A Mother's Love

Welcome to a new challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog! It's Sara Emily here, and I've named my challenge "A Mother's Love". Here's the brief:

"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."

The winner will earn a chance to be a Guest Designer at a future date here 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.

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 'Funkie Junkie Boutique 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.

The Design Team has created some wonderful projects to get you started. To see how they have paid tribute to the special ladies in their lives and to see all the details of their projects, just click on their blog name to be taken directly to their blog.

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

Sara Emily Barker - sarascloset

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

After you have checked out these amazing projects, we hope you will come on back and share your own 'A Mother's Love' projects with us using the link below. We can't wait to see what you make celebrating those special women in your life. Happy crafting!

It's Heating Up!

Editor's Note: Before we kick off the latest challenge we have more fantastic news to share with you! Today we are so excited to unveil the newest member of The Funkie Junkie Boutique challenge Design Team - Ginny Nemchak of Polly's Paper Studio!!! We are sure you will all join us in giving her the warmest of welcomes as she shares her creative magic with us for our upcoming challenges. Now, talking of new challenges...

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Welcome back to another Funkie Junkie Boutique challenge! Suzz here hosting our new challenge called 'It's Heating Up!'  Here is how I described the current challenge:

July is when the weather here in the Midwest really starts to turn warm and muggy. This is the inspiration for our challenge to interpret the heat with using one or more of the following colors: Yellow, Red or Orange. Your challenge is to create a vintage or shabby chic project where the main color is yellow, orange or red. I can't wait to see how you turn up the heat in your art!

The winner will earn a chance to be a Guest Designer at a future date here 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.

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 'Funkie Junkie Boutique 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.

To get you started in feeling the heat the team has provided some beautiful inspiration:

Sara Emily - sarascloset

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Ginny Nemchak - Polly's Paper Studio

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

I hope this has your creative juices warming up and you are ready to join us in the challenge!

Suzz

Mother May I?

Welcome back to the latest Frilly and Funkie Challenge!

May in the U.S. is when we celebrate Mother's Day and honor our mothers. I am challenging you to create something that is vintage or shabby chic which is inspired by your Mother or any mother figure in your life. It can be a favorite memory, something based on her style, something she said/says to you, or anything that reminds you of your mother figure. Make sure to share with us how your mother inspired your art!

The winner will earn the chance of a Guest Designer spot 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. And there are Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team, because choosing just one winner is so hard!

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 the Funkie side of the team has even more inspiration for you:

Sara Emily - sarascloset

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot 

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

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The Frilly side of the team has inspiration galore to get your creative juices flowing:

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark!

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Kathy Clement - Kathy by Design

Come join us in sharing how your mother or mother figures inspire you! We can't wait to see your take on this creative challenge. Link your project up using the Linky tool below before 11:59PM EDT on Tuesday, June 4th. And be sure to check back next week to see what the Funkie side of the Design Team have come up with to inspire you.

Suzz

Re-Purpose, Re-Use, Recycle Challenge

Hello, Friends! Kathy here as your hostess for another fun challenge. The theme for this go round is "Re-Purpose, Re-Use, Recycle". Earth Day is April 22nd, so let's honor the day with a vintage or shabby chic project that includes an item that would normally land in the recycle or trash bin. You can use an old jar, glass bottle, packaging material or other bits and bobs to create your upcycled masterpiece. Be sure to tell us in your post what your recycled item is and how you used it, as it may not be apparent in the photo.

The winner will earn the chance of a Guest Designer spot 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. And there are Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team, because choosing just one winner is so hard!

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's inspiration is brought to you by the Funkie side of the team. Let's see what they've created to share with you today;

Sara Emily - sarascloset

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot 

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This week's inspiration is brought to you by the Frilly side of the team. Let's see what clever ideas they have cooked up to share with you today.

Kathy Clement - Kathy by Design

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel and Bark!

We can't wait to see your take on this creative challenge. Link your project up using the Linky tool below before 11:59PM EDT on Tuesday, April 23rd. And be sure to check back next week to see what delights the Funkie side of the team has cooked up for you. Until then, we wish you loads of joy and creativity!

March Madness

Hi! Suzz here to share the new Frilly and Funkie challenge with you! Don't be afraid because the challenge is called "March Madness", the challenge isn't going to require you to use basketball inspired images.

Instead I want you to be inspired by Alice in Wonderland. I started from this quote of a conversation between the Mad Hatter and Alice: The Mad Hatter asks Alice: "Have I gone Mad?" and Alice replies "I am afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret.  All the best people are."

The challenge is to take any idea or concept from this wonderful tale to inspire your project. There are so many wonderful bits or pieces to be inspired by like the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, the looking glass, tea party or Alice herself. The possibilities are endless. Anything can be your inspiration but make sure you reference what inspired your art from the story!

The winner will earn the chance of a Guest Designer spot 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. And there are Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team, because choosing just one winner is so hard!

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.

For more March Madness inspiration, the amazing Funkie side of the Design Team have created these lovely ideas:

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Sara Emily -- sarascloset

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

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To get your March Madness ideas percolating,  the talented Frilly side of the Design Team have  steamed up some lovely ideas:

Kathy Clement - Kathy by Design

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark!

Time to pull out your Alice in Wonderland inner spirit and craft up some fun. For even more inspiration make sure to join us here tomorrow as we welcome our latest Guest Designer and next Wednesday the Funkie side of the Design Team will be back with their March Madness makes.

Suzz

Pass the Tissues, Please!

Hello and welcome! We really enjoyed seeing all those fabulous Artist Trading Coins in our last challenge! It's Sara Emily here to host our latest challenge at Frilly and Funkie, and I'm calling it 'Pass, the Tissues, Please!'.

