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Eileen Hull Project Inspiration from the Creative Team

20 Feb

Hi friends! I had so much fun creating Valentines this year but I am happy to move on to spring crafting – how about you? We also have more project inspiration from the Creative Team to share.

In the process of #tidyup2025, I found I have quite a collection of beads 😳. So I thought I would create some “Journal Jewelry” with them. All you need is some beads, wire, jump rings, and pliers. Join me in creating some fun dangles and charms for your journals on Tuesday’s LIVE!

On Thursday, it’s time for more leather crafting. We will be creating with one of Realeather‘s kits – it’s a classic and would make a great gift for anyone who has a credit card! Watch HERE …

Project inspiration from the Creative Team…

For February, the project theme for the Creative Team is “Anything Goes”. The designers are going back to any of Eileen’s dies or products in their stashes and creating some wonderful projects to inspire you!

Tonya Trantham was able to complete a work in progress – a beautiful prayer journal. The base was made using the Skinny Mini Book Box Die. Find all the details in Tonya’s post. Also check out her flip through video below!

Flip through:

Designer Jenny Marples created a set of Notebooks that fit perfectly inside a matching Treasure Box. Their cheerfully colored collage style is a visual treat! Don’t miss the video below for a closer look…

More details, don’t miss it…

Tonya Trantham also has a bonus project to share with you – a Valentine she made using the Mini Album Die for the card base. See the other dies she used and her process in her post.

Take a class with Eileen Hull!

I am so excited to be traveling out to California at the end of February to Frank Garcia Studio! It is beautiful store and I’ve got some really fun projects to share. It’s worth a trip just to see Frank’s store but while you’re at it come and take a class or two! I’m starting to pack for my visit to Frank Garcia Studio in a couple of weeks! Sign up now because I may need to order more looms – look at what we are making! This is just one of the projects … I will be teaching three classes – you can register HERE!

Get connected with Eileen:

Find it on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 8400 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! Watch her Lives at Eileen Hull Designs Facebook or her YouTube 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.

Tune into Eileen’s live videos! (You can watch the replays on her YouTube channel or Eileen Hull Designs Facebook.)

Introducing the 2025 Eileen Hull Creative Team!

29 Jan

Hi friends, Eileen here. So much is going on here but the big news is that I’m happy to announce the 2025 Eileen Hull Creative Team!

What a collection of talent we have here – I’m so happy that many returning members are back with us! Some team members have been part of the Educators group and have moved over so now everyone is on one team! I’m so excited to work with these special talented creators for 2025 – lots of surprises are coming your way 🙂

Please make sure to follow each team member and give them some love by subscribing to their channels and drop them a comment so they know their work is appreciated. Thanks again to every team member- each one brings their own spin and I love seeing them all! Here’s a list of the team and where you can find them:

Madeline Arendt
Teresita Arvelo
Jennie Atkinson
Susie Bentz
Pam Bray
Sharon Curtis
Sarah Elizabeth Dodd
Sue Eldred
Maggi Harding
Lisa Hoel
Jenny Marples
Amy Powers
Elizabeth Robinson
Margaret Sidenstick
Tonya Trantham

On Tuesday’s live, I finished up what we started last week – we used the Gift Box Die to create an organizer for my newly cleaned off desk! Watch the first part where we constructed the container HERE. See how simple it is to construct these boxes and keep ephemera at your fingertips. Or use them for a desk organizer in your office – they fit anywhere!

On Thursday, Margaret Sidenstick joined me for a new monthly feature where we take a die and find an alternate way to use it. Margaret made a half size Journal and I made a Paper Sorter using the Journal die. Watch HERE!

Still getting organized in 2025!

I am still at it, going through boxes and supplies, working on the #TIDYUP2025 Challenge we have going on in the Eileen Hull Fan Club Facebook group. If you want to be part of it, just take before and after pics of your space and share with us all. It keeps me going and I get great tips on ways to store things. More giveaways coming soon!

