Colorful Cameos-A Peek-a-Boo-Project

Cameos are traditionally carved from carnelian or sardonyx shells or from mother of pearl and are usually white to ivory in color with a darker contrasting background. I wanted to give them a makeover and this is the inspiration of this installment.
1.  Organize the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts-Fashion Cameos Set into sets of your choosing.

 

2.  Use Metallic Embossing Powders of Gold, Hammered, Pewter, Burnt Copper Leaves and Oil Rubbed Bronze to coat and seal the bottom portion of the GSLC Fashion Cameos-This will become the frame portion.

3.  Once dry use a dry brush technique to add bits of copper acrylic paint to these frame portions.

4.   Use Ice Resin Iced Enamels of Chartreuse, Turquois, Carnelian, and Raspberry to coat and seal the center portion of the GSLC Fashion Cameos-this will become the background for your fashion figurine.

5.   Use Black Sparkle and Super Nova Embossing Powders to coat and seal the GSLC Fashion Figurines.

6.   Now it is just a matter of assembling your GSLC Fashion Cameos layering each and gluing together using Weldbond.

7.  Carefully weigh down each GSLC Fashion Cameo with a bag of kitty litter or other weighted object to keep them pressed together until they are dried fully.

 Some final thoughts.
“I’m very out of Style or should I say I have my Own Style” Alexandra Paul
“To be irreplaceable, one must always be different.”
“If people don’t occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you’re doing something wrong.”
“Don’t forget to shout “Jenga” when everything falls apart.”
“There is no right and wrong in art, art is chaos taking shape.”
“I’ve always loved the idea of not being what people expect me to be.” Dita VonTeese
“All that is gold does not glitter, not all who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes, a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king” J.R.R. Tolkien

 
Supplies:  Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts-Fashion Cameos Set, Metallic Embossing Powders-I used Gold, Hammered, Pewter, Burnt Copper Leaves and Oil Rubbed Bronze, Heating Tool, Ice Resin Iced Enamels-I used Chartreuse, Turquois, Carnelian, and Raspberry, Black Sparkle and Super Nova Embossing Powders, Metallic Copper Acrylic Paint, Weldbond, Bag of Kitty Litter or Another Way to Weigh Down the Art Pieces.

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!

Domestic Goddess Tag Trio/ Gypsy Soul Lasercuts and Graphic 45

Hey there! Lynne here with the X-Large Decorative tags finished using the warm, homey Domestic Goddess collection from Graphic 45 as well as various other Gypsy Soul pieces and some bits and pieces of ribbon, metal etc. from my stash:

I started by covering each tag with patterned paper, then sanding the edges and inking them with Versacolor in Paprika. I love to fussy-cut, so I cut various images from the patterned paper and attached them, lifting some with foam tape for dimension. Most of these were inked along the edges as well, either with  Paprika or with Black Soot Distress ink.

The cameo pieces were painted black and white and the white piece was dry-embossed with a checked pattern to echo that of the paper, but I found them too stark next to the papers on the tag, so I rubbed the pieces with Prima Metallique Wax in Antique Brass until I was happy with the effect.(Love those waxes, by the way!)

The cherries were painted with acrylic paint after I used a butter knife to draw the pattern on the leaf; I then heat-embossed the cherries themselves with clear embossing powder for a fresh-picked shine!

The buttons were painted with acrylic paint, then brushed with white glue and flocked with coordinating colours. To me it gave them the look (and feel) of cloth-covered buttons, which was in keeping with the homey theme of the papers.

I love the generous size of these tags; there's plenty of room to add a variety of embellishments ad still showcase both the papers and the chipboard pieces...at about 8" X 4", there's loads of space for "stuff"!

