Time Flies By-A Peek-A-Boo Project

It may have seemed this past year that we have been stuck in slow motion and that circumstances will never change. The new year has not brought the turnaround we’re hoping for and we once again may be feeling we will never see the light at the end of the tunnel or find our way to a new normal but I am going to try my hardest to hold on to hope and try to lift my spirits. These are the inspirations for today's artwork. 

  1. Use a paintbrush to quickly add Metallic Copper Lumiere Acrylic Paint to the GSLC Little Niche Pocket Watch.

2   2. Once it dry add texture and patina with dry brush technique using Golden Acrylic Paint. I used Titan Green Pale, Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold, and Green Gold.

  3. Assemble GSLC Little Niche Pocket Watch and glue together with Weldbond.

     4. Add included hanging portion so your creation can be displayed on a wall

  5. Choose decorative papers to add wallpaper and borders to the back portion of GSLC Pocket Watch Niche.

 6. Use Gold Leaf Rub'nBuff to Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts 2" Bird Cage.

    7. Choose an image to glue to back of GSLC Cage-I chose a decorative hot air balloon.

8  8. Add a bit of cardboard to keep birdcage from directly glued to background.

9  9. Paint Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Rose Border with  Metallic Russet and Metallic Rust Lumiere Acrylic Paint.

   10.  Add detailing and patina with Neon Pink and Green Acrylic Paint.

    11.Cut and glue GSLC Rose Border to front of GSLC Pocket Watch Niche.

Some Final Thoughts.

I have a collection of "show hats" each season we design a new top hat for me to wear at our art shows. They often gave a steampunk appeal. I  have always loved Miley Cyrus, I think she is a very talented singer. I like how she can see any genre of music. I think her song "The Climb" is a wonderful anthem for us as we press on in hope.

 I can almost see it

That dream I'm dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head sayin'
"You'll never reach it"
Every step I'm takin'
Every move I make feels lost with no direction
My faith is shakin'

But I, I gotta keep tryin'
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments
That I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep goin'

And I, I gotta be strong
Just keep pushing on

'Cause

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

Yeah

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Keep on movin'
Keep climbin'
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about — it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa, whoa, oh

Supplies:  Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts-Little Niche Pocket Watch, Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts-2 Inch Cage with Solid Back, Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts-Rose Border, Decorative Paper, Golden Acrylic Paint-Titan Green Pale, Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold, Green Gold, Metallic Copper Lumiere Acrylic Paint, Paintbrush, Weldbond, Gold Leaf Rub'nBuff, Cardboard Scrap, Metallic Russet and Metallic Rust Lumiere Acrylic Paint, Neon Pink and Green Acrylic Paint.

I cannot wait to see your interpretation of this project. Share it on the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Craft Group Page on Facebook. I would love to see what new creations you are working on!

Trading Cards Magnets

Something slightly odd and cheerful for my turn on Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts today.
I tried to come up with a name for this trio of trading squares, but I just couldn't make up my mind...
When Pigs Fly, Time Flies (or a Flock of Clocks) Air Mail Trading Card Magnets was just a wee bit too long.
So Trading Square Magnets it is.

 (magnets from the hardware store....they are gnarly)

I started out with these little guys...

I cut paper for the back and the fronts and painted some bird cages black. I also cut out door openings where needed.

I had a scrap of pretty blue sky with clouds paper and cut them to fit the backs of the bird cages and glued them in.

I sanded all my squares and inked around the edges with gold ink and cut out little tiny clocks, stamps, pigs and butterflies and glued the butterfly wings on the backs of the stamps, the pigs and the clocks.

I used washi tape, green leaf ribbon and dots of black paint (the round end of a paint brush dipped in paint and then daubed on) as the background on my squares.

I glued the bird cages on, then the critters in arrangements I liked and added the Tiny Number Plates and any extra leaves or dots.

I like 'em!

