Eileen Hull Book Club 2 Release

Hi and welcome, today I have a post as part of the Eileen Hull DT and this month we are showcasing the fantastic Book Club 2 release.

Today I am showcasing the fabulous Wrap Around Journal Die. You can view the whole Book Club 2 Collection HERE.  The Wrap Around Journal Die is a Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die which means you can cut almost any material with this die, it's fantastic and so versatile. Those of you in the UK can pre order this die from Country View Crafts HERE. I also used the Journaling Words across the front of my Journal to add a further layer of interest.

Eileen sent me this fabric/leather esque type piece and to begin with I highlighted all the embossed design with Wax which worked perfectly to showcase the texture.

I also incorporated Eileen's Stitchy Flower & Leaf using both the flowers and leaf. I coloured the flower and leaf with Distress Inks and then added some wax around the edges of each. I also incorporated some of the hearts from the Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Journaling Cards, Hearts.

I machine stitched the covers and also added some vintage book pages to the inside cover and also added some watercolour pages which I tea stained.

I also added a shaker to the front of my journal for an added dimensional piece, adding some of the die cut hearts to the centre along with some sequins.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Pop by Eileen's Blog to see some further inspiration from my fellow Design Team Members.

Tracy

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Eileen Hull Book Club 2 Release

Hi and welcome, today I have a post as part of the Eileen Hull DT and this month we are showcasing the fantastic Book Club 2 release.

This time around I thought I would showcase the fabulous Wrap Around Journal Die. You can view the whole Book Club 2 Collection HERE.  The Wrap Around Journal Die is a Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die which means you can cut almost any material with this die, it's fantastic and so versatile. Those of you in the UK can pre order this die from Country View Crafts HERE.

This journal is die cut from felt and I added pieces of moutboard behind the felt to make it more surdy. I then randomly machine stitched the card and the felt together.

I used a vintage doily around the spine and then machine stitched and also hand stiched some pearls into place, leaving some of the threads loose for added texture.

I included a zip behind my fractured doll, wrapping her in red twine to coordinate with my pops of red in the fabric and flowers. I printed off the wording curious and added to my doll. I also included some ruler ribbon for added interest.

I added watercolour paper to the inside of my journal and the inside covers are covered with vintage ephemera.

The vintage rent card I have added to the inside cover really gives another vintage touch to my piece.

I love the Floral Cutouts Movers and Shapers die and here I added some red card behind to coordinate with the pops of red on my cover.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I will be back with another showcase of Eileen's fabulous release soon.

Tracy
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May Flowers with Eileen Hull Dies

Hi everyone and welcome to my post as part of the Eileen Hull Design Team. This month we are showcasing May Flowers using Eileen's dies.

For this project I used one of my all time favourite dies of Eileen's, the Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Book, Passport, it is such a fantastic, versatile die that can cut so many materials. I have some step by steps for you below:

Die cut the Passport pieces from mountboard. We have a front and back cover and the spine.

Crumple a piece of white tissue paper to create creases and then adhere to each of the die cut pieces. I used Distress Collage Medium to adhere mine.

At this stage I was thinking about texture and decided that I now wanted to emboss my pieces and was still hoping that some of the creases in the tissue would still be visible after embossing. I was delighted that some still remained even after the embossing process. I used Eileen's Daisy Wreath Embossing Folder, which I thought fitted perfectly for the May Flowers Challenge.

I then painted all my pieces with black acrylic paint, making sure to cover all the white areas.

I then dry brushed with DecoArt Media Metallic Silver Paint which really highlights the texture beautifully.

From this picture you can see that some of the creases I created with the tissue paper are still visible, which I love.

Now time to add some flowers to my design. I opted for Eileen's Stitchy Flowers and Leaf Thinlits Die, again another fantastically versatile die. I die cut several pieces to create dimensional flowers.

I spritzed the die cut flowers with a light misting of water.

I then scrunched each of the die cut flowers to add texture to each die cut piece and I then layered three large flowers and two small flowers together.

I added a brad to the centre of my flowers to add another detail element to my design.

I also added some small beads to the centre, again adding further texture and added some highlights of silver acrylic paint to the petals.

I assembled the book and I am absolutely delighted with the finish, the texture and dimension is something I love.

I added the butterfly to the centre, my stamp from AALLandCreate which you can find HERE.

I added some touches of texture to my butterfly, adding small pieces of cheesecloth to the wings. I also included beads and a Story Stick from Tim Holtz. My butterfly sits on one of Tim Holtz frames.

