Take Time to Soak it In

We are in the month of Thanksgiving we are reminded and encouraged to be grateful for all our many blessings. To wake up each morning and to be given the opportunity to do what we love, if but for a moment, should not go unnoticed. I am so thankful for my art and it has brought me through many a dark night. I also love how a good movie can give us escape from the burdens of our everyday lives. This is the inspiration for my current blog post, "Take Time to Soak It In."

1.  Cut apart GSLC Alarm Clock Frame Ups

2.  Use WOW Embossing Pad to add Emerald Creek Allure Oil Rubbed Bronze, Hammered Metal, Charred Gold Embossing Powders to the GSLC Alarm Clocks.

3.  Cure with Heating Tool.
4.  Add patina with various Rub’n Buff and a paintbrush.

5.  Choose and print images and transparencies for your GSCL Alarm Clocks.

6.  Adhere Transparency to image with double sided tape.

7.  Cut out pictures and glue to inside of GSLC Alarm Clocks.

8.  Glue Front portion of GSLC Alarm Clock into place.

9.  Use clamps to hold securely in place.

10.                Once dry fill in frame with DecoArt One Step Crackle gel.

11.                When fully dry use DecoArt Antiquing cream and a paintbrush to fill in the cracks.
12.                Take off excess Antiquing Cream with a damp cloth.
13.                Spray with hairspray or a matte spray to seal your art pieces.
14.                Your GSLC Alarm Clocks are now ready to use as you wish.
Some final thoughts.
From Harry Potter “You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” I was born to a humble home and have found my way in a world that is most different than I was born, but I like to say, “You can take the boy out of the country, but not the county out of the boy.”
From Alice in Wonderland, “There is no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then…” So many people let their past define them but the only day we are promised is the one we have been given, I like to say, “Live and let Live”
From the Wizard of Oz, “Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream, really do come true.” I’ve always had an optimistic personality and have been thankful to see so many of my dreams come true. I never want to loose hope in better days and the fact that all sorrows will one day pass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:  Soul Laser Cuts-Alarm Clock Frame Ups [D72C], Emerald Creek Allure Oil Rubbed Bronze, Hammered Metal, Charred Gold Embossing Powders, WOW Embossing Pad, Heating Tool, Rub’n Buff, Paintbrush, Printed Images, Printed Transparencies, Double Sided Tape, Weldbond, Clamps, DecoArt One Step Crackle Gel, DecoArt Antiquing Cream
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!

A Wizard of Oz Tribute

Happy Saturday, everyone! Today I have a really fun piece to share with you, my tribute to one of the best movies of all time – The Wizard of Oz. I was inspired to make this when I saw the GSL House Ornament Kit 

Let me take you through how it was made.

The first thing I assembled was the GSL House Ornament Base. It's basically just a short box. It has a top, bottom and four sides. Super simple to put together with a bit of tacky glue.

After the glue dried, I painted the sides with black acrylic paint and added a yellow brick road image that was printed on cardstock.

The house comes with the floor, four walls and two roof pieces. The chimney section may be found on GSLHouse Ornament Chimney and Dormers. A cool feature of the floor is it has a pre-scored section that you can cut  and remove if you want to set your little ornament house on top of a battery operated candle. For this project, I left it in place.

For the farmhouse siding, I printed a photo of barn wood onto cardstock, shrunk it to size and cut to fit using an X-Acto knife.

I found a tiny black and white checked Paper Studio scrapbook paper for the house flooring. I painted the window grills with white acrylic paint before gluing the siding paper on the house.

The trims come in two versions, with and without upper panes. I painted all of the window trims white and then decided which ones I wanted to use. I'll save the others for a future tiny project.

Once the trims were in place, it was time to glue on the roof pieces. The rubber band is just to hold the roof pieces in place while the glue dried. I chose a Tim Holtz Idea-Ology paper to cover the roof.

The witch's feet were sculpted out of white polymer clay then baked.

I painted the shoes on using a bright red acrylic paint once they cooled off. I added stocking stripes with a black sharpie. To complete the look I coated the shoes in tacky glue then dipped them in fine red glitter.

For the foliage, I used a combination of Tiny Treasures Mini Grass in a Jar, Flower Soft Meadow and

dried moss, all applied with tacky glue.

The shoes and house were glued in place to complete the project. 

 Thanks for stopping by!

Gypsy Soul Items Used

House Ornament Kit

House Ornament Window Trims

House Ornament Chimney and Dormers

House Ornament Base

Other Items Used

Tacky glue

E6000 glue

Acrylic paint

Printed images

Paper Studio checked paper

Tim Holtz Idea-Ology paper

Tiny Treasures Mini Grass in a Jar

Flower Soft – Meadow

Moss

Polymer clay

Sharpie pen

Fine red glitter