A Retro Christmas Etcetera Tag and Gift Card Holder for The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog

Hello and welcome! Today, we are changing things up a bit at The Funkie Junkie Boutique for our regular Saturday Showcase feature. Each Design Team member is presenting a holiday tag featuring some of their favorite  products from The Funkie Junkie Boutique, so you will have plenty of ideas to complete your holiday crafting. I hope you'll pop over to see their holiday themed tags and visit their blogs for details on how they came together.

For my tag, I've used Idea-ology Christmas Worn Wallpaper, Sizzix Radiant 3D Impresslit, and Fanciful Snowflakes Thinlits die set, all by Tim Holtz. Not only are these products perfect for Christmas crafting, I can use them for projects throughout the winter season.

 I'll share some close ups with you and then we'll get to the tutorial.

Here's how it came together; I did manage to snap a few photos before assembling.

1. Apply gesso to small Etcetera tag edges, front and back.
2. Trim white card stock to fit tag and emboss top and bottom with old Tim Holtz Snow Flurries Texture Fade.
3. Swipe gesso randomly over embossed surface with credit card. Dry.
4. Blend embossed card with Shaded Lilac and Stormy Sky Distress ink. Apply Stormy Sky direct to paper, by dragging pad downward over panel. Dry.
5. Apply Distress Opaque Texture Paste through the snowflake stencil from the Mini Layering Stenciling set #45. Do this on random 'empty' areas around the edges of the panel. When dry, blend over the stenciled snowflakes with Stormy Sky. Spritz with water and dry again.

6. Using the Stamp Platform, ink snowflake portion of Holiday Greetings image with Faded Jeans archival. Dry ink and clean stamp, but leave in place on platform. Ink sentiment portion in Versamark and heat emboss with Liquid Platinum embossing powder.
7. Stamp flurries from Into the Woods with Picket Fence ink and heat emboss with Flurries Speckles powder. Heat tag in this area with heat tool and immediately sprinkle very lightly with a mixture of Flurries and Frantage Shabby White powders. The heated surface will allow the powders to stick. Heat just enough to melt.

8. Adhere panel to tag with Distress Collage Medium Matte. (I used this adhesive throughout project.) When fully dry, trim and sand edges. Blend edges with Faded Jeans Distress Archival ink.

9. Adhere Christmas Worn Wallpaper to Collage Frame. When dry, cut oval out with kraft knife and sand all edges. Blend edges with Pumice Stone and Frayed Burlap inks and some random areas on the paper to age. Adhere collage frame to tag.
10. Ink deer from Great Outdoors stamp set with Versamark and heat emboss with Liquid Platinum powder.
11. Using stamp platform ink tree from Into the Woods set with Shaded Lilac making impression on a scrap of card. Clean the stamp, leaving it in place on the platform. Re-ink randomly with Stormy Sky and make a second impression. Clean the stamp again, and randomly ink with Faded Jeans Archival, again making an impression. Clean the stamp thoroughly and using Versamarker Pen, apply ink to just the tips of some branches. Heat emboss with Frantage/Flurries powder mixture.
12. Fussy cut tree and deer and blend with Pumice Stone ink.
13. Using the Radiant 3D Impresslit, cut/emboss the large and smaller 'stars' from white card. Color with Frayed Burlap, Hickory Smoke and Pumice Stone inks. Apply HS pad directly to raised areas. I applied Prima White Gold Metallique Wax just to the ridges with my finger.
14. Die cut smaller of the two Fanciful Snowflakes Thinlits from water color paper. Spritz with Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Spray, spritz with water and dry with heat tool, shaping while drying. I love that these snowflakes are dimensional (a surprise to me!); they fold up quite easily using the score lines included on the die. Blend with Shaded Lilac ink and blend edges with Pumice Stone ink.
15. Adhere snowflake to larger star with a foam pop dot to maintain dimension.
16. Color 1/2 pearls with Smolder Alcohol Pearls and let dry. Adhere to star, snowflake and tree.
17. Assemble tag.

Here's the reverse side of the tag. I made a smaller, removable tag that hides a gift card and slides into a pocket. The tag was made from two cards from last year. I glued them together, facing inward and rounded the corners. I dipped each side of this tag into leftover sprays in my spray box (I line my box with waxy palette sheets that I can use over and over again).

