St. Patrick's Day Archives

Eileen Hull’s Newest Sizzix Dies are Marching On…

4 Mar

Ha ha, see what I did there? Yes, it is MARCH, a new month! We are continuing to explore the possibilities with Eileen Hull’s newest Sizzix Chapter 1 Dies, the ScoreBoards Folio Journal Die, coordinating Folio Page, Pockets and Flower Thinlits set and the Mandala Thinlits die.

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I was going to tease you with hints of what Eileen’s Chapter 2 Die release is going to be, but the word has already gotten out in Fan Club! If you are in the Club you know what a great addition to the Folio Journal collection they are. 😉 (Chapter 2 Blog Hop Release Party will be April 1st, mark your calendars!) At any rate, let’s take a look at some more inspiring projects from the Team.

Karen Bearse has written up Part 1 of the tutorial for her mixed media junk journal she made for the Chapter 1 Blog Hop. Her colors and techniques are stunning and she has a great plan for this journal. Hop on over to her post to find out more about it.

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull - Eileen Hull's Newest Sizzix Dies spell versatility in journal making! #eileenhull #sizzix #mymakingstory #ehinspirationteam

Julia Aston is also sharing her Hop journal tutorial with us this week. She created a lovely nature journal using the Folio die. Check out that serene paper she used for the cover – it makes me want to go camping by a lake. The insides of the journal are equally lovely and Julia has some great ideas to make this a ‘working’ nature journal so you won’t want to miss her tutorial post with all the details.

Julia Aston for Eileen Hull - Eileen Hull's Newest Sizzix Dies spell versatility in journal making! #eileenhull #sizzix #mymakingstory #ehinspirationteam

Don’t forget St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th…

Getting into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit, Tonya Trantham is going green with a delightful double sided festive tag. She put the Folio Page, Pockets and Flower and Mandala Thinlits die sets to good use. Tonya is an expert at layering die cut and ephemera elements to achieve maximum shabby chic effect! See the whole tag and plenty of detail photos over on Tonya’s blog.

Visit again next Wednesday for more inspiration using Eileen Hull’s newest Sizzix dies!

Thanks for visiting to see the creations from the Inspiration Team! Join us next Wednesday for more new Sizzix dies inspiration.

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.

Below is the link for Eileen’s Tuesday Facebook Live! She has a Pocket Notebook collage experiment in store for you. 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.

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.

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 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!

St. Patrick’s Day “Go Green” Sizzix Projects

17 Mar

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today is your lucky day…the Inspiration Team is back once again to share some “Go Green” Sizzix Projects with you. Come along and follow the creative rainbow. I can assure you there is a pot of inspirational gold at the end.

Diana Hetherington has a fabulous upcycling project to “Go Green” with this St. Patty’s day. This Fenced Storage Box created from recycled StencilGirl packaging is environmentally friendly and too cute to boot!

Visit Diana’s Blog for a full tutorial on how to turn packaging into an adorable Fenced Storage Box.

Michelle Zerull has a sensational “Go Green” project that will have your creativity blossoming in no time! This darling Flower Arrangement created with recycled newsprint and nestled into my soon to be released Train Case Die is the perfect project to welcome spring.

Head to Michelle’s Blog for a fun tutorial featuring DecoArt Media and some of my new and old Sizzix dies!

The Bird’s the word when it comes to Nicole Wright’s “Go Green” ATB contribution! Her Bird Crazy Artist Trading Block is too cute for words! I love the look of the new Distress Color “Cracked Pistachio” coupled with Tim Holtz’s “Bird Crazy” stamp set from Stampers Anonymous don’t you?

Tweet all about this Bird Crazy ATB at Nicole’s Blog.

Pam Bray is also “Going Green” with an ATB. This Dance in the Rain ATB complete with Wendy Vecchi Crackle paste and paper pieced, stamped flowers is a real stunner indeed!

Dance in the creative rain with Pam as she shows you some neat ways to use Crackle Paste and Copic Colored stamping to add serious dimension to your “Go Green” projects.

Everyone sure brought out their best “Go Green” inspiration today. Are you ready to “Go Green” with us? Link up your “Go Green” projects HERE.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Eileen

Art with Heart Challenge March “Go Green”

4 Mar

Hey everyone! It’s hard to believe that March is here and spring is right around the corner. This month our Art with Heart Challenge is “Go Green”. Whether you want to interpret that theme with a St. Patrick’s day project, an upcycled creation or simply add a little greenery to your makes is completely up to you. We can’t wait to see what you create for the Go Green challenge. As always there is a fun Sizzix die up for grabs from my From the Heart Collection…the mini shopping bag! Let’s Go Green and see what the Inspiration Team has in store for you this week…

Tracy Evans is bringing us a lil’ Luck O’ the Irish with this gorgeous green Good Luck Travel Journal. Stitching, inking and tons of creative techniques can be found on this fabulous creation using my soon to be released Travel Journal die from Vintage Travel!

Try your luck over at Tracy’s blog where you will learn lots of mixed-media tricks to “Go Green” with your projects.

Nicole Wright will be the wind beneath your creative wings with this clever cookie box Windmill creation! Every detail on this project will literally “blow” you away from the feathers down to the textured embossing!

Harness some creative wind power for your next project by visiting Nicole’s blog for more gorgeous details on her amazing Cookie Box Windmill.

Rina Gonzalez is sharing a lovely and quick greeting card project featuring Stampendous Stamps and my Ribbon Die! Rina created this project almost entirely from wayward craft room scraps, talk about going green!

Stop by Rina’s blog to learn how to create these Lovely and Quick Greeting Cards with YOUR craft room scraps.

How’s that for some Go Green Inspiration? You have until March 30th to link up your Go Green creations below! I’ll be back later this week with last months winner and top 3.

Eileen

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