Eileen Hull Inspiration Team November - Merry and Bright Gift Box

It's Tuesday - and I'm back again to share another project using Eileen Hull's Sizzix Products and DCWV Paper Stacks.  All month the Inspiration Team will be posting on their own blogs and over at Eileen's blog.

Today I made a 3"x3" gift box using Eileen's Block/Cube 3D die, her Flower Heart and Soul Die and 3 different metallic sheets from DCWV. 

The gold pattern and big dots papers are from Modern Metallic Paper Stack - and the gray with gold lettering used on the flower is from Cranberry Christmas Paper Stack.  I die cut the box out of  white Little Sizzles Matboard, then I cut out 6 pieces of the gold design paper 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" (1/4" smaller than the sides of the box) and adhered them to all 6 sides.  

I assembled the box leaving the top panel open (a very important thing to remember so you can get into the box!!).  I cut 4 pieces of the gold foil with white dots 1 1/2" x 2 3/4" and adhered them to the 4 sides.

I die cut the flower and layered it onto the cover with foam dots.  I gold embossed a sentiment on a strip of white card stock and layered it over the petal, again using foam dots.  

Here's the box on it's side so you can see the cover face on!

And now I have a sweet little gift box to put a gift card or small gift for someone on my list!

Every Tuesday in November Eileen Hull will have the Inspiration Teams posts all gathered in one place on her blog  - so please check it out!

I'll be back next Tuesday with a fun mailable frame card!

Stamps:  Splits - Merry and Bright - PTI
Paper:  Little Sizzles White Mat Board - Sizzix, DP CEWV Modern Metallic and Cranberry Christmas Paper Stacks, white card stock - PTI
Ink:  Versamark
Accessories:  Block/Cube/Bank 3D die and Flower, Heart and Soul Die - Eileen Hull/Sizzix, gold embossing powder, heat tool, foam dots.

Treat Yourself to Something Special

Yesterday I played along with the Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge - Audrie's site to inspire us was Bag Borrow and Steal  and I was inspired by the colors and patterns in this shoe:

to create this little bag gift card holder - 

I made the bag using a die from In the Bag from Papertrey Ink.  The stamps are from the stamp set of the same name.  A sweet little way to give a gift card don't you think?!

Stamps: In the Bag - PTI 
Paper: True Black - PTI, DP - Funky Town - PTI, She Art - Chistie Tomlinson, white tissue paper
Paper Size: 3" x 3 1/4"
Ink: True Black - PTi
Accessories: In the bag Die - PTI, foam dots, Idea-ology Mirrored Stars, twine, pinking shears, Scor Tape.

Loll and Friends - Twelve Tags of Christmas - Day 6

Loll and Friends - Twelve Tags of Christmas - Day 6

I was thrilled when Loll Thompson invited me again this year to make a tag for her wonderful Twelve Tags of Christmas blog posts!  Today is Day Six 

For my offering this year -  I made a tag using lots of Tim Holtz supplies and two of his creative techniques (you can find Tim's tutorial here).

Here's my tag!

I have a few photos of just how I created this.  First, for the #8 Manila Tag, I used Tim's Paint Patina technique - dropping some Fired Brick and Brushed Pewter Distress Paints onto my craft mat, spraying the paint with water and then dragging my tag through the mix.  I let the paint drip down the tag and spritzed with more water to blend it until I had the look I liked.  I dried the tag with my heat tool and sponged the edges with Fired Brick Distress Ink.

For this next piece I used Tim's Alcohol Resist technique.   I cut a piece of Yupo 2 3/4" x 5".  I put drops of Red Pepper and Cranberry Adirondack Alcohol Inks onto a felt pad on my applicator and pounced it over the Yupo until it was completely covered.

Then I laid Tim's tree stencil over the Yupo and rubbed over it with a bit of Alcohol Blending Solution on a foam pad.  You can see how the alcohol removed the ink in a smudgy kind of way!

I dropped some Mushroom and Butterscotch Alcohol Inks over an Adornment Pinecone and dried it with my heat tool. 

I added the pine cone to the top of the tag using a Loop Pin through a piece of Trimming and a bow of wrinkled seam tape. 

