The Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge Blog's Saturday Showcase; Peach Tea Charms and Prima Marketing Watercolor Flowers: "There's Only One Me!"

     Happy Saturday to everyone! It's Lyla, here, for another Showcase on some pretty cool things that are just about 'staples' when it comes to crafting...charms and flowers! But these are just any old charms and flowers, they happen to be Peach Tea Charms and Prima Marketing Painted Watercolor Flowers and the splash they each brought to this project is just...WOW! I've never been much of a "flower" person when it comes to paper crafts; just looking through my blogposts can testify to that. I prefer real flowers growing outside, but my first time working with Prima Marketing flowers during my first Saturday Showcase (click here if you missed it ) I was quickly hooked on these! And then there's the charms that are out of the PM Peach Tea line... I'll just have to show you! Let's get started.

While everyone else has been going full throttle with Tim Holtz's Gladys and Thinlit Simple Plaid,

I just got started with them, so I decided to use them both as my "vehicle" for the flowers and charms.

You'll note that 1 charm is missing from the 6-count package; GrandDaughter Princess Chloe needed one to make a necklace after seeing the color and shine on these beautiful flower charms!

All four items came in one bunch of shopping at The Funkie Junkie Boutique .

The first thing I did was to get out some shades that were close- but not spot on- 

match to the Prima Marketing Watercolor Flowers.

I still had several panels leftover, so I chose a square for my base.

After choosing the shades of Distress Inks and Oxides, I got startted on the background.

"Sky" came first... by pouncing lightly with a round Mini Blending Tool to make subtle circles.

Then I opened up the DI Faded Jeans and used another Mini Blending Foam

holding the Mini Blending Tool at an angle so as to make arc-like strokes that I

wanted to resemble water/ocean.

I used the same techniques- holding the Blending Tools at angles or flat on,

to create sand/beachline, and tall grass. Those colors used: 

Distress Oxide Antique Linen and DO Pine Needles.

I went over it all again, until I was satisfied with the colors/ shapes.

I also deepened the sides a bit for depth.

At this point, I had no idea I was going to want a frame.

Next came making Gladys and George- the names I've chosen for my girl and guy.

I took out my stash of Tim Holtz Kraft Stocks for this job.

I wanted three birds- always an extra...jic.

The Colorize Thinlits are easy to folow since they are marked on the backsides.

After I had all the bird pieces, I wanted to make shirts for the birds- matching "tacky tourist" shirts.

I first made a 'pattern' by cutting around the body and the wing.

Then I used the white pattern to make the matching shirts from.

Here's where the Simple Plaid Thinlit Die came in.

I cut two lengths of the Plaid in a darker shade (for contrast), then used the shirt pattern

to cut another layer of shirts. Then glued the two layers together before putting the shirts together.

I was happy with the results because it looks cute yet "tacky" instead of going for Hawaiian shirts.

Next came making the Leis for Gladys.

I didn't want George to look tacky; Gladys is one of a kind and needs to stand out.

I chose only the 3-petaled flowers and set the 4-petaled flowers back into the package.

You'll see those again in another project, I am sure!

I have fallen in LOVE with these Prima Marketing Flowers!

I used a rounded sailing needle (I always keep them on hand because of my sailboat),

and strung each flower petal nearest the middle stamen pearl.

It was very easy to do.

As I strung each petal, I spaced them evenly,

 using a bit of Glossy Accents on both sides of the petal- right on the string.

*(I used a thin crochet string that can be used for needlepoint.

I keep an entire roll around in case of little needs like this.)

Yeah- it's tacky, but it WORKED!

I needed a circle that was the same size as the panel- which was also the same size

as the TH Classic Kraft 8x8inches.

I went to go get a plate or saucer, but saw this funnel and knew it would work.

Fit PERFECTLY!

This is the wrong side (Kraft side) of the Classic 8x8 Kraft Stock.

I simply used my pencil, then went in with my Mini TH Scissors.

Then, I backed that frame up with pieces of Mat Board- for stiffness AND 

to pop that frame out.

I added more pop out volume with Sizzix Double-Sided Foam.

Now it was all starting to come together even BETTER than I had in my plan:

the frame became the perfect "vehicle" for the Peach Tea Charms, giving it that

BEAUTIFUL Hawaiian punch of color!!!

