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Good morning! Today I have a sneak peek of a card I'm sharing over on the A Jillian Vance Design blog. Head on over to see the whole thing! ;-)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Best Loved Eileen Hull Dies

Hello, I hope you are having a good week! All this month Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team is sharing projects made with their favorite dies, both past and present. (You can check out what's been shared so far here, here and here.)

Of course it was really hard to choose which die I wanted to use. (There are so many favorites!) I decided to pull out my Cantilever Sewing Box die. These are so much fun to make and are perfect for gifts. They hold all sorts of jewelry or other trinkets. (I previously made a steampunk themed box you can see here.)

They are bigger than you might think! A finished one is 6 x 4.25 x 2.25 in.

The sides open up to reveal the drawers:

Here's a tutorial about how this goes together. (You can also download an instruction sheet from Sizzix.) Sorry for the bad lighting in the photos. I need an art room lighting upgrade!

Step 1
I covered my mat board with patterned paper before I began.

Step 2
I cut out all the parts. You need six drawer parts, two foot units, two lids, and four sets of the struts. Note that in the photo below I'm missing two sets of the struts. Oops! Sizzix also recommends that you hand cut a base that is 2 1/8 x 6 inches to make the box sturdier. More on that later.

Step 3
Glue the two bottom drawers together. (I used a glue gun for all the assembly.) Here it shows the optional 2 1/8 x 6 inch base piece you can cut. If you glue it onto the bottom drawer units it reinforces the whole sewing box and keeps it from sagging a bit in the middle.

Extra base board glued on and foot units glued on as well

Step 4
You will need twenty-eight brads to assemble this. Start with the base.

Just keep stacking up!

Before gluing on the lids, I made pin cushion pads to attach first. I also decorated them with embroidered felt flowers and pearl button handles. It was easier to do all that first and then glue the lids onto the box.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to head on over to Eileen's blog and see what everyone else is sharing. I hope you have a chance to be creative in the near future! ;-)

Dies:
Eileen Hull Sizzix 

Cantilever Sewing Box

Stitchy Flowers

Birds & Butterflies

Other:

Eileen Hull Heartfelt cardstock paper pad

mat board

felt

small brads

embroidery floss

adhesive

Sizzix & Simon Says Stamp 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!)

Mid-Month Inspiration for Mixed Media Monthly

Hello! It's time for a little mid-month inspiration for our February Photo Inspiration Challenge over at Mixed Media Monthly. The challenge is to create a project based on our challenge photo:

I was still in a steampunk valentine kind of mood so I added a few appropriate pages to my steampunk art journal:

(You can see how I did the cover of this art journal HERE and some other pages HERE.) Be sure to head on over to the MMM blog and check out all the inspiration in the challenge post! We'd love to see you join in and share your work with us. Many thanks as well to Topflight Stamps for sponsoring us this month. Enter the challenge and you will have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Topflight Stamps!

Dies:
Sizzix - Heartfelt ( Sizzix / SSS )

AJVD - Stitched Dot Heart Die Set

Stamps:
Tim Holtz  - Dapper

Inkadinkado - Cogs & Gears

Other:

AJVD INKboss Inkpression Plate - Vintage Floral Flourish
Tim Holtz Paper Dolls
Tim Holtz Vial Labels
Tim Holtz Design Tape - Correspondence

Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs - Gilded Accents
Tim Holtz Tissue Tape, Gears (retired)
Distress Oxide Ink - Candied Apple

Distress Spray Stain - Tattered Rose, Antique Linen

Ranger Archival Ink  - Jet Black, Tree Branch

I am also entering this into the SanDee & amelie Steampunk Challenge for February, Anything Goes. Go check them out for a dose of steampunk goodness! ;-)

Sizzix & Simon Says Stamp 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!)

Sneak Peek!

It's sneak peek time for my post over at the A Jillian Vance Design blog! What could it be??? ;-) Head on over to see!

Have a great week!

Mixed Media Monthly February Challenge!

Hello there! It's February (I'd swear it was just January 1st!!) and that means it's time for a new challenge over at the Mixed Media Challenge Blog. This month it's a photo inspiration challenge which means that you look at the challenge graphic below and make a super cool project inspired by it and then post it in the linky on the challenge post and then you will be eligible to win a $25 gift certificate to spend at our sponsor, Topflight Stamps. Whew! Get all that? ;-)

I took the opportunity to make a Valentine's Day card for my wonderful hubby:

The background stamp is a fabulous steampunk stamp from a Carabelle set called 'The Heart Has its Reasons". The background is done with Distress Crayons, tissue tape and stenciling.

Overlaying it are die cut gears colored with more Distress Crayons and a Tim Holtz Findings heart charm paired with a Paper Doll.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to head on over to the MMM blog and check out all the inspiration in the challenge post! We'd love to see you join in and share your work with us. Many thanks as well to Topflight Stamps for sponsoring us this month.

Dies:
Sizzix - Rondeaux #659706, retired

Stamps:
Carabelle  - The Heart Has its Reasons

Other:
Tim Holtz Paper Dolls
Tim Holtz Clippings Stickers
Tim Holtz Mini Fasteners
Tim Holtz Treasures Adornments Findings
Distress Crayons - Set 2, Set 3, Metallics
Distress Markers - Tattered Rose, Broken China, Vintage Photo, Worn Lipstick
Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Mini Set 1
Stabilo pencil

I am also entering this into the SanDee & amelie Steampunk Challenge for February, Anything Goes. Go check them out for a dose of steampunk goodness! ;-)

Sizzix & Simon Says Stamp 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!)