Ingenious Inkling

Guest Designer at Funkie Junkie Boutique

Since I won The Music of Life Challenge at the Funkie Junkie Boutique, I was invited to be the Guest Designer for their current challenge - to create using Three Stencils which runs through 11:55pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 (so come join the fun for a chance to win $25 for shopping).

I shopping my stash to find as many products from the Funkie Junkie Boutique to pull my designs together.  I started by applying clear gesso to a piece of designer paper from the 8"x8" Klimt Stamperia Collection.   My three stencils are  - Tim Holtz Ringer Layering Stencil, Tim Holtz Lace Layering Stencil and the Dylusions Small Martha's Most Massive Mat.

 

 

I used a paint brush and make-up sponge to apply Dylusions Shimmer Paints through the stencils.  I also dipped the stencil into paint and *stamped* with it to add more circles.

 

 

You can see one of my tricks for messy creating in the photo - I save all of the clear cellophane bags from stamp sets, stickers and papers and use them as disposable palettes - much easier than cleaning-up painty or sticky messes.  When I was done stenciling, I sprayed-on some Dina Wakley Media Gloss Sprays.

 

 

Once my paper dried, I cut it into two 4"x8" pieces to use as the bases for two slimline cards.  I started with a feminine design.  I created my dimensional rectangle by using the Tim Holtz Mini Mechanics embossing folder on a piece of watercolor paper.  After embossing I sprayed it with a mixture of the Media Glass Sprays.  When that dried, I used my finger and Black Marble Shimmer Paint to bring out the texture of the embossing.  I rescued a piece of the over-sprayed watercolor paper from the recycle to use on my card.

 

 

The Klimt & floral images were cut from other pieces of designer papers from the same Stamperia Collection.

 

 

The sentiments are from the Tim Holtz Metallic Sticker Book.  I sprayed the Prima Marketing Painted Flower lightly with more Gloss Spray to help tie it all together (which you can see more clearly in the close-up).

 

 

I finished with some Finnabair Art Extravagance Jewel Effect Texture Paste on the corners of the card front.

I used the other half of the 8"x8"x background for my masculine card.  In addition to more sentiments from the Tim Holtz Metallic Sticker Book, I added some of the black labels as well.  I also featured one of the Tim Holtz Baseboard Dolls as the focal image.

 

I finished with more of the Finnabair Texture Paste on the corners, some Dylusions Washi Tape and a few Japanese butterfly stickers from my stash.

 

 

I love the curled edge of the paper and how his boutonnière looks like the same flower as shown in the designer paper.

I had so much fun with these mixed media creations for the Funkie Junkie Boutique ... I hope you enjoyed them too.

Don't Forget to Fly

Today's SplitcoastStampers Inspiration Challenge comes from a Pinterest Board for Drinks.  I chose this refreshing Blackberry Mint Cucumber Gin Spritzer as my inspiration.  I loved how the colors moved from dark at the bottom to light at the top of the glass ... I also loved the pop of green with the purpley blue hues.

My background was created using Color Burst Water Color Powders and a floral stencil on a vintage dictionary page.  After it dried, I added stamps from Finnabair's Don't Forget to Fly (this is my first time buying this brand of stamps ... they are stunning and so reasonably priced for the large number of stamps).

My woman sort of faded into my background, so I used a white Sharpie marker to create a dotted frame around her head.  I stamped the sentiments from the set onto the margins of the dictionary page.  I also paper pieced a butterfly from a scrap of text as well.

I finished with a textured green mat that reminded me of the mint leaves as well as a 3-D butterfly sticker and a few sequins.