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Dare to Resist: Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal

Frilly and Funkie Dare to Resist Challenge: Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal

Hello, Friends! It’s time for another challenge over on the Frilly and Funkie blog. Autumn is our lovely hostess this go round, and she has issued a dare: Dare to Resist! With this challenge in mind, I’ve created a mini Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal for you today. We’ll take a look at it in just a moment, but first, let’s see what Autumn has to say;

Challenge Theme: Dare to Resist
Happy Valentine’s Day dear readers! For the next two weeks, as we break away from our Valentine creations, we’d love to see you incorporate a favorite resist technique in your vintage or shabby chic project. There are so many options, perhaps you will try something new. Whether it be gesso resist, Vaseline resist, alcohol resist, embossing resist, or watercolor resist, we dare you to resist!

Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal with an easy resist technique

I’m really not much of a mixed media girl. Paper is my jam. But this challenge reminded me that I can stamp, and I do like to get inky, and playing with techniques can be fun. Messy fun, but fun all the same. This started as a 4.75″ x 6.25″ gatefold card base .

So, this is the gatefold card that thought it should be a junk journal. We (the card and I) had quite a protracted argument about what it was going to be. But as you can see, the junk journal won the fight. Does that ever happen to you? You set out to make one thing, and you end up making something entirely different?

Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal: I Dared to Resist!

Here are the basic steps of my resist technique. It’s a basic emboss/resist with a Tim Holtz twist. I saw Tim demo this technique at CHA and instantly knew that I wanted to give it a try at home.

First, find a piece of Alcohol Ink Cardstock. And yes, it must be Alcohol Ink CS, or the twist won’t work!
Next, place the Alcohol Ink CS on the Stamp Platform, securing it with the magnets.
Now, position the dragonfly image from TH Classics #1 where you want it to be on the cardstock panel.
Then close the lid of the Stamp Platform and make sure the placement is correct.
Now, ink the stamp with Jet Black Archival Ink and stamp away! Repeat until the image looks as dark as you want it to be.
Now sprinkle the image with Ranger Clear Superfine Embossing Powder. After you’ve removed the excess, heat emboss.
Next, smoosh some pretty colors of Distress Oxide Ink onto your non-stick craft mat. It must be DOX, or again, the twist won’t work. I used Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Warm Honey, Twisted Citron, Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint, and Dusty Concord.
Now, mist the ink with a Distress Sprayer until beads of water form.
Tap (don’t drag or swish!) the stamped image in the inky puddles, drying between layers.

The Twist

Now here’s the best part of this technique, and it’s one I learned watching Tim. Get out your Distress Micro Glaze and gently twist a mini ink blending tool over the medium. Then use the blending tool to gently buff up the surface of the inky panel and watch the magic happen. The milky, oxidized appearance of the inks will disappear and all the gorgeous layers of color beneath will pop through. It’s like crafting magic!

Resist again!

The other resist techinque I used was on this quote band. I love to fill in the letters of the quote, but sometimes have a hard time with the process. I started wondering what would happen if I used the Distress Micro Glaze on the word band first. So I just lightly sponged it over the surface. Then I came back with Picked Raspberry Distress Paint and dabbed it over the top. The metal resisted the paint, but…it sunk right into the letters, which was what I was hoping would happen.

Details, details, details

Next I went to work making my flowers. First I die cut Tammy Tutterow’s Pinked Posies, Frayed Posies and Pinwheel Posies from the Wallflower paper collection. Then I used sponge daubers to add DOX to each petal layer. Next, I spritz, shaped and stacked. Finally, I punched holes in the center of each flower and added stamens. To add a little vintage shimmer, I sprayed each flower lightly with Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist.

I also experimented with making my own Prills (those itty bitty bead looking critters) with mustard seeds and alcohol ink. It worked like a charm.

To finish the cover, I added some TH remnant rubs and a hinge clip.

Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal: A Peek Inside

Here’s where I really began to have fun. I gathered up a whole pile of TH ephemera, my paper dolls, remnant rubs, stickers and had a ball. I dug through my stash and found a whole pile of fabulous Wendy Vecchi sentiments that were perfect for the theme of my journal. And, I just added DOX to brighten up everything.

