Wish by Rachel Harries

 

this weeks post has a peek-a-boo "Wish" which come as part of the lovely Fairy Scribble Frame I start off by taking a piece of card and making it into a tube I make a small fold along one edge and snip all the way along to make sure it will keep a nice curve, I did this to give myself a little edge to adhere things to.

I then take all the pieces which include the Fairy Scribble Frame Fern Fronds, Wildflowers, Butterflies and Dragonflies and give them a coat of gesso

I then gave everything a coat of paint 

and then added some wax

I popped some green glitter inside the tube and adhered the "Wish" in the tunnel and set it to one side to dry.

I added some details to my fairy with watercolour and pencil

I then put everything together and there it is !

School's Out-Almost-A Peek-a-Boo Project

 This is Jon David Lowe for Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts, everyone knows June is every teacher's favorite month of the school year, it's the month when Summer Vacation begins. For me it is my self-imposed isolation time of working full time in my artist studio creating the new Fall Collection of books and boxes. While working I like catching up on my podcasts, two of my favorite episodes are Unfictional-The Rowing Man and Nocturne-Blackfish, both of them are nautical in nature. I am not sure what fish do for summer vacation but as long as I'm not responsible for them I'm fine. These are the cheeky inspirations for this artwork.  

1.  Gather Supplies

2.  Use Water Colors to Paint GSLC Shrine Nautical- We Are Not Going for Perfection, We Want a Worn and Weather Look.

                    

3.  Once Satisfied Cover all Pieces With DecoArt  One Step Crackle.

4.  Put GSLC Shrine Nautical Together with Golden Heavy Gel Matte.

5.  While Still Wet Sprinkle With Green Ground Cover and Pencil Shavings.

6.  Make Copies of Pictures you Wish to Use.

7.  Cut a Long Piece of Paper that Will Fit Inside of GSLC Shrine Nautical.

8.  Glue Printed Pictures to One Side of Cut Paper.

9.   Roll Up Into a Scroll Make Certain It Will fit Inside of Shrine.

10.                Drill Holes in Top and Bottom of Shrine, Where Dowels Will Go.

11.                Attach One End of Scroll to a Prepared Dowel and Roll and Then Attach Final Side to Other Dowel.

Some Final Thoughts.

In Unfictional-The Rowing Man, the story of Ove Joensen is brilliantly told by Rikke Houd. He was trying to be the first to row from his home in the Faroe Islands to Copenhagen in Denmark in the late summer of 1984. He hoped to kiss the statue of the Little Mermaid. He failed on his first attempt and had to be rescued below the cliffs of the remote Shetland Islands. This  is the story about finding a village of friends even when you are rowing alone across a ferocious sea told by the villages there who still think of him as family.

 In Nocturne-Blackfish Vanessa Lowe interviews  Malcolm Saunders, a fisherman from Cornwall, on the southern tip of the UK. While most of the old fishing ports have transformed into tourist attractions, there are still some working fish boats, manned by seasoned weathered fishermen. They're holding onto an almost forgotten way of life-one that ties their livelihood to nature, with all the thrill and hardship that goes along with it. Their lives  are governed by the tides, the weather, and time-A fisherman goes out where and when the fish are, day or night. There's nothing else to do.

Here's to wishing you all a happy and healthy summer. Take time to do a few of the things that bring you pure joy. Rest and know.

Supplies:  GSLC Shrine Nautical, Watercolors, Brush, DecoArt One Step Crackle, Golden Heavy Gel Matte, Green Ground Cover and Pencil Shavings, Clamps, Printed Pictures of Fish and other Creatures, Used Artist Shop Towel, Fancy Cut Scissors, TH Wild Honey Distress Stain, Used Postage Stamps, Long Piece of Paper, Double Sided Tape, Drill, Dowels, Metal Bobbins,

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!

Book Of Love Heart Mini Album

 

 Hello everyone.

Karolina here. I can't believe that it is June already. Time runs so fast, incredible!

During my exploring of the GSLC website, I saw a Book Of  Love Heart Mini Album. 

I thought it would be fantastic to work on this little piece.

Definitely, I will keep this mini album, because the finished project is very personal, probably because I added to this mini book important sentiments.

The first step was to coat all pieces of this lovely album with white Gesso on both sides. Then added some colours using distress oxide inks. In the end, I splashed some water on the surface. 

The next step was to add some texture. I used plenty of different stamps and inks.

I used a black crayon for all edges of the mini book. Then I made holes using the crop-a-dile punch and added a ring. I chose some ribbons to attach to the ring.

The last step was to stamp out different graphics using stamps, colour them and adhere them to the pages. I chose some inspirational sentiments, stuck them to the pages and used a gold distress crayon to add the final touch.

GSLC product used:

Book Of Love Heart Mini Album

Other supply used:

White Gesso, Distress Oxide inks, glue, sentiments, stamps, gold and black distress crayons, ribbons and inks.

I hope you like my mini book, and I cannot wait to see your interpretation of this project. Please share it on the GSLaser Cuts Craft Group on Facebook.

Thank you for stopping by!

Karola