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Thankful Season Card Folio for Frilly and Funkie

Graphic 45 Thankful Season Card Folio for Frilly and Funkie “Give Thanks” Challenge

Hello, Dear Friends! Tomorrow we celebrate Thanksgiving in the US. It’s probably my favorite of all the holidays. I mean, who doesn’t love a celebration centered around gratitude and food! So today I’m sharing a lovely Graphic 45 Thankful Season Card Folio made for the latest “Give Thanks” Challenge at Frilly and Funkie. We’ll take a look at the folio in a moment, but first let’s see what our lovely hostess, Sara Emily, has to say about this challenge.

Give Thanks!

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.

Thankful Season Card Folio with Graphic 45 Seasons Collection

The sentiment on this card kind of sums it all up for me. There is so much to be thankful for! Thanksgiving is the perfect time to stop and count our blessings!

This Thankful Season Card Folio is a little larger than usual measuring a generous 5.5″ x 7.5″ with a 1/2″ spine. I needed more room to add all these fun elements: fussy cuts, mulberry flowers, mini pumpkins, an ornate shaker frame, fall ribbons, real feathers, filigree corners, and little stick pins.

Thankful Season Card Folio: Layering the Designer Paper

For this card folio, I worked primarily with papers from the 12×12 Patterns and Solids pad.

First, mat a 5″ x 7″ panel of brown floral paper on a slightly larger panel of kraft card.
Then ink the edges of both panels with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.
Next, machine stitch the panels together. This is optional, but I love the texture that stitching adds to a card.
Now, use the two largest dies from Spellbinder’s Labels Eight to cut paper layers from the orange text and orange floral papers. Ink the edges and mat on both kraft and dark brown paper.
Then, cut one more paper layer from the back side of either print. This will be where we mount our shaker element.
Next, ink up Dear Ruby with an embossing pad and stamp on the plain colored side of this label.
Then, heat emboss with Charred Gold Leaves Embossing Powder.
Layer all the die cut panels on the card using foam tabs, tape or waste cardboard to add dimension.
Decorate with fussy cut elements, flowers, feathers, metal filigree corners, etc.

Thankful Season Card Folio: The Shaker Element

Here’s how I created the framed shaker sentiment on this Thankful Season Card Folio

First, cut the sentiment from the 12×12 Graphic 45 Seasons Autumn Collective Page.
Next, die cut 2 Ornate Frames from heavy kraft cardstock
Now, use an embossing ink pad to stamp Tammy Tutterow’s Big Fabric Background Stamp on the front of one frame.
Sprinkle with Emerald Creek Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder and heat set.
Next, smear Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Ink onto a non-stick craft. Then mist with water until small beads of ink form on the mat.
Then press the embossed frame face down into the ink. Heat dry. Repeat until you like the finished product.
Gently heat the frame until the embossed portions pop back to the surface.
Now, cut two pieces of clear acetate (I used packaging materials) slightly larger than the frame opening. Use 1/8″ Scor-Tape to glue one piece to the back side of the top frame and one piece on the FRONT side of the bottom frame.
Next, cut foam tape or dimensionals to create a border all the way around the inner edge of the frame. You don’t want this to show through the frame openings, so keep this in mind as you work. I used a product called Kool-Tak, as it is a clear foam tape.
Then carefully fill the center of the bottom frame with your shaker elements. Don’t overfill. About a teaspoon of shaker elements like sequins, small beads and glitter should be enough.
Now remove the foam tape liner and press the top frame onto the bottom frame, being careful to line them up.

The Thankful Season Card Folio: Goodness on the Inside

I love to add pockets and tags and other goodies inside my cards.

Sometimes it’s fun to change things up a little. So instead of a pocket on the top portion of the card, I created a double belly band .

This holds a 4″ x 6″ photo wallet and a darling little tea bag wallet.

The side pocket on the bottom holds a vintage style recipe card, a decorated honey stick (to go with the tea bag, of course) and a lovely vintage style tag.

Give Thanks Challenge at Frilly and Funkie: Now It’s YOUR turn!

We’d love to have you join us in this Give Thanks Challenge. To do so, you need simply create your own vintage style or shabby chic project that expresses gratitude. Then link your project up over on the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog before midnight on Tuesday, December 5th. Please read all the challenge details and guidelines HERE.

The Frilly and Funkie team will choose our top four picks with the winner being invited to join us in a Guest DT spot at Frilly and Funkie and the next three picks 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.

I can’t wait to see what you make!