Once I embraced the idea of turning this card into a junk journal, everything just fell into place. I added flap pages and folded pages and flip pages. This is the very best kind of crafty adventure for me. I think these pictures will tell the story all on their own. Enjoy!

The things I like best about this Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal are the worn/distressed pages and the small size. It’s only about 1/4″ thick, so easy to toss into a suitcase and use on a trip. Plus, I had a blast making it. What do you like best about it?

Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal Video Tour

Because I find it easier to understand an interactive project when I can see it being used, I’ve prepared a short YouTube video tour for you. I hope you enjoy!

Now it’ s YOUR turn to Dare to Resist!

You are cordially invited to play along in this “Dare to Resist” challenge. To do so, simply create a vintage or shabby chic project. Then link your project up at the Frilly and Funkie blog before midnight on Tuesday, February 27th.

The Frilly and Funkie team will choose four favorite projects from your entries. Our favorite artist will be invited to join us as a Guest Designer at Frilly and Funkie. The next three winners 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.

I can’t wait to see what you make!

Did I share some tips and tricks today that you can 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

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White Christmas Etcetera Shaker Tag Snapguide Tutorial

Hello, Friends! Happy Saturday! I’m up on the Frilly and Funkie Blog today with a Saturday Step x Step. For your convenience, I’m also posting the White Christmas Etcetera Shaker Tag Snapguide Tutorial here on my blog. This is the project I made for the Most Memorable Gift Challenge at Frilly and Funkie. You can find the original post HERE.

The tutorial focuses on the steps I used to create the shaker window element, prepare the tag base and add the basic layers. I hope you enjoy!

Check out How to Create a Christmas Shaker Window Element by Kathy Clement on Snapguide.

Wishing you an oasis of calm and rest in the midst of this busy season!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Fall in Love Reversible Pocket Tag

Frilly and Funkie Show Us Your Stamps Challenge: Fall in Love Reversible Pocket Tag

Hello, Friends! It’s time for another fun challenge over on the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog. This go round, the lovely and talented Autumn is our hostess and the theme is “Show Us Your Stamps.” I broke out some of my favorite Tammy Tutterow stamps to create this Fall in Love Reversible Pocket Tag, but before I share it with you, let’s see what Autumn has to say about the challenge guidelines.

Challenge Theme: Show Us Your Stamps

Our challenge this round can be summed up with one word – STAMPS! We want to see you break out those stamps and get inky. There are so many ways to use stamps, and you probably have a few you have never even used – so come play along! We cannot wait to see your stamped vintage or shabby chic creations.

Fall in Love Reversible Tag with Prima Amber Moon and Distress Inks

It was pure inky good fun to work up this jumbo manila tag with Prima’s Amber Moon Paper Collection, Tammy Tutterow’s Stamps and Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I did not take step x step photos for this project, but I will share tips and tricks that I used along the way. Anyway, this is the front side of the tag….

….And this is the reverse side with the pocket. Now, let’s get down to the details.

Fall in Love Reversible Pocket Tag: Creating the Background

Begin by “smooshing” fall colored Distress Oxide Inks onto a non-stick craft sheet. The colors should be close together, but should not overlap.
Next, use a Distress Sprayer (or mister bottle) to add water to the inks until the inks begin to bead up.
Now, take the jumbo manila tag and lay it face down into the puddle of ink. I did not swipe the tag at this point. Instead, I just gently smoothed the back side.
Next, lift the tag from the inky puddle and heat until it is mostly dry.
Repeat this process until you are happy with the background ink. The important thing to remember is to dry between layers.
Look for little beads of ink and pick them up to add interesting layers to the tag.
I did swipe the tag through the ink toward the end, and it left lovely streaks.
Finally, spray Antique Brass Mica Spray onto the craft sheet and tap the tag into it. This will create lovely little sparkly flecks on the tag.

Let’s Stamp!

When it came to stamping the background, I did not use an acrylic block or stamp press, I just rolled a random area of the Big Cheesecloth Background Stamp over my Frayed Burlap Distress Ink pad. Then I randomly rolled it over the inky background. This added the lovely little dots of color and texture that you can see in this photo.

