Vintage Pink Inspiration

Hello, again! It's time for a new challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. This time Maggi is up as hostess, and she chose the theme, Tickled Pink. Here's how she describes it...

Design a vintage or shabby chic project using the color pink. You may use other colors as accents, but, pink must be predominant. There are many shades of pink ranging from fuschia to soft baby pink so let your pink imagination go wild!

 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.

'Tickled pink' is an expression I often use, but I rarely use pink when I make, so this was a bit of a challenge for me. I can't begin to tell you how many failed attempts at backgrounds I made! I had quite a time trying different techniques using the pink inks and sprays I have, but not a one tickled me pink. I did manage to salvage a mop up panel after adding this and that to it. I'm afraid I have no process shots, but I managed to take a few photos before I added my collage to it.

  Basically I used this card to clean up puddles left after my other trials. The purple looking blotches are left from cleaning off a stencil. After determining it would work as my background, I did some multi colored stamping using one of the Faded Type stamps and Oxide ink pads: Pumice Stone, Tattered Rose and Aged Mahogany.

 I added Opaque crackle paste through the Vintage Wallpaper stencil by Prima. While the paste was still wet, I randomly sprinkled with Antique Linen Embossing Glaze. When the paste had dried, I heated the glaze powder to melt and added two tone vintage shimmer here and there with Ranger Foil Transfer Sheets.

I finished off the card with splatters of Walnut stain ink and Abandoned Coral and Walnut Stain Crayons. I adhered with foam tape and layered this over sanded Classic Kraft Stock, scuffed Metallic Kraft Stock and old Distress card blended with Walnut Stain ink.

 I love this little butterfly from the Field Notes Ephemera pack. I gave the Found Relative even more age with help of Embossing Glazes and crayon.

A pair of Field Notes tags were stamped on inky scraps and tucked around a torn scrap of one of my pink technique trials. We don't like to waste a thing in the Closet.

The flowers from Illustrated Garden were stamped in Archival inks--green and brown on another of the attempts at a pink background. Sometimes these failed attempts are the perfect thing to stamp something else on or perhaps use for die cutting. I colored the flowers and stems with crayons. Scribble them on your mat, and use them like watercolor with a water brush. I tucked a Wildflower Stem die cut from set 2 for contrast.

 Love you (Tiny Text) is stamped on yet another unsatisfactory attempt to do pink. I stamped it and edged the tag in Ground Espresso Archival ink and layered it over a scrap of dyed Mummy Cloth.

So that finishes off another card for my Mom--I hope she likes it. Now it's your turn! Let's see those vintage or shabby chic projects that are sure going to tickle us pink! But before you get started, be sure to visit the blog; you will be 'Tickled Pink' by my teammate's diverse pink inspiration! Happy crafting! Sara Emily

Challenge shares:

Simon Says Stamp Monday We’re Going Around In Circles I hope this is ok; I took this from a figurative view as I went around and around in circles, trying out different techniques to make my background.  But I did include a circle tag, too, for the literal view!

Creative Artiste Challenge #60
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Recycle I recycled all my failed attempts to make a pink background and even used my cleanup paper to make the actual bakcground.
Crafty Cardmakers #257 Butterflies
Bleeding Art May Challenge - Anything Goes

These products were used and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Classic Kraft Stock
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Metallic Confections Kraft Stock
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Wildflower Stems #2
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Faded Type
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Tiny Text
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Field Notes
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mummy Cloth
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Ephemera, Field Notes
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Found Relatives
Ranger Foil sheets -vintage
Prima Stencil - Vintage Wallpaper
Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Pen 2pk
Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Glaze Weathered Wood, Antique Linen
Distress Ink  -  Walnut Stain, Frayed Burlap
Distress Archival ink - Peeled Paint, Ground Espresso
Distress Oxide ink - Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet, Aged Mahogany,  Pumice Stone, Vintage Photo, Twisted Citron
Distress Crayons - Crushed Olive, Vintage Photo, Black Soot, Spun Sugar, Abandoned Coral, Walnut Stain, Twisted Citron
Distress Oxide Spray - Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet
Distress Opaque Crackle Paste
Distress Collage Matte Medium

Today Was Going Great...

Hello friends! Happy Memorial Day weekend! It's been a very long time since I have crafted just for the fun of it, and it was a blast. Simon Says Stamp's Monday challenge is We're All A-Buzz, and I couldn't pass it by.

This post will be short and sweet, as I made the background awhile ago when I first got my Distress Glazing Powders and was doing a Saturday Showcase tutorial, and I can't quite recall what I did. I didn't include this sample in the post, since it was way too long.