Thanks so much for stopping by; like the domestic goddess that I am NOT!) I shall say goodbye and do a little much-needed housework....I look forward to popping in again soon with another project featuring some terrific items by Gypsy Soul Lasercuts :)

GYPSY SOUL ITEMS USED
Chipboard Decorative Tags X Large
Sweet Summer Shapes Set (cherries)
Fashion Cameos
Button Shape Set

OTHER ITEMS USED

Graphic 45 Domestic Goddess papers
Prima Art Alchemy Metallique Wax-Aged Brass
Doodlebug Design Crushed Velvet flocking
Versacolor ink-Paprika
Ranger Distress Ink-Black Soot
Faber Castell Texture Gems-Ice Liners (dots on strawberry paper)

Layered Cameo Tags by Ginny Nemchak

Hey there Peeps! Ginny here to share some very vintagy inspired tags with cameos .  I've never actually owned a cameo.....but now I think I may need to change that as these are so my style!!!

These chippies were a snap to alter so I went ahead and made several tags. 

I've layered the Cameos onto some chippies that reminded me of doilies for an even more vintagy look.

I pulled out all the girly embellies like lace and ribbons to make these tags even more feminine.

1. I selected the chippies to work with the size of the tags. 2. I altered the largest oval shape layer with bronze embossing powder. For the smaller oval I chose a scripty patterned paper and adhered it, then trimmed it out and finished the edges off with Distress Ink. 3. The profile chippie is finished with more embossing powder, this time in white. 4. The larger doily shape is also finished with white embossing powder.

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts~ Fashion Cameos, Star Medallions, Medallions Leaf.

That's all for me. Wishing all of you a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative : ) G

Okay that's all for me.

"An Evening in Paris" Tags with Altered Pages Stamps

Hello crafty friends....I have a confession to make. I'm deathly afraid of ruining a nearly completed project by smearing or otherwise messing up a stamped image! Does that make me a stampophobe??

I wanted to make the stamped images dimensional on these tags so stamping on separate paper and cutting them out worked perfectly These stamps from Altered Pages were so great to use that I actually DID stamp one small one directly onto my tag!!

I used Gypsy Soul's  Large Decorative tags as a base and covered them with patterned paper.

The stamps have so much detail and stamp really clearly. I love the little table with the wine and glasses.! I just coloured the images with markers. The Eiffel tower chipboard piece was run through an embossing folder with a checkerboard pattern then heat-embossed in gold.

For the second tag I fussy cut the stamped tower and coloured it with a gold metallic marker the heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. The Gypsy soul cameo was painted with acrylic paint then also heat-embossed with clear. I ran the middle layer through an embossing folder first.

These tags were so much fun to make. As always, I loved working with the Gypsy Soul pieces. The stamps were also a pleasure to use and just may have helped me get over my stampophobia!!

Thanks a bunch for stopping by and Vive La France!!

Gypsy Soul Items Used
Chipboard Tags Decorative Large
Eiffel Tower 6 inch
Fashion Cameos

Other Items Used
Altered Pages stamps

K & Co paper
Recollections ink and flowers
Tombow markers
Lindy's embossing powder (gold)
Stampendous embossing powder (clear)

Generations - a Heritage Layout by Lynne

Hello there and Happy New Year and a happy January to you! Although I love creating a variety of projects, layouts are my first love so I thought it would be appropriate to start the new year off with one.

I coated the clock with a rusting powder then brushed on antique gold acrylic paint here and there to create a vintage effect. I love how detailed the clock is!

I covered the first two layers of the cameo piece with patterned paper then sanded and inked the edges. The profile piece was painted with acrylic paint then heat-embossed with UTEE to give a glossy raised finish.

The photo I used is a portrait of my great-great grandparents. She was of French heritage born here in Canada, but he came over from Ireland during the potato famine in the mid 1800s. I've been so enjoying the heritage photos I've gotten of both sides of my family. They're such a pleasure to scrap with and there are so many gorgeous pieces in the Gypsy Soul store that complement them so well.

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a year full of happiness and creativity!!

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts items used
Fashion Cameos
Hanging Clock Set

Ladies ATC's

Hello to all you lovely crafters out there. Today Shanna here to share some ATC inspiration.