Next, i stamped Tammy’s “Make Today” sentiment with a Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I colored the open areas in with an alcohol ink marker.

I felt the sentiment needed a frame to anchor it to the tag. So I stamped Tammy’s Simple Line Border Stamp onto manila card. Next, I heat embossed it with super fine copper embossing powder. Then I colored it in with DOX inks and cut it out with my craft knife. Finally, the frame was backed with foam tabs to pop it up a bit.

This small rusted heart is stamped with Dear Ruby, then heat embossed with super fine copper embossing powder. I love the way this turned out!

Before you add the flowers and other embellishments, I recommend you complete the reverse side of the tag!

Fall in Love Reversible Pocket Tag: The Flip Side

To decorate the pocket on the back of the tag, I stamped and colored Tammy’s Sunflower Bunch . The little sentiment title is from Tammy’s Sentiments 2 Stamp and Die combo. Vintage buttons from my stash, a little burlap string bow and some fancy ric rac that my dear daughter in law gave me finished the job nicely.

So, What’s in the Pocket?

Just a Little Dose of Happy in the pocket, that’s all! I scored and folded a scrap of kraft cardstock to make this sweet little gift card/tea bag holder. The image is from the Amber Moon 3×4 Journal card stack. I just added Tammy’s sentiment to the center of the wreath and heat embossed with copper embossing powder.

A little teabag and a trio of small tags are inside.

I made these tiny tags by mopping up the ink left on my craft sheet. Then I added images from the Amber Moon 6×6 pad along with some ephemera stickers and snippets of fibers. I used Tim’s Tiny Attacher to hold the fibers in place.

Now It’s YOUR turn!

You are cordially invited to join the fun and play along in this Show Us Your Stamps Challenge. Simply create a vintage or shabby chic project following the challenge guidelines and link up at the Frilly and Funkie blog before midnight on Tuesday, October 10th.

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. 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!

I hope I’ve inspired you to break out your stamps and play along. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Amber Moon Blessed Birthday Greeting Card

Amber Moon Blessed Birthday Greeting Card with Sweet Surprises

Hello, Friends! Can you believe it is the end of September already? This time of year is so beautiful that I wish time would slow down so it could last longer. I’ve been having the best time creating fall paper pretties. Today I have a lovely Amber Moon Blessed Birthday Greeting Card to share with you. I’ve used some really fresh and fun Really Reasonable Ribbon along with a selection of Tammy Tutterow Designs stamps and dies in this tall and skinny birthday card.

Dressed to Distress

Distress is not always a bad thing! Here’s how I added even more texture, design and just a hint of grunge to these already gorgeous papers:

First, ink the edges of all paper layers with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink. I was liberal when doing this, and let my blender stray pretty far inside the lines.
Next, add Vintage Photo Distress ink to the outer edge. This serves to create a sort of frame for the panel. It’s a small step, but it makes such a huge difference in the finished design.
Now, randomly stamp Tammy Tutterow’s Big Cheesecloth Background Stamp with Coffee Archival Ink. I don’t use an acrylic block for this. Just roll a small portion of the stamp over the ink pad, then randomly roll it onto the surface of the card. I love the subtle texture this adds to a card.
Then, repeat this process with Tammy’s Dear Ruby Background Stamp.

Be Bow-dacious!

In my world, ribbon makes a card complete. I love the fresh, almost country feel this Plaid Bold Black Check Ribbon adds to the card. The triple loop bow tied with a little help from my Zutter Bow-it-All tool adds wonderful contrast and texture to the composition. It’s a new item in the shop at Really Reasonable Ribbon, and I can’t seem to stop using it.

Dimension Makes the Difference

Adding dimension to a card makes it come to life. This can be done quite simply. For instance, I simply fussy cut these butterflies, shaped the wings with my fingers and then glued the bodies to the sentiment panel.

Adding the Element of Surprise to this Amber Moon Blessed Birthday Greeting Card

Everyone loves a good surprise…especially on his or her birthday. So I packed lots of surprises into this card. Do you see the circular element in the top right hand corner of the focal image? That’s surprise #1.