I love the texture on the spine of my book and I also included a few more small beads for added interest.

I added one of Tim Holtz Mini Hardware Pulls for added dimension which sits perfectly against my dimensional flowrs.

I added black pages to my book and also included another one of my stamped butterflies, coloured with metallic markers.

I added black pages which enables the recipient to add white doodling or metallic sketches etc to the pages.

My fellow team members have created further designs to inspire you this month, please pop by Eileen's BLOG to see more details.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

April Showers with Eileen Hull Dies

Welcome to my monthly post for Eileen Hull. This month our theme is April Showers - Create a project with a Shower (baby or bridal) or party theme. Favours, invitations, decor pieces etc.

 I really  had to think about this one as I don't really create items for parties or weddings. After much deliberation, I opted for a Wedding Planner using Eileen's fabulous Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Book, Passport. This is one of my favourite dies to use, I just adore the size and possibilities. At the time of writing this post, this die is available in the UK from That's Crafty HERE.

I began by die cutting my front and back covers from mountboard. I did not add my wedding paper to the mountboard at this stage as the paper is embossed and the embossing would only be flattened during the die cutting process. Once I had die cut the front and back covers, I then covered each piece with my embossed paper. If I was using an embossing folder, I would add my paper or simply emboss the mountboard, however, I found this paper in Hobbycraft and it seemed perfect for a wedding theme.

I then drew a flower onto the embossed paper with a grey pencil crayon, which would also act as my shading. Once I was happy with my flower, I then painted each petal with Distress Paints Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry.

I then added glue to the centre of my flower and randomly around my petals and then added Creative Expressions Gold Metallic Micro Beads and allowed the glue to dry completely. I also added a Finnabair metal heart embellishment to the centre which I coloured with some wax.

I added a story embellishment to the clip at the top of my Wedding Planner.

I then dry brushed DecoArt Media Metallic Gold paint across the front and back covers and also the binding.

I added some gold beads to the binding, to add a touch more opulence and interest to my Planner.

I added the text Wedding Planner to the front cover and also added decorative papers inside.

The idea behind my Wedding Planner is that the bride would add fabric samples to the pages along with details of all her plans for the wedding, bridesmaids outfits, venues, fabrics, flowers etc etc and this would be a record for her for life.

Eileen kindly sent me some wonderful decorative file folders and I used a couple of those to add decorative pages to the inside.

I also added a couple of gold pages to the inside to add a touch more luxury to the Planner.

You can find other wonderul ideas from my fellow Design Team Members over on Eileen's Blog HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Organising With Eileen Hull Dies

Hi and welcome, today I have a post showcasing Eileen Hull's dies and their endless possibilities for storage ideas.

I have used Eileen's Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Card Box, Planner Storage and Organiser Die for today's project. This die is absolutely fantastic for storage and you can adhere more than one together to create storage for your craft items and when made they are incredibly strong. I have use Eileen's House Pocket Thinlits Die to create a coordinating card to go inside, making a perfect gift idea for a fellow crafter.

I die cut the ScoreBoards XL die from mountboard and then applied Dina Wakley's Cheddar Acrylic paint inside and out, applying the paint with a piece of Cut 'n' Dry Foam and I then dried the paint with a heat tool.

I die cut the front section once again and then die cut flowers from the cut out piece using Eileen's Stitchy Flowers and Leaf Thinlits Die.

I then lightly brayered Dina Wakley's Turquoise Acrylic Paint over the top of the die cut piece. I love how the paint highlights the embossed areas outside the flowers from my die cutting process.

I then added very light touches of Fuchsia Acrylic Paint.

I added light touches of Turquoise Acrylic Paint to my storage piece and then adhered the tabs together to create my Card Storage Box.

I adhered my die cut top layer to the Storage Box and added flowers into the die cut flower apertures. This die also comes with the label to add to the side of the Storage Box, however, on this occassion I added mine to the front for added decoration. I stamped butterflies onto painted card using my stamps from AALLand Create, which you can find HERE.

I die cut a coordinating card from white card using Eileen's House Pocket Die and again coloured with the same paints. I added stamped images using my stamps from AALLandCreate.

These are my stamps that I used combined with Eileen's dies.

I added two butterflies to the top and machine stitched through the centre of the butterflies. I left the cotton threads to add more texture to my design.

I added a few delicate splatters of White Acrylic Paint to add a further layer of interest.

The House Pocket die cut fits perfectly into my Storage Box.

Thanks so much for stopping by. If you pop along to Eileen's Blog you will see more inspiring projects from my fellow DT members.

Tracy x x