Frilly and Funkie - 'Tis the Season!

Hi all! Today I'm sharing my project for the latest Frilly and Funkie challenge. The very talented Nancy is our hostess this time and here's what she has to say about our theme, "With Christmas quickly approaching I've chosen the theme of: 'Tis the Season!' I'm keeping it super simple. You may create any type of vintage or shabby chic holiday themed project - whatever winter holiday you celebrate!"

I was inspired by all of the tartan/plaid I've been seeing lately - especially a pillow my good friend Michelle made me. I really wanted to make something useful and festive, so I decided to make some napkins for my holiday table. We use cloth napkins daily and, for some reason, I have never thought to make them myself! The best thing is that this project is totally no-sew, so you don't have to haul out your machine. A huge plus in my book!

To make the napkin, I cut my fabric (found at Hobby Lobby) to about 18" square and then washed it. I wanted a frayed edge. If you don't want it to fray more, you can use a liquid product like Dritz Fray Check on the edges. Next, I adhered a scrap of a cashmere sweater I found at a thrift shop to a piece of Thermoweb Heat'n Bond. Once that was cool, I die cut it using Tim Holtz's Prancing Reindeer die. To adhere it to the napkin, I simply peeled off the backing and ironed the reindeer onto the napkin. Easy!

The napkin ring was created by first cutting a piece of paper towel tube to 1.5". I cut a piece of burlap surfaces to the same width and adhered it to the paper tube. I tied it with Tim's paper string and a sweet tree charm and I was done. This project is so quick and easy, you could pretty much make a set while your Christmas turkey was in the oven!

The supplies I used can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique via the links below.

Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Prancing Deer Bigz Die

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Textured Surfaces

Charm Pendant - Set of 5 Silver Tone Christmas Trees

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I'm sad to say this is my last project for the Frilly and Funkie team. I've had a blast during my six short months with this fabulously talented team and I hate to leave, but my schedule is just not giving me the time I need to keep up with the amazing work of my fellow designers. A huge thanks to the wonderful Linda Coughlin who is as talented as she is kind, and the incredible Jenny Marples (Buttons) who put up with my endless questions and who runs the team so beautifully. And one more shout out to the rest of the team - you are all an endless source of inspiration and I'm so thankful that I could hang out with you for awhile!

Frilly and Funkie - An Altered State

Hi everyone! Today I have a cute Christmas project that's perfect for all you fellow hoarders out there. It's time again for the Frilly and Funkie challenge and our hostess, Cec, has picked a really fun theme for us - An Altered State. Cec says, "It is time to transform something you have sitting around or can pick up for a song and make it one of your works of art. It could be a frame, a bottle, an old cigar box, a discarded CD - the list is endless. Just make sure your final transformation is vintage or shabby chic." I just happen to have a box of junk that I add bits and pieces to, knowing that someday they might be transformed into something cool - it was time to dig in and see what I could find.

I came across this box that I'd been saving for awhile. It's a sturdy box that held candy and had a lid with a magnetic closure. My first thought was to turn it into a box to hold a set of handmade cards. After I'd covered it wither paper, I turned it on its side and was like - oh no, this is a shadowbox!

I cut off the magnetic closure part and covered the inside of the lid with Tim Holtz's Yuletide paper. I embellished it with a frame from the dollar section of Michaels, stamped images from Tim's Mini Holidays 5 set, plus die cut greenery and a little pine cone. So cute and easy!

For the shadowbox section. I added a dyed Woodlands tree and a die cut deer. The paper covering the box is all from the Yuletide stash. To trim the opening prettily, I added Tim's new Lace Trimmings. Gorgeous!

All the supplies I used can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique via the links below. Make sure you check out their Black Friday sale, starting Thursday at 9 pm Eastern time!

Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Prancing Deer Bigz Die	Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Holiday Greens	DIY Miniature Craft Natural Pine Cones	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Stash - Yuletide	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Trimmings, Lace
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Woodlands Tree Lot	Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Mirrored Stars	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Peeled Paint	Rayon Seam Binding	Tiny Bronze Jingle Bells - Set of 15
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Mini Holidays 5

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I do hope you'll join us for this fantastic challenge. You can see the rest of the team's projects, plus read all the challenge details in this post. Good luck!

Frilly and Funkie Challenge - Let There Be Light!

Hi all! Today I'm sharing my project for the latest Frilly and Funkie challenge. The hostess for this challenge is Sue, and she's chosen 'Let There Be Light' as her theme. Sue says, "One of the things I don't like at this time of year is the lack of light to craft by in the evenings. So, for this challenge I'd like you to include something in your project that makes reference to light, this could be a lamp, lantern, rays of light or even gradients of colour that get lighter!"

Being that I'm a very literal person - I took this challenge very literally! I decided to make a lantern from Tim Holtz's new Birch Trees die. I will admit - I cheated a little on this challenge. I'd already made a similar Halloween lantern a few years ago and pretty much followed my old tutorial. Heck, if other people can be inspired by my tutorials, I can too, right?! ;)

I was so into the process, I didn't really take any photos, other than the one below that shows how it goes together.

To make the panels, I adhered 100 lb cardstock to Elizabeth Craft Designs' double sided adhesive. I recommend this above all others for projects like this! It will really hold your pieces together, and it's thin enough that the die should have no problem cutting through.

