Treats Not Tricks for The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Hi everyone and welcome. It's the start of a new challenge theme over at the The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog (formerly the Frilly and Funkie Challenge blog). It's Maggie's turn to host and this time the challenge is called 'Treats Not Tricks'. "Choose a theme and make something that will hold a treat for someone. It could be a Halloween treat bag, a Valentine's candy box, a birthday card for a special person that holds a treat (could be a gift card "treat" or a bite of chocolate), anything that can hold a treat. So, for this challenge, choose a theme and make a vintage or shabby chic treat project to treat your someone special!"

As ever, the Design Team will choose their top four picks, with the winner being invited to join us in a Guest DT spot at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog 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.

For this one I decided to use Eileen Hull's 'House Ornament' to create a gift box that could be used to hold sweets (candy) ready to hand out at Halloween, Christmas or even a birthday.

After cutting out the two pieces from chipboard (white one side, kraft the other) and assembling the basic house ornament shape I added a little brown Archival Ink to the edges to give them definition. To make the bricks on the walls I painted the little pieces that are waste from the windows with a mix of Ancient and Umber Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint. The same mix was used to paint the roof.

With the bricks firmly glued in place I followed Brenda Brown's tutorial using Eileen Hull's 'Glistening Glass' Embossing Powder to create a faux enamel pitted surface on the box walls (see original post HERE). Adding and wiping back some Umber Acrylic Paint made the pitted parts really stand out well.

With the basic house complete it was time to add the decoration; I chose to use Tim Holtz 'Santa's Helper' Thinlits Die Set to cut the little elf from black card and scored him in a couple of places to enable him to bend around the corners of the house. A hint - by stacking together several layers you get a more robust shape to work with.

To add the 'gift' element I die cut lots of the present shapes from the Santa's Helper and painted them with a combination of Blackberry, Fuschia, Eggplant and Heather Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint. These were then piled on top of each other around the walls and in the hands of the elf.

Here are a few more photos to show you the completed House Ornament in more detail;

So that's my take on the theme 'Treats Not Tricks' for the current The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog challenge. My fantastic team mates have created lots more amazing treats for this challenge so make sure you hop on over and check them out HERE. And remember to link up your own shabby chic or vintage treats to be in with a chance of winning one of the fabulous prizes.

Products used to create this House Ornament Gift Box are available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique and are listed/linked below.

Thanks for visiting,
Jenny xxx

Eileen Hull Sizzix ScoreBoards L Die - House Ornament

Eileen Hull Emerald Creek Crafts Molten Dimension Embossing Powder - Glistening Glass

Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Santa's Helper

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint

Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Archival Mini Ink Pad Kit #3

Ranger Adhesive - Black Foam Roll

Stamperia Oriental Garden Tag for The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Hi everyone and welcome. It's the start of a new challenge theme over at the The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog (formerly the Frilly and Funkie Challenge blog). It's Ginny's turn to host and this time the challenge is called 'Terrific Tags'. "Add it to a gift, label a homemade tasty treat, or display it with your favorite home decor, tags are not only fun to create they also have a million uses. For this challenge create a tag that's big or small, mixed media or layered, or added to a project as a fabulous focal point. I can't wait to see your creations!"

As ever, the Design Team will choose their top four picks, with the winner being invited to join us in a Guest DT spot at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog 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.

For this one I have used Stamperia's new Oriental Garden paper pack to create a vintage style tag with lots of delicate layers.

Before adding any of the gorgeous Oriental inspired paper I began by painting the tag with a base of black gesso followed by Dina Wakley Media Paint in Aloe, sanding it back slightly when dry to match the worn look of Stamperia's designs. The largest piece in the background is actually taken from the front cover - there's no need to waste a scrap of this pack! Texture Paste was then applied through one of Tim Holtz floral stencils before fabric, lace from Linda's store (coloured with more Aloe and Ocean  paints) tea stained copier paper and one of the panels from the paper pack.

After adding one of the circle images from the pack to the centre of the tag it was time to get more texture onto the tag and add some more detail. The lace from Linda's store was coloured with Aloe and Ocean Dina Wakley Media Paints (water it down to get a softer look in keeping with the paper collection). Linda also carries a great range of filigree metal embellishments in her shop and the circular ones fit perfectly with this theme.

The flowers and leaves were die cut using a couple of Tim Holtz Thinlits Die sets - I used paper from the pack for the flowers and painted the leaf stems with a mix of Aloe, Umber and Ancient Dina Wakley Media paints. The tag needed a dimensional focal point so I opted to cover some moldable plastic with red fabric and cut a Tattered Butterfly, shaping it with a heat tool. This was then layered over wire and a word (Dina Wakley Collage Words) and the tag was done!

So that's my take on the theme 'Terrific Tags' for the current The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog challenge. My fantastic team mates have created lots more amazing tags for this challenge so make sure you hop on over and check them out HERE. And remember to link up your own shabby chic or vintage tags to be in with a chance of winning one of the fabulous prizes.

Products used to create this Oriental Garden Tag are available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique and are listed/linked below.

Thanks for visiting,
Jenny xxx

Stamperia - Oriental Garden 12x12 Paper Pack

Tim Holtz Etcetera Small Tag Thickboards

Tim Holtz Sizzix Bigz Die - Tattered Butterfly

Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Set - Funky Floral #1

Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 20pk - Funky Foliage

Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Roses

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint and Gesso

Ranger Texture Paste Opaque Matte

Venise Lace Trim - 3/4 Inch Wide

Antiqued Bronze Round Filigree Pieces - Set of 4