Fly High

Hello friends and followers!  My apologies for being absent for almost a month.  I've been on vacation.  The DH and I were gone two and a half weeks, enjoying a cruise on the Baltic Sea and visiting such exciting ports of call as Tallin, Estonia, Keil, Germany, Stockholm, Sweden, St. Petersburg, Russia, Helsinki, Finland and Copenhagen, Denmark.  It was an incredible trip and we loved every minute of it.  But now it's time to get back into the swing of things.

I didn't have a lot of time, but I wanted to join in my Funkie design team over at Frilly and Funkie and make a project for Cec's Things with Wings challenge.  I didn't have a plan when I sat down at my craft table so I just started playing around.  I started with a jumbo manila tag fro the shop, stamped it using Jet Black Archival and Wendy Vecchi's Script stamp.  Next I cut a couple of strips of white CS with one of my favorite dies - the Butterfly Frenzy die and glue them randomly over the entire card.  Squeezed Lemon distress stain was then swiped across the entire tag and when that was dry, I brushed on gesso to knock back some of the brightness of the Squeezed Lemon.  Of course, all the edges needed a bit of sponging with Vintage Photo to age it a bit.

I had printed the little tag from Meghan Berry's Lilac and Lavender blog for another project awhile back but never used it.  A small circle was cut from it and used for the bronze bow cabochon (which is actually a brooch, but I ripped the pin back off with pliers).  I layered the cabochon on the tag over the exact spot that the circle was cut from.

Next I got busy with Botanical Remnant Rubs.  They didn't want to stick to the gesso surface.  I had to rub really hard and lift the plastic very carefully when checking to see if they had adhered, going back over them numerous times.  But I finally got them adhered to the tag surface.

My butterfly is from Tim Holtz's Reflections set.  Stamped on white CS with Jet Black archival ink and sponged with Tattered Rose DI, then sprayed with Lindy's Stamp Gang Wild Honeysuckle Coral.  It didn't give enough shine so I applied Inka Gold Old Gold with my fingertip.  Now it really shines :)

The black filigree piece at the bottom is black craft foam that was cut with the Spellbinders Garden Weave die.  The crinkle ribbon was dyed with a combination of Squeezed Lemonade and Vintage Photo Distress Stains.

That will do it for this challenge.  I hope you will drop by Frilly and Funkie to check out the team's inspiration samples.  And please do think about joining in our challenge.  It's a judged challenge and you could win a badge for your blog or be our random winner with a $25 gift certificate to The Funkie Junkie Boutique.








The supplies to make this project can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique were name brand products such as Tim Holtz, Ranger, Wendy Vecchi and others are always 20% belowMSRP.

50 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	25 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Pad #3	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black	Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamps - Script Background Stamp
*Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Butterfly Frenzy Decorative Strip Die	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Squeezed Lemonade	Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool - With 4 Blending Foams
Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool Replacement Foam	Sizzix® Framelits™ Die Set 5PK w/Stamps - Limitations by Tim Holtz	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Tattered Rose	Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Tattered Rose	Lindy′s Stamp Gang Starburst Mist 2oz Bottle - Wild Honeysuckle Coral
Viva Decor Inka Gold Old Silver	Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Antique Linen	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Remnant Rubs Botanical	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Remnant Rub Tool
Round Antique Bronze Brooch With Glass Cabochon Setting	Spellbinders® Garden Weave	Ranger Multi Medium Matte 1 oz.	Ranger Multi Medium Matte 4 oz.	Ranger Multi Medium Matte 1/2 oz.
Rayon Seam Binding	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Vintage Photo

Wonderful Words

Greetings all!  I'm back posting with the Funkie girls over at Frilly an Funkie as we welcome Shelly Hickox as our newest team member.  The lovely Jenny Marples is our host of this challenge and she wants us to use our words.  The challenge is called "Something to Say" and we are to use quotes or sayings as our focal point - stamp it, print it, use rub-ons, stickers or even die cuts to include words on your vintage project.  I used the new Life Quotes stamp set from Tim Holtz for my focal point.  It was stamped with Jet Black Archival on white card stock.  Then I embossed a flourish in clear EP and sponged it with Vintage Photo DI.  It was framed with an Industrious Sticker fro the Gallery pack.  

The base of the project is a piece of 5x7 white CS.  Embossing ink was applied through the Flourish stencil and then embossed with Enamelware EP.  Abandoned Coral DI was sponged on over the embossing and then the color was knocked back a bit with the application of Vintage Photo.  It was also stamped with the Wendy Vecchi Script background script.  

The filigree is a piece of Kaiser craft laser cut wood, painted black and then painted again with Brushed Pewter distress paint.  I also used the Brushed Pewter paint on the tiny bronze dragonflies to turn them silver.  

My sweet little bird cage is a silver tone cabochon brooch sold in my boutique.  I cut a small square, sponged it with Vintage Photo and applied some Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs to it.  It was affixed with a couple of drops of Glossy Accents.  A couple more drops of Glossy Accents on the back of the glass cabochon and a good solid pressing of the glass into the brooch affixed the glass solidly on.  I took a small pliers and very easily ripped the pin back off the brooch so it could be a hanger.  The entire piece has been backed with a piece of very solid chipboard.  It could be a free standing piece or a hanging.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will stop by Frilly and Funkie to see what the rest of the Funkie team has to show.  And please take a moment to welcome Shelly Hickox to our team also.

All of these supplies are available at The Funkie Junkie Boutique where most name brands are always 20% under MSRP.

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Abandoned Coral	Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool - With 4 Blending Foams	Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool Replacement Foam	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Fabulous Flourishes	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Ink Pad
Ranger Embossing Powder - Enamelware	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamps - Script Background Stamp	KAISERCRAFT Wooden Flourishes - Fancy
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Black Soot	PRE-ORDER Tim Holtz Ranger Metallic Distress Paint - Brushed Pewter	Tiny Bronze Dragonfly Charms - set of 10	Antique Silver Birdcage Brooch With Glass Cabochon	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Remnant Rubs Botanical	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Industrious Stickers Gallery