Wishing You a Joyeux Noel

Hi there,  I'm back with a card I made for my weekly DT post over at Artistic Outpost.  I haven't been making many cards lately and needed a bit of inspiration to get started to I headed over to Mojo Monday and grabbed their sketch.  

I used the yummy Maja Design It's Christmas Time paper to create the layout and then added a little Prima bling in place of the string shown on the sketch.  I cut a bauble with a Tim Holtz die and stamped the Father Christmas stamp from Snowy Woods in Potting Soil archival ink.  The holly is a Prima resin and the sentiment is also from Snowy Woods.  I stamped it in Jet Black archival on a banner cut with the Ribbon Flag die.  It was sponged lightly with Vintage Photo DI and then embossed with UTEE.  After melting the UTEE on, I sponged it heavily with Vintage Photo DI giving it the worn look.  I wrapped it up with a little rustic stitching.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and for all your lovely comments.  They always make my day!

The following supplies used to make this card are available at The Funkie Junkie Boutique where Tim Holtz and other name brands are always 20% below MSRP.

Prima Embellishments Say It In Crystals Londonerry	Maja Design Scrapbook Paper - It′s Christmas Time	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Potting Soil	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo
Ranger Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE)	Ranger Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE) 8 oz. Clear	Prima Embellishment Holiday Jubilee - RESIN - WINTER	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Ribbon Flags

12 Tags News - Please Read!

Are you playing in my 12 Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie Style?  Are you struggling to finish by the  December 22nd deadline?

I've heard from several of you that you are going to be sorry to see the tag challenge end.  I hear that every year.  So this year, I have decided to do a "bonus round" of two extra tags with an overall deadline of January 8th.

On December 21st and 28th, I will publish extra tags with a twist.  The twist is that while they still must be winter themed, the two extra tags must also have a thank you theme (thus helping you to get a couple of thank you cards, tags or whatever, ready for post Christmas thank you's).

Remember that in addition to the three random drawn gift certificates, I said that everyone who completes the challenge on time and meets all the requirements will get a 10% off coupon to The Funkie Junkie Boutique?  If you complete the bonus round too by Jan. 8th, your coupon will be 15% off.  But you must meet all the requirements for each and every post (and I'll be checking before issuing the coupons!).

Let me know if you have any questions.  Happy crafting!!!

Challenge: 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #11

Hi everyone, I'm back with week #11 of the 12 Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie Style.  Here is my inspiration tag for this week.  I really struggled with this one!  I rarely remake a piece.  Usually if I make a "mistake" or don't really like something, I simply keep working with it until it pleases me.  But this is remake #3 for this tag.  

I started with a piece of green dyed seam binding and a star that had been glittered with Broken China DG.  I had both pieces on my work table, left over from another project.  I loved the color combination but couldn't quite duplicate the shade of green with my distress inks.  The first two times I did't like the trees.  For the first one, I stamped a Stampin' Up! evergreen tree using Picket Fence distress paint.  

 Then I sponged over it with my distress inks as well as stamped over it with the music stamp and Vintage Photo DI.  The inks did not rub off the white paint so I trashed that one and made another.  That time I stamped these trees in Picket Fence distress paint and sponged and stamped over them.  Same result.  For this one, I embossed the trees using Weathered White Antiquities EP from the shop.  I really like the way the trees look.  Once stamped and embossed, I sponged the bottom with a combination of Shabby Shutters and the top with Broken China.  I lightly and randomly stamped the Christmas Carol stamp from Holiday Minis with Vintage Photo DI.  

The One the Edge Snowflake die was used to cut chipboard that was coated with Glossy Accents and glittered with Broken China DG.  It's actually two die cuts pieced tother plus I grabbed a small piece I cut off the end and used it on the opposite side.  The mini reindeer was cluttered with Antique Linen DG.  

The sentiment panel was stamped on white CS with embossing ink and coated with fine gold EP, heat embossed and trimmed out by hand.  Then it was trimmed out by hand and sponged with Broken China an a bit of Walnut stain.  

That's it for Tag #11. If you are playing alone and I haven't been buy to comment, my apologies.  I will try to get around to visit everyone this week.  And thanks so mud for playing along!

