Just Playing Around

I was so excited to get some new Wendy Vecchi products into the Boutique and couldn't resist dipping into my stock to play around.  I think the Dots and Stripes Borders stencil is going to be a favorite go-to of mine.  I love the stripe borders and have always been a sucker for polka dots!

I started by stenciling Stormy Sky DI onto a jumbo manila tag. I like to use low tack painter's tape to hold in place stencils and thin dies as well as using it as a mask.  It's cheap and readily available. 

After stenciling on the border stripes, I used Peeled Paint DI to stencil on the polka dots.  Next, using Jet Black archival, I used the script stamp from Live and Make Art.  I have always loved Wendy's background stamp and this worked beautifully.  Then it needed some sponging with Vintage Photo and was edged with Walnut Stain DI.  The background being done, I then mixed a drop of Weathered Wood reinker with some white Embossing Paste to create the flower, a drop of Peeled Paint reinker mixed with White Emobssing Paste for the stem and a drop of Scattered Straw reinker for the flower center.  (this looks so yummy, I wanted to take my finger and scoop some into my mouth, but I resisted :)

One thing that happened with this tag is that I stenciled the dots on with Distress Ink and then stenciled the embossing paste flower.  The polka dots bled up through the embossing paste.  They looked sort of watery so once the embossing paste was dry, I placed the polka dot stencil back over the flower and darkened the green polka dots.  

The darling little flourishes are from the Daisy Art stamp set and the sentiment is also from Live and Make Art.  The supply links are listed below.  Wendy Vecchi products will always be 20% below MSRP at The Funkie Junkie Boutique and this week they are our Friday Focus products and are an additional 15% off.  Stock up now because the next challenge at Frilly and Funkie will be "Wendy Vecchi Style".  Hope you will play along!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great week.

These products are available at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

25 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stencil - Dots & Stripes Borders	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stencil - 3 Fresh Flowers	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste - White	Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamps - Live and Make Art
Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamps - Daisy Art	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Peeled Paint	Ranger Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink Reinker	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Stormy Sky	Ranger Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress Ink Reinker
Ranger Tim Holtz Scattered Straw Reinker	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Reinker
Carved Coconut Shell Buttons - 7/8"	Carved Coconut Shell Buttons - 5/8"	Natural Jute Mesh (Burlap)	Burlap String - 12 Colors

Steel Pier

I'm back today with another piece I made for the Artistic Outpost release of their fabulous new Boardwalk plate.  I had such a great time working with this plate - so many wonderful vintage images!  Here I have made a folded tag using one of the jumbo non-branded tags I sell at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.  I started by sponging the manila tag with Tumbled Glass DI and then creating a fold and cutting the bottom with the Baroque die.  On the front, I cut a panel with the Styled Labels Movers & Shapers die, stamped the gentleman bather, masked him and stamped the Steel Pier image a couple of times.  I added a piece of rope with some nautical knots as a closer for the folded tag.

For the inside, I stamped the umbrella girl in jet black archival, masked her off and stamped the beach hut behind her.  I added a row of the lovely shells across the top.

Below the fold are our bathing beauties and I stamped the sentiment so the top line is above the fold and the bottom line is blow the fold.  The tag edges were sponged with Walnut Stain DI and the whole thing was given a good spritz and flick with water.  My one embellishment was the scallop shell, sponged with Tumbled Glass, cut in a circle and coated with Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle, then mounted in one of my rusty bottle caps.

Thanks for look at my tag.  I loved the colors and had so much fun making it.  Hope you are having a great weekend!








All of these products used to make this tag are available at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

25 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	Rusted Metal Embellishments - Bells, Bottle Caps, Tags & Signs - 24 Piece Set	Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Tumbled Glass
Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Reinker	Mini Baroque Sizzix Alterations Movers & Shapers by Tim Holtz	SizzixAlterations Movers & Shapers Base Die By Tim Holtz-Styled Labels	Artistic Outpost Boardwalk Unmounted Rubber Stamps

My Recipe for Shabby Chic

Hi friends,

I'm back with my recipe for shabby chic with the mid month posting for the all new Our Creative Corner challenge.  Jenny is our host and she has given us a recipe challenge - pick at least one ingredient from each of three columns and use those items on our make.  So I used everything from column A - lace, ribbon & fabric, wood and metal from column B and inks from column C and here is my the result.  I started using the charming For Mother paper from Pion Design, using two sides of the same sheet and ran a narrow strip of burlap to cover the join.  I adhered the burlap with Claudine Helmuth's Multi Medium Matte.

I love this floral filigree metal piece that I sell in the boutique but had ever gotten around to using it.  It made a nice starting point for a charming medallion for this card.  I still had a piece of the Melissa Frances pleated satin ribbon sitting on my desk, which works great for edging something curved.  I topped it off with a pretty floral wooden button, also from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

The sentiment is from the Artistic Outpost Typography plate, stamped with my favorite all purpose stamping ink, Ranger's Jet Black archival.   Almost done, but the top looked a little lacking so I added a sweet white jute ribbon and a little tri-bud hand painted with my mixture of inks that I use to hand paint my Venise lace appliques.

Be sure to stop Our Creative Corner for today's fresh dose of inspiration - you won't be disappointed!  And you still have a couple more weeks to play along.  This challenge closes on June 28th.

Wishing you all a great weekend filled with pleasant summer sunshine (and no storms!).








These products used to make this card are available at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Pion Design Paper - For Mother 12x12" Scrapbooking Paper	Natural Jute Mesh (Burlap)	Melissa Frances Satin Pleated Ribbon - Cream	2 Piece Antique Style Bronze Flower Embellishment	Floral Decorated Wooden Buttons - 1"
Artistic Outpost Typography Unmounted Rubber Stamps	White & Green Tri-bud Venise Lace Appliques	Cream Woven Jute Ribbon 3/8"	Claudine Hellmuth Multi Medium Matte	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black
Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Reinker