Christmas in July & New Chapter 3 Sizzix Dies from Eileen Hull

Did you catch the Release Party & Blog Hop at the start of the month for Eileen Hull's brand new Sizzix dies? We had a fun time (watch the replay) and the Blog Hop was packed full of inspiring makes from the Teams! Eileen has three new dies in her Chapter 3 release:

You can find the tutorial for my first project, a 4th of July table decoration, HERE. The second project I made for the Hop is a Holiday treat holder made from the Ornament Box Die and Wreath & Snowflake Die Set.

These festive little boxes go together quickly and would make great party favors or place card holders for your Christmas table. You can also use the ornament sides for… ornaments! (and not make it into a box) I used the die to cut felt circles and stitched up this ornament for my Christmas tree:

I have a short tutorial for you about assembling it as a treat box. Super easy peasy – take a look:

Step 1 – I cut out all the parts I needed first. Before cutting the shapes, I covered the Sizzix Mat Board with silver Rinea Foil Paper so the inside would have some bling. I also cut two snowflakes out of heavy cardstock to glue on the fronts. The elements in the Wreath & Snowflake Set are sized to fit perfectly on the Ornament!

Step 2 – I glued on the snowflakes (the fine tipped bottle of Matte Collage Medium is perfect for such tasks.) I used a palette knife to swipe on Crackle Texture Paste in the areas around the snowflakes.

Once the paste was dry (and crackled!) I spritzed them with Tumbled Glass and Pewter Distress Spray Stains along with some water. The color settled in the crackle and around the edges of the snowflakes. So pretty!

Step 3 – For assembly, I like to use a strong liquid glue so I have a bit of play time to adjust the position of the tabs. Red line tape is strong and works well too. Glue gun glue is bulky in the seams so I usually stay away from that. Anyway, if using liquid glue, clip the tabs with clothespins for a bit while the glue sets.

One more side to glue!

So that's it! Easy as pie and you could make a whole bunch of these fairly rapidly.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to keep an eye on Eileen's blog for more new die inspiration from the Educator and Inspiration Teams.

Supplies used:

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix 

Ornament Box Die ( Sizzix / SB )

Wreath & Snowflake Set  ( Sizzix / SB )

Other:

Rinea Foil Paper - Shades of Blue Variety Pack, Patriotic Variety Pack

Sizzix Mat Board

Crafter's Pick - The Ultimate! glue

Ranger Mica Spray - pearl

Ranger Texture Paste - Crackle

Distress Collage Medium in fine tip bottle

Distress Spray Stain - Tumbled Glass, Pewter

Stickles - Rock Candy

cardstock

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Christmas Ornament Treat Box
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Patriotic 4th of July Decor - the Tutorial!

Did you catch the Release Party & Blog Hop last week for Eileen Hull's brand new Sizzix dies? We had a fun time (watch the replay) and the Blog Hop was packed full of inspiring makes from the Teams! Eileen has three new dies in her Chapter 3 release:

The Vintage Truck Die pairs perfectly with the 3-D Camper Die from the Chapter 2 release and I had a vision of making a patriotic decoration for Independence Day!

Hope you are sitting comfortably, this is a long tutorial post! 

A closer look…

Let's see how it all came together!

Step 1 - Truck Parts: I covered the matboard with Rinea Foil Paper before I cut out the parts. If you are covering your board with paper, don't forget to think about which side will be up and the way it should face as you cut your parts!

Step 2 - Truck Assembly: Before I glued the parts together, I used the Rinea Ghost Ink Reinker ink to remove some of the color from the foil paper to distress it. Their Ghost Ink Pad and Reinker ink react with the color on their foil paper and you can get some very interesting effects using it. I squeezed a drop of the ink onto my craft mat and then used a makeup sponge to gently dap some ink onto the edges of the truck parts. You just wait 10 - 20 seconds and then wipe the color away, exposing the silver base foil. Easy!

Step 3 - Truck hood: After I put together the truck, I decided I really wanted to add a hood. This is what I came up with and hand cut/scored.

