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Current Paper Trail 10 Schedule

6 Sep

“Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans.” Isn’t that the truth? My trip to the Pacific Northwest will have to wait until another time. My dad is sick and I am staying this side of the Mississippi.

But I am still going! Check out all of these amazing stores and events on the trip- for the current Paper Trail 10 Schedule (and some new additions!), please see below. There are several new classes available and also the most popular ones from previous tours.

September 7, 2016

Angela’s Happy Stamper

208 Elden Street, Suite 203 | Herndon, VA 20170 | 703-657-2952

September 10, 2016

Cafe Crop 1100 W 84th Drive | Merrillville, IN 46410 | 219-661-1624

10:00-1:00

2:00-5:00

September 12-13, 2016

Scrapmania 224 Collins Road NE | Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 | 319-377-9999

Monday 9/12 5:00-8:00 Train Case

Tuesday 9/13 11:00-2:00 Shabby Journal

Tuesday 9/13 5:00-8:00 Die Cut Doodling

September 16-18, 2016

Bella Crafts Connection Mall of America | Minneapolis, MN * Click link to sign up or get more info!

Friday 9/16 10:00-1:00 Sewing Box

Saturday 9/17 1:00-4:00 Hope Chest

Saturday 9/17 7:00-9:00 Doodled Cards and Box

September 19, 2016

Crafter’s Haven 5404 34th Ave S. | Minneapolis MN 55417 612-729-9035

Wonderful World- 6:00- 9:00 pm

September 20, 2016

K & K Krafts 420 Center Ave Ste #10 Moorhead Center Mall | Moorhead, MN 56560 | (218) 233-3220

World’s Fair Train Case 6:00-9:00 PM

September 23, 2016

Scrapbook-N-Memories 103 E. Mechanic | Harrisonville, MO 64701

10:00 Make and Take- Twist & Style tool- Tour of Scotty

2:00-4:00 Doodled Journal Cards and Box

5:00-8:00 pm World’s Fair Train Case

September 24, 2016

The Paper Boutique 1029 W. Wabash Ave. | Springfield IL USA 62704 | +1 (217) 528-1863

10:00- 1:00 World’s Fair Train Case and Mini Album

2:00- 5:00 Metal Covered Technique Journal

September 26, 2016

Annie’s Publishing Berne, IN

Stay tuned for times- we will be doing a Facebook Live, tour and a craft project!

November 12-13, 2016

Scrap-a-latte 714 Montauk Highway | West Babylon, NY | 631-482-9190

Classes TBD

Looking forward to seeing you on the Paper Trail! Please follow the adventures on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter…

Paper Trail 10 Schedule

23 Aug

Sometimes things don’t work out the way you plan. I had a big two month trip out to the Pacific Northwest all set and was ready to announce the Paper Trail 10 schedule for September and October.

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Last Crescent Photo Mat Project!

30 Jun

It’s the 30th of June and I am here with the last Crescent Photo Mat Project! What an amazing month it has been…

We hope you have enjoyed the teams’ exploration of RENDR No Show Through paper and Photo Mat Art Boards from Crescent. I was blown away by the amazing and creative ways that the Inspiration Team used these products. If you haven’t seen them all yet, look here:

I had to get in on the fun too…

Here is a sneak peek of one of the classes I will be offering on Paper Trail 10 coming up in September/October!

The base of this project is the Crescent 11″ x 14″ Photo Mat Art Board and I added lots of mixed media techniques. In class you will get to play with new Sizzix Flower dies, ColorBox Blends Inks, stencils and the long awaited Twist & Style Tool.

If you would like me to stop in your local store for some classes, let your store owner know and have her contact me at eileen@eileenhull.com and we can have a chat. I will be traveling from Virginia to the Pacific Northwest and down through Texas on the way back.