This sweet little envelope is cut from designer paper using Tammy’s Tabbed mini Pocket Die. Isn’t it darling? After making the envelope, I punched the sentiment from patterned paper, then backed it with a scalloped circle punched from brown paper. It’s held in place with one of Tim’s mini paper clips.

I used the insert that comes with the Tabbed Mini Pocket Die to cut out this portion of designer paper. Then I stamped one of Tammy’s Tiny Sentiments in the corner.

A Peek Inside

More surprises await inside! A pair of pockets is the perfect place to tuck in more birthday goodies.

The side pocket holds a little folio and a 4″ x 6″ ephemera card. There’s room to write a personal birthday greeting here.

The folio holds this little tag and a tea bag treat. There’s also a honey stick in the pocket, but it didn’t make it into the photo.

I tucked a tag and a chocolate into the second pocket.

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.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Supply List

Really Reasonable Ribbon
- Zutter Bow-it-All Tool
- Plaid Black Bold Check Ribbon (from the September Ribbon Club Assortment)
Tammy Tutterow Designs
Prima Amber Moon Collection

Adore Shabby Chic Wedding Card

G45 Ladies’ Diary Adore Shabby Chic Wedding Card for Frilly & Funkie With this Ring Challenge

Hello, friends! It’s time for another challenge at the Frilly and Funkie Blog. It’s June, which is traditionally a big month for weddings, and the challenge theme of “With This Ring” reflects this joyous season. I pulled out my G45 Ladies’ Diary DCE and some fabulous Tammy Tutterow dies to create this Adore Shabby Chic Wedding Card. But before I share the details with you, let’s see what Cec, our lovely hostess for this challenge, has to say:

Challenge Theme: With This Ring

It is wedding season so let’s create vintage or shabby chic projects that celebrate the big day. Your creation might be a card, a gift, a decor item or something to keep the memories of the special occasion.

Sound like fun? I thought so, too. So let’s dig in and take a look at this Adore Shabby Chic Wedding Card.

Adore Shabby Chic Wedding Card: The Inspiration

Inspiration is a funny thing. Sometimes it comes from a color, or a photo in a magazine. Sometimes it’s an idea, or for me a patterned paper. I’ve been thinking about this project for a few weeks, and while digging in my embellishment drawer for another project, I saw this little Tim Holtz “adore” Typed Token. And that is where the plan for this card began to gel.

Adore Shabby Chic Wedding Card: The Plan

I knew I wanted to use a very vintage, almost monochromatic color scheme for this card. Antique lace, pearls, distressed papers, “messy” stitching and shabby flowers fit perfectly into my plan.

This 5.25″ x 7.25″ top fold card has a 1/4″ spine because I also knew I wanted to add some special goodies to the inside.

Here are the steps I followed to build this card:

After building the card base from Ivory Pearl cardstock, I used my Tonic Distressing tool to rough up all the paper edges.
- TIP: Lightly spritz the edges of your paper with a Distress Sprayer bottle for easier distressing.
Next, I used ivory thread and added messy stitching to most of the paper panels
Then, I aged the edges of the paper with Antique Linen Distress Stain.
Next, I added cut up chipboard (from old packing boxes) to the backs of my card layers. This adds lots of dimension to a card.
Now it’s time to add the Venise Lace trim. It was a little too white for my color palette, but I just dyed it with Antique Linen Distress Stain and it was perfect. It is held in place with 1/8″ Scor-Tape.
Finally, for my shabby chic ribbon, I first stamped it in Tea Dye Distress Ink using the Dear Ruby Stamp. It’s hard to see in the photo, but in real life, this added a really subtle pattern to the bow. To add to the shabby chic vibe, I also tucked in a burlap string bow. I love how vintage this bow cluster looks.

Adore Shabby Chic Wedding Card: The Flowers

Now I needed to make my flowers for the card.

