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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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!

 

Easy Sizzix Washi Tape Journal

You will not believe how fast it is to make this easy Sizzix Washi Tape Journal.

Have you been collecting washi tape and not sure what to do with it all? Create this Washi Tape Traveler’s Notebook in less than an hour in your favorite colors! 

Here’s a Facebook Live video showing how it goes together. If you just want to see the project, skip ahead to about 12:00. Please join me and friends from all around the world on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to create together on Facebook Live at Eileen Hull Designs.

Supplies:

Instructions:

  1. Die cut two Journal covers from matboard.
  2. Arrange covers with binding strips in the center, butting up to each other.  Take a strip of washi tape and stretch it across both covers on the diagonal, leaving about one inch extra on both ends.  Wrap excess tape around to the back of the Journal cover
  3. Follow the angle of the first piece and continue placing washi tape across both covers, alternating colors and varying the thickness of the tape.
  4. When Journal covers are completely covered with tape, carefully cut them apart down the middle with craft knife. Poke holes through the washi tape in the binding with paper piercer or die pick.
  5. Cut two pieces of card stock 4 3/8” x 8 1/2”. Add double sided tape to the back of both pieces and place on the insides of the journal covers. If desired, cover the three inside exposed binding strips with washi tape.
  6. Assemble Journal as shown on packaging instructions.  Add elastic to the spine and Journal inserts as desired.
  7. Wrap Traveler’s Notebook with a headband for a closure and add in a flower planner clip  and you are in business!

TIP: Not all washi tape is created equal! You may find that after a little use, some tape may start to peel back.  Add a dot of glue under where it’s peeling and apply pressure for a couple of seconds to fasten it down.

Nora’s Baby Book Made with the Sizzix Journal

I had so much fun creating Nora’s Baby Book!

There’s nothing more special than welcoming a new little one into the family.  And what better way to remember every milestone than by keeping a journal to record the first year?

One of the things that really makes this project special are the vintage cards. My husband found his baby book in some old boxes and threw it away. I took it out of the trash and scanned all of the baby cards given when he was born 🙂 I used them in Nora’s Baby Book to pass along to the next generation.

Supplies:

Instructions:

  1. Die cut two journal covers and flip one 180 degrees so both binding strips butt up to each other in the middle.
  2. Select the palette of Blends ink colors desired for journal cover. On a non stick mat, spritz a small amount of water. Starting with the lightest color, take Blends ink applicator and dip the sponge in water. The color will fade slightly and allow the applicator to glide freely across the matboard, producing a watercolor effect.  Arrange colors as desired and begin swiping the Blends across the covers.  Allow to dry.
  3. Die cut two Elephant shapes (shadow and detail) from Adhesive Foam. Peel off release paper from one side. Place dull side of the foil on adhesive. Burnish all areas and peel up revealing a beautiful foiled elephant! Die cut the baby’s name from adhesive foam and repeat. When you are ready to position name and elephant, remove other side of release paper and adhere to cover.  Two elephants are stacked on top of each other for dimensional look.  TIP: Make sure foil goes on the correct side of the foam- otherwise letters could be reversed.
  4. Cut 10-12 pages for baby book measuring 8 1/2” x 8 1/2”. If you want to make a pocket, then cut 8 1/2” x 12” and score at 4 1/4” and 8 1/2” and fold the flap over.
  5. To bind pages, cut a length of twine about two feet for each page. Wrap twine around the inside of the fold and tie it into the book. Knot each page inside or outside book.
  6. On the back inside cover, glue pink ruffle.
  7. Decorate each page of the book- add baby related stamps, lettering, ephemera and photos!

Thanks for looking through Nora’s Baby Book with me!

Sizzix Heartfelt Fabric Journal

Dig into your fabric stash and make this Sizzix Heartfelt Fabric Journal! All you need to make the Journal cover is a fat quarter and some ThermoWeb Foam Adhesive.

sizzix heartfelt fabric journal

This is such a fun way to use up your fat quarters and at the same time create a pretty journal to give or use! I did a Facebook Live video showing how I made mine- see it here:

Making this project makes me realize how much I love fabric- guess that explains why I have been collecting it forever! So happy there is finally a quick, easy, pretty and practical way to use it 🙂

Thanks for stopping by!