Before I sign off, I’d like to wish each and every one of you a very Happy Thanksgiving Day. If you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving where you are, or if you’ve already celebrated, then I wish you the blessing of a grateful heart. As the sentiment on this Thankful Season Card Folio proclaimed: There is so much to be thankful for!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Vintage Beach Babe Birthday Folio

Frilly and Funkie “You’re My Inspiration” Challenge: Vintage Beach Babe Birthday Folio

Hello, Friends! Happy Hump Day! It’s time for another great challenge over on the Frilly and Funkie Blog. This go round, Nancy is hosting the challenge and the theme is “You’re My Inspiration.” For this fun challenge, I’ve created a Vintage Beach Babe Birthday Folio, but before I share it with you, here’s what Nancy has to say about the challenge:

Find any type of image or photo that inspires you and create a vintage or shabby chic project based on that image or photo (you don’t need to actually use it in your project). Please post the image on your blog along with your project, and tell us what it is you love about it.

Sound like fun? I thought so, too! So without further ado, let’s get the party started.

The Beach Is My Inspiration

I am a beach loving gal. Everything about the beach inspires me: the sound of the waves, the wind whipping my hair, the wee birds skipping along in the sand, the pelicans skimming the waves, and the grains of sand that sparkle like flecks of gold under the bright sun. I do my best thinking at the beach, and my best sleeping, too. (Do you think there might be a connection?) So I chose this gorgeous digital collage image created by my dear friend, Ginny Nemchak as my inspiration photo. This gal, perched on her over-sized beach ball, wearing a fabulous vintage bathing suit is who I want to be when I grow up.

Although this looks like a card, it’s really a folio. I love to create cards that can double as gifts. I have several birthdays coming up in my family this summer, and this Vintage Beach Babe Birthday Folio will make some birthday girl very happy.

Off to the Races Visits the Shore

This Vintage Beach Babe Birthday Folio measures 5.75″ wide x 7.75″ tall. I used Graphic 45 12×12 Off to the Races Patterns and Solids paper to create my layers. These rich shades of blue and brown are perfect for a beach themed card. A Tim Holtz Sophisticate Cabinet Card frames the focal image. And here’s where I got a little creative inspiration. I’ve always felt terrible about covering up the gorgeous graphics on the back of these Cabinet Cards.

So I didn’t.

Instead, I turned it into a flap. The kraft glassine bag has a hinge mechanism so it can fold down. There’s a post card tucked into the envelope, but this leaves plenty of room to add a gift card.

I triple embossed this portion of the project: embossing folder, ink, embossing powder, paint then heat embossing again. It created a surface that really resembles beach sand.

How to Make Flap Opening for your Vintage Beach Babe Birthday Folio

First, insert your chosen image inside the frame. I had to add a little washi tape to the top and bottom of this image to make it fit perfectly. Easy fix!
Then, use a craft knife to gently separate the cabinet card front and back at the seam on the left hand side.
Next, cut a 1.75″ strip of paper the same height as the cabinet card.
Now, fold the paper in half to form a hinge.
Glue one half inside the opened seam. You will also need to add glue to the front of the hinge so that you can seal the cabinet card up again.
Next, create the right hand side of your flap. Measure it so that it is exactly the same width and height of the cabinet card you are using. I cropped the corners on my card so that they would match the corners on the cabinet card.
Now, Decorate the inside of this front flap.
Then, glue the other half of the hinge to the back side of this layer.
Finally, glue the whole mechanism onto your prepared card base.
Hold the cabinet card flap closed with a little hinge clasp.

I stamped and inked up a little birthday greeting to tuck behind my chipboard sand dollar. Glue just the bottom edge of the sand dollar to the card base, and you’ve got a pocket! Then mat another fabulous beach babe onto designer paper, and tuck both behind the sand dollar. I just love interactive elements on cards, don’t you?

Take a Look Inside

I packed the inside of this Vintage Beach Babe Birthday Folio with all kinds of fun goodies.

The top half of the folio holds a little accordion fold photo album.

And what’s in that pocket on the bottom?

How about another vintage beach babe all decked out on a tag, and a little sweet treat?

What’s Your Inspiration?

Now it’s your turn to play along and let us know what inspires YOU. You have until midnight EDT on Tuesday, June 20th to create a vintage or shabby chic project inspired by a photo. Link your project up on the Frilly and Funkie Blog.

The designers will choose their top 4 favorite projects from all those submitted. Our top favorite will be invited to serve as a Guest Designer on the Frilly and Funkie Blog. The next 3 will receive badges to display proudly on their own blogs. And everyone who enters and follows the rules of the challenge will be entered into the draw to receive a $25 shopping spree at the Funkie Junkie Boutique.

You can find all the challenge guidelines HERE.

I can’t wait to see what you make!

