Funkie Junkie Challenge – Back to School!

Hello there, our new challenge at the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog is live and you won't want to miss out! Our hostess is Teri Wilson and the theme is Back to School.

Teri -"Create something with books, alphabets or anything reminding you of learning!"

I used Eileen Hull's new Skinny Mini Book Box Die to create a pencil box to hold school supplies.

It fastens with a little magnetic closure.

I also used some of the new Tim Holtz Halloween Black Two-tone Woodgrain Cardstock for the spine.

Here are some of the how-to steps:

1) The parts, cut twice from the die. I blended with Distress Oxide Speckled Egg ink and lightly spritzed with Pumice Stone Distress Spray.

2) The front piece is a Gel Press print I embossed with the Numbered 3-D embossing folder. I rubbed the inside of the front half with Black Soot archival ink before embossing. The ink then gets deposited into the debossed areas and helps the details to pop.

3) Stamping the parts:

4) I rubbed an embossing ink pad across the top and sprinkled the Glaze Embossing Powder:

5) Assembly, I like to use a strong, quick-grab wet glue:

Box sides glued first and then glued to the back of the box.

IMPORTANT: When using the die to make the box, you must trim off the outer parts of the spine to match the height of the box sides. If you are making a journal cover, you can leave it or trim it depending on how thick a journal you want to make.

4) Bulb for front: The top layer I cut from waste plastic packaging and then sprayed with Distress Resist Spray to give it a lumpy, glossy texture. Back layer is cut from vellum.

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:

Eileen Hull die - Skinny Mini Book Box

Tim Holtz 3-D embossing folder - Numbered

Tim Holtz die - Filament

Tim Holtz stamp sets - Ornate Trims, Documented, Glitch 2, Typography

Distress Ink - Black Soot

Distress Oxide Ink - Wild Honey, Speckled Egg

Ranger Archival Inks - Black Soot, Hickory Smoke, Crackling Campfire

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Glaze - Crackling Campfire

embossing ink

Distress Resist Spray

Halloween Black Two-tone Woodgrain Cardstock

Halloween Mica Stain set - (Harvest Moon)