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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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#PaperTrail Day 1

3 Jun

Finally, I am almost on the road!

And here is the surprise destination to kick off the #PaperTrail in grand style… are you ready?

I am headed to the studio of Kathy Davis for a one on one meeting with her! Kathy is one of America’s leading social expressions designers. Chances are good that at some point, you have given or received Kathy’s artwork in the form of greeting cards, fabric, bank checks, calendars, or gifts. Kathy sells 40,000 cards a day! Last year, her sales of licensed goods exceeded $100 million at retail.

GULP. I am not sure I know what to say to her- I feel like I have an audience with the Pope! But when I look at her art, and I have to think that it reflects her personality, I see a kind and gentle soul who appreciates the beauty in people and nature and wants to share it with others. Not so scary…

Kathy has a new book out entitled, Scatter Joy. It looks beautiful and I want to pick a few up- I know my Mom would like one.

A little more about Kathy Davis Studios…

Headquartered in Horsham, PA., Kathy Davis Studios, Inc., is one of the nation’s leading design companies in the greeting card and gift industries. Selling millions of licensed products worldwide annually, Kathy Davis Studios, Inc. is led by Chief Visionary Officer, Kathy Davis.

Through its extensive collection of 20,000 designs and messages, the company has an array of licensed merchandise such as greeting cards, fabric, bank checks, calendars, and gifts.

www.kathydavis.com
www.facebook.com/KathyDavisStudios
www.twitter.com/#!/KathyDavisKDS

Website

http://www.kathydavis.com

You may be wondering how it happened that I was granted this meeting. Well, funny story. One night I was goofing off on Facebook and happened to see a photo of a studio being organized by a FB friend called CardMonkey Jarvis. You have to love her name! Anyway I noticed that she lived in PA which is nearby so I suggested that her new studio might be a stop on the #PaperTrail. She said that would be fine but that she knew of a place I really should get to- and that was the studio of Kathy Davis! She even had a friend who was a VP there and she would see if she (and he) could pull some strings and get me in for a tour. So I said YES! Do it CardMonkey! And she did!

So that is how I will be meeting with Kathy Davis at 9:30 AM. Facebook, you rock!

CardMonkey, aka Ellen, and I will be doing some fun things during the day and then she has gathered a group of crafty friends together for some die cutting and crafting from 6-8 PM. That is, unless Ellen’s daughter, who is attending the event, goes into labor! Talk about an exciting day… 🙂

Check out Ellen’s blog post about the details if you would like to sign up. There were a few spots left last night so check it out if you are anywhere near Warminster PA.

I will let you know what happens. Right now I am loading up the last batch of boxes, suitcases, etc. and getting ready to drive tonight. Then I will be close to where I need to be in the morning and won’t have to deal with traffic.

Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for BTS shots.

The adventure begins! Stay tuned my friends…

The #PaperTrail Itinerary and Mystery Celebrity First Stop

2 Jun

I can’t remember the last time I had to pack for a month away from home! But it’s happening…On Monday, June 2, I am headed out for four weeks on the#PaperTrail adventure! My 1976 trailer, Scotty, is loaded up with crafty goodness and vintage suitcases full of inspirational samples. I will be visiting twelve independent craft stores and teaching classes featuring my licensed craft products: Sizzix dies, Clearsnap inks and CraffitiDirect stamps. You will be seeing it all- a snapshot of life on the road because I will be blogging and keeping you updated on social media. So I hope you will follow the #PaperTrail with me on FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

There are a few reasons I want to share this adventure with you… but one of them is… quite honestly, I am a little nervous about it all, and I sure would feel better to know that I had some friends riding along with me. Please feel free to grab a button and post it on your blog or Facebook and invite your friends to follow along as well- the more the merrier. All are welcome!

Here’s the map of where I am headed. You can click on the red pins and that will show you the name of the event and location- I love Google Maps!

June 2, 2014

Eileen Meets a Celebrity! Tune in tomorrow to find out who it is and the story behind how it happened!

And Tuesday evening… an evening with my friend, CardMonkey Jarvis, and friends. Looking forward to meeting up with Ellen’s crafty group and sharing tips and techniques on die cutting. We’ll be making tiny suitcases in honor of Scotty’s journey.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Pages In Time
16 E. 28th Division Hwy (Route 322) Lititz, PA 17543

717-625-4455

Noon- demo Mini-Album

2:00-4:00 Doodled Artist Trading Blocks

If you say pretty please you can come out and tour the trailer!

Thursday, June 5, 2014
Great American Stamp Store
8 Church St S, Westport, CT 06880
(203) 221-1229

10:30-11:30 Canning Jar Recipe Book mini-class
12:30-4:30 Chunky Book

Friday, June 6, 2014
Country Living Fair
Rhinebeack, NY
Meeting up with my sister to see what we can find! I’ll be staying overnight with Kathy- she and my mom recovered the cushions in the camper for me back in March. You can read about that here. Kathy has a gorgeous little sewing cottage so I will get post some pics for you to drool over.

Thanks to an introduction from my friend Jo Packham of Where Women Create, I am going to meet Jen, owner of Earth Angel, in her booth!

Saturday, June 7, 2014
West Springfield Rubber Stamp & Paper Arts Festival
Will anyone else be going to this? Let’s plan to meet up! Gather at the camper and enjoy a cold beverage and then head in to the latest goodies for sale! Contact me at 703-283-2012. Catherine Matthews-Scanlon is on board! Who else wants in?

EDIT: Change in plan. The class at KeptCreations did not fill up. I am staying in Shokan with my sister for an extra day and heading to W. Springfield to the Stamp Show on Sunday since I don’t have class. You have to be flexible!

Sunday, June 8, 2014
Kept Creations
15 South Ave, Whitman, MA 02382
(781) 447-4010
CANCELLED
Noon- demo
2:00-4:00- Artist Trading Block Wood Tower
Visit the trailer and sign my guestbook!

Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Bella Art
1665 hartford avenue, johnston, ri 02919
401-383-0199 or info@bellaartonline.com.
11:00- 3:00 Chunky Book

Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Inspiration Station
13 Furnace Ave.
Stafford Springs, CT 06076
(860) 684-2641

10:00-12:00 Delightful Box

1:00-3:00 demo

6:00-8:00 Delightful Box

Thursday, June 12, 2014
Life’s Memories and More
Schoolhouse Commons
1085 Park Street Palmer MA 01069
413-283-4448 info@lifesmemoriesandmore.com

12:30-3:00 Bloom Box

Friday- Saturday, June 13-14, 2014
Beautiful Impressions
30 Westbrook Place, Westbrook, CT 06498
info@beautiful-impressions.com
Friday , June 13
11-12 Washi Tape Canning Jar Recipe Book using Eileen’s ScoreBoards Canning Jar die.
6:30-7:30 Washi Tape Canning Jar Recipe Book
Saturday, June 14
Another Mini- Class! We’ll be making an Artist Trading Blocks.

Bring your camera- we have LOTS of samples!

Chunky Book featuring Eileen’s Square Box die, Clearsnap inks and CraffitiDirect stamps.

Sunday, June 15, 2014
Stamp and Scrap Nest LLC
1384 Hopmeadow Street (Route 10) Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-9023
e-mail: stampscrapnest@aol.com

12:30-3: Bloom Box

Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Scrap Happy Ohio
2445 w market st
wolf creek plaza
tiffin Ohio 44883

419-443-0882 scraphappyohio@yahoo.com

10:00-12:00- Art Journal
1:00-2:00- Recipe Book

Thursday and Friday , June 19-20, 2014
The Doodlebug
671 3rd Avenue | Jasper, IN 47546 | 1.812.482.4949
doodlebug@thedoodlebuginc.com

Thursday
2:00-4:00 demo
6:00-10:00 Chunky Book
Friday
10:30-12:30 Memories Mini
1:00-3:00 demo

Friday and Saturday, June 20-21, 2014
Mary’s Scrapden
1394 N. Green River Rd. Evansville, IN 47715 812-474-9099
marysscrapden@aol.com

Friday, June 20
6:00-10:00 Chunky Book
Saturday, June 21
10:00-11:00 Canning Jar Recipe Book
11:30-12:30 Birthday Box
1:00-3:00 Mini-Album
So happy to be headed back to see my friends at Mary’s! We will be busy here…

Don’t worry- thanks to my amazing Inspiration Team and Team ATB, there will still be plenty of amazing and inspirational projects posted while I am on the road. What a great group of designers I am blessed to have led by the dynamic Amy Bowerman of Plucking Daisies, my IT coordinator!

