Guest Designer Ginger Ropp

Hello everyone! Its Ginger from mysistersscrapper.

Today I have a couple of projects to share with you that I created for Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts. The first project is a fun little autograph style mini album. I used some fun papers from Echo Park and some really cute elements from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts

Mini Album

Front inside cover

Inside page with flap open

Back inside cover

To alter the chipboard postage frames I just used some black craft paint to keep it simple. For the flowers I used white craft paint and added some red bling to the centers. The postage frames and doodle frames went really well with this Disney themed mini album. 

Supplies used

Postage Frames D79C

5 Petal Flowers w/Flourish D12P

Doodle Frame Square BB44A

Doodles Set 1 BB46A

For the second project I created a fun fold out card. I used the Frontier paper collection by Authentique and some really cute barbed wire frames from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts. My aunt owns a ranch and is turning 90 and I thought this would make a really great birthday card for her. 

Here's the front of the card.

A closer look at the cute barbed wire frame.

Here's the inside of the fold out card. I used some more of the fun barbed wire frames around the vintage images.

Here's the last foldout and a place for me to write my birthday greeting.

To alter the barbed wire frames I used Distress Stain in walnut stain and vintage photo. Then I applied a dab of Antique Bronze Distress paint around the edges. 

Supplies used

Barbed Wire Frame Circle

Barbed Wire Frame Rectangle

Here's a quick video showing a little more detail. 

https://youtu.be/JeFKxgbm_M4

Thanks for watching! Thanks to Gina of Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts for the opportunity to design with her fabulous chipboard elements!

Alice in Wonderland

Hi Everyone,
Jess here today with a little Alice in Wonderland inspired project.  I want to apologize for the lack of step out photos here.  Work has been consuming my life as of late and I have barely had any time to do what I love.  I hope my instructions are clear enough for you to follow along.

 I started with a simple number 10 tag and turned it into a mini album.
To begin, fold your tag in half.  Cover the spine with washi tape to give it a bit of extra strength.  Cover all pages with bits of Tim Holtz wallpaper and washi tape.  Once all of your paper is adhered give it a white wash using acrylic paint.  Use Distress Crayon in Gathered Twigs to age some areas and all edges.  Splatter some Distress Paint on the background in Vintage Photo to tie it all together.

To make the cover, run your stencil letter(coming soon to the store) through your die cutting machine using the Sizzix 3d embossing folder.  Use Cracked Pistachio Oxide Ink on the raised areas and smudge around with your finger to coat the entire stencil.  Cut a found relative card down to fit behind the stencil letter and adhere using double stick tape. Add a tiny brass clock charm and some spun cotton mushrooms to the bottom corner.  Set the image aside.  Do not glue the image onto the cover yet because you will need to add sari ribbon to hold it closed.

For the first page, gather various clock faces.  Some of these are vintage, some are paper, and some are charms.  Glue your faces down in a pattern you like and add your mini white Rabbit.  The Rabbit (along with the other silhouettes) was painted black and embossed using Rangers Frosted Crystal Embossing powder.  The result is an awesome matte finish.  Glue your Rabbit to the center of the largest clock face.  Add a word sticker and outline in black.  

What's a Mad Hatter without his tea? This tea cup die has a slit in the top so it was easy to slip in the Mad Hatter once he was embossed.   A bit of bakers twine holds on his hat size.  I distressed this page a bit more than the others by curling back some of the paper.  

Finish the book, but keep your head! The Queen finishes out the little book.  I found lots of Rose ephemera to add to her page, but I wanted to make sure some were not painted the right color.  I love the cowering card in the corner.  

Wrap your ribbon around the entire booklet.  Adhere your stencil onto the front cover and this will hold the ribbon in place.  

I hope you enjoyed our quick trip through Wonderland!

Jess

Thank You Greeting Card

Hello there friends and crafty peeps! Ginny here to share a very purply greeting card I created with some gorgeous GSL chippies!

I did warn you about the purple right? I just love this color and you really just don't see it that often in the crafting world.

I'm combining multiple chippies for this card to give a very layered look.

In keeping with the color scheme I added some perfectly coordinating sequins and berry sprays. This also adds a bit of sparkle too!