After I adhered the paper to the adhesive, I die cut the birch trees panel. To create the frosted windows, I adhered Frosted Film to clear panels that were cut from die packaging I'd saved. After inking the trees, I removed the backing and adhered them to the frosted panels.

The base is a 4"x4" piece of MDF that I found in a package of different shapes at Hobby Lobby. To connect the panels, I cut small strips to size, scored them in half, then adhered wonder tape to the scored panels. After removing the adhesive, I adhered one edge to a panel, then connected it to the next one. Repeat the steps for all the panels until they are all connected. Add more wonder tape to the base and adhere the walls to it.

The decorative greenery was made with Tim's Tattered Pinecones die and the new Winter Greens die set. They were both die cut from Kraft Core'dinations paper and doused with Rock Candy glitter.

Here is the lantern at night. Isn't it pretty?! Since this is made from plastic and paper, be sure and use a battery operated candle.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure and visit the Frilly and Funkie blog to see all the wonderful submissions. We would love for you to join us!

A Wicked Pop-Up Tag for Frilly & Funkie

Hi everyone! I hope you're in the mood for some wickedly spooky Halloween inspiration! This is the second week of the Frilly and Funkie challenge that I'm hosting. The theme I chose was 'Something Wicked' and I'm loving all the entries! This week it's the Funkies' turn to share our projects. For mine, I decided I wanted to use one of Tim Holtz's vintage relative photos to turn into a witch. The new Regions Beyond paper pad has a whole page of them to choose from!

The front panel was created by layering papers from the same paper pad. The spiders, 31, and witch hat are all Remnant Rubs. I tore the edges of the paper and then sponged on the new Ground Espresso Distress ink. I love the burned look it creates! On the top I added a length of bias tape that I dyed to match using Spiced Marmalade and Rusty Hinge Distress inks. One of the new charms from The Funkie Junkie store hangs from a trinket pin.

I haven't done a pop-up tag in ages and thought it would work great with this tag. I cut the tag from black Kraft Core'dinations using Tim's large tag die, following my original pop-up tag tutorial found HERE. I cut the pop-up element using Karen Burniston's Lucy Label Pop Up (available from Elizabeth Craft Designs), trimmed it, and added it to the folded tag. After that was in place, I added more papers, an adorable stamped owl, and I was done!

You can find all the supplies I used (other than the Pop it Ups die) at The Funkie Junkie Boutique via the links below.

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash Regions Beyond	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Tiny Tabs & Tags BIGz Die	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Tag and Bookplates Die	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Remnant Rubs Curiosities	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Trimmings, Natural , Black/Cream
Charm Pendant - Set of 3 Silver Tone Spiders	$23.96 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mini Halloween 2	$23.96 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mini Halloween 4	Rayon Seam Binding	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Spiced Marmalade
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Rusty Hinge	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Trinket Pins	Ranger Tim Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Ink Pad

You can find all the details on the Frilly and Funkie challenge HERE. Hope you can join us!

Autumn Splendor Tag Triptych

Happy Wednesday, all! It's time for another Frilly and Funkie challenge. This week's hostess is Nancy, who has chosen Autumn Splendor as her theme. Nancy wants us to "create a vintage or shabby chic project using the rich colors of autumn, and remember to include an autumn leaf somewhere in your project."

I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do, but decided you can never go wrong with tags and Distress Spray Stains! I'd never done a tag triptych before and thought it would be fun to experiment with the idea using Tim Holtz's Tag and Bookplates die from Sizzix, one of his new stamps sets,  and some Distress Spray Stains.

To create the tags, I accordion-folded watercolor paper so that the width of each panel was slightly smaller than the opening on the Tag and Bookplates die. I die cut the folded paper, creating three connected tags. After cutting the tag accordion, I stamped it with one of the stamps from Tim's new Ledger Script Set, using Picket Fence Distress paint. After it dried, I spritzed a non-stick craft sheet with various colors of Ranger's Distress Spray Stain and laid the stamped paper into the stain and lifted it back out. Love these colors and how cool is that resist effect?!

Now I had to figure out what to do with the panels! I just got home from a ten day trip and was amazed at all the leaves that had fallen while I was gone. While I was kicking around in them, I had a thought - what if I cut some of the prettiest ones using Tim's new Fall Foliage die?! As you can see, they are amazing!! What's great is that you can line up the 'vein' on the die with the leaf vein, so the leaves look totally natural. Cool!

To complete the tag triptych, I added a die cut tree, a computer-generated quote, and some other embellishments. I adhered the die cut leaves here and there, to give the effect of a windy autumn day.

All of the supplies I used can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique via the links below.

Sizzix® Thinlits Die Set 14PK - Fall Foliage by Tim Holtz	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Tag and Bookplates Die	Ranger Surfaces Watercolor Paper	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Spray Stain - Fossilized Amber	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Vintage Photo
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Peeled Paint	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Fired Brick	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Ledger Script	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Branch Tree BIGz Die
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Walnut Stain	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Harlequin Border Die	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Textured Surfaces	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Long Fasteners	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Chit Chat Stickers - Seasonal
Ranger Tim Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Ink Pad

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my take on 'Autumn Splendor' and I hope you can join us over at the Frilly and Funkie blog for this fun challenge!