Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

Paper Trail 15 Schedule

Yes, this is happening- here is the Paper Trail 15 schedule!

In 2013, I bought a 1976 Serro Scotty trailer on eBay. I decided to outfit the trailer as a mobile studio and teach classes in craft stores across the country. My first trip from Virginia to California went amazingly well and I was hooked on travel teaching. And so the Paper Trail was born…

On September 7, I begin my fifteenth Paper Trail journey! I am headed from Virginia to Calgary, Canada, then all down the west coast and back toward home- arriving November 7 (God willing!) Please join me on the trip and follow along on social media.

If you live somewhere along the route, I would love to meet you! The Paper Trail schedule is listed below- if you’d like to sign up for a class, call your local store now to reserve a spot!

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September 9, 2017

Neu Scrapbooking

5135 S Emerson Ave |  Indianapolis, IN 46237  |  (317) 781-7970

 

September 10, 2017

Palette and Paper

6421 Oaklandon Road | Indianapolis 46236  |317 459 3199

 

September 11, 2017

Visit with designer friends Madeline Arendt and Rebekah Meier.

Join us at Eileen Hull Designs for a Facebook Live in the evening!

 

September 12, 2017

Corporate Sponsor visits

 

September 13, 2017

Village Paper & Ink

5602 Broad Street  |  Greendale, WI 53129  |  414-367-2724

 

September 15, 2017

Scrapmania   

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

 

September 16-17, 2017

Pine City Scrapbooking Co.

415 2nd Ave SE  | Pine City, MN 55063  |  320-629-9960

 

September 18, 2017

K & Krafts

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

September 22-23, 2017

Great Canadian Scrapbooking Carnival

Come see Scotty and I in Calgary!

Find me in the Emerald Creek and Creative Scrapbooker Magazine

booths demoing my Sizzix Twist & Style tool and beautiful 3D flowers.

Hope you can stop by for a Make and Take!

 

September 26, 2017

Scrapendipity

208 3400 14th ST NW  |  Calgary, Alberta  |  1 403-399-2127

September 29-30, 2017

AFCI- Canada Retreat

3750 Market Street SE  |  Calgary  Alberta  T3M 2P2 |  Canada  | 1-587-349-7599

Excited to be teaching at the AFCI (formerly known as CHA) Canadian- West Retreat!

October 3-4, 2017

Scrap & Bean

#110, 13220 St. Albert Trail  |  Edmonton, Alberta  |  780-406-4539

 

October 7, 2017

Clipper Street Scrapbook Company

6360 202 St # 105  |  Langley, British Columbia  |  1 604-514-2229

October 8, 2017

Urban Scrapbooker

9810 Edmonds Way  |  Edmonds, WA 98020  |  425- 771-2400

 

October 12, 2017

The Artists’s Palette Studio

1710 Oak Street   |  Eugene, OR 97401   |   541-686-3395

October 13, 2017

The Creative Makery

3940 Shenstone Drive  |  Eugene, Oregon 97404   |   503-515-2490

October 15, 2017

Scrapbook Island’s Creative Escape

14090 Blossom Hill Rd  |  Los Gatos, California  |  408- 402-3581

 

October 17, 2017

It’s All About the Scrapbook

1670 N. Lincoln Suite B  |  Dixon, California  |  707-676-5252

 

October 19, 2017

Witt’s Everything for the Office

20437 Brian Way Ste B  |  Tehachapi, CA  |  (661) 822-6760

October 22, 2017

Perfect Day Scrapbooking

9552 Hamilton Ave.  |   Huntington Beach, CA 92646  |  714-369-2862

October 23-25, 2017

Sizzix HQ

25862 Commercentre Drive  |  Lake Forest, CA 92630  |  877.355.4766

meetings, videos

 

October 28, 2017

Paper Tales

3960 W. Point Loma Boulevard, Suite N  |​ San Diego, California 92110  |  ​​619.222.2510

 

October 30/31 , 2017

Scrapbook.com

Phoenix, AZ

Shooting videos 🙂

 

November 3, 2017

My Heart’s Fancy

16534 N. Penn Ave.  |  Edmond, OK  73012  |  405-509-6788

 

November 4- 5, 2017

Imagine That Scrapbooking and Gifts

1354 27th Ave  |  Suite 109 Columbus, NE 68601  |  (402) 606-4600

Scrap Cabana Retreat!

This is going to be quite a trip! Please follow along on Facebook  and Instagram and stay tuned for Facebook Lives all along the way…

If you have not joined the Eileen Hull Fan Club, our creative community from all around the world, please do! We will have another giveaway soon to celebrate 1500 members! You have to be a member to win though, so sign up now 🙂  See you on the road!

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.

Sizzix Journal Paper Trail Planner

I am gearing up for another trip in my vintage camper Scotty! And I need something to keep me organized so I made this Sizzix Journal Paper Trail Planner…

Fabric designer Kelly Panacci sent me this fabric after I commented on it on Instagram. Trailers have become my “thing” in the past few years and I love the adorable vintage images on this fabric collection. The spine on my new Paper Trail planner was reinforced and made larger to allow for a bigger book to include all the info I need in one spot for a long road trip!

Materials:

 

The charms were a gift from Megan at Blue Moon Beads.

Instructions:

  1. Cover both sides of a sheet of mat board with adhesive sheets. Remove release paper from one side. Place fabric on top of the adhesive starting on one end and smoothing across to the other end. Remove release paper from the other side of matboard and place solid color paper over adhesive. Run both mat board pieces through Big Shot with fabric side facing the die.
  2. Repeat with another sheet of mat board  TIP: With directional fabric and paper, flip second cover in the opposite direction from the first when die cutting so that both prints are running in the same direction.
  3. Turn covers so both binding strips butt up to each other in the middle. Cut a piece of mat board 8 3/4” x 1 1/4” as reinforcement binding strip. Center strip under the binding and mark each hole.  Punch matching holes in binding strip. Glue mat board to binding on the inside of the cover to strengthen spine. Secure with binder clips and allow to dry.
  4. There are four sets of holes instead of three and a wider spine than if the Journal was bound in the traditional way.  More elastic may be added for additional inserts.

My Paper Trail Planner

The book has a section for mileage, expenses, maps, photos and a plastic pocket for receipts.

I stay in the Choice Hotel chains because I get points- sometimes stay 2 nights get one night free!

I made this label and then realized that I stamped the “a” upside down. I thought about re-doing it, but then decided it was kind of fitting. There are always mistakes and adventures along the way 🙂

I am headed out on September 7 on Paper Trail #15. I’ll be posting on Facebook at Eileen Hull Designs! Thanks for reading 🙂

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 Felt Journals

I am loving making these Sizzix Felt Journals! They are are quick and easy to stitch up and bright and colorful too.

My original plan was to make this a journal cover, but I changed my mind. After making this one, I am dying to try another felt wallet!

And then… the trailer version in honor of the upcoming Paper Trail 15.

That’s right- in three weeks I leave for TWO MONTHS on an international teaching tour with my faithful companion, vintage camper Scotty trailing along behind me. Am I insane? Maybe, but I sure have a fun time 🙂

I cut the different elements from the Travel Trailer, Stitchy Flowers, Grass, Homemade Alphabet and Birds & Butterflies Sizzix dies. They were stitched or glued on the base Journal die. I used a combination of felts- EcoFo Premium for the Journal and Exotic Bamboo felt for the flowers and grass. I like to mix and match them for a variety of colors and weights.

Something to remember when creating a journal cover from felt- it’s floppy. You will need to reinforce the spine or keep the elastic loose. Otherwise, the spine will want to bend in.

If you would like to see more Journal ideas like this, you will want our new ebook!

Journal Treasury

For a look at 85 other ways to use this Sizzix die, check out our new ebook by Bella Craft Publishing! Click HERE to buy your copy for only $11.87- special price for August only!

Thanks for reading 🙂

Journal Treasury Ebook Release!

I am so excited to share the Journal Treasury Ebook Release!

If you like junk journals, planners, art journals, bullet journals, Traveler’s Notebooks or notebooks of any kind, you will love this book! In this ebook, you will find 85 inspirational projects from top notch industry designers. All have used my Sizzix Journal die to create their projects, yet every one is unique and special.

What is in the book?

164 pages of mouth-watering inspiration! You will find tips, tricks and techniques for Journal assembly, supplies to gather, how to make inserts for the book and interesting embellishing ideas. As you look through the book, you may want additional details on a specific project. Just click on the highlighted designer’s name and it will take you to the designer’s blog. There you will find the supplies and techniques used to create it- so easy!  If you want to buy the die to make your own Journal, simply click on the highlighted links to order.

How does it work?

If you have never gotten an ebook before, it’s pretty amazing! Click on the link- it will bring you to a landing page where you can purchase the book through Paypal. Soon after you buy it, check the email account associated with your Paypal account. In the email is a link where you can download the book. Save it to your device and open it up. Get in your comfy chair, settle in with your favorite beverage and prepare to be inspired!

What does it cost?

For the month of August, the price is $11.87- that’s 30% off the regular price! Get it now by clicking HERE!

Who made all these projects?

Leading designers from all around the world were invited to add their magic touch to the Sizzix Journal. Check out the talented makers who have contributed to this treasury- visit their blogs to get to know them. They are truly inspirational and I am so lucky they agreed to share their work. We would not have a book if it weren’t for these amazingly gifted artists. (round of applause!)

Warning: these Journals are addicting. Seriously.

And once you have the die, you can make as many as you want! Use the examples in this book for inspiration and take it any direction you fancy.

Make sure to share your Journals with us in the Eileen Hull Fan Club Facebook group! If you are not a member yet, just head on over and request to join. We will approve you for membership. Then you can see all of the fabulous projects people are working on. Get the inside scoop on supplies, what worked and didn’t work, ask questions, enter to win giveaways, and meet friends from around the world in a supportive and friendly place. We would love to have you!

Watch my Facebook Live videos to visit with our creative community and share lots of ideas. I’m Live on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 Eastern.

Thanks for stopping by and have fun creating- I hope you enjoyed our Journal Treasury ebook Release!

Eileen