Sizzix Eileen Hull Chapter 2 Blog Hop

It’s another amazing release from Eileen Hull. I just love how versatile her designs are, and that they are basically blank canvases, for any style you choose. Make sure you pop by her FB page or YouTube channel today to catch the launch. All the participants for the blog hop can be found on her website http://www.eileenhull.com

I’ve got some more projects to share over the next couple of days but today I’m just going to share this one, it’s a little recipe book made using the new Card Case Bigz die.

So let’s start with what’s in this release. First is the Bigz die – the Card Case. It’s a Scoreboards XL die, so that means it can be used with either the standard Big Shot, or the Plus/Switch. You just need the extended cutting pads if you’re using it with the standard Big Shot, Foldaway or the Express. I’ll put links at the end of this post to everything you might need.

The next die in this release is the Journaling Card, Envelope and Window. This is really an add-on to any journalling dies you already have. It creates a really cool envelope and journalling card, with options to add a window and customise it. The card fits perfectly in the little pocket you create in the Card Case, so it’s great if you want to use it to create your own ephemera, or add photos or journaling. It’s a thinlits die set so will work with most die cutting machines.

Final die set in this release is the Mini Slimline and Tickets. This is similar to the Snail Mail version out last year. I can be used to create an interesting background or you can snip along the dots to create apertures, or individual tickets (great to use with ticket style stamps, or for sentiments). You get one larger panel and then a strip.

Back to today’s project. I had some really nice papers from Studio Light that had featured on a show I did on Create and Craft TV. I really loved the papers, and the kind of Tuscan feel they had, so I decided to theme my Card Case around those. Since they have a bit of a lemon theme, I thought a recipe book would be a great way to use them. I looked up some lemon recipes and used the cards from the Journaling Card die set to make little recipe cards, then decorated the whole thing with the papers.

I picked out some of the die cut elements from the paper pad to decorate the reverse side of the recipes and to add more cards.

With the Card Case, it’s kind of double sided, and wraps around itself, so could be used in many ways, and you can choose whether to add the pocket, and whether you want it on both sides or just one.

I decided to just add one pocket to put my recipe cards in, then to create a thin pocket on the other side to add tags. Then in the centre, I added a little note book, which is attached to the spine of the case with elastic cord.

Where the case wraps round, I added a little vellum sentiment along with a die cut.

I used the little button from the Bigz die on the inside of the spine to hold the ribbon in place to create a fastening.

I was so pleased with this. It’s a great way to use up some of those lovely scrapbook papers you’ve been hoarding!

I’ll be back tomorrow with some more projects from this release.

In the meantime, pop to Eileen Hull’s Facebook Group (Eileen Hull Fanclub) or her FB page (Eileen Hull Designs, or her YouTube channel to watch the launch, and leave a comment saying what other dies from her collection you think would work with this release for the chance to win a giveaway.

Please also visit http://www.eileenhull.com to catch all the other amazing inspiration on this blog hop!

Thanks for popping by!

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