Stuck In The Middle

 Hi!  I am hosting the challenge this time at The Funkie Junkie Boutique this time around.  I chose Stuck in The Middle as the challenge.  I was thinking about June being in the middle of the year. Here is the challenge description: 

"For this challenge I want you to showcase something in the middle. It can be a pop up card with a surprise in the middle, it can be a mini journal with pages inside, it can be anything that highlights the middle of something!"

Here is how I was inspired by the middle:

I had this vision of a butterfly opening up in the middle of the card.  But what is better than one butterfly opening it's wings?  Two butterflies!  :)

The card design is intended to be simple and highlight the butterfly delicate wings.  I cut two of the beautiful Sizzix Tim Holtz Butterflies from white cardstock. 

I cut the butterfly down the middle.  I attached each wing to the front and back of the card and on the inside I did the same to create my butterfly in the middle.
 

I then embossed panels using the damask embossing folder and used them to frame out the beautiful wings.  

I finished with a lovely Irish blessing about butterflies stamped on vellum. 

Come join us in the challenge.  There is a lovely prize and great opportunity to share your art on the challenge blog!  The overall winner will be offered the chance to be a Guest Designer at a future date  at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, and everyone who enters and follows the rules will go into the drawing for the chance to win a $25.00 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. There are also Top 3 Badges for three additional outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team.

Thanks for stopping by!

 Suzz

Products: 

• Sizzix Tim Holtz Perspective Butterfly Die 
• Sizzix Chapter 3 Texture Fades Damask Embossing Folder

Music

 Hi!  We are celebrating Music at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge this time!  Laura has asked us to be inspired by the theme of music.  

 

I started rummaging around in my vast supply for music related items.  I ended up with a old volume of songs, some tissue tape with music scores, a snapshot image that looked like a choral group, :) and a ticket to the theater.  How does that all come together? 

 

I started by making a few backgrounds using the music layering stencil and sponging on distress ink. 

Next up was some translucent embossing paste with the same stencil.  

I tore up the various pieces along with pages from a song book.  I sponged everything to add a distressed edge.  

Mainly it was layering together all the bits and pieces with a few images butterflies and the photo. 

Come join us on the challenge!  The overall winner will be offered the chance to be a Guest Designer at a future date  at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, and everyone who enters and follows the rules will go into the drawing for the chance to win a $25.00 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. There are also Top 3 Badges for three additional outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Suzz

Products: 

• Stampers Anonymous Butterfly (I had a wood stamp for my moth but there is a great set in the store from Stampers Anonymous here.)
  
• Ranger Distress Oxide Vintage Photo
• Ranger Distress Oxide Antique Linen
• Ranger Translucent Embossing Paste
• Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Concerto
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Snapshots
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Mini Paper clips
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Ephemera Memoirs
• Impression Obsession - Something Sings