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Time Shows Us What Really Matters: TFJB Challenge

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Welcome to a new challenge at the  Funkie Junkie Blog  "Your challenge is to create a vintage or shabby chic project inspired by the quote 'Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters' and it must have a time piece like a clock, pocket watch or photo of a time piece!"  Don’t forget you can also join the fun through Instagram as well. To enter  on Instagram: If you are entering through a public forum (such as Instagram) you'll need to include the words 'Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge'. For this challenge I decided to make journal spread for the theme "Time Shows Us What Really Matters" Sometimes there are moments in time that I would like to freeze. The day my youngest son was born in 2018 was one of those. Due to unforeseen complications we almost didn't get to meet him, but thanks to wonderful medical care he was born safe and sound. I can not think of another moment in time I have ever been so grateful. So this moment in ti

Snarky, Sassy, and Silly Summer Fun: TFJB Challenge

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Welcome to another crafty challenge for the  The Funkie Junkie Boutique   This weeks theme and description is:    Snarky, Sassy and Silly Summer Fun   "Is the summer heat getting to you like it is me? Don't get me wrong, I LOVE summer...But, sometimes the heat can make me feel a little extra sassy! Show me your love of all things sassy, snarky, and just plain silly! I love a good bit of snark, so make me laugh!”   Join me as I take you through the construction of my snarky, sassy, silly summer fun make for the Funkie Junkie DT make. When I think of silly and sassy my mind immediately gets a little snarky. So of course this card is featuring a Tim Holtz Snarky cat. Bellow is my take on snarky, sassy, silly summer fun. As always there is also a companion YouTube video to this blog post, click here  for video instruction. To start  the card we will first start on our purmaid tail. A purmaid is a combination of a cat and mermaid melded together. For this step we will need an assor