Christmas Lamp Post Greeting Card

Hello there friend and crafty peeps! Ginny here to share a fun and festive greeting card created with some gorgeous chippies from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts.

For some reason lamp posts with light glowing makes the winter chill seem a bit warmer.  It's just a beacon you can see even in the midst of a snow storm.

I'm fairly certain GSL designed this lamp post just for me as it fits a greeting card so perfectly!

I've also layered in a window frame that helps the narrow lamp post fill in the visual space and become a more prominent focal point. 

Beautiful snowflakes help to create a wintry scene. They're topped with gold sequins to coordinate with the ribbon trim and paper inside the lanterns.

Last but not least a pretty little flower arrangement to finish off this vintagy holiday card.

I wiped down the chippies to prepare them for altering.  I did clip off a small section of the bottom to ensure a perfect fit.

The lamp post is finished with black embossing powder and heat set for a glossy effect. The window frame and snowflakes have a layer of white embossing powder and the snowflakes have an additional layer of glittery finish.

~Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts~ Single & Double Lamp Post Small, Snowflake Shape Set, Arched Window Frames Large.

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

Heritage Layout by Lynne

A while back my aunt passed her collection of old family photos on to me and I've gradually been scrapping them and adding them to my heritage albums. This photo shows my great-great grandparents. He came over from Cork, Ireland during the Potato Famine in the 1850s as a young man. She was French and born in this area. 

I chose to create a heritage page this week so I could feature one of the gorgeous vintage lampposts from the Gypsy Soul store. I think they're so elegant and make a fabulous focal point to a page. This is the large Double Lamp Post. I painted it with acrylic paint then used Ranger crackle finish in Rock Candy before rubbing it with moss green and dark grey inks. The flames were created by blending alcohol inks on clear acrylics. After they were dried I cut them out and layered them using the jagged edges for a fiery look.

The whole layout was made using the Kaisercraft Rustic Harmony paper collection; the florals were perfect for fussy cutting and layering and then adding a couple of the smaller Ornate Doilies from the store just finished the flower clusters off perfectly with an added vintage touch.

 I added some stenciling with my beloved texture paste and a few random sprays and spatters of olive green mist to pull the colours together and voila...another entry in the store of my family!

Thanks ever so much for visiting and I hope you're able to find some happy creative time for yourself in the coming week!

GYPSY SOUL ITEMS USED

         Single & Double Lamp Posts large

Ornate Doilies-returning to the store soon

OTHER ITEMS USED

Kaisercraft Rustic Harmony 12x12 collection
Ranger crackle finish and alcohol inks

Ranger Distress Inks-Antique Linen and Weathered Wood

Donna Salazar Ink-Mossy

Martha Stewart edge punch
Prima and Crafter's Workshop stencils