Eileen Hull Mini Blog Hop - WINNER

Eileen Hull is currently on the Paper Trail, driving the whole width of America and travelling up into Canada in her now famous Scotty, a 1976 Serra camper van! You can find out where Eileen will be visiting and teaching classes by visiting her website www.eileenhull.com or by following her adventures on Facebook where she will be doing regular Facebook Live videos.

Following on from the hugely successful release of Eileen's ScoreBoards XL Journal Die and Katie Skilton's sell out shows on the Craft Channel, Hochanda, here in the UK, myself, Jenny Marples and Anne Redfern had a mini blog hop during September to celebrate the success of Eileen's XL Journal Die, both here in the UK and elsewhere in the world. 

It is now finally time to announce the winner from my entrants.

I used Random Number Generator to select my winner.

This corresponds with Rachel Fisher's comment. Congratulations Rachel, if you could contact me via email (tracy@craft-addicts.co.uk) I will arrange to have your prize sent to you. I hope you enjoy using the fabulous Journal Die and I can't wait to see what you create.

To see the other winners of our Mini Blog Hop please click on the links below:

Jenny Marples

Anne Redfern

Thank you to everyone who joined in our hop, and if you are looking for more inspiration, Eileen Hull's Journal Treasury EBook is available HERE. We also have a fantastic friendly Facebook Group "Eileen Hull Fan Club" which you can find HERE, with inspirational daily posts to inspire you further.

Thank You.

Tracy

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Eileen Hull Mini Blog Hop - With GIVEAWAY

Eileen Hull is currently on the Paper Trail, driving the whole width of America and travelling up into Canada in her now famous Scotty, a 1976 Serra camper van! You can find out where Eileen will be visiting and teaching classes by visiting her website www.eileenhull.com or by following her adventures on Facebook where she will be doing regular Facebook Live videos.

Following on from the hugely successful release of Eileen's ScoreBoards XL Journal Die and Katie Skilton's sell out shows on the Craft Channel, Hochanda, here in the UK, we want to continue to celebrate the success of Eileen's XL Journal Die, both here in the UK and elsewhere in the world.  Jenny Marples, myself and Anne Redfern are doing a Blog Giveaway and each of us is offering one of Eileen's XL Journal die as a prize!  We are happy to post to winners anywhere in the world.

To be in with a chance of winning one of these THREE prizes you must:

1.  Be a follower of one or (better still) all of our Blogs
2.  Comment and tell us whether or not you already have the Eileen Hull Journal Die.
3.  Be a member of Eileen Hull's Fan Club on Facebook.  It is very simple to join and there is a wonderful array of inspiring projects to offer ideas and inspire as well as amazing prizes.

If you are HERE don't forget to visit:

Anne Redfern

Jenny Marples

Would you love to have one of Eileen's Journal dies?  Then please do join in the fun!  Prize winners will be announced on 30 September 2017, on each of our three blogs.  Do please check back to see if you are a winner!

If you are looking for further inspiration there is a fabulous Ebook available by clicking HERE.

 

 

I have also included one of the Journals I made recently which is one of my favourites.

Good Luck!

Tracy

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Eileen Hull Ebook (Journal Die)

Hi everyone and welcome, today I have a post to let you all know about the fabulous launch of Eileen Hull's wonderful Ebook the "Journal Treasury".

If you love making journals or want to learn how to make your own personalised journals, or even need more inspiration then you will love this Ebook.

There are 85 inspirational projects inside this book and 164 pages, so something for every style and taste and I am delighted to have been included in the wonderful line up of artists being showcased. Thank you Eileen.

The price for the month of August is $11.87 which is 30% off the regular price of $16.99.

This is 100% Digital and you can view on any device.

If you would like to purchase, please click on the link below:

Ebook Eileen Hull

To mark the launch of the Ebook I thought I would revisit one of my own favourite personalised journals that I created recently.

I think this is one of my favourites because it is so tactile, I love all the layered elements and the freedom to just create whatever I desired and this was the result.

If you would like to see the original post of this Journal and more step out details then click HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Ebook Eileen Hull

Tracy

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Eileen Hull Sizzix Collection

Morning and welcome to my monthly post as part of the Eileen Hull DT.

This month the DT are showcasing Eileen Hull's Heartfelt collection and inspiring you to use them in different ways.

I have combined the Eileen Hull ScoreBoards XL Die Journal with the ScoreBoards XL Die Cantilever Sewing Box, using only the boxes from the Sewing Box as little shadow boxes to add to the inside of the Journal cover.

1. Paint both the outer and inside of the Journal with Raw Umber DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Paint and then dry with a heat tool.
2. Apply a good even coat of Crackle Paint and allow the Paint to dry naturally. The cracks are fabulous and add wonderful texture to the design.
3. Machine stitch the front and back covers together, leaving the threads for added texture.
4. Stamp Tim Holtz flower from his Flower Garden Set onto the cover using Black Archival Ink and then stamp the flower heads once again onto a piece of scrap white card. Colour the flowers with Zig Real Color Brush Pens. Add the two coloured flowers to the cover, adding cotton threads behind for added texture.
5. Place Tim Holtz Layering Stencil onto the background and apply Vintage Photo Distress Oxide over the stencil using a piece of Cut 'n' Dry Foam, spritz the stencilled area with water and then dry with a heat tool. Repeat this process to add random stencilling around the covers.
6. Add some Chatter Design Tape randomly around the cover along with some random background stamping using the background stamp from the On The Farm Stamp Set. 

