Eileen Hull's March Sizzix Release 2024!

 

Welcome to the 2024 March Sizzix Release Party of Eileen Hull's newest die collection! We are celebrating with a Live party and this Blog Hop! Eileen's designers have been hard at work creating with Eileen's great new dies and have loads of inspiration for you.

Here is what Eileen has to say about her new collection:

I’m so happy to introduce this brand new collection of mine from Sizzix! As always, I try to create designs that may be used together but also stand alone. There are four pieces in this set.

The Storage Box is an XL ScoreBoard die measuring 4” square, the largest square box yet! This box is constructed with a removable top and may be used in many ways, such as organizing desk and office supplies, as a gift box, storing craft supplies and packaging for baked treats.

The Mini Book is one of my favorites because you can create a book using this die in an evening, and use up your scraps in the process. This book measures 3 3/4” x 2 1/4” and comes with a strap/handle and tiny label for the book cover. It also makes a great bag topper if you fold it in the middle and also will hold a business card. Die cut it from felt and stitch up a tiny wallet!

There is a new Thinlits called Faux Postage – the full panel is designed to fit on a 5” x 7” card and creates a fun postage stamp effect. You can also cut (or tear) each stamp apart and use the individual pieces as a miniature work of art! These dies coordinate with similar dies: Snail Mail (A-2 card size) and Mini Slimline (6” x 3”).

The Lace 3D Embossing Folder is so amazing! It’s a new LARGE size measuring 8 1/2” x 5 3/4”. It works great on bigger journal covers, card backgrounds and on home decor pieces. This is created from vintage lace that I have collected and there are so many ways I want to use this!

The new dies:

The team has been busy creating lots of samples so please make sure to visit the Blog Hop post on Eileen's blog and be watching social media to see their makes! There's a giveaway too!

Here are some of the projects I've created for the release. We'll take a closer look at them plus share the tutorials as the month goes on.

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

Funkie Junkie Focus – "Hats Off to Our Men!"

Sometimes it's hard to come up with ideas for masculine cards or gifts but we'll have plenty of inspiration for you with our current Funkie Junkie theme, "Hats Off to Our Men". The challenge was to celebrate the men in our life with a card or gift. I decided to go with a card:

You can't go wrong with steampunk!

This was a fun card to put together and it gave me a chance to play more with Distress Watercolor Pencils.

First I stamped the background of Mixed Media Heavystock with a grid of stamps from the Creative Blocks set in Hickory Smoke Archival Ink. Leaving the stamped paper in place on my stamping platform, I colored the stamped details with the pencils and then blended them out with a brush.

After the paint was dry, I re-stamped over the top of it all with more Hickory Smoke Archival Ink. This brought back the detail of the stamped images.

I also used the pencils to color the Paper Dolls Portraits ephemera piece. (Distress Crayons work pretty well too.)

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 Stamp Set - Creative Blocks

Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Grunged

Tim Holtz Die - Gadget Gears - retired

Tim Holtz Die - Gadget Gears #2 - retired
Tim Holtz Die - Industrial - retired

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Dolls - Portraits
Distress Watercolor Pencils
Tim Holtz Kraft Stock - black
Tim Holtz Mixed Media Heavystock
Sizzix Textured Cardstock Pack

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Ink - Scorched Timber, Lost Shadow, Vintage Photo, Black Soot
Distress Archival Ink - Hickory Smoke

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Embroidered Needle Book with Eileen Hull Dies

Hello Eileen Hull fans! At the beginning of the January, Eileen released some Classic Sizzix die designs that were brought back due to popular demand. (If you missed the Release Party, you can watch the replay here.) The Inspiration Team had a lot of fun revisiting these old favorites and we've been sharing tutorials for our projects. Here is a closer look at one of mine featuring the Scoreboards Needle Book Die.

I cut the cover out of thick felt and added embroidered accents. I also used some of my mixed media "stamps" stash I made back in June. Perfect!

Back:

Inside I stitched some pages cut from more felt to hold pins and needles.

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 - Needle Book  ( Sizzix, FJ )
Eileen Hull Die Set - Snail Mail ( Sizzix, SB, FJ )
Eileen Hull Die Set - Envelope, Folder & Flowers ( Sizzix, SB, FJ )

felt

embroidery floss
Tim Holtz Mini Stapler

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Funkie Junkie Focus - "Hearts & Flowers" Valentine's Day!

Hello Funkie Junkie fans! Our theme this time is "Hearts & Flowers" Valentine style. I leaned into a traditional color scheme and put together a candy box made from Eileen Hull's new Cantilever Sewing Box Die.

This die is based on the design of vintage sewing boxes. Maybe you have a full sized one yourself! They open up just like the originals:

I filled mine with candies and a little note.

Top view:

Here's a look at how I put it together:

1) Here are all the parts cut out.

2) I used sections of washi tape glued at the corners to assemble all the box parts. A rubber band around the top held it all in place while the glue dried.

3) To help reinforce the base of the box, I cut an extra piece of mat board 21/8" x 6" to glue underneath the two bottom boxes.

I folded and glued the feet to the base. A little piece of washi tape helped to hold the feet in the folded position while I was gluing them.

4) Using the brads and cross pieces, you just start building up and attaching the other boxes.

5) A section of the stamps cut from the Mini Slimline & Tickets Die fit perfectly onto the sewing box lids!

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:

Eileen Hull Die - Cantilever Sewing Box 
Eileen Hull Die Set - Mini Slimline & Tickets 
Eileen Hull Die Set - Envelope, Folder & Flowers
Eileen Hull Die Set - Journaling Cards, Flowers & Leaves 662811 - retired

Tim Holtz Die - Heartfelt 660233 - retired
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Hearts THS017

Sizzix Mat Board
Sizzix Textured Cardstock Pack

28 1/8"/ 5mm brads

washi tape

Sizzix Making Tool - Shaping Kit
Distress Collage Medium Matte
Distress Ink - Scorched Timber, Picked Raspberries, Festive Berries
Distress Oxide Spray - Spun Sugar

Distress Spray - Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo

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