Journal Treasury by Eileen Hull is published !

Hello Friends

 Eileen Hull's Journal Treasury EBook has been published!  Apologies, there have been a few technical hitches but I am happy to say, those have been resolved!  Thank you to all of you who commented on my original post, I really appreciate it.

If you love Junk Journals, Planners, Bullet Journals or Notebooks of any kind, you will LOVE this new EBook!  There are 85 inspirational projects in this 164 page EBook.  There are tips, tricks and ideas for creating beautiful journals - and inspiration galore from some wonderful Designers, many of whom I am sure you will already know.

The price (during August only) is $11.87 which is 30% off the regular price of $16.99.

You may have already pre-ordered the EBook, but if not, you can purchase it here using the link on my left sidebar or simply click on the photo above.  Once purchased,  you will be sent an email with a link (if you don't get a link please check your Spam box - I know that, because that's where mine went!).  It is a large book and it may take a few minutes to download.  Once you open the EBook you can scroll through the pages and if you want to find out more about a project, just click on the Designer's name and it will take you to their blog post for that project.

The link on my sidebar is an affiliate link and I get a small commission if you purchase through it, however, it does not affect the price to you in any way.

I thought I would share a new Journal with you, it was made for a beautiful young lady who is about to go to University, her favourite colour is yellow....

I was inspired by my lovely friend Tracy Evans' recent Journal where she used stencilling.  You can see Tracy's version HERE.  I used a Tim Holtz stencil on this Journal.

The Journal cover was painted using a brayer and a mix of Eileen Hull's ColorBox Blend inks and the lettering was applied with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide.  Once dry, I gently dabbed Matte Medium over the letters to seal them.  When the letters were dry I applied Matte Medium to the whole of the cover to give it some added strength.

Inside, I created lots of pockets, added a diary and a couple of notepads.

To finish off I added a bookmark, a full year calendar and lots of star shaped paper clips.  I always add a hinge clip to the side of the journals I make, this one is gold coloured with a key and heart charm set.

Eileen Hull shares projects all month long on her blog, you will find lots of inspiration there too!

Thanks so much for your visit, I hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,  Anne xx

Creativation (CHA) with Eileen Hull

Hello Friends!

It is that time of year when Designers from around the world meet to show their latest

designs for the year, at CHA - or Creativation as it is now known.  This year it is being held

in Phoenix, Arizona.

It is always such an honour to be asked to do samples for Eileen Hull and I have to say

that this year there was much excitement in our Design Team when we saw Eileen's

designs for this year!

I can only show you a sneak peek at this stage, of the four projects I made for Eileen, but all will be revealed very soon!

Eileen drives around 2,500 miles to the venue each year, along with her beautiful 1960's camper van called Scotty and this year Eileen is taking Scotty into the venue again, where I am sure he

will create much interest!

Here is Scotty at CHA in 2016 all set up in the Make and Take area.

If you are lucky enough to be attending Creativation this year I hope you will visit Eileen and Scotty, where you will be able to see all the samples that the Design Team have made.

This year my dear friend Jenny Marples will be demoing for Eileen Hull, as well as Mitsyana Wright from the Design Team.  They will be on the Sizzix stand, using Eileen's latest release dies.  I am so excited for both of them and just wish I could be there in person too!

Thanks for looking, I hope to see you again very soon.

Hugs, Anne xx

Eileen Hull and DCWV - Winter Wonderland Part 2

Hello Friends

I am here with another Eileen Hull and DCWV - Winter Wonderland post.

This time I used Eileen Hull for Sizzix Cookie Box (Sizzix 659874) die together with DCWV's beautiful Cranberry Christmas Premium Stack of papers.

The cookie box is so easy to put together, you just simply follow the instructions that come with the die.  

To make the Christmas tree I cut various strips of papers in decreasing size and used my Martha Stewart scoreboard to score at either 1/2" intervals (the first two layers) or 1/2" intervals for the other layers.  Fold along the score lines and then glue the two ends together.  Press down onto a circle of paper and glue - hold for a moment or two.  I used PVA wet glue but it would set more quickly with a glue gun.  The rounds were stacked up and glued together to form the tree.