While you are here, scroll down and see what we have been up to… and please visit our sister site, The Artists on the Block, where you can see new Artist Trading Blocks being created and shared daily.

Thanks for stopping by everyone, and tune in tomorrow to find out what my first stop on the #PaperTrail will be…

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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The East Coast #PaperTrail Adventure

7 Apr

Hi everyone! I chugged into town last Friday morning after being on the first #PaperTrail adventure for nine days. The trip went really well- my only disappointment was not having enough time to post everything in real time. I learned a lot about what worked and what didn’t so am sure that my next jaunt will be even better.

To catch up with where we are on the #PaperTrail, read my posts here and here. When I say we, I am referring to my #papertrail companions- Amy Bowerman of Plucking Daisies and Anita Houston, the Artful Maven. [Read more…]

The #Papertrail is underway

30 Mar

Today is Day 4 of the #Papertrail. It was suggested by my husband that I write a post and let you all know how things are going… so here goes.

I left Virginia on Wednesday, March 26 at about 1:00 PM and had an uneventful trip to NY (uneventful is a very good thing!) I arrived at my mom’s at around 9 PM. The only thing that happened on the trip was I almost lost my little Scotty emblem which was hanging by a screw on the back of the camper. I must not have tightened the screw up enough when I reattached it after painting. Luckily my husband had packed me a nice tool bag so I took it off and decided to keep an eye out for a Home Depot where I could find another screw.

Thursday morning was just beautiful and I made my way to the home of my fellow #papertrailer Amy Bowerman. We quickly loaded up her stuff in the camper and made our way to the Great American Stamp Store where we were meeting Marjie Riordan Kemper for lunch. Lesson of the day (LOD)- always allow extra time because it will take you longer than you think to get somewhere. Also sometimes the GPS lies.

I was very excited to meet my new friend Orla Carey who was able to join us for lunch. While we were sitting there gobbling down our quesedillas in the nearby restaurant that looked like a barn, we were also joined by my good friend Theresa Cifali of Bella Crafts Quarterly! Thankfully we were able to eat in about 20 minutes and get next door to the store where we were greeted by a table full of ladies who were wanting to get their die cutting on! We met Judy, the owner of the store and she welcomed us and away we went! We had quite a crowd and remembered to get a group pic before everyone left. Many thanks to Amy, Marjie and Theresa for getting everything out of the camper, taking pictures, helping the eager make and takers to create their projects and joining in the fray. We had a really fun time and this store is HUGE! Lots of fun stuff here! If you live anywhere nearby you should try to get over and have a look. Marjie is teaching a cool melt art class there in a little bit and her samples were amazing.

Once we were done, we loaded up the camper and waited for word from Anita Houston, the last #Papertrailer to arrive. We were to pick her up in Bridgeport where the limo was bringing her from LaGuardia. There was some delay as her driver was not going over 40 MPH on Rt. 95. This did not sit well with Anita but she texted us updates and we sat in Big Daddy and caught up on our social media. I will say right now it is not easy to do the actual event and at the same real time post about it. I have a new respect for tweeters and FBer’s who can keep up.

I was honored to receive Norman the Gnome from Amy as a gift for the trip. He came with his own mini-camper which Amy painted to match Scotty. So cute! Little did we know that a few nights later Norm would be getting a makeover… He travels with us everywhere and joined us for pizza at Frank Pepe’s. It was excellent! (Norm is in the green bag)

I am going to continue this but first need to get some sleep and prepare for the day that will be starting in just a few hours. More later my friends. Thanks for following the #Papertrail!

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