Diesel Punk!?!

Hello crafty peeps! The moment has arrived! It is time for Frilly and Funkie's first challenge. Our normal challenge format will be a new challenge theme every other Wednesday morning.  The first week (now), our Frilly designers will post their take on the theme, and the second week the Funkie designers (like me) will share their interpretation of the theme.  However for our kick off, the challenge will be only one week and all of the designers will share their take on the challenge theme together.  Our theme for the kick off is Your Favorite Vintage Style. 

I don't really know if I have a favorite vintage style. I love it all. For my tag I decided to be a bit edgy, and go with Diesel Punk. It's like Steam Punk but with a combustion engine...vroom vroom.  

 

 

Please visit all the Frilly and Funkie Design Team members and see their gorgeous vintage pieces. And...if you are looking for the most unique vintage finds for your next project or some Ranger goodness at prices below the norm, then visit the Funkie Junkie's Boutique. Use MARCH10 in the coupon code box, and you will receive an additional 10% off. You won't be disappointed and new product is arriving all the time.

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps and Scraps 

Teresa Kline - Paperie Blooms

Terry Horrall -  Terry's Work In Progress 

Sue Carrington - Stamping Sue Style 

Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness

Supplies:
From My Stash: wire

Diesel Punk Stamp Set	Industrial Chic Stamp Set	#8 Manila Tag	Alcohol Ink Applicator Tool	Gold Mixative Alcohol Ink	Silver Mixative Alcohol Ink
Snow Cap Mixative	Idea-ology Film Strip Ribbon	Tiny Attacher - Idea-ology	Metal Surfaces Foil Tape Sheets	Cuttlebug Clockworks Embossing Folder	Sprocket Gears
7 Gypsies Industrial Gears	Idea-ology Mini Fasteners	Enamel Accents	Jet Black Archival Ink	Black Soot Distress Embossing Powder	Jet Black Stazon
Silver StazOn Ink	Pitch Black Acrylic Paint Dabber	Watercolor Pencils	Glossy Accents	House of 3 Daily Junque Metal Flags	Ranger Gold Embossing Powder

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Artistic Outpost March Release Stamps!!!

The new stamps are here and just in time for Spring and Women's History Month! Artistic Outpost held no creativity back. As always, these images and quotes are fantastic. AO wants to celebrate all of their customers of the female persuasion by offering THREE brand new collections that should tickle any gal's fancy.  All three stamp collections measure 8.5" x 5.5". They are available unmounted as a sheet of beautiful red rubber, or you can have AO's wonderful owner Steven, mount them on clingfoam and hand trim them to perfection.  The mounted stamps come with a plastic index sheet/card for ease of storage.

Obey All The Rules...Have No Fun:  A quote with a catch 22!!! It's definitely one to ponder from AO's Quote & Quoteables. I love the smug look on her face though, which I thought fit this quote perfectly. She's the secretary with the who knows too much, and has a whole lotta fun with it!!! How about this typewriter, the staples, paperclip, and letters? I love this set called Secretary Pool, appropriately enough. It has a million  uses for so many themes!

Spring Blessings: Can you imagine walking through a field of gorgeous and fragrant Spring flowers? Talk about eye candy for the soul, as well as a wonderful photo backdrop, and picnic spot. I have never seen the Italian countryside where I am told beautiful poppies overtake the land. I can only imagine it, but I have seen hundreds of pictures and masterpiece paintings depicting it, so artists must have been inspired by grandeur. I hope to see it myself someday, but until then I can make my own little masterpieces using AO's stamp set Flower Market, where these little poppies are detailed so well.

Flower Market

Inspired by the famous flower markets of France, this collection of spring images includes 13 images including daffodils, lavender, poppies, and a cherub French girl who will most likely be chasing butterflies.

Quote & Quoteables

Women, ladies, girls...they say the darndest things. This collection of 9 fanciful quotes features idyllic and profound statements by Helen Keller, Lucille Ball, and Audrey Hepburn among others.

Secretary Pool

Featuring retro images including a typewriter, paper clip, staple collage, telephone, and a wonderful vintage alphabet, enjoy creating whimsical cards and other works of art with this versatile vintage collection.