Step 4 - Filling the back of the truck: I used crumpled blue tissue paper and stars to fill the back of the truck. I covered the 3-D star with Eileen's Golden Rod Molten Dimensions Embossing Powder (love how it looks!)

Step 5 - Camper Trailer Parts:

I forgot to cut out a 2nd base side flap so the photo
only shows one. You need 2!

Step 6 - Ghost Stamping: I used the Rinea Ghost Ink Pad to lift the blue off of the trailer side panels. I used a stamping platform because it took 2 or 3 "stampings" to remove all the blue. (Wipe off your stamp each time!)

Parts ready to assemble! There is that 2nd base side flap.

Step 7 - Gluing the trailer together: I like to use a quick grab wet glue for assembling so I have a bit of play time to get parts aligned correctly before it sticks. Strong dry tape works well too though. Glue guns can work but it is easy to get bulky hot glue in the seams and they don't lay flat.

Step 8 - Working on the base: I cut out trees (on the Truck Die) from red and blue cardstock for my scene. I also added some red and blue Stickles for some extra bling.

I found the wooden box at a garage sale and grabbed it for its potential. ;-) Good find I say! I made an insert of foam core and covered it with patterned paper.

The back is half of the largest Party Fans cut and glued to a piece of matboard.

As a final touch, I used the Tapered Fringe Strip Die to cut some 'grass' to tuck around my paper trees. I also used some buttons and bottle brush trees from my stash to add some more details.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to keep an eye on Eileen's blog for more new die inspiration from the Educator and Inspiration Teams.

Supplies used:

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix 

Vintage Truck Box  ( Sizzix / SB )

3-D Camper Box  ( Sizzix / SB )

Wreath & Snowflake Set (for Star)  ( Sizzix / SB )

Banners & Pennants - retired

Other Sizzix

Party Fans 

Star Bright, 3-D

Sizzix 3-D Impresslits Embossing Folder - Star Trim #663297 - retired

Tapered Fringe Strip Die #658553 

Other:

Carabelle Stamp - Background Stars

Stamperia Stamp - Stripes

Rinea Foil Paper - Shades of Blue Variety Pack, Patriotic Variety Pack

Rinea Ghost Ink Pad

Rinea Ghost Ink Reinker

Sizzix Mat Board

Crafter's Pick - The Ultimate! glue

Stickles

embossing ink

Eileen Hull Molten Dimensions Embossing Powder - Golden Rod, Polished Silver

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Typography

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adornments Stars

cardstock

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!) 

4th of July Patriotic Decor Piece
by MonalisaH -Lisa Hoel
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Blog Hop Release Party - Eileen Hull's Ch. 3 Sizzix Dies!

 

Celebrate every day with these versatile Chapter 3 Sizzix dies! Although themed as a holiday collection, just think of how many ways you can decorate these dies to celebrate every season of the year, simply by changing out the paper and colors!

The Truck and Camper pair are a match made in heaven. Set it on the mantel, (paired with the Camper Die!), hang on the tree, fill with treats or create your holiday cards with them. The Ornament Box may be used several ways – use the circle shapes separately as ornaments or build up the sides and add treats, snacks and gifts. Decorate the box with elements from the Thinlits Wreath & Snowflake dies or use those elements in your journals, tags, pages and pockets! You will want them all!

Make sure to head over to the blogs to see all of the fabulous samples created by the team. I know you will be as inspired as I am! I had a lot of fun creating with these new dies. My main project is a 4th of July decoration made using the new Vintage Truck and the Camper Dies.

Tutorial next week!

I also created two Christmas projects using the Ornament Box and the Wreath & Snowflake Dies:

There is a GIVEAWAY too! Leave a comment on each of the designers' blog posts and you will be entered to win one of the new dies! An additional die will be given to someone who attends and comments in the Release Party Facebook Live.

But wait, there's more! Join us for the Chapter 3 Release Party, where team members from around the world will share their projects! The Release Party will be on Facebook Live on Thursday, July 1 at 12:00 Eastern time. You will find the video on @Eileen Hull Designs Facebook Page. Thanks for joining us!

NOW IT'S TIME TO GET HOPPING! Follow along the list of links below for an eyeful of inspiration and a chance to win one of the new dies.

Eileen Hull Designs
Julia Aston
Madeline Arendt
Jennie Atkinson
Sue Eldred
Maggi Harding
Lisa Hoel << You are here
Elizabeth Robinson
Tonya Trantham
Pam Bray

Sarah Lizzie Dodd

Jenny Marples

Thanks for stopping by!!

Summer Blog Hop with Topflight Stamps!

 

Come celebrate Summertime with Topflight Stamps! I’ve teamed up with some great designers to showcase summer cards using the unique products available at Topflight Stamps. Please hop along with us for a chance to win! 

You should have arrived here from Ericka Strange's blog. If not, no worries, catch the details below. For my project I created a summery stationery Folio to hold matching cards and envelopes.

Pink Ink Designs stamp - love it!

Back side

Open it up and there are two pockets in the sides that hold the cards and envelopes.

Thanks for joining us in the hop! See the list below and your next stop will be Dina Kowal. Be sure to comment on each blog for a chance to win! Giveaway details below as well.

Follow along here and if you get lost you can always start at the Topflight Stamp Blog.

Topflight Stamps

Ericka Strange

Lisa Hoel  <<You are here

Dina Kowal

Autumn Clark

Connie Mercer

Natasha Vacca

Kathi Rerek

Cornelia Wenokor

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

Of course, it wouldn’t be a celebration without prizes! Topflight Stamps is giving one lucky winner a $50 Gift Certificate to the store. For a chance to win, make sure to comment on every stop on the hop by June 18th. Winners will be announced on the Topflight Stamps blog on June 20th. Good Luck!

Also don’t forget to check out the Summertime Sale going on now!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Topflight Stamps, Lavinia Brand stamps - School of Fish, Sea Creatures, Fish Set

Topflight Stamps, Pink Ink Designs - Shell Nymph, Sea Nymphs, Holy Crab

Lavinia Stencil - Coral

Paper Rose Stencil - Basket Weave

Seth Apter Embossing Powder - Baked Velvet Crimson

WOW embossing ink

Versafine Ink - Black Onyx

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix 

Folio Journal  ( Sizzix / SB )

Distress Spray Stain - Salvaged Patina, Tumbled Glass, Oxide Peacock Feathers

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!) If you shop at Topflight Stamps, use my coupon code LISAHOEL for 12% off your order.

Welcome Summer & Iced Tea for Eileen Hull

 

Hello there everyone and welcome to June! I look at it as the official kick off to summer and today we definitely have summer temps here. Whew! Eileen Hull's design Teams are working with the June theme "Summer Adventures" and I'm expecting some really creative interpretations of it! I wanted to create something bright, cheerful and full of summer feels so I made a iced tea bag gift container that doubles as a decoration for the recipient.

I used the 3-D Teacup & Spoon Die for the container and decked it out with flowers, butterflies and a very happy sun. Accents of Rinea Foil Paper really add some sparkle and up the fun factor.

One of my favorite summertime beverages is iced sun tea. (Unsweetened! Don't hate me my southern friends. ;-) )

back view

This didn't take long to put together. Let's take a look:

Step 1 - I painted a sheet of Sizzix Mat board with blue Fresco paint on one side and adhered a sheet of blue Rinea Foil Paper on the other side. I then cut out two cup sides (mind the front and back directions of the shape) and one container bottom. The saucer is actually from an older, retired teacup die of Eileen's (#656549). You could make do with any oval or circle die you already have to make a base.

Step 2 – After decorating the cup sides, I was ready for assembly. You can use either strong red liner tape or a quick grab liquid glue to adhere the cup sides to the tabs on the bottom. Sometimes I'll use a glue gun but you can add a lot of hot glue bulk between the surfaces if you're not careful.

Step 3 – Butterflies! I used my Xyron 3" Sticker Maker to adhere purple and orange inked papers from my stash to Rinea Foil paper, creating pretty 2-sided substrates to cut my butterflies from.

