Saturday, January 25, 2020

Tim Holtz Bouquet -- A Mixed Media Tutorial for The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog


Hello friends! I'm sharing some cards I've made using Tim Holtz Bouquet Thinlits bie by Sizzix and a  step by step tutorial on how I made my Candy Box  featuring the Bouquet die at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog today.


 Won't you join me to see how versatile this die is? Enjoy your weekend and happy crafting! Hugs! Sara Emily

I'm sharing my cards with these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Besotted With Our Pets Yellow card was made for my daughter, celebrating her bunny, Nugget.
Country View Challenges January 2020 - Love Butterfly card only, although I do love Nugget.
Die Cut Divas New Things I used my new Bouquet and Bunny Hop dies.

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Winter Cards - A Tutorial with Tim Holtz Ice Flake


Hello! I can't seem to shake the snowflakes! Perhaps it's the balmy 80 degree January we've been having here in the south. (Editor's note: It's now officially winter here with highs in the 30's!) I welcome you to join me at A Vintage Journey where I am sharing a tutorial on this pair of simple any occasion cards. I hope to see you there! Hugs! Sara Emily

Challenge shares:

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Repeat Performance at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/repeat-performance-at-funkie-junkie.html Candy Box Tim Holtz Sizzix Bouquet Curio Box 1

Hello and welcome. It's the start of a new challenge theme over at the The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. It's my turn to host, and I've named my challenge 'Repeat Performance'.

 A popular New Year's resolution is to save money. I challenge you to save money (and the environment) by using at least one thing you would normally throw out on your vintage or shabby chic project. Please be sure to let us know what that one (or more) item is.

As always, the winner will earn a 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 draw for the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. There are also Top 3 Badges for three additional outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team. Please see the blog for details.

Honestly, this was an easy challenge for me, as I'm always saving everyday trash to use on my projects, from computer parts to bread crumb containers, and pretty much everything in between. But I challenged myself to use something directly from our trash cans for this project.

For my DT project, I chose to make a candy box using Tim Holtz newly released Curio Box Bigz/Thinlits  die set and his gorgeous Bouquet Thinlits die--just in time for Valentine's Day gift giving.  If I were giving it to me, here's what it would look like filled with my favorite candy.

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/repeat-performance-at-funkie-junkie.html Candy Box Tim Holtz Sizzix Bouquet Curio Box 2

Pictured below are my 'trash' items: one is the plastic wrap from the extended cutting plates my daughter just gave me for my birthday, and the other are some fairly inflexible plastic ties from who knows what. I spotted them in our kitchen trash this morning and gave them a good washing before I decided what to do with them. I used one of the Thinlits dies that comes with the Curio Box to cut a 'window' from the plastic wrapping for my box. The ties were both twisted up like the one on the right. I used my heat tool to warm them just until they started moving, and then held them taut until they cooled to make them straight (like the one pictured on the left).




 I was able to incorporate both the plastic wrap and plastic ties to create and decorate a 'window' in the box top.

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/repeat-performance-at-funkie-junkie.html Candy Box Tim Holtz Sizzix Bouquet Curio Box 3

 I'll be sharing a tutorial on how this all came together this coming Saturday on The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. For now, please enjoy some close ups of my candy box.

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/repeat-performance-at-funkie-junkie.html Candy Box Tim Holtz Sizzix Bouquet Curio Box 4

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/repeat-performance-at-funkie-junkie.html Candy Box Tim Holtz Sizzix Bouquet Curio Box 5

In the following photos, I'm lifting the lid up a little to show the box bottom. The lid actually covers the entire bottom box portion.

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/repeat-performance-at-funkie-junkie.html Candy Box Tim Holtz Sizzix Bouquet Curio Box 6

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/repeat-performance-at-funkie-junkie.html Candy Box Tim Holtz Sizzix Bouquet Curio Box 7

And here is a shot of the box bottom by itself, turned upside down.

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/repeat-performance-at-funkie-junkie.html Candy Box Bottom Tim Holtz Sizzix Bouquet Curio Box 8

If you want to know more about how all of this came together - how I constructed the box top and painted the bottom to look like copper, as well as how I made the simple embellishments, please join me over on The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog this coming Saturday, January 25, 2019, to see my step by step Saturday Showcase tutorial. I'll also be sharing a few more ideas on how to use the versatile Bouquet Thinlits die in that post.

