Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Found Curiosities Vignette


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Happy Halloween, friends! It's time for the Funkie side of the Frilly and Funkie Design Team to share our inspiration for the current challenge, Impress Us! I chose this theme and here are the details:

Who doesn't want to make a great first impression? For this challenge, we would like you to use your embossing folders or any other way you can make an impression on your vintage or shabby chic project. Go ahead and 'Impress Us' with your creativity!

Please stop by Frilly and Funkie to see what my talented Frilly and Funkie teammates have created to impress you. Hopefully you'll be tempted to play along! As always, the Design Team will choose their top four favorites, with the winner being invited to join us in a Guest Designer spot at Frilly and Funkie, and 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.

My favorite embossing folder is the Lumber 3D Texture Fade by Tim Holtz, and I've used it time and time again in my projects since it's release this year. And you'll see I used it a lot on this project which started with an embossed panel. I coated a kraft panel with Distress Collage Medium Matte and Weathered Wood and Black Soot paints before embossing, then added Distress Crazing. When dry, I used Crayons in various neutral colors and swipes of black crackle paint.

 Initially, I wasn't planning to make another Halloween project, but  this project grew into a Halloween vignette after I made this panel.  I wasn't totally pleased with the wood grain effect on it's own, but I knew it would work as a great background for some of the things I would be covering it with. Here are some shots before I added the boys and other spooky elements.

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The 'tree stumps' are leftovers from my Bone Collector project. I shaped them into cylindrical shapes and added thick foam to maintain their shape before adhering with Distress Collage Medium Matte. I bet you didn't know that spooky jack-o-lantern was peeking out between the stumps. I tucked in some bracket fungus from my stash, because that's what grows on damp rotting wood.

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On the inner top and sides I used a piece of embossed card I had in my scrap bin. I had loaded it with mixed media products and it really looked bad, but I knew it would come in handy for some future project. When I originally made this, I had swiped on a think layer of texture paste in some areas and made impressions with an art tool (the lines in the photo below). I had also smeared on crackle paste randomly. The embossing folder I had used was a leaf print by Tim Holtz--you would never know it to see it now. All this texture really came to life by applying a glaze of Black Soot Distress paint mixed with Vintage Collage Medium, my go-to Halloween secret recipe. The brush strokes almost look like wood grain.

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The box I used was one of four box signs I picked up in the clearance bin at a local craft store. They are about the size of the largest Vignette Box which I am out of right now.  I just gave it a coat of black gesso, followed by a thick layer of Prima Pitch Black Impasto paint on one of the sides. I had previously cut a Laurel branch using the Laurel 3D Impresslit and applied Prima Old Silver Metallique Wax to the raised parts.  I heated the paint until dried just enough to leave a skin. I pressed the laurel leaves die cut into the paint, leaving it for a minute and removed.

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I sprinkled with Prima mini Art Stones while the paint was still tacky. Sadly, the little specks started to fall off when I handled it, so I decided to give it a coat of Vintage Collage Medium to hold them in place. Yuck! Shiny was not the look I was going for!  And the medium hid some of the impressions left by the die cut. This hereby became the bottom of my project. Trust me, this is a very flattering photo (below).

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 I repeated the paint/impressions on each of the remaining 3 sides, but this time decided to sprinkle the stones before I heat dried. I was hoping the thick paint would act as a glue, but they ended up falling off. They did leave an interesting impression, but barely visible in the photos.

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Let's take a look at the details inside the box. The Tangled Twigs die cuts were embossed with the Lumber Texture Fade and tucked in here and there. The boys are cut from one of the Halloween Paper Doll Ancestors. I colored them with Vintage Photo, Wild Honey and Spiced Marmalade crayons and splattered with Black Soot paint.

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I added some more fungus and an Ideaology Zombie Hand wrapped in Mummy Cloth holding one of Mini Pumpkins. In the photo below, you can see the nice texture left by the Impasto paint being scraped over the edges. The texture is brought out with Hickory Smoke crayon.

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A bit of yard waste makes the perfect stem and some goo makes for a gross rotting pumpkin.

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Oooooh! There's that scary jack-o-lantern from the Halloween Ephemera pack! A bit of Laurel is tucked in among the layers.

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And a shy owl peeks out over the boy's shoulders. The brass owl from The Funkie Junkie Boutique's large supply of unique charms was altered by removing the bail, painting with Black Soot paint and a few drops of Teakwood alcohol ink.

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BOO!

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I used Mega Art Stones painted with Black Soot to disguise the thick black foam I used to hold the trio in place.
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And now the finishing details on the front. I painted a Halloween Word Band with Carved Pumpkin and Black Soot paints.

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A couple of embossed Laurel leaves colored with Peeled Paint crayon. The Halloween Quote Chip was colored with Wild Honey crayon.

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That's all for me! I hope you are inspired to get out those embossing folders or think of another way you can make an impression on your project and share with us at Frilly and Funkie!

Hugs and Blessings!
Sara Emily

Challenge shares:

Country View Challenges October 2018 - Plant-tastic Laurel, twigs, tree trunks, real twig.
Die Cut Divas Halloween or Autumn  I used 4 Sizzix die cuts.
Scrapy Land Challenge #100 Anything Goes I used 4 Sizzix die cuts.

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


Saturday, October 27, 2018

A Gleam In His Eye

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Happy Saturday afternoon! Yikes! I haven't had a chance to use Mr Bones yet, so I just had to squeak in one more Halloween project.

