Industrial Grunge

 Howdy!  Time for some Industrial Grunge!  The new challenge at the Funkie Junkie Boutique hosted by Teri!  She describes the challenge as follows: 

"Get those gears and other metal pieces out to create a project with an industrial feel to it. Great opportunity to create a guy card or project."

I went golden with my metallic inspiration... I tried to put some pages together for a junk journal and started with some pieces of cardboard as my base. 

I made the pages two-sided using the pretty back drop papers to cover my cardboard.  I then pulled out the idea-ology goodies and some other metallic pieces to adorn my pages. 

Each page was an exploration in layering textures, papers, stamping and embellishments.  All covered with golden browns.

I love added hints of texture with embossed stamping, embossing paste, or just sponging on a darker color using a stencil.

I cut my cardboard pieces 5 x 5 and then used the left over bits to have half pages which leads into intrigue as to what is behind the next page. 

All finished the journal will layer the pages over each other alternating half page to full page. 

Are you feeling the industrial grunge? Come join us in 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: 

• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Paper Dolls 
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Backdrops Volume 1
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Transparent Wings  
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Hardware Heads
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher
• Stampers Anonymous - Faded Type
• Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text
• Sizzix - Damask Texture Fade 
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Grit
• Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black 
• Prima Marketing Miel Charms - Bees
• Ranger - Gold Embossing Powder 
• Ranger Distress Oxide - Frayed Burlap, Gathered Twigs
• Delicata Gold Ink

Marvellous Metallics

It's Wednesday,  which means another fun Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge!  This time around it is hosted by the brilliant Jenny Marples.   She has challenged us with Marvellous Metallics and here is how she describes the challenge:

"There are so many ways to add metallics to your projects, from embossing powders and pastes, metallic finish cards and foils, metallic inks and paints to metal embellishments. And you can leave them untreated for a touch of glamour or alter them for an aged or more grungy look. Show us how you like to use metals on your vintage or shabby chic projects."

Because I have been using gold so much recently I wanted to use silver.  I pulled out my silver paint and the jar wouldn't open.  I tried a few times but decided but was too lazy to get up and run it under hot water to loosen the top.  I quickly decided that it would have to be the gold. :)

The beautiful Stamperia Wonderland paper has been sitting by my desk patiently waiting for me to pick it up and use it.   I looked through the pages and was enchanted by the paper with the beautiful flourishes.

I thought wouldn't this look lovely with a metallic highlight painted on?  Hence the silver and gold paint choice. 

I opened the jar of paint and used a paint brush to add thick strokes of gold on the edges.  I love how the little touch of gold on edges make the background sing.

I pulled out my geo insects and die cut one from aluminum foil.  I always strengthen my foil by putting it onto cardstock first.  I cut it out and then painted it with the same gold paint.  I heat set the paint which helped add texture by bubbling the paint on the die cut.  I then pulled out some accessories that received metallique rubs and paints. 

Please go check out everyone's fabulous art on the team and then come join us in the fun! 

The winner will earn a chance to be a Guest Designer at a future date here at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog, 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. There are also Top 3 Badges for three additional outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team.


Thanks for stopping by!


Suzz


Products (Links to The Funkie Junkie Boutique)
Stamperia Wonderland Paper
Sizzix Thinlits Tim Holtz Volume 2 Geo Insects 
Metallic Embellishment 
Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Word Bands
Prima Marketing Art Alchemy Metallique Wax Vintage Gold
Prima Marketing Art Alchemy Metallique Ancient Coin Acrylic Paint
Ranger Silver Foil Cardstock

Deck the Halls

Today I am back with a tag and a card inspired by Linda's 12 Tags of Christmas Week #4.  This is a weekly challenge hosted by Linda and sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique with wonderful prizes.  You just need to play along for all 12 weeks and have an opportunity to win.

Linda's lovely tag had black die cut images with music behind them and that had me thinking about this vintage gent and how I haven't used him very much. 

 I die cut a few different ones and then decided to play around with him on a tag and a card.   I didn't quite get there with either.  A lot of times I let things sit for multiple days until I get an inspiration on what to do to finish it off.

