Trinket stand for Gypsy Soul Lasercuts

I originally intended to use this little stand for craft supplies but when I saw how cute my little Red Rose tea figures looked on it I started to think maybe I'd leave them right there....who remembers these cute little animals that used to come in boxes of Red Rose tea? There were also some nursery rhyme figures-like Little Bo Peep and Little Red Riding Hood but the animals were always my favourite.

I painted and inked the edges then covered the pieces with patterned paper before assembling it.I sanded the edges then rubbed a little dusty rose ink along them. The Graphic 45 brad I used as a knob had a verdisgris finish so I created a similar finish with acrylic paints on the flourishes that were added to the two sides..

I fussy cut a butterfly from the paper and popped it up on the drawer. The style I went for on this project was simple but this wonderfully versatile piece could be finished in so many different ways and with a wide variety of mediums. Thanks so much for stopping by and I wish you a wonderful week!

Gypsy Soul Items Used

small trinket shelf stand
leafy corners

Other Items used

Momenta Botanical 6x6
textured cardstock pad

Colorbox Ink

Graphic 45 staples (brad)

Pawprints on my Heart-layout for Gypsy Soul Lasercuts

Hello there! Spring has definitely sprung and I'm missing my baby girl who would always drag me outside for "photo shoots" when she was living at home; now that she's across the country I so appreciate the photos I have of her and I love this one from a few years back which was taken with our pug mix Toby.

I just love this title piece and could use it on so many projects; my family and friends and I are all animal lovers. After priming it with white gesso I heat embossed it in white then rubbed pink ink on the edges; I used the same process on my little diecut dogs. I'm thinking Gina may need to add some chipboard dogs to her inventory along with the adorable set of cats she has (that I have used quite often!)

I love how applying different techniques and colours to the chipboard pieces can give the same piece so many different looks; the only limit is your imagination (and your supply stash of course-but changing up the look of your chipboard pieces is a very good excuse for collecting more supplies!!)

Wishing you a week of creativity-and may the pawprints on YOUR heart bring only happiness!

Gypsy Soul Items Used
Pawprints on my Heart

Other Items Used
Versamark ink
Colorbox ink
Donna Salazar Embossing Powder
Prima Firefly papers
Recollections Bohemian mists
Memory Box dies
Fiskars border punch
Crafter's Workshop and Prima stencils

hello friends! I had so much fun with this little project; I've been looking forward to doing something with this awesome shrine and wanted to use some lively papers with lots of fussy cutting and embellishments-and WHEELS! Yes definitely wheels...which Gypsy Soul has in a great variety of sizes.

I papered the individual pieces before putting the shrine together then added the layers and embellishments. I fussy cut some words and images from the Graphic 45 paper.

The wheels were simply painted with black acrylic paint. I really didn't think they needed anything more as they are such an awesome addition to any project; the screw tops I added were a perfect finishing touch as they coordinated with all the other silver bits I'd added.

                             thanks for stopping by...and have a wonderful and creative week!

Gypsy Soul Items Used

Square Shrine Shadowbox

Wheels 2 inch Straight

Other Items Used

Graphic 45 Typography paper pad

misc metal embellishments

crayon

Smile-mixed media canvas with Gypsy Soul Lasercuts and ColourArte

Happy Monday fellow crafters! This afternoon I'll be heading to the post office to put this canvas in the mail for my Dad's 81st birthday on April 30th. He recently had to move into a nursing home and has lots of plain wall space to be personalised. Since we live so far away I thought it would be nice for him to have a picture of my family for his room; although the photo is a few years old it's the most recent one of the 4 of us together.

I had a lot of fun layering the colours here-camvases like this are great because if you aren't happy with the colour combination you can keep adding more or paint over it and start again.  I started with a couple shades of brown acrylic paint to coordinate with the sepia tones in the photo and layered them with dry-brushing and spongepainting. I did the same to the chipboard pieces and other embellishments before attaching them. I then had the chance to add some touches of colour with some beautiful new products from ColourArte

loved the Curly Word smile piece for my title!!

Steampunk hearts are so great when you don't want something to be too girly-girl!!

Even flowers are okay on a man's gift if you throw in some gears and lightbulbs-lol!

I am in love with these Skeleton clocks as frames;

as you may know  from previous posts I'm crazy about clocks and time-themed items!

I used the Radiant Rain Color Concentrate daubers in Nutmeg  Coral Berry and Wine & Roses by dabbing the colours directly onto the canvas then blending them with my finger (yes I like to get inky and messy when I create!) and used the Shimmering Mist in Sour Lemon. I also added some orange mist from my stash to get the range of colour I wanted. I looked in the ColourArte store and saw a couple lovely oranges that I will have to add to my collection...and of course a lot of other fabulous colours! Check them out and I'm sure you'll want to collect a few (or a lot!) to use on your Gypsy Soul chipboard pieces.

