Eileen Hull Chapter Three Realease party

 

We are all super excited for the launch of Eileen's new Chapter Three releases. Here's what Eileen has to say about them.....

The Bigz Plus Slotted Treat Box measures 6 1/2” x 5” x 3 1/2” and can hold so many things- a set of cards, journals, doll clothes, ephemera storage or you can even use it as a gift box! This is a Scoreboards die which is specially designed to cut and score thick material like matboard, chipboard, leather, felt, fabric and metal. *A 9” wide machine is required to cut this die.

The Field Notes and Specimen Card die is a Bigz XL die that holds 5” x 7” pages or photos- a new orientation! The Specimen Card may be used to hold photos, as a journaling card or a shaker. Holes are pre-cut into the book spine which is adjustable from 1/2” to 1 1/2 in width. *XL Cutting Pads will be needed to cut the book cover.

The Envelope, Folder & Flowers Thinlits dies is made up of nine dies- an adorable mini envelope, file folder, set of small, medium and large hearts, and a large and small flower and leaf set. This die set will be perfect to create ephemera using your scraps!

The Keys 3D Embossing Folder is special to me. The keys all came from my Dad’s house. The names on the keys had to be removed because of possible copyright issues, but I love the idea of stamping or writing words on them. The detail on this is beautiful and I can’t wait to add Luster Wax to make the design pop!

If you want to add the info about the Release Parrty/giveaway, here you go:

Join us for our Chapter 3 Release Party on Tuesday, July 11 at 12:00 pm ET! It will be streamed on Eileen Hull Designs on Facebook and Eileen’s YouTube channel. Meet my team and see their fantastic makes using these dies and make sure to follow our blog hop. We have prizes! Just comment in the Release Party chat and let us know which is your new favorite die or folder and what you would make with it and be eligible to win something from this collection!

I had great fun creating two Field Note Journals. They are filled with the Envelope, Folder and Flower die cuts in the gorgeous 49&Market Rouge and Curators Botanical collections.

You can have a closer look at them over on my YouTube Channel.

 

Here are the links you need for the Blog Hop and don't forget to check out Eileen's Blog also.

 

Pam Bray
Jennie Atkinson
Sarah Lizzie
Lisa Hoel
Jenny Marples
Maggi Harding
Karen Bearse

Elizabeth Robinson You are Here
Susie Bentz
Teresita Arvelo
Cheryl Bodkin-Waters

Tonya Trantham
Sue Eldred 

So have fun joining in with the Blog Hop and I'll see you on the live with Eileen.

Happy Crafting,

Elizabeth x

Die Cutting Mania - A Very Unusual Surface!

 

Leather has to be one of my favourite substrates to work with. The Sizzix Bigz Dies make lite work of chomping their way through, leaving a beautiful clean edge.

I ran the Card Case Die through twice and build up my journal, just as you would a card/paper based one.

Then I added the Rouge Adoptions Rub On's onto the cover before using my trusty Speed Bond glue for the assembly as it's strong and grips quickly.

I created mini note books with the gorgeous Rouge Adoptions paper collection from 49&Market. The papers are stunning and compliment the colour of the leather perfectly. The bookplates are from the Library Pocket Die set and of course Eileen's making Plans stamp set lives on my desk!

I adhered the inside pockets ready for the note books.

And then added a hole to the Card Case spine using the smallest hole on the Crop-o-Dile.

I decided to create a fastening by gluing two buttons back to back, so the leather was on the outside. Then I stitched them onto the two smaller spines using waxed linen thread. I tied a piece of ribbon and silver thread to one side and used it to wrap around the other button to create the closure.

Simple but effective.

Gosh I love those Rub On's they are so pretty. You have to take your time applying them to a textured surface but it's well worth it.

To finish off I created a dangle for the spine with Crystal Beads, Jump Rings and of course Buttons, so showing the leather side and some the beautiful pink suede side.

When my friend asked me a few weeks ago if I'd like some leather from her old sofa that was being recycled I jumped at the chance. The old sofa was worn out but the leather on the underside was like new, and an absolutely gorgeous colour.

So did you guess what my unusual substrate was? I can definately say I've never used part of a sofa to create a journal before!

Happy Crafting

Elizabeth x