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!)

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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