I covered a trio of the inserts from the Pattern Repeat die with Opaque Crackle paste and sprinkled with Antique Linen Glaze powder. I ended up smearing it with Twisted Citron crayon after I melted the powder to tie it in with the rest.

The bee saw it's first use out of the Geo Insects pack, cut from a scrap of watercolor paper colored with Twisted Citron and Cracked Pistachio Oxide sprays. The quote is a Snarky sticker colored with more of the Twisted Citron crayon.

I think that's the quickest project I've made and the shortest post I've written in a very long time, too. Happy crafting! Sara Emily

Challenge shares:
Simon Says Stamp Monday We’re All A-Buzz

Patina Tutorial with Prima's Matte Wax and Sizzix Embossing and Die Cutting

Hello friends! I hope you are doing well during these crazy days that are stretching out into months! I am showcasing Prima Marketing's Art Alchemy Matte Wax over at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog today. 

Please pop over to see how I made these cards as well as these other fine patina'd finishes: aged copper, eroded metal and rust. I hope to see you there! Be well! Sara Emily

Challenge shares:

We Love 2 Create at Polkadoodles Challenge #5 - Anything Goes Mixed Media Creative Challenge

Creative Artiste Challenge #60
Bleeding Art MayChallenge - Anything Goes The two cards only.

Slightly Distracted and Corroded

Hello, friends! It's time for anew challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, and this time around Jenny is hosting. She calls her challenge theme 'Oh Man!', and this is how she describes it:

"Fathers Day may be a way off yet but there are always other occasions and reasons for making something for the men in our lives. For this challenge create something which you feel has a more masculine look."


 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.

The 3D embossed (Tim Holtz Foundry) corroded/eroded metal background was the jumping off point for my snarky greeting card. But you'll have to wait until this coming Saturday to see how I made it when I'll have a step by step as part of our Saturday Showcase feature at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog.

 I did some background stamping using the Glitch 1 set and Black Soot archival ink. Of course, I couldn't resist using one of my Paper Dolls as the subject. His jacket and slacks are embossed in Cracked Pistachio and Peeled Paint Embossing Glazes and stamped with the grid from the same Glitch one set, also in archival ink.

I pulled out my Steampunk Parts Bigz die and some cat food box panels to make some rusty parts. (These come between the layers of canned Fancy Feast in a big box, so untouched by the cat food. Sadly, Roger's still on a diet and has to eat low fat, expensive food that doesn't come in a case, so I'm using up my stash.) I'll be sharing my 'rust' recipe on Saturday, too, although there are some slight changes here. Here, I added a few dribbles of Rust alcohol ink and sprinkled them with Rust Embossing Glaze and allowed it to dry without heating. I did the same thing to the Idea-ology Hardware Heads, too.

The snarky quote is from Snarky Cats stamp set. While I love the cats, I bought this set for the quotes. The layer under the Foundry layer is white card with Typeset Collage paper adhered with Collage Medium Matte. I colored just the edges with Distress Crayons: Black Soot and Vintage Photo and Prima Patina Green Matte Wax. Thank you to Wendy Baysa (Dabble DoDay) for gifting me with the Typeset Collage Paper, among many other crafty goodies!

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I tucked in a Type Chip and and ephemera from Ideaology Urban Layers colored to coordinate with Antique Linen and Antiqued Bronze crayon and Matte Wax. A portion of another Urban Layer is stamped with another of the Glitch 1 images and altered with Vintage Photo and Black Soot crayons, Rust and Cracked Pistachio Embossing Glazes and Matte Wax.

I hope you liked my slightly distracted manly card. If you get time, be sure to pop over to The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog this Saturday for our Saturday Showcase feature to see how I made this corroded/eroded metal background and rusty metal as well as a few other things. In the meantime, please drop the blog to see to see what my talented teammates have put together to inspire you for our  Oh Man! challenge. Then it's over to you; I can't wait to see what you will create for this challenge! Take care of yourselves. Big hugs! 

Happy crafting!