 Using Tim's Sparkles & Christmas stamp set, I heat embossed one side of the tag with the sparkle image and white embossing powder. The other side is embossed with the greeting image and Winter's Mistake powder (very elusive from the camera). Using the Radiant Impresslit, I cut and embossed two of the large stars from gold and  silver Metallic Kraft Stock. I glued these together  and to the top of the tag to make a pull for the tag. I used Liquid Pearls to make the center on the silver one and to dot some of the embossed sparkles.

You can see in the photos above I've used Tim Holtz Christmas Mini Paper Stash to back the tag and to create the pocket.  Using scraps to make a V folded hinge on either side of the pocket allows a bit more room in the pocket. Just adhere one side of the hinge to the pocket edge and the other side to the tag.  Glue along the bottom and you've got a nice roomy pocket. Thanks to my good friend Kathy Clement for this easy, handy tip.  Be sure to check out her blog - Kathy By Design; not only does Kathy make the most wonderful cards, folios and journals, but she always gives freely of her useful tips and ideas. I finished off the bottom of the pocket with an old Tim Holtz Industrious sticker updated with Smolder Alcohol Pearl.

I hope this has given you some ideas for using your Christmas papers, die cut sets and embossing folders or maybe tempted you to add one of these products to your Christmas shopping list. Remember, there's still time to play along with our It's the Holidays challenge which is open until December 17th, 2019. Happy crafting! Sara Emily

Challenge shares:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Stars

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Interactive Christmas (pull tag in back pocket)

Country View Challenges December 2019 - Stars

Scrapy Land Challenge #127 Anything Goes I used 2 Sizzix dies.

Do-Al (1) Creative # 36 - Shabby Chic / Vintage

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #62 Anything Christmas Goes

We Love 2 Create at Polkadoodles Challenge #12 - Anything Goes Mixed Media

Crafty Cardmakers #247 Christmas

Simon Says Stamp Christmas Card Day

These supplies were used and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:
Sizzix Tim Holtz 3-D Impresslits Embossing Folder - Radiant
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Fanciful Snowflakes
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Worn Wallpaper -  Christmas
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collage Frames
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Into the Woods
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Holiday Greetings
Tim Holtz Etcetera - Small Tag
Tim Holtz Mini Layering Stencils - Set #45
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads - Frayed Burlap, Hickory Smoke, Picket Fence, Pumice Stone, Shaded Lilac,Stormy Sky
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Spray - Faded Jeans,  Wilted Violet
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Mini Ink Pad - Kit #2
Ranger Texture Paste Opaque Matte
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte
Ranger Embossing Speckle Powders - Flurries
Ranger Embossing Powder - Liquid Platinum
Ranger Embossing Powder - White Super Fine Detail
Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls - Smolder
Tim Holtz Ideaology Mini Christmas Paper Stash
Tim Holtz Ideaology Metallic Kraft Stock
Tim Holtz Stamp Platform
VersaMark Watermark Ink Stamp Pad
VersaMarker Watermark Pen
Prima Art Alchemy by Finnabair-Metallique Wax - White Gold
Emerald Creek Embossing Powders - Winter's Mistake

'Sea' the World Etcetera Tag

Hello friends! Today marks the start of a new challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, formerly Frilly and Funkie. The name and blog design has changed but the bi-weekly challenges continue as usual.  Starting with the current theme, both the Frilly and the Funkie sides of the Design Team are joining forces to present one post for the challenge titled Water, Water, Everywhere. This theme was chosen by the talented Cec, and here is what she says:

Often when people go on vacation there is water involved – fishing, cruising, checking out the aquarium, enjoying water sports or playing in the sand at the beach. For this challenge I want you to create a vintage or shabby chic project that reminds you of one or more of these past times.

As always, the Design Team will choose their top four picks, and the winner will be invited to join us in a Guest DT spot at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. The next three will receive Top 3 badges to display on their blogs. Everyone who enters and follows the rules will be entered into the draw to have the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

The inspiration for my panel came from these three seafaring ladies that were on top of the deck of Tim Holtz Found Relatives pack that was still sitting out on my desk. (Nancy, Betty and Barbara, all BFF's since high school.) "Use me!", they cried out in unison. I colored them with Distress Crayons and layered over Classic and Metallic Kraft Stock panels. I added a tiny price 'sticker' from Tim's Keepsakes Ephemera pack, distressed and inked with Ground Espresso.