Using jewelry pliers, I bent the ends of pieces of wire to create 'bodies' to glue to the undersides of the die cut butterflies. I also cut two little pieces of foam core board 1 7/8" long and 3/8" tall to use as bases to poke the wires into.

I glued the foam core pieces into the base. Dabbing the wire end into some glue, I then carefully poked the wires into the foam core.

There you go, that was pretty easy. Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to keep an eye on Eileen's blog for some more summer project inspiration.

Supplies used:

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix 

3-D Teacup & Spoon  ( Sizzix / SB )

Birds & Butterflies
Journaling Cards, Flowers & Leaves - retired
3-D Tea Cup XL #656549  (for saucer) - retired

Tim Holtz Sizzix

Circle Play ( Sizzix / SB )

Movers & Shapers Mini Airplane & Cloud #660238 - retired

Other:

Rinea Foil Paper - Frosted Variety Pack, Misfits Pack

Xyron 3" Sticker Maker

Sizzix Mat Board

Crafter's Pick - The Ultimate! glue

Sizzix Making Tool - Shaping Kit

PaperArtsy Fresco Chalk Paint - Smurf, Marbles

embossing ink

grey embossing powder

felt

brads

cardstock

wire

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!) If you shop at Topflight Stamps, use my coupon code LISAHOEL for 12% off your order.

Celebrate Summer with Iced Tea!
by MonalisaH -Lisa Hoel
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Steampunk Card for Topflight Stamps

Hello and happy Monday to you! This week on the Topflight Stamps blog we are taking a closer look at the AALL & Create brand. (One of my favorite brands, so many cool stamps and stencils!) I went steampunk and created a fun mixed media card.

The background started out as a Gel Press print and I added stamping, embossing and stencil mono-printing over it. It's a pretty busy background so I stamped my focal image onto an oval die cut and mounted it on a Wobble spring to pop it off the background and provide a fun interactive element. (I love the Dashing Crow stamp!)

I stamped and fussy cut the lightbulbs. I also used Hunkydory foam squares to make them stand off of the background as well.

There is a Memorial Day Sale going on over in the store through Monday at Midnight EST! Check it out! ;-)

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the wonderful products from around the world you can find all in one place, Topflight Stamps.

Supplies used:

Topflight Stamps Products:
AALL & Create Stamps - #445 Dashing Crow, #116 Steampunk Border, #434 Newsprint Numbers, #387 Steampunk Alchemist
AALL & Create stencil - #111 Digits Geared
AALL & Create washi - #16 Burlap Black

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Paint - Chalk
Versafine Black Pigment Ink
Gel Press Plate
Prism Ink - Thundercloud
WOW Embossing Pad
Boho Blends embossing powder - Antique Yellow
Hunkydory foam squares
Wobble springs

Other:

cardstock
Tim Holtz Hex Fasteners
Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers, Snarky

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!) If you shop at Topflight Stamps, use my coupon code LISAHOEL for 12% off your order.

Part 2 of the "Unconventional Materials" Project – Submarine Tunnel Book!

This month Eileen Hull's May project theme is "Unconventional Materials". Her design Teams have been hard at work and stretching their creativity by using 'not so normal' supplies and her Sizzix dies to create some really cool makes! Check out her blog if you've missed any posts this month. Last week I shared Part 1 of my Submarine Tunnel Book. You only got to see the cover but now you can see the coral reef tunnel book I created inside!

the 'porthole' cover

Open it up and what do you see?

An explosion of tropical color!

Some of the unconventional materials used are Tyvek mailing envelopes, paint chips and candy wrappers!

I think this just might be an octopus's garden!

Back on the outside, here are a few details of the cover:

Porthole is a Sizzix Shaker Dome!

Detail of the closure (see Part 1 for the how-to)

The tunnel "frame" is created using Eileen's Bookbinding Die (tutorial below):

Let's see how it came together! Visit my Part 1 blog post for the cover tutorial. This tutorial is about the inside construction.