Sara Emily

Challenges I would like to share with:
SanDee&amelie's May 2020 Steampunk Challenge
We Love 2 Create at Polkadoodles Challenge #5 - Anything Goes Mixed Media Creative Challenge
Creative Artiste Challenge #60

These products were used and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Glitch 1
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Snarky Cat
Sizzix Chapter 2 Tim Holtz Steampunk Parts Bigz Die
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Urban Layers
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Type Chips
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collage Paper, Typeset
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - Black Soot, Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo Antique Linen Antiqued Bronze
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Spray -  Rusty Hinge
Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Dabber
Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Pen 2pk
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Antiqued Bronze
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Mini Ink Pad - Black Soot
Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Glaze - Rusty Hinge, Cracked Pistachio, Peeled Paint
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Grit Paste
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Wax Paste - Patina Green
Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink - Rust
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Gesso - black

Beauty in Simplicity

Hello, friends! First off, I want to thank you for all the lovely comments on my last post. I am looking forward to some extra time to return the visit and catch up with your lovely creations. I hope you are doing well and continue to stay safe, sane and healthy wherever you are in the world. Our state continues to be on stay at home orders, and I have to admit I'm itching to get back to some sense of normalcy and routine. But we are still keeping our routine at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog, and today we start a new challenge. Cec is our hostess this time, and she has chosen the theme, Sew Sweet. Here's what she says about the challenge:

Create a shabby chic or vintage project with a sewing theme incorporating items and/or images related to sewing - think rubber stamps of sewing machines or dress forms e.g., fabric, pattern tissue and even notions such as buttons, zippers, thread, etc.

 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 chose to make a card for my Mom using some of the beautiful papers from Stamperia's Old Lace 12 x 12 collection. The prints on these are amazingly detailed and give a real dimensional look to whatever you choose to use them on. I had some fun using my sewing machine to add details. My Mom tried so hard to teach me to sew, so I think she will appreciate the wonky stitches.

Here are some closeups, and following I have a few process shots and a brief outline of what I did. The heart is fussy cut from the collection's cover and I added Distress Antique Linen and Weathered Wood Embossing Glazes to add even more dimension.

Using the lacy print from the pack and one of the darker prints, as well as a scrap of chipboard, I die cut three mannequins using Tim Holtz old Sewing Room Bigz die. I embossed the dark paper dress form with Walnut Stain Embossing Glaze. I cut off the 'wood' top and bottom and layered them over the lacy die cut. I glued this to the chipboard die cut to create a sturdy piece which I later popped up using cardboard scraps. I used a snip of seam binding colored with Tattered Rose Oxide and a bow shaped button (shank removed) from my stash for the belt and a piece of trim to embellish the skirt.

In both photos above and below you can see that I've tucked in a couple of dress pattern scraps. I had to find a Simplicity pattern in my stash to go with the stamped (Tiny Text) quote.

  I did some stitching with my machine around the edge of the background panel as well as the brown Stacked Postage die cut. I cut the postage piece from a scrap of really thick paper that's almost like felt, and it didn't cut through all the way at the top. I decided to embrace imperfection and pretend it was a plan, to borrow a few Tim Holtz quotes.

Here's some shots to show what I did. These gorgeous oxide colors add just the right amount of pink to the otherwise neutral background. Almost too pretty to cover up!

I cut a square of fabric and stamped it with an old Boundless Flight Tim Holtz image, since my new Baroque stamps haven't made it to my doorstep yet. (I'll link to the new set in my product list below.) I added some faux stitching with the Stitches set in Archival ink. Lastly, I frayed the edges before adhering with Distress Collage Medium Matte.

Not one to let even a 1/2 inch of paper go to waste, I used the front cover from the Old Lace collection to stamp the quote on. I cut up the quote and edged with Ground Espresso Archival ink.

That's all for me today! Be sure to stop over to the blog to see what my talented teammates have sewn up for you. Then it's over to you! I can't wait to see what you will create for our Sew Sweet challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog. Take care of yourselves! Big hugs! 

Happy crafting!

Sara Emily

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

Distress Embossing Glaze - Antique Linen, Weathered Wood, Walnut Stain
Distress Embossing Dabber
Distress Embossing Pen
Distress Archival Ink -Ground Espresso
Distress Oxide - Tattered Rose, Aged Mahogany
Distress Collage Medium Matte
Stamperia Old Lace
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Tiny Text
Tim Holtz Cling Stamps - Stitches
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Baroque
Rayon Seam Binding
Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

A Card For Mom

Hello friends! I hope that you are staying safe and healthy where ever you are in the world. With all that's unpredictable in the world, you can be certain that it's time for a new challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog. As this challenge's host, I've chosen the theme, 'A Mother's Love'.

A mother's love can mean so many different things to different people. With this challenge I invite you to take some time to reflect on what it means for you and create a vintage or shabby chic project for your mother or a special woman in your life to let them know how much you love them. Be sure your project has the word "love" somewhere on it where it will be noticed.