Some plain gold stash brads helped hold them in the places I wanted,

while layering them together and hiding the brads; all at the same time!

A leaf from the TH Thinlits Set Tropical stood out as a compliment to the charms.

Here is where the palm and bushes came in....

I stretched out the palm tree by cutting more than one trunk and layering them for height.

Cutting more palm tree tops in different shades, and turning them around, helped fill out

the single palm top shown on the cover of the die set.

I did the same with some other leaves to form a bush. 

I do this all the time- it's one of my fave sets.

Some tools and materials are out of stash or very old items I have on hand.

My main materials and paper.

The resulting make is a fun look:

Yes, Gladys is ME. And her googly eyes describe how I usually can be when I am 

on a roll. Life is about being who I was meant to be- a bit wild, a bit crazy,

somewhat eclectically dressed, and usually always with a camera in my hands.

I seek out the warmth, sun, and waves, but have a penchant for creating with Tim Holtz stuff. ;)

Look at how BEAUTIFUL- and simple- those flowers are when put into a LEIS!

She's even got a flower in her hair!

George is staying in the background.

The Peach Tea Charms are just FABULOUS looking

and they are very thick and full of shine!

These Charms would make an excellent bracelet...which I do have planned!!

This Tim Holtz Quote Chip (Theories) says just what I needed on this panel. 

You can see how thick the frame ended up and made this panel into a type

of pop-out picture.

Thanks so much for joining me on another Saturday Showcase at

The Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge Blog ! 

Please check out these links for items used in this project:

Prima Marketing- Painted Watercolor Flowers

Prima Marketing- Peach Tea Charms

Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Faded Jeans, Salty Ocean

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks: Antiqued Linen, Pine Needles, Saltwater Taffy, 

Salvaged Patina, Vintage Photo

Distress Crayon: Salvaged Patina

Mini Tool Blender (round) & Mini Tool Blender (round) Foams

Tool Blender (rectangle) & Tool Blender (rectangle) Foams

Tim Holtz Tonic Tools: Mini Scissors, Cush Grip Scissors, Cush Grip Sheers,

Glass Media Mat, Retractable Craft Pick, Sanding Grip

Glossy Accents

Sizzix Double Sided Foam Sheets

Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies: Gladys, Simple Plaid, Tropical

Tim Holtz Paperie: Classic Kraft Stock (8x8), 

Kraft Stock Stack (Cool, Neutrals, Warm), Quote Chips Theories

The Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge #9; My turn to lead with "Sunday in the Park".... Beasly Park, Emerald Coast, Florida!

 

     I'm posting this in just the last couple of hours, since we just got home from Oswego, New York.  I'm taking the lead in this TFJB Challenge "Sunday in the Park" , and I have been looking forward to this since I came aboard The FJB Design Team back in January! I made sure to check the store well beforehand and get the right tools I needed in order to make my plan for this make work. I have some steps you can follow along with and if that's all you want to read- just scroll on down, because as is my usual... I have had a wild life lately...

       What a couple of weeks it has been since my last post...pictures will tell more than I can. The older set of kids and Grandbabies had a very rough week; the cause of my praying for comfort as I typed up that last entry; GrandPuppy Macie, was found to have some kind of cancer, and she just went downhill quickly. They sent them to Purdue where she would have the very best of any Vet care around, yet they were unable to save her after 2 blood transfusions. Perhaps their study of her body will help others. They brought her ashes back home to bury. Peanut and Princess were able to say their goodbyes, and young children heal faster with this, but it was very rough going for our kids. Like the younger set with our first Grandpup ,Baxter (who was put down last year in February)... it was gut-wrenching to have to make that choice for our 2nd Grandpup. She was their first 'baby' as Baxter had been the younger kids' first. I can understand and be grateful for Baxter's long life; as well as my own HunniPi who has been my Hearing Helper for the last 13 years this August. She just passed her 13th Birthday on April 29th. Yet, Macie May was only 5 years old and that is a very short life for a Golden Retriever. BEAR, her younger brother, cried for days and we are praying he doesn't have the same situation down the road.

