Hippity Hoppity Easter's on it's way

Hi and welcome to the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts blog today.  It's Teresa here and I am getting a jump start on my Easter decorations for April with a cute little candy box that I made with the Standing Dome Frame Oval.  I had lots of ideas for this neat decorative piece but I decided to use some new Easter Doodlebug on it to make it bright and cheerful like spring should be.

On this piece there is a neat oval frame in the center of a large back round piece.  All around the base there is a cute picket fence and it was perfect to fill up with Easter grass and lots of candies.  

So lets get started shall we.  

1. Start by gluing all the pieces together with a strong glue like Beacon's 3 in 1 or Scotch Quick Dry.

2. Paint the back of the piece like green on the front and back at least 2 times letting the paint dry between coats.

3. Paint the fence white with Chalkboard paint (it has less water in it to warp the pieces)

4. Paint the base of the piece with black chalkboard paint.  Let it all dry completely.

5. Lay the back frame piece on a large printed piece of paper and trace around it.  Cut out the center oval with scissors and glue it to the front of the frame.  Let dry.

6. Using a nail file sand around all the edges to make it even and smooth.  Use brown chalk ink and ink around the edges of the frame like you see below.

7. Take the center oval that you cut out and cut a piece of clear acetate to put on the back of the window that is 1/2 inch larger than the circle.  Let that dry too.

8.  On the Doodlebug paper there is a square tag that you will cut with a circle die cut to make the one that you see above.  Die cut a larger circle in white card stock and glue it on the back.  Die cut a Spellbinders Lacey circle in bright pink and glue that on the back to make the medallion that goes in the center of the window on the acetate.  Glue it on the acetate with strong adhesive tape.

9. Decorate your piece with flowers, ribbons and the stickers that come in the Doodlebug Easter Express collection.  

10.  For the front of my fence I used 3D Foam squares to glue on the little bunny train to make it stand out on the fence.  You get lots of pieces with the sticker set so you can really be creative.

And that's all there is to it.  Just fill the front with Easter grass and set it out to enjoy!  

Here is a list of supplies that you will need:

GSLC-Standing Dome Frame Oval

Doodlebug Easter Express Collection

Americana Decor chalk paints in: Carbon, Refreshing and Everlasting

Versamagic Chalk ink in Gingerbread

Scotch Quick Dry Tacky glue

Spellbinders Lacey Circles and Dotted Circles

3 pink roses and ribbons to match

bright pink card stock and white card stock

scissors, paper trimmer, clear acetate, 3D foam squares, Easter grass

Thanks again for stopping by and have a wonderful and crafty day!!

Teresa

Kissing Reindeer Standing Dome by Betsy Skagen

Despite one politician's recent coffee cup hullabaloo, I am
over-the-moon delighted that the season has arrived to greet each other with
holiday greetings--whether it be Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas or Happy
Kwanzaa. 

As crafters, many of us have been making holiday items for
months, so if you are anything like me, Betsy Skagen of Paper Calliope, you are
more than ready to share some holly jolly spirit.

 

Tutorial How to Make the Kissing Reindeer Standing Dome

As Gina's November 2015 Guest Designer, I chose this project
because the shape of Gina's Standing Dome Frame Oval reminded me of a piece of
furniture that used to stand in my grandmother's front hall. That, however, is
where the similarities end. A relatively stern woman, my grandmother would
never have had something so sparkly and frivolous in her possession.

Step 1: Paint fence, backdrop and base of Standing Dome
Frame Oval and the Moon String Along 
with gesso. Let dry. Do NOT paint the Flourished Deer with gesso as the
layers get too thick for the intricate cuts. Trust me on this, I know. If you
don't trust me, trust Gina because she had to drop everything and send me
another pair of reindeer when I messed up the first pair. Good thing she is so
efficient that she puts Santa's workshop to shame.

 

Step 2: Paint both sides of Flourished Deer, back drop and
base with a rich brown matte acrylic paint. Let dry.

Step 3: Paint both sides of moon with a matte yellow acrylic
paint. Let dry.

Step 4: Paint both sides of fence with a gloss red acrylic
paint. Let dry.