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.

My Mom is almost 90 and lives independently in her own home hundreds of miles from me. I am concerned about her staying safe, engaged and healthy, so I call her each day to help relieve her isolation and check in on her. She says she looks forward to my calls; although she gets lots of text messages throughout the day, she loves hearing a real voice. I'm learning so much about my Mom, and I always enjoy our chats. Recently, she voiced her concern that she might never get to see her family or hug them again.  At her age, it's a valid concern, but to encourage her, I decided to make her this card.

If you saw this past Saturday's Showcase featuring Distress Embossing Glaze, you might recognize the cup and saucer (Tim Holtz Tea Time Bigz die) from that post. I thought it worked perfectly with the Tim Holtz quote and these papers from Prima's Pretty Mosaic. The Butterfly is from the Pretty Mosaic Ephemera pack, and the flowers/centers are from my stash. I colored the flower petals with Spun Sugar and Seedless Preserves Distress inks.

I cut the teabag freehand  from a scrap of the same Pretty Mosaic paper as the oval to accommodate the size of a portion of a Wendy Vecchi quote from an old release Messages for Art. I stamped just the word 'love' from the quote in Ground Espresso Distress Archival ink and used the Distress bullet embossing pen and Cracked Pistachio embossing glaze to 'color' it in. I used my splatter brush and Seedless Preserves Distress Paint to add a bit more interest to the back and oval panels.

The quote from Tim Holtz Ponderings is stamped on a Stitched Oval die cut from one of the papers from the collection in Ground Espresso archival ink, then embossing dabber using the Stamp Platform. It's heat embossed in clear ultra fine detail powder. I blended the die cut with Evergreen Bough ink and Cracked Pistachio oxide before splattering with paint.

To make the quote fit, I stamped a portion of it on a tag (Gift Tags). I tucked a bundle of string dyed with Frayed Burlap ink under the inked butterfly. A panel from an old Tim Holtz paper stash provides contrast behind that beautiful mauve paper from Pretty Mosaic.

That's it for me! Now it's over to you! I hope you'll take some time to make a card, tag or other vintage/shabby chic project to show your mother/mother figure how much you love her. We'd love to see you play along with our challenge to be in for a chance to win one of the prizes. Don't forget to add the word LOVE somewhere where it can be clearly seen!

Happy crafting and stay safe!

 Sara Emily

I support these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday ‘E’ is for? Encouragement and embossing

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Spring Moodboard

We Love 2 Create at Polkadoodles Challenge #4 - Anything Goes Mixed Media Creative Challenge

Creative Artiste Challenge #59

Artistic Stamper April's Creative Challenge - In The Garden
Dies R Us DRU Challenge #143 - Spring Flowers I used 2 Sizzix dies.

These products were used on my card and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:
Prima Marketing Pretty Mosaic -  A4 Paper Stash, 6 x 6 Paper Stash, Ephemera
Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Glaze - Cracked Pistachio
Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Dabber
Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Pen 2pk
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 12PK Gift Tags by Tim Holtz
Distress Archival Ink - Ground Espresso
Distress Ink -Frayed Burlap, Ground Espresso, Weathered Wood, Spun Sugar, Seedless Preserves, Evergreen Bough
Distress Oxide - Cracked Pistachio
Distress Paint - Seedless Preserves
Distress Crayon - Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain
Ranger Embossing Powder - Clear - Super Fine Detail
Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush
Tim Holtz Stamp Platform by Tonic Studios

An Easter Message and Distress Embossing Glaze Tutorial Alert

Hello friends! Where ever you are in the world, I pray you are safe and healthy! Moreover, I pray you are feeling God's love among all the craziness around the globe right now. With Easter being tomorrow, I'm bringing you message of renewal today in the form of a card using Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Glazes. If you get a chance to pop over, I hope you'll join me over at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog where I'm showcasing these powders on numerous samples, including the grungy masculine card shown below.

Sending wishes and prayers for you on Easter and in the days ahead.

Sara Emily

Supporting these challenges:

SanDee&amelie's March 2020 Steampunk Challenge Masculine card only

Simon Says Stamp Monday Add Some Texture Masculine card only

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Spring Moodboard Easter card only

Country View Challenges April 2020 - Animal Magic Easter card only

Crafty Cardmakers #254 Easter Easter card only

Bleeding Art March Challenge - Anything Goes Masculine card only

We Love 2 Create at Polkadoodles Challenge #4 - Anything Goes Mixed Media Creative Challenge Both cards

Creative Artiste Challenge #59 Both cards