Hi everyone! I’m back with my first project of the month for Eileen Hull. I created two quick tags using the largest tag die from the Waterfall and Tags Thinlits. Tags are a great way to use up scraps of cardstock and those random bits of lace or embellishments that cover your desk. Anyways, let’s get started!
First I gathered up scrap of cardstock that coordinated with the color of the tag. I inked the edges of the scraps with a combo of blue and brown chalk inks and adhered to the tag.
The “W is for Wings” is a printable, the butterfly is a chipboard piece and the “do not crush” sentiment is from one of Tim Holtz’s collections. I glued all to the tag to finish.
The second tag I used an assortment of cardstock and a little piece of ledger paper which I inked with blue chalk ink. I adhered all to the tag.
I added a Mini Paper Dolls, a clock face and floral chipboard pieces, oval scalloped frame and the “five-O’clock” sentiment to the tag. I used thread to create a bow and adhered underneath the sentiment to finish. Oh how I love creating tags and have already started more! I’ll be sharing those soon.
If you have any comments or questions please leave them below. If you haven’t been by Eileen’s blog lately you can find the latest post HERE.
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Hi everyone! I’m back with part two of my journal for Eileen Hull and Grafix. If you haven’t seen part one you can find that post HERE. I created five tags for the pockets and belly band in my journal. Anyways let’s get started!
For the inside pocket I used the bookmark from the Bookmark, Pocket and Toppers Thinlits and cut out two bookmarks. I inked the edges of the bookmarks with a Brown Chalk Ink.
On the front side of both the bookmarks I dug into my stash of scraps of cardstock and glued strips of patterned cardstock to the base of the bookmark. Side note, this is a great way to use up what you have lying on your desk. I added the clear film “Make Every Minute Count” sentiment from the Grungy Vibe by Cat Kerr to the book mark along with a clock button from my stash to finish.
The next bookmark I cut a keyhole die from the Journal Hardware Diecut, adhered to the top corner of the bookmark along with two Gems in each end of the keyhole. I cut out the clear film key and the “Be Kind” sentiment and added to the bookmark.
The back side of both bookmarks I adhered more scraps of cardstock and one of the smallest circle die from the Rainbow Wheels Thinlits to finish.
I cut a piece of cardstock to fit inside the center pocket. Side note, I inked all pieces of cardstock and dies cut with Brown Chalk Ink. I cut the largest circle die from the Rainbow Wheels Thinlits and glued to the base of the tag along with two strips of cardstock. I cut one large, four small flowers and two leaf sprigs from the Floral Pocket and Paperclips Thinlits. I adhered the small flower to the center of the large flower. I glued the flower along with the leaf sprig to the upper top of the tag. I cut the little girl shoes out and glued to the tag. I added pink trim and two of the small flowers to the shoes to finish.
The back side of the tag I cut the lace clear film out and adhered to a piece of cardstock. I glued to the side of the page to create a tab. I cut out the clear film yearbook photos added to the tag. I place the sunshine outline die from the Home Sweet Home Thinlits over one of the girls. I glued a strip of cardstock over the lace overlay, added a piece of pink trim and another flower and leaf sprig from the Floral Pocket and Paperclips Thinlits to finish.
I cut two tags from cardstock for the belly band on the inside of the back cover. I added an assortment of scraps of cardstock to each tag. The first tag I cut the clear film license plate and gear and for the second tag I added the clear film “grungy vibe” overlay and adhered to each respective tag. I found these vintage cars in my stash so I added them to each tag.
The back side of both tags I adhered scraps of cardstock to both tags. I added the largest circle die from the Rainbow Wheels Thinlits and two clear film gears and the number ten to one of the tags to finish.
I still have several pieces of the Grungy Vibe by Cat Kerr that I can’t wait to play with. So stay tuned more projects are sure to follow! Also if you haven’t been by Eileen’s blog to see what the team has been up to you can find the latest post HERE. If you have any questions or comments please leave them below.
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Hi everyone! I am back with my project for Eileen Hull this month. The team is also collaborating with Grafix. I’ll be using an assortment of dies, thinlits, embossing folders and Grafix Dura-lar Prints to dress up the Journal Diecut .
