Full Size Journal by Eileen Hull Designs for Sizzix

Eileen's Full Size Journal XL Scoreboard die is so perfect for making mini albums.  This one is dear to me as it is my great niece and nephew and I made it for their grandmother, my sister-in-law.

I made a very quick video showing you how I made the journal with the edges completely paper wrapped.  Sometimes I apply the paper to the chipboard before I die-cut and that works well EXCEPT when using that gray industrial looking chipboard and no matter how much I ink it, it still looks, well, industrial.  AND, sometimes chipboard pulls apart from the paper so when I do it this way the chipboard is completely covered in paper, adding an outside layer of  paper to help hold everything together.

Two simple pages; the page on the right is a pocket page and you can see a tag peeking out the top.

I die-cut star charms from the new Charms Thinlits set for embellishments on the left side.  

I embellished the photo by cutting a label tag in half and topping with a button.

I created a background on the right side page using Eileen's new Plate and Pattern stencils.

Here's a quick video showing you how the stencils work.

On the right bottom is a pocket created with Eileen's new Bookmarks, Pockets, Toppers Thinlits.

The pocket is a perfect place for me to tuck a photo and my "trademark" poodle quote.  It's just something I do in most of my mini album gifts.

Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix Supplies

666589 Full Size Journal (available on Amazon)

666766 Plate and Pattern Layered Stencils

666767 Bookmarks, Pockets, Toppers Thinlits

666769 Charms Thinlits

666474 Envelope, Folder & Flowers Thinlits

666768 Floral Pockets Paperclips Thinlits

Other Supplies

664809 Sizzix Effectz - Luster Wax, Gold

Thanks for visiting,

xoxo

Maggi

It's Time for Valentine's Day Cards!

It's time to make Valentine's cards!  I used dies and an embossing folder from Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix latest release along with Graphic 45's Curiouser & Curiouser paper collection.

The background is embossed black cardstock with luster wax applied to highlight the embossing.

Here's a quick video showing you my processes.

There's a flip page on the front with a pocket inside where you can tuck a decadent piece of Ghirardelli chocolate or a love note!

Inside you can write a personal note.

Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix Supplies

 666768 Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Floral Pocket and Paperclips

666043 Sizzix - Thinlits Dies - Alphanumeric

666765 Sizzix Multi-Level Textured Impressions A5 Embossing Folder - Floral Damask

662813 Sizzix - Journal Words (retired)

Other Supplies

664809 Sizzix Effectz - Luster Wax, Gold

Graphic 45 Curiouser And Curiouser

Flashback 2024 for Eileen Hull Designs - My Favorite Projects

Can you believe it's December?  It's such a busy time of the year that we designers get a break, and instead of creating something new, we share our favorite projects from the year. 

Here are mine! The Sewing Box

This is such an adorable box and is a perfect replica of the full size boxes that many of us have.  Here's a link to a full tutorial to make this box.

I love how this opens up with all those little drawers.  They're a great place to store little bits and pieces.

The Mini Book 

 I adore this little book, its just so cute!  I made it from with the Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix Scoreboard Mini Book and enlarged it by adding oversized pages.  See the details in this post.

It has 4 pages that are 3" x 4" AND each page hold a 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" tag!  There are fun little places to tuck notes and small photos too.

Oversized Tag (5.5" x 10")

I love bright colors and the paper collection (Graphic 45's Lets Get Artsy) really spoke to me, so I created this large tag as a little art piece for my studio.  All the details are here, in this post.

I really built up the layers so it would have lots of dimension.

And that's a wrap for 2024!  I wish you all the love, joy, and happiness possible in this holiday season.  

xoxo Maggi

A Calendar Journal Made with Eileen Hull's Mini Album

This will be a handy journal for me next year as its a calendar with places to note coming events etc. I used Eileen Hull Designs Mini Album Scoreboard XL Die by Sizzix (a recent vault release).  There are 

3 signatures and 2 pages for each month.

I share all the pages in this video and show you how to bind the 3 signatures into the mini.

The pages are all very similar which makes this mini a quick and easy project to put together.

SUPPLIES

666703 Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Mini Album

Graphic 45 Time to Flourish Collection

 

A Christmas Card with a Bookmark from Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix

 Eileen's team has an event, Comfort & Joy, that we like to do every year.   Every year the Team posts projects, tips, techniques, recipes and anything we can think of to get ourselves in a holiday frame of mind.   You can see all the projects posted on the Eileen Hull Fan Club Facebook page.

Here' a little project you might like that makes a cute little gift for your reading friends.  This Christmas card has a bookmark as part of the card face.  I used Eileen's new 17 pc. Thinlits set from Sizzix, Bookmark, Pockets, and Toppers to make the bookmark. 

The bookmark die-set includes pockets and decorative die-cuts like the leaves and flower I used. The bookmark slides behind the green layered paper which has been adhered to the base layer only on the sides and bottom.

I topped the bookmark with  charms to "gussy" it up.  I made the gold star charm with Eileen's new Charms Thinlits.  I cut two charms and glued them back to back so the charm would be gold on both sides and to give some extra weight.

Be sure and join Eileen and I on Facebook live November 12.  I'm going to show you how to make a card box that works for any season.  

Cardbox

Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 17PK - Bookmark, Pockets and Toppers

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 6PK - Charms

Release Party, Featuring the Mini Album, a Vault Release from Eileen Hull for Sizzix

Welcome to Eileen's October Release Party. This Eileen Hull Sizzix release was designed with journaling in mind! If you have never journaled before, the new release features the Mini Album and 6 other products that work perfectly with the journal. You'll find everything that you need to get going in this new release. If you have been journaling for a while, you will want to add these items to your stash- the pieces are very versatile and will coordinate with many of the other dies you may already have.

The base die is the 5” x 5” x 1” Mini-Album, a Scoreboard die specially designed to cut and score thick material AND it cuts in one pass- so easy and quick! You can also use this die to cut the pages that go inside. There are three accessory Thinlits dies: Floral Pocket and Paperclips, Bookmark, Pockets and Toppers and Charms that cut pockets, bookmarks, embellishments, paper clips, charms and extras that may be used to decorate the pages of the book. There is a stamp set called Fan Favorites with 61 words and phrases to use inside the book, on cards, and tags! Plate and Pattern is a four layer stencil- each layer may be used separately or all together. Create page backgrounds, use on your gel plate, outline and stitch the design on fabric or to trace shapes and fill in with watercolor. The Floral Damask multi-level 3D embossing folder creates a beautiful background useful for journal pages, cards and tags!
Join me in exploring these products at our Release Party on October 22 at noon ET streaming to Facebook, Instagram and YouTube @eileenhull! You will see lots of great ideas and inspiration by the amazingly talented Team and also ask any questions you may have. If you miss it live, you can watch on replay. There will be prizes and lots of fun- please come!

I used the vault release, Mini Album to make a super fun mini designed to hold lots of photos and a journal too!  I used Carta Bella Botantical Garden papers.

Here's a view from the back so you can see how the closure ribbon works.

Here's a peek at a few pages.  

Take a look at my video for a walk through of all the pages!

We will also be working with these dies on weekly livestreams- Tuesdays at 6:00 ET and Thursdays at 4:00.

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Eileen Hull by Sizzix Products

666703 Mini Album 

666535 Starlit Village and Card Panel