SUPPLIES:
2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch Trading Cards  (On the way!)
Mini Bird Cages
Faux Metal Number Plates

Black acrylic paint
Scraps of scrapbook papers
Images from Graphic 45  Olde Curiosity Shoppe
Moss Green Stitched Leaf Ribbon  from Alpha Stamps (you can get it HERE)
Magnets....I got mine from the hardware store, they are stronger and stick better.

Thank you for visiting!

Chase your dreams...

It's so nice that you stopped over today to see my newest card I made to share.  We have some brand new background stamps coming in 6 new styles so one of these beauties was the inspiration for my card today.  They work amazing with inks and I have yet to try them with paints yet but I bet they would be great on fabrics too or wood.  Be sure and keep and eye open for the release because you are going to love working with them...

 I started my card with a simple ivory base and just matted each of the squares with matching paper for the flowers i used.  And then I added the birdcage and the leaf sprays that I inked up to match the paper and the gold ink.  I had lots of little flowers and things that matched from my stash and if you ever don't you can always ink them with a dauber or spray them to match.  Getting messy is my favorite thing to do :)

Here is a closeup of the design of the foam stamp.  It's about 3x3 and fits perfect on a 6x6 card.  Or you can cut them down to customize it for a different size or a box.  How fun would that be?

And here is a closeup of the adorable little birdcage and the flowers. I used a neat embossing powder from Stampendous that had flakes of gold in it so that it came out looking like metal. And... I love how all the chippies give it such a wonderful 3D effect and it's great to be able to customize everything to be your favorite colors and styles.  You can probably tell one of mine is aqua and ivory. 

Thank you for stopping by today and be sure and check the store for all the new things 

this month.... we have lots to share so be sure and check back soon!

Supplies:

GSLC Foam Stamp Set--- Coming Soon!!

GSLC  2" birdcage with solid back

GSLC Leaves and Flourishes Set

Little Haunted House Fold-Out Book

Ah, Halloween....my favorite! Seems like we're all starting to get into the spooky season a little early, but there are quite a few of us who love creating Halloween treasures all year.
I'm certainly one of them! Lora here taking my turn for the awesome Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts and I'm very excited to show you my latest project.
Here's a little fold out book of wee houses that I couldn't resist making with the new Arch Top House Silhouettes. (they'll be coming soon!)
I love these little silhouettes....they're small enough not to be overwhelming and large enough to add lots of little details to. And you can put together as many as you like or just do one. Super fun.

 I like odd numbers, so I chose to do seven panels.

And serendipitously the perfect word fit on the back.

 Here's where I started out....first, I cut all the papers I wanted to use on the front. I used linen hinging tape to connect my houses (about 1/4 inch exposed as hinge) and then painted the backsides, including the tape, black.

I then flipped the whole thing over and painted the front hinges black. You don't have to paint the whole front pieces, as the houses will be covered in paper.

After everything dried I glued my papers on and inked up the sides. I started playing with different components that I wanted to use and rearranging things as they fit together.

I try not to waste materials and you can see that the green house only has trim going about halfway across. That's because I planned on putting a big face on the right side and was avoiding using excess materials and also was trying not to add unnecessary thickness to the house, keeping in mind that I want to fold it up.

 When I had all the major elements glued down I added the little white dots to all the houses to add some delicate detail. The dots, the repeating borders and the white tree limbs all add coherency and theme to the overall look of the book.

Ooh, what a pretty spider!

This gal looks like she might be hungry for a little appetizer.....

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Arch Top House Silhouette (coming soon!)

Creepy Tree 5 Inch (cut up and used throughout the houses)

Mini Bird Cages

Spider and Web Corners (coming soon)

Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale 6x6 papers

Bo Bunny Vintage Dot papers

Black Dresden Trim (all papers and trim came from Alpha Stamps)

Art Tea Life digital scrapbook images

Black acrylic paint

Linen hinging tape

White poster paint marker ( you can get them at Amazon HERE)