Step 1 – Playing with Tyvek. Tyvek is a synthetic nonwoven material that is durable and tear resistant. It's used in applications such as shipping supplies, housewrap, and worksuits. However, it is not heat stable which is a property we can exploit for art! I found this video from Sandra Duran Wilson very helpful in explaining what you can do with it. I used mailing envelopes as my Tyvek source.

I used various acrylic paints to color the cut up envelopes. If your paint is too thick it will inhibit the bubbling when heat is applied so I kept my layers thin.

You can use a heat gun or an iron to apply heat to the Tyvek to make it bubble. It tends to curl and move around more with the heat gun so I stuck with my iron because I wanted flatter pieces I could put inside my book.

Watch the video for more detailed directions, but basically you need to sandwich the painted Tyvek between two press sheets (baking parchment or silicon craft mats) and then hover the hot iron over the top. You don't place the iron directly onto the Tyvek or press sheet covering it. It bubbles unpredictably which is part of the fun!

I cut and glued sections onto the insides of the front
and back covers of the book.

Step 2 – Brackets for Tunnel Pages. I cut four of the bookbinding folding spine units, two for each side. I folded them up and glued them together (see below).

'How to fold' detail

To make them easier to handle, I mounted each of the two spine units to a piece of cardstock cut to 3" x 4.75".

Then I glued the units into my cover:

Step 3 – I made a bunch of "reef parts" to have at the ready as I began assembly. I used cardstock and some more unusual materials (as per our May theme!)

Paint chips!

I think the Funky Cactus Die Set is great for 'coral'!

Candy wrappers!

I started by decorating the inside cover with die cuts, more of the Tyvek "bubbles" and "pirate treasure" from my bits and bobs stash.

Step 4 – Making the Tunnel pages. First I cut four pages to create my tunnel. The page die from the Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers Die Set made it really easy! I cut the centers out with the smallest opening for the back page and then gradating out in size to the front.

I checked the fit and made sure I liked the spacing and size of my tunnel openings.

Looks good!

I had some tiny clothespins which were handy for temporarily clipping the pages into place.

Step 5 – Assembly! I worked from back to front, gluing and stamping as I went.

To glue the pages in, I used a quick grab wet glue and applied a thin line to the back of the side edges of the tunnel page. My little clothespins were useful in holding the page in place while the glue dried. (Didn't take long).

Next layer!

Last layer and the little side pieces to cover the front set of spine tabs.

Well, that was a long post again! Congrats, you made it through. ;-)

Thanks for stopping by and next week will be a new month with a new theme! Be sure to keep an eye on Eileen's blog for some more inspiration.

I am also entering this into the Funkie Junkie Challenge Blog "Anything Goes" challenge. They always have fun challenges to enter every two weeks so check them out!

Supplies used:

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix 

Folio Journal  ( Sizzix / SB )

Bookbinding & Label ( Sizzix / SB )

Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers ( Sizzix / SB ) 

Grass, #660326 - retired

Tim Holtz Sizzix

Funky Cactus ( Sizzix / SB )

Holiday Greens, Mini ( Sizzix / SB )
3-D Embossing Folder - Foundry ( Sizzix / SB )

Wacky Transport #1 ( Sizzix / SB )

Funky Festive ( Sizzix / SB )

Funky Festive, Large ( Sizzix )

On the Edge Die - Twigs

Other:

Topflight Stamps, Lavinia Brand stamps - School of Fish, Sea Creatures, Seaweed 2, Mini Fish, Fish Set

Topflight Stamps, Pink Ink Designs - Shell Nymph

Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Sea Life

Sizzix Shaker Domes - 664190
aluminum cans

Sizzix mat board
Distress Ink, Distress Oxide Ink - various colors

Distress Paint - Salvaged Patina, Black Soot
Distress Glaze - Salvaged Patina

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Hardware Heads

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Hitch Fasteners

Crop-a-dile Tool

eyelets

elastic cord

Stickles glitter glue - various colors

Crafter's Pick - The Ultimate! glue

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!) If you shop at Topflight Stamps, use my coupon code LISAHOEL for 12% off your order.

Submarine Tunnel Book
by MonalisaH -Lisa Hoel
Scrapbook.com