Other things happening…

Every Tuesday night at 6 pm EST, we are meeting at Eileen Hull Designs on Facebook for the Paper Flower Party… and more! If you haven’t experienced a live event yet, you are in for some fun. Folks from all over the world are in the chat- we share ideas and I do a project or technique. It’s last for 30-40 minutes and then stays available on Facebook, so even if you miss it, you can hop in and watch and comment. There’s also a giveaway donated by Sizzix… Hope to see you there this week!

Don’t forget to follow me on social media for the latest happenings!

Karen Bearse Shares her Sizzix Grungy Art Journal

1 Apr

Happy Spring everyone! I am very happy to welcome my friend, neighbor and fellow Paper Trailer to the blog today. Karen Bearse shares her Sizzix Grungy Art Journal with us and I am very excited to share yet another way you can use this Passport Book die!

You may remember that Karen was a passenger on our trip this summer to park Scotty at the Paper Arts Show- read about it here, here and here… boy did we run into some adventures… some not so fun.

But everything worked out fine, thankfully! Now, I know you want to see this… so take it away Karen…

Grungy Art Journal Passport Style

Hi out there in blogland! Karen Bearse here using some of Eileen’s awesome dies. Inspiration is a funny thing. When I am in creation mode I find inspiration all over and never know when it will hit. A few months ago I was at my local scrapbook store and saw this metal clasp. Immediately the idea to double the space in the Passport Book of Eileen’s struck. I had so much fun making this book. Made the book in a day & you can too! Grab a cup of coffee, follow along & I will give you a detailed look into how it was put together. If all the inky stuff is daunting just use mat board, covered in scrapbook paper instead! Trust me you can do this!

Here is the money shot. It is shiny and grungy and I LOVE it! There is lots of great journal space in it and a few design ideas to make working in it easier.

First cut 2 passport covers from corrugated cardboard. Using the Sizzix mat board cut 2 spines. Cut a piece of mat board for the back cover, mine is “5×7 1/4”.

Cover both sides of the back cover with scrapbook paper. I made a paper pocket on the inside to put some tags or ephemera in. Cut 1 spine in adhesive lined scrapbook paper. This will be the inside right spine.

Time to decorate the cover. Tear pieces out of the top paper on the corrugated covers. Be careful not to tear through but if you do a little it is ok these pieces will be reinforced. Add a thin coat of gesso, dry. Stamp randomly using color blend ink, dry. Cover in various colors of Glimmer Glam. One of the reasons I like Glam for this is the glitter. The second it acts like a glaze and leaves a shiny, glossy finish but also adds strength to the project. Cover the outside of the spines in the same way – but no need to gesso. Paint a layer of Glam on the inside of one spine. This will be the left spine of the book. Attach your adhesive scrapbook paper to the other inside piece.

You will need 3 signatures for your art journal. For each signature I used 4 pieces of paper & a big Ranger tag size #12. The side of the tags need to be trimmed to 4 ¾’. For paper I used 2 pieces of RENDR, 1 piece of watercolor and 1 piece of canvas paper. Cut paper 4 ¾ x 14”. Fold in half and using an awl poke 2 holes, use the mat spine piece to line up the holes. Stack your papers inside each other for each signature. Set aside.

Time to assemble the book! Glue the spines- You have a choice to either glue the spines on the outside or inside pieces of your covers. I attached mine to the outside. I used glossy accents for this step as it is good and strong. Remember to keep the scrap paper spine on the right hand side. Start with the front covers and glue together holding the pieces together for a few minutes, than attach to hold. I let them sit for an hour. Next add the spines to the back piece and clip to hold as in the photo. I put the book aside a few hours to let the glue set more before sewing in the signatures.

Use wax linen and thread from the inside, holes of first signature and though the first set of holes in the left side spine. If you want you can add beads to the thread before tying off the threads. Make sure they are taut and hold the signatures in well. Do the same for signatures 2 & 3.