Inspiration from the 2025 Eileen Hull Creative Team…

This month the project theme for the Creative Team is “Friendship”. The designers are going back to any of Eileen’s dies or products in their stashes and creating some wonderful projects to inspire you! We have the last projects to share here plus the Round Up video for the month!

Sue Eldred created a Family Game Night box using the Skinny Mini Book Box Die. It’s the perfect size for holding some dice and a deck of cards! Cute and clever! Find all the details in Sue’s post.

Designer Lisa Hoel made a whimsical card to send to a friend. She used the Snowman Box Die, Sweater 3D Embossing Folder and Fan Favorites Stamp Set in its creation. Check it out on her blog for details!

Elizabeth Robinson also created a card. Those colors are so pretty! Products used are the Fan Favorites Stamp Set, Bookmark, Pockets & Toppers Die Set, Floral Pocket & Paperclips Die Set and Watercolor Flowers & Lattice Stencil Set. More details in her post.

January project Round Up!

Check out the Round Up video to see all the fab projects made by the Creative Team this month:

Get connected with Eileen:

Find it on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Tune into Eileen’s live videos! (You can watch the replays on her YouTube channel or Eileen Hull Designs Facebook.)

Celebrate Fall with Eileen Hull Dies

10 Oct

Celebrate Fall with us! Did you see Eileen’s previews of her new collection coming out later this month? The official release party will be on October 22nd so for the first part of the month, we are sharing past Halloween and Fall flashback projects for your inspiration! Scroll on to see…

Here is a flashback Skinny Mini Accordion book that Jenny Marples made. Love all those fall colors! This is a mixed media masterpiece you will want to take a closer look at. You can find her post here.

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - Celebrate Fall flashback projects #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Lisa Hoel used the Slotted Treat Box to create a diorama stuffed full of Halloween goodies. This die is a Scoreboards Plus die so it makes a sizeable box! See more photos and all the details in Lisa’s post.

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull - Celebrate Fall flashback projects #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Check out this gorgeous celebrate fall journal that Sue Eldred created! She used the Full Size Journal Die which is another Scoreboards Plus Die. That means you can fit all sorts of stuff into a big format! Find the details here.

Sue Eldred for Eileen Hull - Celebrate Fall flashback projects #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Keep scrolling, more “celebrate fall” projects ahead…

Designer Maggi Harding has a whole round up post of past Halloween projects she made. You won’t want to miss all the inspiration she’s gathered for you! Check them out…

Maggi Harding for Eileen Hull - Celebrate Fall flashback projects #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Using the Field Notes & Specimen Card Die, Jennie Atkinson made this lovely autumnal hanger. So pretty, I love the colors! Find the details in her post.

Jennie Atkinson for Eileen Hull - Celebrate Fall flashback projects #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Come back next week for more flashback projects that celebrate fall!

You can find the September round up here.

Get connected with Eileen:

Find it on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

If you missed Eileen’s video this week you can watch the replay on her YouTube channel. Eileen shares how to make a stenciled bookmark pen holder. Watch the replay here.

Colors of Spring Projects Using Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

25 Apr

It’s time for our colors of spring projects wrap up! All throughout April the Inspiration Team has been creating inspiring projects for the season drawing from all of Eileen’s past Sizzix dies and products. Like a warm spring breeze, let this week’s final inspiration carry you away…

Lisa Hoel created a Skinny Mini Book Box to hold a collection of bookmarks to give to her friend for a gift. Featuring a range of cheerful spring colors, both the box and bookmarks echo the current season. Find all the details and more photos on Lisa’s blog!

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull - Celebrate the season with the colors of spring projects made with Sizzix dies! #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Oh là là – take a look at Jenny Marples’ “Paris in Spring” Mini Book! Full of gorgeous textures and colors inside and out, you will not want to miss all the details in Jenny’s post. She also has a video flip through!

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - Celebrate the season with the colors of spring projects made with Sizzix dies! #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Sharing another fabulous spring colors Mini Book project is designer Elizabeth Robinson! She has it stuffed full of all sorts of wonderful bits and pieces. Get a closer look at it on her blog.

