Saturday Showcase at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog - Big Flower Tag

This week all the gals on the Design Team are sharing the Saturday Showcase at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog and creating tags with a flower theme for your inspiration.

I have made a tag with a BIG pink flower and here is how to create one like it:

• Cover both sides of a large tag with White Gesso (Dina Wakley).

• With a cheap bristle brush add lots of rough brush strokes using Peacock, Tangerine, Lime, Lemon and Magenta Acrylic Paint (Dina Wakley).

• Add markings in random areas using Watering Can Archival Ink (Wendy Vecchi) and Border Lines and Faded Fragments stamp sets (Seth Apter) and #THMM101 set (Tim Holtz).

• In random areas add Crackled Texture Paste (Wendy Vecchi) through a Harlequin stencil (Tim Holtz)
• Once dry, replace the stencil and dry brush more Lime, Peacock and Magenta Acrylic Paint over top

• Using Jet Black Archival Ink, stamp the large flower from the Daisy Elegance set (AALL & Create) onto some card stock three times
• Fussy cut all three images and then remove a few outer petals from one of the images
• Ink both sides of each image with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
• Use a fine brush and Carnation Acrylic Paint (Dina Wakley) paint the inside of the petals on the smaller image

• Colour the centre of the smaller image with a White Gelly Roll pen (Sakura) followed by a Yellow Glaze Pen (Sakura)

• Ink the edges of the tag with Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
• Mount a Small Talk sticker (Tim Holtz) on a scrap of card stock, fussy cut and ink with Cracked Pistachio DI
• Dye a piece of seam binding with Picked Raspberry DI

• Use the Detailed Butterflies Mini die set (Tim Holtz) and cut a butterfly from scrap paper - I used some leftover paper that was made with Cracked Pistachio Distress Paint (Tim Holtz) on my gel plate
• Punch some tiny butterflies from more of that leftover paper
• Layer the three flower images using dimensional foam between the layers and add to the card
• Glue some little dewdrops on the flower
• Adhere the butterflies and then add the seam binding to the top

Please check out all the wonderful tags from the rest of the Design Team.  There is an abundance of lovely flowers.

Supplies list with links to The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

AALL & Create A4 Stamp Set - Daisy Elegance #266
Tim Holtz Etcetera Small Tag Thickboards THETC-003
Dina Wakley Media Mediums - White Gesso MDM41689
Dina Wakley Heavy Body Acrylic Paint - Carnation - 1oz Bottle
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint - Lemon, 1oz Bottle
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint - Lime, 1oz Bottle
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint - Magenta, 1oz Bottle
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint - Tangerine, 1oz Bottle
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint - Peacock
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Cracked Pistachio TIM43218
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Picked Raspberry TIM34995
Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Jet Black AIP31468
Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink Pad - Watering Can AID39006
Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Texture Paste - Crackled WVPASTECRA
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Harlequin THS016
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Detailed Butterflies, Mini by Tim Holtz
Seth Apter Faded Fragments Stamp Set
Scor Tape
TIM HOLTZ 5 INCH/ 12.3CM TITANIUM BLACK SNIP 816E
Rayon Seam Binding
Seth Apter Border Lines Stamps
Tim Holtz #THMM101 Stamps
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Small Talk Sickers
Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen
Sakura Yellow Glaze Pen
Marvy Uchida Mini Butterfly Punch
Dew Drops

Smell the Rain

It is time for the next challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog and this time Maggi is our hostess.  She is calling it April Showers Bring May Flowers and here is how she describes it:

Design a vintage or shabby chic project that incorporates a wet "something" with flowers. Examples: Stenciled or doodled raindrops, water distressed or crumpled paper, Tim Holtz's Umbrella Man, you get the idea, just have something that represents wet. Then, add some flowers to your project.

I used the big flower from the Funky Flower Art set from Wendy Vecchi and made this funky and really gaudy tag. The tag that was originally in my head did not look like this but I got a lot carried away and this is the result. It is busy but the colours are pretty happy and we need happy right now.

I started with a 3 1/2" x 7" tag that was cut from mat board by my husband but I will link the tag section in Linda's store because there are many types and sizes to choose from.

I added a variety of Distress Oxides (Tim Holtz) to the tag making sure to dry between each colour.