Backing the photo is a Destination Thinlit die cut heat embossed with Fractured Ice embossing powder over brown Distress ink. This translucent powder does amazing things over colored inks and makes it so easy to add depth and dimension. I adhered the die cut over an oxide mop up panel from my stash and fussy cut around the edges.

I had another inky panel in my stash that worked perfectly as the background. It was a mop up from a combination of  (I believe) Pumice Stone, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Sprays on Bristol board . I adhered the panel to a Mini Etcetera Tag with Distress Collage Medium Matte, trimmed and sanded the edges. I blended with Evergreen Bough Distress ink and added Metallic crayon randomly to the edges. 

I just picked up a couple of vintage checkbooks at a really inexpensive estate sale this past weekend (these were free), and on flipping through the stubs, I came across this one that worked perfectly with my theme. This check was for $65 and it was for "Trip-Cost/Laundry". I used one of the  Ticket Booth Framelits to cut the rough edge where I tore it from the checkbook and aged it a bit more with Distress inks.

I embossed a strip of Classic Kraft Stock with Foundry 3D Texture Fade, sanded and inked with Rusty Hinge oxide and Ground Espresso ink.

I originally had plans to use my new to me Tim Holtz Sea Life  stamp set as the focus of my project, but Nancy, Barbara and Betty were calling to me. Yet I couldn't resist adding this sweet seahorse and seaweed from the set. I can just imagine looking out the port hole in your cruise cabin and seeing this bit of sea life. I used Classic and Metallic Kraft Stock and Steampunk Parts die to make the aged brass porthole.

Another piece of Keepsakes ephemera and a stamped and torn ticket back the Quote Chip. I used Tim Holtz Ticket Booth stamps and Framelits to make the ticket, which is colored with oxides and stamped with a combination of Distress Archival inks ( Faded Jeans and Ground Espresso) which adds depth and age. Using my Stamp Platform makes easy work of stamping using more than one color.

An Ideaology Swivel Clasp holds an altered Typed Token . I used a seahorse charm from my stash, but Linda sells a beautiful seahorse charm in the shop as well as a seaside charm set that comes with the sweetest  detailed seahorse along with 8 other antiqued bronze nautical charms. (They're on sale for just $3.59 for the set!)  I tied off my tag with a couple pieces of that gorgeous ribbon Linda ties up her thank you packages with along with Ideaology Jute String colored with Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide spray.

That's all for me today, but there's plenty more wonderful watery inspiration over on the blog, where my Frilly and Funkie teammates will wow you with their creativity. Then it's over to you! I can't wait to see what you will make! Hugs and Blessings! Sara Emily

Challenge shares:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Make Your Own Background

SanDee&amelie's 2019 Steampunk Summer Special Challenge

Crafty Cardmakers #237 Dies or Punches

Challenge #7 - Anything Goes Mixed Media Creative Challenge at We Love 2 Create at Polkadoodles

Scrapy Land Challenge #117 Anything Goes I used 4 Sizzix dies; One you can't see is the Stitched Circles die by Sizzix to cut the port hole backing with.

Country View Challenges July 2019 - Blues & Greens

The following products were used and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Almost everything in the store is discounted an additional 10% off the already discounted prices through July 7, 2019, excluding 'new arrivals' and 'coming soon'!

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Etcetera Mini Tag Thickboards

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Sea Life

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Ticket Booth

Sizzix Chapter 2 Tim Holtz Steampunk Parts Bigz Die

Sizzix Chapter 2 Tim Holtz Thinlits Destination

Sizzix Framelits Die Set - Ticket Booth by Tim Holtz

Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Foundry

Distress Ink -- Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Evergreen Bough, Ground Espresso
Distress Crayons --sets 1, 3 and 5 and Metallic

Distress Oxide Inks-- Wild Honey, Bundled Sage, Fossilized Amber and Rusty Hinge

Distress Oxide Sprays -- Pumice Stone, Vintage Photo, Cracked Pistachio and Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Ranger Metallic Distress Paint - Tarnished Brass

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Mini Ink Pad Kit #2

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Mini Ink Pad Kit #3

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte

Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls - Kit #4

Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Metallic Kraft Stock

Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Classic Kraft Stock

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Found Relatives

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Ephemera Pack, Keepsakes

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Typed Tokens

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Swivel Clasps

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Jute String

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Quote Chips

Emerald Creek Allure Powders - Fractured Ice

Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

VersaMark Watermark Ink Stamp Pad