Eileen Hull Projects – Favorites of 2022!

Hello there! Our final Eileen Hull Inspiration Team "assignment" for 2022 was to pick our three favorite projects made with Eileen's products from the past year. That is a hard assignment! I finally managed it though and here are my top three of 2022…

First up are a pair of Phone Stands decorated with alcohol inked papers. You can  find the details and tutorial on this post.

Second is an embroidered felt journal cover made using Eileen's Book Box Die. I had so much fun stitching this up! Maybe 2023 will be the year I finish all the insides ha ha. Find all the details here.

Lastly, we have a Skinny Mini Book Box project filled with mixed media postcards. I used a ton of other dies and stamps of Eileen's in this make as well so check out all the details and tutorial in the original post.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to keep an eye on Eileen's blog for more inspiration from the Educator and Inspiration Teams!

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!)

Felt, Fibers and Fabric Journal Cover

All during the month of March Eileen Hull's design teams have been playing with using felt, fibers and fabric with her dies to create projects to inspire you! Here I am finally at the very end of March with my contribution. I used the Book Box Die to make a journal cover. The die cut easily through thick felt to form the base and I appliqued wool shapes to it.

I embellished the cover with LOTS of embroidery! I had fun exploring a stitchery book from Sue Spargo that I had received for Christmas. I tried many new stitches.

So far this is only the cover so it's officially a work in progress. Hopefully the WIP doesn't become a UFO and I get it finished sooner rather than later!

I lined the inside covers with grey Sizzix Texture Roll that I had printed on with my Gel Press. 

When I make the insides I'll add a piece of mat board for the spine and bind the pages to it.

Let's take a look at some of the how-to…

Step 1 - I cut the base pieces out of a thick felt and played around with circle shapes until I was happy with the pattern. I also chose the wool plaid fabrics I thought would work together.

Step 2 - I ironed Pellon Fusible Featherweight Interfacing onto the backs of the wool fabric before I cut out the circle shapes. It helped to stabilize the fabric and keep the edges from fraying.

Step 3 - It's so much fun to pick fabrics. =)

Step 4 - I basted the sections in place to keep them all sorted and where they were supposed to be. Then the real fun began and got stitching!

Step 5 - Fast forward…

After many long happy hours of embroidery I had completed the stitching and was ready to assemble the cover.

Step 6 - On the inside of the cover I whip stitched the edges of the spine piece to the front and back covers (there is about a quarter inch of overlap). This was to help reinforce the join and hold it in place while I sewed the "fancy" stitches from the front.

Step 7 - I stitched along the edges of the spine part with a blanket stitch for decoration and to further join the cover pieces together. The last step was to stitch the Texture Roll pieces into the inside covers. I whip stitched them into place which also finished off the edges nicely.

Thanks for stopping by! Hopefully I'll be back soonish with the interior done. ;-)

Supplies used:

Eileen Hull Book Box Die - ( Sizzix / SB )

Sizzix Die - Circle 3" Fraction 1/2 - retired

Sizzix Die - Circle 3" Fraction 1/4 - retired

Sizzix Surfacez Texture Roll, Grey

thick felt

various wool plaid fabric scraps

vintage button

various embroidery floss/fibers

lightweight fusible interfacing

ribbon

Gel Press Plate

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Mixed Media Challenge at the Funkie Junkie

Hello Funkie Junkie fans. It's time for a new challenge! This time the challenge is to "Create a mixed media project about/for someone or something you love."

I'm continuing with my Book Box of the Month series. (Did you catch my last challenge project?) I'm using Eileen Hull's new Sizzix Book Box Die and each month will have its own holiday/seasonally appropriate diorama book. Here is the March book:

Open it up and find…

a little fairy/leprechaun birthday party! Here's where the "someone you love" part of the challenge comes in. My Mom's birthday is on March 17th, St. Patrick's Day so we've always had a fun festive time on the 17th. The holiday is forever connected to my Mom. =)

Now for lots of detail photos LOL:

I used the new Damask 3D Embossing Folder for
the cover. I'm in love!

Used another 3D embossing folder for the edge facings (Lumber).

Much media of many different types was used…

I made a little cake for the party. The cake is a roll of paper with drippy hot glue "icing" that I painted.

Here are a few "how-to" details:

1) I created Distress paint backgrounds (always fun) with various colors. This was for the cover 3D embossed panels. (I have a lot extra for other projects!)

2) When you are embossing, you can rub ink directly onto front side of the embossing folder, then put in your paper and run it through your machine. The ink transfers to all the debossed areas and gives you so much depth and makes the details stand out.

I also used Gold Luster Wax and a blending brush to highlight the raised areas of the embossing. I really love this folder. It is gorgeous!

