Guest Designer - Lucy Foxworth

It is time for us to introduce our Guest Designer for the 'Haberdashery' challenge. Please say hello and give a warm welcome to Lucy Foxworth of Paper Glitter Glue who was the Top Pick from the 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' challenge.

This photo is from the first day of a bike trip I took in 2016 where I rode 1800 miles from Washington state at the border with Canada to Lake Isabella, California. It was one of the hardest, but most fun things I've ever done in my life. You want to know one of the things I missed the most when I was on the road? Crafting. No craft supplies on my bike. My day job is in a Pediatric ER which is challenging so crafting provides a wonderful outlet. I've been seriously making paper crafts for the past 3 years, but I have been making things my whole life.

The challenge this time is Haberdashery. So first I had to look it up to make sure I understood the concept. I had it mixed up with milliner (hat making) initially.

A haberdasher is one who sells small goods like buttons, thread, needles, zippers - notions, we call them in the US. But also in the US, the term evolved to mean one who sells men’s clothing usually high quality men’s clothing. And a haberdashery is where these products are sold. Well, you know I love to make little cardboard houses so that's right what my mind focused on. Make a little haberdashery shop - Hilda's Haberdashery It's a two-sided Halloween-themed house with the outside more like a traditional Putz house and the back side is the actual shop where witch's hats and capes are sold.

Incorporated sewing elements are the needle and thread sign, scissors stamped on the background, scissors on the sign in the front as well as dress forms holding the capes for sale. I used lots of Tim Holtz products because I love his stuff. The slate surface was stenciled using my favorite Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous mini-stencil #28. I used Ranger Grit paste to make the stone and layers of Distress paints to color the stone. Village Rooftop dies were used for the shingles. The Village Belltower windows were glued over the Village Bungalow shutters to make the windows.

I made the wallpaper for the inside of the house with a new Stampers Anonymous stamp called Ornate and Lace and then over-stamped it with the Inventor 3 Scissors. My capes and hats covered up most of that stamping though. The needle and thread sign as well as the dress forms are made from the Tim Holtz Mini Sewing Room Mover and Shaper dies. I LOVE the new spider web stamps from Tim and Stampers Anonymous called Tangled Webs. The lines are so fine and delicate and so perfect for a creepy detail on any Halloween project.

Full details about making this project are on my blog - Paper Glitter Glue.

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What a fabulous take on the challenge! After you have checked out all the details of Lucy's little house come on back and share your 'Haberdashery' project. The challenge can be found HERE and runs until 11:55 pm EST on September 11th.

Come on back on Saturday for a new Saturday Showcase and then to get more inspiration for the Haberdashery challenge, the gals on the Funkie side of the Design Team will be here next Wednesday with lots of eye candy for you.

Saturday Showcase -- Wendy Vecchi's Make Art Blendable Dye Inks

Welcome to our Saturday Showcase feature! It's Sara Emily here to shine a spotlight on Wendy Vecchi's Make Art Blendable Dye Inks. I spotted these water soluable inks in The Funkie Junkie Boutique and had to give them a try. I have to admit, I was first attracted to them by their names. But Wendy's archival inks are my go-to waterproof, permanent inks, so I knew they had to be special.  Today, I hope to demonstrate their rich, intense color and versatility. First, I'll outline my steps with photos and descriptions, then we'll get to the close ups. Remember, you can click on any photo to zoom in. Here's a look at my completed project.

The Background

1. Spray a jumbo manila shipping tag with Distress Resist Spray and allow to dry thoroughly.
2. Blend with Garden Patina and Acorn inks. All mentioned inks will be the blendable dye inks from here on unless I specify otherwise.

3. Using a clean dry cloth, wipe tag to remove ink from resist.
4. Spritz tag with water. I used a Distress sprayer, and squeezed the trigger slowly to get larger, more sparse droplets. Allow to sit a moment to activate the ink. Then dry with heat tool.
5. Tear a desired section of Ideaology Aviary Collage Paper and adhere with Distress Collage Medium Matte. Before tearing the thin paper, I use a water brush to outline the area I wish to use on my project. This makes tearing the tissue a breeze.
6. Edge tag with Acorn ink.

The Details

1. Cut a panel of sandable card (from stash), sand edges, and wipe to remove dust. Ink sanded areas with Sunflower and Acorn inks. Set aside. You could use Classic Kraft Stock instead. I just happened to have this one out.
2. Color rayon seam binding by blending random areas of Acorn and Garden Patina. Spritz lightly with water, allowing the colors to mingle, and heat dry when you are satisfied with the effect. This will halt further blending.

The Bark

1. Emboss a strip of kraft card with Lumber 3D Texture Fade. Apply Watering Can and Acorn inks by swiping pads down the grain of the embossing. Dry with heat tool and apply Wendy Vecchi Crackle Texture Paste (I used my finger) in random areas and thicknesses. Allow to thoroughly dry.
2. Use a water brush to 'draw' outline of where you wish to tear the panel to make an organic shaped piece. Tear and dry, discarding edges. Edge remaining  'bark' with Archival ink in Coffee.  Rub that same ink pad  randomly over ridges to give more depth. Dry with heat tool.
3. Pick up some Acorn ink on finger and rub into cracks to further define them. Set piece aside.

The Leaves

1. Ink Tim Holtz new Nature's Wonders leaf in Wendy Vecchi Watering Can Archival ink and make impressions on Ideaology Kraft Glassine paper.  I used my Stamp Platform to ensure a good impression. I ended up having to stamp three times to get good coverage on the slick surface, and the platform makes it a breeze to ensure the impression is perfectly aligned. Dry thoroughly with heat tool. Bring a clothespin, because this does not smell wonderful.
2. Blend with Poppy ink. Fussy cut. Set aside.

3. Stamp the maple leaf from the same set in Wendy Vecchi Potting Soil Archival ink on a scrap of  Heavystock. Using a water brush pen, color leaves with Sunflower, Prickly Pear and Poppy, allowing the colors to blend. I applied lighter colors first. Dry with heat tool.
4. Apply some Acorn ink to craft mat and spritz with water 'til beads form. Pick up color with Splatter Brush and splatter ink onto leaf panel. Dry.
5. Blend leaves with Acorn ink. Dry and fussy cut. Ink edges with Acorn. Set aside.

6. Spread crackle paste onto Heavystock in random thicknesses, making some streaks by dragging the paste down. Allow to dry thoroughly.
7. Blend with Sunflower ink, dry and spritz with Resist spray. While the spray is still wet, sprinkle with Emerald Creek Burnt Copper Leaves embossing powder. Heat dry to melt powder. You have to work fast, because the spray dries quickly.
8. Blend with Poppy and Acorn inks. Dry.
9. Using Layered Leaf die, die cut leaf from panel. This die comes with a coordinating embossing folder, which I did not use. I already had the texture I was looking for.
10. Edge with Acorn ink. (not shown) Set aside.

***I ended up flicking the finished leaf with water, sprinkling with more Burnt Copper Leaves and heating to add more contrast.***

The Sentiment

1. Using the stamp platform and a fitting sentiment from the Nature's Wonders set, I heat embossed my chosen words on Heavystock. I inked with Acorn and used Ranger Clear Super Fine Detail powder.
2. Blend with Garden Patina.
3. Blend edges with Acorn. (not shown)

The Finish

 Wrap seam binding ribbon around tag, make a bow, and secure on back with tape. Adhere to black panel with collage medium. Adhere bark and layer and adhere leaves. In keeping with our current Back to Nature challenge,  I adhered some dried bracket fungus. Pop up sentiment with Ranger Foam Adhesive.

The Close Ups

I hope you've been inspired to step out of your routine and try some new craft products! I highly recommend giving these wonderful inks a try. If you're anything like me, you'll fall in love with the rich colors, which are especially perfect for fall crafting.

 And don't forget, you've got until Tuesday to play along in our current Back to Nature challenge. Then on Wednesday, we'll start all over with another fun challenge! Happy crafting!

Sara Emily

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

(MAY PRE-ORDER) Wendy Vecchi Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pad - Watering Can	(MAY PRE-ORDER) Wendy Vecchi Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pad - Sunflower	(MAY PRE-ORDER) Wendy Vecchi Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pad - Prickly Pear	(MAY PRE-ORDER) Wendy Vecchi Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pad - Poppy	(MAY PRE-ORDER) Wendy Vecchi Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pad - Garden Patina
(MAY PRE-ORDER) Wendy Vecchi Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pad - Acron	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Watering Can	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Potting Soil	Ranger Archival Ink - Coffee	Wendy Vecchi Crackle Texture Paste
VersaMark Watermark Ink Stamp Pad	25 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	TIm Holtz Distress Mixed Media Heavystock TDA53835	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Kraft Glassine Paper Stash	(LATE AUGUST PRE-ORDER) Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Nature′s Wonder
Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Bigz Die with Texture Fade - Layered Leaf	(MAY PRE-ORDER) Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Lumber	(FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Resist Spray 2oz	(FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collage Paper Aviary	Seam Binding
Emerald Creek Alure Powders - Burnt Copper Leaves	Ranger Embossing Powder - Clear - Super Fine Detail	Ranger ADHESIVE - BLACK FOAM ROLL 1/2" X 1/16"x 2.1 YDS.	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte TDAK47933 (February Pre-Order)	Tim Holtz Stamp Platform by Tonic Studios
distress splatter brush	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer

Back to Nature

Welcome fellow crafters and visitors! It's Sara Emily here today, happy to bring you our current challenge, 'Back to Nature'. Having just returned from our annual trek to the mountains of West Virginia where we observed so much natural beauty on our hikes, I couldn't help but make my challenge nature themed. You can make anything you like, from a card or tag to altered art, just be sure to include a natural element in your vintage or shabby chic project. Think real twigs, leaves, shells, pebbles. Or you could include a die cut or a stamped or stenciled image representing a natural object.

The winner will earn the chance to be a Guest Designer here at Frilly and Funkie, 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. We are also awarding Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team, because we can't pick just one favorite!

The guidelines for entering are simple; create a new vintage or shabby chic project following the challenge theme, link it below to your post (not just your blog) and also include a link back to this challenge in your post. You can combine our challenge with up to 10 challenges (including this one) to be in with a chance of winning. If you are entering through a public forum (such as Instagram) you'll need to include the words Frilly and Funkie Challenge. Also, please be sure to turn off your Word Verification so our Design Team can leave comments on your blogs. Make sure you follow these rules as unfortunately we have had to eliminate entrants from the prize draws in the past.

This week we have more ideas and beautiful projects from the Funkie side of the Design Team. Click on each photo for a closer look and on the links to find out more about them.

 Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

Sara Emily - sarascloset

Zoe Hillman - iGirlZoe

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WEEK ONE

Let's start off with some ideas and wonderful projects from the Frilly side of the Design Team. Click on each photo for a closer look and on the links above to find out more about them.

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel, & Bark

Kathy Clement- Kathy by Design

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Now it's your turn to get creative! Enter your nature inspired vintage or shabby chic projects by clicking on the link below. We can't wait to see what YOU will create!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow to see what our latest fabulous Guest Designer has created. And the Funkie Design Team members will be back again next Wednesday with even more natural inspiration! We hope you will be back to check that out, but until then, happy crafting!

Hugs!

Sara Emily