Gypsy Soul Items Used
Curly Word: Smile
Steampunk Hearts
Skeleton Clocks

Other Items Used
Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist-sour lemon
Radiant Rain dauber-nutmeg
Radiant Rain Dauber-wine & roses
Radiant Rain Dauber-coral berry
Recollections Bohemian shimmer mist

Almost 3-a layout for Gypsy Soul Lasercuts

Hello there! Since my son's 24th birthday is the 17th of April I decided to make a layout with one of my favourite photos from his childhood. I can't believe so much time has passed since this was taken....hmmm... funny he's an adult now and I'm still 29-haha! Pretty soon my kids will be older than me (wink wink)

 

The outfit he was wearing was mostly dark green with some navy blue so I played that up on the chipboard accents; I dry embossed the heart then painted the heart and balloon with navy acrylic paint and then dabbed some dark green on top when the base was dry. I then rubbed on some gold pigment ink. I used the same process on the gear pieces but painted them green and dabbed them with the navy blue before adding the ink.

I love that you can choose a wide variety of chipboard accents for your projects and then make them coordinate by finishing them with the same technique; then they look like they were made as a set just for your project! Thanks so much for stopping by and I wish you a wonderfully creative and happy week!

Gypsy Soul Items Used

Hot Air Balloons Net Style
 Texture Sheet-Gears
Heart Words

Other Items Used

Donna Salazar Antiquities papers
Donna Salazar Mixed Media Ink-leather
Clearsnap gold ink
Cuttlebug embossing folder-gears

Take Time...ATC and shrine for Gypsy Soul Lasercuts

Well it's that TIME again! I love clocks as well as the concept of time in general and fell in love with this ATC shrine right away. It was so much fun to embellish and of course then I had to make a coordinating ATC (Artist's Trading Card)

I covered the shrine with patterned paper which I tore and inked.

For the door I primed it with acrylic paint then heat embossed here and there with Ranger Distress embossing powder in Vintage Photo; I used glue to adhere the powder so it would bubble when heated for an interesting texture. The colour was a bit more orange than I wanted so I rubbed over many of the areas with gold pigment ink.I dabbed on a bit of blue ink to coordinate with the blue in the papers. A few metal charms and some cheesecloth & tiny flowers completed the effect. I used the Tulip Scroll Corner piece to fashion a roof of sorts; this piece was just primed and heat embossed with the same powder but without the glue as I wanted the fine detail of the chipboard piece to stand out.

The ATC was made to coordinate with the shrine by fussy cutting some items from the paper used to cover the shrine; I also added a cluster of the same flowers. I used a small clock from the Pocket Watch set as well and simply rubbed it with gold ink.  I heat embossed the clock hands and added cheesecloth as on the shrine. The burlap leaves were used on both items as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by; there are several different themed ATC shrines in the store and I'm sure you could find several that caught your eye; they also make wonderful little gift boxes or small storage boxes!

Gypsy Soul Items Used
ATC shrine-Time
Tulip Scroll Corners

 Pocket Watch assorted sizes

Other Items Used
Ranger Distress embossing powder-Vintage Photo
BoBunny Somewhere in Time papers
Blue Fern Studios Sanctuary paper

School Photo Board with Gypsy Soul Lasercuts and Graphic 45 ABC Primer

Hello crafty friends! So glad you stopped by for a visit...April is here and I'm so glad to be seeing all the signs of spring; by now the kids in school are probably starting to count the days until their summer holidays  just like mine used to back in the day. My son is in university overseas and just finished his application to spend a second year there, so it got me reminiscing and I pulled out some of their portraits from elementary school days.

I had so much fun embellishing Gypsy Soul's adorable mini clipboards with the sweet images I found in the ABC Primer collection from Graphic 45; some of the pieces I used were from the chipboard punchouts, some from the sticker sheet, and some I fussy cut from the adorable papers.

I mounted the clipboards in a 12x12 frame on a sheet of cork to create the look of a bulletin board.

 The chipboard letters and numbers are from Gypsy Soul's Mixed Media Fragments 1...I just painted them with acrylic paint and inked the edges to complement the vintage feel of the papers.

Thanks so much for stopping by; wishing you a wonderful colourful creative day!

Gypsy Soul Items Used
Miniature Clipboards
Mixed Media Fragments 1

Other Items Used
Graphic 45 ABC Primer collection

Donna Salazar Ink-Leather

DCWV Cork Sheet