Eileen Hull Collaborates with Stampotique

The Eileen Hull Design Team are continuing with the month long collaboration with Stampotique and this week I have a little basket for you using Eileen's Sizzix Scoreboards Die Basket.

I covered mountboard with pieces of book pages from an old Alice in Wonderland book and then die cut the basket from the mountboard.

I coloured the background with Lemon Peel Impasto Paint, applying the paint with a palette knife and I then added random areas of Gesso, again applying with a palette knife to give me added texture.

I stamped Kassa's Bloom from Stampotiqe Originals onto the basket using Black Archival Ink and then painted with Raspberry Pink and Crimson Impasto Paints along with touches of Lemon Peel to add highlights. I then stamped back over the image to add the black detailed lines back into the design.

I also stamped part of the imagery inside the basket for added detail and added some dots of white using a paint pen.

To complete I added a Tim Holtz Sticker and added some delicate splatters of white paint.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Eileen Hull New Release - Heartfelt Collection

Wecome back to my third post showcasing Eileen Hull's new release showcased at Creativation (CHA) 2017. You can view the whole range HERE.

This week I am showcasing two of Eileen's dies the first one being the Scoreboards XL Die - Basket.  I opted for a piece full of colour this week. If you would like to see my previous posts for Eileen's New Release you can find week 1 - Mixed Media Journal  (HERE) and week 2 Masculine Journal (HERE).

I die cut the basket from mountboard and decided on my paint colours for the background.

I began to add my layers of colour, applying with my finger.

I dried each layer of paint so that I did not get any muddying of colours.

I then continued to add layers of colour with my fingers. Do not think about this too much, simply add the colour randomly to the background and then dry with a heat tool.

I continued to add the layers of paint and I also added some circles using an old lid. Applying the paint to the lid and then pressing the lid onto the background and then drying with a heat tool.

I added some scratchy lines with an old credit card and black paint.

A touch of paint has been added through Tim Holtz Chevron Layering Stencil for further interest.

Die cut a heart from white card and then draw around the hearts onto the background using a white pen.

I then applied Broken China Distress Paint around the outside of the hearts. Add a couple of layers of paint and then dry with a heat tool.

I added Hitch Fasteners to attach the handles to the basket.

I also added a Tim Holtz Sticker and delicate splatters of white paint for further interest.

I added a stitched 'SUNSHINE' to my basket full of sunshine (again another new release from Eileen).

I love the touches of black that randomly appear in the hearts. I also added a touch more scribbly lines around the hearts using a white pen.

The next release is Eileen's House/Pocket Stitchlts Die. This die could quite easily be used as a house or a pocket. I die cut two of my houses from corrugated card to give wonderful texture to my pieces.

I began by brayering Squeezed Lemonade over the corrugated card, using only a light touch. I then brayered a layer of Picked Raspberry Distress Paint over the card and dried with  my heat tool.

I took an image of me when I was a child and then did an image transfer onto the background using DecoArt Matte Medium. I love the ghose like image which I think works perfectly on the design.

I added a second image transfer onto my second house.

I used a PaperArtsy stencil to add LIFE to the top of my house, adding white highlights with a white pen.

I scribbled distress pen onto a non-stick craft sheet and then added a shadow around my images with a waterbrush.

Delicate splatters of paint and painty circles have also been added.

I also added Remnant Rubs for further interest and stamped my sentiments with Black Archival Ink. I also applied Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the edges of each house.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x