Spring in Antarctica Looks a lot Like Winter!

I spent Thanksgiving in Antarctica aboard an expedition ship and all I can say is WOW!!  I have never been so awestruck in my life.  Antarctica is ethereal, defies the imagination; it was truly the trip of a lifetime!

So, Eileen Hull's creative team is celebrating spring this month and I just had to be "different". 😄 I wanted to show you some ways that you can use Eileen's products on layouts.  I tend to use her designs when making mini albums and such, but really, they are great to use with so many things.

We had lovely spring weather while there, the sun was out and the temps hovered around freezing.  (We had some snow too!) 

I made the title using Eileen's Alphanumeric dies and mounted them on a scrap of paper.  Above the title I placed a die-cut bird, flower, and floral cutout from the Floral Pockets set to add some spring elements!

I also used a stencil from the Plate and Pattern set to add the concentric circles. That is a fun set with circles and flower details.

Near the bottom, I die-cut a pocket, from the Floral Pocket set, to hold our identity cards for the trip.  I like to include bits of ephemera from our travels.  

Eileen Hull Designs Supplies Used

666768 Sizzix - Thinlits Dies - Floral Pocket and Paperclips 

666766 Sizzix - Layered Stencils - Plate and Pattern

666043 Sizzix - Thinlits Dies - Alphanumeric

Make a Spring Tag for a Gift of Wine

I love to make tags.  I love to drink wine.  So of course they go together, right?  Now, if you didn't think so, have a look!

I think that tag looks lovely with this bottle of wine! And bonus, the tag holds a piece of yummy chocolate and there's a hidden bookmark. Perfect gift for my bookworm friends!

Here's a quick video of how I put this tag together.

Bookmark revealed!

Eileen Hull Designs Supplies Used

666768 Sizzix - Thinlits Dies - Floral Pocket and Paperclips 

666767 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Bookmark, Pockets and Toppers

666770 Sizzix Fan Favorites Stamps

Other Supplies

Graphic 45 Tag

Graphic 45 Lets Get Artsy Collection

Full Size Journal by Eileen Hull Designs for Sizzix

Eileen's Full Size Journal XL Scoreboard die is so perfect for making mini albums.  This one is dear to me as it is my great niece and nephew and I made it for their grandmother, my sister-in-law.

I made a very quick video showing you how I made the journal with the edges completely paper wrapped.  Sometimes I apply the paper to the chipboard before I die-cut and that works well EXCEPT when using that gray industrial looking chipboard and no matter how much I ink it, it still looks, well, industrial.  AND, sometimes chipboard pulls apart from the paper so when I do it this way the chipboard is completely covered in paper, adding an outside layer of  paper to help hold everything together.

Two simple pages; the page on the right is a pocket page and you can see a tag peeking out the top.

I die-cut star charms from the new Charms Thinlits set for embellishments on the left side.  

I embellished the photo by cutting a label tag in half and topping with a button.

I created a background on the right side page using Eileen's new Plate and Pattern stencils.

Here's a quick video showing you how the stencils work.

On the right bottom is a pocket created with Eileen's new Bookmarks, Pockets, Toppers Thinlits.

The pocket is a perfect place for me to tuck a photo and my "trademark" poodle quote.  It's just something I do in most of my mini album gifts.

Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix Supplies

666589 Full Size Journal (available on Amazon)

666766 Plate and Pattern Layered Stencils

666767 Bookmarks, Pockets, Toppers Thinlits

666769 Charms Thinlits

666474 Envelope, Folder & Flowers Thinlits

666768 Floral Pockets Paperclips Thinlits

Other Supplies

664809 Sizzix Effectz - Luster Wax, Gold

Thanks for visiting,

xoxo

Maggi

It's Time for Valentine's Day Cards!

It's time to make Valentine's cards!  I used dies and an embossing folder from Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix latest release along with Graphic 45's Curiouser & Curiouser paper collection.

The background is embossed black cardstock with luster wax applied to highlight the embossing.

Here's a quick video showing you my processes.

There's a flip page on the front with a pocket inside where you can tuck a decadent piece of Ghirardelli chocolate or a love note!

Inside you can write a personal note.

Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix Supplies

 666768 Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Floral Pocket and Paperclips

666043 Sizzix - Thinlits Dies - Alphanumeric

666765 Sizzix Multi-Level Textured Impressions A5 Embossing Folder - Floral Damask

662813 Sizzix - Journal Words (retired)

Other Supplies

664809 Sizzix Effectz - Luster Wax, Gold

Graphic 45 Curiouser And Curiouser

Flashback 2024 for Eileen Hull Designs - My Favorite Projects

Can you believe it's December?  It's such a busy time of the year that we designers get a break, and instead of creating something new, we share our favorite projects from the year. 

Here are mine! The Sewing Box

This is such an adorable box and is a perfect replica of the full size boxes that many of us have.  Here's a link to a full tutorial to make this box.

I love how this opens up with all those little drawers.  They're a great place to store little bits and pieces.

The Mini Book 

 I adore this little book, its just so cute!  I made it from with the Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix Scoreboard Mini Book and enlarged it by adding oversized pages.  See the details in this post.

It has 4 pages that are 3" x 4" AND each page hold a 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" tag!  There are fun little places to tuck notes and small photos too.

Oversized Tag (5.5" x 10")

I love bright colors and the paper collection (Graphic 45's Lets Get Artsy) really spoke to me, so I created this large tag as a little art piece for my studio.  All the details are here, in this post.

I really built up the layers so it would have lots of dimension.

And that's a wrap for 2024!  I wish you all the love, joy, and happiness possible in this holiday season.  

xoxo Maggi

A Calendar Journal Made with Eileen Hull's Mini Album

This will be a handy journal for me next year as its a calendar with places to note coming events etc. I used Eileen Hull Designs Mini Album Scoreboard XL Die by Sizzix (a recent vault release).  There are 

3 signatures and 2 pages for each month.

I share all the pages in this video and show you how to bind the 3 signatures into the mini.

The pages are all very similar which makes this mini a quick and easy project to put together.

SUPPLIES

666703 Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Mini Album

Graphic 45 Time to Flourish Collection

 

A Christmas Card with a Bookmark from Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix

 Eileen's team has an event, Comfort & Joy, that we like to do every year.   Every year the Team posts projects, tips, techniques, recipes and anything we can think of to get ourselves in a holiday frame of mind.   You can see all the projects posted on the Eileen Hull Fan Club Facebook page.

Here' a little project you might like that makes a cute little gift for your reading friends.  This Christmas card has a bookmark as part of the card face.  I used Eileen's new 17 pc. Thinlits set from Sizzix, Bookmark, Pockets, and Toppers to make the bookmark. 

The bookmark die-set includes pockets and decorative die-cuts like the leaves and flower I used. The bookmark slides behind the green layered paper which has been adhered to the base layer only on the sides and bottom.

I topped the bookmark with  charms to "gussy" it up.  I made the gold star charm with Eileen's new Charms Thinlits.  I cut two charms and glued them back to back so the charm would be gold on both sides and to give some extra weight.

Be sure and join Eileen and I on Facebook live November 12.  I'm going to show you how to make a card box that works for any season.  

Cardbox

Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 17PK - Bookmark, Pockets and Toppers

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 6PK - Charms