Music is a big part of our lives, whether we're making the music or we're part of the audience. Music can be as formal as a symphonic concert, as nostalgic as listening to your favorite album from years past, as tender as singing a lullaby to a child, or as simple and fresh as the birds singing outside your window. Your mission for our new challenge is to create a project with a musical theme!
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 for recent challenges.
Here's a look at what our Design Team created for this challenge theme:
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! This challenge is open through 11:55pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 14th, 2022.
The Funkie Junkie Boutique is delighted to have Michelle McDonald (Michelle's Scrap Designs) as our Guest Designer this week. Michelle was the overall winner of our A Study In Contrasts challenge recently.
Hello. My name is Michelle and I call the beautiful Smoky Mountains in Tennessee home. I began my journey into all things paper crafts, focusing heavily on scrapbooking when my daughter was little. In 2016 we moved and I left my craft supplies boxed up. Between remodeling our new home and working overtime constantly to pay for my daughter's tuition/dorm, I didn't have much free time to dedicate to crafts. She just graduated from university this month. I couldn't be more proud of her accomplishments. Now it's time to finish unboxing my craft supplies. I have a lot of catching up to do. I'm very honored to guest design for The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog this week.
One of the first things I always look for when I go thrift shopping is tea cups. I love to collect them and I'm always thrilled when I find them. I also love to check out the old books section. The book page on my layout is from one of the books I've picked up recently from a thrift store near me.
The brown envelope that my photo is on I also picked up there. It was in a gallon sized baggy chocked full of these brown envelopes in various sizes. I had originally got them because I thought they would work well in a junk journal and I've been wanting to make one for a while now. I just haven't started yet...one of these days. I also recycled a Tim Holtz package backing into my layers under the photo.
The tags remind me of the price tags you see at some of the shops. The pearls, watch, and tea cup charm remind me of the costume jewelry typically found in most thrift shops. I distressed everything to give it a worn feeling, keeping in tune with the thrift shop vibes.
Make sure you check out Michelle's blog (Michelle's Scrap Designs) to see more about how she created this wonderful layout. Don't forget to share your 'Reuse and Upcycle' project with us. The challenge can be found HERE and runs through 11:55 pm EST on Tuesday, May 31st.
Lyla Larimore asked us to create projects that remind us of what we might see on a lovely day in the park for the "Sunday In The Park" challenge on The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, our Design Team choose the mixed media tag with a vintage vibe that Sara Emily Barker created as their favorite.
We look forward to seeing Sara Emily return as 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
#1 Esther Asbury,
#3 Jo - Let's Art Journal, and
#8 Zowie Dixon. 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 #4 Pamela Dixon. 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 - 'Reuse & Upcyle' - can be found HERE and runs through Tuesday, May 31st at 11:55 pm EDT, so there's still plenty of time to link your projects. Please be sure to read the rules carefully before you submit your entry.
Hello friends! It's Teri with TerisMailbox. Today I am sharing seven unique cards created using the Sizzix Bold Text #2 Dies with a variety of backgrounds from my stash for The Funkie Junkie Boutique's Saturday Showcase. I tend to sit down and get creative using one technique at a time such as alcohol inks, embossing and ink smooshing. The result is a fun box full of colorful backgrounds.
Check out this great variety!
Before we jump in, I will share I have a video over on my YouTube Channel:
Let's start with the ink blended background. This is the only one I created just for this video. I started with the two layer Moon Mask. I sprayed it with Pixie Spray and attached to the upper right section of an A2 size piece of white Cougar Cardstock. Using bright Distress Inks (Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina, Squeezed Lemonade, Prize Ribbon and Chipped Sapphire), I ink blended the bright colors first in small areas on the base, followed by the blues around these areas. A spritz of water allowed the colors to soften and move. After drying the piece, I removed the moon base and blended Pumice Stone Distress Ink on the clear spot and then used the second stencil to add the craters with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink.
After drying, I splattered White Gesso on top, followed by placing a few larger spots with a paint brush tip. The base was attached to an A2 white card base. I then decided it needed additional texture. Black Soot Distress Ink stamped on the front in small sections using the Ledger Script Stamp provided that interest.
The second card is a bright and sparkly shaker card using an alcohol ink and glitter cardstock background.
This was an easy shaker to make. Start by cutting the sentiment from the alcohol inked cardstock, and trim it down to a smaller rectangle. Attach a piece of clear acrylic paper to the pack. (I used the plastic envelope that stamps come in.) Add thin foam tape around the edges, add sequins and attach to a piece of white cardstock. I did run a small line of white glue on the foam after removing the paper to help it seal well.
Create the base by ink blending Wilted Violet Distress Ink over THS155. Trim the shaker piece and attach to the front of the stenciled base. Create a focal point using the Brushstroke Butterfly Die and cutting the base with heavy vellum and the details from leftover alcohol inked cardstock. Cut the body with black cardstock, assemble and glue the body section to the perimeter of the shaker.
Next up is a fun Two-fer set. Don't you love it when you have pieces left over to do that? Because these sentiment dies create both a positive and negative piece, it is so easy to make 2 cards!
This is the first card I did. Select a colorful alcohol inked piece. Cut the frame using two rectangle dies from one set. Tape them together to form a frame. After die cutting the frame, cut the sentiment from the inner gold piece as well.
Center the sentiment die and cut from the alcohol inked base. Use double sided tape on the back, covering the letter openings. This will make it easy to pop the gold letters inside.