Next I coated it with some Distress Collage Medium - Crazing (Tim Holtz) to try to provide a bit of a barrier before I did the next step.  Unfortunately my medium had gotten hard so I attempted to recover it by adding a bit of water and putting it in the microwave for a minute.  This helped but not enough so while it added some interesting texture, it did not provide a resist and removed some of the colour I had already laid down - disappointing but not the end of the world since it was actually lighter than I was going for anyway.

I added Translucent Embossing Paste (Wendy Vecchi) through a Raindrops Stencil I had picked up in England last year.  Mermaid Lagoon and Tumbled Glass Distress Spray Stains were added next to beef up the colour - and boy did I.

The floral was stamped twice on Watercolour Paper using Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger) and then fussy cut.

Both images were coloured with Cheddar, Tangerine, Olive and Evergreen Scribble Sticks (Dina Wakley)

Distress Oxides were used to dye a piece of lace and Distress Collage Medium - Vintage (Tim Holtz) was used to coat a torn piece of old book paper and a piece of burlap to age and stiffen them.

To assemble the tag, I adhered the old book paper, the lace topped with the burlap to which I added a strip of ribbon from my stash.  The floral was added with dimensional foam between the layers followed by a punched butterfly and a computer-generated sentiment.  Finally I added some buttons and a ribbon topper.

I hope you use some of your time at home to create and join us for the challenge.  It runs through 11:55 pm EST on Tuesday, April 14th.  The Design Team will choose their top picks and the overall winner will receive an opportunity to be a Guest Designer at a future date.  In addition, one randomly chosen entry will receive a gift certificate to shop at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

Supplies list with links to The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Tags
Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamp Set - Funky Flower Art SCS173
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxides (Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Wild Honey, Dried Marigold
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo TIM19527
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Spray Stain - Mermaid Lagoon TSS44147
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Tumbled Glass TSS42570
Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Jet Black AIP31468
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Crazing TDA47957
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Vintage TDA47940
Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste - Translucent WVPASTETRN
Dina Wakley Media Scribble Sticks MDA54733
Dina Wakley Media Scribble Sticks 2
White Jute Mesh (Burlap)
Buttons
Grograin Ribbon
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
Venise Lace
Clear Plastic Dew Drops
Creative Expressions Raindrops Stencil

Shabby Tag for The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog

I am presenting a new Saturday Showcase at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog.  Pop on over to check out all the details on how I created this shabby tag.

Saturday Showcase at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog

Today we have a new Saturday Showcase at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog.  This time all the designers are sharing the post and we have all made tags so you are going to be treated to a lot of fabulous inspiration all at once.

For my offering I created this snowflake tag featuring a couple of the Tim Holtz snowflake dies and here is how I went about it:

• Glue music paper to both sides of a #8 Etcetera tag (Tim Holtz) and then coat the paper with some watered-down White Gesso (Dina Wakley)
• Dip a wad of paper toweling into some Texture Paste (Ranger), pounce a bit off and then pounce over the gesso to create subtle texture
• Use a ratty old paint brush to paint both sides with some watered-down Lapis and Mineral Acrylic Paint (Dina Wakley) and then ink over random areas with Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide (Tim Holtz)

• Use Silver Embossing Paste (Wendy Vecchi) through a Falling Stars Layering Stencil (Tim Holtz) to add more texture

• Die cut a large snowflake from the Flurry #3 die (Tim Holtz) and six smaller snowflakes from the Paper Snowflakes, Mini die set (Tim Holtz)

• Coat the five smallest snowflakes with clear glitter

• Dye some seam binding with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink (Tim Holtz) and add with silver thread and grey wool to the top of the tag

• Adhere all the snowflakes to the tag along with a button for the layered one and then finish with a computer generated sentiment and a Christmas paper doll (Tim Holtz)

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Etcetera - #8 Tag Thickboards THETC-005
Dina Wakley Media Mediums - White Gesso MDM41689
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paints
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Chipped Sapphire
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Chipped Sapphire TIM27119
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Falling Stars THS115
Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste - Silver WVPASTESIL
Ranger Texture Paste Opaque Matte INK44444
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Die Sets - Flurry #3 (appears to be sold out now but you can substitute any other large snowflake die)
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 14PK - Paper Snowflakes, Mini by Tim Holtz
Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Metallic Jewels Kraft Stock
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Dolls, Christmas TH94001

This Saturday Showcase is the final project for 2019 for The Funkie Junkie Boutique but I will be back on January 8th with a new project for the first challenge of the year.