A garden of gorgeous flowers here with the fern chippies tucked in to create a very nice and full arrangement.

For this card I clipped the frame in half after altering it to make sure it did not get lost under the paper layers.

This doily was a perfect break from the busy colors and patterns.

After selecting the chipboard I wanted to use I removed them from their backings and wiped them down with a damp cloth to prepare them for altering.

The chippies are all finished with heat set embossing powder. I chose chartreuse for the ferns, a silvery eggplant for the frame and flat white for the doily : )

Gypsy Soul laser Cuts Supplies used....Fern Fronds, Doilies (contact store), Flourished Frame Valerie Rectangle.

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

Honeydukes Reimagined

I originally planned on turning one of the GSL Corner Room Boxes into a Honeydukes candy shop but changed my mind when I saw the Rotating 4 Scene Room Box. (Alpha stamps) After making a candy themed clock and Honeydukes display I realized I had way too many fun candy shop ideas to fit into a single room. Here's what I came up with.

The room box has a base, two interlocking pieces that make up the walls of the rooms, an 'X' shaped piece that goes at the top and four rectangular pieces that fit on the wall edges. It also comes with a lazy susan turntable to spin it. I painted all of the surfaces that weren't going to be papered with a base coat of gesso then a cream colored acrylic paint.  The piece was assembled using tacky glue.

I chose the black and cream Checkers paper from Graphic 45's Mother Goose collection for all of the room's floors. 

The papers I used for the walls were Recollections Light Pink Stripes, Bo Bunny The Avenues, Imaginisce Hey Foxy and a pink and white Random Dot from Paper Studio. 

The baseboards were made from tongue depressors. I used cutters to get them to size. A sanding block took the rough edges off. They were then painted cream and glued into place. 

I used Super Glue to adhere the turntable to the bottom before I started the decorating process.

The Honeydukes display case was placed into the pink striped room. I made a small wall shelf from one of the Mini Shadowbox Set boxes. I painted it to match the display case and filled it with jars of poly clay cane slices and some giant peppermint lollipops made from glass beads and wire. 

The clock was given it's own space that I decorated with Ella & Viv candy heart papers from their Candy Land Tray set into resin frames. The pink pots are holding snippets of plastic flowers. 

I knew I wanted to have a quiet space for the students to do their homework. That's the GSL Table & 2 Chairs 1:12 with a scrap of felt as seat cushions. I glued a hook on the wall for a student's owl cage. The 'Shhh' sign is made from free clip art I found online. 

 The table has a tea pot, two cups, a jar of candy (of course) and two miniature books. 

The last room was inspired by many of the places I took my girls when they were little. Lots of places that kids hang out have birthday party celebration rooms so I added one at my version of Honeydukes. The presents are made from papered wooden blocks and tiny bows, the cake is made of polymer clay, the heart balloons are made from acrylic vase filler hearts glued onto floral wire. The banner was printed using a Harry Potter font and glued onto baker's twine, held in place by heart shaped buttons.

I hope you were transported along with me, thanks for stopping by!

Gypsy Soul Items Used

Rotating 4 Scene Room Box

Grandfather Clock 1:12

Round Table & 2 Chairs 1 to 12

Mini ShadowboxSet

Small Trinket Shelf  Stand (coming soon)

Other Items Used

Tacky glue

Super Glue

Gesso

Acrylic paint

Tongue depressors

Recollections Light Pink Stripes

Bo Bunny The Avenues

Imaginisce Hey Foxy 

Pink and white Random Dot from Paper Studio

Ella & Viv Candy Land Tray

Resin Frames

Wooden blocks

Miniature bows

Vase filler hearts

White floral wire

Miniature bottles

Polymer clay

Polymer clay canes

Printed labels

Miniatures

Stay Curious

Hello, Jennalee here today. When I saw this ATC Shrine I knew it would make the perfect housing for an assemblage. A little faux rust and a few gears and your piece is well underway. 

Begin by preparing a faux rust background. Cut to size and run thru Xyron. Adhere faux rust pieces to the back sides of ATC Shrine pieces. Use an Exacto knife to trim notches. 

Adhere faux rust piece to the border of the ATC Shrine door. Emboss clock face with Burnt Copper Leaves and clock hands with Charred Gold. Paint the back of the shrine door with Raw Umber acrylic paint. 