         And during those 2 weeks we waited to see if Macie was going to be ok or not... one of my many Neices managed to make up a surprise meeting with my Mother and siblings from that side. We'd not seen one another since 2003, and probably not since the 20 years before that. I talk often to them and see my next oldest Bro quite a bit, but it's the first time we've been all together in one place. I have 15 Brothers and Sisters with 3 deceased. Only one is younger than I, yet we just got to meet in 1993.  Yeah... I know; very confusing. I know because I lived it, lol. Yet, I love them ALL dearly and wouldn't trade how my life turned out- I am truly BLESSED!

   

     There's more going on, but let's get to the fun part first: TFJB Challenge: Sunday in the Park ! I've got two tons of photos to show you how I got the look, so let's just get started!

I began with just these items - and my artist rendering in my sketch book of what I wanted to do.

Later on, as you will notice, I ended up NOT using the older TH Thinlits Tropical. I really wanted that tree, but to keep the perspective correctly done, it just wasn't going to fit into the canvas.

I've had that TH Thinlits Die Paper Village since December and just now got to use it just for this.

The TH Paperie as well as some stash paper and the 8x10 canvas board.

I just SO LOVE that TH Kraft Stock paper!!

I cut out the shapes using 2 'larger houses' and one smaller- these are really TINY, all right.

I then cut them each down to what thickness of house I wanted to pop out from

the canvas board. The taller small house was going to be the first layer on the canvas,

so it would be completely flat using only one side and the roof to pop outward.

The next layer of (larger) house was 1/8 inch thick, and the last larger house was 1/4 inch thick.

After cutting, I sanded them.

I did make the 2 deeper houses just as you would normally- back and front....

...but I mixed up the cutting with my TH Tiny Scissors

by clipping and rearranging so that you could look into the windows and see the back wall.

Both layers of each house were the front of the paperie, not the craft side.

I inked them up and then heat dried before gluing together with Glossy Accents.

Next, I fussy cut some "water" out of the TH Kraft Stock- Cool... a dark blue.

Then I heavily spritzed water onto the paper and 

used Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink onto the raised side of 

a very old TH Embossing Folder Travel Signs to make waves. Then rubbed it in using my finger.

(Making waves...lol!) 

I used some Picket Fence Distress Ink to go all around the edges and

really rub that into the bottom of the water where it would meet the sand.

Heat dry between inks.

Then I applied Glossy Accents heavily on all the edges and hit it wih heat.

Let it BUBBLE! Then do the GA over the entire water piece. And heat heavily on those peaks.

It looks like bubbles of foaming waves. But it's not ready yet... 

... till I tipped the waves with some white gesso.

I went over all the bubbled areas with the gesso also.

Now came the SAND.

I did this from TH Warm Kraft Stock Stack- Warm.

First, I laid the water on top of the Kraft Stock so I could use the corner of my

TH Ink Blending Tool to gently mark out where the sand ended-

using Distress Oxide in Ground Espresso.

I highlighted the front bottom of the sand with DO Antique Linen.

That would be the focal point of my "people".

That dark line you see is where I wanted the waterline to meet the sand.

The water near the shore is usually darker because it's wet.

I got out some stash paper and started stacking up on the main TH Thinlits die The Park.

After I used Glossy Accents to stack about 3 cuts,

I used my TH Tiny Scissors to trim away from the folks that which they wouldn't need

in order to fit into clothes like this...

Use the base you just made to fit the clothes by fussy cutting.

The last part was making the "sky" out of another sheet of the TH Kraft Stock in light blue.

Running a bit of the DI Picket Fence back and forth across the sheet, allowed me to highlight it.

The three parts together really look GOOD- like what you'd see on the Emerald Coast.

This section is highlighting Tim Holtz's newest Thinlits Colorize Die: WOODGRAIN!

There was some discussion on Facebook's Tim Holtz Addicts page on how to save the instructions for the new Colorize line of TH Dies. I put in my 2cents worth and I'll show it here in photos.

To remind myself how the cuts of each die is assembled together, I use my iPhone 12Pro to take screenshots of certain parts that help me where I may be having a bit of trouble after first going through the video in full. I then file those photos with the make I did and I can run back through and reference it when I need to. The plus; I can refer to the photos as I work and not have to replay and replay and replay... you know the deal there. ;)

And, best of all; the dies themselves help you get your cuts into the right order.

Choosing the colors is a new experience, but very EASY to put together!

Here's my idea for this make: using some tossed out onion mesh (ORANGE color!)

to help the cut up Woodgrain look like sand dune barriers. And it worked!

