Hedgerow Across the field

Hello, it's Heather with you today with a simple project which can either be just a picture or made slightly smaller and used as a card. 

I recently bought a pad with various patterns of paper

When I saw the one in the background of this project I remembered that I had got quite a lot of Gypsy Soul Laser cuts items that I could use to make a hedgerow,

which I am sure anyone can see all over the world. I began by painting all the relevant parts with white Gesso, but I only did one side as they were all going to be stuck down in some way. When the Gesso had dried I used various greens and browns in distress ink to colour the fronds, and finished them off with Cosmic Shimmer gilding polish to give them a bit of a shine, I coloured the grass in green and the foliage in Powder blue gilding polish. Then I began to layer the fern fronds across the bottom of the paper in different directions, I stuck them down with everyday crafting glue and layered some on top to give some texture and density. We get lots of different birds, butterflies and dragonflies around where I live, so I thought I would add some of these to my project. 

I just coloured the birds with various distress inks and gilding polish then I discovered that I had some birds on branches in my stash so coloured those and added them into the hedgerow.

Because the background paper on the project is 12" x 12" it began to look a bit bare across the top and corner so I coloured some more of the little birds and a leafy corner (which I did with green gilding polish) and added these together with a butterfly from the butterfly and dragonfly set to the background.

If you decide to do this smaller, to give as a card, the sentiment can go in the upper half of the picture and I am sure that anyone would be only too pleased to receive it.

Gslcuts items used:

Grass & foliage

Fern fronds

Mini birds & nests shape set

Birds on branches assortment

Butterflies & dragonflies

Leafy corners

Other Items used:

Cosmic shimmer gilding polish

Distress inks

Cosmic shimmer Acrylic Glue

Princess Standing Flip Book with Alicia Barry

Today I have created a Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Standing Flip Book album with a princess theme for my daughter.  I have decorated the front of the book as an album cover, and will add to the inside pages after our next Disney trip, with photos of her with the princesses.

 Here's what the kit will look like when it comes to you.  The finished project will stand around 12 inches tall.

The first thing I did was to cover my pieces with gesso. I did this before assembling.  The pages themselves will be covered with paper, so it's really just about getting the edges covered. I glued mine together at this point, but you may find it easier to wait til the end. 

Using the page edges as templates, I cut patterned paper for the front and back of each page, leaving a small border. I also distressed the edges of the papers before adhering. Don't forget that you will need to punch holes in the patterned paper. The easier way is to do one side, turn it to see the hole in the back, and punch before doing the other side. The other way is to cover both sides, then line up a finished page over the top and punch through.

I was a little concerned about the weight of the pages toppling the project, so I added pieces of ribbon to stop them from pushing back too far.   I covered the whole base in clear embossing powder. It ended up with some flecks of glitter too as a happy co-incidence. I guess it got picked up from a previous project. 

I used gold ink to colour the birds. I like the silhouette effect. I cut apart one of them to have the bird and leaves spread across the project, then added paper flowers, leaves and ribbon over the top.  I attached them with a triple layer of foam dots so it would sit out from the frame giving the illusion of dimension. 

For my cover, I used this Lace Frame (coming soon)piece. It reminds me a little of the mirror from Snow White, but in gold, it feels elegant and princessy. I covered the piece in gesso first, then layers of gold ink, gold and clear embossing powder until I was happy with the result. You can see the bird that came with the leaves on the base. 

Supplies used:

Standing Flip Book

Lace Frame (coming soon)

Bird on a Branch Assortment