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June Journals and Belagio Cork Fabric

We are continuing our month of June Journals and the collaboration with Belagio to use their unique, versatile cork fabric. The team is really enjoying working with it! Durable and user friendly, the fabric can be easily die cut, sewn by machine, combined with fabric, paper or pretty much any substrate you can think of. Thin sheets of real cork are laminated to a fabric backing so it is very flexible and durable. It’s perfect for covering three dimensional projects like boxes, books, and home decor pieces. Additionally, you can also use it to create 3D flowers and other embellishments… Living up to the Belagio motto: You are only limited by your imagination – this fabric will expand your creative possibilities!

So, what does the team have for us today?

Why another quartet of fabulous journals for you to feast your eyes upon! Take a look at this beautiful Pocket Notebook journal made by Maggi Harding. The elegance of the cork fabric really shines through. The insides of the journal are elaborately embellished so you won’t want to miss the video flip through on Maggi’s blog post.

Maggi Harding for Eileen Hull – June Journals with Belagio Cork Fabric collaboration #eileenhull #mymakingstory #corkfabric

Created using the Passport Book Die, Lisa Hoel’s sweet little firefly journal is a gift for a new baby in the family. It will be a special place to record all of the baby’s firsts and new family memories made. As part of the design, Lisa layered different patterns of the cork fabric and can attest that it does indeed die cut and stitch up wonderfully. See her blog for the full tutorial and more photos.

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull – June Journals with Belagio Cork Fabric collaboration #eileenhull #mymakingstory #corkfabric

Susie Bentz’s project this month shows how metallic accents really add elegance to anything. The simplest details pull it all together! Her Tiny Book and Book Case combo is gorgeous and her closure technique is easy and clever. All the details are on her blog!

Susie Bentz for Eileen Hull – June Journals with Belagio Cork Fabric collaboration #eileenhull #mymakingstory #corkfabric

Julia Aston is spreading birthday love with her pair of twin Notebooks for a pair of twins just turning 17! What a special gift and I love how she colored in parts of the design on the cork fabric. Travel over to her blog to find out all the details.

Julia Aston for Eileen Hull – June Journals with Belagio Cork Fabric collaboration #eileenhull #mymakingstory #corkfabric

Where can you find Belagio cork fabric?

– Hobby Lobby carries packaged cork in 18″ x 15″ pieces in 9 different patterns in the notions department.
– Two types, a natural and a natural with gold, are sold by the yard at Walmart stores that have fabric departments.
– As for the entire collection, many quilt and craft shops around the country carry it by the yard and in packaged 18″ x 15″ pieces.
– Online the Belagio cork fabric is available on Walmart.com and Amazon.com.

Come by next week to see more June Journals cork fabric magic…

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! Are you interested in ramping up your journal making mojo? Consider purchasing Eileen’s new Pocket Notebooks e-book, because it will surely spark ideas for your own journal creations. Finally, did you miss last week’s post? Find it linked here.

Join Eileen on her twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs – Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. Become a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club-  a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet. Please join our group and don’t forget to answer the questions! Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday is below. While wearing a snazzy tiara she has successfully kept out of the bling loving hands of little Nora, Eileen crafted a Passport Book using recycled materials. Check out our very own Queen of Crafting and learn some new tips and tricks!

Eileen Hull and Belagio Cork Fabric Collaboration!

We have an exciting month ahead for all you Eileen Hull fans! The theme this month is June Journals and Eileen is collaborating with Belagio to use their unique, versatile cork fabric. This durable and user friendly fabric can be easily die cut, sewn by machine, combined with fabric, paper or pretty much any substrate you can think of. Thin sheets of real cork are laminated to a fabric backing so it is very flexible and durable. It is thinner that other cork sheets on the market but that is intentional to make it suitable for many different applications. It’s perfect for covering three dimensional projects like boxes, books, and home decor pieces. It can also be used to create 3D flowers and other embellishments… This fabric lives up to the Belagio motto: You are only limited by your imagination.

Those are the fabric facts ma’am.