And if you are not playing, I thank you for visiting and for any comments you wish to leave.  

These products used to make this tag can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique, where Ranger and Tim Holtz products are always 20% below MSRP!

50 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	25 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Broken China	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Shabby Shutters	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain
Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Broken China	Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Antique Linen	Rayon Seam Binding	Tim Holtz 2pk- Mini Reindeer & 25 Set Sizzix Alterations Movers and Shapers Dies	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz On the Edge Snow Flurries Die
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Seasons Silhouettes	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Simple Sayings	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Ink Pad	Ranger Embossing Powder - Weathered White Antiquities

More Gift Tags and Thank You Notes

Hi everyone, thanks so much for stopping by to see what I made for week two/Funkie week over at Frilly and Funkie.  This is our last challenge for the year as we will be taking a short holiday break for the rest of December and kicking off the new year with a challenge on January 1st.

I didn't have much time for creating this week but managed to make one sample each of a gift tag and a Thank you note/tag. Both of these are made on the jumbo manila tags I sell in the boutique.  They are folded so there is a space inside to write the To/From or a short thank you note.  I just did some random second generation stamping inside to give it a bit of decoration, but it can be written over for the to/from or note.

For the thank you note, using Vintage Photo DI and the Wendy Vecchi Dots and Strips stencil, I sponged the strip pattern around the edges.  Then I masked that off and stamped the gingham stamp from Wendy's Nature's Art set in Vintage photo and also stenciled the polka dots on the inside piece that shows at the top.  I had the Vintage Finds button card stamped and left over from a prior project, one of the leftovers floating around my craft table waiting for a home.  I thought it made a nice touch for a thank you for a handmade gift.  I tried to make the heart look like gingerbread.  It was cut from white CS, sponged heavily with Vintage Photo and I used a Viva Decor pearl pen to make the pearl dots.  The star is plain gray chipboard, painted white, stamped and sponged then coated with Glossy Accents and Clear Rock Candy distress glitter.  The garland was cut with the Holly, Beaded and Snowflake decorative strip die from white CS, sponged lightly with Vintage Photo DI and glittered with Clear Rock Candy distress glitter.  Then I fussy cut more bows from the garland die cut and glittered them with Vintage Photo DG.  The twine, mini distress clothes pins and the TH Simple Sayings stamp set use for the Thank You can all be found in my little boutique by clicking the thumbnails below.

On to the gift tag - I liked the combination of colors on Tim Holtz's December tag so I used Antique Linen to sponge the tag and stenciled it with Frayed Burlap using the new Holly stencil.  The border was stenciled using the very bottom of the Dyan Reaveley's Starry Starry Night stencil.  I love the new Deco Christmas set and used a sentiment from that.  The holly leaves were cut with the Festive Greenery decorative strip die, sponged with Vintage Photo DI and glittered with the Vintage Photo distress glitter (LOVE that color glitter!).

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will be able to relax and enjoy the Christmas season!








These supplies, used to make the projects above, can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique, where Ranger and Tim Holtz products are always 20% below MSRP.

50 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	25 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Frayed Burlap	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black
Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Foam	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stencil - Dots & Stripes Borders	Dyan Reaveley′s Dylusions Stencil - Starry Starry Night (5x8")	PRE-ORDER Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Holly Bough
Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamps - Nature′s Art	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Holly, Beaded & Snowflake Garland	Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Vintage Photo	Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Clear Rock Candy	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents
Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Stacked Stars Bigz Die	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Simple Sayings	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Deco Christmas	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Festive Greenery Die	Natural Jute Twine
Micro Distressed/Stained Clothes Pins - 1" - Set of 12

Cyber Monday Sale and 12 Tags of Christmas Break

Good Monday morning friends!  If you are stopping by to see Tag #11 for the 12 Tags of Christmas challenge, you'll have to wait until next Monday.  I'm taking a week off to recover from my crazy Thanksgiving week.  We had loads of company and still have a couple of lingering guests so I have been distracted from my crafting, blogging and shopkeeping while I spent time with family (and cooked and cleaned and cooked some more - LOL).

I'm also having a Cyber Monday sale at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.  Today only!  Hope you'll visit my store The Funkie Junkie Boutique.