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

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

Another Release by Eileen Hull from the Sizzix Vault - Mini Album

Sizzix has released another fabulous XL die from Eileen Hull, the Mini Album.  I used it to make a super fun mini designed to hold lots of photos and a journal too!  I used Carta Bella Botanical Garden papers.

A very simple ribbon tie serves as a closure for the mini.

Here's a video walk through of the entire mini.

The mini also holds a small journal on the inside front cover for keeping notes. Then there are two signatures that will hold lots of photos.

Eileen Hull by Sizzix Products

666703 Mini Album 

666535 Starlit Village and Card Panel

New Eileen Hull Sizzix Chapter 4 Release

The Chapter 4 Sizzix Release is exciting for so many reasons- there are two never-done-before designs! One is the Full Size Journal which is a Bigz Pro size- you will need a machine with at least a 9" throat to cut this die- like a Big Shot Plus or Pro. Not to worry- if you don't have that machine, Eileen will have the pre-cut pieces available in her Etsy store for you to work with. The other new technology is a 3D Embossing Folder! It's called Sweater and is oh so cozy. Also new this release is a Bigz Notepad die with lots of options for materials and uses, and a Heart Mandala Thinlits to decorate with!

There is a GIVEAWAY too- leave a comment on each of the designers' blog posts and you will be entered to win one of the new dies! Another prize will be given to someone who attends and comments in the Release Party Facebook Live.

Blog Hop Stops

Eileen Hull Designs
Julia Aston
Jennie Atkinson
Sue Eldred
Maggi Harding (You are here)
Lisa Hoel
Tonya Trantham
Sarah Lizzie Dodd
Karen Bearse

My Projects -

I have lots to share with you today so grab you favorite snack and settle in!

The Full Size Journal 

First up-, The Full Size Journal, I am absolutely loving it!  It's already my favorite sized journal for making mini albums, measuring 6" x 8 3/4" and nearly 2" thick.  There's so much room on each page for photos and journaling. I used Graphic 45's new Halloween collection, Midnight Tales, to craft this mini. 

Scroll down a ways and I have a flip through video of the mini showing you all the pages and giving you some background information.

Flip-Through Video

On the left, at the bottom, I made two pockets using Eileen's Pocet die from the Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers set.  Then I added a cut-apart over the two pockets in the center.

I made a waterfall page using Eileen's recently released Waterfall & Tags set.

I made tuck spots and tucked in different sized tags made with Eileen's Waterfall & Tags set. On the right side is a Sizzix die-cut file folder, cut with a really old Sizzix steel-ruled die.

Eileen's tags.

Each page of the mini is a pocket page so I put a large G45 tag inside each page pocket.

This is a "wild and crazy" page!  Not only does it have a flip up, when you flip up the top page a fold out page is beneath.  On the right fold out flap is Eileen's needle book and in the center are more of Eileen's tags.

Needle Book, File Folder

The Bigz Notebook Die

This was made with the Bigz Notepad die. The notepad is 3 5/8" x 4 3/8".

The Heart Mandala Die

More information coming on the Notepad and Heart Mandala die in a later post!  

Eileen Hull Designs Products Used

Sizzix ScoreBoards Plus Die - Full Size Journal 

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 12PK - Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Card, Waterfall & Tags

Sizzix Needle Book (discontinued)

Sizzix ScoreBoards Die - Notepad

Sizzix Thinlits Die - Heart Mandala

Snail Mail- Inspire stamp set

Wonderful World of Flowers

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 8PK - Banners & Pennants (discontinued)

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Other Products

Graphic 45 - Midnight Tales Collection - Halloween - 12 x 12 Collection Pack

Graphic 45 - Midnight Tales Collection - Halloween - 12 x 12 Patterns and Solids Paper Pad

Graphic 45 - Midnight Tales Collection - Halloween - Chipboard

Graphic 45 - Come One, Come All! Collection - 12 x 12 Collection Pack

Graphic 45 - Come One, Come All! Collection - 12 x 12 Solids and Patterns Pack

Eileen Hull Blog Hop featuring new Chapter 2 Release!

Welcome to our Chapter 2 Release Party! Today we are sharing Folio Journal accessory dies- the Waterfall & Tags and Book Binding dies and the new Bigz L Camper ScoreBoards die! But don't be limited to keeping them in a book- you can also use these elements in different size journals, cards and layouts!
Check out all the different ways to use these dies on our Blog Hop. Click through and leave a comment on each of the designers' posts and be eligible to win a $25 gift certificate in Eileen's Etsy Shop!
Join us on Facebook Live and YouTube Live for an up close and personal look at the team's projects. I will also demo how to use the dies during the show. Really hope you can join us for this fun event- prepare to be surprised. Thanks for joining us

You should have come here from Sue Eldred's blog.  If not take a look at the list at the bottom of this post and go back to Eileen's blog to start the hop.

Take a look at these great new dies from Eileen!

This is my favorite release by far!!  Why?  Well I just love the versatile Bookbinding Die as it allows you to make gorgeous journals without using elastic.  I love the way the pages fit when pages are attached to an insert.  Be sure to watch the release party video so you can see what I'm talking about.

