our crafting community and having a place to be creative in these crazy times. For December the Teams are doing a round up of some of their favorite projects of 2020 (or sharing something new!) Let’s take a look!

Pam Bray has a whole bevy of gorgeous projects for us to feast our eyes on! I really love how she uses patterned paper so effectively. Those projects are winners Pam! Visit her blog so you can get a better look at her round up.

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - Favorite Projects of 2020 from the Inspiration Team

Inspiration struck for Susie Bentz and she has a brand new Post Box Die Christmas project to share with us! She decorated the box so it would form Santa’s body and it has plenty of pizazz decked out with Rinea foiled paper. These boxes are perfect for filling with treats, a gift card, or other small gifts. See the complete tutorial on Susie’s blog.

Susie Bentz - for Eileen Hull - Favorite Projects of 2020 from the Inspiration Team

Designer Karen Bearse has chosen her favorite projects of 2020, and they are chock full of mixed media goodness! Karen is a master of collage and she always incorporates a plethora of media, ephemera and artsy bits into her layered and detailed creations. You can see all her picks in her blog post so don’t miss it!

Karen Bearse - for Eileen Hull - Favorite Projects of 2020 from the Inspiration Team

Don’t miss the Comfort & Joy Christmas journaling that just began in the Fan Club!

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As mentioned above, we are having a fun event taking place in the Eileen Hull Fan Club! You can find out more information here. Join creatives from all around the world to make a journal documenting past and present holiday traditions. Eileen and teams will be providing inspiration, techniques and practical ways to create your own personalized journal using any of Eileen’s Sizzix Journal dies as a base. The Event is taking place throughout December on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Eileen Hull Fan Club private group… so join now (and please answer the questions!) We are off to a great start – let’s sprinkle some comfort and joy in each other’s lives.

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,ooo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends – make sure to answer the questions! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs 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.

While the Comfort & Joy event is going on, Eileen is not doing any Facebook Lives. All the action is in the Fan Club right now so join us and join in!

Crafting Seasons’ Greetings Inspiration

11 Nov

We are getting well into the holiday season now. Here in the USA Thanksgiving is in about two weeks! All this month on the blog, Eileen Hull’s Teams are crafting hard to bring Seasons’ Greetings inspiration to you! Last week we kicked it off with some festive makes from the Inspiration Team and it continues on with this week’s projects. Let’s take a look…

Time to get crafty!

Julia Aston created a beautiful stand to hold photos of holiday memories using Eileen’s Display Stand Die. The festive patterned paper and darling little trees and deer really make this project special. See Julia’s blog post for all the details and instructions!

Julia Aston for Eileen Hull - Crafting Seasons' Greetings with Sizzix #eileenhull #mymakingstory #ehinspirationteam

Designer Mitsyana Wright used Eileen’s new Teacup Die to create this absolutely adorable Christmas card. Just because a die is a Scoreboards die, you don’t have to use it only to make 3-D projects. As Mitsyana shows us, you can use them to cut patterned paper and use the elements on things like cards! See all the details in her blog post.

Mitsyana Wright for Eileen Hull - Crafting Seasons' Greetings with Sizzix #eileenhull #mymakingstory #ehinspirationteam

Stitching up some Christmas cuteness is Susie Bentz! She was inspired to turn a card design she previously made into felt Christmas Snowman Mitten ornaments. Eileen’s steel rule dies make short work of cutting heavier substrates! You will not want to miss Susie’s instructions and variations in her blog post. Head on over to check it out.

Susie Bentz for Eileen Hull - Crafting Seasons' Greetings with Sizzix #eileenhull #mymakingstory #ehinspirationteam

Keep going, more Seasons’ Greeings crafting inspiration follows…

Maggi Harding also created some beautiful Christmas cards using Eileen’s dies. Who wouldn’t want to receive one of these in the mail? The mitten card has a slot for a gift card and the snowman card is a step out card (love that card format!) See Maggi’s blog post for the details and many more photos!

Maggi Harding for Eileen Hull - Crafting Seasons' Greetings with Sizzix #eileenhull #mymakingstory #ehinspirationteam

In our final set of cards for the week, Jenny Marples has some delightful snowman cards to share with us. I really love the atypical color scheme that she chose. It pays to have a stash of leftover papers and scraps from previous projects! See Jenny’s blog post for tips on using that stash to jump start your card making.

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - Crafting Seasons' Greetings with Sizzix #eileenhull #mymakingstory #ehinspirationteam

Visit us next week for more Seasons’ Greetings crafting inspiration from the Team!