Since we are still in 'cold season', I always make sure I'm stocked up on tissues in my home, in my purse and in the car. For this theme, I would like to see how you incorporate tissue paper into your vintage or shabby chic project. You can use regular tissues, tissue wrapping paper, sewing patterns or even collage paper, rice papers or tissue wrap designed especially for crafting.

The winner will earn the chance of a Guest Designer spot 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. And there are Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team, because choosing just one winner is so hard!

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 the fabulous Funkie side of the Design Team are up to share their challenge creations - click on each image for a closer look:

Sara Emily -- sarascloset

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

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WEEK ONE

This week the amazing Frilly side of the Design Team are up to share their challenge creations - click on each image for a closer look:

Maggi Harding, Scrap, Travel & Bark

Kathy Clement - Kathy by Design

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Now it's your turn to join in the creative fun! We can't wait to see what you will create!

Tomorrow we welcome our latest Guest Designer and there will be even more inspiration from the Funkie side of the Design Team next week too, so be sure to visit us again next Wednesday.

Happy Crafting!

Sara Emily

Let Me Count the Ways

Hello and welcome! It's Sara Emily here to host our newest challenge at Frilly and Funkie.

Since it's just a day away from Valentine's Day, the opening line of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's famous love poem "Let Me Count the Ways" (Sonnet 43) comes to mind. "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." For this challenge, I would like to see your vintage or shabby chic project that includes three of something. This could be three colors, three words, three stamps (you get the idea); just be sure to tell us what those three elements are.

The winner will earn the chance of a Guest Designer spot 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. And there are Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team, because choosing just one winner is so hard!

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 the fabulous Funkie side of the Design Team are up to share their challenge creations - click on each image for a closer look:

Sara Emily -- sarascloset

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

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WEEK ONE

This week the amazing Frilly side of the Design Team are up to share their challenge creations - click on each image for a closer look:

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark!

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Kathy Clement - Kathy by Design

Now it's your turn to create a Vintage or shabby chic project including three of something. Enter them using the link below. We can't wait to see what you will create! Remember to come back tomorrow to see what our latest Guest Designer has in store for us.

There will be even more inspiration from the Funkie side of the Design Team next week too, so be sure to visit us again next Wednesday.

Happy Crafting!

Sara Emily

Winter Blues Challenge

Hello, Friends! It's Kathy here and I'm very pleased to welcome you to our latest challenge! January is the longest winter month and lots of us get the "winter blues." Let's take the winter blues in a positive direction by creating a mostly monochromatic vintage or shabby chic project done up in shades of blue. You may use a bit of white, beige or grey for contrast, but I would like to see the blues to be front and center in this project.

The winner will earn the chance of a guest spot 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. In addition, the Design Team will select three further outstanding entries and those creators will receive a Top Pick badge to display on their blogs!

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 the Funkie side of the Design Team share their Winter Blues creations;

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Sara Emily - sarascloset

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

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WEEK ONE

First up, the Frilly side of the Design Team shares their Winter Blues creations;

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark!

Kathy Clement - Kathy by Design

Now it's your turn to share your Winter Blues creations here at Frilly and Funkie! Enter them using the link below and remember to come back tomorrow to see what our latest Guest Designer has in store for us. There will be even more inspiration from the Funkie gals next week too so make sure you look out for those.

In the Kitchen

Hi! Suzz Here. Welcome to the latest Frilly and Funkie Challenge!

This time of the year we find ourselves in the kitchen either preparing food for family and friends or just gathering around the kitchen table with family. Your challenge is to incorporate the kitchen somehow in your project. You can use an object from the kitchen in creating your project or you can use a sentiment or image that reflects the kitchen. You decide how to represent being in your kitchen in your art.

The winner will earn the chance of a Guest Designer spot 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. And there are Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team, because choosing just one winner is so hard!

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 the equally creative and talented Funkie side of the team give us more inspiration:

Sara Emily - sarascloset

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

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WEEK ONE

First up, the creative and talented Frilly side of the team give us some inspiration:

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

Kathy Clement - Kathy by Design

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Time to go treasure hunting in your kitchen and crafty supplies and join us in the fun! Please link up  your kitchen inspired art below! And join us again tomorrow when our latest Guest Designer will share her kitchen creation.

Suzz

Tis the Season for Gift Giving!

Hi, Maggi here, and I've got a fun challenge for you. I know at this time of the year, we are all VERY busy cooking and shopping. There's never a spare moment and we often neglect our crafting passion. However, if you are like me, crafting is so gratifying, and is a much needed activity that feeds and renews our soul.

Because it's that time of the year when we're all thinking about the perfect gift for our friends and families, let's combine our crafting passion with our "to do" list by creating a vintage or shabby chic gift for a special someone in your life. Your gift could be as simple as a handmade card or tag, or an elaborate piece of home decor. Maybe you like to place your gifts in handmade boxes? Your imagination is the only limit on this challenge!

The winner will earn the chance of a Guest Designer spot 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. In addition, the Design Team will select three further outstanding entries and those creators will receive a Top Pick badge to display on their blogs!

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.

As always our fabulous designers have created some wonderful inspiration for you. This week the Funkie gals share their gorgeous creations (click on each image for a closer look);

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

Sara Emily - sarascloset

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

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WEEK ONE

This week the Frilly gals share their wonderful challenge creations (click on each image for a closer look);

Kathy Clement - Kathy by Design

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel and Bark!

Now it's your turn to show us your handcrafted gifts here at Frilly and Funkie! Enter your projects below and remember to come back tomorrow to see what our latest Guest Designer has in store for us. There will be even more inspiration from the Funkie gals next week too so make sure you look out for those.