Trim the alcohol piece and attach to a white A2 base. Center the gold frame around the letters, attach and pop the gold letters in the openings.
Here is the second card of our Two-fer set! It started with an ink smooshed background with Distress Resist Spray on it. It is textured with great shine. I wish you could see it! Trim and mount the background on an A2 White card base. Center the negative sentiment piece.
Chose a coordinating piece of metallic cardstock from the Metallic Confections set and die cut using one of the Artsy Stems Dies. Thread the stem into the sentiment piece prior to attaching.
Next up is another fairly simple card using an ink smooshed background. After selecting the background, ink blend another piece of cardstock to cut the embellishment from and to use as the backdrop for the sentiment. I used Twisted Citron and Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink.
Use the Lucky Love 3-D Impresslit Embossing Folder to cut one shamrock from the green paper plus three more from white cardstock to strengthen the shamrock. Use the "Lucky is a State of Mind" Die to cut it from the smooshed background. Attach the ink blended piece behind, trim to 5" by 3.75" and attach to the A2 cardbase.
Using a Vintage Photo Distress Crayon colored on your mat, add some water and use a stiff brush to grunge the shamrock. Attach the shamrock to the card in the upper right corner. I am always a huge fan of shamrocks. Our oldest son is able to find them easily. Now I have spent many hours in my childhood searching without success!
Next up is a feminine card using Saltwater Taffy (my new favorite color) and the doily embossing folder.
Check out the dimension and texture created with embossing folders! The background is from my stash, but I do demo how to create it in the YouTube video.
In addition to the background, I also used the Floral Frame from my stash that was already colored and ready to go. Attach the Doily background to an A2 cream cardstock base. Cut the "Choose to Shine" from another piece of cream cardstock. Use the Damask 3-D Embossing Folder to add texture and swipe with the Shabby Shutters Distress Ink pad to add a hint of color. Mount this on green cardstock, trim and add to the cardfront.
Select a Photo Shop image and attach to the back of the frame and then onto the card front. This card has so much dimension and texture, nothing else is needed! See how easy it is to make a wonderfully textured card?
Last card has a Snarky Cat in front of a brick wall. I Girl Zoe has an excellent blog post describing how to create your own brick wall using the Brickwork Embossing Folder. The link to her tutorial is HERE. I used Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo, and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks for mine. Cut the sentiment in the top section of the brick wall. Run the piece back through your die cut machine after cutting using the folder to deepen the lines.
I love the dimension on this background! A Snarky Cat is the perfect addition to this card! Stamp the cat plus a bowtie and hat on Cougar Cardstock. After coloring with Copic Markers, fussy cut the images and add to the front! Isn't he cute?
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Snarky Cats CMS392 (Note: this one is out of stock, but you could use one from the
Snarky Cat Halloween CMS407)
I hope you have enjoyed my collection of cards using the Sizzix Bold Text #2 Dies! The Funkie Junkie Boutique has challenges every two weeks. We'd love to have you join in the fun and you may win a prize.
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'd love to have you follow/subscribe to my social media sites Instagram Facebook, Blogger and YouTube all called TerisMailbox. I am somewhat of a cameleon crafter! I love bright colors, vintage, florals and all things Tim Holtz!
Ready for some spring cleaning? Try using something that would end up in the trash as part of your creative project! Up-cycle thrift store finds, use your junk mail or product packaging in creative and 'arty' ways. Let's see what you can do with "trash". Here's a look at what our Design Team did with this challenge theme:
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! This challenge is open through 11:55pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 31st, 2022.
The Funkie Junkie Boutique is delighted to have Susan Babcock (Susanbcards) as our Guest Designer this week. Susan was our Design Team's choice as overall winner of our April Showers Bring May Flowers challenge in April.
Hello, I'm Susan aka Susanbcards. I'm so happy and honored to have been asked back as a Guest Designer for the Funkie Junkie Boutique blog! As long as I can remember, I've always enjoyed arts and crafts. My fondest memories of my mother were the times when we sat and colored or worked on an art project.
When I was told the challenge was "Sunday In The Park", the image that came to mind was of wrought iron gates around a flower filled park. I used the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Gate Keepers die, assorted small floral dies and the Cobblestone 1 embossing folder to make the path.
The Idea-ology Paper Doll of a boy and dog were a perfect, he looks a bit sad as dogs aren't allowed in the park! I placed the panel into a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Vignette Tray to give it a 3D effect. I hope you like it, more details can be found on my blog.
Make sure you check out Susan's blog (Susanbcards) to see more about how she created this wonderful mixed media piece. Don't forget to share your 'Sunday In The Park' project with us. The challenge can be found HERE and runs through 11:55 pm EST on Tuesday, May 17th.
Lisa Hoel asked us to highlight the contrasts of the changing seasons, whether with themes, colors, textures, or forms for the "A Study In Contrasts" challenge on The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, and we were all delighted with the entries you submitted. Our Design Team to choose the layout that Michelle McDonald entered as the overall winner. Her lovely use of bright spring flowers against the grey weathered wood background, and the contrasting straight and torn edges were just right.
We look forward to seeing Michelle return as 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
#4 Zoë Sanderson,
#7 Meghan Kennihan, and
#11 Jo - Let's Art Journal. 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 #2 Alice K. 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 - 'Sunday In The Park' - can be found HERE and runs through Tuesday, May 17th at 11:55 pm EDT, so there's still plenty of time to link your projects. Please be sure to read the rules carefully before you submit your entry.
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