Eileen Hull Book Club 2 / Clearsnap ColorBox Blends

Hi and welcome, today I am showcasing Eileen Hull's Book Club 2 dies along with Eileen's fantastic ColorBox Blends Inks. You can find Eileen's release HERE.

This week I am showcasing Eileen's Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Book and Pages, Trinket Box and Frame along with the Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Wrapped Journal. I wanted to showcase how these dies all work together beautifully when combined with Eileen's Inks.

The Clearsnap ColorBox Blends can be used on Fabric, Paper, Card, Wood, Clay etc. The inks are easy to hold with a simple to use applicator and the inks hold more than 10 x the ink of a traditional inkpad. They have a convenient sponge applicator to keep your hands clean and they blend beautifully.

As we are experiencing somewhat of a heat wave here in the UK I thought I would opt for a summer themed piece this time around.

Die cut the Wrapped Journal from mountboard.

Apply Texture Paste over a stencil, in this case I used a stencil designed by Autour de Mwa from AALLandCreate.

I applied texture across the whole frontage of the Journal and allowed to dry naturally.

I then applied a coat of Buff Paint by Dina Wakley to tone down the white of the mountboard and to give an aged feel to my piece.

I then wanted to age my piece a little more so I used Eileen's ColorBox Blends Inks, and Nutmeg was perfect for this process. I began by priming my ink, pressing the applicator onto my non-stick craft sheet to get the ink flowing into the sponge applicator.

I then lightly applied the colour over the texture. I love how the colour rests in the crevices of the Texture Paste.

I repeated this process for the whole Journal.

To remove some of those harsh lines I then blended the ink with a damp babywipe. I also added random Texture Paste to the inside of my Journal and repeated the same process and then dried the front and back with a Heat Tool.

I added some random stamping, again usng the ColorBox Blends along with my A4 Layered Grunge Stamp.

I was able to add random stamping around my Journal, adding yet more layers of interest.

Here you can see random numbers from my stamp set added to the background.

I then coloured a clay piece, a seahorse with the Bay ColorBlends Ink, applying the ink directly to the clay piece.

I sprized some of the ink with water and then painted the crevcies with the ink.

I now needed to add more layers of colour to give depth to my clay piece.

I opted for Bay, Beach and Leaf to add layers of colour and depth to my piece.

I took time to add layers of colour until I was happy with the depth of colour and then dried the ink with a Heat Tool.

I also added touches of the Bay ColorBox Blends to the outside of the Journal.

I added some drift wood pieces to the background and added a frame for added dimension (a gift from my friend Olga). The frame was also coloured with ColorBox Blend Inks.

I love all the layers and textures on this piece. I also incorporated some delicate splatters of paint for a further layer of interest along with some wire, wrapped randomly around the frame.

I incorporated some natural twine and added jump rings for added interest.

I also added a Seasonal ChitChat Sticker to the body of my seahorse and added twine to fasten the Journal.

Some further random stamping using my A4 Layered Grunge Stamp Set

I opted to add a shadow box to the inside of my Journal rather than create a traditional Journal. I used the box element from the ScoreBoards XL Die - Book and Pages, Trinket Box and Frame which makes a perfect shadow box for the inside of the Wrapped Journal.

I coloured the shadow box element with ColorBox Blends as before and also incorporated a vintage doily and some cheesecloth fabric for added texture. My seahorse sits on a wooden heart covered with vintage text book pages.

I added the word Dream to the inside of my Journal.

Mini shells also offer further texture to my design along with a circular piece of rusty tin wire.

A touch more stamping to the inside cover.

I love how both these dies worked so well together.

A touch more stamping here and there around the Journal and some shading to the edges completes my piece.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x
 

Eileen Hull Sizzix Scoreboard XL Die - Journal

This month we are showcasing Eileen Hull's fabulous Scoreboard XL Journal Die.

I opted for a mixed media journal this month and I have created a video for you showing the step by steps I took to create my journal, combining the journal with Eileen Hull's Clearsnap ColorBox Blend Inks. The video is at the end of this post.

I have done a few close up shots for you to see the detail and texture achieved.

I love how all the layers are visible and the sanding adds a wonderful feel to the journal.

I love adding layers to my designs and this has them in abundance.

The touches of white really lift the design.

I opted for a simple sentiment.

I love the tea stain signatures I added to the journal.

A touch of stitching adds another feature and further texture to the design.

Below is my video showing you the step by steps in more detail, I hope you enjoy. Tracy x x

Happiness

This month Eileen Hull's Design Team are showcasing Eileen's fabulous Clearsnap ColorBox Blends Inks. These inks hold 10 x the ink of a traditional inkpad. They have a covenient sponge applicator which keeps hands clean whilst applying the ink. The ink can be applied directly to fabric, paper, wood, clay and more.  Just remember to heat set for permanence.

I created a card with lots of colour and I have step by steps below.

I chose to work with Beach, Wildberry and Leaf for this project.

Each ink dispenser comes with a foam applicator.

Press the foam applicator onto a non-stick craft sheet to get the ink flowing. You don't need too much pressure.

Once the ink is flowing you are ready to create.

I began by applying each colour over a stencil, the colours blend beautifully and are also perfect for watercolouring too.

Continue until the white card is covered with stencilling. I love these three colours together.

Die cut Eileen's Flower, Heart and Soul die from white card.

On this occasion we are using the aperture only.

Draw around the flower onto the decorated panel.

Continue to draw around the flower until you are happy with the arrangement on the background of the decorated panel.

Paint around the flowers with black paint.

Add white highlights around the flowers using a paint pen.

I love how the background detail really pops against the black and white.

I also included a happiness sticker, colouring the edges of the sticker with the Blends. I also added a heart charm for added interest and dimension.

Splatters of pink and white paint have also been added for further interest.

I added a matt of white card coloured with the Wildberry Blends ink to coordinate with the colours in the card.

I love that all the layers are visible in the design.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x