Handmade Book

This year I've spent more time with my mother going to my doctors appointments and taking my 96 year old mother to wound care specialist, she has an ulcer on her leg where she had cancer. Specialist told me you usually get an ulcer where you get radiation. She is in lots of pain and has home health 3 times a week. 

I try to keep her busy when I'm with her.

June 2nd and 3rd before I had major surgery June 13 we made books like this one. I've now had complication due to surgery and now spend a lot of my time in bed, doctors orders.

Now, lets get back to my booklet; 

I took a few book making supplies, a book/box scoreboards die by Sizzix/Eileen Hull, a Thinlits die by Eileen Hull, some TH Bigz die cuts, tissue tape and cling stamps by Tim Holtz, a new scrapbook pad by Hobby Lobby, a bunch of cut-out stamped and watercolor images. 

Mother has some older Sizzix red thick dies and Tim Holtz bigz dies and stamps that I used on this project as well. My mother made her own book using some of the dies I used. (I shared mothers book on Facebook.) 

The front and back die cut covers were made with black mat board. Each page is made with two scrapbook pages and a heavy card stock inside. We needed lots of glue. Finished book: 5" x 6 1/2"

One of my Eileen Hull scoreboards xl dies is this book/box die;

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1161591749/sizzix-scoreboards-xl-book-box-die?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=eileen+hull&ref=sr_gallery-1-2

Mandala thilits die: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1080288160/sizzix-heart-mandala-by-eileen-hull?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=eileen+hull&ref=sr_gallery-1-4

My favorite tools:"We R Memory Keepers" Crop-a-Dile - Corrner Chomper

https://www.scrapbook.com/store/wr-70904-6.html 

Crop-a Dile - Eyelet and Snap Punch tool:

https://www.scrapbook.com/store/wr-70907-7.html

Framed Spring Flowers

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I watched Eileen’s video over on #Ornamentally Yours Facebook group April 1, 2022. This is what I made after her class and then I made two more frames the next morning, one for me and one for my mom. We will finish those together.

On this one I used silk for a hanger. Tucked down in corner is #eileenhull mandala die made to look like a flower holder. 

Dies are all from #Sizzix. Stamp by Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz.

This is how Eileen made her fabulous project:

Collage Box

This is a project I made to entered in #eileenhullcreativeparty  

I used a scoreboards xl die called the book/box die to make the box. On the lid of box I used my gel press with stencils and paint then finished it using a pink mandala die-cut, gauze, small piece of pink fabric, gold fiber, vintage lace, old rick-rack, old dictionary page stained with archival ink, and then finished it with a stamped and watercolor image.

Eileen Hull is the designer of the book/box die and mandala thinlits dies.

 

Stenciled Gel Press Notebook

I created this piece after seeing #EileenHullDesigns video on “half size folio journal”. I used a stencil with #gelpress to make the page on front of my folio journal.

It was easy to make and it was just the right color of elastic to use and was delivered yesterday.

I used #sizzix folio scoreboards xl die for book and passport scoreboards xl die for inside pages.

Thanks for sharing how to use a button on this project. I purchased a variety of 101 red buttons last week.

Tim Holtz flowers were made using chipboard and then painted with acrylic paint. Stencils were from my Cameo.

I published this piece 2-2022 on Facebook.

Making Books using Gel Printing

 

I made these books using Eileen Hull books and box scoreboards xl dies. Gel printed was used to color both books. 

Busy Making Handbags Again

 Besides making a large leather handbag in January I made a few large books using a plus size die. I've also had fun drawing faces again. It's been more than a year since I've drawn anything. I haven't pay for classes, just free classes with Strathmore Online Workshops through the years.

This past week I was down with my mother and made her two leather handbags. That makes three leather handbags/purses I've made in the last 30 days. 

If you're my friend on Facebook you might have seen the post.

This is the first leather handbag I shared last month.

Leather Handbag

I purchased Schmetz leather needles art: 1715 to use with my 1630 Bernina sewing machine purchased back in 1993. I made this purse/handbag last week with two inside pockets one large fabric and one leather, the leather pocket is for my iPhone. My family says it looks like a 500.00 handbag. I still need topstitching around top of bag. My mom says; take it to a shoe repair and have them topstitch it. I'm scared they will ruin it.

My last leather handbag was made by my mother and me 8 years ago.

Making Christmas Gifts

I made a bunch of Christmas gifts this year using a scoreboards die and Gelli printing plate, No two book are alike. 

I added two small composition books to each book. Gelli Printed books 3 5/8" x 5" 

With closures, elastic, mini books, embellishments I was out of pocket over 100.00. This didn't include price of die cutting, tools, paint, file folders, stencils and gelli printing plate.