Try it on Tuesday - Autumn

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Here we are, only two days to go before the big move!! This will be my last post until I am up and running in my new craft room, yay!! Wish me luck everyone and I will see you soon!

It's time to start another challenge over at Try it on Tuesday. This time around our theme is AUTUMN. We would like to see your creations using lots of wonderful autumn colours and leaves.

The inspiration for this card can be found HERE. I'm sorry, I don't know the artist's name but she does absolutely gorgeous work and I highly recommend you give her a visit.

I apologize, but I have run so short on time, I will list my products here and if anyone has a technique question just leave me a comment and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Dies - Tim Holtz - Butterfly Duo, Prima - Leaf Collection, Memory Box - Small Leaf Set, Marianne Designs - Flourish Stem, Spellbinders - Foliage, Joy Crafts - Flower #1 die set
Stamps - Inkadinkado - Decomposed Foliage
Stencil - Crafter's Workshop - 6" x 6" Art Is
Inks - Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Soft Sand, Ranger Archival Ink - Coffee, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Rusted Hinge, Aged Mahogany, Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Bundled Sage, Gathered Twigs
Misc. - Cheesecloth, Robin's Nest Dew Drops, DecoArt Gesso, DecoArt Modeling Paste, Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals, waxed cord, DecoArt Titanium White paint, foam dots, lace, seed beads, stamens

That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. I read and appreciate every single one! If you have any questions, please let me know.

Frilly and Funkie - Chalk It Up

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It's time for another challenge over at Frilly and Funkie! This time around Shelly is our wonderful hostess and she has chosen the theme CHALK IT UP. Chalk is such a versatile medium and we want to see how you can use it in your vintage or shabby chic creations. You can choose a faux chalk technique, chalk inks, powdered chalks, or even a stick of chalk - it's up to you! One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to Linda's shop The Funkie Junkie Boutique!

For my chalk part of the project, I decided to use the chalkboard technique to do the border and the little emblem panel. I started with black card stock and white embossed the stamped images with Ranger Weathered White embossing powder. Then I took some white chalk and rubbed it randomly over the surfaces to make it look like an old chalkboard. The stamps I used are Graphic 45 Time to Flourish and Stamper's Anonymous Classics #19. The panel is cut from Spellbinders Nobel Rectangles.

The butterflies are from the Tim Holtz Papillon stamp set. I stamped them with Ranger Archival ink Jet Black and coloured them with Peacock Feathers and Crushed Olive distress markers. The leaves were cut using the Tim Holtz Garden Greens die set. The seam binding is coloured with Crushed Olive.

The coloured panels are done with Tim Holtz Broken China, Shabby Shutters, Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feathers. I used the Tim Holtz Flourish stencil and texture paste to add a subtle pattern.

I put this out to Tim Holtz as a big giant request...not everyone makes tags exclusively! It's very difficult to utilize those long skinny tags on a standard card surface, so how about you make my day and design a line of stencils for a larger surface? Pleeeeeease!!

The beads are from a Spellbinders chain that Linda now carries. I just pulled off the biggest beads, coloured them with Stream Alcohol ink and threaded them through some twine with bead caps from my stash The big metal flower is also from Linda's shop. I painted it with Black Soot and then embossed a touch of white on the petals.

All of the following products that I used can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique


That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. I read and appreciate every single one! If you have any questions, please let me know.

Tryit on Tuesday - Add Some Metal

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Oh my gosh, only two weeks to go before the big move!! I am up to my eyeballs in boxes, it' a bit of an obstacle course around here. I have packed up all the pots, pan, silverware and dishes, so it's paper plates , plastic forks and pizza from here on out. ha!! 

It's time to start another challenge over at Try it on Tuesday. This time around our theme is ADD SOME METAL.  I have put together a card for one of the men in my life, it's Tim Holtz meets DecoArt!

The big clock was covered with DecoArt Texture Sand Paste. I painted it with DecoArt Black Gesso and then dabbed on some DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Metallic Silver. To antique it a bit I very lightly dabbed on a bit of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Carbon Black. I gave the same treatment to the clock hands.

For the very back layer, I painted a panel with DecoArt Americana Acrylics Zinc paint and then spritzed on some DecoArt Media Misters Carbon Black. For the top panel, I embossed a piece of tinfoil covered card stock with a honeycomb pattern. Then I splashed on some watered down Americana Acrylics - Ultra Blue Deep, Soft Black and Zinc, then I rubbed on a little DecoArt Metallic Lustres - Black Shimmer.

The sentiment tag was made by pressing a stamp into some UTEE while it was still hot. I spritzed it with --- and then rubbed on some DecoArt Media Antiquing Creams - Carbon Black as well as some DecoArt Media Lustres - Silver Spark. I punched a hole in it after it was dry so I could attach the chain.

DecoArt Products:

Texture Sand Paste
Black Gesso
Metallic Lustre - Black Shimmer
Media Lustre - Silver Spark
Media Misters - Carbon Black
Media Antiquing Cream - Carbon Black
Media Fluid Acrylics - Metallic Silver
Media Fluid Acrylics - Carbon Black
Americana Acrylics - Zinc
Americana Acrylics - Ultra Blue Deep
Americana Acrylics - Soft Black



That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. I read and appreciate every single one! If you have any questions, please let me know.

Frilly and Funkie - Stamps Be Gone

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It's time for another wonderful challenge over at Frilly and Funkie! This time around I am the hostess and I have chosen the theme STAMPS BE GONE. How would you decorate your project if you didn't own any stamps? Embossing folders, stencils, or perhaps a little hand doodling? Well, let's put it to the test for this challenge. Other than a small sentiment, I would ask that you use no stamps at all on your vintage or shabby chic creations.!! One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to Linda's shop The Funkie Junkie Boutique!

I decided to use lots of crackle paste to add texture and interest to my layers. The very back layer is coated with Wendy Vecchi Crackle paste, then sprayed with distress spray Victorian Velvet. I dabbed off the excess ink then lightly sponged on some Victorian Velvet paint and Picket Fence paint.

For the grey panel, I applied the paste through the Wendy Vecchi Basically Bricks stencil, then used the same technique as the pink layer, only with Smoked Hickory spray, Smoked Hickory paint and lots of Picket Fence to soften it up.

I used the Mixed Media thinlits die set to cut out the two corners of the white panel so the crackle underneath shows through. The bronze corner was painted with Picket Fence paint. The fancy die cut in the center is Spellbinders Lonely Hearts. I fussy cut it down into an interesting shape for my butterfly backdrop.

The butterfly was cut from Tim Holtz Butterfly Duo. I gave it the same treatment as the back pink panel. The beautiful lace pieces are from Linda's shop. I added a couple of Heirloom Roses from Tim Holtz and some pearls from Kaisercraft. The sentiment is from the Small Talk sticker book and the little Memo Pin is from Tim Holtz. I just painted it with Picket Fence to help it blend in more.

A special thank you to the very talented Mona Pendleton. I always find such inspiration in her work, and for this card I was inspired by her gorgeous piece that you can find HERE. Thanks Mona.

All of the following products that I used can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique


That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. I read and appreciate every single one! If you have any questions, please let me know.

Try it on Tuesday - Try Something New

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I had forgotten what a pain in the butt packing up a house can be! I am trying to keep things organized, but I find that really hard to do while still keeping everything compact and sensibly stored. I fill a box with all things linen, but there's some space left in the box, so I run around the house trying to find something to add to the top and end up with a couple of pairs of shoes that wouldn't fit into the hall closet box!! Now tell me that's not going to be confusing later!! haha!! Oh well, it is what it is!!

It's time to start another challenge over at Try it on Tuesday. This time around our theme is TRY SOMETHING NEW. I have put together an all occasions card to tuck away for whenever I may need it.

Usually when I colour a panel with some Tim Holtz distress inks, I will take a mister with water and quirt the panel a bit to create some distressed areas. For my new technique, I coloured the panels using Gathered Twigs and Brushed Corduroy and then I used some DecoArt Titanium White Americana paint diluted with water and squirted that onto the panels. It really made some wonderful patterns and changed the colours of the distress inks to create an entirely different look!

The flowers were cut using Joy Crafts Flower #4 die set and coloured with distress inks Wild Honey, Scattered Straw and Tea Dye. The leaves are from Spellbinders cut from a tan card stock. I cut the burlap leaves out by hand. I believe the bird stamp is from BoBunny, as well as the script stamp. The fancy flower flourish is from Memory Box. The birds and the birdcage are wooden embellishments from my stash.

That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. I read and appreciate every single one! If you have any questions, please let me know.