I used the perfectly sized Pocket Notebook to make this spring journal.  The pape is Carta Bella Farmhouse Market.  I love its spring colors!

I  started my project by making the covers with cardstock.  That way I didn't have to worry about patterns and all that!  Then I layered up the front cover with design papers, ephemera, and of course, handmade flowers!  (Here's a link to the playback of a FAcebook Live I did showing how to make flowers.)

 

I took a thin piece of chipboard, covered it with design paper, and adhered it to the  spine so that the overlapping book spines don't show.  I think that gives the book a really finished look.

The inside is just a really pretty explosion of color across my pages.

On the right side you can see a waterfall page I made with Eileen's new Card, Waterfall and Tags Thinlets set.  I love having a die to cut my pages so that I don't have to worry about getting the pages all sized just right.

Here you can see a tag I made with the same waterfall die set.  The tag is the perfect size to use in all of Eileen's journals.  AND the cool thing is that the tag is a set of 3!  This is the largest of the 3.

I just be you're going to love these dies as much as I do!  Here's a list of everything I used to make this journal.

Eileen Hull Designs Dies by Sizzix

Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Pocket Notebook

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 12PK - Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 11PK - Card, Waterfall & Tags

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Bookbinding & Label

Other Supplies

Carta Bella Farmhouse Market

Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

Pink Salmon Seam Binding

Cardstock (sorry I don;t know the color)

Now hop on over to Lisa Hoel's blog to see her wonderful creation.

Here's the blog hop list. 

Eileen Hull Designs

Julia Aston

Madeline Arendt

Jennie Atkinson

Karen Bearse

Susie Bentz

Sarah Lizzie Dodd

Sue Eldred

Maggi Harding You're here!

Lisa Hoel

Jenny Marples

Elizabeth Robinson

Tonya Trantham

Mitsyana Wright

Cheryl Waters

A Wish Book for the Kids with Eileen Hull Designs

A Project for the Kids!

When I was a child, I spent many many hours perusing the Christmas "Wish Book".  Perhaps you are a bit younger than me and never experienced the "Wish Book" and you're wondering, what is a wish book?  Well, the "wish book" was the Sears catalog and children throughout the nation spent hours flipping through the pages and pages of toys, hoping that Santa would fulfill their dreams.

Today's project is for the little ones in your house; it's my version of the wish book.  I've seen my niece and nephew go through the flyers that come in the mail and circle their favorite toys and I thought it would be fun for them to have their own wish book where they could write their list for Santa.

I used Eileen Hull Designs by Sizzix Book Binding die to create this fun little mini.  Scroll down near the bottom for a tutorial on how to use this fun little mover and shaper die.

The book has many blank pages so the kids can cut out pictures of their favorite things and glue them in the book.

There are also lots of pockets to tuck in pictures and tags.

We want our children to know that Christmas is not only about toys and Santa; we also want them to know that Christmas is about giving so I've included pages where they can record their ideas for gifts for other family members.

Pocket pages, on the left and right.

Tutorial

Eileen's book binding die is just so fun!  It gives you the flexibility to bind your albums without expensive binding machines.  I've used MAMBI Happy Planner Discs to bind my book, but you could also use rings.

Making the binding is so easy.  All you need is album cover and Eileen's  Book Binding die.  I like to tape the die onto the cover so that it stays where I want it and then run it through my die cut machine and that's it.  You will need a  Movers & Shapers Shuttle or Base Plate as the Book Binding die is a Mover and Shaper die.

Then, all you need to do is snip the opening and slip in a disc.

To make my Wish Book, I used Graphic 45's St Nicholas collection.  For the cover I just layered up a couple of pieces of design paper and added a large sticker at the top, a cut-apart at the bottom and a piece of chipboard on the right.  Then, to finish it off, I added a title and made a couple of flowers using Eileen's Journaling Cards, Flowers & Leaves die set.

These flowers are easy to make!  Just die-cut some blooms with the flower die and give them some shape with a stylus or tweezers and stack them up as I've done in the photo below.

Then to give them some Christmas magic and sparkle, dab with a clear drying glue and sprinkle with Diamond Dust or alternatively, add Icicle Stickles to the petals.

Next die-cut some leaves  with Eileen's Leaf Die and pinch to shape,  Nestle the leaves under the flowers and that's it.

To finish off your book, die-cut plenty of blank pages, use lined paper as well as design paper, so the kids have places to record their wish list.  Give the kids some adhesive, scissors and ads from the paper (you know there will be lots over Thanksgiving week) and see what they come up with.  This would also be a great project to do with the kids.  Let them decorate their covers.  I bet you'll have some very memorable "wish books"!

Sizzix Dies Used

Eileen Hull Designs Magnetic Die - Book Binding

Eileen Hull Designs Die Set 4PK - Journaling Cards, Flowers & Leaves

Sizzix Accessory - Movers & Shapers Shuttle

Other Supplies

MAMBI Happy PLanner Discs

Diamond Dust

Graphic 45 St Nicholas Collection 12 x 12 papers and Stickers