The sentiments are Metallic Stickers/Holiday Talk.  I added a piece of Symphony Tissue tape along the bottom as well as a Decorative Deer with a twine "scarf" tied around her neck and blowing in the wind in the forest!

You'll find my tag posted over at Loll's blog here - and be sure to check out the first 5 days as well as the next 6!  Such great inspiration for the coming holidays!

Paper:  #8 Manila tag - Ranger, Yupo, True Black - PTI
Ink:  Adirondack Alcohol Inks Cranberry, Red Pepper, Mushroom and Butterscotch, Ranger Distress Fired Brick.
Accessories:  Idea-ology Decorative Deer, Adornments Pinecones, Metallic Stickers Holiday Talk, Trimmings, Loop Pins, foam dots, Wrinkled Seam Tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop.

Eileen Hull Inspiration Team November - Golden Floral Gift Tag

I'm back with another Eileen Hull Inspiration Team creation for the November Collaboration.  We are using DCWV Paper Stacks with Eileen Hull's Sizzix products.

Today I used Eileen's Luggage Tag die,  her Flower Heart and Soul die along with papers from DCWV Cranberry Christmas Paper Stack.

I started by cutting the Luggage Tag out of a beautiful gold foil and white stripe paper and one of the petals from the Flower Heart and Soul die out of a piece of gray with gold foil text paper.

The luggage tag cuts as a fold open piece - but I wanted to make a gift tag - so I cut the die cut in two.

I stamped TO: and FROM: on the back of the tag.  I layered the petal piece over the opening using foam dots on the petals that touched the tag.  I added a little flower brad to the center and knotted a piece of thin gold wire ribbon through the top slot.

These tags will look so festive on Christmas gifts don't you think?!  

Eileen's Inspiration Team will be posting creations every Tuesday over on Eileen's Blog - so be sure to stop over!

I'll be back next Tuesday with a lovely little gift box!

Stamps:  To: and From: - Yonder Star - Waltzingmouse (retired)
Paper:  DCWV Cranberry Christmas Paper Stack
Ink:  True Black - PTI
Accessories:  Flower, Heart and Soul and Tags,Luggage Dies - Eileen Hull/Sizzix, foam dots, Metallic Mini Flower Die - Making Memories, gold wire ribbon from stash.

A Vintage Journey November Challenge - Cracking Up!

Hi everyone - the November A Vintage Journey Challenge is up on the AVJ blog today -  and it's a fun one!  Cracking Up!

Alison is our host and here is here description of the challenge:  Share your crackled projects – whether your crackle is stamped, painted, texture paste or any other kind of crackle. To be a winner or Pinworthy mention your project must be in a vintage; shabby; mixed-media; art journaling; industrial or steampunk style.

Since I just did a crackle project for Monday's Inspiration post (click here if you missed it!),

I decided to use a crackle stamp for my project today.

 I love this background crackle stamp from Impression Obsession (I used it on my Blog header above).  I stamped it on a piece of white card with Watering Can Ink.  Then I stenciled half of Talaya Goddess of Rain's face on the left edge using black embossing paste and let it dry overnight.

 I got out tray of watercolor paints, brushed over the card with water and then watercolored light blue on the right and flesh color over Talaya.

Then I chose sentiment stamps from Gentlemen's Art and Art in Bloom by Wendy Vecchi - stamping one directly onto the card and one on a small panel of white card.  I sponged all the edges with Distress Tumbled Glass.  I added some Small Talk stickers and a die cut heart that I embossed in Red Geranium embossing powder.

Here's a close up of the sentiments

and a close up of Talaya

I made this a one layer inspirational piece that can stand up on a shelf or window sill by adding an easel on the back.

 So please join us this month in the A Vintage Journey Challenge - showing us how you 'crackle'!!  You'll find more inspiration by the other participating Creative Guides over at the AVJ Blog here!