I hope I’ve shared some tips and tricks that you can use in your own crafty adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

I’m linking this project up to The Great Summer Contest on Einat Kessler’s BLOG.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Graphic 45 French Country HeARTfelt Recipe Journal Tutorial

Bon Appetit! Graphic 45 French Country HeARTfelt Recipe Journal Tutorial

Frilly & Funkie Saturday Step x Step

Hello, Friends! I’m so glad you could join me here today. Have you l heard the exciting news that Graphic 45 is releasing the gorgeous French Country as a Deluxe Collector’s Edition? I’m so excited that I dug into my stash and created this French Country HeARTfelt Recipe Journal Tutorial for the Saturday Step x Step over on the Frilly and Funkie blog.

A Recipe for Success

I’m afraid that I have a brand new crafting addiction. Eileen Hull’s HeARTfelt Journal die from Sizzix is just so much fun to play with. Pairing it with these vibrant papers is truly a recipe for success!

There are so many different ways that you can use this journal. Here are a few that I came up with during the creative process.

Great gift for the new bride! Include some of your tried and true recipes and put in a basket with spices for a gorgeous shower gift.
How about the child who is moving out on his/her own? Add in all the favorite recipes from home.
Your own personal guide to fine dining! So many people take photos of their food plates. It would be fun to compile them here along with notes about the meal.
A heritage recipe book. Do you have scraps of recipes tucked here, there and everywhere? Why not create a special place of honor to preserve them?

That’s just a short list of ways that I think you could use this handy album. Do you have more? I’d love to hear about them!

Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Creating an Interactive Album

Interactive elements make me happy. It’s just so much fun to pull a tag out of a pocket, flip a page to find a little surprise, or fold paper in a unique way.

I’ve woven all kinds of fun surprises into this chunky little album.

There are tuck spots and pockets, and folios galore.

I’ve found all kinds of creative ways to use up little scraps of pretty paper. The easiest way to share all these ideas with you is via a YouTube video tour.

French Country HeARTfelt Recipe Journal Tutorial on YouTube

French Country HeARTfelt Recipe Journal Tutorial on Snapguide

If videos are not your “thing” I’ve also prepared a Snapguide tutorial. You’ll learn the basics of assembling the journal, but in this tutorial I focus on designing the covers.

Check out How to Eileen Hull HeARTfelt Journal G45 French Country by Kathy Clement on Snapguide.

I hope I’ve shared some ideas that you can put to good use in your own crafty adventures! If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Product Links to the Funkie Junkie Boutique

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(February Pre-order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad – Vintage Photo	Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool – With 4 Blending Foams	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer	Bronze Metal Keys Scrapbooking and Mixed Media	Ranger Inkssentials Kraft Cardstock 8.5 X 11
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Frilly & Funkie “Count Me In” Challenge: Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe Vignette House

Hello, Friends! It’s time for another wonderful challenge over at the Frilly & Funkie Blog. The one and only amazing Jenny is our hostess this go round, and the name of the challenge is “Count Me In.” I went “off the page” for this challenge and created a Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe Vignette House. But before I share it with you, here’s what Jenny has to say about this challenge.

Count Me In!
For this challenge you need to use your choice of numbers to add that special ‘sum-thing’ to your vintage or shabby chic project. Make them count as part of the design, not just a last-minute addition!

Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe Vignette House

Now this was a fun, fun project! First of all, I adore G45’s Olde Curiosity Shoppe collection. Secondly, it’s always fun to go “off the page” and create a 3-D project like this. The base is a Tim Holtz Vignette House. I wish I had a dozen of these! They are just a blast to work with!

Use Distress Paints to alter the brown base of the vignette house. First, I put down a light layer of Picket Fence. Next, I added a light layer of Weathered Wood. Then I dry brushed randomly with Pumice Stone and Hickory Smoke. The end product was mostly covered with designer paper, but you can see the paint around the edges. It makes me think of an old Cape Cod house.

Learning to Fly

I just never get tired of using this adorable flying pig! He took the place of honor in the attic of the vignette house where he stands guard over the Olde Curiosity Shoppe below. I added a touch of Stardust Stickles to his lovely wings, because let’s face it…a flying pig calls for glitter! Fussy cut one of the corner details from the signature page to serve as the spire on this funky little house. “Learning to Fly” is one of Tim’s “Clippings” stickers. (Product links are below the post.)

The Apothecary Shoppe

To add depth and dimension, I used old corrugated packaging between my layers. If you like to fussy cut, as I do, this collection will make you very happy. I fussy cut the apothecary shop window from the signature page of the collection. Add Glossy Accents to the clock faces (numbers) and to random bottles within the shop. To add even more numbers to my composition, I used a sticker from the Olde Curiosity Shoppe DCE collection.

