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TFJ: Snow Day

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Welcome to the Crafty Corner! Today for the Funkie Junkie Inspiration Ave we are creating to the theme of “Snow Day”. Here I wanted to feature two different ways to create snow with Distress products. To see a full process video, click here . Supplies used: Sizzix Reindeer sleigh, distress glitter, distress spray stain chipped sapphire, distress sprayer, distress glaze rustic wilderness, distress watercolor cardstock, distress texture paste snowfall, distress embossing dabber, Ranger heat tool, stencil THS021, alcohol ink dura lar, Idea-ology label sticker and design tape, Tonic tiny attacher, and collage medium. To start our wintery background I started with some distress watercolor cardstock and then spritzed it with water. After I added a few spritzes of distress spray stain chipped sapphire. Next I dipped and dried to build up distressed layers with the distress sprayer and Ranger heat tool. For our first type of snow I spread a bit of collage medium onto the base of the card to ma

TFJ: Season of Gratitude

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Welcome back to the Crafty Corner! This week at the Funkie Junkie Ave we are creating to the theme of “Season of Gratitude”. For me this at once brings to mind Thanksgiving. I decided to make a Thanksgiving themed card featuring the Tim Holtz Sizzix dies abstract faces and abstract elements. Also big shout out to Sizzix and TFJ for sending some creative love our way to the design team. Layered strips is not just a die for the holidays, but a wonderful everyday die that I just had to add to this festive fun Thanksgiving card. If you would like step by step video instructions click here . Supplies used: Sizzix dies abstract faces, abstract elements, Layered strips, and Bigz die shadow box, Idea-ology decorative washi tape, metallic warm tones kraft paper pack, big chat sticker book, distress reinker festive berries, crackling campfire, and mustard seed, distress ink vintage photo, distress spray black soot, distress mica spray stain mulled cider, distress watercolor cardstock, collage me