I tried something different on each of these so I was happy with my playing sessions.  On the tag I ended up smearing a layer of black embossing paste along the bottom and the top to give it a gradient effect. (A mistake I was trying to fix)  I like how it gave a nice dark shadow. 

On my card I had shadowed my image and sentiment with watercolor and black pencil but decided to add texture and outline it with a mix of black and gold glitter. 

Something fun and different.  Please go check out Linda's blog and her challenge!  Every week she delights us with a new tag and inspiration!

Suzz

Believe in Joy

Howdy!  The wind chill is fierce today and going to be very cold for the next few weeks.  I am bundled up crafting in my cozy craft room.  Having so many supplies lining the wall gives me extra insulation. :)

I was working on Tim's tag for December. It took me awhile and I came up with my take on his inspirational tag. 

I created about 6 pieces of burlap backgrounds and couldn't get the effect I wanted. I moved onto canvas and was happy with the way the stencil showed up on a golden background.  This set the tone for the tag a mix of Aged Mahogany and Gold.

The background was sprayed with gold mist and let dry.  I then sponged the dye ink over the stencil on the background.

To emulate the letterpress technique:  1. Sponged on dye ink on the embossing folder and embossed the paper.   2. Stenciled with embossing paste and when dry dragged the dye ink over the surface to add a shadow of color.

The charms were all colored using a Krylon pen to give them the golden tones.  The finishing touch was a sprinkling of Stampendous Luxe mixture of glitter and mica flakes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Gold & Kraft

Hi!  I am working on three different projects right now and several of them are for Linda The Funkie Junkie 12 Tags of Christmas Challenge which is sponsored by the Funkie Junkie Boutique.  This tag is for week # 5 which is a gorgeous tag in kraft and gold.  I love how the gold glows next to the neutral of the kraft.

 My tag is a pretty close case of Linda's beautiful tag.

I love this Merry Christmas definition stamp.  This is a small stamp that comes in a set of 3 from Hero Arts.(retired).  I used the Sizzix Holly leaves to cut the reverse image as well as the individual holly.

That's all for me today... I hope to get another tag or two done today!

Suzz

Fall Friendship

Hi!  Today I am sharing a step by step tutorial over on the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog today.

I had fun playing with some new products and the lovely fall colors in the Color Bursts. Fall is my favorite season. The beautiful colors, the crisp cool air while the sun is still warm on your face and McIntosh apples are in season. :)

I used that inspiration while playing around with some new techniques.

For all the details go here  and see the messy fun.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

Suzz

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Golden Days

It's Funkie time over at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge blog.  Sue's challenge for us is  Let the words do the talking.  The challenge is to use words and sayings that mean a lot to you and inspire you. I am thrilled because using words and verses is one of my all time favorite things in my art. 

This design started from wanting to layer some vintage papers together on a background and to use the Wings beautiful sentiment from Impression Obsession by Yvonne Blair.  

The background started from a piece of paper bag. I received this paper as part of the packaging used to wrap up my goodies from the Funkie Junkie Boutique.  I held onto it because it was a lovely surface.  I ripped a piece of this to put on chipboard.  I then layered it up with a vintage piece of music along with pieces of tissue tape randomly placed.  I used a few vintage stamps in the mix as well.

after that I coated it with a white wash of paint mixed with lots of water to give it a translucency when applied.

I then sprinkled, splattered and sponged on a mix of browns and golds over the background to give a lovely distressed effect.  I used Wendy Vecchi's awesome gold embossing paste to add a touch of texture with the layering stencil.

The butterfly was cut and embossed from white cardstock.  He was died in brown and then gold paint was brushed over his surface.  I added a edge of chunky bronze glass glitter around the edges and his body.

Then I die cut the flowers and gave them the same treatment of the brown stain with gold highlights.

The sentiment was stamped on a scrap of the paper bag material and given some sprinkling and splattering as well.

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.  The Boutique has an extensive section of clearance items because the shop just moved and has an excess of inventory. There are so many good deals you won't want to miss out.

Hop over to the Frilly and Funkie blog to see the rest of the Design Teams awesome creations!

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

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