For now that's my take on my theme 'Repeat Performance' for the current The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog challenge. My talented team mates have created the most amazing projects for this challenge so take some time to hop on over and see them out HERE. Remember to link up your own shabby chic or vintage projects using your throw-aways to be in for a chance of winning one of the fabulous prizes. Happy Crafting! Sara Emily

Challenge shares:

These products were used on my box and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:
Sizzix Chapter 1 Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Bouquet
Sizzix Chapter 1 Bigz XL Die w/Thinlits Die by Tim Holtz - Curio Box
Tim Holtz Metallic 2 Kraft Stock
Distress Paint - Black Soot
Alcohol Pearls - Celestial
Alcohol Ink - Mushroom
Dina Wakley Black Gesso
Prima Opal Magic Wax-Vintage Silk
Tim Holtz Mirrored Hearts
Tim Holtz Typed Tokens
Chrome Precision Base Plate for Thinlits
Sizzix Mini Tool Kit

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Mixed Media Layered Card


Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/mixed-media-layered-card.html #timholtz #mixedmedia #wreath&snowflake #lumberjack 1

Hello and welcome back after a nice long break! I hope you all are doing well, and having a crafty start to 2020! Today starts a new challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog hosted by Cec. She calls her theme 'Let's Play Tic Tac Toe!', and here is how she describes it:

Let's play a game of Tic Tac Toe for this first challenge of the year. Choose any vertical, horizontal or diagonal line from the graphic below and create a vintage or shabby chic project using all three items on your chosen line. In addition to using all three items you must include a copy of the graphic in your post and tell us which line you chose.



As always, the winner will earn a 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 draw for the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. There are also Top 3 Badges for three additional outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team. Please see the blog for details.

I'm sharing one of my thank you cards I've made and sent as a special message of gratitude for wonderful Christmas gifts I've received. I used the top horizontal line: Layers, Winter, Heat Embossing. Here are a few close up's of my card and a brief tutorial follows.

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/mixed-media-layered-card.html #timholtz #mixedmedia #wreath&snowflake #lumberjack 2

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/mixed-media-layered-card.html #timholtz #mixedmedia #wreath&snowflake #lumberjack 3

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/mixed-media-layered-card.html #timholtz #mixedmedia #wreath&snowflake #lumberjack 4

Here's how it came together. Please forgive me for leaving off a few photos, but I think you get the idea.

Click on any image to zoom in.
Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/mixed-media-layered-card.html  Mixed Media Tutorial #timholtz 1

1. I found this winter themed designer paper in my stash, and blended the edges with Chipped Sapphire Distress ink to make it work with my other layers

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/mixed-media-layered-card.html  Mixed Media Tutorial #timholtz 2

2.  I heat embossed a water color paper panel with my new Wrought Iron Boho Blends powder by Gwen Lafleur using Tim Holtz Lumberjack plaid stamp. I ended up dipping this into watery puddles of blue inks/oxides left over from the next step and allowing it to dry on it's own. After this panel was completely dry, I splattered it and the previous snowflake patterned paper with Picket Fence Distress paint using my Splatter Brush.

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3. I die cut some snowflakes using Tim Holtz Wreath and Snowflake Thinlits set. I colored a couple with Distress oxides (Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire), and one I heat embossed with the Wrought Iron powder. I layered up a few to give them dimension and rigidity. I ended up blending the embossed one with Chipped Sapphire ink, because it had some remaining white areas.

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/mixed-media-layered-card.html  Mixed Media Tutorial #timholtz 4

4. I cut one of the colored ones in half and layered it as above. Distress Collage Medium Matte is the best adhesive for making these finely cut layers, because you have a little bit of open time to get everything lined up, and it STICKS! I heat embossed the top layer with Versamark and Fractured Ice by Emerald Creek. I love how adds an icy look and allows the colors to show through.

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/mixed-media-layered-card.html  Mixed Media Tutorial #timholtz 5

5. (Not pictured.) I matted some of the layers with white card and dipped another panel in the blue inks to serve as a background to my central snowflake. I saved one of the snowflake centers and blended it lightly with Chipped Sapphire ink and then blended more of the ink through the snowflake stencil from Tim Holtz Mini Stencil set 45. I heat embossed a 'thank you' die cut as my sentiment.

Lastly I layered everything up using fun foam sheets to add dimension to my layers without adding too much bulk or weight. I'm really trying to focus on cards that can be sent inexpensively through the mail, since that is where most of my cards go.

Sara Emily Barker https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2020/01/mixed-media-layered-card.html #timholtz #mixedmedia #wreath&snowflake #lumberjack 5

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you will visit The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog to see how my teammates found their way around the Tic Tac Toe board -- there's plenty of inspiration. And then I hope you'll play along with this fun challenge for a chance to be our special Guest Designer or to win a generous shopping spree to The Funkie Junkie Boutique. I can't wait to see what you will create! Happy crafting! Sara Emily

Challenge shares:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Something New I used my new Wrought Iron Boho Blends powder. 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Something New I used my new Wrought Iron Boho Blends powder.
Scrapy Land Challenge #129 Anything Goes I used a Sizzix and a Poppystamps die.
Bleeding Art December Challenge - Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge #136 - Anything Goes using any brand of metal die that DRU sells I used Sizzix and Poppystamps.
Die Cut Divas New Things I used new Wrought Iron Embossing powder.

These products were used and can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Tim Holtz Cling Stamps - Lumberjack
Sizzix Chapter 3 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Wreath & Snowflake
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mini Layering Stencils - Set 45
Emerald Creek Gwen Lafleur Boho Blends Embossing Powder - Wrought Iron
Emerald Creek Allure Powders - Fractured Ice
Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush
VersaMark Watermark Ink Stamp Pad
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte
Distress Ink Pads -- Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire
Distress Oxide Pads -- Faded Jeans Chipped Sapphire
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence