Guest Designer - Carol Franklin

Our challenge winner was unable to be a Guest Designer at this time, so instead of going without, we offered Carol Franklin of Customer Service a chance to share a project.

Hello. I'm Carol Franklin, and I've been working at The Funkie Junkie Boutique for quite a while. Like most of you, I've been crafting all my life, and I wish I had the time to create all of the projects that I imagine when when I see the amazing creations from our talented Design Team as new products arrive. I'm honored to share this card I made to go with the current challenge theme: "The Music of Life."

While I'm not much of a frilly girl, I do love paper engineering and getting inky with Distress Inks. I especially love to make 3-D cards, like this Z-fold, and sharing them with friends. As they say, "No one prints an email and puts it on the mantle!"

All 25 pieces of the jukebox were colored with Distress products. I inked various pieces with Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Candied Apple, Prize Ribbon, and Scattered Straw. The feet were embossed with plain old black embossing powder, but I was excited to finally try my collection of Distress Embossing Glazes. I used Prize Ribbon for the window and Antique Linen for the arches. With a little courage from watching our Design Team's work, I tried using the new Sterling Foundry Wax to turn the trim pieces into shiny silver. It was a breeze, and I can hardly wait to play with them again.

Don't forget to share your project for 'The Music of Life' challenge with us. The challenge can be found HERE and runs through 11:55 pm EST on Tuesday, June 14th.