Elizabeth Robinson for Eileen Hull - Celebrate the season with the colors of spring projects made with Sizzix dies! #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Bonus Colors of Spring projects…

We have some extra projects too for your viewing pleasure! This first one is a countdown jar full of tags made by Pam Bray. Look at all those beautiful little tags she made using ephemera and a variety of Eileen’s dies. Details are in her blog post!

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - Celebrate the season with the colors of spring projects made with Sizzix dies! #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Tonya Trantham also rummaged through her stash of Eileen’s Thinlits Die Sets and made this delightful little spring colors tag. Eileen’s various dies mix and match so well! Find the list of supplies and a closer look in Tonya’s post.

Tonya Trantham for Eileen Hull - Celebrate the season with the colors of spring projects made with Sizzix dies! #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

New die release revealed next week!

You can find the April posts here, here and here.

Get connected with Eileen:

Find it on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 8200 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! 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.

If you missed Eileen’s Live from Tuesday, 4/23 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen demos her newest product – the Jewel Loom tool! Watch the replay here.

June Journal Fodder with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

7 Jun

Well, here we find ourselves in a new month and that means a new theme for June! Journal Fodder is our subject for creative contemplation this time around. Envelopes, mini books, tags, tickets, ephemera… think about all the bits and pieces that can be incorporated into a larger journal project. Create a stash so they are at the ready when you dive into a full fledged make!

Pam Bray kicks us off right with a wonderful little organizer to hold all those ephemera bits as you are building your stash. The box perfectly holds a set of envelopes made with the Journaling Card, Envelope & Window Thinlits Die Set. See the tutorial on her blog and learn to make your own!

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - June Journal Fodder using your Sizzix dies #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Designer Sarah Lizzie pre-made journal page inserts to fit a Skinny Mini Journal so they would be ready to go. Great idea for June journal fodder! Find all the details on Sarah Lizzie’s blog.

Sarah Lizzie for Eileen Hull - June Journal Fodder using your Sizzix dies #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Creating a whole pile of journal fodder goodness, Karen Bearse also utilized the Journaling Card, Envelope & Window Thinlits Die Set plus the Mini-Slimeline & Tickets Set. Love them! Check out all the how-to in Karen’s post.

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull - June Journal Fodder using your Sizzix dies #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Extra project…

Here’s a little extra project for your inspiration from Lisa Hoel. She created a trip notebook using the Skinny Mini Book Box Die for the cover. More details and photos on her blog!

#eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

More June Journal Fodder next week!

Did you see the wrap up post for May? If not, you can find it here.

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 7700 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! 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.

If you missed Eileen’s Live from Tuesday, 6/6 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen makes journaling cards, a waterfall and tags to use as journal fodder. Check it out here.

Eileen Hull Die Cut Mania in May Wrap Up!

31 May

May blasted by like a freight train but it’s been a great ride! The month has been full of Eileen Hull die cut tips and techniques shared by her Inspiration and Educator Teams. We hope you’ve been incorporating them into your own creating.

Hurray, Jenny Marples has a Part 2 of her journal for even more die cut inspiration! (See Part 1 here.) She slices and dices Eileen’s floral dies to make brand new creations and also shows how to use other die cuts as templates. Don’t miss her clever techniques!

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - Die Cut Mania in May! See Tips & Techniques using your Sizzix dies #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

Designer Lisa Hoel got inspired by fabric and shows how to use it in your project a few different ways. Also don’t forget you can mix and match parts from different dies! She used the Skinny Mini Book Box Die for her journal but added the pocket from the Frame Pocket Journal Die. Expand your die possibilities! Check out her post here.

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull - Die Cut Mania in May! See Tips & Techniques using your Sizzix dies #eileenhull #teameileen #sizzix #mysizzixstory

There is always a lot of Eileen Hull die cut action over on Teresita Arvelo’s Instagram account! Here’s a lovely Card Case Die project to brighten your day. Give her a follow to see more!

New theme for June next week!

Did you see the other posts for May? If not, you can find them here, here, here and here.

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

If you missed Eileen’s Live from Tuesday, 5/30 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen shows us more techniques for working with leather. Check it out here.