Butterflies!

In this photo, you can see the cute metal feet and the ornate keyhole that I altered with Vintaj Paints. I also fussy cut a bunch of beautiful butterflies, more border flourishes and a funky old key/clock image from the paper collection. (More numbers.) I just love Tim’s new monocle, and it works so well with this collection.

Magical Roller Skate

When our middle son was little, he wrote a series of stories about a flying boot. This magical roller skate image always reminds me of those charming little stories, so it’s a favorite of mine! After fussy cutting the roller skate, I layered it up with a bunch of other fussy cut images, some chipboard, and a Prima Roman Numeral,

A Cure for What Ails You

Fill the apothecary shop window with lovely little glass vials. I’m sure you will find a cure for whatever ails you within. I filled the bottles with glass beads, then “labeled” them with stickers from the sticker sheet.

If you look closely at the steampunk bicycle border, you will see that the wheels are actually clock faces with Roman Numerals. More numbers!

Cover sides and roof with designer papers, fussy cut images and more stickers.

Now It’s Your Turn

We want to “count you in” for this wonderful challenge, so get out your crafty goodies and create a vintage or shabby chic project where numbers take the spotlight in the design. Link it up over at the Frilly and Funkie blog before midnight on Tuesday, April 11th.

The team will choose their top four picks with the winner being invited to join us in a Guest DT spot at Frilly and Funkie. 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.

I can’t wait to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Product Links

(February Pre-order) Graphic 45 – Olde Curiosity Shoppe Collector′s Edition	(February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Clippings Stickers	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Vignette House	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint – Weathered Wood	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint – Picket Fence
Ranger Tim Holtz Hickory Smoke Distress Paint	NEW Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint – Pumice Stone	4 Piece Antiqued Bronze Box Corner Feet	Ranger Vintaj Patina Kit – Weathered Copper	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adornments – Monocles
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents	Tim Holtz Tonic Studios Mini Scissors	Tonic 5″ titanium snips	Tonic Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer 8.5″ By Tim Holtz 160E	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Vials
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Corked Vials

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Super Sweet Easter Treat Basket

Really Reasonable Ribbon Hop, Hop, Hop: Super Sweet Easter Treat Basket

Hello, Ribbon Lovers! Welcome to the March RRR Blog Hop! You should be coming here full of inspiration from Karen’s lovely blog. If you get off track, you can find the complete hop list HERE. With Easter right around the corner, I’ve created a super sweet Easter treat basket using ribbons from the March Spring Rainbow of Color Ribbon Assortment.

These lovely ribbons look like a bed of beautiful spring tulips, don’t they?

Sweet Vintage Style Easter Cards in a Basket

The inspiration for this Sweet Easter Treat Basket was the bright, bold colors of the Tangerine Honeycomb Satin ribbon, Daffodil Checkerboard Satin Ribbon, and Apple Green Mini Hearts Grosgrain Ribbon from the assortment. They make me think of carrots, which makes me think of bunnies which make me think of the Easter Bunny. Yes, I have a strange and frightening mind. LOL

It’s easy to turn a Graphic 45 Staples Long tag into a basket. Simply score twice, fold and add sides.

The basket is filled with cute vintage style cards and mini chocolates. The great thing about a treat caddy like this is that you can fill it with other goodies once you’ve sent out all the cards!

What’s in the Super Sweet Easter Treat Basket?

I created a trio of vintage style Easter cards using Graphic 45’s Le Cirque collection (retired) and darling vintage Easter images from Polly’s Paper Studio Etsy Shop. It may seem odd to use circus themed papers for Easter, but the colors of this collection really worked with the vintage style images and rainbow colored ribbons. This 3/8″ Capri Blue Diamond Satin ribbon pops against the yellows on this cute little card.

I covered mini clothespins with paper from the collection for extra fun.

These vintage style buttons look great with the Daffodil Checkerboard Satin ribbon!

Each card is finished on the inside with a little Easter greeting, a decorated mini envelope and a tasty chocolate treat.

On with the Hop

Now hop on over to Cherry’s lovely blog to see what she’s cooked up with these bright pretty ribbons.

Be sure to visit all the blogs on the hop, and leave a sweet comment behind. Then hop on over to the RRR Blog to let Bonnie know you’ve completed the hop. Answer her question of the month to be entered into a drawing for your very own Spring Rainbow of Color Ribbon Assortment.

If you’re not already a member of the Ribbon Club, now is a great time to join. You can find all the details (and a special offer!) HERE.

Thanks for hopping!