Eileen Hull New Release - Heartfelt Collection 2017

Welcome back to our month long showcase of Eileen Hull's new Heartfelt Collection release showcased at Creativation (CHA) 2017. You can find the whole release HERE.

This week I am showcasing Eileen's XL Scoreboards Journal Die once again. To see my first journal click on the link HERE (this will show how to put the journal together with step by step pictures). Once again I added watercolour paper to my journal and used wax thread to bind the pages.

1. Die cut the front and back cover of the journal.
2. Cover both the front and back cover with vintage music pages. Adhere the pages using DecoArt Matte Medium.
3. Die cut Eileen Hull's Luggage Tag Die from kraft card ( I only used the back panel from the die cut). Apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink to a non-stick craft sheet, spritz with water and then mop up the ink with the panel. This gives a lovely aged feel to the die cut piece.
4. Add wire mesh to the background and then add the die cut piece. Add random stamping to the die cut piece using Tim Holtz Ledger background stamp and Black Archival Ink. Add Remnant Rubs for further interest.
5. I added a vintage oil dropper to my cover, I love the quirky feel to this.
6. I also added a vintage photo and then placed a vintage clock rim over the photo for added dimension.

I also included a stitched heart and vintage ruler tape.

I added a mix of vintage papers, watercolour paper and decorative paper to my journal.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Eileen Hull Monthly Challenge - Cards

Happy New Year. Welcome to my monthly post for Eileen Hull. This month the DT are focusing on cards and techniques.

 I decided on a masculine card this time around with a mixed media feel and I really enjoyed making my first card of the new year.

Cut a piece of white card to your chosen size and then paint with a light coat of Gesso. I like to add Gesso as this makes blending so much easier.

Use any old paint lids or containers and then apply Twisted Citron Distress Paint to the edges of the lid using a finger and press the lid onto the card.

Repeat this process until you are happy with the composition. I used two sized lids for my design.

Colour each of the circles with one layer of paint in this case Twisted Citron, I applied the paint with a finger.

I added a second colour, Peacock Feathers Distress Paint and blended each of the colours together with my finger. Adding the darker shade to the edges of the circles.

Continue with this process, blending as you move along until all the circles are shaded.

Apply Twisted Citron Distress Ink to a non-stick craft sheet, spritz with water and then pick up with a paintbrush and apply the ink around the edges of the circles.

This gives a tone on tone shading to the outside edges of the circles.

Continue adding layers of the colour around the edges, adding more colour the closer you are to the circles. and then dry with a heat tool.

To add a touch more shading and depth to the circles I applied Peacock Feathers Distress Crayon around the edges.

 Smudge the Distress Crayon with a finger to blend.

I also added a touch of Black Distress Crayon here and there for further definition and shading. Continue this process until you are happy with the finished look.

Add delictate splatters of white paint to the background for added interrest and highlights.

I then started to think about a focal image and used  Eileen Hull's Luggage Tag Die as a starting point.

I die cut the pieces from the Luggage Tag from white card and used the piece on the left for this project.

I stamped the die cut piece with Tim Holtz Gent from the Evolution Stamp Set using Black Archival Ink. I coloured the background with Twisted Citron Distress Ink. I also applied Black Soot Distress Crayon around the edges and smudged with a finger. At this stage I also added a touch more Black Distress Crayon around the edges of my circles and a touch more Peacock Feathers Distress Paint to the inside edges of the circles for further shading.

I then die cut three banners from white card using Eileen Hull's Banners and Pennants Die.

I applied Twisted Citron Distress Ink to a non-stick craft sheet, spritzed with water and then mopped up the beads of ink with the die cut piece.

I coloured each of the pennants with the ink and then dried with a heat tool and applied Black Soot Distress Crayon around the edges.

I love the shading on the circles they seem to pop from the background and the white highlights really lift the design. I was quite pleased with the way this one turned out.

A few more delicate splatters of paint over the focal image and I also tucked the die cut pieces behind the focal image for further interest.

A few of Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs add further interest to the background and the black is a great contrast to the citrus colours.

I love how all the layers are visible and the colours really appeal to me.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Eileen Hull Collaborates with DCWV

For the month of November the Eileen Hull Design Team and DCWV are collaborating with a month long blog hop.

The majority of papers we were sent were Christmas but I wanted to use one of the papers to show that they can also be used in other ways not just Christmas and this paper used in the background was perfect for a masculine card.

I began with a piece of the DCWV paper which is fantastic quality and distressed the edges with my scissors and then applied Hickory Smoke Distress Ink to the edges.

I then placed the Tim Holtz Stripes Layering Stencil over the paper and then applied DecoArt Media Crackle Paste over the top.

I tore some of the edges to give a distressed feel to the background and then allowed the Crackle Paste to dry completely.

I added Tissue Tape for further added interest and added a few sprinkles of Infusions from PaperArtsy which I then spritzed with water to give an aged feel to the background.

I then die cut Eileen Hull's Luggage Tag from thick white card and then embossed it with Eileen Hull's Waffle Embossing Folder; colouring the embossed area with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink to highlight the texture.

I added Remnant Rubs for an added layer of interest along with some Rusty Tin Wire around the image to act as a spotlight to the focal image.

I added a vintage image behind Eileen's Luggage Tag, I love using vintage imagery in my artwork. I also included two vintage pen nibs for further interest.

I hope you can join us in our month long blog hop. I will be popping back next week with a Christmas design. My fellow Design Team Members have some wonderful ideas to inspire you along the journey.

Thanks so much. Tracy x x