I decided to add beads to the right side spine of the book also, using thin wire. Now that the book is together time to decorate the cover. I colored some chippies from Southern Ridge Trading Company using Color Blends ink and covered with a layer of clear embossing. I added my metal clasp.

I made a flower using Eileen’s flower dies- cutting from book pages and spritzing with glimmer mist and painting on glimmer glam. Ah shiny. My first attempt was a little weak. You can see it in the photo where I added die cuts of Sizzix new paper leather and totally random fabrics. I again painted the new die cuts and stacked a random bunch together. Much better! The center is micro beads. I adhered my flower using Velcro so it is removable when I work in my book, making it easier to art journal.

Here is a close up of the flower. Don’t over think it just add a bunch of stuff and voila! I also added a cut coin envelope to the inside left hand side cover, which had been distressed like the front cover. Now I have somewhere to put cut out stamped images or stickers… I think once I finish my journal I will add more to the cover but for now it is fine. Making this book was awesome and I see myself playing with this layout again soon! Thanks to Eileen Hull for making such great dies and the opportunity to blog for her!!!!

Supplies:

660331 Passport Book by Eileen Hull
658053 Flower Layers w/Heart Petals by Eileen Hull
657721 Borders & Hydrangeas by Eileen Hull
Paper Leather & mat board by Sizzix
Color Box Blends inks by Clearsnap
Easy-Cut adhesive by Therm*O*Web
RENDR No Show Thru Paper by Crescent
Glimmer Mist & Glam by Tattered Angels
Wanderlust 8×8 paper & mini ephemera by 7gypsies
Chipboard pieces by Southern Ridge Trading Co.
Tags, wax linen thread, beads, book paper, archival ink, thin wire- from stash.

I so LOVE this project and appreciate Karen for taking the time to share it with us! Please let her know you like it 🙂

See you in a few days!

Paper Trail 9- Scotty goes International!

24 Mar

It’s time for Paper Trail 9- Scotty goes INTERNATIONAL! The Paper Trail Tour is a series of trips that I take in my vintage camper Scotty.

I load him up with supplies from my amazing sponsors:

Sizzix, Crescent Cardboard, ThermOWeb, Crafter’s Home, Graphic 45, Clearsnap, Sakura, Beacon Adhesives, Little B, DecoArt, and M-D Hobby and Craft, and off we go! (This is the back of my uniform t-shirt. Best decision I ever made to get them- I never have to worry about what to wear!)

We are headed up NORTH for our annual trip to the Collins Show in the Boston area and will continue all the way to New Brunswick, Canada where I will join up with some super creative friends. We are doing an art retreat in Debra Quartermain’s 5 star Bed & Breakfast, the Quartermain House! Along the way, I’ll be stopping in independent stores teaching and meeting new folks. Let me know if you would like to be part of Paper Trail 9 or you know of a store that would be a good addition- there are still a few slots open.

Please follow my trip on social media:

Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Periscope

This past weekend, March 19, I had the opportunity to teach at a mini- tradeshow put on at the Scrapbook Super Station in Butler, PA.

This event was simply amazing! Amy Shepherd, the owner of the Scrapbook Super Station, made this an actual trade show experience for her customers and they loved it! Here’s an account of the day… and that’s the project we created. Yup- 150 times or so throughout the day!

I had a quick visit in Pittsburgh at my favorite Re-Use store, the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Re-use. Even the name is great, don’t you think?

Decided to head back home that night due to impending snow predicted (which never happened) arriving back in VA at 3:15 AM. Busy day. Also picked up a cold somewhere in there but NyQuil did the trick and I am almost back to normal now.

On April 5 – 7, I am flying out to Prime Publishing in Northbrook, IL to film 15 videos for Favecrafts. If you follow me on social media you probably can catch some outtakes Here’s a project I just posted on their site…

Go here to see how to make it along with lots of other ideas!