I would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Have a lovely time over the holidays and stay safe.

Big Tag Notebook Holder

It is time for the new challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog and Ginny is our hostess for this one.  She calls it Terrific Tags and here is how she describes it:

Add it to a gift, label a homemade tasty treat, or display it with your favorite home decor, tags are not only fun to create they also have a million uses. For this challenge create a tag that's big or small, mixed media or layered, or added to a project as a fabulous focal point. I can't wait to see your creations!

I decided to turn one of the small Etcetera tags (Tim Holtz) into a notebook holder.

I started by gluing old book pages to both sides of the tag and I gave it a coat of White Gesso (Dina Wakley). Then I inked it randomly with Forest Moss, Crushed Olive, Gathered Twigs and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide along with Worn Lipstick and Broken China Distress Inks.  When I finished I decided it was too bright so I brushed on some watered down White Gesso to knock the colour back a bit.  Now I was happy and if you look at the tag in real life you can still see a bit of the text from the book page showing through - barely but it is there.

To add some interest I added some stenciling with a Flourish stencil (Tim Holtz) and Crackled Texture Paste (Wendy Vecchi).  Then I added a 1/4" pocket created from card stock that has an accordion gusset on either side to allow for easy removal of the notebook.  To decorate the pocket, I distressed a piece of paper from the Bloom paper pad (Graphic 45).  I topped that with a piece of card stock punched with a border punch (Martha Stewart) and inked with Picked Raspberry DI (Tim Holtz).  Next came a punched border of patterned paper and then a strip of venise lace.  The last embellishments were some paper flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts), Skeleton Leaves from a die (Tim Holtz) and some Open Leaf branches (Heartfelt Creations) that were stamped, fussy cut and inked with Forest Moss DI (Tim Holtz).


I made a little notebook to fit in the pocket by cutting a piece of card stock  5" x 8 1/4", scoring it on the long side at 4", 4 1/8" and 4 1/4" and then folding the score lines.  Tiny holes were punched 1/2" from the top and bottom and round elastic was threaded through it and tied on the inside.  I created a signature out of copy paper and sewed it with some white twine before inserting it through the elastic to create the inside of the notebook.  It wanted to pop open so I made a belly band with a strip from the patterned paper.

Once I knew how high the book would sit, it was time to decorate the tag.  I made a flower from the patterned paper and a Pinwheel Posies die (Tammy Tutterow) and added stamens to the centre that were dyed with some Picked Raspberry Reinker mixed in water.  I also dyed a paper flower from the dollar store and hung it upside down to dry.  Note:  I should have removed the dark green layer because it dripped onto the bottom of the coloured flower and stained the very outer edge.  I am going to pretend that is a vintage, aged look - my story and I am sticking to it. 

Some ephemera and postage stamps from the paper pad were added along with a Mulberry flower (Wild Orchid Crafts), some Open Leaf branches and Skeleton leaves.  A fussy cut butterfly stamped with Fern Green Archival Ink (Wendy Vecchi) from my leftovers stash was also added.  To top off the tag, I dyed some seam binding and then tied it around a pencil from the dollar store.

Supplies List with links to The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Graphic 45 - Bloom - 8x8" Paper Pad
Paper Flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts and Dollarama)
Open Leaf Stamp (Heartfelt Creations)
Border Punch (Martha Stewart)
Cream & White Card Stock (Staples)
Butterfly Stamp (Hero Arts)
Stamens
Pencil (Dollarama)