I received the Grungy Vibe by Cat Kerr to incorporate in my journal. There’s a crystal clear film and a matte translucent film of each design for a total of six sheets in the package. Anyways, let’s get started!
I placed Adhesive Sheets on both sides of a piece of Chipboard (I did this step twice). I added patterned cardstock to both sides of the chipboard, placed the chipboard onto the Journal Diecut, sandwiched between the two cutting plates and run through the Diecut Machine.
I lightly inked the cover with Brown Chalk Ink. I cut off the excess spine and peeled one side of the remaining spine so when glued together it will lay flat.
I adhered scraps of patterned cardstock to the cover of the journal.
I dug into the packet of Grungy Vibe by Cat Kerr and pulled out both the clear and matte translucent images of the man with a butterfly over his face. The clear image, I cut out only the man with the butterfly. The matte image I only cut out the butterfly to use as a template to trace onto a piece of patterned cardstock and cut out. I adhered the patterned butterfly to the back side of the clear image.
I dug into my stash of embellishments and found this stitched frame (I think it is from 49 & Market). I glued the bottom edge of the clear image and the top of the man’s head to the frame. I scored the outer edge of frame since it is larger than the journal cover. I wrapped around and adhere to the inside of the cover.
I added ric rac and buttons before gluing the frame to the cover.
The inside front cover I cut a pocket from a portion of the Field Notes and Specimen Card Diecut. I did cut down the sides so it would fit on the inside cover of the journal. I lightly inked the edges and added glue to three sides before placing on the inside cover. I added scraps of patterned cardstock to the upper corner of the inside cover. I cut out a label from the Journal Hardware Diecut and the middle size circle from the Rainbow Wheels Thinlits. I inked the edges of both dies before adhering to the pocket.
I cut out the three stitches and the typewriter from the clear film. The typewriter I used a Knife and cut a slit in the top of it. I cut a piece of plain cardstock to fit into the slit of the typewriter. I lightly inked the edges and glued inside the slit of the typewriter. I dug into my stash of stickers and added the “today” to the paper in the typewriter and “details” to the label. I placed two Black Gems in the holes of the label.
The back inside cover I embossed a piece of cardstock with the Lacy Leaves A5 Embossing Folder. I cut a strip of cardstock to fit the back of the journal and lightly inked with chalk ink. I added glue to each end of the cardstock and placed onto the inside cover. This creates a belly band to hold tags, journaling cards, etc. I cut the largest and middle size circles from the Rainbow Wheels Thinlits. I inked the edges with chalk ink along with a strip of blue cardstock and adhered onto the belly band. I added a couple scraps of patterned cardstock on top of the circles. I cut out the man from the clear film. I adhered on top of the circles. Next, I cut the sunshine from the Home Sweet Home Thinlits twice. One of each in plain and patterned cardstocks. I placed the outer part of the sunshine die over the coat pocket of man. I cut out the number “88” from the clear translucent. I glued on top of the inner circle from the sunshine and added to the center of the sunshine.
For the inside pocket I folded a piece of cardstock in half and placed below the cut lines of the spine of the Journal Diecut. I marked the holes on the inside of pocket and used the needle to poke holes in the spine. I threaded the needle with thread and stitched the pocket onto the spine of the journal. I added glue at each end to create the pocket.
I added the extra piece of Lacy Leaves A5 Embossing Folder to the outside of the pocket along with some strips of patterned cardstock. I cut a piece of patterned cardstock slightly smaller and glued to the back side of the pocket. I also added a few strips of cardstock to the back. Next I cut out two of the largest Tunnel Arches Thinlits. I cut out the windowsill from the Windowsill Flowers and Vase Thinlits. I folded a piece of cardstock to create a hinge.
I adhered to the windowsill and the back of the tunnel arch. I glued to the pocket. I cut out the clear film of the woman and adhered to the tunnel arch. Next I punched a hole next to the tunnel arch and attached a closure with a flower brad.
I cut out the following dies: Floral Pocket and Paperclips Thinlits, two of the largest flowers and a leaf sprig. Windowsill Flowers and Vase Thinlits, two large flowers and five of the smaller flowers. Home Sweet Home Thinlits, three leaf sprigs. I used one of the largest flower, one large flower, three of the small flowers and a leaf sprig and placed next to the woman and bottom corner. I cut the number “79” from the clear film and added to the center of the flower.