Prepare background for the inside of shrine by embossing a piece of gold paper from Tim Holtz's Paper Stash Metallic Kraft pad using the Mechanics 3D Texture Plate. The secret to getting a good impression is to mist your paper with water before running thru your machine. Once embossed lightly sand and ink with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. 

Cut background to size and run thru Xyron. Adhere background to inside pieces of the shrine. Be sure to leave the tabs uncovered so your shrine will fit together correctly. 

Assemble shrine. I used Distress Collage Medium to adhere all the joints. 

Add finishing details. Using a drill punch add a hole to the side of the shrine to attach an Idea-ology Clock Key.  Adhere round ephemera piece from Layer Collector pack to shrine using foam dots. Add detail to the background with Mini Gears. Adhere a Paper Doll using two foam dots stacked for extra dimension. Fashion a cane from a Game Spinner and layered Mini Gears. 

Look at that faux rusty goodness on the back of the shrine!! 

I really love this ATC Shrine. The clock on the door was the perfect inspiration for this make. 

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you have a great weekend and get a chance to make a creative mess. Happy Creating~ Jennalee 

ladies and gents, hold the phone

Hello everyone, it's hard to believe that August is here already. I know that during these summer months it can be very busy, so today I am sharing a fairly simple project that makes a big impact. I have been meaning to make up one of these tablet/iPad/phone holders since I received it in my DT box. I often put my phone down while I am working and when it is time to snap a quick progress photo, it is buried beneath all of my supplies. I hope to alleviate this issue with this steampunk inspired phone holder. Since I have two of these in my stash, I thought it would be fun to create a his and hers version.

The sturdy chipboard tablet/iPad/phone holder arrives flat in three separate pieces.

I want the finished pieces to have a steampunk/industrial look, and since I will be making a his and hers version, I think the Steampunk Lady and Steampunk Gentleman will be the perfect addition to each holder. Both of these GSLC pieces are fabulous. Each comes in a pack of two, this project only uses one so I will put the second lady and the second gentleman away for another day.

 I paint the side of the heads that will be showing on the front of the holder with distress paint in walnut stain and allow to dry. Once dry, the back side of each head is painted with black soot distress paint and set aside. I select some pattern papers from the French Industrial paper Stash that coordinate with my theme. I choose to combine different patterns for each of the planes of the holder. This could also be made with a large sheet of single pattern paper if you prefer. I like the interest of having different patterns, yet keeping them all within the same color family. I measure the pieces to be covered and cut the paper to size. It is alright if the paper overhangs a bit when you adhere it to the chipboard, this can easily be cut off with a craft knife. The most important thing to remember is not to adhere paper to the tabs of the pieces that will be secured into the base. The papers are adhered to the chipboard with collage medium. I add a layer of grunge to the surfaces as well as the edges with distress inks.

Since the front stop pieces are now complete, I go ahead and secure these into the base with a multi-purpose adhesive. These are set aside to dry while I complete the uprights for each holder.

To give the heads a more vintage feel, I add a layer of black soot distress paint on the walnut stain colored side and gently wipe it off before it dries. Knowing that the holders will be serving a function, I want to ensure that the embellishments I add are not too invasive, thus keeping things clean and simple. I decide to add a few additional cogs and gears to adorn the lady and gentleman. Using one of my favorite GSLC sets, the Steampunk Shape Set, I select a few pieces for each head that work well with the scale. I also select two clock hands to add under my titles on each holder. I emboss all of these pieces with charred gold embossing powder and secure them in place.

Each holder has a title. The words "LADIES" and "GENTS" are made with alpha parts. Beneath each title I adhered and embossed clock hand.

Once each upright was completely dry, I secured it into place by adding multi-purpose adhesive along the edge that attaches to the base and to the tabs, then inserting them into the respective slots in the base. The lady and gent are standing tall and the phone holder is ready to be put to use.

I hope that during these busy days you are able to make some time to get creative. Perhaps this simple steampunk project has got your gears moving and inspired you.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by.

~Ann   

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Used:

Tablet/iPad/Phone Holder

 Steampunk Gentleman

 Steampunk Lady

 Steampunk Shape Set