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Julia Aston’s Blog Takeover!

8 Sep

While Eileen’s traveling and crafting in Great Britain, some of us are taking over the blog to keep you inspired while she is away! So today, here’s Julia Aston‘s Blog Takeover!

I’m one of Eileen’s Inspiration Team members and I’m sharing a book I made for my grandnephew, Landon, to record books that he has read on the pages inside. I had made one for his sister, Mila, and to my surprise, he wanted one as well!

I made the book using Eileen’s Notebook Die

I die cut the pieces out of white chipboard. Then I smooshed the covers by rubbing Ranger Distress Twisted Cintrol, Gathered Twigs and Hickory Smoke onto my craft mat (one at a time). Then I spritzed with water and rubbed the covers onto the mat. I did this until I was happy with the coverage and colors.

I punched 2 holes at the top and bottom of the binding. I also cut holes in the center of pages I cut using Eileen’s Passport Die.

I threaded black elastic cord through the center of each signature (I made 2) and knotted them on the outside binding.

I looped a silver elastic tassel through the two black cords and used this as a closure for the book.

Supplies: Notebook Die, Passport Die, Eileen Hull/Sizzix, dinosaur stickers – Michaels, Stamps: Our Story – My Favorite Stamps (old set), Story of Me – Clear Art Stamps (old set)

I hope I have inspired you to make your own little notebook!

Julia

Note: I have never used WordPress – so I hope this post looks halfway decent!!

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Faux Gilded Sizzix Flowers with 3-D Vase

6 Mar

Each month a member of Eileen Hull’s Inspiration Team has been asked to share a technique post for our “Make it Monthly” Blog series. For the month of March we have Julia Aston sharing a Faux Gilding technique project. Julia’s Faux Gilded Sizzix Flowers with 3-D Vase features a bunch of Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies, Wendy Vecchi Archival Inks, and the Twist and Style Tool.

Faux Gilded Sizzix Flowers with 3-D Vase

I started by die cutting Eileen’s 3D Vase die out of white matboard. I also cut out two of the tools from her Thinlets Gardening Tools die out of white cardstock.

So the Faux Gilding Technique (that I learned from Wendy Vecchi on YouTube here) is created by rubbing a small amount of WV Metallic Gold Embossing Paste over the piece you are working on, leaving a lot of the white space clear. Let it dry completely – this only takes a few minutes.

Then you sponge over the piece with an Archival Ink. I wasn’t sure what color I wanted to use with the gold paste so I tried 3 different ones – WV Archival Potting Soil, WV Archival Watering Can and WV Archival Cornflower Blue – here are the results.

I really liked all of the colors I tried – but decided to go with Watering Can for the vase and tools, using Potting Soil on the handles

I love how the tools came out!

I stamped a script background over the vase using Watering Can Ink.

I used Eileen’s Romance Flower and Spring Leaves dies to make flowers for the vase using the same process of rubbing on the embossing paste and then sponging.

I wanted a brighter color for the flowers and leaves so the flowers are sponged with Orange Blossom and the leaves with Leaf Green. I then sponged the edges with Watering Can.

I spritzed the back of the flowers with water, crunched them up and let them dry.

I opened up the layers and made two blooms – I didn’t use the largest layer on the 2nd flower.

I put the flower together with a long brass brad. I made the stem with Eileen’s Twist N Style tool.

I put the loop on the end of the twisted stem through the brad on the back of the flower.

I covered the brad with the 2nd layer of the largest petal.

I made the wire long enough to fold in half and put the smaller flower on the other end.

I stuck the base of the stem into some floral foam to hold it, placed that in the vase and covered it with brown basket shred.

I adhered the tools and sentiment strip with an Idea-ology Hitch Fastener.

The sentiment is from All Occasions Art by Wendy Vecchi.

I love the shimmer the gold embossing paste gives to the flowers.

This would make a lovely gift for a gardening friend don’t you think?! Thanks for checking out my Make it Monthly technique Tutorial. Hope you enjoyed my Faux Gilded Sizzix Flowers. Stop by my Blog for more creative inspiration.

Julia

Supplies-

Stamps: Background Script and All Occasions Art – Wendy Vecchi/Studio 490.

Paper: White, Rustic Cream – PTI, Little Sizzles White Matboard – Sizzix.

Ink: Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink Watering Can, Potting Soil, Orange Blossom, Leaf Green,

Accessories: Gardening Tools Set, 3D Vase, Romance Flower, Spring Leaves – Eileen Hull/Sizzix, Wendy Vecchi Metallic Gold Embossing Paste, Idea-ology Hitch Fastener, Brown Basket Shred – Michaels, Brass Brad, floral wire, Twist N Style Tool – Eileen Hull/Sizzix.

Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects

25 May

Today we have Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects galore to share with you! My new Sizzix collection Paper Flower Party is out NOW and the Inspiration Team is sharing all sorts of creative ways to use the new dies and textured impressions folders. As an added bonus we have TWO new team members to introduce to you. Our new team members will be sharing their own Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects with plenty more inspiration to come!

Before we get started allow me to introduce our newest Inspiration Team members Jonathan Fong and Julia Aston! Please give a warm welcome to these two talented creators by visiting their blogs and checking out their amazing projects! Both Jonathan and Julia have been long time users of my Sizzix dies and I couldn’t be happier to have them as part of the Inspiration Team! Check out Jonathan’s Blog J. Fong Style and Julia’s Blog Create With Me. Now let’s get inspired with some fresh Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects!

Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects

Our newest Inspiration Team member Jonathan Fong starts off the Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects with a capital A amazing clothing creation! With his signature J. Fong Style Jonathan used the Romance Flower and Spring Leaves Dies to create a stylish Men’s Blazer sure to have people asking “Where’d you get those threads?”

Jonathan came out with a bang with his inaugural Inspiration Team project and I can. Not. WAIT. to see what he comes up with next! Stop by Jonathan’s Blog to say hello and welcome him to the team. You’ll also find a full tutorial on how to use your Sizzix dies to create unique and stylish pieces you can wear!

Our next new Inspiration Team member is the wonderfully talented Julia Aston! Sticking with our floral theme Julia has created an adorable Garden Tin featuring my re-released Suitcase Die and the Garden Tools set from Picket Fence. I just adore this garden themed creation. It makes me want to go out into the garden and plant all kinds of pretty flowers.

Stop by Julia’s Blog to cultivate your creativity and enjoy more gorgeous photos and steps on how she created her Garden Tin. This project is multifaceted like the petals of a flower…you won’t want to miss it!

Tonya Trantham takes us on a joyous, junk journal journey featuring nearly ALL the dies and textured impressions folders from Paper Flower Party! Tonya’s junk journals are always a sight to behold. Not to mention being filled with inspiring techniques and tricks down to the last stitch!

Visit Tonya’s Blog for an in depth look at all the pretty pages of her Paper Flower Party Junk Journal.

Pam Bray, our Graphic 45 diva is sharing a Train Case creation dressed to the nines in G45 Cityscapes Papers! Pam recently joined the G45 team and it’s obvious why she was chosen 🙂 Pam’s patterned paper prowess is something to marvel at and I love how she has incorporated my new dies into this stunning project.

Take a trip to Pam’s Blog for an in-depth look at how to create paper flowers with Paper Flower Party Sizzix dies and Graphic 45 papers. Pam has some pretty cool paper flower making techniques to share with you!

Donna Budzynski has TWO Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects to share this week. Donna’s first creation is SUPER creative and a real “Hoot” to boot! How adorable is this Owl Message Board? Donna used the Heart and Soul Flower to create her owl eyes. What a clever idea!

Donna was having so much fun making paper flowers she created enough for a second project. This show stopping, Graphic 45 Heart and Soul Flower arrangement is a Paper Flower Party indeed! I want to ask Donna to make one for me 🙂

You can find out how to create this adorable Owl Flower Message Board and Graphic 45 Heart and Soul Flower arrangement yourself by checking out the detailed tutorial on Donna’s Blog.

The last, but certainly not least of the Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects comes from the ever talented Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Anna-Karin has paper flower making down to the “letter” with her amazing Alphabet Sewing Box! AK used my Cantilever Sewing Box die along with the Romance Flower and Spring Leaves die and decorated all of her pieces with Alphabet Stamps.

You won’t want to miss what she’s keeping inside her Alphabet Sewing Box. No spoilers here. You’ll have to take a trip over to Anna-Karin’s Blog and let her “spell out” all the creative details for you.

Sizzix Paper Flower Party Collection by Eileen Hull

New Paper Flower Dies, Textured Impressions and Tools! You can create your own new Sizzix paper flower projects just follow the links for a closer look at my new collection….

I do hope you enjoyed this weeks edition of Eileen Hull Paper Flower Projects. If you missed any of the previous paper flower creations you can check them out by following the links below…

Stay tuned next week for more creative Sizzix paper flower ideas from the Inspiration Team!

Eileen