Give Thanks!

Hi, I am back to share a few cards in celebration of giving thanks!  The fantastic Sara Emily is hosting the Frilly and Funkie Challenge this time around.   She has challenged us with "Give Thanks".



Here is the challenge as described by Sara Emily:

"We have so much to be grateful for! The Frilly and Funkie team is thankful for our loyal readers and our newest visitors! For this challenge, simply create a vintage or shabby chic project that expresses gratitude."

I have been thinking about the fun farm animals from Stampers Anonymous and using them in a rustic farm based card.

 I searched in pinterest for some vintage images using the farm animals and it inspired me to create the following card:

And since I can never just create one image as I am playing around I ended up with a herd of cows and decided to create a rustic Christmas card as well:

Isn't  he adorable with his little ribbon bow tie?

I thought it would be funny to brand him with a north pole postage mark.

I masked and sponged the various stripes and blocked off areas of colors and stamps.  I do love layering my stamps and images. :)

Please come play along in the challenge.  The team will choose their top four picks with the winner being invited to join us as a Guest Designer here at Frilly and Funkie and the next three will receive Top 3 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.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

(APRIL pre-order) Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - On The Farm	$17.95 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Christmas Nostalgia	Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Holiday Postmarks	Sizzix Holiday Greens Die Leaves	Sizzix Holiday Greens Die Leaves
(APRIL pre-order) Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Etcetera	Wendy Vecchi Select a Stencil UC	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Pad #3	(February Pre-order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Fossilized Amber	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker - Black Soot
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Jute Twine	(LATE SEPTEMBER PRE - ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Bells	May Arts 3/16 Inch Solid Checkered Ribbon Red	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Aged Mahogany	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Mowed Lawn
Tim Holtz Jute Christmas Twine

Oh The Places You will Go

Howdy.   It's Funkie time over at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge blog.  Zoe provided us this fun challenge "Oh the Places You will Go" .  For this one you will need to create a vintage or shabby chic project with travel as the central theme. Think planes, trains, auto-mobiles, ships, maps, globes.

 

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 is having an awesome sale right now and some great deals!

I wanted to use the negative space from the globe die and decided to play around with sponging distress ink over the globe.

I created to travel inspired tags using a brown dye ink and the globe cut from a manilla tag.  I started using plain cardstock for my globe as a stencil. It worked okay but didn't hold it shape as well when I was sponging on the ink.  One of the tags was made using the paper globe and the other was sponged with a manilla tag globe which was sturdier.  :)  I am sure you can guess which is which based on how crisp the lines are.

I like working in parallel on two of a similar project sometimes as it gives you an opportunity to try out different ideas.  The fun is to see where you end up with the to different variations of the same project.

Don't forget to pop over to the Frilly and Funkie blog to see everyone's beautiful creations!  Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Traveler	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Industrial THS051 (February Pre-Order)	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Newsprint and Type CMS266 (April Pre-Order)	Stampers Anonymous Brett Weldele Rubber Stamps BWC010 - Steampunk Selfies, Gents	$23.95 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Documents
$23.95 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Correspondence	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Gadget Gears TH93297 (February Pre-Order)	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Design Tape - Dapper TH93261 (February Pre-Order)	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Star Fasteners	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Gears
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Flash Cards, Elementary	Sizzix® Thinlits™ Die - Globe by Tim Holtz®	Ranger Tim Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Ink Pad	Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Salty Ocean	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Salty Ocean
Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Pad #3	Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Antique Linen	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste - Crackle	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi 8 Ounce Embossing Paste - White	50 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12

A Vintage Journey - Sew Special

I am so happy to be guest designing today at A Vintage Journey for their "Sew Special" Challenge!  The design team is extremely talented and the challenges are always my favorite to play along in.

The challenge was to use some type of fabric (Burlap, linen, etc) and be sewing inspired.  I used fabric and I even sewed my buttons on which was an effort for me!

I used a mix of stencils and distress stains to create my background fabrics strips. I layered them and added a few random stitches. If I knew how and had a sewing machine I would have added a few lines of stitches.

 I love the daisy button and how it reminded me of my clothes growing up. :)

The image is from the printers block found at a local flea market and it was fun stamping it on the fabric.

I died the tape measure to coordinate and cut some strips to accent.  The eye hooks seemed like a fun detail to add to my fabric.

Products:  Idea-Ology -  Tape Measure, Vintage Buttons, Linen, Ranger Distress Stain Sprays - Picked Raspberries, Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Ranger Archival Ink - Black, Idea-Ology - Chit Chat Stickers, Ranger Distress ink - Picked Rasberry, Wild Honey, Fossilized Amber, Mini Spools, Twine, Hanger clip, White Thread,  Tim Holtz Layering Stencil

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz