Funkie Junkie Focus – "Easter Joy"

Our current Funkie Junkie Focus theme is "Easter Joy" and I had fun making an Easter decor piece using lots of Tim Holtz goodies and the new Eileen Hull Storage Box Die.

One of my Eileen Hull Inspiration Team teammates had the idea of flipping the box upside down to make an exploding box card. I thought turning the box over was such a great idea, I wanted to try it. I created an Easter scene inside of mine:

I made some glittered Tiny Eggs and tried the new and improved method of making a chocolate 'Salvaged Rabbit' that Tim Holtz recently shared.

I made sure the back side was interesting too!

I covered the outside of the box with stamped panels (using the new Mr. Rabbit stamp set) and die cuts.

Top view:

Here are a few 'in progress' photos:

1) Glittered eggs. First I colored some Distress Rock Candy Glitter with alcohol inks. (See this Tim Holtz tutorial to see how. It's really easy.)

Tim also shared several different ways to decorate the Tiny Eggs. You can see that here.

2) Here are all the box parts laid out.

There are rectangular strips on the die that you glue inside of the box to help the lid fit on snugly and stay in place. (It seems like a mystery piece at first ha ha.)

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. because you are now getting regular doses of expanded (and inspiring) content each week. Don't miss it…

Supplies used:

Eileen Hull Die - Storage Box Die 
-Eileen Hull Die Set - Shadowbox Elements 

-Tim Holtz Die Set - Crochet
Tim Holtz Die Set - Bunny Games
Tim Holtz Die Set - Papercut Chicks, Colorize

Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Mr. Rabbit

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Backdrops

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Salvaged Rabbits

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Eggs

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Bouquet

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Barrel

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Chit Chat Stickers - Seasonal
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Salvaged Stickers - Seasonal

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Memo Pins
Sizzix Textured Cardstock Pack

Distress Collage Medium Matte
Distress Rock Candy Glitter
Ranger Alcohol Inks
Ranger Glossy Accents
Distress Spray Stain - various
Distress Paint - Gathered Twigs
Distress Glaze - Walnut Stain
Sizzix Mat Board

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Funkie Junkie Focus – Spring Frolic

Hello there crafty peeps! The weeks keep flying by and spring is getting closer and closer. The theme this time around is "Spring Frolic". Everything is still grey and brown here so it was fun to create a bright and cheerful spring project. I am in love with the seasonal Idea-ology Tiny Eggs and Salvaged Rabbits (stock up!) so I knew they had to make an appearance in my project.

The base is a vintage silver plate basket I had in my stash.

Tim Holtz did a great live demo last month covering several ways to alter the Tiny Eggs and Salvaged Rabbits. (Hot tip: he now divides the videos into time stamped sections so with a single click you can get right to the part of the video you want to review. So handy!) I wanted to make a chocolate bunny and try making foiled eggs. They turned out so cute!

I also decorated the back so it's interesting from all sides. The Bunny Stitch Die Set is a new one that I love. Those bunnies will be showing up in future projects too!

Love the foiled eggs!!

The carrots are from the Bunny Stitch Die Set too and I incorporated one of the Collage Layer Frames to make that panel. Flowers are made using the Tiny Tattered Florals Die Set.

Here are a few "in process" steps.

1) Base - I hot glued a chunk of styrofoam into my vintage basket to form the base. I then hot glued some Vintage style Easter Grass over that.

2) I created a little layered collage on the back using a label from the new Idea-ology Transparent Things 2, stamping and Curator Snippets pieces with the bunny die cut. I like the effect of things underneath the transparent pieces showing through.

3) Assembling - Memo Pins hold the cards in place and stuck easily into the foam. I arranged the bunny, eggs, flowers and spun cotton mushrooms and glued them in place. This was a fun little project!