Below is the link for Eileen’s Tuesday Facebook Live! Winners for the contest were announced and Eileen shows us how to make a cute project using the Post Box Die. Join in and see the replay. There are some new technical difficulties with embedding Facebook videos into these blog posts, so FOLLOW THIS LINK to watch the show.

Full Steam Ahead for Spring Inspiration

18 Mar

Slowly but surely spring is arriving! A few more of my early flowers have started to bloom and I got a little bit of garden cleanup done today. As usual, the Inspiration Team has not let us down and we have four lovely projects to share using the newest Eileen Hull Dies and a spring theme. Paper flowers can bloom at any time of the year!

The newest Eileen Hull Dies are perfect for spring projects…

Mitsyana Wright created a sunny and cheerful Gift Box that is sure to lift anyone’s spirits. I love the flowers and little flying bee on top. Check out Mitsyana’s blog post for more photos and complete instructions.

Mitsyana Wright for Eileen Hull – more spring inspiration with the newest Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies #mymakingstory #eileenhull
Gift Box with Scalloped Edges Die

Designer Jenny Marples also created a Gift Box project featuring flowers! Same die but two completely different looks. It just shows how Eileen’s dies are the perfect blank canvas to showcase your own style. Visit Jenny’s post for a wonderful mixed media tutorial.

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull – more spring inspiration with the newest Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies #mymakingstory #eileenhull
Gift Box with Scalloped Edges Die

Next we have a fabulous photo project from Anna-Karin Evaldsson. She used a favorite spring photo (those flowers!) and the Display Stand Die to create a home decor photo display piece. It is a quick and easy project (see her blog post to find out how easy!) This is a perfect gift idea (Mother’s Day is coming too…)

Anna-Karin Evaldsson for Eileen Hull – more spring inspiration with the newest Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies #mymakingstory #eileenhull
Display Stand Die

Lastly, we have a darling Easter creation from Julia Aston. She also used the Display Stand Die to make this super cute decor piece. I love that ballerina bunny! Hop on over to Julia’s blog to find out all the details.

Julia Aston for Eileen Hull – more spring inspiration with the newest Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies #mymakingstory #eileenhull
Display Stand Die

If you missed the last few weeks of posts, you can find them HERE and HERE. You don’t want to skip them, trust me on that! Thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of the week.

Visit us next week for another dose of spring inspiration from the Team.

Check back here next Wednesday to see more Inspiration Team inspiration! 😉 The team will be sharing more projects with a Spring theme!

Join Eileen on her twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs– Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. Become a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club- a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet. Join on Facebook and don’t forget to answer the questions! You can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Check out Eileen’s latest Facebook Live video. She showed us how to make a traveller’s journal out of a placemat! You won’t want to miss her upcycling know-how.

More Spring Inspiration with Eileen Hull & her Talented Team

11 Mar

Spring is coming ever closer and anticipation is growing along with the daffodils! Green replacing brown? Check! Flowers starting to appear? Check! Warmer weather? Well, sort of around here. 😉 Your weather may be all over the map, but here in blogland the Team has a passel of cheerful creations to brighten your day even if it might snow this weekend. Read on and fill your eyeballs with spring inspiration from Eileen Hull!

Lisa Hoel has created a wee little fairy forest on the sides of the Gift Box which she used as a container for a spray of paper shamrocks. (There are a few lucky ones in there!) Head on over to her blog post and you will see all the detail photos and the how to.

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull - St. Patrick's holiday shamrock decor with the Gift Box with Scalloped Edges Die #mymakingstory Spring Inspiration with Eileen Hull!

Next up on our holiday roster is Easter! Julia Aston made this darling bunny box also using the Gift Box with Scalloped Edges Die. Isn’t that clever? (and how versatile is the Gift Box Die??) Fill it with candy and it’s a perfect Easter treat for someone special. See Julia’s post to find out all the details about this super cute make!

Julia Aston for Eileen Hull – Easter bunny box made with her new Sizzix Gift Box with Scalloped Edges Die #mymakingstory Spring Inspiration with Eileen Hull!

Lastly, for today we have Susie Bentz and her creation made using the Display Stand Die. Never lose track of the wifi password again! I think Susie is ready to skip spring for summer and has crashing at Eileen’s beach house in mind. 😉 See her blog for all the details!

