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Friday, June 7, 2019

Heat Embossed Journal

Hello friends! The sun is shining and it is a beautiful day. I have an Eileen Hull Inspiration Team tutorial to share with you, made with her new dies, inks and embossing powders. 

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin. Made with Eileen Hull Notebook die and Clearsnap inks.

I made a notebook journal, as a gift to a friend. The journal is completely covered in embossing powder, so it has a glass-like finish. It is very quick and easy to do. Just be very careful when using a heat gun so that you don't burn yourself. Never touch melted embossing powder until it is completely cool.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin. Ink with Blends 2.

Start by die cutting the notebook from mat board. Eileen's new Blends 2 inks by Clearsnap are so fun to use. They come in very handy bottles, which opens up for a whole range of fun techniques. You can paint, splatter, ink with a sponge, and so many other things. I placed two puddles on my craft sheet and applied them to the mat board with a Colorbox Stylus Tool, with an oval sponge. If you have never used the Stylus too before, it is a really awesome inking tool and I have used it for many years, especially for my scenic stamping, since it is great for detailed work. But it is also perfect for larger surfaces, and ergonomic too. You can easily change the sponges, and there is place for a sponge on each side of the tool.


Continue sponging to create an ombre effect.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin. Emboss with Molten Dimensions powder.

The inks stay wet for a while so you can easily emboss on top of them. I sprinkled some Polished Silver Molten Dimensions and Glistening Glass Molten Dimensions powders on top and then melted. I love the names of these new embossing powders.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin.

My favorite of the new Blends 2 inks might be the clear ink. Clear ink in a bottle! Imagine the possibilities. I used clear inks to add more powder, once the base layer of ink had dried. You can leave the background like this, and it has a great texture look and feel to it, since the Molten Dimensions powders are chunky.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin.

I was having such fun with the embossing powders, so I decided to cover the entire surface with clear powder. Just apply the clear ink with a sponge and coat with powder. Again, do not touch the melted powder until is is completely cool.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin.

On the edges and the spine, I applied more clear ink and sprinkled with Black Magic Molten Dimensions powder.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin. Bind the journal.

You can bind the journals in different ways. Here I punched two holes at the top and bottom and on third way down. 

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin.

Bind it with a piece of elastic, as shown here.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin.

I like to tie the string through a button at the spine and then tie it again at the ends to create a closure mechanism.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin. Make signatures.

Cut papers 6.6 x 4.7 in (12 x 17 cm), fold and score and arrange into signatures of about 6-7 papers, depending on the thickness of the paper. The best thing with making your own journals, is that you can use your favorite papers. Stitch down the center and keep in place with the elastics.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin. Die cut the sentiment.

The title was die cut with one of the Journaling Words dies, from kraft and black paper.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin.

Glue the title to the cover with matte medium.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin. Chunky embossing powder glass-like finish.

Here you can see the glossy effect of the cover. If you want it completely smooth, you can add another layer of clear powder, but I liked the slightly textured look.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin.

The book was embellished with Prima's Meadows Pretty Pale flowers.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin.

These journals are such fun to make, and they make great gifts.

Layers of ink - Heat Embossed Notebook Journal by Anna-Karin.

The finished journal is 4 x 5 in. For more notebook inspiration, check out my Watercolor Meadow Notebook.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!  

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Other supplies:

Clearsnap Eileen Hull: Blends2 ink: Beach, Bay, and Clear

7 comments:

  1. This looks gorgeous and I adore those colours and wonderful texture from the powders ❤️❤️

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  2. This is very cool! Love how you used the embossing powders and the ink. Gorgeous! :)

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  3. Oh my!!!! Such amazing technique to make this AJ cover!!!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!! Awesome work of Art!!!

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  4. Thanks for sharing this technique I love it, that cover is great. Hugs.

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  5. This journal book is so beautiful and the texture of the surface is amazing!!!

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  6. I frikkin love this !!!! Totally my colors. I may have to make one exactly the same!!!

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  7. Anna-Karin, the results are amazing, your notebook is gorgeous - a lovely gift for your friend! Anne xx

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