Silver Anniversary

The Frilly and Funkie Challenge is hosted by Nancy this time around and she has inspired us with Floral Infatuation.  You can create any shabby chic or  vintage project with flowers as the focal point. 

I had a need for a silver anniversary card and decided to foil it up and create silver flowers as my focal point.

I did a quick check that the 25th anniversary was indeed the silver anniversary and that became my main effect.  I wanted to blend layers of silver with the flowers, leaves, numbers and annivesary die cut.

In the background I stenciled more flowers using the doily stencil and silver embossing paste.  I decided I wanted a hint of color and used a little smattering of pink on the flowers and smeared in the background along with a few pink glittery bits.

I think the recipient of the card will love the silver effect.   Hopefully you are inspired to go off and create your own floral infatuation art and join us in the challenge!

Don't forget that the winner of the challenge will earn the chance of a Guest DT spot at Frilly and Funkie, and everyone who enters and follows the rules will go into the draw for the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. And there are Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team.
 
Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Sizzix Holiday Greens Die Leaves	Sizzix® Thinlits™ Die Set 15PK - Tiny Tattered Florals by Tim Holtz®	Ranger Inkssentials Collage Glue Stick	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Doily	DYLUSIONS PAINTS, BUBBLE GUM PINK
Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die	Ranger Inkssentials Foil Tape Sheets 6x12"	Ranger Surfaces Silver Foil Cardstock: 8.5" x 11", Pack of 3	Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Alphanumeric	Sizzix® Thinlits™ Die Set 13PK - Celebration Words: Script by Tim Holtz®
Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste - Silver

Adore

Happy Wednesday!  Just playing in the craft room over the past few days and what I was trying to achieve didn't pan out. Instead I ended up creating a tag with with some pretty summery colors.

I am going to continue to explore with my techniques in hopes of getting an end result I like. :)  

This is a mix of distress inks in the background with a stencil laid over the top and more darker distress ink sponged on.

I added a few glossy embossing paste. (Much trickier than the regular embossing paste. (hence the splotchy letters)

I then finished with a stamped image on tissue paper which was decoupaged onto the background.

I am entering this in the A Vintage Journey - Stencil It  challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Shabby Garden

Hello!  Today I am the Featured Artist over at the Anything But Cute Challenge Blog!  Lisa is hosting Challenge #16  and what a beautiful challenge it is!  There is a wonderful Mood Board to inspire you featuring Shabby Garden.

Here is the description provided by Lisa "For this challenge, we are asking you to take a stroll through a romantic shabby garden. Create any mixed media project strongly inspired by the mood board. Think flowers and plants in cracked pots, peeling paint bird feeders, distressed timeworn furniture, crumbling statues, soft pastels and feminine accessories. Don't forget to tell us how the mood board inspired your project and have fun!"

I fell in love with the beautifully distressed wood in the pictures and had to play around with a faux garden fence on a mini book. 

I am not going to share the details as you can pop over and see them here and for all the details on how to play along and the awesome design team's creations go check out the challenge post here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Blues

Hello! Today's tag is a continuation of playing with my scraps the other morning.  

I loved how this torn background looked and wanted to play with my Artistic Outpost stamps so I just started laying in bits and pieces until I got what I wanted.

The tag is covered with half newsprint paper from Wendy Vecchi and the other half the tag. I ripped off the newsprint after I had sprayed and stamped.  I then came back in with more spray on the right side to give the effect.

I stamped the girls on another piece of paper and then cut them out and attached them. Added a touch of shading around them and then added the skyline and sentiment.

Products:  Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz - Alphabet,  Artistic Outpost - PaperBoy, Tattered Angels - Turquoise Glimmer Mist.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

It's a Small Small World

The Frilly and Funkie Challenge is hosted by Cec and she has challenged us with  It's a small small world.  She described the challenge as:   Create or alter something small in a shabby chic or vintage style.  Your finished project can be anything from the size of an inchie, matchbook or domino to the size of a playing card or note card, which means anything from 1 inch to 4 inches and it does not have to be flat.  Be creative and let us know in your post just how small your project is.

I decided to create a series of baby mini tags and ATC using the new Prima Heaven Sent.

They all measure around 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" and are perfect to put on a gift bag, present or box.

The tags were layered with the sweet images and embellished with lovely lace, glitter and pearls.

A button here and there with touches of twine added the perfect touch to the mini tags.  I hope this has you thinking of fun ways to play along in the challenge.

Don't forget that the winner of the challenge will earn the chance of a Guest DT spot at Frilly and Funkie, and everyone who enters and follows the rules will go into the draw for the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. And there are Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team.
 
Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Suzz

Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Stormy Sky	Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Clear Rock Candy	Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Tumbled Glass	Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Mustard Seed	Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Spun Sugar
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Trimmings, Lace	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Picked Raspberry	KAISERCRAFT Pearls - Self Adhesive - Rose	Rayon Seam Binding	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Squeezed Lemonade
Ranger Tim Holtz Twisted Citron Distress Spray Stain	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Spray Stain - Mermaid Lagoon	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Worn Lipstick	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Jute Twine	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams
Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Worn Lipstick	Miniature Ivory Sweetheart Blossom Flowers SAA-440	Prima Marketing Heaven Sent 8x8 Collection Kit

Paperboy

Hi!  I have been on vacation and decided to jump back into playing with my inky supplies.  I started by sorting through old backgrounds waiting to be used. I found a card with a background already taped on and decided to go with it!

I pulled out my Artistic Outpost stamps looking for some of my favorite images. I love this Paperboy image and decided to make him my focal point.

 I stamped him in brown and added hints of color with watercolor pencils and brushes.  I then decided to use the truck in the background to add another layer. I stamped the image again in brown and added a touch of shading to make it pop.

I then pulled a bunch of metal embellishments to add texture to my card.  The background is a mix of stencil with embossing paste and layered sprays. 

I am entering this in A Vintage Journey's Stencil It challenge.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Bright Hopes

Hi!  Back for a quick share. I needed an anniversary card to be sent off and had a little time to create one quickly.

I stamped the Verses Sentiment using the Ranger Archival Ink - Watering Can in the center.  I laid the stencil over the stamped sentiment and softly sponged Worn Lipstick around the edges with a hint of the pattern over the sentiment.

I sponged the edges of the background and splattered with Heidi Swapp Color Shine - Gold Lame. It dries with a gold shimmer.

Then I needed texture but wanting it to stay flat to travel cheaply I die cut a few flowers and sponged them in a coordinating color. They also got a splattering of gold.

I layered the card front and a quick card in less than 10 minutes (I big win for me. :)  and off it goes!

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

It's all about color!

Hi! I am featuring  the Friday Focus  on the Frilly and Funkie Challenge blog. The feature product is the  Ranger Color-of-the-Month from 2015. For the next two weeks there will be an additional 15% discount on Ranger Color-of-the-Month from 2015 products at the Funkie Junkie Boutique, so now is a great time to go shopping!  Just click here for all the bargains.

I have to admit that I bought every new ink pad and various combinations of the different products sprays, markers, and stains.  I am a bit of a color fanatic. I love the different color combinations and I have many ink pads to reflect that!

I share on the blog a few different color combos from the color of month series and how I used them in some backgrounds and this tag.  For more details hop over and check the post out here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz