Eileen Hull

Ideas for Creating Junk Journals

19 Aug

We are into our third week of exploring ideas for creating junk journals! We hope you have been inspired so far and sharing your own makes in the Facebook Fan Club. Junk journals can take so many forms and be used for pretty much any purpose. A junk journal is what you want it to be! You may think you can’t create a junk journal but I bet you’ll surprise yourself. Read on to see this week’s projects from the Inspiration Team.

Scroll for inspiration…

Elizabeth Robinson made a beautiful mixed media cover for her Notebook Die journal. Those colors and layers are wonderful! The inside pages are mix of plain and patterned papers. Check out Elizabeth’s blog post for all the details on how she made this.

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Team member Jenny Marples truly did use “junk” to create the structure of her new art journal and it is truly amazing! The cover is cut using the Pocket Notebook Die and the inside is full of flaps, pages, and parts that stick out. You will not regret going through the tutorial on her blog. I can’t wait to see how she adds the art to this super cool “blank canvas”.

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Do you have a hoard of scrap paper leftover from various projects? (Bet you do!) Anna-Karin Evaldsson busted out her stash and stuffed a Notebook Die cover full of color swatch tests, stamping, tags and other mixed media goodies. Her junk journal is bursting with colorful fun and what a great feeling to be using up scraps that might be considered “junk”. See it all in her tutorial on her blog.

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Cleverly using the Gift Box with Scalloped Edges Die, Tonya Trantham created a “Everyday Life” junk journal. In signature Tonya style, she filled it with die cuts, embellishments, stickers and all sorts of other goodies to make a darling shabby chic style journal. Check out all the steps and detail photos on her blog.

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Eileen Hull’s Journal Dies:

Journal
Pocket Notebook
Wrapped Journal
Passport Book
Notebook
Tiny Book

Inserts/Pages:

Of course, it’s up to you how big you want to make the insert books that go inside the journals, but here’s a guide to help you get started.

The Pocket Notebook and Passport Book dies contain elements on the dies to create pages that fit in the book, but don’t worry… small books can be found in discount and stationery stores that are pre-made and inexpensive if you don’t want to make your own. Inserts are really easy to do though!

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Next week we will see junk journal ideas from the Educator Team!

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! All month long we will be featuring journal creations from the Teams. You certainly will be inspired with ideas to adapt to your own works of art. If you missed the first two posts, you can find them here and here.

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Below is the link for Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday. It’s Junk Journal making Part 3!

Here is the Journal File Organizer video she mentioned:

Junk Journal Ideas Galore!

13 Aug

Did you miss the August kick off post last week? The theme this month is Junk Journals with a focus on the “insides”. The Inspiration and Educator Teams have been busy! Comfort zones are being stretched but everyone is rising to the occasion! Scroll on to see junk journal ideas galore…

First up to bat (see what I did there, lol) is Maggi Harding with a fabulous vintage Halloween vibe junk journal. She used the Pocket Notebook Die for the cover and filled it with so many fold outs, tuck spots and tags it will blow your mind! She also has a tutorial for how to make a waterfall element. You will not want to miss her post with all the details.

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Susie Bentz claims that she isn’t a junk journaler but she came up with an awesome idea utilizing the Tiny Book Die. She made a holder for embellishment tickets you can use in your junk journal projects. Head on over to her blog to see her ingenious idea and how she did it.

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It’s a work in progress… fangirl Lisa Hoel is creating an epic Wonder Woman themed junk journal. (I have it on good authority that she has a whole folder full of ephemera saved up to use.) A whole lotta junk requires the use of Eileen’s largest journal die – the Journal XL. Lisa used that for the cover and she will be able to pack it full! Check out her blog post to see the cover and two inner page ideas. Part 2 will be next week!

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Mitsyana Wright is another one of the designers who says she is no good at filling up junk journals. Well, she sure proved herself wrong this time! Using the Passport Book Die, she created a delightful unicorn journal as a birthday gift for her daughter. It is bright and cheerful and her daughter will love it (and it has stuff inside 😉 ) See all the details in her blog post. And as Mitsyana says, a junk journal can be whatever you want it to be.

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Eileen Hull’s Journal Dies:

Journal
Pocket Notebook
Wrapped Journal
Passport Book
Notebook
Tiny Book

Inserts/Pages:

Of course, it’s up to you how big you want to make the insert books that go inside the journals, but here’s a guide to help you get started.

More junk journal ideas are in store for you next week…

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! All month long we will be featuring journal creations from the Teams. We hope you will be inspired with ideas to adapt to your own works of art.

Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday is linked below. Eileen gets down and dirty with her messy florals tutorial. Sounds like fun to me!