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I made the background a while ago by embossing Ornate from Tim Holtz' Ornate and Lace set. I just swiped it with shimmery layers of Prima paste wax. This goes from being grungy to glamorous depending on how you turn it in the light. Use your imagination here; I couldn't get it on camera.

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I love Mr Bones all decked out in his moldy but shimmery top hat. I randomly heat embossed with clear powder, then Seth Apter's Dirty Sand. The actual skull is colored with Distress Oxide ink.

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His one good eye gleams with DecoArt Liquid Glass.

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I love all this texture! Great texture from Tim's Laurel Impresslit and some char on the stamped document from Crackle Paint.

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I added some faux stitching to the distressed background panel. And that concludes the Halloween crafting for this year!

Happy Halloween!
Sara Emily

Challenge shares:

Friday, October 26, 2018

A Tiny Witching Cauldron

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Hello! Do you have all your Halloween decorating complete? I have a little piece of Halloween decor to share with you today. A few years back I altered an old aluminum baking pan and a coffee pot and now that I have three pieces, I can say I have a collection of aluminum witchware.

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Sadly, I have no before photos or shots, because I really didn't think it was going to amount to anything. Starting with this old aluminum pail (hereby referred to as a cauldron) I picked up at a yard sale, I adhered Tim Holtz Ideaology Halloween Collage paper with Distress Collage Medium Matte. Before adhering, I painted the flower and leaves on the reverse side first with gesso and then with Wilted Violet and Peeled Paint Distress paint. This looks really lovely, but I'm afraid the purple flower was too bright for this project. In the end, I covered most of it up. I sealed it all with Vintage Collage medium. I added some patches of Black Soot Crackle paint and Distress Crazing and let it dry. I especially love how the crackle paint chipped off around the top and inner edges because I didn't apply any collage medium there at first. It looks like the crusted over goo has been accumulating for years and just couldn't be properly cleaned off.  I later sealed it with more Vintage collage medium.

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I coaxed Teakwood and Mushroom alcohol inks to drip down the sides with rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle. I continued to add crackle paint until I was happy with the look. Smudging Distress Crayon accentuates the subtle Crazing cracks.

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This group of witches seem to be casting an eerie light of purple--Seedless Preserves crayon. The witches are Tim's Ideaology Halloween Paper Dolls, and I layered them with his Halloween Ephemera. (I bought a couple of packs of Paper Dolls to be sure I had plenty of tiny witches for my tiny cauldron.) I used one of the scalloped borders that comes with the Stitched Ovals die set to accentuate the ephemera, smudging it with Hickory Smoke and Antique Linen crayons.

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I forged a Halloween Word Band so it would sit flatly on the curve of the cauldron. I highlighted the debossed words with Wilted Violet paint and added crackle paint to the edges. The little knots are Ideaology Trimmings Solid Paper String. I love this stuff. Just wet it, and it is easily moldable to any form you wish. I adhered the word band over a bit of Ideaology Mummy Cloth colored with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink and whatever black ink/crayon that was left on my fingers.

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On the back, I adhered some creepy Tangle Twigs die cut from kraft paper and dripped with Black Soot crackle paint. Although this paint has been discontinued, you could substitute with Clear Rock Candy Crackle paint over Black Soot paint. A flash card from the ephemera pack was die cut with Ticket Booth Framelits, colored with Old Paper Oxide ink and Ground Espresso Distress ink and edged with more crackle paint. I splattered the cauldron with Black Soot paint and my Ideaology Splatter Brush, and then I once more sealed the entire cauldron with Vintage Collage medium.

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I adorned the handles with a bit of Mummy Cloth, altered Boneyard Bones, a pair of crackled vials and a creepy charm from The Funkie Junkie Boutique. The charm was altered with Picket Fence Distress paint and smudged with Black Soot crayon.

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Here's a close up of the bottles before I tied them on. I coated them with collage medium, then with Clear Rock Candy Crackle paint and Black Soot crayon,  making sure each layer dried before adding the next.  On one of the ampuls,  I used an older Halloween Remnant Rub and filled with a poisonous mixture of glycerin and Twisted Citron Distress Spray stain. To make the  magic crystals in the other vial, I colored rock salt with alcohol inks. I stuffed the openings with collage medium and crackle paint and tucked in a piece of homemade creepy cloth from my stash, so the magic potions stayed in the flasks. (Yes, this was done AFTER I dripped the poison potion all over everything, so there's only a few drops left in the bottle. That stuff makes a GHASTLY mess!)

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One the bottom, I adhered a circle of black paper embossed with Tim's Lumber 3D Texture Fade and colored with Distress Crayons and Weathered Wood Distress ink. I adhered and sealed with Vintage Collage medium.

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Inside the cauldron is a stack of Ideaology Skulls straight from the package and a wisp of Mummy Cloth. They sit on another 'wood' panel die cut with one of Tim's Swirling Stars Thinlits. Underneath a circle of gold Metallic Kraft Stock to show off the stars. Many thanks to Lisa Hoel for her altered coffee mugs--they offered me so much inspiration for how I should fill my cauldron!

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Look what happens when the lights go out! I didn't adhere anything inside, so I could remove the skulls and the metallic panel and turn on the tealights. I love how the stars glow on the aluminum sides!

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I'll leave you with these close- ups! I hope you're having fun with YOUR Halloween crafting! Happy Halloween!

Sara Emily

The following Tim Holtz products were used on my project and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique: