Masculine/fathers' day Cards by Barbara Rankin

Hi everyone!  I'm sure that, by now, you know that Father's Day is just around the corner, and if you need some ideas for those masculine type cards to make, I hope this tutorial will help inspire you.  Here are the two cards I made that I think would be suitable for any of the men in your life.

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Card 1

Card 1: Adhere a slightly smaller piece of print paper (Off to the Races) to the front of a 5"x7" kraft card.  (Optional:  Distress and ink edges before adhering to card front).

Use the 3"x4" notecard (Cigar Box Secrets) to measure the distance to cut through the 4"x6" notecard (Cigar Box Secrets).

Draw a line between the two marks with a pencil.  Punch a 1/8" circle at the sides where the lines intersect, then use a craft knife to slice the straight opening along the straight line between the two holes.  Erase pencil lines.

Place 3"x4" notecard into slot.

Turn 4"x6" notecard over and trace around 3"x4" notecard on reverse.

At this time, you can distress and ink the edges of the 4"x6" notecard only before adhering to the card front.  Note where the glue has been applied.  The pocket area needs to be free from glue.

Adhere 4"x6" notecard to lower right of card front.

Round corners of  3"x4" notecard and slip into pocket.  Make two rosettes using the red print Graphic 45 paper and adhere to upper left corner of card.  Use a pop dot to lift the smaller rosette so it will sit slightly atop the larger one.

Choose four Gears and one of the Horses to alter.  The horse was inked with Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxides.  The gears were inked with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Hammered Metal (left) and Charred Gold (right).

The horse's legs were  glued to the top portion of the pocket opening on the 4"x6" notecard only, leaving the 3"x4" notecard free to move up and down.  The gears were glued to the rosettes, while two gears were layered and adhered next to the rosettes, as shown.

Pull the 3"x4" notecard out of the pocket and use a repositionable glue dot to adhere your gift card to the reverse side.

Stamp a sentiment on the front of the notecard.  I used "just for you" for this card. 

Place notecard with gift card inside pocket and send your "gift" card on it's way.

On the inside, add a scrap of the G45 paper to the inside with a border strip, and stamp "Dad" with Versamark and heat emboss with champagne embossing powder.

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Card 2

Card 2: Adhere a slightly smaller piece of print paper (Off to the Races) to the front of a 5"x6-1/2" black card.  (Optional:  Distress and ink edges before adhering to card front).

Ink Flourished Frame Valerie Square with Versamark ink and heat emboss with Burnt Copper Leaves embossing powder. 

Trace around frame onto a piece of blue print paper (Off to the Races) and cut to fit inside frame. 

Adhere to back of frame opening, then adhere both to top half of card front.

Ink Horse Head with Versamark ink and heat emboss with Charred Gold embossing powder.  Adhere to center of frame opening with foam dots.

Die cut a banner from black card stock.  Use gold rub-ons to spell out "BEST DAD".

Fold ends of banner, place foam dots in center and glue at ends, as shown.

Adhere to bottom of card beneath frame.

Since the gold letters were so bright, I added touches of gold metallic paste to some areas of the frame to brighten the frame to match.

For the inside, stamp "Happy Father's Day" with Versamark ink and champagne embossing powder.  Cut around image and adhere to a scrap of the G45 paper that has been cut slightly smaller than the front of the kraft sack (envelope).

Adhere craft sack to center of card inside, and insert your gift card.  

Supplies Used:

GSL Horses Shape Set
GSL Gears Shape Set
GSL Flourished Frame Valerie Square
Graphic 45 Off to the Races papers
Prima Cigar Box Secrets papers
Kraft card (5"x7")
Black card (5"x6-1/2")
Black card stock scrap
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo)
Tim Holtz Distress Oxides (Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber)
Tim Holtz die (Regal Crest)
Tim Holtz Gilded Alpha remnant rubs
Allure Embossing Powders (Charred Gold, Hammered Metal, Burnt Copper Leaves)
Pearlustre Champagne embossing powder
Versamark ink pad
Dad rubber stamp (Inkadinkado)
Mini Craft Sacks (2.5" x 4") (Paper Studio)
3D Foam Squares
Happy Father's Day stamp (PSX)
Just for You stamp (Hero Arts)