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The Paper Trail

I hope you will join me when I leave on September 7. Scotty, my vintage trailer, and I are headed north to Calgary, Alberta in Canada. This will be our second international trip and I will be gone for two months teaching and traveling. I say you should join me. But you don’t actually have to go- you can watch on line and see what is happening throughout the trip. Some days on the road I wish I was home in my recliner watching TV. But then I think of all the great people I will meet and the adventures I will have and am glad I went… Anyway, I would love for you to ride along- just follow me on my Instagram and Facebook pages 🙂

Sizzix Journal Mini

Create this Sizzix Journal Mini by trimming down the Sizzix Journal die to make an adorable little mini version! Great for small projects or gifts…

Enabler Alert

Have you gotten your Journal yet? I have some in my Etsy store so if you are in need 🙂

I did a Facebook Live about this project- you can view it here:

This book was so much fun I made two- the extra one I gave one to my friend’s daughter who was getting married. I tucked their wedding check inside an envelope attached in the book. Such a fun party they had!

I am gearing up for the Paper Trail 15. I need to figure out how many total miles I have driven on all Paper Trail trips but what notebook did I keep track of the mileage in? If only I had kept the info in a handy Traveler’s Notebook… 🙂

Thanks for visiting!  Eileen

Amy Powers’ Sizzix Journal Stitch Book

Today I’d like to share a beautiful surprise- Amy Powers’ Sizzix Journal Stitch Book! This girl is so talented! And I am so lucky she lives right down the road from me. We get together at our friend Pam Keravouri‘s beautiful studio (recently featured in Where Women Create!) once a month or so with other crafty friends and create.

Amy took the Journal die in a different direction and created a Stitch Book…

A Stitch Book is just like a sketch book only instead of pen and paper you use needle and thread to fill the pages! This book is a perfect place to sample new embroidery stitches, explore a design, or simply doodle with thread! A perfect take along, this project tucks nicely in your overnight bag. Just grab a needle and thread and let’s get stitching! 

Materials:

1 Large Felt Piece, 9.5″ x 15″

6 to 9 Assorted Felt Pieces, cut to 8″ x 8″

Assorted Embroidery Floss

Round Elastic for binding

Optional: Frixion by Pilot Pen

Tools: (list 1 per line)

Iron

Scissors

Needle

Instructions: 

  • Embroider a design for the cover. You can sew this design directly onto the felt piece for the cover or you can opt to sew it on another fabric which you then sew to the cover. The cover design should be 4″ x 9″ and will go on the right half of the fabric, ending 2.5″ from the right.
  • To create the cover, similar to a checkbook cover, fold over 2.5″ on each end of the 15″ long felt piece. Iron to crease the edge. Sew into place. I used a blanket stitch all the way around the book.
  • Thread the rounded elastic through parallel center holes of the mattboard cover to create 3 elastic bands. Knot to secure.
  • Insert the assembled book cover (mattboard) into the felt cover. You may need to bend the book spine backward to fit into sleeve.
  • To create the inserts for the book, fold each of the 8″ x 8″ felt pieces in half, using an iron to crease. Sandwich 3 of felt pieces. Sew along the inside seam of the inner most felt piece to bind these pages. Continue with the other groups of 3 felt pieces to create as many inserts as you’d like. The book will easily accomodate 3 inserts. You can make extras to have on hand to switch out as you fill the book with stitches!
  • To insert the pages, open to the center fold of each mini felt book and thread through the elastic band.
  • To embroider on the pages, you can keep the pages inserted in the book, or remove them, whichever is more comfortable for you. Keep a variety of needles and embroidery floss with the book so that you are ready to stitch whenever the urge hits. If you pre-thread your needles with assortment of flosses, it’ll be even easier to pick up and stitch in your new Stitch Book.
  • Tip: Draw the design you want to stitch onto the felt using a Frixion pen by Pilot. The ink in these pens disappears with heat which is handy for stitching since you can run a hot iron over the design you’ve stitched and poof! the design you drew for reference is gone!

About Amy

Like most middle children, Amy Powers learned early how to entertain herself marvelously. An active imagination decorated her world and occupied her mind. She grew up making art and telling wild stories. She still remembers precisely what it was like to be that little girl. More than a few decades later, Amy‘s still making stuff. Amy lives in the Washington, DC suburbs with her husband Rich and their adorable son Alfredo.