3) More 3D Embossing goodness! I added strips of "wood" to the box edges.

4) Here's an "in progress" look at the interior.

So now I have a book series of two. ;-) More will come with time.  

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you check out the fun challenges we have on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. They are always good for sparking your creativity! You have two weeks to join the current challenge so I hope you give it a go.

Supplies used:

Eileen Hull die - Book Box

Eileen Hull Full Size Journal Die (for the label shape diecut)

Tim Holtz die sets - Flower Field, Feathered Friends, Garden Greens

Tim Holtz 3D Embossing Folders - Damask, Lumber, Seal, Lucky Love
Tim Holtz Stamp Sets - Spring Sprung, Glorious Bouquet, Watercolor

Silver tone 4-leaf clover charm

Sizzix Mat Board

Distress Paint 

Distress Glaze - Rustic Wilderness

Tim Holtz Halloween Mica Spray Stains

Ranger Archival Ink - Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

Distress Crayons

Idea-ology Bouquet

Sizzix Luster Wax - Gold

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Eileen Hull's New Book Box Die - Chapter 1 Release!

Hello! Did you catch Eileen Hull's new Sizzix Chapter 1 live Release Party at the beginning of the month? We also had a Blog Hop with the Teams and there was certainly a ton of inspiration there for new die makes. For the rest of the month the designers are going to be sharing the tutorials for their creations.

First, in case you missed it, the lineup of new dies:

So many creative possibilities!

Here is what Eileen has to say about them,

"I am so excited to share my Chapter 1 release with you! The dies in this collection are versatile, practical and fun to embellish. The Phone Stand, an XL ScoreBoards die, is a MUST- you need one for every room! Make for yourself, family, friends, for gifts or to sell- the die cuts the stand in one pass and is very easy to assemble.

The Book Box can be used to make a book or a box that holds A-2 greeting cards. What a great way to package handmade cards ... or a quick and easy book! Add the Vintage Buttons folder to create vintage backgrounds for cards, journals, pages and tags. The 3D effect is stunning when you add a little Luster Wax to bring out the highlights...

The Snail Mail Thinlits die cuts a postal pane that coordinates with two of Eileen's Snail Mail Maker Forte stamps. This die was designed to use on the front of an A-2 card!

The dies may be found in local scrapbook stores and Eileen's Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EileenHull

Thanks to my teams for their gorgeous samples and support!"

This week, I'm sharing the Book Box stationery set I made:

Top of the box features a panel embossed with the
Vintage Button 3D Embossing Folder.

Open it up to find:

Matching cards!

I used Gel Press prints for the card fronts and parts of the box construction. (I think I'm addicted to my Gel Press lol.) Eileen's Snail Mail Die Set made it really easy to cut an interesting front for all the cards. Plus you can tear them apart at the perforations to make "real" stamps.

I don't really have a full fledged tutorial for you. I was in the creating groove and didn't take many photos of the process. Oops! Here are a few photos of the starting point though.

I covered Sizzix Mat Board with a combination of patterned paper and gel prints. You need to cut one spine piece and two covers plus two sets of the box side pieces. 

Using Eileen's Maker Forte stamps, I added some stamped images to the spine and stamped and embossed on the box sides too.

The Vintage Damask stamp + Distress Glaze for the win!

I'll have to do another Book Box project (oh darn) and show how the assembly goes. Til then, thanks for visiting! Keep an eye on Eileen's blog for more inspiration from the Educator and Inspiration Teams.

Supplies used:

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix 

Book Box Die  ( Sizzix / SB )

Snail Mail Thinlits Die Set  ( Sizzix / SB )

3D Embossing Folder - Vintage Buttons ( Sizzix / SB )

Eileen Hull Maker Forte Stamps

Vintage Damask

Buttons, Cards & More

Snail Mail, Everyday Sentiments

Snail Mail, Inspiration

Gel Press supplies:

Impressables Retro Leaves 12x12" Plate

Plate 8x10"

Other:

mat board

Distress Ink - Villainous Potion, Wilted Violet, Aged Mahogany

Ranger Archival Ink - Black Soot, Orange Blossom, Dandelion

Distress Glaze - Villainous Potion

Distress Spray Stain - Aged Mahogany, Villainous Potion

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Valentine Challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog

Hello Funkie Junkie fans. It's time for a new challenge! Valentine's Day is right around the corner and this challenge is appropriately to create a frilly or a funkie Valentine! Janna Ketchum is our hostess and here is what she has to say,

"It is getting to that time of year when hearts and flowers come out in full force. Create a frilly and or funkie valentine. Will yours be created with vintage inspired colors or frilly with glitter and lace? We look forward to seeing your creations, happy crafting!"