I will be showing you more projects using the new releases in the coming weeks, but in the meantime please visit the other AO Design Team members and be inspired by their awesome creations using the new stamps.

Gerrie Johnnic   Lisa Somerville    Suzanne Czosek   Linda Coughlin   Tracy Evans   Yvonne Garner

Supplies: Obey All The Rules...Have No Fun
From My Stash: ephemera (picture), staples, Sharpie marker, stamp

Artistic Outpost′s Quote & Quoteables	Artistic Outpost′s Secretary Pool	Craft Paper Card	7 Gypsies Gypsy Market Paper	Glitz Whatnots
London Elements Stamp Set	Jet Black Stazon	Adirondack Red Pepper Acrylic Paint Dabber	Pumice Stone Distress Ink	Black Soot Distress Ink
Ranger Silver Embossing Powder	Grunge Paper 6x12	Paper distresser	Distress Markers Set

Supplies: Spring Blessings
From My Stash:  ribbon, yellow cardstock

Artistic Outpost′s Flower Market	#8 Manila Tag	Distress Markers Set	Shabby Shutters - Distress Ink	Tumbled Glass Distress Ink
Mini Mister	Perfect Pearls Mist	White Glaze Pen	Black Glaze Pen	Uniball Signo Gold Pen
Archival Ink - Coffee	Black Soot Distress Embossing Powder	Distress Embossing Ink	Ranger Seafoam White Embossing Powder	Paper distresser
Paint Dabber - Gold	Gold Mixative Alcohol Ink	Accoutrements 2 - Buttons

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! (Plus A Prize)

I have been muttering that all day! I still feel as if I am dreaming! I am numb somewhat. I am definitely in shock. You are probably wondering why. I'll tell you...no I'll shout it for all to hear! I WAS CHOSEN! CHOSEN FOR RANGER UNIVERSITY!!!! Wow...I can't believe I can actually say it! I tweeted last night that I felt like Sally Field after she won her Oscar. Wow, wow, wow....now maybe I will snap back to reality after screaming like that. Sorry if I hurt your ears! Thank you Ranger and thank you Tim!

Thank you to each and every one of you who have encouraged me along the way! Your comments, your following, your subscribing, your friendships, have all meant more to me than words can say! And with that, I would like to do my very first Blog Giveaway!!! It's not much, but just a little something to say thank you! I'll go and find one of those number generator thingy's and have it select from all the comments on this post. The winner will be announced on Saturday after my OCC post. Here's what you get....a brand new release Tim Holtz Alterations Sizzix Die - On The Sewing Edge AND a brand new release Tim Holtz Alterations Texture Fade Set - Retro Cirque.

Thank you again and I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Frilly and Funkie!!!

Hey everyone...great news here! The uber talented Linda Coughlin, of the Funkie Junkie is hosting a brand new challenge blog called Frilly and Funkie! It is aimed at those of us who love Grunge, who love Vintage, who love Shabby Chic, and who love Punk! And can you believe this? Linda has asked me to be on the Funkie part of the Design Team! I am so stoked, honored, and humbled!
All of the challenges are fortnightly, or two weeks long, except the first which will be a week. The first challenge starts on March 28th, so amble on over there and sign up for posts so you don't miss any of the fun, and grab our badge. All winners will receive gorgeous product from Linda's Zibbet store "The Funkie Junkie's Boutique", and you can grab her badge as well. She carries the most unique embellies and materials ever. Not only are these beautiful products priced below MSRP, but if you use this coupon code MARCH10, you will receive an additional 10% discount.
And...as a bonus to all of you out there, on the 28th when we have our first challenge, we will announce a random drawn winner out of all those who visited every single blog (listed at F&F) and left a comment.  The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the Funkie Junkie Boutique.

By the way, instead of pictures of ourselves we are using avatars, so when you see this spunky, spicy, and fun little dancer (OH...I SO WISH!!!) it's me!

So don't forget to leave a comment on each DT's blog so you will be in the drawing for a $25 gift certificate!
I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!