Making Cards with Eileen Hull's new Tunnel Arches

Today I'm making cards with the newly released Eileen Hull Sizzix Framelits Set.  Both of these cards were easy and quick!

I love easel cards because they display so nicely as they stand on their own.  I made this one using the 2 larger arches from the Tunnel Arch set and Eileen's new 3D embossing folder, Lacy Leaves.

Here's a quick video showing how its done.

Here's a view from the side, illustrating how it stands on its own.

I used the Tunnel Arches and Windowsill Flowers & Vase Thinlits set to make this card along with the Lacy Leaves embossing folder.  To frame the adorable flowers and vase I heat embossed a chipboard frame.  Under the vase is an embossed arch (same process as the easel card), then a larger cardstock arch, over a layer of design paper.  (Graphic 45 Let it Bee.)  You can add a sentiment either on the front or inside.  I left it blank for now so I can use it as an all occasion card.

Eileen Hull Designs Products Used

666977 Sizzix Textured Impressions A5 3-D Embossing Folder Lacy Leaves

666979 Sizzix Thinlits, 13 pcs,  Windowsill, Flowers & Vase

666980 Sizzix Framelits, 7 pcs, Tunnel Arches

Eileen Hull's September Sizzix Release

I love Eileen Hull's new release!  It includes a gorgeous A5 3-D embossing folder, Lacy Leaves, 2 Thinlits Sets, Windowsill Flowers and Vase and Home Sweet Home, and a Framelits Set, Tunnel Arches.

I used the Arches and Windowsill sets  along with the embossing folder to make this fun Halloween decoration.

Have a look at this quick process video to see how I used these dies.

The Home Sweet Home set includes 24 pieces just right for designing your own woodlands scene.  I used the deer and trees dies to embellish this layout.  

I really love this new Lacy Leave embossing folder.  I used it to cut arches for both of these cards.

I'll be posting more details about these makes later in the month, be sure to stop by. Visit Eileen's blog and Instagram page to see what the rest of the team has created.

Eileen Hull's September Release 

666977 Sizzix Textured Impressions A5 3-D Embossing Folder Lacy Leaves

666978 Sizzix Thinlits, 24 pcs, Home Sweet Home

666979 Sizzix Thinlits, 13 pcs,  Windowsill, Flowers & Vase

666980 Sizzix Framelits, 7 pcs, Tunnel Arches

Eileen's Hand Bound Journal - The Old and the New

I love ALL  of Eileen Hull's journal.  There are so many of different sizes and designs.  But what I love even more, are all the elements she's created to be used with her journals that I can use over and over with so many different things.  This month her creative team is mixing the old with the new.

I used her recently released Handbound Journal to create this mini album packed with elements created using many of her older dies, mostly Thinlits.  On the front of the journal, I tucked in a bookmark and a butterfly; these are both made with recent die releases.

Have a look at this quick video flip through and see how many of Eileen's diecuts you can spot.

I'll help you out in these photos!  

On the right side I used the waterfall die for lots of photo storage.  You can add 10 photos here!

On the left side I used the Library Pocket, Faux Postage, and Floral, Pockets & Paperclips set.

Here, I used the Envelope, Folder, and Flowers set to make a tuck spot for two little cards on theleft and a file folder that can hold most anything.

There's a little pocket on the left from the Bookmarks & Pockets set and on the right I embossed the red cardstock with the Floral Damask embossing folder.  I love that floral design!

I love this page with the crinkle cut slits and tiny tags, all cut with the Bookmarks & Pockets thinlits set.

Sewing in the Signatures in Eileen Hull's new Handbound Journal

 

There are many ways you can add pages to Eileen's newest Handbound Journal.  I went with traditional signatures and then sewed them onto the spine.  Watch my video to see how I did it.

Eileen Hull Designs Supplies Used

666880 Rainbow Wheel Thinlits

666882 Handbound Journal

666814 Journal Hardware

666881 Swatch Card Stamps

666767 Bookmark, Pockers & toppers

665154 Card, Waterfall & tags

666770 Fan Favorite Stamps

666151 Library Pocket & Toppers

662813 Journal Words

New Release from Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix Featuring the Handbound Journal

The May Sizzix Release is here!  The Handbound Journal is a ScoreBoards XL die designed to cut and score thick materials like matboard, leather, and felt. It includes built-in score lines, holes, a spine piece, and large labels—no measuring needed! At 6" x 5", you can customize the book’s thickness and choose hand or quick binding, all with a pretty scalloped edge. One of the most versatile designs yet.

