Birds in a Journal with Eileen Hull Designs

Hi everyone and welcome. Throughout the month of May Eileen Hull's teams are creating projects featuring birds, nests and eggs to celebrate the arrival of Spring. Last week I shared a tutorial for creating a tablet stand using Eileen's Sizzix Scoreboards 'Phone Stand' XL Die. This week it's time to dive back into my Eileen Hull Designs 'Full Size Journal' and have a go at drawing/painting some birds.

Starting with the first of the triple-page spreads there's some collaging using Eileen's Sizzix Thinlits 'Snail Mail' Dies, Maker Forte 'Snail Mail - Postage' and 'Buttons, Cards and More' Stamp Sets.

I've combined them with Rebekah Meier's TCW 'Mini Specimens' 6x6 Stencil, painting the butterflies with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics.

Moving across the page there's a closed flap made from a tea-stained index card covered with Grafix Duralar Matte Film that has been embossed using Eileen's Sizzix 3D Textured Impressions 'Sweater' Embossing Folder.

On top I've popped one of my scrap clusters made using more Snail Mail stamps, die cuts and a bunch of leftovers.

As you open the flap the first of my hand-drawn/painted birds is revealed, created over a background layered with paint and Snail Mail stamping.

A close up shows how the Snail Mail die cut postage stamps have been painted and embossed with Eileen's Sizzix 3D Textured Impressions 'Crochet Mandala' Embossing Folder. The little twigs and leaves come from Eileen's Sizzix Thinlits 'Shadowbox Frames #1' Die Set, whilst the tiny flowers come from her Sizzix Thinlits 'Shadowbox Elements' Die Set.

Moving over to the back of the index card flap where I've stamped a sentiment from Eileen's Maker Forte 'Wonderful World of Flowers' Stamp set.

You can see more clearly from the close up how the Snail Mail stamping shows through the layers of paint in the background.

The second of the triple-page spreads starts with a flap made from a textured wallpaper offcut.

It has been embellished with another Snail Mail scrap cluster, Snail Mail die cut postage stamps and a button card from Eileen's Maker Forte 'Button Cards #2' Stamp set.

Opening this flap reveals another hand-drawn/painted bird once again created created over a background layered with paint and Snail Mail stamping.

As before the Snail Mail die cut postage stamps have been painted and embossed with Eileen's Sizzix 3D Textured Impressions 'Crochet Mandala' Embossing Folder. 

Moving across the page you'll see the opposite side of the middle page has been stencilled with the Rebekah Meier TCW 'Layered Wallpaper' 6x6 Stencil.

Finally here are a couple of video flip through's;

Thank you for joining me to see my bird journaling. Make sure to check out all the fantastic projects and tutorials from the rest of Eileen's team members - links to their posts can be found on Eileen's blog throughout the month.

For now thanks for visiting,
Jenny xxx