Jam Packed Junk Journal Ideas!

5 Aug

It’s a new month (August in case you were wondering – it’s a valid question these days!) and that means a new theme here on Eileen Hull’s blog! All during August the Inspiration and Educator Teams will be sharing jam packed junk journal ideas with an emphasis on different things you can do on the insides. I can’t wait to see what creative makes everyone comes up with. You will be inspired I am sure. Eileen has designed so many different album/journal dies that you have endless possibilities for any type of journal you can think of.

Eileen Hull’s Journal Dies:

Journal
Pocket Notebook
Wrapped Journal
Passport Book
Notebook
Tiny Book

Inserts/Pages:

Of course, it’s up to you how big you want to make the insert books that go inside the journals, but here’s a guide to help you get started.

Now let’s take a look at the dies in action! Pam Bray has used a gorgeous paper collection with the Pocket Notebook and many other dies to create fabulous junk journal insides. Wow, the designs are so lovely and the pages are full of tuck spots, tags and other interactive details. See Pam’s blog post for all the eye candy and ideas.

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Julia Aston crafted the cutest little Tiny Book junk journal full of clever embellishments. It is indeed jam packed with all sorts of fun bits. Head on over to her blog post to see what vintage item she up-cycled to include in her mini journal.

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If one junk journal is wonderful, how about a junk journal that has a matching baby journal to go with it? It’s double the awesome factor, that’s for sure! Karen Bearse created this dynamic duo and wow, it looks wonderful. You will not want to miss all the goodness tucked inside these guys! Be sure to visit Karen’s blog to catch it all.

Karen Bearse for Eileen Hull - Jam packed Junk Journal ideas are the August theme on Eileen's blog! #eileenhull #mymakingstory

More jam packed junk journal ideas are in store for you next week…

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! All month long we will be featuring journal creations from the Teams. We hope you will be inspired with ideas to adapt to your own works of art.

Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday is linked below. Eileen shows us how to use the Journal Die and envelopes to make an accordion file. It’s in two parts because the Live got cut off in the middle.

Part 1

Part 2

Epic Christmas in July Post!

29 Jul

Is it really the end of July? We’ve been keeping cool all month with lots of fantastic makes using Eileen Hull’s newest Sizzix dies, the Snowman and Mitten Box. Today we’re going to wrap it up with an epic Christmas in July post full of festive projects!

Get comfy and grab a beverage…

because there are so many to share! First up we have Elizabeth Robinson’s clever creation using the Snowman Die – she used it to make a holder for her glasses! I love it! It’s a great landing spot for things that get easily mislaid. You could use something like this for your phone or car keys too. Elizabeth shares the details of her Snowman Die hack on her blog.

Elizabeth Robinson for Eileen Hull - it's an epic Christmas in July post on the blog! Don't miss makes using Eileen's new Sizzix Dies, the Snowman and Mitten Box. #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Tonya Trantham used the Snowman Die plus past Eileen dies to create a fabulous mini Christmas journal. Inside is full of flaps, tuck spots and all sorts of darling bits and bobs. You must head over to her blog post and see all the detail photos of the inside pages. You won’t be sorry!

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Mixed media magic is once again offered up by Karen Bearse in her full tutorial on how to create this fun Mitten tag. It would be fabulous as a Christmas ornament or gift tag (especially for an owl lover!) Paint, ink, embossing, this tag has it all.

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Keep going, more to see…

Designer Jenny Marples has been finding inspiration in Eileen’s new dies all month long! She has multiple projects to share. First there are these fabulous Christmas cards made using nifty mixed media techniques (see her tutorial!) and the Mitten Box Die:

Jenny Marples for Eileen Hull - it's an epic Christmas in July post on the blog! Don't miss makes using Eileen's new Sizzix Dies, the Snowman and Mitten Box. #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Jenny also just posted this brand new project – a Snowman accordion book. She used gel plate prints to good effect for the inner pages. Check out her tutorial for all her tricks and tips! I love all the textures and colors she achieved in this darling little book.

Last but not least Julia Aston has a cute cork fabric journal to share with us. In June we had a collaboration with Belagio to use their awesome cork fabric (check out the weekly June posts to see if you missed it). Julia used it to make a little snowman journal. Be sure to head on over to her blog to see the instructions and photos of the insides.

Julia Aston for Eileen Hull - it's an epic Christmas in July post on the blog! Don't miss makes using Eileen's new Sizzix Dies, the Snowman and Mitten Box. #eileenhull #mymakingstory

See, it was an epic Christmas in July post wasn’t it?

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! Did you miss the other July posts? Find them here, here, here and here. Next week it will be a new month and a new theme! Hmmm, what will it be? Guess you’ll have to come and see!

Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday is linked below. She has been on the road and has now landed at the beach house. Watch below for a tour!

Stay Cool with Christmas in July Creations

22 Jul

Have you been enjoying all the wonderful festive Christmas in July creations this month? We’ve all been having fun making things using Eileen Hull’s newest Sizzix dies, the Snowman and Mitten Box. From the looks of all the awesome projects you are posting in the Fan Club, you are too! This week we have a handful of projects from Eileen’s Educator Team! Grab a frosty beverage, get comfy and scroll on…

Beat the heat and build a snowman:

Designer Madeline Arendt used the Snowman Die to make a so so cute snowman garland! It would look wonderful on a fireplace mantel or stretched across a door way. Head on over to her blog to see more photos of the whole garland and her tips and tricks for making your own garland.

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Jennie Atkinson used the Mitten die to create these gorgeous and frilly mitten ornaments. They have all the vintage feels with bits of lace, buttons and Victorian vibes. The tutorial on her blog shows many detail photos and all the steps on how to create these beauties yourselves.

Jenny Atkinson for Eileen Hull - stay cool with Christmas in July creations and Eileen's newest Sizzix dies, the Snowman & Mitten Box! #mymakingstory #eileenhull

If you are a die hard holiday card maker (start now!) you will not want to miss this fabulous example from Kathy Clement. Using a Christmas paper collection from Authentique and the Mittens as a focal point, I think you will agree this card is a stunner that any loved one would be excited to receive and display! Kathy shows you how to make this unique card structure in a tutorial on her blog so don’t miss it.

Kathy Clement for Eileen Hull - stay cool with Christmas in July creations and Eileen's newest Sizzix dies, the Snowman & Mitten Box! #mymakingstory #eileenhull

Sarah Lizzie also made some darling Mitten Christmas tree ornaments with a retro feel. These die are so versatile you can adapt them to any style. That gold foiled paper Sarah used will look so pretty with tree lights twinkling on it. Peruse her blog post for more photos and the how-to!

Sarah Lizzie for Eileen Hull - stay cool with Christmas in July creations and Eileen's newest Sizzix dies, the Snowman & Mitten Box! #mymakingstory #eileenhull

Come back next Wednesday for a last look at Christmas in July creations!

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! Did you miss last few July posts? Find them here, here and here.

Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday is linked below. She shows us how to jazz up the insides of our journal by using envelopes.

Summertime Christmas Inspiration with Eileen Hull’s New Dies

15 Jul

Summertime Christmas inspiration continues here on Eileen Hull’s blog! In case you missed it, on July 1st Sizzix released two new dies designed by Eileen, the Snowman and Mitten Box Dies. We had a big party and a blog hop full of fabulous creations. Each week has showcased more new projects made with the dies and this week is no exception!

The Inspiration Team has been busy…

Pam Bray made a whole coordinated set of projects using the new dies. Last week we saw the frosty mitten gift card box and now she’s sharing the matching Tiny Book and Tiny Book Case set. They are so cute! There are lots of detail photos on Pam’s blog so don’t miss that.

Pam Bray for Eileen Hull - summertime Christmas inspiration with the new Sizzix Snowman and Mitten Box Dies #eileenhull #mymakingstory

These new dies are good for more than just 3-D projects! Susie Bentz used the snowmen cuts in a pair of CAS Christmas cards. I really like the clean look and how she added illustrative details to the snowmen. See her blog post for some fun techniques to get more use out of your dies.

Susie Bentz for Eileen Hull - summertime Christmas inspiration with the new Sizzix Snowman and Mitten Box Dies #eileenhull #mymakingstory

If you spotted this beauty during the Blog Hop and wondered how Anna-Karin Evaldsson worked her mixed media magic, wonder no more! Anna-Karin has a complete tutorial in her blog post where she spills all her secrets. Aren’t these colors and textures just divine?

Anna-Karin Evaldsson for Eileen Hull - summertime Christmas inspiration with the new Sizzix Snowman and Mitten Box Dies #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Did I mention that the Bigz Dies (which these are) cut through thick materials like butter? Well, they do! Lisa Hoel effortlessly cut the pieces out of felt to create her little stitched mitten Christmas tree ornament. You can see more on her blog post.

Lisa Hoel for Eileen Hull - summertime Christmas inspiration with the new Sizzix Snowman and Mitten Box Dies #eileenhull #mymakingstory

Come back next week for more summertime Christmas inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit! Next Wednesday we will get to see some festive makes from the Educator Team so be sure to come back for a look see. Did you miss last few July posts? Find them here and here.

Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday is linked below. She finishes off a wonderfully colorful felt and embroidery project and opens up some Happy Mail!