I adhered the largest tunnel arch to the back of the pocket. I added the decorative trim from the Windowsill Flowers and Vase Thinlits to the bottom of the tunnel arch. I cut out the other woman from the clear film and glued to the tunnel arch. From my stash of embellishments I added a crown to the woman’s head. I adhered the largest, large, two small flowers along with three leaf sprigs next to the woman’s face. I cut a number “9” and a number “88” from the clear film and glued to the center of the flowers.
I absolutely love these images from Grafix! They are fun to work with and really dress up any type of project. I will be share a part two blog post later this week/early next week using the Grafix film along with Eileen Hull’s dies. So be sure to keep an eye out for that post.
If you haven’t been by Eileen’s blog to see what the team has been up to you can find the latest post HERE. If you have any questions or comments about this project please leave them below.
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Hi everyone! I hope everyone had a great holiday. I took time to enjoy family and I wound up with a nasty cold that took awhile to get over. But I’m back with my first Eileen Hull project of the month and the theme is Card Bonanza. I used an assortment of dies, stamp set and an embossing folder to come up with this uplifting card. Let’s get started!
I used a piece of cardstock and the Mini Album Diecut to create the base for my card. All I had to do was fold the diecut in half. Next I cut a piece of patterned cardstock slightly smaller than the base. I inked the edges with a hot pink chalk ink before gluing to the card.
I used an assortment of patterned cardstocks along with a plain piece of cardstock which I embossed with the Lacy Leaves A5 Embossing Folder. I lightly inked the embossed cardstock with a mix of hot pink and regular pink chalk inks before adhering all strips of cardstock to the base of the card.
I found in my stash a wreath from the Wreath and Snowflake Thinlits and a garland from the Winter Garland Thinlits(retired) already cut out. I glued both to the center of the card. The lamb is a leftover piece I had fussy cut from cardstock. I shaped the leaves and made an indention in the center of the largest flower with a Stylus before adding Foam Pop Dots to the back of the lamb. I placed that off center of the wreath and garland.
Next I cut one large and two of the medium size hearts from the Envelope, Folder and Flowers Thinlits. I inked the edges of all the hearts with a pink chalk ink before adhering all to the card.
I placed the “I’m Here for You” sentiment from the Swatch Cards Stamp Set onto the MISTI Stamping Tool and inked with Black Ink. I stamped onto a piece of cardstock, cut to size and inked with pink chalk ink. I adhered to the upper edge of the wreath and garland along with a mini flower to finish.
If you haven’t been by Eileen Hull’s blog lately to see what the team has been up to you can find the latest blog post HERE. Also if you have any questions or comments please leave them below.
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Hi everyone! Can you believe this year is almost over? I’ve been busy creating behind the scenes working on craft and home projects. Also I’ve been spending quality time with family. But I want to share my three favorite projects that I created for Eileen Hull this year.
The first project is a prayer journal I created this for a friend using the Skinny Mini Book Box Diecut. You can find that blog post HERE.
The second project I created a swatch book using the Hardbound Journal Diecut along with a few other dies and stamp set. I loved being able to add bits of ribbon, lace and trim to this book. You can find that blog post HERE.
If you have any questions or comments please leave them below. Also if you haven’t been by Eileen Hull’s blog lately to see what is happening with her and the team you can find the latest post HERE.
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I haven’t many step out photos of each card because I was in the moment when creating these. Both cards measure 6″x4 1/2″ folded. I used the Tattered Stripes Stencils and stenciled the card with two different colors of blue ink from my stash.
I placed a tangled thread die from the Tangled Threads Etched Dies onto the card. I also added a flower from the Crafty Babe Die Bundle. I stamped “a little something”sentiment onto a piece of cardstock. I inked the edges and placed one edge of it under the flower. I added a Gold Gem to the center of the flower to finish.
If you have any comments or questions about both of these cards please leave below.
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The first thing I did was fold a piece of cardstock in half. I placed the folded edge of the cardstock just below the top edge of the largest tunnel die from the Tunnel Arches Thinlits and run through the Diecut Machine. This created the base for the card.
