Challenge Winners - Out with the Old, In with the New!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 'Out with the Old, In with the New!' challenge earlier this month. Our Design Team certainly had their work cut out for them choosing from among so many wonderful entries. Everyone enjoyed seeing how you interpreted our theme by combining tried-and-true supplies and techniques with newer ones. In the end, the Team chose Susan Babcock (Susanbcards) as our overall winner.

The Design Team really enjoyed seeing how Susan used the new Limited Edition Distress Mica Sprays along with a new technique for using Distress Crayons and an older embossing folder. Be sure to check out Susan's blog post for complete details about how she created the winning entry.

Congratulations to Susan for winning an opportunity to be a Guest Designer at a future date here on The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. You'll be contacted shortly with all of the details. And now our picks of three additional outstanding entries for the The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog Top 3 Badges. In numerical order they are #7 Barb Turpin (Barb's Boys Inspired), #9 Senna (be creative) and #17 Karen P #3 (karenp.31). You'll be contacted shortly with the Top 3 badges so that you can display them proudly on your blog.

And finally for the lucky randomly drawn winner for the $25 gift certificate to The Funkie Junkie Boutique; our congratulations go to #18 Katy D. Please email Linda at thefunkiejunkie@gmail.com for the gift certificate details.

Thank you again to everyone who took part in this challenge and congratulations to all our winners. The current challenge - 'Icy and Cold' - can be found HERE and runs through Tuesday, February 8th at 11:55 pm EST, so there's still plenty of time to link your projects.

Saturday Showcase - Ranger Dina Wakley Media Chipboard Shapes & Stampers Anonymous - Rubber Stamp Faded Type

Happy Saturday! Suzz here to share a showcase featuring the Ranger Dina Wakley Media Chipboard Shapes - Sprigs and a smattering of the Stampers Anonymous Faded Type stamps. 

I pulled out all of the sprigs and played with them in a variety of ways, including using them as masks when adding the color to the chipboard. 

 

To create this card: 

• Stamp the background with Faded Type Stamp inked up with Iced Spruce and spritz with water. Repeat randomly over the background. 
• The chipboard was gessoed. spritzed with Antique Linen distress spray and then sponged with Iced Spruce. I finished it off with an embossed surface of clear embossing powder. 
• The seam binding was inked up with Iced Spruce.
• The rest was layered with Prima flowers, leaves, and branches. 

This was a happy accident as I dyed the old lace and wanted more of a fray to the edges so I cut off one edge. They were lying there and I rolled one up and liked how it looked. I decided to use them as flowers.

After I left it to sit for a day, I thought it would pop better as Iced Spruce flowers. I created a new inky edge and used them to create new blue tinted flowers.  

To create this card: 

• Paint the chipboard with white gesso. Ink up with Antique Linen and Iced Spruce Distress Ink. 
• Heat set the chipboard. 
• Stamp the faded text stamp using Versamark Watermark Ink.  Heat emboss with brown embossing powder. 
• For the background:  Use the burlap layering stencil and apply texture paste.  Spray with a mix of Distress Spray Vintage Photo, Iced Spruce and Mica Spray Antique Bronze. 
• Spray lace with Antique Bronze and Walnut Stain Distress Ink Sprays. 
• Stamp sentiment and heat emboss with brown embossing powder. 

 I had a variety of backgrounds created from the spray and the chipboard masking the background.

 Different color sprays.

 And then cutting out the section to create a tag.

Then using a mix of the background layered with the chipboard and a simple sentiment to create a quick card.

 I even re-used my flowers that were replaced with the blue blossoms in the next card.

 The tag had a mix of the background with an overlay of stamped text which was embossed with a soft ivory embossing powder.

Finally something completely different with the chipboard being stamped, clear embossed and gilded with some glittery mica flakes.
 

This was a shimmery fun wintry scene in unexpected gold, orange, yellow hues. 

I hope this has you thinking of how to use the chipboard and stamps in a variety of ways.

