Lovebirds and wishes

I decided to do something a little different today, using the Lovebirds on Branch piece from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts, along with the Flourished Frame- Connie piece.  I started with a patternd paper background. Next I coated the frame in gesso, and then added a layer of glitter mix over the top. I adhered this to the card base using foam dots.

For the birds, I wanted to create some contrast, so I kept them matt, and used ink and sponges to colour them. This really makes them stand out against the frame which is super glittery by comparison. I think that the contrast of the muted colours against the really bold background really allows the birds to draw the eye, even though they are the simplest part of the card.

To finish off, I added a pre-made sentiment tag, and some small flowers on the bottom corner to offset the large birds on the opposite corner.

Supplies:

Flourished Frame- Connie

Lovebirds on Branch- Coming Soon

Hello Sunshine Card

Hello, Friends! It's Gloria with you today, I am sharing a sweet, springtime card with you. This is an 8" x 8" card that can be used to hold a gift card for your favorite friend. It can also be used as a scrapbook layout or part of a mini album!

I used soft, springtime colors and an adorable image, along with lovely chipboard embellishments...and tons of flowers!

The paper set the tone, so I colored my image and my chipboard embellishments to match the paper. You need the following Gypsy Soul Laser Cut items:

Flourished Frame: Connie

Wildflowers

Doodles Set 1 

I covered the chipboard with gesso and pigment ink.

To see a video tutorial for creating this project, click the link below.

Thanks for looking!

~ Gloria Stengel: Scraps of Life

Supplies Used:

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts:

Flourished Frame: Connie

Wildflowers

Doodles Set 1 

Other:
Copic markers, pigment ink, pre-made flowers, wet glue, hot glue, decorative paper, die cut templates, cardstock, stamped images, gesso

Feminine Birthday Card

Hi everyone!  Barbara here on the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts blog.  I want to share a card today with a very feminine, and a bit shabby feel.  I have birthdays coming up in the next few months, so cards to send are on my mind.  Laser cut chipboard is a real pleasure to work with, and I love how they add so much dimension to a card without adding too much bulk.

I used a pink card base and print paper layer cut slightly smaller.   I painted the Flourished Frame Connie with pink acrylic paint and distressed it with gelatos.

Next step, adhere the layers, as shown, including the print post card from the paper.

I painted all pieces with a coat of acrylic paint before adding color with gelatos to give added depth and dimension to the pieces.  The perfume bottle was run through an embossing folder (just the bottle portion) and then I hit the high spots with a gold ink pad.  I also added some gold to parts of the bird cage, as well.

Next step, adhere the bird cage with the postage stamp image over the opening.

Adhere the remaining pieces to the card front as shown.

Lastly, I added a few gem stickers to the fleur de lys, dressform, and perfume bottle top.

Supplies Used:

GSL Flourished Frame Connie
GSL Ornamental Bird Cages Shape Set
GSL Dressforms 2 Shape Set
GSL Parisian Shape Set
Pink card stock
Print papers and die cuts
Embossing folder
Acrylic paint
Gelatos
Gold ink pad
Makeup sponge
Gem sticker embellishments

I hope you have been inspired, at least a little bit, to give laser cut chipboard a go on your next card project.  You won't be disappointed, and your recipient will be so impressed.  

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful, crafty day!

Barbara

Love is in the Air Heart Canvas

Hey there Paper Peeps!  Thursday is quickly becoming my favorite day because my sweet friend Barbara and I take over the Gypsy Soul blog and share our projects using the fabulous chippies from GSL.   Today I'm showing a mixed media canvas inspired by my BOLB Kathy who encouraged me to work on a creation for a challenge.   I really love how it turned out. That being said....there were a few times in the process that I thought the only reasonable course of action would be to swear at it..throw it on the floor and stomp on it.  I think we all go through that sometimes with projects right?
Anyhoo enough of my blathering and on to the canvas....

I started with a canvas and some pretty non-traditional colors and of course my big ol pile of chippies!

 Since I knew I wanted to layer a fair amount of chippies I kept those neutral so they would pop off the darker background. These flowers were actually hand painted to match at 4 am since the craft store isn't open then to get ones that coordinated.

 The background was color washed then layered with texture paste and a damask stencil.

 

To create a lot of dimension and build up the layers I used some drywall tape that has a crinkly torn edge and a similar color wash..... then stamped with an itty bitty script.

 

I'm using the large frame to anchor the focal point which is a heart clipped from Valentine paper then finished with Gelatos and archival inks.  The butterfly chippie is centered on the heart and topped off with a large key ornament...more hand painted flowers and the Love sentiment.

 

After painting the chippie gears I tucked them in with the dimensional flowers to lighten it up and to draw the eye to the bottom corner.  

Gypsy Soul Laser Cut Supplies~

Steampunk Light Bulb Set,  Flourished Frame Connie, Butterfly of Gears, Words & Phrases 1, Cardstock Doily Set Intricates.

Other Supplies~

Ranger-Opaque Matte Texture Paste, Black Archival Ink, Damask Stencil, Weathered White Embossing Powder, Distress Paint in Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers.

