Timeless Tulips

Tulips bring such bright pops of color when the weather just begins to shift from the long cold winter to peeks of warmer weather to come.

The new Darkroom Door Timeless Tulips stamp gave me a chance to create a bit of spring while we are still seeing snow!

I was lucky enough to receive this stamp from Darkroom Door to play with and design a few different views of the tulips. 

I mixed them up with a few other stamps from Darkroom Door. 

I used Seth Apter's Vintage Beeswax to give a antique coat of wax over the stamped image.

I splattered and painted with distress inks over the stamped image.

I stamped the tulips and cut them out after embossing with the Vintage Beeswax.  I created a simpler collage with the french script and a lovely sentiment.

And I layered the flowers and colored with a hint of watercolor. 

I hope this brings a little spring to your Saturday!

Suzz

Products:
Darkroom Door - Timeless Tulips 
Darkroom Door - Butterfly Garden
Darkroom Door - Sentiments Stamps - Sympathy
Ranger Distress Inks - Picked Raspberry
Ranger Archival Inks - Blue Violet, Jet Black,
Seth Apter Vintage Beeswax Embossing Powder
Watercolor Pencils
White Gel Pen
Copic Alcohol Marker
Versamark Watermark Ink

Re-Purpose, Re-Use, Recycle Challenge

Hi!  It's Funkie time at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog.  The current challenge is hosted by the extremely talented Kathy and she is challenging us to re-purpose, re-use, or re-cycle something.

She describes the challenge as:

"Earth Day is April 22nd, so let's honor the day with a vintage or shabby chic project that includes an item that would normally land in the recycle or trash bin. You can use an old jar, glass bottle, packaging material or other bits and bobs to create your up-cycled masterpiece. Be sure to tell us in your post what your recycled item is and how you used it, as it may not be apparent in the photo."

I was ready for this challenge!  I have a stash of re-cycled items.  I pulled out a variety of things and added to the pile after I started my project. 

 

I have these cute boxes my husband is getting from his shaving supplies and I love how sturdy they are.  I decided to cover it with old ledger paper and cut the pieces to cover the sides of the box.   

The box came together with bits and pieces.  I die cut a bunch of flowers, butterflies and leaves from kraft packaging paper, paper bags and scraps.  After I covered the box with the ledger paper I covered the edges with design tape.  

Next I sponged on distress ink over the layering stencil to add a slight pattern over the ledger paper. 

I used a pair of  pretty kraft paper butterflies as the main focal point on top of my box.  I spread crackle gold embossing paste over the layering stencil to give them a frilly touch.  

I  made sewing pattern paper roses from the tattered pine cones.  The texture of the sewing pattern is like a nice tissue paper in a pretty neutral color.  I finished the flowers with a shower of  tarnished brass spray. 

Some vintage snaps were embossed  with gold embossing powder to add a sparkle and I added the same gold edging to the other embellishments. 

The inside is stamped with a simple quote.

I hope this has inspired you to pull out your re-recyclables and join us in the fun!


The winner will earn the chance of a Guest Designer spot here 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, because choosing just one winner is so hard!

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Product List (links to The Funkie Junkie Boutique):

Sizzix Tattered Butterfly Die
Sizzix Tattered Pine cone Die 
Ranger Distress Oxide Spray - Faded Jeans 
Ranger Distress Spray Tarnished Brass
Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder
Prima Art Texture Pasted Gold Crackle
Stampers Anonymous Layering Stencil Crossed
Yvonne Blair - Impression Obsession Stamp
Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Elementary Design Tape 
Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Date Dials
Ranger Distress Oxide Walnut Stain Ink
Versamark Watermark Ink 
Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Quote Chips 

Time

Hi!  I am hosting the Saturday Showcase over on the Frilly and Funkie Blog today! Pop on over to get the details behind all the clocks in this collection:

 

Have a happy Saturday!

Suzz

March Madness

Hi! Suzz here to share the Frilly and Funkie challenge with you! Don't be afraid because the challenge is called "March Madness", the challenge isn't going to require you to use basketball inspired images.

Instead I asked everyone to be inspired by Alice in Wonderland. I started from this quote of a conversation between the Mad Hatter and Alice: The Mad Hatter asks Alice: "Have I gone Mad?" and Alice replies "I am afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret.  All the best people are."

The challenge is to take any idea or concept from this wonderful tale to inspire your project. There are so many wonderful bits or pieces to be inspired by like the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, the looking glass, tea party or Alice herself. The possibilities are endless. Anything can be your inspiration but make sure you reference what inspired your art from the story!

I was thinking about how she went through multiple doorways and decided to create a shadow box with a door.  I tried to use the different baseboard size dolls to find a little one and a large one for her shrinking and growing but wasn't successful.

I created a faux door with some cardboard, Seth Apter Baked Velvet embossing powders along with the Charred Gold embossing powder and stencil.

I wanted a looking glass effect so I used some metallic cardstock and stamped an image from Artistic Outpost.

This was a fun project with bits and pieces that I have been keeping for awhile. 

You need to go see all the wonderful design team projects celebrating Alice's adventure and hopefully get inspired to share your March Madness!

The winner will earn the chance of a Guest Designer spot here 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, because choosing just one winner is so hard!

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Products available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Baseboard Dolls
Prima Marketing Finnabair Mould Elisian Clockworks  
Graphic 45 8 X 8 Bloom Paper
Sizzix Thinlits Dies -  Funkie Foliage
Ranger Distress Oxide - Forest Moss
Ranger Distress Oxide - Wilted Violet
Ranger Distress Oxide - Worn Lipstick 
Ranger Distress Oxide - Fossilized Amber
Ranger Distress Oxide - Walnut Stain
Versamark Watermark Ink 
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencil WoodGrain 
Emerald Creek Allure Embossing Powder Charred Gold
Seth Apter - Baked Velvet Neutrals 
Tiny Clear Glass Vials with Corks
Ranger Mermaid Tails Stickles
Idea-Ology Quote Chips
Bronze Tone Hinges  (not the same ones used by me but would work great)
Antique Bronze Box Corner Feet  (not the same ones used by me but would work great)
Idea-ology Vignette Boxes
Antique Silver White Rabbit Charms
Keys  (All the cool keys in stock at the Funkie Junkie)
Prima Marketing Vintage Gold Wax
Metallic Kraft Stock Paper