Suzz

Products: 

• Ranger Dina Wakley Chipboard -Sprigs
• Stampers Anonymous - Faded Type
• Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text  
• Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz Moth Study  
• Stampers Anonymous - Etcetera
  
• Prima Marketing Thirty One Collection Flowers
• Prima Hello Pink Autumn Collection
• Ranger Distress Ink Sprays - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain
• Ranger Distress Ink - Antique Linen, Iced Spruce, Vintage Photo
• Versamark Watermark Ink 
• Prima Marketing Art Ingredients Metal Flakes - Vintage
• Prima Christmas Sparkle Collection - Tarnished Star
• Prima Art Extravagance - Diamon Rings
• Idea-Ology - Tim Holtz Sticker Book - Christmas 2021 Stickers
• Ranger Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Burlap, Splatters
• Ranger Clear Embossing Powder 
• Brown Embossing Powder
  
• Button 
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Holiday Mica Stain Set #2 
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Mica Stain Set #2 
• Seam Binding
• Verses Rubber Stamps - Sentiments
  

Icy and Cold

For our newest challenge, Suzz would like us to reflect on how the weather is in January in her part of the world. Highlight anything that speaks icy and/or cold to you. That could include snowflakes, icy tones of colors, icicles or winter activities. The weather here in North America has given us all plenty of inspiration in the last few weeks. Take a look at what our Design Team has created and then come share what "Icy and Cold" inspires in your art!

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Laura Gilhuly - AngelScraps

Lyla Larimore - A Chief's Wife's Heart's 'aFire

Teri Wilson - TerisMailbox

Janna Ketchum - dunhamtreasuresofthesea_jannak

Lisa Hoel - Creative Juice

The overall winner will be offered the 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 drawing for the chance to win a $25.00 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 to your post (not just your blog) and also include a link 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 for 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 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 drawing in the past.

Whatever you create, enjoy the making! We look forward to seeing your projects!

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Saturday Showcase - Stamperia Alchemy

Good morning!
I saw this gorgeous line in the store and knew I had to have it! The colors and the designs are awesome for projects of my guys!

I created this layout using a photo of my son's senior photos from high school.

I covered the base paper with clear gesso, allowed it to dry, then painted with white gesso.

I took my Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink pad and pounced it on the gessoed part.

I sprayed it with water.

I painted over with Prima Art Alchemy Metallic Rustic Brown paint, then dabbed with a paper towel.

Texture paste was used with Tim Holtz Schoolhouse stencil and heat set.

I sprayed the stenciled area with Salvaged Patina Distress Spray Stain, heat set it, then distressed the edges of the base paper.

 

Trimmed a piece of paper to 8" x 7 1/4" then adhered it to cardboard to add dimension and to allow a couple of flowers under the edge.

I added the fabulous Stamperia Alchemy Clear Die Cuts.

I fussy cut the book marks and accent papers then distressed the edges.

I added some flowers and gems to finish the layout.

Thanks for stopping by!

Laura

Out With the Old, In with the New!

Happy New Year! 2022 begins on a bittersweet note at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog as we say goodbye to two team members and welcome two new members. We are sad to say goodbye to our Design Team Leader, Jenny Marples, who has provided so much inspiration and support through her creative work and her many contributions behind the scenes through the years. We're also sad to say goodbye to Team Member Tera Callihan, whose creative voice has provided so much inspiration through her challenge samples and tutorials over the last six months. We wish both of these talented artists the very best in their future creative work. 

The Funkie Junkie Boutique is also excited to welcome two new Design Team Members: Lisa Hoel and Lyla Larimore. We have enjoyed their work as challenge winners and Guest Designers, and we are thrilled that they have agreed to join Suzanne Czosek, Laura Gilhuly, Janna Ketchum and Teri Wilson as our new Design Team. We're looking forward to lots of amazing inspiration in the months to come!

The first Challenge of the New Year is "Out with the Old, In with the New!" Create a vintage or shabby chic project using something old and something new. Perhaps you found an exciting new stamp, die, or embossing folder that you're excited to experiment with, and it will be the ideal way to show off some of those special papers or embellishments that have been waiting for just the right opportunity to shine. Maybe one of the sample projects from our Design Team will provide exactly the inspiration you need to create something marvelous:

Teri Wilson - TerisMailbox

Janna Ketchum - dunhamtreasuresofthesea_jannak

Lisa Hoel - Creative Juice

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

Lyla Larimore - A Chief's Wife's Heart's 'aFire

Laura Gilhuly - AngelScraps

The guidelines for entering are simple; create a new vintage or shabby chic project following the challenge theme, link it to your post (not just your blog) and also include a link 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 for 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 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 drawing in the past.

The overall winner will be offered the 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 drawing for the chance to win a $25.00 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. There are also Top 3 Badges for three additional outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team.

Whatever you create, enjoy the making! We look forward to seeing your projects!

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