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
Scrapbook.com

Autumn Teacup – Eileen Hull's New Sizzix Die

 

I love fall! It is my favorite season for sure. The colors, the weather, the holidays – what a combination! I am always thankful for the season, especially after a long hot summer. I used Eileen Hull's new Sizzix 3-D Teacup Die to create a little decor piece that really celebrates the season.

New 3-D Teacup Die

It's fall time, hurray!!!

I also used loads of Tim Holtz Sizzix dies to add the fall flavor to my make. Various leaf dies, the 3-D embossing folder Lumber, and the sentiment die. I also used the retired Tree Rings die (several layers stacked) to create the 'saucer' for the Teacup. The spoon (part of the Teacup Die) I embossed with 3 of Eileen's luscious Molten Dimensions embossing powders.

Thanks for stopping by! Check out Eileen's blog and if you are not already a member, join the Facebook Eileen Hull Fan Club group. It is a warm, supportive group with lots of inspiration and sharing going on. You'll just have to answer a few simple questions when asking to join (to keep out spammers) and then you'll be added. ;-)

I am also entering this into the current Funkie Junkie Boutique challenge, "Fall Foliage". Be sure to check out their challenges, they are always lots of fun!

Supplies used:

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix
Teacup Die  ( Sizzix / SB ) 

Tim Holtz Dies

3-D Embossing Folder - Lumber  ( Sizzix / SB ) 
Fall Foliage  ( Sizzix / SB )

Skeleton Leaves  ( Sizzix / SB )

Shadow Script #2  ( Sizzix / SB )

Layered Leaf - retired

Tree Rings - retired

Tapered Fringe Strip Die - retired

Sizzix Mat Board

Eileen Hull's Molten Dimensions Embossing Powder - Goldenrod, Polished Silver, Black Magic

Distress Spray Stain - misc fall colors

Distress Ink Pads - Misc. fall colors

glue gun

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.

Autumn Teacup
by MonalisaH -Lisa Hoel
Scrapbook.com