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)


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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

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!) If you shop at Topflight Stamps, use my coupon code LISAHOEL for 10% off your order.

47 comments:

  1. I am sure it is pumpkin latte! and I love the Viva Croco Crackling Colour (say that 3 times fast!) Great project!

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  2. What a darling journal! Thank you for sharing.

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  3. Thanks for your comments " I left a spot blank in the middle for the oval insert" - "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!) " As I progress through the projects made by 21 bloggers I am gleaning more information.....and ideas.

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  4. Love the Little Brick Road effect . Very impressive.

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  5. so cute - love all the embossing and the paper!!

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  6. This is a brilliant journal creation - love the choices of papers and this die is fabulous! TFS

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  7. Your bird is so cute and funny. I LOVE HIM

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  8. Love the copper!!! Excellent book!

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  9. Love the colors and your leaf stenciling. The bird is really cute.. thanks for sharing.

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  10. Your birdie steals the show. I really like your colors.

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  11. I agree, the bird is really great. Love your journal.

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  12. So fun! I love the way your brain works!

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  13. That bird! I love it!
    Anita Holte

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  14. What gorgeous crackle on your framing Lisa - love that colorful bird front and center - wonderful papers used for your notebook!

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  15. That is such a cute cover.I also have the trinket box die .So definitely will steal your idea of using that piece as a frame for the cover :)

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  16. Really cute cover. The use of the trinket die box is a great idea. I love when others give me ideas I can use. Thanks

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  17. Beautiful Pocket Notebook, love the use of the Trinket Box Die but the Cocoa Bird stole my heart!!! He is so stinkin cute and I love the texture on the frame of the Trinket Box by the way!

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  18. super cute creation ! The bird is funky cute. thanks for sharing and thank you for the hop xx

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  19. Such a cute book, especially the cover!

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  20. How cute is that cuckoo?!! LOVE him and I can hear him talking in my head!

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  21. I have a few parrothead friends that would absolutely love this journal! It is adorable.

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  22. You make such awesome books and this one turned out wonderful! I love the way you’ve framed the bird and that oxide background is gorgeous!

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  23. Awwww. cute book. Love your choice in paper and that cute bird on front with the trinket die front added. Great idea. :) TFS

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  24. Fantastic pocket notebook! I love the cover with the crackled panel. So cool!

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  25. Lisa I was dying to know how you'd created the wonderful Trinket Box frame for the front cover - LOVE that crackle! It frames the wonderful bird perfectly and all works beautifully with your inked/embossed covers. A fabulous Pocket Notebook x

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  26. I like how you incorporated the Trinket Die with the journal die!

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  27. Adorable book Lisa- and so smart to add the Trinket Box cover (and awesome crackle effect). The bird cracks me up. Such a cool project and great tip about adding washi tape to the edge of the die to make same sized insert pages! Thanks for being part of the Release Party!

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  28. How fun with the quirky bird and I like the stenciled leaf pattern.

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  29. The papers you have used for this notebook are beautiful Lisa, thanks so much for sharing.

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  30. Love your journal. That is a cheeky bird! Your stenciling is wonderful.

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  31. Am in awe of your beautiful bird journal album!

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  32. Too cute!!! Luv your bird ...but I luv that crackled picture frame! Thanks for sharing your notebook journal idea!!! Suzy Q

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