You will probably start to see that I have a love of making scenes in little boxes. (Did you catch my last challenge project?) I'm starting a new project of making a Book Box of the Month – this should keep me busy all year. I'm using Eileen Hull's new Sizzix Book Box Die and each month will have its own holiday/seasonally appropriate diorama book. Here is what I made for a Valentine's February book:

Open it up and find…

a celebration of Valentines! I think this new Klimt paper collection from Stamperia is a very popular one. I've seen several beautiful projects made using it out in social media land. It really is gorgeous! 

I used white Venise lace hearts and trims on the front and inside. I found that stains and sprays did a good job of coloring them.

Various Tim Holtz Funky Floral dies complemented the Klimt style of artwork of the papers.

The rose detailing on the front here and the sides of the book is texture paste applied through a stencil and then sprinkled with gold embossing powder. Once the paste was dry, I heated it to melt the powder.

I had a lot of fun making this "February Book"! I love to add all the little details. Coming up will be a book for March so stay tuned…

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you check out the fun challenges we have on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. They are always good for sparking your creativity! You have two weeks to join the current challenge so I hope you give it a go.

Supplies used:

Eileen Hull die - Book Box

Eileen Hull Full Size Journal Die (for the label shape diecut)

Tim Holtz die sets - Funky Floral LG, Funky Floral #2

Tim Holtz die - Cameo Frame #658570

Tim Holtz Mini Stencils - Set 25

Stamperia Klimt Collection paper - 12x12 Backgrounds, 6x6 paper pad

Venise Lace Heart Appliques

Venise Lace Trim, 3/4" wide

Bronze Tone Heart Charm

Gold embossing powder

Ranger Texture Paste

Distress Paint - Tarnished Brass

Distress Ink - Stormy Sky, Ground Espresso

Distress Spray - Tarnished Brass, Brushed Pewter

Distress Resist Spray

Tim Holtz Holiday Mica Spray Stains

Ranger Archival Ink - Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

Belagio cork fabric

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!) 

Sizzix Chapter 1 Release Party for Eileen Hull!

 

Welcome to the Chapter 1 release of Eileen Hull's newest Sizzix dies. We are celebrating with a Live party and this Blog Hop! Eileen's Teams have been hard at work creating with Eileen's new products and have quite a lineup of inspiration for you. Here is what Eileen has to say,

"I am so excited to share my Chapter 1 release with you! The dies in this collection are versatile, practical and fun to embellish. The Phone Stand, an XL ScoreBoards die, is a MUST- you need one for every room! Make for yourself, family, friends, for gifts or to sell- the die cuts the stand in one pass and is very easy to assemble.

The Book Box can be used to make a book or a box that holds A-2 greeting cards. What a great way to package handmade cards ... or a quick and easy book! Add the Vintage Buttons folder to create vintage backgrounds for cards, journals, pages and tags. The 3-D effect is stunning when you add a little Luster Wax to bring out the highlights...

The Snail Mail Thinlits die cuts a postal pane that coordinates with two of Eileen's Snail Mail Maker Forte stamps. This die was designed to use on the front of an A-2 card!

The dies may be found in local scrapbook stores and Eileen's Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EileenHull

Thanks to my teams for their gorgeous samples and support!"

Eileen's new Chapter 1 Dies!

Here is a look at the projects I've made for the release! Stay tuned for the tutorials - you will see those in the next few weeks.

Phone Stands! Such a versatile die and you will want one for every room and to give to friends and family.

I have so many ideas for the new Book Box Die! For this one I filled it with matching stationery. Cards sized A-2 fit perfectly!

There's a giveaway too! If you leave a comment for each of the designers in the Release Party Hop here, or during the Facebook Live or YouTube video, you will be eligible to win one of the newly released products! Tell us what your favorite new product is and what you plan to do with it! Thanks for hopping with us…

LIST OF HOP STOPS:

Eileen Hull Designs

Pam Bray

Julia Aston

Lisa Hoel << you are here

Maggi Harding

Jennie Atkinson

Jenny Marples

Sue Eldred

Angela Beaver

Karen Bearse

Madeline Arendt

Sharon Curtis

Tonya Trantham

Elizabeth Robinson

Sarah Lizzie

Have fun hopping and be inspired!

Don't miss the Chapter 1 Release Party on Tuesday, Feb. 1st at 12pm EST!

Find the live Chapter 1 Release Party on Eileen's YouTube channel or her FaceBook page! It will be streaming concurrently on both platforms. Eileen will be joined by several of the designers from her Teams so it will be a fun time!

UPDATE: YOU CAN WATCH THE REPLAY HERE!