Here's are 2 photos of the tools with some available tool links:

Sizzix Chapter 1 Tim Holtz Thinlits Die Set - Woodgrain, Colorize 665860

Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits Die Set - Paper Village #2 665585

Tim Holtz Tonic Studios Kushgrip Snip w/Non-Stick Blade & Cap 7"-Small T817

Tim Holtz Tonic Studios 9.5" Black Kushgrip Titanium Shears TTS00819

Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool + 2 Blending Foams IBT23616

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Chipped Sapphire TIM27119

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Picket Fence TIM407

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Antique Linen

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Ground Espresso

Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents GAC17042

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - Set #2 TDBK47919

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - Set #10 TDBK51800

                                                 And HERE is the finished make; 

                                   I'm imagining myself back down in the South,

                                            at Beasly Park on the Emerald Coast!

After I took those photos, I sprinkled some water drops on top of the 

panel and swiped it off quickly- it puffed out some of the sky and sand,

which made it look all the more textured.

See how the light in my Craft Studio shined on the top?

It looks as if the sun is coming up in the morning and they are catching the wind!

Now it's YOUR TURN!

Even if the weather is not allowing you to get outside to a park, we all still have memories

of that place we loved to play in.  So get out your stamps, dies, mixed media or embellishments

that remind you of what you might see on a beautiful sunny day in the park.

Make a Tag, Panel, or even a 3D project and bring the outdoors into your craft space!

Don't forget to upload a photo of your make on

The Funkie junkie Boutique Challenge Blog: Sunday in the Park

and YOU may win a $25 Gift Certificate from our Sponsor;

The Funkie Junkie Boutique !

I had a WONDERFUL time up in Oswego, New York, spending time with our soon-not-to-be

youngest Grandbaby, Pecan (Jamie)! The kids have a lot of work yet to do on the house, but when

your kids all do everything on their own, it's nice to be able to give them extra help, and take

their kids for a time, so they can rest. I get the bonus end of it: time with my Grandbabies!

We all went to see Fort Ontario while we were there- no time for Niagra Falls just yet. The fort was definitely MY kind of thing! That Primitive Americana style is never going to go out of style in my home! I just LOVE HISTORY and am very lucky that my kids also love seeing how our past was lived.

We back-tracked in order to share Easter together- Jamie and his Memaw!

If you look closely, the chalk we did says "Jamie's House in New York!"

Got his first ride on Memaw's toy with Memaw.

Papaw brought it with to help take down trees in the backyard- they have a view of Lake Ontario!

Yep; my younger Son runs this!

(That's STEAM, folks. Chill; I hadda ask that myself, thinking that was pollution! lol)

It's the first time we've ever been able to see what a facility (where he works) looks like this close up.

Fort Ontario- a port city that took in thousands of Jewish refugees during the 1930s/1940s.

The refugees were housed here until they could secure other residence. 

Yeah... I LOVE this!!

This lock was as huge as my hand. 

Like my younger Daughter commented to me: "You're never getting out ALIVE with this!"

The beautiful younger NEW YORKERS!

Oh, yeah... and the Wave-Seeker!

The Baby Jamie Shark; our Wittle Pecan!

Pecan conked out while we ate Coney Dogs on the waterfront.

On our way back to Indiana, we had some GREAT news;

Holli had a 3D Ultrasound -those are cool, or what?!

We got to see our GrandDaughter's face!!

We also were told the name she has now. I'm plumped up my feathers to find out I guessed it!

But it just made sense and sounds so VERY CUTE!

I'll let you know... ;)

The SAD news we got was the death of one of my Nieces, Lyndia. She'd been through the wringer;

giving up her lower leg in order to help save her life over this past winter. I was told she

went into the hospital with blood clotting in the past few days. Since we know what that's like when the ChiefHubby went through it; how life-threatening that can be- prayers immediately were asked

for and went up. But GOD makes the final decision and Lyndia knew this. She was one heck of a brave - and so beautiful!- girl.... woman...Wife... and Mom.

I'll ask that anyone and everyone reading this:

the condolences are appreciated, but even MORE;

PLEASE PRAY FOR LYNDIA'S FAMILY. 

Prayer is powerful and works- she knew this also, and trusted in it. Thank you !!

Until next time...

Stay SAFE &

HAPPY BLOGGING!!