Creative Juice: Party Time with Eileen Hull!

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Party Time with Eileen Hull!

Welcome to the Pocket Notebook Release Party! This is Eileen Hull’s newest book die with Sizzix. On the die, you get all of the pieces you need to make an entire book- the cover, pages, latch and pen loop! The PocketNotebook measures 6 3/4” x 4 1/2” with a spine that can adjust from of 3/8” to almost 2”! String it with elastic, hemp, ribbon or twine. So many option for this fun die!

The new Pocket Notebook Die!

Eileen’s Inspiration and Educator teams have combined to show us their amazing Pocket Notebook ideas. Please follow the Blog Hop to see all of the fabulous projects, techniques and videos!

There are also two GIVEAWAYS – the Pocket Notebook die and a gift certificate for Eileen’s Etsy store. To enter to win, leave a comment on each of the posts. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, October 8 on Eileen’s Facebook Live show.

Here is my Pocket Notebook I created for the party:

If you would like to see more photos and some tutorial / tip photos, scroll on down to the very bottom of this post. Otherwise, look right below for the rest of the hop list! You are almost done. ;-)

Thanks for hopping along with us today!

Lisa Hoel (you are here)

Karen Bearse

Sue Eldred

Elizabeth Robinson

Nicole Wright

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Ready for more?

The front piece is cut using the Trinket Box Die and painted with Viva Croco Crackling Colour in copper. (It is so luscious!) I left a spot blank in the middle for the oval insert, which I stamped and watercolored with the cute Stampotique bird enjoying his warm beverage (surely a pumpkin latte?)

For the cover, I first sprayed the matboard with Distress Oxide Spray Stains to lay down some color. Then I used Dried Marigold Distress Ink to stencil on a leaf pattern. After throughly drying the ink, I added another layer of stenciled leaves but these I embossed with some of Seth Apter's Baked Velvet embossing powders.

As mentioned in the beginning, the Pocket Notebook die cuts the pages for your notebook as well as the cover pieces. You place a few sheets of folded paper (about 8.5 x 6.5 inches) with the fold lined up at the edge. I added a piece of washi tape to my die to show exactly where the fold should go. (There is no cutting blade there.)

Also as mentioned above, there is a wide range of widths you can create with this Notebook Die! I chose to make it three signatures wide by completely overlapping the spine areas (and that makes for a very sturdy spine!)

Thanks for stopping by! Check out Eileen's blog and if you are not already a member, join the Facebook Eileen Hull Fan Club group. It is a warm, supportive group with lots of inspiration and sharing going on. You'll just have to answer a few simple questions when asking to join (to keep out spammers) and then you'll be added. ;-)

Dies:
Eileen Hull Sizzix
Pocket Notebook ( Sizzix / SB )
Book & Pages, Trinket Box & Frame ( Sizzix / SB )
Spring Leaves ( Sizzix / SB )

Other:

Eileen Hull Clearsnap Blends Ink - Clear
Eileen Hull Easy Cut Adhesive

Sizzix Sizzles Matboard
Stampotique stamp - Cocoa Bird
Tim Holtz Seasonal Chitchat stickers
Darkroom Door stencil - Carved Leaves
Seth Apter Baked Velvet Embossing Powder - Sahara Kit
Emerald Creek Embossing Powder - Burnt Copper Leaves
Viva Croco Crackling Colour - copper
Distress Oxide Ink - Dried Marigold
Distress Oxide Spray Stain - Fossilized Amber, Antique Linen
Distress Stain - Gathered Twigs
Distress Ink - Ground Espresso
elastic
watercolors

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