Faber Castell-Gel Medium Matt

Versa Mark-Watermark Stamp

Gelatos-Aqua Dolce & Snow Cone & Coconut

Gesso

Art-C- Steel Luxe

Crafter's Comapnion-Once In a Lifetime Stamp

Pearls and Flowers

Okay that's all for me. Make sure you check out Barbara's fabulous post and leave her a little love. Wishing you all a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative : ) G

Simple Pleasures Beach layout with Gina's Designs

Hello friends! Happy Labor Day weekend!

Welcome to Gina's Designs blog, Debbie with you today! With summer coming to an end and the snow will soon fly where I live,  I'd thought I'd share a fun beach layout with you all. I love beaches and my water sign draws me to them. I've always wanted to live on a beach and maybe someday my dream to do that will happen. Sometimes even living as far from a beach as I do you dream you are there and while I was designing this layout it felt like I was right there. This pier is in Belize.

I simply used acrylic paint for my chipboard pieces, inked them and rubbed them with Metallic rubs from DecoArt.

I gave the frame a Patina feel...it just felt like it fit.   Thanks for stopping by today!



Debbie



Gina's Designs products used:

Flourished Frame Connie

Collage Border Beach

Palm Trees Shape Set



Additional items:

DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints

DecoArt Metallic Rubs

"A Moment in Time" Layout with Robins Nest Paper by Kim C.

 Hello! Kim here with a layout using papers from The Robin's Nest. The picture I used in my layout is my grandmother. She was a sweet and very wonderful lady and I miss her very much. 

The paper I used from the Robin's Nest for the back ground is Honeycomb Fleur Cardstock.  I then used Tropicana Fleur Cardstock for the photo mat along with cream colored cardstock.  I used from Gina's Designs the chipboard frame called Flourished Frame Connie.  Gesso was used to soften it up just a little bit.  You can still see the natural color of the chipboard.

Along the right side of the photo I made a flower cluster that has a piece of chipboard called Tudor Rose Singes.  I cut it in half and used some of the negative pieces to add some swirls.  I also used gesso on these pieces as well.  Some diamond dew drops in a frosted white from The Robins Nest was then added.

At the bottom left of the photo I added more of the negative pieces coming out of the flowers.  I also added a script word cluster from Words & Phrases 1. 

I hope you like this weeks project.  It was a very emotional project for me.

Gina's Designs Items Used:

Word & Phrases 1

Tudor Rose Singles

Flourished Frame Connie

Robin's Nest Items Used:

Diamond Dew Drops

Honeycomb Fleur Cardstock

Tropicana Fleur Cardstock

Other Items Used:

Cream Cardstock

Wild Orchid Craft Flowers

Resin Heart

Gesso

Cheesecloth

Two Fun Projects Featuring The Robin's Nest by Kim and Gina

Hello Friends! Kim here today and I have a fun share for all of you featuring papers and embellishments from The Robin's Nest.  All month long our team at Gina's Designs Lasercuts is cross promoting with the team at The Robin's Nest, and we have been having a blast playing with the amazing products from them.

I started of this layout with my inspiration being this lovely lady in one of my vintage photos from my collection.  She always looked "grumpy" to me, so I dubbed her "the grumpy lady".  I always wonder who these folks are, where they were from and how their photos end up in yard sales and in thrift stores.  I created some background texture on the "Fleur Honeycomb" paper with my texture paste and some Twinkling H2o's to pick up on the colour tones in the paper. I also added some of the Time Flies Rub ons from The Robins Nest to the background, I really love these, they fit in so well with the theme  of the layout.

Once the background was complete, I started to layer on more of the papers from The Robin's Nest, some burlap and more chipboard from Gina's.  I used this lovely chipboard frame from Gina's Designs. I took some of the Robin's Nest Dew Drops and placed them on the corner of the frame and then added a few to the ruler at the base of the photo to add some sparkle and shine!

My finishing touches were some lace from my stash and some gorgeous Petaloo flowers.  I hope my "Grumpy Lady" is happy in her new home, and maybe somewhere out there, she is smiling.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Please check out the links to The Robin's Nest Store and Blog and of course check out all the things happening over at Gina's Store, Blog and Facebook Group.

Gina's Designs Items Used

Flourished Frame Connie

Mixed Media Fragments 1

Damask Singles

Robin's Nest

Fleur Honeycomb Paper

Cathedral Speciality Paper

Dew Drops

Time Flies Rub On

Other Items Used

Flowers by Petaloo

Twinkling H2o's by ColourArte

Prima Chipboard and Wood Door

Lace From My Stash

7 Gypsies Post Card

Prima Rose Stencil

13 Arts Texture Paste

Next up is Gina, who has this project to share.

Thanks Kim!  I used two of the gorgeous Robin's Nest papers to create a museum style specimen box.  The Frame box was made using the Glitter Calamity Jane Diagonal paper and the interior background is the Khaki Glitter paper. The papers are a nice heavy weight just perfect for creating dimensional items.

The butterflies were fussy cut from images I printed.  The cocoon is made from a folded paper flower and the egg is a small rolled piece of cheesecloth.

Robin's Nest

Glitter Calamity Jane Diagonal Paper

Khaki Glitter

Gina's Designs Items Used

Fern Fronds

Thanks for joining us today!  Be sure to check out all the great products over at Robin's Nest and watch for more great projects using their products all month long.