Now, let’s see this fabulous fabric put into play by our awesome Inspiration Team! The designers are loving working with this cork fabric. First up is Maggi Harding with this Tiny Book and Case pair. Isn’t it elegant? See more photos and info in her blog post (you won’t want to miss the insides of the Tiny Book…)

Maggi Harding for Eileen Hull : Belagio Cork Fabric Collaboration + June Journals = crafting magic! #corkfabric #eileenhull #mymakingstory
The foiling on the fabric adds the zing of bling!

Layers and layers of cork gorgeousness greet us when we see Pam Bray’s beautiful Pocket Notebook. The insides are just as exciting as the outsides too! Head on over to her blog to see all the details and a tutorial.

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull : Belagio Cork Fabric Collaboration + June Journals = crafting magic! #corkfabric #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Karen Bearse has created a fabulous journal to hold all her notes and samples from the series of demo videos that Tim Holtz has been doing each week. (I’m right there with you Karen! 😉 ) She has some really great tips about working with the Belagio cork fabric in her blog post so check it out.

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull : Belagio Cork Fabric Collaboration + June Journals = crafting magic! #corkfabric #eileenhull #mymakingstory

The Passport Book Die was Mitsyana Wright’s structure of choice to showcase the foiled elegance of the cork paper. She covered all the surfaces, inside and out and topped it off with some beautiful flowers and a sentiment. See her post for a tutorial and all the details!

Mitsyana Wright for Eileen Hull : Belagio Cork Fabric Collaboration + June Journals = crafting magic! #corkfabric #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Where can you find Belagio cork fabric?

• Hobby Lobby carries packaged cork in 18″ x 15″ pieces in 9 different patterns in the notions department.
• There are two types – a natural and a natural with gold at Walmart stores that have fabric departments. It is sold by the yard.
• As for the entire collection, many quilt and craft shops around the country carry it by the yard and in packaged 18″ x 15″ pieces.
• Online the Belagio cork fabric is available on Walmart.com and Amazon.com.

Come by next week to see more cork fabric magic…

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! Interesting in ramping up your journal making mojo? Consider purchasing Eileen’s new Pocket Notebooks e-book, you won’t be sorry. 😉 It will surely spark ideas for your own journal creations.

Join Eileen on her twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs – Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. Become a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club-  a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet. Please join our group and don’t forget to answer the questions! You can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Crafting Paper Flowers All May Long

May has been a blooming month full of crafty paper flower creations from the Inspiration Team. Hopefully the spring season has been uplifting and inspiring for you! We are wrapping up the month with another dose of botanical bounty.

First up we have a beautiful Trinket Box created by Maggi Harding. It makes me want to go to a garden party! I love the floral patterned paper and the die cut flowers decorating the box. Maggi shows how to put this all together on her blog so take a look.

Maggi Harding for Eileen Hull - crafting paper flowers during May! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Elizabeth Ronbinson was inspired by the Stitched Felt Wallet project Eileen taught in the recent Beach House Art Retreat and kept on stitching! She created a cute felt heart tag with flowers for a pencil case she has. Eileen’s dies cute felt easily and they are a perfect adornment for all sorts of projects. Follow Elizabeth’s lead and see more in her blog post.

Elizabeth Robinson for Eileen Hull - crafting paper flowers during May! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Next we have a colorfully coordinated Notebook from Pam Bray to feast our eyes upon. Wouldn’t this make a great gift for a friend or loved one? The pink and black color scheme is quite striking. Check out Pam’s blog post to find out her quick and easy hack for making the insides of this notebook.

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - crafting paper flowers during May! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Jenny Marples has two projects to share with us! The first is floral Notebook with coordinating interior. Jenny shows us in a tutorial how to alter the standard Notebook die cut for an alternate way of creating the cover. She also tells you how to created a matching tassel using one of Eileen’s tools.

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - crafting paper flowers during May! #eileenhull #mymakingstory
Beautiful!

