How Scary is that?

Back for some scary inspiration?  The Funkie Junkie Inspiration Ave is focused this time on scary inspiration from the new releases for Halloween!  

The inspiration for me was the spooky skeleton from the Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz The Obscure stamp set.  His creepy blank stare had me thinking of ways to showcase him on a few cards.

I decided to cut him out and open up the empty places on the skull by cutting them out with detail scissors.  I then folded the image slightly to give it space behind the skull.

Than it was all about the fun inky backgrounds made from the mica stain sprays.  I mixed a variety of colors together and used them on the background of the card and for the feathers.

The feathers were die cut from the backgrounds and then staggered on the headdress.  The headdress was also bowed outwards to give space to overlap on the skull.

The other background was made with the textured fade cracked embossing folder with a mix of mica stain sprays to give the beautiful golden brown background. 

I hope you enjoyed the scare! 

Suzz

Products: 

• Sizzix Tim Holtz Feathery
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Texture Fade - Cracked
  
• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz The Obscure 
• Ranger Distress Mica Halloween Stain #5
• Ranger Distress Mica Halloween Stain #4
• Ranger Distress Mica Holiday Stain #3
  
• Stampers Anonymous - Halloween Tiny Text
• Ranger Clear Embossing Powder
• Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black
• Ranger Archival Ink - Olive
• Prima Marketing Spring Crystal
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Branches and Spiders
  

Fall Colors

Hi!  I love fall!  The colors are beautiful as if the trees were changing their outfits to highlight the weather change.  At The Funkie Junkie Inspiration Ave we are highlighting fall colors. 

When The Funkie Junkie Boutique sends you your goodies, they always include a little packet of something fun!  I love those little surprises and I always keep the glassine bags they come in.  I used those as my starting point for my fall colors inspiration.

I have to admit I am in love with the Mica Stain sprays.  I embossed the glassine bags using the new Tim Holtz Cracked texture fade folder to emboss the bags.   Then I spritzed the bags with a mix of the Mica Stain Sprays #5 (Unravelled, Fallen Acorn) to add my fall colors.  I also used the Mulled Cider in addition to the Fallen Acorn to color the ribbons and twine.

After the bags were embossed,  I took the various bird dies and slipped them inside of the glass bag and put the die cut facing up.  Then I ran the die through the cutting machine.  I ended up with a series of bags with different bird cut outs.  I wanted my bags to still function as a gift bag, so I cut out sheets of acetate to attach to the inside of my bag.   

After the bags were ready then it was a matter of finding other accents to embellish the goody bags.

A die cut wreath spritzed with the mica stains along with various flowers, mummy cloth and stamped sentiments added layers and interest.

I love the shimmer and how pretty the gift bags are and they are ready to be filled with halloween treats! 

Suzz

Products: 

• Sizzix Tim Holtz Cracked Texture Fade
  
• Ranger Distress Tim Holtz Mica Stain Sprays Holiday #5 
• Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Mummy Cloth
• Idea-Ology - Tim Holtz Wood Slices 
• Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink
  
• Glassine Bags
• Sizzix Dies - Mischievous (the birds dies are out but these cats would be so fun on these gift bags)
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Halloween Bubbles
  

Cut it Out!

 Hi!  The Funkie Junkie Boutique Inspiration Ave is focusing on the cool new Sizzix Tim Holtz Die Cuts!  I had a little fun creating some Halloween cards with the new die cuts! 

I love when the trick or treat starts and all the kids run around in their costumes!  These adorable kids out trick or treating was very fun to play with.

I wanted to highlight them with a little color behind them with a watercolor pencil.  I also added some white lines on the black backdrop to give them movement. 

I paired them with a stamped background to give them a backdrop to shine against.  After I tried that I needed a little moonshine to help them on their way!   A sponged moon with Mr. Owl watching over them set the perfect scene! 

In my second card I used the Boo die cut as a mask and sponged all over it to create a background.

After the background was sponged I stamped over in the same pretty die ink to give it texture.  I then used the cute witch in my die cut Halloween!

You can see I even used a little splattering of the new mica stain sprays over the background! 

For my final card I mixed and matched the two dies 

The background was stamped and sponged to coordinate with the Boo die cut.  I layered it onto the background die but cut out the letters to highlight the background. 

The new dies are fun and have me inspired for the cooler fall weather! 

Suzz

Products: 

• Sizzix Tim Holtz Big Frights
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits Halloween Night
• Sizzix Thinlits Dies - Alphanumeric Theory
• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz - Poisonous
  
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink - Wilted Violet
• Ranger Seasonal Mica Stain Sprays #6
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink - Squeezed Lemonade
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink - Carved Pumpkin