Boy Oh Boy!

Happy Wednesday!   It's time for the Funkie side of the Frilly & Funkie Design Team to share their art for Jenny's  'Boy oh Boy!' challenge.  For this one we need you to create a vintage or shabby chic project with a man or boy in mind. 

 

The Design Team will choose their top four picks with the winner being invited to join us in a Guest DT spot at Frilly and Funkie and the next three will receive badges to display on their blogs. Everyone who enters and follows the rules will be entered into the draw to have the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

I have in hand new Stampers Anonymous stamps, stencils and embossing folders. I had fun playing with all the new products!

It all started with this Eiffel Tower that I had created previously and never used.  I decided to build a card with layers featuring masculine colors to showcase the textured tower.

The background is one of the new Stampers Anonymous stamp stamped in gray ink. I then stenciled over it with a brown dye ink. 

I embossed the argyle imprint on foil. I highlighted it with gold and black paints.

I took the globe and cut it out from leftover atlas pages and then sponged black ink to make it pop in the background. I took a leftover fleur de lis charm and added a little ball chain to it for an accent.

I can't wait to keep playing with the new stamps!  Don't forget to pop over to the Frilly and Funkie blog to see everyone's beautiful creations!  Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Products:

*Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Fleur de Lis and Eiffel Tower BIGZ Die	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Industrial THS051 (February Pre-Order)	Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Argyle by Tim Holtz	Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Prima Art Basics - Heavy Gesso - Black 17 fl. oz. (March Pre-Order)
Ranger Surfaces Silver Foil Cardstock: 8.5" x 11", Pack of 3	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Halftone and Rings CMS260 (March Pre-Order)	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Watering Can	Prima Marketing Mechanicals: Barn Stars 5pc. (March Pre-order)	Sizzix® Thinlits™ Die - Globe by Tim Holtz®
Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Pad #3	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Antiqued Bronze	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Broken China	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Black Soot	$23.95 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Perspective
Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams	12" Bronze Tone Ball Chain & Connectors - Set of 3	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Hitch Fasteners

Masculine Cards

I used to struggle with masculine cards but they don't scare me as much as before... I am now more afraid to create teenager cards. :)  Today I am sharing a card I created for the Anything but Cute challenge "Make it Masculine". 

 The inspiration for my card all started with this new Stitched Frame from Darkroom Door.  I had a vision of it laying at an angle over a handsome gentleman with some flotsam and jetsam floating in the background. (loved those names for Ursala's sidekick in The Little Mermaid!)
 

 

I decided to create a mini plaid background with a stripes stamp stamped in two directions. I repeated this twice with blue ink. I added a bit of tissue tape and some splatters of mists.

I stamped the main image and cut it out. The frame was stamped and cut out and distress all around.  They were pop dotted and attached to the background. I then spent some time stringing the twine behind the picture and frame.  The button fell onto the floor so I picked it up and popped it onto my card.  I love the random feel to my masculine card in contrast to my graphic design yesterday. It makes me happy to switch around in the styles of my cards.  

Products: Darkroom Door - Stitched Frame, Dashing Gents, Weathered Stripes, Ranger Archival Ink - Cornflower, STAEDTLER watercolor pencils, Tattered Angels - Glimmer Mist, Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Faded Jeans, Idea-Ology Tissue Tape

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Anything Goes!

The  Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge   this week is anything goes!  I made myself a challenge of using the same few sets of stamps to create three different ATC's.

I used some leftover pieces on my desktop of inky backgrounds to jump start my ATC's.  Sometimes the ugliest little scraps can turn into something you enjoy creating.

My ATC's feature the dashing gentlemen from the DarkRoom Door  Dashing.

I finished with a tag ATC:

After I finished my trio I wanted to ink up one more of the dashing gentlemen so I pulled out another scrap of green misted background and created one more ATC.

My full set of ATCS:

Products:  Darkroom Door Dashing Gents, Ranger Distress Alcohol Inks - Rust,  
Ranger Alcohol Blending Solution,  DarkRoom Door - New York Volume I,  DarkRoom Door - Flower Garden,  Stampers Anonymous - Eiffel Tower,  Heidi Swapp - Color Shine - Citron,  Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Words,  Idea-Olog - Ring Fasteners,   DarkRoom Door - Vintage Office,   STAEDTLER Karat Aquarell Watercolor Pencils,  Ranger Archival - Cornflower, Hydrangea, Potting Soil,  Black

Come join in all the fun and play along for a chance to win a $50 gift voucher at Simon Says Stamp.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz