Stuck In The Middle

 Hi!  I am hosting the challenge this time at The Funkie Junkie Boutique this time around.  I chose Stuck in The Middle as the challenge.  I was thinking about June being in the middle of the year. Here is the challenge description: 

"For this challenge I want you to showcase something in the middle. It can be a pop up card with a surprise in the middle, it can be a mini journal with pages inside, it can be anything that highlights the middle of something!"

Here is how I was inspired by the middle:

I had this vision of a butterfly opening up in the middle of the card.  But what is better than one butterfly opening it's wings?  Two butterflies!  :)

The card design is intended to be simple and highlight the butterfly delicate wings.  I cut two of the beautiful Sizzix Tim Holtz Butterflies from white cardstock. 

I cut the butterfly down the middle.  I attached each wing to the front and back of the card and on the inside I did the same to create my butterfly in the middle.
 

I then embossed panels using the damask embossing folder and used them to frame out the beautiful wings.  

I finished with a lovely Irish blessing about butterflies stamped on vellum. 

Come join us in the challenge.  There is a lovely prize and great opportunity to share your art on the challenge blog!  The overall winner will be offered the chance to be a Guest Designer at a future date  at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, and everyone who enters and follows the rules will go into the drawing for the chance to win a $25.00 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. There are also Top 3 Badges for three additional outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team.

Thanks for stopping by!

 Suzz

Products: 

• Sizzix Tim Holtz Perspective Butterfly Die 
• Sizzix Chapter 3 Texture Fades Damask Embossing Folder

Butterfly on a Brick Wall

Hello!  I am back with a post for the current Frilly and Funkie Challenge hosted by the fabulous Autumn and the challenge is: "Dare to Resist".

Here is how she describes this fun challenge:

"I've chosen the theme Dare to Resist. For the next two weeks, as we break away from our Valentine creations, we'd love to see you incorporate a favorite resist technique in your vintage or shabby chic project. There are so many options, perhaps you will try something new. Whether it be gesso resist, Vaseline resist, alcohol resist, embossing resist, or watercolor resist, we dare you to resist!"

I have to admit this was the perfect challenge for me because I already was playing around with a project that used a form of resist and inspired my stucco effect!

I started with a big sheet of mixed media cardstock that I painted with white acrylic paint.  I let the paint dry and then moved onto the next steps.

I added a layer of pink and antique linen sprays.  I spritzed them on my craft mat mixed with spritzes of water.  I then smeared them randomly over the surface and let it dry.  You can also spritz directly on the painted background and drip off or sponge off excess.

After that dried I stamped text and other images over the background.

Next up is adding the resist layer.  Lay the stencil over the background and unevenly smear translucent embossing paste through the brick stencil.

Repeat with multiple areas of embossing paste.  Unfortunately you then have to patiently wait for the embossing paste to dry.  (Since I was waiting for those to dry I kept trying variations on the stamping)

This was my first background.  I continued on to make my next background because I wanted one lighter background and one darker background.   After the embossing paste dries you then drip and spray the darker ink spray over the surface.  You need to let it pool and dry to get a darker background.  

The paint will resist the ink and not allow it to soak in.  If you want to do this without the paint it will give a much darker effect.

I stamped the butterfly using brown archival ink on the same painted and inked paper. I heat embossed the stamped image with brown embossing powder.  After it dried I used more brown spray to spray the background of the butterfly.

I added a sticker sentiment and sponged it with antique linen and attached to the background.

I wanted something fun for the center of the butterfly and spent some time hunting through my charms, embellishments and miscellaneous stuff.

I sprayed a spool with brown inky spray. I wrapped it with gold thread.  I then embossed a charm with gold embossing powder and added a few pearls and a crystal.  I hooked them on a piece of gold wire which I threaded through the spool.

I hope you are inspired to share your resist technique with us in the challenge.

The winner will earn the chance of a Guest DT spot here at Frilly and Funkie, and everyone who enters and follows the rules will go into the draw for the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. And there are Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team, because choosing just one winner is so hard!

Thanks for hanging in with me on this long post!

Suzz 

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Dream

Happy weekend everyone.... I am back to share another one of the tags I was working on previously. This tag is inspired from Tim's November Tag.

 I feel like all I have been creating is tags but there have been cards I have created but not shared. :) I have had a few sent out to friends which were very cute and CAS. 

 I also have a few projects in work for upcoming challenges that will not be a tag, I promise. :)

This tag started with using gold rub-ons as you can see here:

I decided to do peppermint colors of a softer pink and lighter green colors.  I got stuck and decided to switch back to the original technique with the resist showing the white spaces.

I pulled out warm colors and inked up the surface with the fossilized amber and aged mahogany.  
Then I needed a large stamp to color and try to raise the surfaces using Tim's techniques. I ended up with the butterfly as it was the largest stamp which worked with my background.  I loved using up the bits and pieces form the rub-ons on the background. 

Well that is it for me today!  I hope you enjoy your Sunday!

Suzz

Butterfly Pocket Watch

Hi! The Funkie DT is showing off their wings for the Things with Wings challenge hosted by Pamellia a the Frilly and Funkie Challenge.   Anything with wings is acceptable for the challenge.  I pulled out the butterfly and dragonfly sizzix dies to get my project started.

I had a burst of inspiration while I was flipping through magazines. I love my magazines for papercrafting. I know there is lots of online forums and inspiration but for me relaxing is looking through magazines at different ideas, reading about what they did or inspired them.

I decided to pull out my watch case and give it wings.

The wings were die cut, embossed and sprayed with Ranger Distress Stain - Salty Ocean.  After they had dried I dragged silver ink over the raised areas.  It didn't get the effect so I added black ink. Tis gave a mix and more muted.

I wanted my wings to have a wow moment so I inked them up with some versamark and coated them with embossing powder that contains glitter.  I  used Stampendous Kaleidescope Embossing Powder.  You can also do something similar with just clear embossing powder and ultra fine glitter.  The Kaleidescope glitter gives it the rainbow colored sheen you can see here:

Next I punched out a circle of Tim's tissue paper and sprayed it and embossed it to coordinate. I put that in the background.

I found a lost relative to cut out and place in my watch. I added foam dots to raise it up and then added the coral flowers and the sticker tinted coral.

I decided to hang my watch and used an old necklace from my daughters junk jewelry.

Come play along with us!  The winner of the challenge will earn the chance of a Guest DT spot at Frilly and Funkie, and everyone who enters and follows the rules will go into the draw for the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. And there are Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

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