I hope you enjoyed the project today, and be sure to check out the GSL shop.  Another fun set to consider for your male cards is the GSL Miniatures Shape Set - Guy Thing.  It contains lots of vintage style male type laser cuts, giving you even more choices.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Barbara

How to Rust Your Chippies by Sandy Trefger

Hello, Sandy here with a quick YouTube tutorial video to share how I rust chipboard embellishments. I had never done this before even though I've had the product to use for over nine months!  I had a mini album that I wanted to embellish with various masculine "metal" chippies and decided that now was a good time to create some rust and share the process with you!  Here's what the rusted chippies look like on my mini album--

And here's my YouTube Tutorial Video on How to Rust Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Chippies:

Supplies Used:

• Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Miniature Shape Set--Guy Thing #D70B
• Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Chevron Words Travel Small  #C7I
• Pentart Rust Effects Powder
• Pentart Rust Effects Reagent in Yellow, Brown & Yellowish Red

If you want to know how to make the mini album out of one piece of 12 x 12 cardstock and one large Graphic 45 tag, visit my Snapguide at:  How to Create a Graphic 45 Father's Day Mini Album

Thank you so much for checking out my blog post and YouTube Tutorial Video.  I hope you'll have a go at rusting some chipboard embellishments.  I'll be back on the 21st with another Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts project.

Happy Crafting!

~Sandy

Check out my blog/website at  www.sandytrefger.blogspot.com

Sometimes You Need a Crown

Hola everyone! Lora here taking my turn in the wonderful world that is Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts
Crowns. Sometimes you just need one.
Mothers Day, Birthdays, International Wear a Crown Day.
I don't think there is such a day, but why not?
And there are some days, draggy, blah days, days of gloominess where a crown would perk you right up, give you that extra boost of confidence.
What about exam days?
Laundry Days? Dental appointments? Grocery shopping?
Mondays.
Any occasion, any reason is a good one to wear a crown. Makes you feel like you can tackle anything, like going to the zoo with an entire Kindergarten class or walking into a bio hazard area like a teenagers bedroom.
So go ahead, put the crown on....you'll be so glad you did!

 So very....pink. For some reason, this shade was singing a little 'I'm so pretty' siren song to me. MacGyver says it reminds him of a Hawaiian princess, so I'm gonna go with that.
It even looks pretty nice from the back, because you can't have too many flowers.

Here's where I started out.....

I then used the crown pieces as templates and cut my paper, glued it on the appropriate pieces and painted the fancy top layer white.

I glued the skinnier pink strip to the bottom of the fancy cut layer for extra strength and when it dried, I glued it to the large base layer. I glued the wide strip that wraps around the back of the head on ONE SIDE ONLY of the crown front. The reason being, that it is much easier to embellish on a flat surface than a curved one.
I also added a couple of brads for extra strength at the attachment point and do the same thing when I complete the circle and you can see that in the picture below.

But while the piece is flat is the time to add all of your chosen embellishments. I went a little nuts with the pearls and sparkly Stickles. It was fun!
I left little spaces at the top of the points so there was room to glue on flowers.

I piped some lime green and orange peel Stickles around the fancy cut piece and flower centers.

 Added some dot detail with Opal White Liquid Pearls to tie in with the pearl strands.....

And voila! A crown fit for a princess! Or a soccer mom, or a CEO. You get the idea......

SUPPLIES:
CROWN

Additional supplies:
Stickles in Lime green and orange peel
Various 'silk' flowers
Liquid Pearls in White Opal
White Acrylic Paint
Brads
Glue
Thank you for stopping by!

Special Delivery

Hi Everyone,

Jess here. 

Once again I was a bad design team girl and didn't take step out photos.  Here's the thing, these cabana houses are so easy to assemble I just got carried away.  They just fold together.  A tiny bit of glue or double sided tape and they are done in a flash. 

I started by using some tissue wrap and crazing collage medium to adhere it to the house.  Once the collage medium was dry I used Distress Crayons and Scribble Sticks to add color.  

I love making my tissue have wrinkles.  I smush and scrunch it until I have enough wrinkles. 

The roof was stamped and then colored using Distress Oxide inks.  

The roof edges and the bottom of the house have some washi tape.  

The little postman, a bingo house number, some verbiage, and my teeny house is done. 

The cabana houses come in a set of 5! Such an awesome deal. 

Wings & Heart All Occasion Greeting Card

Hey there Peeps! Ginny here to share a very vintagy inspired greeting card with loads of chippies and flowers , burlap and lace.

Isn't this the sweetest? Anything with hearts and wings is going to be great, right?



There's a lot going on here....but using the dark navy borders really helps to break up the busy patterns.

I think the burlap and lace adds so much texture and gives a really homespun country appeal.

Gorgeous flowers and pearly accents.

The cabochon in the center has flowers in the exact same shades and is the perfect focal point.

1.  I wiped down the chippies and poked out the little bits to prepare them for finishing. 2. I applied a flat white embossing powder to the wings and heat set it then allowed it to cool. Focusing on the wingtips I added a layer of white and gold speckled embossing powder and set that also. A final layer of glitter snow to the very edges for added texture. 3. While the glitter snow was still wet I sprinkled on some Prills. 4. Text paper was applied to the heart and the edges sanded down with a small file. The edges are aged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The frame was easily altered with navy embossing powder and heat set.

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts~ Flourished Frame Karen,

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) Ginny

French Country Hidden Drawer Book Box by Pam Bray

Happy first Saturday of June!!! Can you believe it is June already!!! Today I am sharing my French Country Hidden Drawer Book Box using some amazing GSLaser Cuts Chippies!!!

I began my French Country Hidden Drawer Book Box  by first cutting papers to fit inside and outside of the Hidden Drawer Book Box using my Xyron Creative Station.

Form Hidden Drawer Book Box and then adhere papers to inside of box...

And to the top of the Hidden Drawer Book Box.

Adhere Scribbled Frame to top of prepared Hidden Drawer Book Box .

Add French Country Journal Ephemera to top of Hidden Drawer Book Box ,

Fussy cut sunflower from French Country pattern paper and place on top of Hidden Drawer Book Box with pop dots.

Decorate side of Hidden Drawer Book Box with fussy cut diamonds from pattern paper.

Add clock knob to front of drawer.

I hope I have excited you about summertime and sunflowers...so grab some of Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Chippies and create yourself something fabulous for summer. Hugs Pam

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Supplies:

Hidden Drawer Book Box

Scribbled Frames and Lines

Other Supplies:

Graphic 45 French Country Collection

Xyron Creative Station

Clock Knob

DecoArt Media Yellow Oxide Paint

Paintbrush

A Shrine for Saint Expeditus

Have you ever heard of Saint Expeditus (a.k.a. St. Expedite, San Expedito)?

I found this little saint figure of him meant for a car dashboard, but I wanted to make a little shrine for him instead.



Saint Expeditus one of my favourite saints. I ask for his help all the time. He is especially helpful in money matters, bringing quick resolutions, and getting the job done. Just send out a heartfelt plea for his assistance and when he comes through be sure to repay him for his efforts.

My wee shrine to him uses the Gypsy Soul Arch Top Cabinet with Doors. It's the perfect size to house those little dash board/magnetic saint figures.

For a textural effect I added Art Deco Border & Corners to the headpiece and doors of the shrine.

I love my little shrine and I hope Saint Expeditus does too! 

For a comprehensive walk through for putting this piece together see HERE 

Here is everything you'll need:

Arch Top Cabinet with Doors
Art Deco Border & Corners

Gold Mini Rosette Dresden Borders*
Embellishments like Fancy Bronze Metal Drawer Pulls
Plaster (not necessary, but I like the 'old' texture it gives.
Acrylic paint
Paper
Moss
Faux foilage like: Fern Garland* and Tiny Paper Roses*

Tiny statuette!

Additional information about St. Expedite can be found at saintexpedite.org