Tickled Pink! Challenge

Maggi here today and  it's time for a new challenge and I'm hosting. This challenge I want you to be "Tickled Pink!" 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!

The winner will earn a chance to be a Guest Designer at a future date here at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge 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.

Take a look at all the fabulous inspiration our designers have created for you. To get all the details of their projects, just click on their blog name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark!

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Sara Emily Barker - sarascloset

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot 

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

Now it's your turn to get "Tickled Pink!" We can't wait to see your pink projects. Use the link below to enter them and be in with a chance of winning.

Oh Man!

Hi everyone and welcome. Jenny with you to host the next of our challenges here at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. I'm calling this one 'Oh Man!' "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."

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.

Take a look at all the fabulous inspiration our designers have created for you. To get all the details of their projects, just click on their blog name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark!

Sara Emily Barker - sarascloset

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

Now it's your turn to get creating - we'd love to see your masculine themed projects for this one. Use the link below to enter them and be in with a chance of winning.

Sew Sweet

Hi there, Cec here and I am bringing you the new challenge here at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. I am calling it 'Sew Sweet' and here is how I describe it:

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.

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.

As always, our Design Team have created some fabulous inspiration for you. To get all the details on their projects, just click on their blog name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark!


Sara Emily Barker - sarascloset

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

Now that you have checked out all the fabulous details, I hope you will join in on the challenge with your own sewing-themed creation.

April Showers Bring May Flowers Challenge.

Welcome to The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog Challenge that we host every two weeks. Maggi with you today to introduce today's challenge, "April Flowers Bring May Flowers". Design a vintage or shabby chic project that incorporates a wet "something" with flowers. Examples: Stenciled or doodled raindrops, water distressed or crumpled paper, Tim Holtz's Umbrella Man; you get the idea, just have something that represents wet. Then, add some flowers to your project. I can't wait to see all the unique projects that I know you will design!

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.

Take a look at all the fabulous inspiration our designers have created for you. To get all the details of their projects, just click on their blog name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

Sara Emily Barker - sarascloset

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark!



Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

Now it's your turn to get creating - we'd love to see how your "April Showers Bring May Flowers". Use the link below to enter them and be in with a chance of winning.

Little Things

Hi everyone and welcome. Jenny with you to host the next of our challenges here at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. I'm calling this one 'Little Things'. Sometimes it can be the littlest of things that can mean the most. For this challenge create a small vintage or shabby chic project (or if you're feeling adventurous even a set!) It could be an Artist Trading Card/Coin, a tag or a little card for example, or you may have something else in mind - we can't wait to see them.

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.

Take a look at all the fabulous inspiration our designers have created for you. To get all the details of their projects, just click on their blog name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Sara Emily Barker - sarascloset

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot 

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

Now it's your turn to get creating - we'd love to see what 'Little Things' you come up with for this one. Use the link below to enter them and be in with a chance of winning.

Aquamarine

It is Cec here and I am the host for the new challenge starting today. I am calling it 'Aquamarine' and here is how I describe it:

"Aquamarine, the birthstone of March, has a rich color and has long been a symbol of youth, health and hope. Its mesmerizing color ranges from pale to deep blue and are reminiscent of the sea." The challenge is to create a shabby chic or vintage project using the colour aquamarine in any of its shades along with one other colour (it could be white or brown or whatever you wish). The definition has lots of other prompts you could also use in your creation but the colour requirement is the main focus.

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.

As always, our designers have made some fabulous inspiration for you. To get more information about how their projects came together, just click on their blog name and you will taken directly there where you will find all the details.

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark

Sara Emily Barker - sarascloset

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot 

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

If you know someone with a March birthday, here is a perfect opportunity to create something special and share it with us too. Use the link below to enter and have an opportunity to win.

Leap into the Odd

Hi there! Suzz here to bring you the latest Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge!
2020 is a leap year which means we will have an additional day in February ending on an odd number of days. The definition of odd is "different from what is usual or expected; strange." My challenge to you is to create something odd or unusual. Odd or unusual could include: unusual colors for an images or embellishments (black rose or blue dog), proportions of the size of items to each other (Alice in Wonderland - the small door with a full size Alice), using something for an embellishment that you wouldn't expect (shoe lace or a tea bag). Also you must tell us what is odd or unusual in your project when you share it with us!

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.

Here is all the DT inspiration to get your creative juices flowing!  To get all the details of their projects and what is odd or unusual about their art, just click on their blog name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Sara Emily Barker - sarascloset

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

I hope this has you thinking about what you can create featuring something odd or unusual!   Use the link below to enter and be in with a chance of winning.

Love Is All Around Us

Hi everyone and welcome. Jenny here to host the next of our challenges here at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. With Valentines Day approaching it's time to share a little love. Create something vintage or shabby chic featuring hearts. Here's a few ideas to get you started;

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.

Take a look at all the fabulous inspiration our designers have created for you. To get all the details of their projects, just click on their blog name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Sara Emily - sarascloset

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Maggi Harding - Scrap, Travel & Bark!

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

Now it's your turn to get creating - we'd love to see how you feature those hearts in your designs. Use the link below to enter and be in with a chance of winning.

Repeat Performance

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

 A popular New Year's resolution is to save money. I challenge you to save money (and the environment) by using at least one thing you would normally throw out on your vintage or shabby chic project. Please be sure to let us know what that one (or more) item is.

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 given their 'trash' a second life 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

Sara Emily - sarascloset

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot 

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

After you have checked out these amazing projects, we hope you will come on back and share your own 'Repeat Performance' projects with us using the link below. We can't wait to see what you make using your throw-aways! Happy crafting!

Challenge - Let's Play Tic Tac Toe

Editor's Note: Welcome back to the first challenge of 2020 here at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. Before getting started we have some news; sadly Ginny Nemchak will not be joining us for the coming term. We want to thank her for being such a wonderful part of the team and will miss her very much. We all wish her every success with her creative adventures in the future.

Hi there, Cec here to host the first challenge of 2020 and I thought it might be fun to play a game.  Here is what it is all about:

Let's play a game of Tic Tac Toe for this first challenge of the year. Choose any vertical, horizontal or diagonal line from the graphic below and create a vintage or shabby chic project using all three items on your chosen line. In addition to using all three items you must include a copy of the graphic in your post and tell us which line you chose.

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.

Take a look at  all the fabulous inspiration our designers have created for you.  To get all the details of their projects, just click on their blog name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

Sara Emily - sarascloset

(Layers, Winter, Heat Embossing)

Maggi Harding - Scrap. Travel & Bark!

(Layers, Winter, Heat Embossing. )

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

(Layers, Bling, Die Cuts)

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

(Layers, Sentiment, Ribbon)

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

(Layers, Bling, Die Cuts)

Once you have finished come on back and share a project with us - we would love to see what you create.