Eileen Hull Fan Club Comfort & Joy Event – Christmas Gift Tags

 

Hello Eileen Hull fans! The Comfort & Joy event in the Eileen Hull Fan Club has been going gangbusters! This is our fourth annual Comfort & Joy which started during the pandemic as a way to stay connected throughout the holidays even though we were separated from family and friends. Now it's an Eileen Hull Fan Club tradition! Have you been following along and getting ideas? Join the Fan Club if you aren't already a member (answer the questions so we know you aren't a bot).

I used several of Eileen's Sizzix Die Sets to create a set of Christmas gift package tags and some gift card holders. These will come in handy next month! Creating a pile of these and tucking them in a festive envelope makes them into a gift themselves. (Perfect for a hostess present!)

The Library Pocket, ATC Card & Tabs Die Set is perfect to use for making gift card holders.

I'll be sharing more details and downloadable recipe cards of some of my favorite cookie recipes in the Fan Club on Friday. Join the club so you don't miss any of the fun!

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

Supplies used:

Eileen Hull Die Set - Library Pocket, ATC Card & Tabs  ( Sizzix, SB, FJ  )
Eileen Hull Die Set - Wreath & Snowflake, 665326 - retired  ( Sizzix,  SB  )
Eileen Hull Die Set - Journaling Card, Envelope & Windows ( Sizzix, SB, FJ  )
Eileen Hull Die Set, only on Scrapbook.com - Everyday Tags & Labels
Tim Holtz Stamp Sets - Watercolor Trees, Cozy Christmas, Darling Christmas

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Funkie Junkie Focus – "A Snowy Day"

Hello, our current Funkie Junkie Focus is "A Snowy Day". The aim was to create a winter project made using new Tim Holtz Sizzix Holiday release dies. My project utilizes old and new dies plus some Holiday Idea-ology thrown in for good measure! The base is a Medium Etcetera Thickboards Tag.

Other Etcetera components used are the Cathedral Windows and Bracket Trims. 

This year's larger size Idea-ology Salvaged Reindeer are a favorite of mine! Also the Idea-ology Pinecones (love them!)

The new Woodgrain 3-D Texture Fades embossing folder provides scrumptious texture on the bottom of the tag, backed up by plaid from the Christmas Backdrops paper pack. I used Idea-ology Icicles (retired) from my stash – I coated them with Glossy Accents and sprinkled with Rock Candy Glitter.

The snowflakes are cut from white cardstock coated with the new Seasonal Sparkle Texture Paste. Icicle Crackle Paste (retired) and Mica Flakes add sparkle to the background sky.

Here are some of the steps in the process:

1) The Sizzix 3-D embossing folders really are fabulous. The detail is amazing! I added some subtle shine to this one by blending Mica Distress Crayons over the top of the embossing with my finger.

2) I actually had some long retired Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint in my stash that I used on the cathedral window. Nice!

3) I spread a thin layer of Sparkle Texture Paste onto white cardstock. When it was dry, I cut out all the snowflakes. The gold flecks in the paste are so nice!

4) Oxide Sprays for the win! They made the perfect wintery background.

5) Winning some more with the new tree dies! I'll have to do another project where I use the ornaments on the Colorize tree. ;-)

6) Building up the layers on the tag. The ledge is a piece of foam core board supported by layered up Bracket Trims.

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. because you are now getting regular doses of expanded (and inspiring) content each week. Don't miss it…

Supplies used:  

Tim Holtz Die Set - Forest Shadows
Tim Holtz Die Set - Trim a Tree, Colorize
Tim Holtz Die Set - Decorative Trims
Tim Holtz Die Set - Paper Snowflakes, Mini

Tim Holtz 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Woodgrain

Distress Collage Medium Matte 

Distress Crayons - Mica

Distress Spray Stain - variety of greens

Distress Oxide Spray - variety of greens, Weathered Wood, Lost Shadow, Speckled Egg
Distress Paint - Ground Espresso, Bundled Sage

Distress Mica Flakes
Distress Icicle Crackle Paste - Seasonal 2022
Distress Texture Paste - Sparkle
Distress Grit Paste - Snowfall
Distress Resist Spray
Distress Rock Candy Glitter
Glitter Duster
Glossy Accents

