The Frilly and Funkie First Challenge of 2019!

A Challenge for the New Year!

Happy New Year friends!  I hope your holidays were filled with laughter and love amongst family and friends.

Cec has a great challenge for you to get the year started at The Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog.  This one will surely get you thinking and I hope you'll take the opportunity to explore a new tutorial and learn a new technique.

Here's Cec's challenge for you:  "I don't have access to quality craft classes locally so I spend time online to learn new things. For this challenge I want you to create a vintage or shabby chic project inspired by or using a technique or tutorial that you have found online. You must provide a link to the site that is inspiring your creation and please do not make a direct copy of anything you found."

My Take on the Challenge

I admit it, I am addicted to tags, specifically Tim Holtz's Etcetera tags.  I used the small size, that isn't all that small at 5.5" x 10", as my tag base.  The first thing I did was cover the tag with a layer of Botanical tissue.  I used Stamperia Glue but any gel or even clear gesso works great for this type of  application.

My Inspiration

Fellow DT member, Jenny Marples always inspires me with her beautiful work that is always chock full of techniques!  I recently bought some 3D Impresslits Tim Holtz dies and wanted to give them a go.  I wandered over to Jenny's blog, Pushing the Right Buttons, and found her Layered Distress Paint Embossing technique and tutorial.  I used this technique on both the tan layer and the blue scalloped trim on this tag.

I started with a tan piece of cardstock.  First I applied paint to the flat side of the Kaleidoscope 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder, just like Jenny did in her tutorial.  I ran it through my Vagabond.  Then I decided to add some Viva Pearl Modeling Cream because I liked it's irridecent appearance.  I used a brayer to apply the cream so that it would only color the raised portion of the embossed paper.

I followed the same technique for the blue scalloped pieces.  Well then, since this tag is a New Year's tag, I thought some glitz was in order so I brayered on some Bo Bunny Sugar Glitter Paste.  I quite loved how it looked at that point!

Before adding the paper layers to the tag,  I used Tim Holtz's Burst stencil to mask on the burst effect on the right side.  Then I added my paper layers cutting the border to fit around the tan layer.

Then it was just a matter of embellishing with pretty flowers, greenery, a typed token, and lots of metal pine cone charms.

How since it is winter, I thought my tag needed a chill factor so I misted with an opaque white.  I love the snowy look that created.  Then I used a dry brush to add some "snow" to the flowers and the Happy New Year sentiment.

 I used a mix of pine cones, the singles are Tim Holtz and the clusters are charms from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

Of course, every tag needs a pretty bow!  I backed my bow with a piece of lace, i love how that looks!

Supplies from The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Etcetera Small Tag Thickboards	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collage Paper Botanical	Sizzix 3-D Impresslits Embossing Folder - Kaleidoscope 663296	Sizzix 3-D Impresslits Embossing Folder - Provincial	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence TDF53170	BoBunny Glitter Paste - Sugar	Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Holiday Greens 658759
May Arts 1.5 Inch Natural Silky w/ Woven White Checkered Edge	Venise Lace Trim - 2 inches	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Corners TH92789	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Typed Tokens TH93203	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Burst	Ranger Texture Paste Opaque Matte INK44444	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adornments, Pinecones
Antique Silver Pine Branch w/ Pine Cone Charms