Art Journal Archives - Eileen Hull

Eileen Hull Journals and Mini Albums

28 Aug

Hey everyone! Today the Inspiration Team is sharing their latest Eileen Hull Journals and Mini Albums. Each and every tutorial is unique and features never before seen techniques. You’ll learn all kinds of creative ways to use your Eileen Hull Sizzix dies for journaling and more!

Eileen Hull Journals and Mini Albums

Karen Bearse shares a colorful and creative journal project that you can use to organize your die cuts. This clever organizer is oh-so-colorful on the outside and provides handy storage on the inside! Karen used the Passport Book along with Photo Album pages to create this fun and functional journal.

Don’t miss Karen’s tutorial where you will learn all kinds of cool techniques using Blends Inks, Foils, and even a laminator!

Julia Aston shares a project using the Wrap Journal to create a cute leather clutch. This project proves that Journal dies aren’t just for making journals. You can use your Eileen Hull Sizzix dies for just about anything!

Check out Julia’s Tutorial where you will learn how to die cut, sew and stitch together your own Leather Wrap Journal Clutch.

Lisa Hoel has a fabulous Mini Album created to celebrate the Eclipse of 2017! Lisa has a detailed tutorial and lots of cool Eclipse photos to share on the Mini Album Makers Challenge Blog. You won’t want to miss a single detail included in this fantastic Mini Album.

I am sponsoring this months challenge so be sure to check out Lisa’s tutorial and enter for a chance to win Book Club 2 dies.

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares an exquisite Nautical Journal created using the Passport Book, Book Binding die and several other dies from the Book Club and Book Club 2 Sizzix collections. Each page features pretty patterned papers, inking, stamping, and photos.

What a fun book to flip through and relive the memories of days gone by. Head to AK’s Blog for more pics and details.

Hope you’ve been inspired to create your own makes with these Eileen Hull Journals and Mini Albums. Stay tuned later this week for more Journals, Mini-Albums and more!

As always you can find the dies used in these projects HERE.

Eileen

Fall Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials to Try

6 Nov

Hey everyone! You are sure to ‘fall in love’ with this weeks round of Fall Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials! The inspiration team has been sharing inspired creations for all your favorite holidays for several weeks now. Today we have several new projects plus a recap of all the projects we’ve seen along the way. Get ready for some serious “Fall-i-day” inspiration!

Fall Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials

Mitsyana Wright shares a sensational Dia de los Muertos Art Journal. Mitsyana’s Day of the Dead journal features the Passport book and Spring Leaves dies accented by Cardstock and die cuts from the Crafty Chica!

Check out Mitsyana’s blog for a full tutorial on how to create this stunning Day of the Dead Journal along with a super cool leaf inking technique!!

Anna-Karin Evaldsson shares a fabulous fall layout featuring Eileen Hull dies and Textured Impressions folders galore! Anna-Karin’s fun fall layout combines color, texture and all things fall to accent photos of her adorable little Leo!

Head on over to Anna-Karin’s blog for a detailed tutorial on how to create this lovely fall layout.

Susie Bentz shares an adorable Passport Book project where you can share snapshots of all the Halloween fun you had this year! Think pumpkin carving, costumes and pics from trick or treating around the neighborhood! This would make a great gift for grandparents and relatives who live far away.

Check out Susie’s tutorial on how to create Halloween themed pages and a clever cover for your own Halloween Memories Passport Book Album!

Hope you’ve enjoyed these amazing Fall Holiday Sizzix Project Tutorials as much as I have! Check out the links below to catch up on all the projects shared in the past few weeks.

You can find all of the Eileen Hull dies used in these projects and more HERE.

Stay tuned later this week for full project tutorials featuring my soon to be released Sizzix Collection Book Club!

Eileen

Heartfelt Sizzix Collection Journal Ideas

14 Jul

Hey everyone! This month the Inspiration Team will be sharing Heartfelt Sizzix Collection Journal Ideas. The Journal die has by far been the most popular die in my new collection. However, there are many other great dies included in Heartfelt plus my very own Paper Stack that coordinates with ALL the dies in the collection. Each week you’ll discover new ways to use the Heartfelt dies along with the Journal die. Let’s take a look at what the team has in store for you this week.

Heartfelt Sizzix Collection Journal Ideas

Tracy Evans starts us off with a gorgeous “handmade” journal. Tracy’s Mixed-Media Journal features Stitchy Flowers cut from Book pages, stitching and lots of mixed-media techniques. The monochromatic style is enhanced with pretty paper dolls, trims and carefully placed words encouraging the reader to “Hold onto your dreams”

Visit Tracy’s Blog for more gorgeous details on her fine mixed-media journal.