I made a matching Christmas with the left-over papers and one of the sentiment sheets from the DCWV paper pack.  This is such a great way to make quick and easy cards.

To add some interest I fussy cut another flower and decoupaged this and added it together with a red jingle bell.

I hope you will visit Eileen's blog throughout the month to see the wonderful creations that my teamies have come up with!

Thanks for looking, hope to see you again soon!

Hugs, Anne xx

Eileen Hull and DCWV - Winter Wonderland

This month Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team are working with some beautiful papers from DCWV (Die Cuts With a View) together with Eileen Hull's dies.

For my first project this month, I created a small wreath using some of the lovely papers from the DCWV Cranberry Christmas paper pack.

This was a very easy project, I took a piece of corrugated card, used a couple of plates to draw circles and cut out the wreath shape.  I cut one sheet of the foiled paper into strips and wrapped them around the wreath shape, gluing each strip in place.

To create the poinsettias I cut the large leaf shape from Eileen Hull's Spring Leaves die (Sizzix 661111), cutting three for each layer.  The paper is also from the DCWV Cranberry Christmas paper pack.  The first layer was added to a circle.  I cut some of the leaf bases for the second layer and a little more for the third layer as you can see below.  Once the layers were glued together I shaped the petals to give the poinsettia a more realistic look.  I added a large glitter covered pearl to the centre.

The beautiful bow and snowflake are from the DIY Project Stack - Gift Decor  paper pack by DCWV, another beautiful Holiday paper stack.

To create the hanger, I used some crimson coloured vintage seam binding and twisted it using Eileen Hull's Twist & Style tool.

So there we have it, a quick and easy project using one die and two sheets of paper.

To see more projects created by my talented teamies please go to Eileen's blog HERE.  The team will be sharing projects each week during November.

You can also see a beautiful layout by DCWV DT Member, Karen Hanson HERE and more beautiful projects HERE.

Thanks for your visit, I really appreciate it.  See you soon!  Anne xx

Eileen Hull / Crescent collaboration 2

Hello Friends!

All this month Eileen Hull and Crescent Artists are collaborating and the Inspiration Team
have been given some wonderful Crescent products to play work with.

This project used the Crescent Artists Photo Mat Art Board.  It is a large board measuring

11" x 14" and will take a 4" x 6" photo in the recess.

The board can withstand quite a lot of mediums, paints, inks and sprays.  I will take you

through some of the steps ...

First of all, I put the die cuts I wanted to use, on the board, and roughly marked where I

wanted my curved element to be.  I gave the board a generous coat of Daler Rowney Acrylic Gesso.

Next, I applied a good layer of IndigoBlu Texture Paste.  I was trying for an 'arty' feel so

I left the top and bottom bare.  I also added some Prima art stones for extra

texture, to the bottom 'sand' section.

For my 'ocean' element I mixed a dot of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Primary Cyan to 

some Titan White.

To create the 'sand' element I mixed a dot of Raw Sienna into some Titan Buff.

Once the colours were applied, I left it to dry naturally.  The board did warp ever so

slightly, but once dry it flattened out again.

Next, I added my elements.   First, I added a layer of gauze - some white and some dyed blue to create some softness.  I used Eileen Hull's Romance Flower die and Rendr Paper to 

create the clam shell flowers, Tim Holtz die cut dollar and star fish, some other random

die cuts from my stash, some real shells and lastly some wooden elements from 

Calico Craft Parts.

To create the window part I cut some Eileen Hull mat board and marked the window area.  

The area was coated in a thick layer of Golden Fiber Paste.  

Once the paste was dry I sprayed it with Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains in 

Twisted Citron and Salty Ocean.

Once I had added my die cut elements I created a recess by cutting a 1/2" piece of mat

board which I glued to the inside of the frame before attaching the inner piece to create

a shadow box effect.

Finally, a close up of some of the elements I added.

I really enjoyed using the Crescent Artists Photo Mat Art Board.  You can see a short video clip

of ways to use the Board HERE.

If you have the time, please do pop over to Eileen's blog where you can see my hugely talented

teamies' makes with both the Photo Mat Art Board and the Rendr Paper.

As always, thanks for looking, I really do appreciate any comments you leave

and I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Hugs, Anne xx