Etcetera Tag - Medium
Etcetera Cathedral Windows

Etcetera Bracket Trims
Idea-ology Christmas '23 - Backdrops
Idea-ology Christmas '23 - Pinecones
Idea-ology Christmas '23 - Sticker Book
Idea-ology Christmas '23 - Salvaged Reindeer
Idea-ology Christmas '23 - Alpine Trees
Idea-ology Christmas '22 - Metallic Droplets
Idea-ology Christmas '22 - Icicles
Idea-ology Design Tape - Trims

Funkie Junkie Focus - "Season of Gratitude" Thank You Card Set

Hello Funkie Junkie fans! Our theme this time is "Season of Gratitude" and nothing says grateful like a handwritten thank you note. If it's in a beautiful handmade card, all the better! I created a set of six fall themed thank you cards featuring Sizzix 3-D Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Tim Holtz Sizzix Dies and lots of Distress media.

 

You get such amazing texture using the 3-D folders! Here's a look at how I did it.

1) For the base of the embossed backgrounds, I used gel prints from my stash.

2) I inked the embossing folder itself with Black Soot Archival ink (permanent oil based ink works best for this technique) and then embossed the paper. The ink is transferred down into all the nooks and crannies and really helps make the texture pop.

After embossing, I added Distress Crayons (both regular and the pearlized ones) to add color and bring out the textures even more.

3) I used leaves cut from my stash of fall colored inky background papers to layer onto the embossed backgrounds. I also matted each background with Distress Kraft Stock Blackout paper.

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. because you are now getting regular doses of expanded (and inspiring) content each week. Don't miss it…

Supplies used:  

Tim Holtz Die Set - Fall Foliage
Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Simple Sayings
Tim Holtz 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Acorns
Tim Holtz 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Woodgrain

Tim Holtz 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Tree Rings

Tim Holtz 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Entangled

Tim Holtz 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Cracked

Eileen Hull 3-D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Tablecloth

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Mica Spray 

Distress Crayons - Mica & regular

Distress Spray Stain - variety of fall colors
Distress Kraft Stock - Blackout
Distress Archival Ink - Black Soot

Mini Stapler

Gel Plate

Trick or Treat! – Halloween Box with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

Hello Eileen Hull fans! This month all the designers on Eileen's Teams have been making a variety of project with fall and Halloween themes! We've had so much creative inspiration to share. For my make, I used the Slotted Treat Box Die as the shell for my Halloween diorama. The festive outside opens up to even more festive party inside…

Front

Back

I wanted to focus on a vintage Halloween party vibe inside. Eileen's Slotted Treat Box Die (a Plus die) is so roomy I could fit all sorts of fun bits and pieces in it.

I cut an extra piece of mat board and glued it in to make a shelf. The little banner is cut using a retired die set of Eileen's - the Banners & Pennants set.

Another look at the outside:

I don't have too many photos of the process because I got in a groove and went to town. Here are a few peeks though.

I cut all my box parts out of mat board first and then covered the box with patterned paper afterwards. Usually it's easier to adhere the paper to the mat board and then cut the pieces, but I used so many different papers that would have been very tricky!

I built up layers with die cuts and foam tape.

It was so much fun going through my stash of Idea-ology and other bits to decide what to put inside. I love making little scenes! =)

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

Supplies used:

Eileen Hull Plus Die - Slotted Treat Box Die  ( Sizzix, SB )
Eileen Hull Die Set - Banners & Pennants, 660329 - retired
Tim Holtz Die Set - Retro Halloween ( SB, FJ )
Tim Holtz Die Set - Spider Web ( Sizzix, SB )
Sizzix Die Set - Winter Nature ( Sizzix, SB )
Sizzix Die Set - Halloween Silhouettes  ( Sizzix )
Tim Holtz Stamp Sets - Halftone & Rings, Halloween Cutouts

Sizzix Mat Board
Distress Collage Medium - Matte

Distress Halloween Mica Stains
Distress Paint - Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Wilted Violet
various Distress Ink pads
Graphic 45 patterned paper - various Halloween collections (Midnight Tales is one)
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - lots of older bits from my stash
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween Confections
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Woodland Tree Lot (bottle brush tree)

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Funkie Junkie Focus – "Mixed Media Madness" Halloween Style!

Hello Funkie Junkie fans! Our theme this time is "Mixed Media Madness" and I gave my project a Halloween twist with childhood memories.

