Something MAGICAL is Happening! Eileen Hull Has a New Release…

 

Get ready for a burst of color, creativity, and crafty inspiration! Eileen Hull has teamed up with Lindy's Gang for something EXTRA special — NEW Magicals!

And we're celebrating in a BIG way! Eileen and her amazing team of creative makers from around the WORLD will be GOING LIVE to share their ideas, inspiration, creative techniques, and exciting ways to use these fabulous new colors!

Get ready to see what happens when creativity meets a little MAGIC! You'll get a peek at the wonderful projects and ideas this talented team has been dreaming up!

SAVE THE DATE!

 • Tuesday, November 10
 • 12:00 Noon Eastern Time

WATCH US LIVE ON:Facebook • YouTube • Instagram

Join Eileen and the team from around the globe for a celebration filled with color, creativity, and inspiration!

Bring your imagination, your love of color, and get ready for some MAGICAL fun!

Project time!!

Here's a look at the projects I made for the release. I had so much fun playing with the Magicals; they pack a potent punch of color!

First, I made a colorful set of bookmarks. For 1, 2, 4 and 6, I embossed mixed media paper using some of Eileen's embossing folders. Next I rubbed the raised areas with an embossing ink pad, covered with different embossing powders and heat set them. I misted with water and sprinkled on the Magicals powder and watched the colors bloom! I like how the color pooled in all the nooks and crannies of the embossed designs.

I used another embossed page colored with the Magicals for the cover of this Garden Gate Album. Pretty!

For this little journal made with the Notebook Die, I used rough watercolor paper inked with the Magicals on the cover. I love how the colors caught in the paper texture. I also used Magicals to color some white texture paste which I applied to the cover through a stencil from the Plate & Pattern Stencil Set.

I made three different card backgrounds using the Lacy Leaves Embossing Folder. I used the same technique as the bookmarks and used a different color scheme for each to make cards for different occasions. So adaptable!

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to keep an eye out this month because Eileen and her Creative Team have several different things going on. It's a packed 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!

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AALL & Create Thank You Card

Hello, this week at Topflight Stamps we were tasked with creating Thank You cards. I decided to use an AALL & Create stamp set and die set to create a fun card.

The background is a Gel Press print. I layered the die cuts and fussy cut stamped cat image over it. That Hocus Pocus makes me smile!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Topflight Stamps store for a wide selection of different and hard to find stamps, stencils and other paper crafting supplies from all around the world! Also keep an eye on the Topflight Stamps blog. There is new inspiration posted often!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

AALL & Create stamp set - Hocus Pocus

AALL & Create die set - Bubble Talk

IndigoBlu stamp - Wrapped

Heffy Doodle stamp set - Classic Sentiments

Versafine Clair ink - Nocturne

Lavinia Elements ink pad - Truffle

Gel Press print

watercolors

 

Trick or Treat! Vintage Candy Box Halloween Scene

Happy Halloween! A few weeks ago I shared this picture of a vintage Hershey's candy box that I was pondering for use in a Halloween project. When I saw the Simon Says Stamp theme this week (Trees), the final idea popped into my head. 

I decided to make a 'front door' Trick or Treat scene complete with a porch full of Halloween decorations. (Reminds me of our porch lol.)

I used a variety of Tim Holtz Sizzix dies and 3-D embossing folders plus a bunch of his Idea-ology products too. I love making little miniature scenes!

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to follow me on Instagram at @creativejuicefreshsqueezed. 

Merry Christmas with Topflight Stamps

We are taking a brief detour from all the Fall/Halloween projects and this week at Topflight Stamps our theme is "Christmas/Winter". There are a load of new holiday products in the store, check them out!

I used the AALL & Creat stencil Winter Quiet plus Lindy's Tawny Turquoise Moon Shadow Mist spray to create the background. After that, I layered on fussy cut stamped images from the super cute Frost It stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Topflight Stamps store for a wide selection of different and hard to find stamps, stencils and other paper crafting supplies from all around the world! Also keep an eye on the Topflight Stamps blog. There is new inspiration posted often!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

AALL & Create stamp set - Frost It

AALL & Create stencil - Winter Quiet

Lindy's Moon Shadow Mist - Tawny Turquoise

Heffy Doodle stamp set - Classic Sentiments

Versafine Clair ink - Nocturne

watercolors

 

Mixed Media Birthday Card with Topflight Stamps

This week at Topflight Stamps our theme is "Mixed Media". It's always fun to pull out different supplies and play around. I started off with a gel print for the background (it's good to have a print stash on hand!) I covered an AALL & Create stencil with watered down black paint to create a monoprint over that. I then added some texture paste through another AALL & Create stencil and covered it withWOW! Weathered Gold embossing powder. When the paste was dry, I heat embossed the powder.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Topflight Stamps store for a wide selection of different and hard to find stamps, stencils and other paper crafting supplies from all around the world! Also keep an eye on the Topflight Stamps blog. There is new inspiration posted often!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

AALL & Create stencil - Nodes
AALL & Create stencil - Microscope Views

WOW! Seth Apter embossing powder - Weathered Gold

AALL & Create washi tape - Burlap Black #16
Gel Press print

texture paste

black paint

AALL & Create stamp set - Everyday Sentiments

 

Spooky Halloween Idea-ology Vignette – Simon Says Stamp Challenge

I'm in full Halloween crafting mode and was very happy to see that this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge theme this week is Halloween/Spooky. I've had this little vintage silver creamer (nicely beat up with great patina) for a long time and I knew it would be a perfect base for a Halloween project. I have all my Halloween Tim Holtz Idea-ology spread all over so it was easy to whip up a cute little vignette. Hot glue for the win!

Thanks for stopping by!

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Think Pink!

I discovered that Simon Says Stamp has challenges each week and decided to enter. It's always fun to have a theme to tailor your design to. This week it's "Think Pink". I wanted to try making a Halloween card and adding pink to it. (I also wanted an excuse to use the super cute embossing folder I got from them last month.)

I embossed a piece of peach cardstock and then blended orange and pink pearlized Distress Crayons. I also used pink cardstock and flicked it with Worn Lipstick Distress Spitz. Lots of pink! I'm going to send this card to the little girls of some family friends. Perfect! ;-)