First, I stamped Tammy’s “Dear Ruby” onto the small dot paper with Tea Dye Distress Ink prior to die cutting. This added an extra layer of subtle texture and pattern to the flowers.
Next, I inked all the edges of the frayed posies with Antique Linen Distress Stain.
Then, I shaped my flower layers with a mat and stylus.
Next, I staggered the flower layers and layered them together with hot glue.
- TIP: When adding one flower layer to the next, I placed them on a double foam mat. Use a 12mm ball stylus tip and press down firmly into the center of the flower. This will cause the petals to “lift” and give you a more lifelike flower.
Now, cut foliage with Tammy’s Pom-Pom Posies Die.
- TIP: Ink the cutting side of the die with Tea Dye Distress Ink before die cutting. The ink will transfer from the die to the paper and make the vein detail pop.
Finally, add pearls and small gold beads to the flower centers and arrange on your card.

A Peek Inside

You can easily transform a card into a gift just by adding a few simple details to the interior design.

For instance, I added a waterfall feature to the top half of the card interior. Special photos of the wedding party can be added here, and suddenly, this card has become a mini folio. I created this feature using Tammy’s Waterfall One Die.

To give each segment of the waterfall a little more definition, I cut 3 base pieces from kraft cardstock and 3 pieces from designer paper. I trimmed the fold flap off the top of the designer paper die cuts, then layered them onto the kraft pieces. I love the way this looks.

Then, I cut journaling spots from the Ladies’ Diary DCE to fit the width of each segment. This provides a lovely journal spot.

I turned this gorgeous rose image into a tag pocket by just gluing the bottom edge to my card base.

Tammy’s Shortie Tag Die is the perfect size to fit inside a card pocket. I added the decorative edge to each tag, then trimmed it out with Antique Linen dyed Venise lace. These tags can hold photos on the reverse side. They also make a lovely spot to add a personal note on the back. You can see the stamped seam binding ribbon better in this photo.

Now It’s YOUR Turn

For the next two weeks our theme will be “With This Ring.” You will have until midnight on Tuesday, July 6th to link up your vintage or shabby chic wedding themed project on the Frilly and Funkie Blog.

At the end of the challenge the Frilly and Funkie team will choose their top four picks. Our first place winner will be invited to join us in a Guest DT spot at Frilly and Funkie. Three additional talented participants will receive badges to display on their blogs. Everyone who enters and adheres to the challenge guidelines will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique!

If you need more inspiration, be sure to pop over and see what the rest of the Frilly team has prepared for you on the blog.

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.

Thanks for stopping by!

Frilly and Funkie Dare to Resist Challenge: Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal

Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal with an easy resist technique

Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal: I Dared to Resist!

The Twist

Resist again!

Details, details, details

Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal: A Peek Inside

Discover Dragonfly Junk Journal Video Tour

Now it’ s YOUR turn to Dare to Resist!

Cheerio,

kathy

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White Christmas Etcetera Shaker Tag Snapguide Tutorial

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Frilly and Funkie Show Us Your Stamps Challenge: Fall in Love Reversible Pocket Tag

Fall in Love Reversible Tag with Prima Amber Moon and Distress Inks

Fall in Love Reversible Pocket Tag: Creating the Background

Let’s Stamp!

Fall in Love Reversible Pocket Tag: The Flip Side

So, What’s in the Pocket?

Now It’s YOUR turn!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Amber Moon Blessed Birthday Greeting Card with Sweet Surprises

Dressed to Distress

Be Bow-dacious!

Dimension Makes the Difference

Adding the Element of Surprise to this Amber Moon Blessed Birthday Greeting Card

A Peek Inside

Cheerio,

kathy

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G45 Ladies’ Diary Adore Shabby Chic Wedding Card for Frilly & Funkie With this Ring Challenge

Challenge Theme: With This Ring

It is wedding season so let’s create vintage or shabby chic projects that celebrate the big day. Your creation might be a card, a gift, a decor item or something to keep the memories of the special occasion.

Adore Shabby Chic Wedding Card: The Inspiration

Adore Shabby Chic Wedding Card: The Plan

Adore Shabby Chic Wedding Card: The Flowers

A Peek Inside

Now It’s YOUR Turn

Cheerio,

kathy

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