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Flourish THS032	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Texture Paste - Crackled WVPASTECRA	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Etcetera Small Tag Thickboards	Dina Wakley Media Mediums - White Gesso MDM41689	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Forest Moss TIM27133	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Forest Moss
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Crushed Olive	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Gathered Twigs	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Cracked Pistachio	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Worn Lipstick TIM21513	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Broken China	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Reinker Picked Raspberry TXR35022
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Picked Raspberry TIM34995	Tammy Tutterow Pinwheel Posies Die	Venise Lace Trim - 5/8 inch	Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 1/8" x 27 Yards	Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 1/4" x 27 Yards	Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 3/8" x 27 Yards
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5pk - Skeleton Leaves by Tim Holtz 663094	Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool - With 4 Blending Foams IBT40965	Rayon Seam Binding	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink Pad - Fern Green AID38962

Tag of Three

It is time for the new challenge at Frilly and Funkie.  Sara Emily is our hostess and calls it Let Me Count the Ways!  Here is what she has to say about it - read carefully because it is probably not what you are thinking.

Since it's just a day away from Valentine's Day, the opening line of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's famous love poem "Let Me Count the Ways" (Sonnet 43) comes to mind. "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." For this challenge, I would like to see your vintage or shabby chic project that includes three of something. This could be three colors, three words, three stamps (you get the idea); just be sure to tell us what those three elements are.

I thought it might be fun to make a tag this time since I so rarely do. I used a tag cut from mat board that was in my stash because it was the only one I had that would not warp when I added wet medium.  Here is a link to the tag section of the shop because Linda carries a variety and many are not only designed for mixed media but they come in all sorts of sizes.

Here is how to put this together:

1.  Cover both sides of the tag with White Gesso (Dina Wakley)

2.  Cover the gesso with Lime Acrylic Paint (Dina Wakley)

3.  Use a sponge to pounce on some Squeezed Orange Acrylic Paint (Dylusions) followed by some Lemon Zest Acrylic Paint (Dylusions)

4.  Decide which side you want to make the front and add some Texture Paste (Ranger) through a Flourish Stencil (Tim Holtz)

5.  Use Jet Black Archival Ink and stamp the flower from the Mix and Match Art set (Wendy Vecchi) onto Specialty Stamping Paper (Ranger) six times

6.  Fussy cut the flowers and ink with Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
7.  Use a water brush (Tim Holtz) and Ripe Persimmon DI to add some shading to the flowers
8.  Shape the petals and layer two together to give you three full flowers

9.  Use the Garden Greens die (Tim Holtz) to cut a couple branches from scraps of yellow card stock, and a couple ferns from scraps of lime green card stock
10.  Ink the edges of the branches with Wild Honey Distress Ink (Tim Holtz) and the edges of the ferns with Twisted Citron Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
11.  Die cut a couple of leaf trios from white card stock and ink with a blend of Wild Honey, Twisted Citron and Ripe Persimmon DI (this was an afterthought so there is no photo)
12.  Dye some seam binding with Twisted Citron DI
13.  Ink the edges of some Big Chat stickers (Tim Holtz) with Twisted Citron DI

To assemble the tag:

Add the greens down the side of the tag and top with the flowers.  Add the sentiment stickers and loop the seam binding through the top hole.

This was a quick tag to put together and is full of threes - three paints, three flowers, three types of greenery, three sentiments.  I hope you will join us for the challenge.  One randomly chosen winner will receive a gift certificate to go shopping at The Funkie Boutique and the Design Team will choose their top picks with the overall winner receiving an invitation to be a Guest Designer at a future date.

The following supplies came from The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint - Lime, 1oz Bottle	DYLUSIONS PAINTS, SQUEEZED ORANGE DYP46035	DYLUSIONS PAINTS, LEMON ZEST DYP45991	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Ripe Persimmon TIM32830	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Wild Honey TIM27201	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Twisted Citron TIM43294
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Flourish THS032	Dina Wakley Media Mediums - White Gesso MDM41689	Ranger Opaque Crackle Texture Paste	Wendy Vecchi Mix	Ranger Inkssentials Specialty Stamping Paper 8.5 X 11	Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 9PK - Garden Greens by Tim Holtz 661206
Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool - With 4 Blending Foams IBT40965	Rayon Seam Binding	Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Jet Black AIP31468	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Big Chat Stickers TH93192	Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 1/4" x 27 Yards	Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 1/8" x 27 Yards
Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 3/8" x 27 Yards	Tim Holtz Tonic Studios 9.5" Kushgrip Titanium Shears TTS00819	Tim Holtz Water Brush, Detailer Brush Tip TIP33080