The BIG Paper Trail 9 Tour will begin on April 12- departing from my home in Northern VA. I will return to my Mom’s in NY overnight and head over for a meeting at the Craft & Hobby Association Headquarters in Elmwood Park, NJ. I hope to Periscope from there and give a little tour of the offices. Last time I went, I got stuck in the back of the parking lot and it took me 30 minutes and about 100 K-turns to get out- lesson learned! Hoping my backing up skills have improved this year but I also will not be parking in the back lot… why ask for trouble?

After another overnight at Mom’s, I will head up to Newton MA for the The Collins Group Rep Event. I will be teaching a class called “All You Could Hope For” featuring my returning Sizzix Candy Drawer die and new Twist & Style Tool!

I will also be showing how to use the Twist & Style Tool at the Sample Making Frenzy event on Saturday evening. We will be making Tissue Paper Flowers and twisted stems.

On April 18, 2016, I will be at Life’s Memories and More. This will be my third visit there- almost a tradition- always fun to meet up with my friends in Palmer, MA. I will do aDemo/Make and Take from 12:00-1:00 and at 1:30- 4:30 we will make the World’s Fair Train Case!

April 21st is when I head over to the The Inspiration Station in Stafford Springs, CT. There is always something going there. Last time I stopped by, Debbie was getting ready to have her cool historic building painted- now I will get to see it in all its glory! From 4:00-5:00 we’ll have a Make and Take/demo and then go right into the Shabby Journal from 6:00-9:00 PM.

On April 23, I will visit the NEW LOCATION of the Papercraft Clubhouse in Westbrook, CT. The last time I visited I thought the store was so pretty and packed with fun stuff that I can’t wait to see the new place. We will make the World’s Fair Train Case from 10:30-1:30 and 2:30-3:30 will be a Demo/Make and Take!

I will spend mosey on up to Scarborough, Maine and spend some time with my sister until I pick up Lorine Mason, BFF and traveling buddy, and we stop by the amazing studio of Kerry Goulder (aka kidgiddy) on April 28.

On the morning of the 29th, we will meet up with fellow glamper Cheryl Boglioli, and her trailer Glinda. Cheryl is picking up our friend Laura Kelly and we are all caravanning up to Fredericton, NB, Canada together for the Quartermain House Creative Retreat on April 29- May 1.

Our talented friend Marie A. Browning will be joining us and sharing a class in lettering- I am hoping to pick up some great tips! This event will be held at the Quartermain House B & B.

It’s a two day retreat and each artist will be teaching multiple classes- you don’t want to miss it! You pay one low price for all of it. Lots more info here. Contact Debra Quartermain, designer, friend and host- we are going to have a blast: welcome@quartermainhouse.com 1.855.758.5255- toll free or 506.206.5255

On May 2, we will start the drive back down to the States for a class on May 3, 2016 at the Brambleberry Market in Caribou, Maine. This is an adorable gift shop located waaay up North. My mom and step-dad Vince own a potato farm there and we have spent several Christmases- so pretty… and great snowmobiling! Debbie is a very good friend of the family and is kindly allowing me to come and teach the Metal Covered Technique Book at 1:00 in her beautiful store!

On May 6, I am very excited to visit Scrapbook Cove in Mystic, CT. This is very close to the US Coast Guard Academy where our daughter Jess spent four happy years. We loved coming up for special events and so it will be fun to visit that area again. We will be making the Metal Covered Technique Book at 1:00.

All of the contact information for the stores can be found here if you would like to join me for class at any time- changes will be updated as they unfold on the Paper Trail Events Page. Remember, the trip is a lot more fun with friends along for the ride, so please join me as I share the adventure on social media…

Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Periscope (eileenhull)

Thanks for following the Paper Trail!

Sizzix Projects by Jenn White

19 Feb

I am happy to share a Sizzix Train Case by Jenn White this week! I met Jenn on the Paper Trail 7 this past October when I taught at a Scrapbook ‘N Memories retreat. [Read more…]