A Study in Contrasts - New Funkie Junkie Challenge

Hello, welcome to a new challenge from The Funkie Junkie Boutique's Challenge Blog! This time around I am the host and here are the challenge details for "A Study in Contrasts":

The seasons are changing and the cold greys and browns of winter are giving way to the warm greens and colors of spring! For your challenge highlight contrasts in your project. It could be themes, colors, textures or forms. We are looking forward to seeing your creative interpretations and juxtapositions of things that are contrasting!

I created a Vignette Shrine along the theme of April showers brings May flowers. That has certainly been the case around here. We have been getting lots of April showers (and snow!) The water is greatly needed though so I'm not complaining. I'm looking forward to May flowers however! The shrine is decorated in somber blues, blacks and greys with stenciled raindrops. In contrast, the center box is a riot of colors and flowers.

I added a "metal" roof and stone texture on the sides of the box.

The flower box inside is one of the boxes from the Vignette Boxes set.

LOVE the new Marbled Design Tape!

I decorated the back too:

Umbrella Man is a classic Tim Holtz die!

Here are a few "in progress" steps:

I primed the sides of the shrine with black gesso so it would show through the stone texture as grout as well as help the paste stick really well. Once the Grit-Paste was dry I colored it with washes of acrylic paint.

I stamped and stenciled all the inside liner parts before I glued them in.

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 die set - Silhouette Birds

Tim Holtz die set - Funky Foliage

Tim Holtz die set - Funky Floral #3

Tim Holtz die set - Funky Floral, Large

Tim Holtz Die - Umbrella Man (retired)

Tim Holtz 3-D Embossing Folders - Lumber

Mini Layering Stencils - Set #28

Tim Holtz stamp sets - Mesh & Linen, Field Notes, Spring Sprung

Tim Holtz Backdrops, Vol. 2

Tim Holtz Vignette Boxes

Tim Holtz Vignette Shrine

Tim Holtz Design Tape - Trims, Marbled

Distress Stain - Speckled Egg, Weathered Wood

Distress Oxide Stain - Speckled Egg

Distress Glaze - Weathered Wood, Prize Ribbon

Distress Ink - Stormy Sky, Tea Dye, Abandoned Coral

Distress Archival Ink 4-Pack

Ranger Grit-Paste - opaque

Black gesso