The Bigz Journal Hardware Die offers latches, hinges, and pen loops, perfectly sized to coordinate with the journal, and cuts a variety of materials.

The Colour Wheel Stencil is a three-layer stencil that creates a continuous color wheel—use traditional ROYGBIV or customize your palette. Pair it with the Rainbow Wheel Die, which cuts the framework, segmented circle, and arrows for a functional color wheel.

The Swatch Card Stamp Set includes a round palette, rectangular and pie-shaped swatch cards, plus color-themed phrases perfect for cards or journals.

Eileen Hull Designs Supplies Used

666880 Rainbow Wheel Thinlits

666882 Handbound Journal

666814 Journal Hardware

666881 Swatch Card Stamps

666767 Bookmark, Pockers & toppers

665154 Card, Waterfall & tags

666770 Fan Favorite Stamps

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

 

Stacking Drawer Die from Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix

 Here's another fun and versatile die, Stacking Drawers, from the recent Sizzix vault release. 

 The drawers fit nicely inside the Treasure Box, also part of this vault release, or they can be stand alone as I crafted below.

This is easy to make!  Follow along with me.

Step 1:  For each drawer cut these parts:

Step 2:  Build the box by placing red liner tape or adhesive of your choice  on the tabs. 

Step3:  Attach the two sides forming a rectangle.

Step 4:  Fold the tabs down and attach the bottom of the drawer.

The finished drawer should look like this:

Step 5:  The drawer slips into a band which is made from the other long die-cut piece.

Step 6:  Fold the end pieces over each other forming a band.  Clothes pins work great to hold it together while the glue sets up. Make sure the band fits around your assembled drawer!

Assembled drawer slides into the band.

Step 7:  Add adhesive to the top of the drawer so that you can adhere another drawer on top.

Step 8:  Adhere 3 drawers together then cut a piece of lightweight chipboard 2 1/8" x 5 1/4" and cover with design paper.

Step 9: Adhere the panels from Step 8 to the sides of the stacked drawers.

You should end up with a lovely drawer stack like this!  You could make the drawer stack taller or shorter, its up to you!

View from the rear; you could also put a panel on the back side.

These little drawers make great little presents or favors.  There's another tutorial for these here.

Another set of  Stacked Drawers.

Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix Dies

663633 ScoreBoards XL Die - Stacking Drawer Box

Thanks for joining me today!

xoxo Maggi

Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix Treasure Box

Here's another vault release from Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix.  This is the Treasure Box and in addition to being a fabulous box on its own, it also works with the Stacking Drawers and Notebook.  See how the drawers fit inside the Treasure Box?

I chose to make my box a stand alone, i.e. no drawers. 

 I put a cute little handle on the front and topped with lots of lovely blooms.

This box is easy to make.  Here's how I put mine together.

Step 1:

I cover my matboard with paper before die-cutting. You need to cut 6 pieces as show below.  The 2 largest pieces are the box, the thin pieces are the lid, and the 2 rectangles are for top and the bottom of the box. I chose to make my sides 2 different colors.

Step 2:

Put adhesive on all the tabs as shown.  I like to use red liner tape as it has a strong hold. 

Step 3:

Join the sides together forming a rectangle shaped box.  

Step 4:

Then fold the tabs in as shown above and attach the bottom of the box.

Step 5:

Put the top of the box together in the same manner as the bottom.  I made my own hinge system for the top.  Die-cut another of the long sides of the lid, then cut the tab off one side and cut at the score-line on the other side. 

Step 6:

Place red liner tape or your favorite adhesive on the back side of the die-cut.  Attach the larger section to the inside of the box and the tab to the box top.  You can see the tab on the box top in this photo.  I place a floral decorative strip on the other section of the hinge.

Here's the back of the box.

Inside the box.  (Note: That's just a paint brush handle holding the box open so I could photo.)

Here's a link to another example of a Treasure Box that I made when this die was first released.  

Here's a link where I used the Treasure Box to hold 3 little Notebooks.

One more Treasure Box link, also with a tutorial.

Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix Dies

663634 ScoreBoards XL Die - Treasure Box

Other

Graphic 45 Come One, Come All Paper Collection

Thanks for visiting!!  

xoxo Maggi