The Funkie Junkie Boutique Inspirational Ave; #1 Inky In October... Halloween Book of Optical Eyeopeners
Big news comes with this posting: a change at The Funkie Junkie Boutique! Instead of hosting Challenges, it's going to be all about inspiration! The new name is Inspirational Ave, and you can read the details HERE. I'm humbled to take the first turn and hope those of you who have been looking in on my projects, will continue to do so, and follow the new simple rule for a chance to win a $25 shopping spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique! The projects are going to be amped up a notch with lots of new products and it's promising to be a really FUN ride, so come along with us!
I'm still in New York, helping the younger set of kids with things while they adjust to the newest of our Grandbabies, but also during the long hours Daddy must put in during this time of year. While he's busy at work, we've been keeping plenty busy! When we want to get out of the house with both kids, there's so many beautiful parks to play in and places to see. It's especially nice for Little Man Jamie because it's his favorite time of year; Halloween! I have no idea why my Grandbabies and Kids all like this holiday so much. I mean, I am the "pumpkin" having been born in October of 19.... Hahaha; nice try! As I was saying- we take walks nearly every day around any one park and look for what Pecan calls "Boo Houses" (any house with pumpkins or Halloween decorations out). Oswego is definitely a "Halloweeny" town! They have all kinds of festivals all through this month, with lots of activities for kids and teens. And that's really GOOD; keep kids out of trouble by helping them have fun! In any case, I've definitely been given a few funny jolts at some of the amazing ways people come up with in house decorating. You'll see some pics after the project, so let's just get to it since it's rather related....
I needed to make a shell/cover for the book I wanted to make from an old hanging file folder,
so I got out my (discontinued as far as I know) Eileen Hull Pocket Notebook Die.
The inside pages were to come from one of my Tim Holtz Memoranda stacks.
These next pics will show you how I not only cut the cover from the file folder,
but also, how I layered my cover together.
I began with a simple fold that would fit along the FOLD side of the Pocket Notebook's cover cut.
I did first remove all the metal flat pieces and put them into the recycling bin.
Then decided to keep the original side folds. I did need to trim the middle layers set.
(in this case, these are TH Blackout big scraps leftover from some other project)
just a bit so they can layer together onto the holes.
Here is where I divided one of my fave gifted papers (from a Bestie):
an older Tim Holtz Vellum from the old 12x12 stack of years ago!
I wanted that guy to be my "new Doctor" for this book & you'll see why in just a few pics.
Here are the die cut layers-
they're all the same size but don't look so since I was at a higher angle with my cam.
Since the TH Vellum was a different size than the file folder, I had to measure and make the folds.
Now you can see each layer ready to put together:
starting from the bottom
Here, you can see I'm using a good Score Tape since it sticks rather well.
Wet glues will make any vellum curl up as it dries.
I used the lines on the Vellum to help hide the tape better from the right side of the sheet.
This came together by happenstance...
I had that TH Found Relatives Card tucked away for ages!
THANK YOU, DEBB!!
Next was a little play with both the (new to me) TH Skull & Crossbones
STILL AVAILABLE at TFJB!
and some TH Foundry Wax!
Then I started simply playing around with an idea for a moving element- a FIRST for me!
Then expanded on it with other TH things in my drawer from Halloweens past.
I'll be back in Indiana -for a few weeks anyway- before Halloween. I'm more hopeful now that
all our Grandbabies will be able to finally enjoy this holiday for the first time in their young lives- no thanks to Covid19, for sure. The ChiefHubby's company (retired member) was finally able to go back to having their Annual Picnic, and since the older Son works there also, we took the older 2 Grandbabies for them to be able to finally enjoy a r4eal carnival type of picnic. They hire out all kinds of rides, blowup runs, etc. The food is all catered- and always very good, for almost 5,000 people. I was a tiny bit put out that our younger Grandbabies were too far away to enjoy it... and ended up going with them to a Festival up here where Pecan got to enjoy all the same fun! The kids are 2 (just 2 more months will be 3, 3&1/2, and 5&1/2.... yet, just now getting to go places and do things they couldn't do with Covid stealing that time from them. I sure hope we're passed all of it now. So here's some pics for you to see the FUN I've been having as a Memaw; we truly do recieve more than we aim at giving, and we are so very BLESSED !
This is TIM HOLTZ Manion Die to a T!!!
And if you think THIS is creepy...
This house WON, in moho!!
And the Warewolf MOVED!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!
Enjoying this PRECIOUS time!!!
Princess Judith Rose is the happy, sleepy, SMILEY baby... when she wants to wake up, lol!
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