January, Icy and Cold? – Funkie Junkie Blog Challenge

I don't know about you, but January here in Idaho definitely qualifies as icy and cold! That is the new challenge on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. 

"Highlight anything that speaks icy and/or cold to you which could include: snowflakes, icy tones of colors, icicles or winter activities. Come share what icy and cold inspires in your art!"

My creation is all about the winter landscape.

What is inside?

More icy, cold winter!

The structure is a Graphic 45 Book Box (retired I believe). I created a wintery scene inside.

I included some vintage bone china Mountain Goat figurines in my little vignette. I think they fit right in! The log cabin is made using the Tim Holtz Paper Village #2 die set.

Various Tim Holtz ephemera (mostly from past years' Christmas releases) combined to decorate the inside cover. 

For the slide mount element, I put snowflake rub-ons onto a piece of mica, covered it with a thick layer of Holiday Distress Icicle Crackle Paste and then stuck the cardboard slide mount on top of it. It crackled beautifully!

Here are a few peeks of the "in process" building of my project:

1) I used Distress Sprays to lay down the base color on the box, then stamped with Distress and Archival Ink.

After inking, I also lightly spritzed the outside of the box with Distress Resist Spray and then dusted with Rock Candy Dry Glitter for extra sparkle.

2) The background scenery was built in layers with Sizzix die cuts:

Foam core board is one of my favorite building materials. ;-) It worked well for the little shelf for the cabin.

3) The cabin is made with small scale corrugated board. It has a great look for "logs". Tim Holtz shared how to make one in 2020 when the first Paper Village Die Set was released. You can find that video here.

I completed the scene with mini bottle brush trees and snow texture paste (and the figurines).  This vignette will take its place in my winter decor!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you check out the fun challenges we have on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. They are always good for sparking your creativity! You have two weeks to join the current challenge so I hope you give it a go.

Supplies used:

Tim Holtz stamp set CMS098 - Grunge Flakes

Tim Holtz stamp set CMS052 - Reindeer Flight

Tim Holtz stamp set CMS328 - Entomology

Tim Holtz die set - Paper Village #2

Tim Holtz die set - Tall Pines

Tim Holtz die set - Mountain Top

Eileen Hull die set - Wreath & Snowflake

Eileen Hull Full Size Journal Die (for the label shape diecuts)

Distress Paint - Picket Fence

Distress Spray Stain, regular & Oxide - Speckled Egg

Distress Ink - Stormy Sky, Evergreen Bough

Distress Glitter - Rock Candy

Glitter Duster

Distress Resist Spray

Tim Holtz Mica Spray Stain - Snow Flurries

Ranger Archival Ink - Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

Tim Holtz Woodgrain Cardstock

Tim Holtz Distress Holiday Texture Set

Mica sheets

Graphic 45 Book Box (retired)

Splatter Brush

Tim Holtz Mini Fasteners, Mini Paper clips

Tim Holtz Christmas Stickers, Remnant Rubs, Flashcards, Layers & Baseboards Frames, Tissue Tape from years past

Tim Holtz Baseboards - Junk Drawer

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