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. because you are now getting regular doses of expanded (and inspiring) content each week. Don't miss it…

Supplies used:

Tim Holtz Thinlits Die Set - Bunny Stitch
Tim Holtz Thinlits Die Set - Tiny Tattered Florals
Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Field Notes
Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Stitches

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Tiny Eggs

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Salvaged Rabbits
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Layer Frames, Collage
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Transparent Things 2
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Flash Cards
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Memo Pins
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Ephemera Snippets, Curator
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Chit Chat Seasonal
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Worn Wallpaper
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Holiday Woodgrain Cardstock, Gray

Distress Paint - Walnut Stain
Distress Rock Candy Dry Glitter
Stampers Anonymous Glitter Duster
Ranger Alcohol Ink - Stream, Purple Twilight, Sunshine Yellow, Raspberry

Vintage style Easter Grass
Vintage silver plate basket
styrofoam
foil candy wrappers

Happy Easter! Vintage + Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

Happy Easter and springtime friends! Today I have a cute spring decor piece to share with you made with some of my favorite things. I really need to put away my St. Patrick's Day decor and get all the Easter stuff out! Let's take a look:

The lantern I found at the thrift store (I'm always keeping my eyes open for things I can create scenes in). The little Lefton duckling figurine is one I had in my stash. The flowers are created using Eileen's dies and her Sizzix Twist & Style Tool (more on how I did those later).

Detail of the top (the crochet lace is vintage):

and, the back view:

This really didn't take too long to put together. Following are some tips for making the flowers.

Step 1 - I carved a foam base to fit in the bottom and hot glued it in place. I covered it with fake moss from the craft store (not shown in photo below).

Step 2 - Making flowers
I gathered my 'flower' material, patterned paper, dyed crinoline and dyed coffee filters. I cut several combinations of materials using the Heart & Soul Flower die. The stems are very easy to create using wire, buttons and Eileen's Twist & Style tool!

Cut a length of wire, double it over and put it through the button center.

The 'holder' part of the tool has a suction cup that sticks to a smooth surface like my glass craft mat. The ends of the wire can attach to either end of the tool. Shown is the end with a hole you insert the wire into and tighten the screw to hold it in place. The other end is just a hook you can twist the wire around.

Hold one of the handles and twist! That's it. Keep twisting until you are happy with the tightness of your twisted wire. Disengage the tool and poke the stem through the center of your flowers. Add a dab of glue to keep everything in place and you have a flower. Easy peasy!

The second type of flowers I cut using purple dyed coffee filters and the Pansy Flower Die. I had these wired bundles of pink stamens in my stash (probably from the thrift store lol) that were perfect for the centers. I used several layers of the die cut petals and crinkled them up for dimension. Again, a dab of glue held the petals in place.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my post. Be sure to keep an eye on Eileen's blog because April 7th is the Release Party for her Chapter 2 Sizzix Dies!

Sizzix Supplies used:

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix 

Heart & Soul Flower #661108 - retired 

Pansy Flower #661109 - retired

Twist & Style Tool

Easter Egg Diorama Scene

Hello!! I'm not quite ready to stop making Easter projects yet! (Although for the record, this was one I had started two weeks ago and was trying to finish it in time LOL.) Last year I found this vintage painted ceramic diorama egg at the thrift store and I knew I could do something fun with it:

The little house is made using the Sizzix Village Dies from Tim Holtz (in particular, the Bungalow Die is the main structure). This whole series has been retired and is on its way out of the marketplace so find them while you can if you want them!

Lot's of little details…

I found a great source for all sorts of vintage German and English Scrap graphics - Scraps-A-Plenty. Check them out, they have ebay and etsy stores. Tons of designs and themes!

Here are a few little in process photos:

Step 1 – I used spray mists to color coffee filters and then collaged torn pieces onto the inside to form the sky of my little scene. I also noted the handy holes in the bottom so I decided to add a strand of Tiny Lights since it would be easy to thread up through a hole.

Step 2 – I built up a floor made of foam core board platforms. I left a slot in the base where the house was going to go so I could bunch lights up inside the house.

Step 3 – To make my grass, I used green inks/mists on some baby wipes I let dry out. It makes a nice "fabric" to use.

Step 4 – I used flower dies from Eileen Hull and her Twist & Style Tool to make the stems.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a good weekend and have a chance to get crafty. Stay safe and healthy!

