This one doesn't close either . . .

 I'm a bit of a paper arts junkie.

And as such I create minis for myself that never close.

In fact, it's struggle to create kits for

The Button Farm Club

that do close!

 For this project I used a 

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts 

Tri-Fold Pocket Mini

that starts life looking like this:

When closed it measures

3.75" x 4.75"

perfect to use a 6x6 paper pad

or scraps from leftover projects.

For this, I chose a 6x6 paper pad from

Kaisercraft

and as you can see from the photos,

I dry-brushed the edges of the tri-fold

with cream colored acrylic paint.

 Then I started to wallpaper the tri-fold panels,

adding magnets to each of the inside top flips.

After that it was time to decorate.

I chose a couple of the 

Gypsy Soul Laser cuts

to help with the decorations.

The photo below shows the

Swirl Medallion (small size)

Gypsy Soul also has one a bit larger.

I added lots of layers to this piece using

Iced Spruce Distress Paint

Prima Rust Effect Paste in Yellow, Moss & Red.

The Rust Effect Paste has texture within the paste!

The next photo shows a 

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts 

locks & key sets

(coming soon)

As you can see from the photo

these pieces are laser engraved

so all kinds of wonderful 

nooks & crannies.

For the keyhole, I used the same Rust Effect Paste

with more of the Moss & Yellow colors.

After I made sure it was thoroughly dry,

I lightly sanded the keyhole

to bring out the detail.

The Gypsy Soul Laser Cut butterflies

are from the

Butterflies & Dragonflies collection.

(I used two of the butterflies in different sizes.)

This butterfly was painted with

Iced Spruce Distress Paint

and while the paint was wet

I sprinkled with

Weathered Wood Embossing Glaze.

I adore the Feather Set from

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts.

They're so intricate!

I used Copper embossing powder on this feather.

Now on to adding these elements.

For the cover:

and the inside panels:

These are chipboard flowers I found in my stash.

You can see the original color on the right.

I added watercolor pencils to the flowers

to give them a bit more color.

Thanks for visiting with me today.

Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.

See you next time with another

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts

project.

Nancy Wethington

The Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts I used in today's project:

Tri-Fold Pocket Mini

Swirl Medallion

Butterflies & Dragonflies

Feathers Shape Set

Locks & Keys Engraved Set

(coming soon)