There is a photo of little four year old me dressed up as a witch! My mom would always sew the best costumes for my brother and I so I wanted to pay homage to those memories (and my Mom's crafty skills!)

Step 1 – I started by decoupaging pieces of old sewing pattern tissue onto a blank canvas.

Step 2 – I added some Distress Black Opaque Texture Paste through the new Spellbound Layering Stencil. When it was dry, I spritzed it with Distress Mica Spray.

Because I had decoupaged the pattern pieces onto the canvas, it was basically "sealed". The Mica Stains work best on porous surfaces so I had to spray it all with a coat of workable fixative to keep the stain from rubbing off. The fixative worked great!

Step 3 – I scanned the front of a vintage sewing pattern package from my collection. After printing it out, I assembled bits of Tim Holtz Halloween fabric and stitched them together

Step 4 – More layers! I added some more Texure Paste and Mica Spray over the pattern layer.

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. because you are now getting regular doses of expanded (and inspiring) content each week. Don't miss it…

Supplies used:  

Tim Holtz Die Set - Big Frights
Tim Holtz Die Set - Edison
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Spellbound

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Mica Spray - Bubbling Cauldron, Flickering Candle, Jack-o-lantern

Distress Texture Paste - Black Opaque
Distress Woodgrain Cardstock - Black

Tim Holtz Halloween fabric
Tonic Deckle Torn Edge Trimmer

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween 2022 Label Stickers

workable fixative

Funkie Junkie Focus – "Make a Scene" Halloween Display Globe

Hello Funkie Junkie fans! Our theme this time around is "Make a Scene" so I decided to create a Halloween "snow globe". When the new Idea-ology Display Globe was debuted I was pretty excited because I love snow globes!

There are no mystical techniques used in this project, but here are a few "in progress" photos.

I glued several Mischievous cat die cuts together to make a thicker "cat" and glittered it with Nightfall Distress Glitter (seasonal release from a past year).

With a craft knife, I cut the middles of the letters out of the "EEK!" die cut from Big Frights so I could have the cat stepping through.

There you go! I'm looking forward to make a Christmas project using the Display Globe (or several) so subscribe to my Instagram account to see.

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. because you are now getting regular doses of expanded (and inspiring) content each week. Don't miss it…

Supplies used:  

Tim Holtz Die Set - Big Frights
Tim Holtz Die Set - Mischievous
Tim Holtz Die Set - Vault Series: Halloween 2021
Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Scared Silly

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Display Globe
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Halloween Confections
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Trick or Treat
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Halloween Trimmings 2022
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Memo Pin

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Mica Spray - Bubbling Cauldron
Distress Spray - Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves, Shaded Lavender

Distress Glaze Embossing Powder - Twisted Citron
Distress Glitter - Nightfall
Distress Glitter - Rock Candy

Glitter Duster

Funkie Junkie Focus – "How Scary Is That?" Halloween Panel

Hello Funkie Junkie fans! We're getting into the spooky season and the current theme of "How Scary Is That?"reflects it. I like to create fun whimsical Halloween makes so I got to work using one of the new Square Etcetera Panels as the base.

Detail photos!

Mr. Bones is awesome.

Here are some step photos of how this all came together:

Step 1 – I started with the 8.5" x 8.5" Etcetera panel and covered the front with an inky Distress background on the top and a painty Distress background on the bottom. The bottom section I also stamped with a spiderweb stamp and embossed with black embossing powder. The Glow Grit Paste is super cool and I applied it using the Peek a boo stencil and the smaller version from the Minis Set 56.

Step 2 – I used the Spellbound stencil to add some stars to the sky. Clear embossing ink (Distress Embossing Dabber) embossed with Lost Shadow Distress Glaze added a subtle touch.

Step 3 – The ledge I made from a strip of foam core board bolstered by a set of Bracket Etcetera Trims. The Decorative Trims Die Set makes it really easy to cover all the Etcetera Trim parts with paper. Cut and glue, easy peasy.

Step 4 – The fun part was making all the elements to build on the background. Various Sizzix die sets, new and old, came into play. I also included some of the new Idea-ology headstones from this year's Graveyard set. I added diecut paper elements to them to help them blend into the scene.

