Clothesline Contemplations-A Peek-A-Boo Project

  This is Jon David Lowe for GSLC Design Team. As I have written before my momma passed away in 2018, but I think of her often and honor her in my artwork and disposition. She was an avid gardener and loved looking through her flower gardens spotting any new blooms. The first flowers to bloom would be the tiny white snowdrops followed quickly by the tiny blue spring beauties. Added to our springtime bouquets would eventually be lily-of-the valley in both pink and white, bleeding hearts of similar shades, pussy willow, and crab-apple blossoms. We had a very unique childhood growing up along the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains part of the much larger Appalachian Mountains. For many years of my childhood Wednesday or Saturday was laundry day, using an ancient wringer washer, an improvement from a washboard and a crick,  and then hanging our well-worn clothes on the clothesline to dry in the fresh spring air. This is the inspiration for this artwork.

1.  Gather Supplies 

2.  Use a variety of Acrylic Paints and a Small Plastic Pallet Knife to Age Decorative Washboard Reproduction- I Used- Grey, Turquoise, Titan Green Pale, and Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold

3.  Fill in Empty Spaces with TH Distress Stain Shabby Shutters.

4.  Use Alcohol Inks to Stain and Patina Silver Portion of Washboard.

5.   Cut a Piece of Book Board to fit Into Top Portion of Washboard. Add Vintage French Script to Top Panel.

6.  Use Highlighters, Metallic Markers, and Liquid Pearls to Color, GSLC Wild Flowers Negative and GSLC Cherry Blossom Branch

7.  Use Gold FolkArt Design Cream and Interference Blue (Fine) Paint to Color GSLC Floral Lace Panel and Top Panel.

8.  Add TH Distress Stain Rusty Hinge to Enhance the Patina of Vintage French Script. Tear and Add Strips to Top Panel and Back of GSLC 4 Inch Cage with Solid Back.

9.  Use Variety of Acrylic Paints to Color GSLC 4 Inch Cage with Solid Back and GSLC Bird on a Swing Shape Set.

10.                Use Heavy Gel Matte to Assemble Your Project.

    

11.                While Still Wet Add Nutmeg, Chili Powder, And Green Ground Cover to Make it Look More Vintage and Aged.

Some Final Thoughts.

I used the word crick in my opening paragraph referring to a creek or small stream. These are a  few more childhood words that may or may not be familiar to you.

Pert 'near-pretty near, almost; Shush- Quiet Down; Mess of- A bowl of or a bushel of; Red Things Up-Tidy Up; Sweep the Floor-Vacuum; Firehouse Wedding-just what you might think it means; gum bands-Rubber bands; Longjohns-Long underwear; Pocketbook-Purse; gunky-gross or not desirable; wooder-water; Gesundheit-Bless You after a sneeze; Cucky-weird; Djeetyet-Did You Eat?

Foods: Shoofly Pie, Whoopie Pies, Scrapple, Souse, Game Meat, Funnel Cakes, Cracklings, Birch Beer, Sarsaparilla Soda, Teaberry Ice Cream, Hoagies, Pierogies, Tastykakes, Ring Bologna, Red Beet Eggs, Dippy Eggs, Chicken and Waffles

Supplies:  GSLC 4 Inch Cage with Solid Back, GSLC Bird on a Swing Shape Set, GSLC Wild Flowers Negative, GSLC Cherry Blossom Branch, GSLC Floral Lace Panel, Decorative Washboard Reproduction, Acrylic Paints-Grey, Turquoise, Titan Green Pale, Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold, Interference Blue (Fine), Neon Orange, Neon Blue,  Gold Design Cream Paint, TH Distress Stains Shabby Shutters and Rusty Hinge, Alcohol Inks-Green, Brown, Yellow, Blue, Bookboard, Neon Highlighters, Metallic Sharpies, Liquid Pearls, Vintage French Script, Golden Heavy Gel Matte, Plastic Pallet Knife, Paintbrush, Cinnamon, Chili Powder, Green Ground Cover Powder, Cheap Hair Spray

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!

Give Thanks Greeting Card

Hello there friends and crafty peeps! Ginny here dropping in to share a card I created for the first day of my series of revisit and remake. I'm taking some of my favorite designs from the past and giving them a major upgrade by including gorgeous chippies from GSL and some of my new fave paper collections and embellishments.

 For this card I'm using the Floral Lace Panel which is like the biggest and best doily, and the Faux Metal Number Plate which is so vintagy!!!!

The Panel reminds me of tatted lace. You know the ones you have to starch and pin to set the design in place? It's very country....yet very chic!

Since it's a county inspired look I'm going for I added very casual flowers with twine and a plaid bow. What's more country than plaid????

Actual vintage buttons are just the right accent here. I picked up a great supply of them at the antique warehouse market last weekend.

More flowers here with some bronzy colored keys and clip finish off this card with old fashioned charm.

I chose the chippies I wanted to use for this project then wiped them down to prepare them for altering.

I finished the  Floral Lace Panel and label with flat white acrylic paint.

I adhered the number plate to the label  then added coordinating brads for a nice finished look.

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Supplies~ Floral Lace Panel, Faux Metal Number Plate, Punch Elements Deco

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) Ginny

Fancy easel card

Today I have tried a fancy fold card to showcase this beautiful Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Floral Lace Panel piece. It's very easy to create this slightly altered easel card. Simply start with a square based card and score the front fold across the diagonal. Layer up with patterned paper. It is important to line the inside of the card as well.

For the chipboard piece, I started with a gesso coat to prime and make the colors pop. Then I sprayed with green paint spray in two shades and heat set. I then added metallic and glitter embossing powder. Finally I added pearls to the design. I kept the design realtively simple to as the show off the lace panel.

To complete the card, I hand cut some floral pieces from matching patterned paper and adorned the top of the card. I made sure to shape the bottom ones, and lift on foam dots so that they would create an anchor to hold up the front of the card. Mesh always adds a soft, delicate touch to floral clusters.

Supplies:

Floral Lace Panel