Frilly and Funkie - Lacy Heartsy Valentines



Hi Everyone!  Today I have my project for the Funkie side of the Lacy Heartsy Valentine challenge over at Frilly and Funkie!  Terry is our "hostess with the mostest" for this challenge and she has asked us to share Valentine projects that include a heart and lace.  I used Tim's Sizzix Alterations Movers and Shapers In The Bag die and created these Valentine treat bags!

 

Front

Back

The bags were die cut with paper from Tim's Seasonal Paper Stash.  I used the Movers and Shapers hearts and cupid dies to create the cutouts.  I backed the cutouts with Distress Core'dinations paper that I 'glittered up' using Ranger Glossy Accents and the new Stickles Rock Candy Dry Glitter.  Love that stuff!  Then I embellished the bags with die cuts from other Tim Holtz Sizzix strip dies as well as some stickers.  My lace is the beautiful Venise Lace Heart from the Funkie Junkie Boutique.  I also included Melissa Frances crepe paper and strips cut from Tim's Vintage Lace die. 

 

One of my favorite embellishments is this Melissa Frances resin heart.  I painted it with the new Distress Paint in Victorian Velvet.  Once it dried I wanted to highlight the raised areas and tried to use the Picket Fence distress marker but it didn't show up.  So I put it aside and then when I picked it up again later the marker had dried white and it looked beautiful!  I then remembered Tim explaining how the Picket Fence marker worked when I took his Creative Chemistry 101 class!

 

I hope you like my treat bags.  I'll confess that one of the best things about this project is that I got to eat the some of the candy that I put in them for the photographs!!  I purposely bought the coconut hearts because I don't like coconut and I gave them to friends that do like it.  That way I didn't HAVE to eat all of the candy!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you'll play along with us at Frilly and Funkie by showing us your lacy heartsy Valentine projects!

The following items that I used on my project can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique! The boutique offers it's merchandise at up to a 20% discount from the typical retail price! That's a great deal and you should check it out!!

Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - 12 x 12 Paper Stash - Seasonal	Tim Holtz Core′dinations Ranger Adirondack ColorCore Cardstock 12 x 12	Ranger Inkssentials Manila Card Stock 8.5x11	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Stacked Words: Valentines	Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Movers and Shaperss - Mini Love Struck
Mini Hearts Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Movers & Shaperss	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers Base Tray	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Vintage Lace Die	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Ticket Die	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Victorian Velvet
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Brushed Corduroy	Ranger Tim Holtz Summer Seasonal Distress Ink Pads	Tim Holtz Distress Stickles Dry Glitter Clear Rock Candy	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Stickles - Clear Rock Candy	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Odds & Ends
Melissa Frances White and Cream Crepe Paper	Paper Twist - Kraft	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Paper Clips	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Chit Chat Stickers - Seasonal	Ranger Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Foam	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams	Deep Ivory Venise Lace Hearts	Melissa Frances With All My Heart Resin Embellishments
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Love Stuck	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Washer Border	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Harlequin Border Die	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers Die	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Markers - Set of 37

Melissa Frances DIY Houses



I've been busy these last couple of weeks working on the these two Melissa Frances DIY Houses for Whim So Doodle.  These were time consuming but really fun to put together and decorate.  

  

This first one is the Large Queen Anne.  I covered it with MF 5th Avenue papers in Hattie and Essie.  The base is covered with MF Countdown to Christmas-Salutations.  After covering each piece with paper I ran the pieces face down through my Xyron 850 and applied adhesive to the front side. Then I applied Martha Stewart Crystal Fine glitter.  Adding the glitter with the Xyron was super easy and the results are fabulous! The glitter is evenly distributed and it really does stay on!  The credit for that step belongs to this blog, Ain't She Crafty.  I'll definitely be using this method in the future when I want to add some bling to something!

 

I used Zip-Dry glue both for covering the pieces with paper and for assembling the house.  The trees and wreath were dyed using TH Ranger Distress Ink reinker in Picked Raspberry combined with water in a Ranger Mini-Mister. The pearls are from Michael's Recollections line. The fence was painted with a Ranger Adirondack Paint Dabber in Snow Cap and then glitter was pressed into the paint while it was wet.  

 

 

This second house is the Large Chapel.  I followed the same steps as shown above for covering and assembling the house.  The trees and wreath were dyed using TH Ranger Distress Ink reinker in Pine Needles combined with water in a Ranger Mini-Mister. The pearls are from Micheal's Recollections line. The fence was painted with a Ranger Adirondack Paint Dabber in Snow Cap and then glitter was pressed into the paint while it was wet.  The tinsel is TH Rope Tinsel.  The snow accents were added using a DecoArt Snow Writer.

 





I really like how they both turned out and I think they're charming Christmas decorations reminiscent of a bygone era.