Dies:
Tim Holtz Tiny Tattered Florals ( Sizzix / SB )
Tim Holtz Funky Floral #2 ( Sizzix / SB )
Tim Holtz Funky Floral #3 ( Sizzix / SB )
Eileen Hull Stitchy Flowers - retired
Eileen Hull Heart & Soul Flower - retired
Tim Holtz Village Dies (retired and on their way out of the marketplace)
• Brownstone 
• Addition
• Bungalow
• Rooftops ( Sizzix / SB )
• Fixer Upper ( Sizzix / SB )

Other:

Eileen Hull Twist & Style Tool ( Sizzix / SB )

Distress Ink

Distress Oxide Ink

Glitter Duster

Rock Candy Dry Glitter

Ranger Collage Medium Matte

Tim Holtz Tiny Lights
Tim Holtz Bouquet flowers

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Easter Candy Basket with Topflight Stamps

Hello there. Easter is almost upon us! I can't believe that tomorrow is Palm Sunday. I created this candy basket using Eileen Hull's new Treasure Box Die and lots of fun stamps from Topflight Stamps.

I love the whimsical Katzelkraft stamps like the Dragon and Rabbit that I used on this project. They bring a smile to my face. I think the Whopper egg candies will bring a smile to my son's face. They are his favorite. ;-)

I stenciled the background and then stamped the rabbits and glued the fussy cut Katzelkraft stamp images onto it. I drew and cut out some Easter eggs to add to the scene. The wire handle was made using Eileen's Twist & Style Tool. It was a quick and easy project!

Thanks for stopping by! Below is a list of supplies I used. Be sure to check out the Topflight Stamps blog for more inspiration. There is always something fun to see there! 

Topflight Stamps Products:
Katzelkraft Stamps - Lapin Mini, Dragon Mini, Holidays Quotes
Lavinia Stamps - Whimsical Hares
AALL & Create stencil - ACS#53

Dies:
Eileen Hull Sizzix
Treasure Box ( Sizzix / SB )
Journaling Cards - Flowers & Leaves ( Sizzix / SB )
Grass (Sizzix / SB ) - retired
Twist & Style Craft Tool (Sizzix / SB )
Heartfelt Cardstock Pad

Other:

Sizzix mat board
Eileen Hull Colorbox Blends Ink - Hydrangea
20 gauge wire
eyelets

Sizzix and Scrapbook.com links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!)

Easter Candy Basket
by MonalisaH -Lisa Hoel
Scrapbook.com

Graniteware Easter Egg

Happy Easter! It feels so early this year; I can't believe it's Sunday. I may not have gotten any candy for the kids yet but I did get a little decorative Easter egg made. Priorities! I have a stash of paper mache eggs and I figured I should get at least one decorated this year.

I made a faux graniteware egg by following this tutorial by Wendy Vecchi. This is such a great technique and I've used it several times on various projects (like these ATCs). To make the "enameled" flowers I tapped the metal flowers with the Emboss It Dabber and sprinkled on various colors of embossing powder. Be careful because that metal gets super hot as you are embossing!

I'm going to enter my egg into the Easter Egg Decorating Challenge on the Ranger blog.

Thanks for stopping by! Most of the supplies I used for this project can be found at Simon Says Stamp. Follow the links below and a shopping you may go. ;-)

Stitched Fringe Border Die	Scattered Snow Background Builder Stamp	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival PINK PEONY Ink Pad AID45649	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Embossing Powder PINK PEONY WEP45724	*Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival POTTING SOIL Ink Pad AID38979	Ranger Adirondack Pigment Ink Pad SNOW CAP PLP24217
*Tim Holtz Idea-ology FOLIAGE Flowers Leaves Hardware Metal	Ranger CLEAR EMBOSS IT DABBER Embossing Industries EMB34162	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Embossing Powder FERN GREEN WEP43898	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Embossing Powder BUTTERCUP WEP45717	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Embossing Powder VIOLET WEP45762

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