Tea with Mrs Claus by Dianna

Hi everyone, Dianna here with two of my favorite things Christmas and tea.  I think that Mrs. Claus does not get enough credit and needs a tea break with her friend.

I started with Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Miniature China Cabinet. I first dry assembled it then painted it Holly Green. I then cut two scrap strips of paper to line the shelves.   I then used Tyvek (from mailing envelopes) to attach the doors.  The flourishes are a special order from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts, just email store@gslcuts.com and ask for the flourishes on the miniature china cabinet.  The clock, teapot, cupcakes and tea cups are from a mold using air dry paper clay Delight from Creative Paper Clay.  The Delight air dry paper clay is super easy to use and sets up in a couple of hours. I used Copic markers on the molds.

The miniature table and chairs are coming soon to Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts. I painted the table and chairs with white acrylic paint. I painted the top of the chairs and seat red. I then daubed Stickles all over the chairs prior to assembly.  I used a candy cane stripe scrap of paper for the top of the table.  The teapot and cookies are from the same mold and Delight air dry paper clay. 

I requested that Gina at Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts enlarge two of her Fashionistas so that I could use them as Mrs. Claus and her friend.  I painted the ladies with white acrylic and used Copic Markers on Mrs. Claus.  Mrs. Claus fur ruff is actually from a snow bottle and to make it sparkly I used Stickles.  Stickles was also used on her boots and hat.  Mrs. Claus's friend got scraps from the shelf liner and some green paper.  Copic Markers was used on her hat, face, hair and boots.  Nail art stones were used for her buttons and Stickles was used on her hat, gloves and boots. 

Thank you for looking!

Items Used

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts

Miniature China Cabinet

Miniature Table and Chairs (coming soon!!)

Fashionistas 1930s

Other Items

Creative Paper Clay

Delight

The Not-So-Scary Scarecrow by Barb

I've had this project waiting in the wings for a few weeks. In fact, as soon as I received my Fall Shape Set from Gina's Designs, I ignored everything else I had to do and did this project instead. So many fun pieces and possibilities!

I began the project with a 7 x 9" canvas panel. I sponged on blue paint for the sky, and brown for the dirt. I used rubber stamps and dark green craft ink for the grass. I set that aside to dry and worked on all the pieces I wanted to use. 

For the "Fall" banner, I used a dark amber ink pad on the background pieces and copper irRESISTibles spray for the letters.

I wanted the corn stalks to look not much different than how they came, so all I did was stamp on them with olive colored ink. I painted the scarecrow's face and the crow with felt tip markers and ink pens - I used a white gel pen to mimic burlap and make the crosshatch on his face.

I turned to my scrap pile of fabric to clothe him, cutting pants from an old pair of jeans and the shirt from an old t-shirt. To give the shirt a bit more interest, I stamped on the fabric with a dark orange ink and gave it buttons by dabbing on Liquid Pearls.

And what's a scarecrow without stuffing?! We've all seen that movie! So, I took a few small pieces of twine, frayed them, and tucked them under the sleeves and pants to look like straw.

This project also gave me the chance to use some Creative Paper Clay and my new Sandits. I had never used either before, but now I'm kind of addicted to both! 

The pumpkins were pretty easy to do. I simply rolled little dough balls and flattened them out a little. I used the dull edge of my X-acto knife to make the pumpkin ridges. I let them dry for a while and then dribbled orange alcohol ink all over them. I made the stems by pinching little bits of the clay and doused them with alcohol ink too.

After they dried, the stems weren't flat enough to stick to the top of the pumpkins, so I used my Sandits tool to sand them and the pumpkins down just enough so I could glue on an even surface. I did the same thing with the back of the pumpkins so they would sit flat against my canvas panel.

It was a lot of work and a lot of steps, but it was so much fun to do. Bonus! I got to learn some new crafting skills and play with new products.

Gina's Designs Products Used

Fall Shape Set

Other Products Used

Sandits

Creative Paper Clay 

Acrylic Paint

StazOn Ink

irRESISTibles

Alcohol ink

Felt markers

Gel pens

Twine

Rubber stamps by:

RubberMoon, Artistic Outpost and Stampscapes