Funkie Junkie Focus – "Out of the Vault"

January has seen the release of several "Out of the Vault" Sizzix Die Sets from Tim Holtz. These are designs pulled from previous sets that were given a new twist! Our current Funkie Junkie Focus is to see what creative magic we can come up with using them. I was inspired by our current winter weather and landscape to create this piece…

I've always been inspired by the soft and subdued color palette of a snowy winter day. The greys and browns of the leafless trees and sleeping garden are quietly subtle as the snow is sifting down.

I started off by creating a color palette of inky backgrounds to work from. Distress Oxide and Distress sprays combined to give a wonderful wintery look. I also used the new Distress color Scorched Timber products in various ways. I love how it gives a dark punch but isn't as stark as a black would be. 

The base is an Idea-ology Framed Panel. I painted the frame with Scorched Timber and Hickory Smoke Distress Paint. The back panel was covered with one of my inky background papers.

Using the Vault Rosettes Die Set, I created three rosettes to use as part of the layer bases. You can alter the diameter of the rosettes by trimming the die cut sections. I used three sections for each rosette.

You can see my layering process:

A splatter of white paint over the background adds to the "snowy" feel.

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 Die Set - Forest Shadows
Tim Holtz Die Set - Vault Rosettes
Tim Holtz Die Set - Vault Wildflowers
Tim Holtz Die Set - Vault Lovebirds
Tim Holtz Die Set - Tangled Twigs
Tim Holtz Die Set - Paper Snowflakes, Mini

Tim Hotz Stamp Sets - Reindeer Flight, Slight Alterations

New Distress Scorched Timber
Distress Collage Medium Matte 

Distress Spray Stain - variety

Distress Oxide Spray Stain - variety

Distress Paint - Scorched Timber, Hickory Smoke, Picket Fence

Distress Glaze - Scorched Timber
Distress Grit Paste - Snowfall
Distress Stickles Rock Candy Glitter Glue

Distress Mica Spray - Phantom Mist
Idea-ology Framed Panel

Funkie Junkie Focus – Frozen Winter

Hello there and welcome to my take on the current Funkie Junkie focus! The theme is Frozen Winter so I happily created a home decor piece to display since I had to put all my Christmas decorations away.

I've used new and old favorites in the creation of this project. The structure is the Halloween 2022 Vignette Arched Shrine box. (It's not just for Halloween!) 

The outside is covered with strips of Holiday Gray Two-tone Woodgrain Cardstock and diecut snowflakes.

I wanted to capture the joy of snowy weather when you are a child. This little girl is ready with her snowballs! (Baubles covered with Snowfall Grit Paste.) I also thought this was a perfect opportunity to use the new Tim Holtz Wood Slice Thinlits Die Set. I like that it comes with the alphabet so you can "carve" whatever message you want.

Let's take a look at some of the "how-to":

Step 1 - I love the new Wood Slice Die Set! I first inked the inner wood portion die with Archival Vintage Photo ink so it would transfer when I cut that piece. I thought the rings ended up too dark and there wasn't enough contrast with the letters. I recut the pieces with different brown cardstock and used a lighter brown Archival Ink on the die. (Heart on the left.) Much better!

Step 2 - I lined the shrine with paper spritzed with Tumbled Glass and Brushed Pewter Distress Spray Stains. I also brushed on Collage Medium and sprinkled it with Distress Mica Flakes. That added great sparkle to the background.

The wood slats behind the heart were cut out of inked Kraft Heavystock and then embossed using the Lumber 3-D Embossing Folder by Tim Holtz. The wood edges of the shrine I covered with Trims Design Tape.

Step 3 - Coloring Paper Dolls
I used Distress Watercolor Pencils to tint the Paper Doll I chose for my vignette. Paula Cheney has a great tutorial post on all the ins and outs of using them for coloring the dolls. Definitely check that out.

This particular figure is from a Paper Doll pack from a few years ago but there are plenty of options in the 2022 Christmas pack too. I used a combination of coloring directly onto the figure, then blending the color with a water/brush as well as 'painting' with the pigment pulled directly off of the tip of a pencil that had been dipped in water. 

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 - Wood Slice
Tim Holtz - 3-D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Lumber
Tim Holtz Thinlits Die Set - Festive Things
Tim Holtz Thinlits Die Set - Paper Snowflakes
Tim Holtz Thinlits Die Set - Paper Snowflakes, Mini
Tim Holtz Bigz Die - Planks

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Holiday Gray Two-tone Woodgrain Cardstock

Distress Archival Ink 4-Pack Basics

Distress Embossing Glaze - Twisted Citron
Distress Crackle Paste Opaque

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Halloween 2022 Vignette Arched Shrine

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Christmas Paper Dolls
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Design Tape, Trims
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Baubles
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Metal Gates
Distress Rock Candy Dry Glitter
Stampers Anonymous Glitter Duster
Distress Mica Flakes
Distress Holiday Grit Paste - Snowfall
Distress Watercolor Pencils
Distress Spray Stains - Tumbled Glass, Brushed Pewter, Vintage Photo

Distress Oxide Spray Stain - Brushed Corduroy

Out With the Old, In With the New

Happy New Year everyone! I have some exciting news to share – I have joined the Design Team of The Funkie Junkie Challenge Blog! I am really looking forward to working with some stellar designers and making projects for the always interesting bi-weekly challenges. We are kicking off the year with the challenge, Out With the Old, In With the New. The challenge is to use something old from your stash and something new (did Santa bring you crafty supplies for Christmas?)

I created a New Year's card using some 'old favorites' from my supplies and a few new things that I didn't get to use during the holiday making season.

The Tim Holtz stamp sets Grunge Flakes and Reindeer Flight are oldies but goodies. The snowflake cluster from Reindeer Flight is a stamp I use again and again!

One of my "new" things is the Tim Holtz Snowflakes 3-D Impresslits Folder that I was able to get last month but hadn't used yet. I love that it cuts and embosses in one pass and has such great detail!

Here are a few peeks at the process of putting this card together:

The initial color layers of the background were made with various blue Distress Paints. Lots of 'smooshing' and flicking with water to take advantage of its water reactive properties. Then I stamped the snowflakes with Archival Inks. I wanted to tone the bright blues down a bit (and add some bling) so I sprayed the whole background with Distress Frosted Juniper Mica Stain.

I added sparkle to the 3-D snowflakes by spritzing them with Distress Resist Spray and then dusting with Dry Rock Candy Glitter. The little Glitter Dusters are handy for applying just a bit of glitter to a project.

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 - Stamptember 2018 (sentiment)

Tim Holtz die set 660060 - Labels

Tim Holtz 3-D Impresslits 665376 - Snowflake

Distress Paint - Broken China, Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass

Distress Glitter - Rock Candy

Glitter Duster

Tim Holtz Deckle Edge Trimmer

Distress Resist Spray

Sizzix Luster Wax - Silver

Tim Holtz Mica Spray Stain - Frosted Juniper

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