First I cut up some scrap chipboard to the size of an ATC (3.5"x2.5"). I gave it a quick coat of white paint.

While that was drying I then covered the base of the Fashion Cameo's with a layer of Croco Crackling Color. I used a palette knife to scrape it on (only because mine was starting to dry out).

Let that dry and this is what tat looks like! Isn't is cool looking. 

While the Croco was drying I decided on a color for the base of my ATC and I went with this Blue Halo Gold paint. This paint is so creative because it shimmers green, blue, and gold!

I then painted the next layer of the Fashion Cameos gold.

I forgot to snap a photo of painting the ladies black though. I then assembled each ATC. 

I used some images from Alpha Stamps and some bows I made using resin and painted with that blue halo gold to match. Then I cut some words out from a word sheet I have.

 

I do hope you enjoyed these ATC's. I certainly had fun making them. I do hope you have a blast creating your own pieces and don't forget to share them with us!

Items Used:

Fashion Cameos

Paris Themed Mini Album by Nancy and a Fall Themed Banner by Donna

Hi Crafty Friends!  Today we have two projects to share.  First up is Nancy with another August cross-promotional project featuring Gina's Designs with printable paper kits by Kitty's Scrap Post.

Hello Everyone!  Nancy here with another cross promotional project pairing Gina's Design's chipboard with digital papers from Kitty's Scrap Post.  This is my third project this month using the awesome papers in the Heartbreak kit.  Today I'm sharing a Paris themed mini album.  There are several more photos of this mini posted on my blog, and the link will be provided at the end of the post.

Above:  The cover was created using fussy cut images from the Heart Break digital paper kit and a Gina's Designs Texture Sheet in Diamond Pattern, deco corners, and the word "Love" from the 10 words set.

Above:  Background papers and images are from the digital paper kit.  Photo book tucked inside pocket featuring a chipboard cameo by Gina's Designs embossed in shabby aged silver.  The page on the right is a split page, with the top half featuring a flip up.

Above:  A flip-up page featuring sentiment,  corset and mirror by Gina's Designs.  Perfume bottle is fussy cut from the digital papers, and also background paper is from the collection.  All design elements are unattached in the photo mat area, so a photo can be slipped onto the mat.

Above:  Gina's Designs chair and dressform, the perfume bottle, image of lady and background paper are from the digital paper collection.   All design elements are unattached in the photo mat area, so a photo can be slipped onto the mat.

Above:  Another cameo from Gina's Designs placed on an image fussy cut from the collection Feathery Flourishes surround the fabric flower.

Above:  The image opens up to display more gorgeous images from the collection.

Above:  More images from the collection and a chipboard Fleur de lis and Paris elements from Gina's Designs.

Above:  A flip page featuring papers from the collection (you can see the inside of this page and more on my blog) and Eiffel Tower by Gina's Designs.  On the adjoining page I have a side pocket featuring doilies from Gina's Designs in black, and also a silhouette lady has been script stamped.

More gorgeous images from the collection on this flip out page, and below is the final page, with tag removed to reveal a transparency with an image from the collection slipped inside which could be replaced with a photo.

This mini album was so much fun to create.  Lots more photos on my blog HERE.

Gina's Designs Products used:
Fashion Cameos
Vintage Ladies Silhouette Set
Art Deco Corner Set
10 Words
Parisian Shape Set
Words and Phrases 1
Feathery Flourishes Set

Digital Design Papers by Kitty's Scrap Post

Heart Break Full Kit

Next up is Donna with one of our new products for Fall.  This banner looks amazing paired with Graphic 45 papers!

Hi, it's Donna here today to share a Fall Banner I made with Gina's Designs Fall Banner Kit!

The chipboard kit comes with two types of leaves, and two cute rakes!

I have to confess...I am addicted to making the cute 1 inch chipboard charms (punch elements)! I was so excited to see the 1 inch round designs in the paper collection!

Gina's Designs

Fall Banner kit
Punch elements 1 inch scalloped

Thank you for stopping by Gina's today!