The crackle and cotton threads add wonderful texture to the design. I also added delicate splatters of black paint.

The flower heads add further dimension to the design. I also sanded the edges of the Journal to age further.

I added a touch more Raw Umber Paint around the sanded edges.

I added the two boxes from the Cantilever Sewing Box to the inside of my Journal to act as mini shadow boxes. I painted each box with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Paints Titan Buff and Raw Umber, wiping away any excess paint with a damp baby wipe.

 I added a few strips of masking tape for added texture and applied Distress Crayon Gathered Twigs around the edges of the tape to age and to add a touch of shading. Paper Dolls add further interest along with some Bouquet Flowers from Tim Holtz and some rolls of vintage paper.

I added a touch of stencilling to the apposite site along with a piece of Idea-ology Ruler and a further Paper Doll.

I added a couple of strips of masking tape to the shadow boxes for further texture before painting.

I coloured each of my bottles with Rust Alcohol Ink and added somre further random pieces of Chatter Design Tape to the background.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Eileen Hull Heartfelt Collection

Hi and welcome to today's blog post. Today I am showcasing some of Eileen Hull's Heartfelt Collection - The Stitchy Flowers and Leaf Set Thinlits Die and the Scoreboards XL Journal Die.

My thoughts behind this piece were that you could store some of those special memories in this journal, either tickets, memorabilia, special pictures etc, maybe a special dream trip you are taking or even a gift for a friend.

I die cut the journal from mountboard and adhered both pieces at the spine and allowed to dry completely before moving onto decorating. Once the binding was completely dry I then machine stitched down the centre of the binding to secure further and to add a touch more interest and texture.

Whilst the spine was drying I created a piece using my handprint adding lots of texture, fibres and random machine stitching along with some book pages for added interest.

I die cut flowers from book pages using Eileen's Stitchy Flowers Die.

I scrunched the flowers to age a little more.

I then added a pearl and coloured the edges of the flowers with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.

The journal itself was painted with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Raw Umber, dried with a heat tool and I then added DecoArt Media Crackle Paint over the top. Once this layer was dry I then sanded the edges and added a wash of Raw Umber Acrylic Paint over the top. I then adhered my hand onto the front of the journal.

The crackle adds so much texture, I love it. I also included a heart charm to the binding.

I left all the loose fibres as I thought they added to the overall textural feel of my design. I also included some Paper Dolls from Tim Holtz.

A few Adronments Stars for added interest along with a decorative pin from my vintage collection.

I added more of Eileen's flowers, which I love and I love the simplicity of them cut from book pages.

I added 'Hold onto your dreams' as my sentiment as I thought this worked perfectly with my idea and the hand print.

I added more torn book pages randomly to the background of my journal and added watercolour paper to the inside which could be used with any inks or watercolours etc whilst on your travels.

Hope you have enjoyed today's piece as much as I enjoyed creating it!

Enjoy your week.

Tracy
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Eileen Hull Collaborates with Kunin Felt

This month the Eileen Hull Design Team are working with Kunin Felt combined with Eileen's Dies. Kunin Felt is made in the USA of 100% Polyester Fibre, made from recycled post-consumer plastic bottles and it is of the highest quality and cuts like a dream when combined with Eileen's Dies.

I created a journal using Eileen Hull's Sizzix Scoreboards XL Die Journal and incorporated the felt which makes the journal so tactile. You can obtain this die in the UK from Country View Crafts.

I die cut the two covers from the felt but I then decided to add them to mountboard for extra stability so cut the binding away and simply adhered the felt to the die cut mountboard pieces which I then machine stitched together. I also spent some time playing around with the arrangement.

I had a broken frame and rather than throw it away I decided I would use it in this piece combined with a Tim Holtz Paper Doll.

She is holding one of Tim Holtz Bouquet Flowers from his Idea-ology range along with a want again from his Idea-ology range. I also used Distress Paint Twisted Citron and Squeezed Lemonade, mixed together to add a touch of colour to my design. I also found this tiny bird which I though fit perfect.

I die cut one of the flowers from Eileen Hull's Stitchy Flowers & Leaf Thinlits Dies. I also added a Quote Chip which I stitched to the felt and also added some Distress Paint to coordinate with the touches of colour throughout.

I cut three flowers from the felt and even with a thinlits die it cut beautifully.

I also added some fabric for added texture along with a 7 Gypsies Architextures Feather. I also added some delicate splatters of Distress Paint.

I also included some chicken wire from the garden which I stitched to the felt.

I used Eileen Hull's House/Pocket Stitchlits Thinlits Die to add a pocket to the inside of my journal. I also covered the inside of my journal with a further piece of felt.

I added watercolour pages to my journal.

And I added elastic for binding.

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