Funkie Junkie Focus – "It's Cold Outside"

Hello, our current Funkie Junkie Focus is "It's Cold Outside". Our projects need to show what we love (or hate) about the wintertime. One of my favorite winter activities is skiing! I learned when I was a little kid and have very fond memories of yearly family ski vacations in Lake Tahoe. I created a Vignette Divided Box project to celebrate skiing:

I removed one of the dividers to create a large compartment in the top half of the box.

I used one of the new Tim Holtz Vault series die sets, Vault Rosettes to create background elements.

The little snow bunny is cut using the original Bunny Games Die Set. This cute bunny is in the new Vault Bunny + Chick Die Set as well although in a larger size. It does pay to have both so you can choose what works best in your project! If you missed the Tim Holtz live go check it out on replay. Tim goes through all the new Vault dies and shows the size comparisons between old and new. It's very helpful.

Here's a look at some of the "in process" steps.

1) Little snow bunny. Don't forget to search through your old dies to mix and match! The hat from the Winter Critters Die Set fit the bunny perfectly.

2) I cut rosette pieces out of vellum and layered with snowflakes. Vellum is trickier to work with than paper as far as scoring and folding but it works with a bit of care.

The half rosettes are made from two of the pieces. I found  it helpful to have the base circle folded at a 90 degree angle to make a little "shelf" on which to glue the rosette parts.

3) Elements in the box before I glued in all the top layer parts:

All the snow was created with Snowfall Grit Paste. Love that icy look!

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Supplies used:  

Tim Holtz Die Set - Forest Shadows
Tim Holtz Die Set - Vault Rosettes
Tim Holtz Die Set - Festive Gatherings
Tim Holtz Die Set - Bunny Games
Tim Holtz Die Set - Winter Critters
Tim Holtz Die Set - Paper Snowflakes, Mini
Tim Holtz Die Set - Paper Snowflakes
Tim Holtz Die Set - Tree Line

Tim Holtz Die Set - Vintage Labels

Tim Hotz Stamp Sets - Reindeer Flight, Grunge Flakes

Distress Collage Medium Matte 

Distress Spray Stain - variety of greens

Distress Paint - Tumbled Glass

Distress Texture Paste - Sparkle
Distress Grit Paste - Snowfall
Distress Rock Candy Glitter
Glitter Duster

Idea-ology Vignette Divided Box
Idea-ology Christmas '23 - Pinecones
Idea-ology Christmas '23 - Layer Frames
Idea-ology Christmas '23 - Alpine Trees
Idea-ology Design Tape - Trims