I didn’t like how flimsy the cardstock felt so I wound up covering both sides of the card base with patterned cardstock. I cut the largest tunnel die and the bottom half off to use as a pocket for inside the card and adhered the sides and the bottom to the card. I also folded half a piece of patterned cardstock. I placed below the bottom of the smallest tunnel die and run through the diecut machine. I glued that to the inside of the card base to reinforce the card.
I inked all dies with brown chalk ink. I shaped the flowers and stems and leaf sprigs with a Stylus. I applied the stem dies to the card first. I layered the flowers and placed on the stems. I added a gems to the center of the flowers. I glued the vase over the bottoms of the stems. I added a couple of the I added a couple of leaf sprigs to the vase.
I also adhered a smaller leaf sprig and small flower to the bottom of the vase. I lightly inked the edges of the sentiment before gluing to the card to finish.
All you need to do is add a gift card and it is ready to give. I plan on making a few more of these but change the theme to Christmas.
If you haven’t been by Eileen’s blog lately you can find the latest post HERE. Also if you have any questions or comments please leave them below.
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I have no step out photos of how I put this adorable guitar box together but I do plan on creating more of these. I’ll do a thorough how to at that time. Anyways, I wanted to at least share.
I used an assortment of different types of cardstock. The floral paper I found at Hobby Lobby if you are interested.
Before cutting out all the individual diecut pieces that went on the front of the guitar I applied Adhesive Roll to the back of the cardstock. This made applying all the pieces to the front of the guitar so much easier. Also I used a brown chalk ink to ink the edges of all the diecuts before putting together.
I love that you can add a small treat or gift card and give this as a gift. I can also see a Christmas tree full of these guitars. How would you use this set of dies? Let me know in the comments below.
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Hi everyone! It’s that time again! Eileen Hull has a new release and this collection was inspired by nature and the cozy feeling of home. It was designed to coordinate with the Handbound Journal (sold separately) to create a tunnel book. But each die set also stands beautifully on its own and can be used in so many creative ways!
First, I would like to share a sneak peek of a project I created. I used all the dies and embossing folder in this one project. I will be share the reveal later this month so be sure to stop back by!
Lacy Leaves Embossing Folder A bold, intricate lacy pattern measuring 6” x 8 ½”—perfectly sized for journal covers and cards. This design was inspired by an actual piece of lace from my collection that reminded me of leaves. I love the mix of nature and lace! Whether you emboss or deboss the pattern, the result is simply beautiful.
Home Sweet Home Die Set This 24-piece set includes layered forest animals (deer, fox, bunny, squirrel, and butterflies), pine trees, grassy hills, greenery, clouds, sun, moon, and a cozy house. The sweet deer alone makes this set worth it! Perfect for holiday projects, baby themes, everyday cards, journals, and tags.
Windowsill Flowers & Vase Die Set A 13-die set designed to coordinate with the Tunnel Arches. The window die matches the largest arch. It lets you build a 3D scene that looks as though you’re peering through a window. The tiny vase and flowers (yes, I had to make them that small for scale!) are wonderful for using scraps. The little lacy piece also makes a lovely accent for junk journal pockets and cards.
Tunnel Arches Die Set Who knew arches could be so versatile? Make a rainbow! Use the negative cuts to create graduated windows in journals, cards, and home decor. Use the positive pieces as card bases and tags. Nothing goes to waste! This 7-die nesting set ranges in size from 4 ½” x 3 ¼” down to teeny-tiny (so cute!). They were designed to fit perfectly inside the Handbound Journal. You might want to try your hand at a tunnel book. Watch for upcoming tutorials on Eileen’s YouTube Channel which can be found HERE!
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Hi everyone! I want to share a couple of quick and easy cards I created. I used the Shadow Joy Etched Dies from the City Holiday Collection by Yana Smakula and Spellbinders.
For both cards, the base is a 4 1/4″x 5 1/2″ folded. The first card I cut a mat slightly smaller than the base of the card and added. I cut out the joy and the joy shadow dies in two different colors of red cardstock and adhered together.
I glued the joy dies to the card. I cut three star dies from Gold Cardstock. I adhered all three stars to the card to finish.
The second card I cut two mats. One mat was slightly smaller than the other. I glued both on top of the other and glued to the base. I cut out the joy and five star dies. I glued all to the card.
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