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. because you are now getting regular doses of expanded (and inspiring) content each week. Don't miss it…

Supplies used:  

Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Peek a boo
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Spellbound
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Minis Set 56
Tim Holtz Die Set - Big Frights
Tim Holtz Die Set - Graveyard
Tim Holtz Die Set - Moonlight
Tim Holtz Die Set - Edison
Tim Holtz Die Set - Twisted Edge
Tim Holtz Die Set - Ghost Town
Tim Holtz Die Set - Ghost Town #2
Tim Holtz Die Set - Mr. Bones
Tim Holtz Die Set - Trick or Treater
Tim Holtz Die Set - Decorative Trims
Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Shattered
Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Halloween Cutouts
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Backdrops - Halloween 2023
Tim Holtz Etcetera - Square Panels
Tim Holtz Etcetera - Bracket Trims
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Graveyard
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Halloween Design Tape

Distress Collage Medium Matte
Distress Halloween Grit Paste - Glow
Distress Halloween Grit Paste - Crypt

Distress Mica Spray - Ominous Twilight and others
Distress Paint - Villainous Potion, Black Soot, Hickory Smoke
Distress Spray - Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves, Shaded Lavender

Distress Oxide Spray - Shaded Lavender

Distress Glaze Embossing Powder - Lost Shadow
Black embossing powder

Distress Embossing Dabber 

Box Bonanza with Eileen Hull – Paper Scrap Storage

This month Eileen Hull's theme is "Box Bonanza"! Over the years, Eileen has designed many different box/container dies and the Teams were tasked with creating with them for the month of September. I chose to use one of her newest dies, the Slotted Treat Box Die (Plus sized die), to create a caddy to organize scrap paper bits.

I used two Slotted Treat Box bases adhered together to form the caddy (scroll down for tutorial).

I sandwiched a 'handle' made from a Card Caddy Die cut in between the two boxes.

I got into my mixed media groove to decorate the outsides of the caddy and played with a new to me medium, DecoArt Wax Effects Paint. It is a water based paint that looks like encaustic wax when it dries. So cool!

Here is some of the 'how-to':

Step 1 – I cut all the pieces out of mat board. I didn't worry about decorating the two inner sides that were going to be glued together anyway.

Step 2 – I made stamps to collage onto the backgrounds. I used retired Tim Holtz Collage Paper, but you could also use deli sheets or coffee filters. I inked the paper with Distress Spray Stain, did a little stamping/stenciling on it and then cut it with the Slimline & Tickets Die Set. (Later on I did another batch of these with a blue background.)

Step 3 – Here is a look at the all the base layers done. Some stamping, stenciling and collaging. In the next step I added the Aged Beeswax Wax Effects paint with a palette knife over the top of it all.

Most of the stamping I did with Archival ink but I did add a bit with regular Picked Raspberries Distress Ink. I noticed that it was smearing a little underneath the Wax Effects paint. I went back to the sides I hadn't done yet and added a layer of Distress Micro Glaze over those problem areas to seal it. That worked great and the ink didn't smear at all. NOTE: I did not add the Wax Effects paint on the box glue tabs!

Step 4 – Here are all the sides done. When the paint was dry, I glued on die cuts, the blue collage stamps and did some final stamping on top of everything with Mermaid Lagoon Archival Ink.

Step 5 – Assembly! I glued the two boxes together and when they were all dry, glued them together with the handle in between. I also glued the whole unit onto a piece of foam core board to give it added strength and support.

To hide the seam where the boxes were glued together, I filled in the cracks with hot glue and then covered them with extra collage paper.

Probably could have filled the crack even more. Next time!

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

Supplies used:

Eileen Hull Plus Die - Slotted Treat Box Die  ( Sizzix, SB )
Eileen Hull Die Set - Mini Slimline & Tickets ( Sizzix, SB, FJ )
Eileen Hull Die Set - Shadowbox Frames #1 ( Sizzix, SB )
Eileen Hull Die - Card Caddy ( Sizzix, SB )
Tim Holtz Die Set - Mischievous ( SB, FJ )
Tim Holtz Die Set - Abstract Elements ( Sizzix, SB, FJ )
Tim Holtz Stamp Sets - Mesh & Linen, Halftone & Rings, Grunged, Eccentric, Rockstar
Dina Wakley Stencil - Pointed

Sizzix Mat Board
Tim Holtz Plain Collage Paper - retired
Distress Collage Medium - Matte
Distress Micro Glaze
DecoArt Wax Effects - Aged Beeswax

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!)