Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

Stenciled Embossed Journal

Hi everyone- I am so excited and honored to be part of the Stencil Girl/Emerald Creek Blog Hop and am sharing my Stenciled Embossed Journal!

I was sent some gorgeous stencils and intriguing powders, charms and brads. The challenge was for each designer to combine these products in a unique way and I love that!

My thought always turns toward making books because there is so much you can do with them. I decided to use this gorgeous allover stencil by Janet Joehlin using my ColorBox Blends inks from Clearsnap and add them to my new Sizzix Wrapped Journal.

I die cut the Journal from matboard as this is a ScoreBoards die- designed to cut and score thick material like matboard- anything up to 1/16″. I love working with matboard as it gives a rigidity and structure to books, boxes and folders.

In the journey of creating, plans for what I pictured happening changed 🙂 You know what I mean… I started by tracing the stencil with a Pigma pen- I wanted to give definition to the edges of the stencil pattern.

Then I dragged streaks of Stop, Sunshine, Tutu and Golden Blends inks down the Journal cover

Here’s the front Journal cover.

After positioning the stencil on top, I added my Coconut Blends pigment inks to give the Ancient Amber embossing powder a good base to stick to.

Add embossing powder.

Love the magic of watching the powder melting and changing before your eyes!

I used the same Blends colors to stencil the inside of the Wrapped Journal.

Laced it up with 1 mm elastic…

I then added my insert pages- more photos coming soon!

I finished the edges using a water brush and Stop ink.

I found some foam numbers for the upcoming year and decided to try and emboss them with Oil Rubbed Bronze powder using Mixed Medi Medium as an adhesive. I was not sure how it would work becuse I was afraid that the heat tool would melt the foam, but it worked fine! I then added my insert pages- more photos coming soon…

And there you have the finished Stenciled Embossed Journal!

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August 15
Thanks so much for visiting the hop and taking a look at my Stenciled Embossed Journal. Make sure to check out all of the artists and prepare to be inspired!

 

Comments

  3. Anne R says

    Eileen, your journal is gorgeous!! I love how you used the stencil and the embossing powders on the outside and then carried the pattern through to the inside. Great dangly on the side and love that closure! Hugs, Anne xx

  5. Beverley says

    Wow, just love this. Never thought to outline a stencil first before adding the infil. Must try. Love the continuity of the inside.

  20. Linda Edkins Wyatt says

    Beautiful work; that stencil looks so great with embossing powder and the bright color peeking out underneath. I am curious to see how your pages go in through the elastic, so I will be checking your blog for future details! Beautiful closure too, it accents the book perfectly

  21. Susan Schultheis says

    Just lovely. Such fun using SG stencils and EC powders together.
    Suzschultz72352(at)gmail(dot)com

  25. Ann Barnes says

    Eileen, love seeing your wrapped journal all done up with the stencils and embossing! Don’t you just love that Ancient amber, it was a fabulous choice for the stenciled images! Love this, thanks so much for sharing, and did I mention how thrilled I am to see you along the hop! xx

  29. Patty says

    Very pretty thanks for sharing Ha I thought I was the only one that hit what I call “the creative detour’. I’m lost on that road every day!

  31. MaggieH says

    Oh wow gorgeous Journal fabulous stencils and colours, love the effect you have achieved, just got your Die it is fantastic have cut lots of blanks now to decorate and fill. Thanks for sharing
    MaggieH

  32. Wendy Lambert says

    Such a gorgeous journal! Love the colors you chose! I will have to try the matte medium with embossing powder!

  41. Rachel Bell says

    BEAUTIFUL!! Plus you’ve expanded my world with new products I haven’t tried YET! Thank you! ~Rachel Bell racheljobell (at) gmail (dot com)

  42. susany says

    I always leave the covers of my art journals until I finish the journal. Well guess what? I have a stack of journals – both purchased and hand made with nothing on the cover. Thats about to change. mcsuetexas(at)yahoo(dotcom)

  44. Janet Joehlin says

    I love how you used my stencil design! Thank you Eileen! It turned out beautiful! And I guess I am not the only one making a 2019 planner/journal this month!

  47. Mary Holshouser says

    Fantastic – you’re prepared for 2019.
    The things I start never end up the way
    I thought they were going to be when I
    started. that’s the fun of crafting – who
    knows what you are going to get.
    thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

  54. Kim says

    I just love seeing your creations. I wish we had more crafty time together because you are so fascinating to watch while creating. I loved watching all of the tips and tricks

  55. Maura says

    This is such an awesome journal!! Love how it folds over, and the colors are refreshing. TFS Maura

  56. Patty D. says

    Love your journal cover! I think I’m learning just as much about new tools as I am stencils & embossing powder on this hop. That applicator you used looks like a must have!

  58. Laura “Tree” says

    Wow, Eileen. Just wow. I’ve learned a lot from this and am grateful for the specific walk-through. Love the stripes, the extra texturing, and especially that it’s a journal! Thanks for the inspiration…

  62. Hope says

    A great book with great colors and nice “pop” with the embossing powder. So many possibilities with that wrap around journal.

  63. D.Ann C says

    This is SO cool! I love that the pretty stencil is just inked inside and is embossed outside!! Bookmarking this to try some day… thanks for the inspiration!!

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