Anne Redfern shares a darling Journal created with several Heartfelt Sizzix dies along with the Heartfelt Paper Pad. This Journal includes many of the cheerful prints included in the stack to coordinate with the Heartfelt Die collection within its pages. You’ll also learn how to create oh-so-cute Shrink Plastic Charms using your Sizzix Dies.

Visit Anne’s Blog for more adorable details on this lovely Journal.

Pam Bray has a “High Tea Postcard Journal” for you to feast your eyes on. Pam created her journal for a trip she’ll be taking later this summer with her husband. Each page is expertly crafted using Eileen Hull Sizzix dies from Heartfelt and other collections.

You won’t want to miss her detailed tutorial so head to Pam’s Blog for all the steps on how to create this gorgeous journal.

Hope you enjoyed this weeks round of Heartfelt Sizzix Collection Journal Ideas. Stay tuned for more Heartfelt Inspiration in the weeks ahead. You can find all of the Sizzix Dies used in these projects and more HERE.

Eileen

How to Assemble the Sizzix Journal

24 Apr

Just a quick post to show how to assemble the Sizzix Journal die and create inserts. There has been so much interest and chat about this versatile die, I thought it might be good to do a post and keep all of the resources in one spot. Thanks so much for your interest!

Here’s what the Journal die packaging looks like:

The Journal is a ScoreBoards die, designed to cut and score thick material like matboard and chipboard, forming a rigid cover for your book! Matboard is the perfect blank canvas- add paint, ink, stamps, sprays, texture paste, stencils, buttons, beads, and more. You can also cut it from paper, fabric, felt, paper leather, metal or combinations of these materials. You can run the matboard through embossing folders too, creating a rich dimensional cover.

One of the things I love about this die is that it’s so easy to put together. And once you make one… well, you’ll see- they are addicting! There are so many ways to use this die- make art journals, planners, for a special occasion, photos, baby book, guest book, wedding journal, junk journals, and traveler’s notebook. It’s your Journal- decorate it as you’d like in the colors, style and materials you’d like!

In this Facebook Live video, I show how to assemble the Sizzix Journal, after looking at some amazing samples from the Inspiration Team. Please watch and see how easy it is! Skip ahead to about minute 30:- for actual assembly.

The Journal measures 8 3/4″ x 4 1/2″ when assembled. Three to four inserts may be added to the book. Watch here to see how to make Journal inserts and how to thread the elastic though the spine to keep the inserts in place:

NOTE- I admit I am not an expert book maker. Here’s a quick tutorial from my friend Pam Keravuori.

Signatures

The story I’ve heard suggests that the sections, or “signatures”, which are the sets of pages sewn into a book, supposedly got their name from monks. When monks finished hand-writing their section of a book, they signed it and that section became known as a signature. Now it means sheets of paper, or “folios”, stacked and folded in half. A signature may be one folio, or one sheet of paper folded in half to make four pages, but generally it is two or more sheets/folios (and sometimes more folds).

The Pamphlet Stitch

The pamphlet stitch is probably the simplest and most popular binding technique for notebook inserts like ours, because you can stitch the pages and the cover of the signature at the same time. You can use 3 or more holes along the fold, but the trick is to start and finish on the same side (whether inside or outside) and have both ends of the twine end up together at the same hole to tie off. Usually this means having one long stitch go over (rather than through) the center hole.

So, for a 3-hole pamphlet stitch, your needle would go through the center hole from inside to outside (or reverse), then through one end hole from outside to inside, then across the center hole to the other end hole, going through from inside to outside, then back through the center hole from outside to inside. Both ends of your thread would now be on the inside at the center hole, ready to tie around and secure the long stitch that crossed over the center hole.

Alternatively, if you stitch with a back stitch and wind up with one thread end inside and one thread end outside, you can make a loop knot to anchor the thread around the earlier stitch at the hole before going through to join the other thread end. This is called a saddle stitch binding.

I usually use 5+ holes for my pamphlet stitch because I think it makes the spine sturdier and puts less pressure on each hole (to avoid tearing). More holes also help keep smaller sized papers in place, so they don’t slant or settle to the bottom. As I start stitching, I leave a thread tail long enough to reach near the bottom of the signature, where I hold onto it against the paper until the 2nd or 3rd stitch, when it becomes secure (without a knot until the tying off). General advice is to always pull your thread parallel to the spine in the direction you’re stitching, since pulling the thread straight out from the spine tends to tear the holes.

Please follow me on Facebook at Eileen Hull Designs and watch for extra LIVE shows in honor of this new Heartfelt Sizzix release! I hope you have enjoyed seeing how to assemble the Sizzix Journal and will consider getting one for yourself!

If you would like to purchase a die, there are a few left in my Etsy shop!

Create with Crescent and Sizzix

28 Jun

Hello everyone, all month-long the Inspiration Team has been showing you how to create with Crescent and Sizzix. The past few weeks we’ve seen creative ways to use Crescent Products like Photo Mat Art Boards and RENDR paper with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies. Although our collaboration with Crescent is coming to an end the IT still has some fun new project ideas to share with you. If you’re just tuning in you can catch up on all of the previous Crescent/Sizzix creations at the end of this post.

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The Inspiration Team really enjoyed creating with Crescent products and I know you will too. I’m sure you’ll be seeing Crescent products in Inspiration Team projects again real soon. In the meantime let’s have a look at what the team has to share with you this week.

Create with Crescent

Jonathan Fong shows how you can create with Crescent in unexpected ways. Check out Jonathan’s AMAZING Paint Chip Dollhouse created with Crescent Photo Mat Art Boards and my Sizzix Square Box die! Every crafty dream house needs a sky light. Jonathan used the Photo Mat Art Board from Crescent to create a modern day must have in his darling Paint Chip Doll House.

Create with Crescent: Paint Chip Doll House Tutorial with Crescent Photo Mat Art Boards and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Jonathan Fong

Visit Jonathan’s Blog where he’s sharing the creative “blueprints” he used to create this stylish doll house with Crescent and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies.

Shelly Hickox is sharing a magnificent mixed-media collage piece featuring Crescent Photo Mat Art Boards, RENDR paper and my Sizzix dies from Paper Flower Party and Vintage Kitchen. The Crescent Photo Mat has withstood the test of all the mixed-media tricks Shelly could throw at it. Shelly’s photo canvas is decorated with everything you can think of from die cuts, to Distress Sprays, to DecoArt Media! Let’s not forget to mention the lovely mix of metallic flowers and ephemera. Can you tell which ones are real metal from the painted RENDR paper Sizzix die cuts?

Create with Crescent: Vintage Photo Collage Tutorial with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Shelly Hickox

Take a creative journey to Shelly’s Blog where she shares all of her creative tips and tricks on how to create with Crescent.

Diana Hetherington shows just how great RENDR paper is for Art Journaling. Our dear Diana used my Heart and Soul Flower die to create custom foam stamps for her colorful art journal page. She used DecoArt Media paints to color this joyful page and thanks to the magic of RENDR paper was able to stamp, stencil and doodle on top of those paints to create the gorgeous page you see here.

Create with Crescent: RENDR paper Art Journal Page with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Diana Hetherington

Stop by Diana’s Blog for a closer look at all the stages of her art journal journey and discover what she may have in store for this lovely creation.

Julia Aston takes us to a whole new dimension of creating with Crescent. This Galaxy Photo Mat Board with paper landscapes is out of this world! Think that Galaxy print is patterned paper? Nope! It’s paint…and Julia shows you exactly how she did it. You’ll also learn how to use my Sizzix Textured Embossing Folders to create pretty RENDR paper landscapes!

Create with Crescent: Galaxy Background and Paper Landscape Tutorial with Eileen Hull Sizzix dies by Julia Aston

Blast off to the creative universe that is Julia’s Blog and learn how to create you’re own Galaxy Background and RENDR Paper Landscapes.

Lisa Hoel has a lovely RENDR paper Passport Book Journal to share. Aren’t those Cherry Blossoms lovely? Lisa used my Sizzix Pansy die from Paper Flower Party to cut them from inked RENDR paper. They look as delicate as the real thing don’t you think? Just wait till you see the RENDR Paper pages she has in store for you!

Create with Crescent: Sizzix Passport Book with RENDR paper tutorial by Lisa Hoel

Let your creativity blossom over at Lisa’s blog where she shows you how to make paper flowers and journal pages out of RENDR paper and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies.

Anne Redfern takes us on another under the sea adventure with her second project. Anne turned her Photo Mat Art Board into an ocean scene fit for King Triton! Colors and textures oh my! I can almost smell the salty air and feel the sand beneath my feet. Anne used texture pastes, inks, paints and a variety of Sizzix dies to create this beautiful ocean scene.

Create with Crescent: Seascape Sizzix Collage Tutorial by Anne Redfern

Dive in to Anne’s blog for all the details on how to create your own creative sea scape with Crescent Photo Mat Boards and Sizzix!

Create with Crescent and Eileen Hull Sizzix dies! Tutorials and Project Ideas from the Inspiration Team

I hope you enjoyed seeing all of the amazing ways you can create with Crescent Products and my Sizzix dies. You can learn more about Crescent Products HERE and in case you missed any of the previous projects you can check them out by following the links below…

Stay tuned next week for more creative projects from the Inspiration Team!

Eileen