Happy 30th Birthday

A couple of challenges for this birthday card for my daughter-in-law.  Her birthday is October 1st and she enjoys Halloween themed cards.  The first challenge is Frilly and Funkie: All Creatures Great and Small.

I used the crow from Tim Holtz Mini Blueprints.

The second challenge is Simon Says: Use More Than One Stencil.

I used the stencil letter dies from Tim Holtz Gift Card Bag, love the hashtag die, and she will be 30 and uses Instagram!  The second stencil is from Tim Holtz Mini Stencil 3 for the brick, with Texture Paste and Distress Ink.

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Lavender Cheesecake

This birthday card for my good friend was inspired first by the current challenge at Frilly and Funkie: Bloomin' Marvelous, and then by the following photo on Pinterest of Honey Lavender Cheesecake.
Yummy, right?

I had a bit of a hard time getting the colors of the card to show correctly, here is a different angle.

 

I started by adding some texture paste to a Tim Holtz Mini Stencil (Set 10) and after it dried, colored with chalk. I cut the Dainty Doily from QuicKutz die, added some sheer ribbon, and cut a couple of Mini Tags from Taylored Dies. The little butterfly is from a Stampendous Floral set.

I thought about making the Honey Lavender Cheesecake for her birthday to go with the card, but she is the dessert queen on our block, so I'll have to give it some thought!

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Christmas Tag #4 2017

The little vintage Christmas ad is another little 'freebie' thank you gift for placing an order at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.  And I'm sure you recognize the great little bow from Tim Holtz Festive Greens by now...can you tell how much I like it? The mistletoe die is also from that set.

Anyhow, this is for week 4 of The Funkie Junkie: 2017 Challenge.  Love the silhouettes of the Victorian Carolers that Linda used but alas, I can't order everything I like! This image is from Cricut which I definitely don't use enough! I did enjoy pulling out one of my Tim Holtz Mini Stencils for the faux brick background.

Christmas Tag #3 2017

I loved the large letters Linda used in her 3rd week of The Funkie Junkie: 2017 Challenge so I quickly grabbed this stamp to make a tag to go with my wrapping paper.  (It's for a camp light for my son...get it? Merry & Bright?  Anyhow, then I thought that was a little too easy so I went back to work on the little panel below.

The sweet little snowman charm is a 'surprise gift' from placing an order at The Funkie Junkie Boutique

The stripe is from Tim Holtz Mini Stencil and the bow is from Tim Holtz Festive Greens.

Christmas Tag #2 2017

I took my inspiration from the 2nd week of The Funkie Junkie 12 Tags of Christmas from the lovely background.  I loved playing with my new stencils from Tim Holtz to recreate Linda's background for this little New Years panel.

I've had this little stamp for ages, don't remember the brand even, as it's an unmounted red rubber.  I love using the mini cork with this image though!

12 Tags of Christmas 2016 #1

So, I am excited to finally post my first 12 Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie Style-#1.

Each week Linda Coughlin, owner of The Funkie Junkie Boutique, posts an inspiration piece for us to take whatever element catches our eye and make a creation of our own.  I love the inspiration pieces so much I typically use a lot of her elements and ideas in my own piece.  This is a picture of her first inspiration tag.

 I love the sparkly stars made with texture paste through the Tim Holtz Mini Stencil, and the musical score in the background.  I've been holding on to a metal accent tree for quite a while, waiting for the perfect project and it seemed to fit well for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, I'll post my #2 tag later today!

Dragonfly Wings

I made this birthday card for my daughter in law based on the current challenge over at Frilly and Funkie - Things With Wings.

 

 I am a big fan of dragonflies...and of bronze embossing powder...and of my new Tim Holtz Mini Layering Stencils Set 3 (Brick) which was one of my recent choices over at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.  The Funkie Junkie Boutique is the sponsor of Frilly and Funkie Blog Challenge, and I was lucky enough to be chosen as a random winner of one of their challenge gift certificates.  The Dragonfly Vine is from Stampendous, but may have unfortunately been discontinued.  The 'leaves' are from Prima and I've had them FOREVER, so they may be discontinued as well.  I've got to use up all my old stash so I can buy more!

Anyhow, I hope she likes her card...her birthday is the first of October and she loves Halloween so last year the card was totally Halloween inspired, hopefully this will have enough fall flair for her to enjoy!

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12 Tags of 2016 - September

I wasn't quite sure how to approach this month's tag, I didn't have all of the supplies listed for the new technique, so my challenge was to reach a similar effect with what I had on hand.  I've also been trying recently to include what's been going on in my life each month with the 'theme' of my tag...Alaska cruise, wedding, eyes (cataracts)...so when hubby went fishing on Sunday I had a free day to play in my craft room and found myself thinking of 9/11.  So this is what I came up with for the 12 Tags of 2016 - September challenge.

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Small World-Small Gift

It's a Small, Small World over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog.  The challenge this week is to make or alter something small in a shabby chic or vintage way...this one isn't too vintage or shabby chic, so I started another project which I'll post later; but it was small so I decided to share anyhow.  I was recently given a wine stopper and the paper insert wasn't covered with any type of sealant so I decided to alter it as a gift for my neighbor who mentioned she needed a wine stopper!

 

  So I searched my stash for some 'small' stamp images to fit inside the 1 1/4" circle. 

I came up with a few oldies and was going to use the little hummingbird image (my neighbor does NOT like hummingbirds...in her previous neighborhood they were rampant and she always felt like she was being 'dive bombed' when she went out on her deck...insert me being sarcastic!)  Anyhow, my hubby liked the 'Enjoy' since after all it is intended for use as a wine stopper!  So I decided to use the hummingbird, attached to a Tim Holtz Fragments Charm, as a gift tag...and I was able to use my new Tim Holtz Mini Stencil to decorate the gift box... I was so happy with it I think I'll search for more wine stopper blanks to make as gifts!

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