Stamps:  Crackle Background stamp - Impression Obsession, Gentlemen's Art and Art in Bloom - Wendy Vecchi Studio 490/Stampers AnonymousPaper:  White, Kraft, True Black - PTI
Ink:  Archival Jet Black, Wendy Vecchi Archival Watering Can and Tree Branch, Ranger Distress Ink Tumbled Glass.
Accessories:  Talaya Godess of Rain Stencil - Stencil Girl, Movers and Shapers Tiny Shapes die and Small Easel - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, watercolor paints, water, brush, Red Geranium Embossing Powder - Wendy Vecchi, Idea-ology Small Talk,  Wendy Vecchi Black Embossing Paste.

November CAS Mix Up Challenge - and a happy announcement!

I am excited for two things today -  first - the November CAS Mix Up Challenge has been posted

AND..........  I'm a new member of the Design Team!!  Whoo hoo!  I am so excited to be joining this talented team!  Thank you Bonnie and Loll for inviting me to join!

Several years ago I had finally found my creative design niche -  it was how I liked to design - Clean And Simple  -  then, a couple of years later, I started experimenting with Mixed Media a rather complete opposite path - and now I'm happy to be in both camps as a designer!  

Today I'm highlighting my CAS side!

So here is my first creation as a Design Team Member for the CAS Mix Up Challenge.   I used a stencil as a mask, a sympathy stamp and a honeycomb embossing folder.

Here are a few photos of how I put this together.  

First, I cut a small piece of white card stock. 

To keep it CAS I knew I wanted my busy colorful piece to be small.  

I laid a leaf stencil over the panel as a mask - and tapped a little bit of Turquoise Brusho over it - you can see it hardly looks like there is any there!

 Then I spritzed it with water - just 3-4 short spritzes  - and look at all that color!!  A little Brusho goes a long way!

I removed the stencil and saw that there was a lot of wet Brusho on the stencil

So I laid it wet side down onto another white panel - pressed over it with a paper towel -

  which resulted in this negative print.  I'll put this aside for another day!

I embossed a slightly larger panel with a honeycomb embossing folder and adhered it to the card base - a little off center.  I layered the leaf panel over the embossed panel - having a little bit of the right edge off the panel.  I stamped the sentiment on a strip of white card and adhered it to the layered panels with the left edge directly on the leaf panel and the right edge up on a foam dot.

Please check out the rest of the Design Team's creation for today over at the challenge blog -  Loll, Bonnie, Nancy, Susan, and Joanna (my fellow new Design Team member!).  There are several links for different methods of masking to inspire you!  I can't wait to see which method you choose!

Stamps:  Cas-ual Fridays - Casual Comfort
Paper:  White card - PTI
Ink:  True Black - PTI
Accessories:  Brushos - Turquoise, water mister, Leaf Stencil - Tim Holtz, Honeycomb Embossing Folder - Eileen Hull/Sizzix, foam

Eileen Hull Inspiration Team November - Wreath on a Rustic Door

Eileen Hull is collaborating with DCWV (Die Cuts With a View) this month - and every Tuesday the Inspiration Team is going to be creating using Eileen's dies, embossing folders and Twist and Style tool along with DCWV Paper Stacks.

Today I am sharing a Christmas Card (it's never too early to get your Christmas cards done!!)

I used 3 different sheets from the DCWV Cranberry Christmas Paper Stack -  the wood grain background (don't you LOVE it??!!) -  a small floral print in grey, white, cranberry and gold and a subtle tone on tone design in cranberry.

I die cut the flower using Eileen's Flower Heart and Soul die and assembled it with alternating colors, using foam dots between each layer for depth and  fastening them together with a large brad.  The Merry die is from PTI as well as the Christmas stamp.

I love how this looks like a beautiful wreath on a rustic door all decorated for Christmas!

Please be sure to check Eileen's blog every Tuesday to see how the Inspiration Team is using both the DCWV papers and Eileen's products - I'm sure we'll all be inspired!

I'll be back next Tuesday with some beautiful gift tags!

I'm linking my card to:
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge

Christmas Card Challenges

Stamps:  Inside and Out Holiday - Papertrey Ink
Ink:  True Black - PTI
Paper:  white - PTI, DP - DCWV Cranberry Christmas
Accessories:  Flower Heart and Soul Die - Eileen Hull/ Sizzix, Merry die - Wonderful Words/Merry - PTI, brad - Flat Broke Die/Bazzill Basics, foam dots.