 

Step 5: Lightly coat one side of moon with Mod Podge and
cover with extra fine glitter. Let dry. Repeat on other side of moon.

 

Step 6: Adhere blue glitter foam sheet to front of backdrop.
Flip over and use a utility blade to carve out the oval.

Step 7: Using a strong adhesive, assemble the Standing Dome
Frame Oval (the backdrop, fence and base).

Step 8: I found it tricky to get the deer to adhere the deer
in a way that they stayed perfectly upright. I tried a few different solutions
and this was what worked best for me.

First, determine the placement of your deer and lightly mark
the location of their front and back hooves on the base with a pencil. Use
masking tape to temporarily adhere the deer in place.

 

Then find four long nails with large flat heads. Temporarily
place one nail upright against the back of a front deer leg and determine where
to pierce the base so that the nail best supports the deer leg. Mark this spot
on the base. Repeat this for a front and rear leg of each deer.

Remove the deer from the base. Use a hammer and pierce the
base where you marked with each nail. Flip the base over and insert the nails so
that the flat head is snug against the bottom of the base.

 

Return the base to its upright position and adhere the deer
hooves to the base with strong adhesive and adhere the deer legs to the nails
with narrow strips of brown or white duct tape.

Step 9: Determine the best height to hang the moon and cut
off the unneeded stem of chipboard. Adhere the stem to the back of the
backdrop.

 

Step 10: Add faux snow to the fence, base and reindeer legs.
Make snowdrifts to hide the nails. Let dry.

I hope you found inspiration in this tutorial. Don't forget
that in just a few days Gina's Lasercuts will become Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts.
Happy Holidays! -Betsy

 Gina's Designs

    Standing Dome Frame Oval

    Flourished Deer

    Moon String Along

Great stuff you will need

    Foam blue glitter
sheet

    Gesso

    Matte acrylic
paint in brown and yellow

    Red glass acrylic
paint

    Four 3" nails
with flat heads

    Mod Podge

    Aleene's True Snow

    Extra fine glitter

    Beacon Fabri-Tac
Adhesive

Standing Oval Frame by Kim

Hi everyone, Kim here!  Today I'd like to share a very special creation. This is the Standing Dome Frame in an Oval Shape.  I have used a vintage photo of my lovely Grandmother, Margaret.  She was the one who first introduced me to crafting.  I think she would be thrilled to be featured on Gina's Blog, and it makes me smile every time I think about it.

This frame comes with a stand and also with some gorgeous picket fencing. I have spelled out my Grandmothers name with some lovely scrabble tiles from Which Craft, and added some white floral lace to the front of the fence.

Above you can see one of our skeleton clocks, and a lovely wooden dress form from Which Craft. I cut out some of the shutters from the Bo Bunny "The Avenues" paper line, and added a metal pocket watch.

Above you can see the Birds on a Wire sitting on the fence.  I embossed them with shabby white embossing powder.

In the area behind the fence, I have used some gorgeous flowers from Craftsupplies1 in a lovely sky blue color. I also added the clock paper from the Bo Bunny paper here and then I topped it off with some rosette trims.

And Finally here is a shot of the lamp post with the Large Round Charm hanging from it. I used some metal embellishments from my stash and another lovely flower from Craftsupplies1. I embossed the lamp post with aged silver embossing powder.  On the wooden charm,  I added a bit of aged gold embossing powder to give it some interest.  The birds on the inside were cut from the paper line and glossy accents were applied over top of it. You can see in the background another shutter I cut out of the paper, and topped with a wood sentiment from Which Craft.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Gina's items used:
Standing Dome Frame Oval
Lamppost 2
Wooden Charm - Circle Large
Skeleton Clocks

Birds on a Wire 1

Other Items used:
Vintage Trims from Lavish Laces
Other Venice Trims & Rosettes from Suhafuah
Wood Dressform, Scrabble Tiles and Forever Sentiment by WhichCraftdoyoudo?
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts & Craftsupplies1
Appliques by Cathy's Crazy by Design
Metal Embellishments by ButterBeeScraps
Antique Silver, Shabby White Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Recollections Light Blue Embossing Powder
Paper is Bo Bunny The Avenues