Like Elizabeth Robinson, Jenny also participated in the Beach House Art Retreat and got stitchy with her felt wallet:

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - crafting paper flowers during May! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

I love how those colors pop on the grey felt. Eileen showed us some really great embroidery stitches and ways to approach projects like this.

You can still join…

It’s not too late to still catch the fun of the Beach House Art Retreat! The retreat itself happened last Saturday but the private Facebook group is live and all the videos and content are still available. Participants are still chatting and posting their projects! There were three different projects to create and you will learn new techniques and ways to use your dies. You can purchase access to the videos and content by going to Eileen’s etsy shop, here.

We are collaborating with an exciting company for the month of June so be sure to stop by next week to see…

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! Don’t forget to consider purchasing Eileen’s Pocket Notebooks e-book, you won’t be sorry. 😉 It will surely spark ideas for your own journal creations. Also, if you’ve missed any of the other May posts, you can find them here, here and here.

Join Eileen on her twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs – Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. Become a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club-  a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet. Please join our group and don’t forget to answer the questions! You can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday is below. She made a darling little Rainbow Tiny Book with some new products from Grafix! Also Eileen has some updates about how you can still join in the Beach Art Retreat fun even if you missed the event on Saturday.

May Flowers Crafting in Full Force!

This month, the Inspiration Team is getting their paper gardens going by crafting May Flowers projects galore. We’ve already seen some gorgeous creations by the team and we have four more for you today! Grab a beverage, sit back and scroll on…

Anna-Karin Evaldsson made a darling mini flower journal using the new Tiny Book Die. I love those texture paste flowers on the cover! She uses some great mixed media techniques and it is all detailed in the tutorial on her blog so read up. 😉

Anna-Karin Evaldsson for Eileen Hull - May Flowers crafting is in full force; Tiny Book Die mini flower journal #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Creating a birthday card sure to bring a smile to the lucky recipient’s face, Julia Aston used felt flowers to embellish it. Did you know that Thinlit dies cut felt like butter? Check out Julia’s blog post for all the details.

Julia Aston for Eileen Hull - May Flowers crafting is in full force; felt flower birthday card #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Designer Jenny Marples crafted another flowery Notebook to share with us. Look at those vibrant spring colors! She used custom colored and stamped fabric to cover the notebook so be sure to peruse her tutorial to find out all the inky details.

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - May Flowers crafting is in full force; Notebook Die flower journal #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Our next make is so out of the box you can see right through it! Susie Bentz has really ramped up the fun factor with her transparent Gift Box that is covered with flowers. Shut the front door, how cool is this? Head on over to her blog to find out all the details and how to make one.

Susie Bentz for Eileen Hull - May Flowers crafting is in full force; a transparent Gift Box! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Next week, we are still sharing May Flowers crafting projects! Come back to see the spring inspiration…

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! Don’t forget to consider purchasing Eileen’s Pocket Notebooks e-book, you won’t be sorry. 😉 It will surely spark ideas for your own journal creations. Also, if you’ve missed any May posts so far, you can find them here and here.

Join Eileen on her twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs – Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. Become a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club-  a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet. Please join our group and don’t forget to answer the questions! You can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday is below. She is working on making her granddaughter a little doll dresser using the Treasure Box and Stacking Drawer Dies. Special guest Nora gives it her stamp of approval!

Pocket Notebooks e-Book AND May Flowers

May is off to a running start! Eileen Hull’s newest e-book, Pocket Notebooks with Eileen Hull & Friends, from Bella Crafts Publishing is now available! Follow the link to buy yours now to get your creative juices flowing! There are over 50 projects to inspire you, complete with instructions and links to the designer’s blog posts or videos. You will be amazed at the versatility of Eileen’s Pocket Notebook Die and the endless creativity of all the designers’ uses for it.

Eileen Hull's newest book, the Pocket Notebooks e-book from Bella Crafts Publishing is now available!

The Inspiration Team is also full of endless creativity!

