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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Comfort & Joy in the Eileen Hull Fan Club

 

We have a special event going on right now in the Eileen Hull Fan Club! Eileen kicked off the Comfort & Joy event off with a Facebook Live in the group. She covered how the event will work and what you can expect. This event is only for Fan Club members so all of the posts/videos/lives will take place within the group. If you miss a live show, you can always watch the replay. Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join over 5,ooo other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends – make sure to answer the questions!

Today is my turn to contribute to the event and I used Eileen's dies to help me jazz up some of my Christmas gift giving! First up, the House Ornament Die is perfect to make a little gift box for a pair of handmade earrings and then it can live on as a tree ornament:

I embossed the mat board using Eileen's 3-D Sweater Embossing Folder:

Eileen's dies came in really handy for the teacher/bus driver/class aide gifts I had to have ready for gifting on the last day of school this past Friday. Quick and easy (but stylish) was the name of the game! I used a pad of patterned Christmas paper and the retired Flower Pocket Die to make some holders for cookie treats and gift cards.

Here's some peeks at the constructions of these makes:

House Ornament:

First I sprayed some mat board with Distress sprays to color it. When dry, I cut two parts with the House Ornament Die. On one of the pieces, cut the bottom flap off. I embossed the sides after cutting so the embossing wouldn't be crushed (by embossing first and then running it through again to cut the shapes). I highlighted the embossed texture with a brush and grey Distress ink. After assembling I added the trees (cut using the Vintage Truck Die), deer and roof panels.

Flower Pockets:

I used dry adhesive (sheets or a Xyron machine are perfect) to quickly add the patterned paper to both sides of Sizzix mat board.

Then I cut the shapes. One pass is all you need for all your parts!

I used hot glue to attach the parts. Strong tape would work well too.

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:

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix 

Sweater, 3-D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder  ( Sizzix / SB )

Vintage Truck Die ( Sizzix / SB )

House Ornament Die

Starlight Embossing Folder #660337 - retired

Flower Pocket Die #661112 - retired

Wreath & Snowflake Die Set  ( Sizzix / SB )

Tim Holtz Sizzix

Darling Deer ( Sizzix / SB )

Other:

Sizzix Mat Board (Sizzix / SB )

Distress Inks

Distress Oxide & reg Spray Stains

acrylic paint

Double sided adhesive sheets

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Kick Off Time for Eileen Hull's Christmas Journaling Event!

 

We need some fun in our lives so all of us at Eileen Hull Designs put our heads together and came up with an event that you can participate in as much or as little as you'd like. It's a challenge of sorts and we'd like to see you to make a Holiday Journal for this season using any of Eileen Hull Design's book dies. Your journal could include activities, photos, recipes, shopping lists, daily thoughts, etc. Really, it can include anything you want; after all, it's your journal!

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between November 27th and December 23rd there will be a post in the Eileen Hull Fan Club from one of Eileen's team members with a prompt for a journal page. These prompts are meant to get your creative thoughts flowing and give you page ideas for your Holiday Journal. It might be in the form of a blog post, Facebook Live, recorded quick video, or a Facebook post in the group. It's up to you to take it from there and we can't wait to see what you come up with, so please share your covers and pages with us in the Eileen Hull Fan Club.

Today it's Day 1 and I'm sharing the journal cover that I made for the event. I can't wait to fill it up with Christmas goodies and share some prompts with you too.

Front

I used Eileen's XL Journal Die for my cover base. Delving into my stash, I used a ton of Tim Holtz media, stamps, dies and Idea-ology ephemera to decorate it! (I have quite a *ahem* collection lol.)

Back

Here's a peek at the inside too:

Inside

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. If you want to participate in the Comfort & Joy Event with us you will need to join as that is where all the action will be! 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. ;-)

Supplies used:

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix 

Journal XL Die  ( Sizzix / SB ) 

Tim Holtz Sizzix

Festive Trims, Colorize ( Sizzix / SB )

Crochet ( Sizzix / SB )

Large Funky Festive ( Sizzix )

Holiday Greens ( Sizzix / SB )

Sizzix Mat Board

Distress Crayons

Distress Spray Stains, Oxide Ink, orginal Ink

Tim Holtz Christmas Idea-ology: Trim Tape, Snippets, Sticker Book, Layers & Baseboard Frames, Paper Dolls

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