Susie Bentz for Eileen Hull – Wifi password sign made with Eileen's new Sizzix Display Stand Die #mymakingstory Spring Inspiration with Eileen Hull!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of the week!

Visit us next week for another dose of crafty goodness and spring inspiration from the Team.

Check back here next Wednesday to see more Inspiration Team inspiration! 😉 The team will be sharing more projects with a Spring theme! Check last week’s post as well so you don’t miss anything.

Check out Eileen’s latest Facebook Live video. She showed us how to make a cute home decor item – little felt cactus plants in pots! You won’t want to miss it. As always her videos are full of good tips!

Spring into March with Fresh Sizzix Inspiration from Eileen Hull

5 Mar

March has come upon us and spring will soon be here! This month Eileen Hull’s Inspiration Team is treating us to a month of spring themed projects using her latest Display Stand and Gift Box with Scallop Edges Dies. Think spring holidays and garden flowers – it’s all headed your way.

Kicking us off is Pam Bray with a darling memo holder made with the Display Stand Die. March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day and this delightful project is perfect to mark the occasion! Check out her blog to find out how it all came together.

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull – St. Patrick's themed memo stand made using the Sizzix Display Stand Die. Fresh Spring Sizzix inspiration! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Next is a funky and colorful project from Karen Bearse made with the Gift Box Die. Karen used bright colors and Dyan Reaveley’s products to really make this box pop! Check out her post to see all the detail photos. There is fun on every panel!

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull – Fresh and funky Gift Box Die creation. Fresh Spring Sizzix inspiration! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Jenny Marples created a gorgeous flowered Gift Box for the latest Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge. Wow! I just love the color scheme she used for this lovely creation. She has a complete tutorial on her blog so check it out!

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull – fabulous box made using the Sizzix Gift Box with Scallop Edges Die. Fresh Spring Sizzix inspiration! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of the week!

Visit us next week for more spring themed inspiration! Are you ready for it?

Check back here next Wednesday to see more Inspiration Team inspiration! 😉 The team will be sharing projects with a Spring theme! Did you miss last week’s post? Be sure to go check it out here.

Box it Up with Eileen Hull’s Newest Dies

26 Feb

Well, here we are at the tail end of February. Can you believe it has zipped by so quickly? It certainly has been a month full of creative inspiration as shared by Eileen’s Inspiration Team. If you haven’t already, go back through the posts each week to see what you’ve missed! And now scroll on to see what the team is making with the newest Eileen Hull dies:

Maggi Harding created a gorgeous metallic box using the new Gift Box with Scallop Edges Die. What treasure could lie inside?? You won’t know until you head on over to her blog to see!

Maggi Harding for Eileen Hull - the Inspiration Team is making the most wonderful projects using Eileen's newest Sizzix dies! This is made with the Gift Box with Scallop Edges. #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #steampunk — So lovely!!!

Anna-Karin Evaldsson used the Gift Box Die to create a darling little “tiny cars keeper” to give to her 5 year old son. I bet he will be very excited to get it on his birthday! Anna-Karin tells you how it all came together in her blogpost.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson for Eileen Hull - the Inspiration Team is making the most wonderful projects using Eileen's newest Sizzix dies! This 'car keeper' is made with the Gift Box with Scallop Edges. #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #tim_holtz

Eileen’s versatile dies are fun for kids to craft with too! Julia Aston’s grandnephew and grandniece had a grand time putting together and decorating their very own Gift Boxes to hold their special treasures. What fun!

Julia Aston for Eileen Hull - the Inspiration Team is making the most wonderful projects using Eileen's newest Sizzix dies! The kids had a blast making their own treasure boxes using the Gift Box with Scallop Edges. #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix — Who has fun at their Aunt’s house? These guys!

Jenny Marples cleverly combined the new Display Stand Die and the Pocket Notebook Die to create a desktop paper scrap holder. Sport a stylish and organized craft desk! Head on over to her tutorial to see how to do it!

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - the Inspiration Team is making the most wonderful projects using Eileen's newest Sizzix dies! This 'scrap keeper' is made with the Display Stand Die and the Pocket Notebook Die combined! #eileenhull #mymakingstory #sizzix #tim_holtz

Thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of the week!

Visit us next week when we will start to feature the inspiration of Spring! Are you ready for it?

Check back here next Wednesday to see more Inspiration Team inspiration! 😉 The team will be sharing projects with a Spring theme!

Check out Eileen’s latest Facebook Live video. She showed us how to make a cute pop-up birthday card. As always her videos are full of good tips!