Not only are we talking about the new Pocket Notebooks e-book, this month we are showcasing projects that feature May Flowers in a celebration of all the beautiful growing spring things! Pam Bray starts us off with a gorgeous Tiny Book and matching Case featuring Graphic 45 papers and lots of fussy cutting. Her creation is beachy and flowery so be sure to check out all the details and photos in her blog post.

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - May Flowers abound!

Mitsyana Wright is next with a cheerful and useful Tiny Book combo that is for recording prayers. I love the bright colors and happy flowers and butterflies. What a perfect way to keep track of the blessings in life. Her tutorial is on her blog so head on over.

Mitsyana Wright for Eileen Hull - May Flowers abound!

Designer Karen Bearse is getting her mixed media vibe on with this delightful little art journal. I really like how she incorporated fabric and all the textures. All the details and tutorial are on her blog!

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull - May flowers abound this month!

Tonya Trantham shares a hack to make the Tiny Book Case double width! So clever! As always, she has beautifully decorated her creation with flowers and lacy bits and bobbles. It just screams spring. All the details are on her blog so don’t miss out.

Tonya Harding for Eileen Hull - May flowers abound this month!

Next week, more May Flowers projects will be shared! Come back to see the inspiration…

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! Don’t forget to consider purchasing Eileen’s Pocket Notebooks e-book, you won’t be sorry. 😉 It will surely spark ideas for your own journal creations. Also, if you missed all the awesome Tiny Book Projects from April, you can check out those posts here, here, here and here.

Join Eileen on her twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs – Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. Become a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club-  a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet. Please join our group and don’t forget to answer the questions! You can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday night is below. She revisited a favorite die from last year, the Treasure Box, and shared some construction tips as well as making a fabric covered box.

Tiny Book Die Release Wrap Up!

What a month it’s been. (In more ways than one!) Focusing on the happy art news, Eileen Hull’s newest Sizzix dies the Tiny Book and Tiny Book Case were released at the beginning of April and all month long we’ve been treated to loads ideas from the Inspiration Team. Today is no exception.

We’re going out with a Tiny Book Die bang…

What a treat; we have five of the designers sharing their work with us today! First up is Maggi Harding and she made an absolutely adorable gift for a friend who has a new puppy. See her blog for all her tips and more photos. A treat indeed.

Maggi Harding for Eileen Hull. It's a Sizzix Tiny Book Die release wrap up on the blog! #eileenhull #mymakingstory
So. Super. Cute.

Next, designer Tonya Trantham crafted a lovely little Tiny Book that is elegantly embellished. Look at all those details! Get an even close look over on Tonya’s blog post.

Tonya Trantham for Eileen Hull. It's a Sizzix Tiny Book Die release wrap up on the blog! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Karen Bearse created a Tiny Book and Case combo packed full of travel memories and ties to recent events. You will not believe all the little details included in the book and the story behind it. Head on over to Karen’s blog post to read all about it!

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull. It's a Sizzix Tiny Book Die release wrap up on the blog! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Also making a teeny tiny scrapbook, Susie Bentz is celebrating the sea and beachy memories in this cute little book. You definitely want to see all the detail photos and wee sea pics inside!

Susie Bentz for Eileen Hull. It's a Sizzix Tiny Book Die release wrap up on the blog! #eileenhull #mymakingstory
You must see the inside pages!

How about a mini art journal? Elizabeth Robinson made this Tiny Book art journal and I’m in love with it. Those beads on the spine! Check out her blog post for more details.

Elizabeth Robinson for Eileen Hull. It's a Sizzix Tiny Book Die release wrap up on the blog! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Next week, May flowers are in store for y’all! Come back to see the inspiration…

Thanks for stopping by to check out Eileen’s newest Tiny Book die release! These tiny dies are sure to become the favorites of many of us. If you missed the first four posts filled with ideas they are here, here, here and here.

Join Eileen on her twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs – Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. Become a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club-  a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet. Please join our group and don’t forget to answer the questions! You can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday night is below. She showed us several different ways to make closures for the Tiny Book Case. Let the Tiny Book die release love affair continue!