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September 14, 2018 By admin 10 Comments

A Memory to Hold – Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts

Hello All and Welcome!

A couple of months ago I was asked if I would like to be a guest designer over on the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Blog I was happy to say, yes and today my day has come!! I’m so excited!

Although, I have to admit that I actually hadn’t ever tried any of the Gypsy Laser Cuts, but I now can tell you that I have… and that they are wonderful!! They were fairly easy to build (especially using my favorite adhesive – Distress Collage Medium) If you haven’t had a chance to try these, here is a link to their shop… Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts.

I decided to try one of their Tiny Shadowbox Houses 1 they are very small (only 2 3/4″ tall) and come in a 2 pack, but oh my goodness, they are so darn CUTE when they are all dressed up! I had an idea in mind when I saw these…small Photo Booth type photos.  My Grandma Mabel was the perfect little model for this project.

I used some new Tim Holtz products including the Halloween Worn Wallpaper, which includes some lovely patterns that can be used for things other than Halloween… and a product coming to his regular line, Thimbles!!! I think these are  going to be one of my new favorites…they’re flat on top so using it for a base for my house worked perfectly!

Let’s begin!!

First, I decided to use a stamped tag background I had created, and a piece of Worn Wallpaper from the Halloween collection. Then I began trimming the papers to fit the house and adhered them with Distress Collage Medium.

First I adhered the inside…

Then I adhered the house together…

I blended a tiny bit of Picket Fence Distress Paint around the edges, just to remove the cardboard brown color.

Then I adhered the outside pieces of Worn Wallpaper.. after they were adhered, I brushed on a thin layer of Distress Collage Medium in Vintage, to give it a bit more of an aged look, on both the inside and outside.

 the roof was cut from a piece of corrugated cardboard scrap…

I blended some Iced Spruce Distress Oxide through the Stampers Anonymous Nordic Layering Stencil (THS070) with a blender and cut it to size to fit the roof of my house and set it aside so that I could add some embossing to the edges of the house.

Using my Ranger Embossing Dabber, I lightly dabbed a bit of embossing ink around the front, side and rear of the edges that were raw. Then dipped it onto a paper plate that had been sprinkled with Ranger Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder. Then it was heat embossed.

Then I adhered the corrugated roof. (I Blended a bit of Walnut Stain Distress Oxide onto the paper to give it more age.)

I rubbed some Walnut Stain Distress Crayon with my finger around the house edges on both the inside and outside. (By the way…I was in the midst of making and wasn’t paying any attention to how dirty my fingers actually were before taking these photos, sorry about that… Messy fingers=a happy heart<3)

 I trimmed down my photo, scratched it a little with my Sanding Grip and blended some Walnut Stain Distress Oxide around the edges. I trimmed a piece of cotton felt batting with a pair of pinking shears and ran a simple messy stitch around the outside of the photo. (By the way…I always make copies of original photos to create with.) I left some extra thread and decided to tie on a tiny heart charm.

I trimmed a tiny phrase from the Tim Holtz Clippings Sticker pack and blended it with a bit of Walnut Stain Distress Oxide.

Next, I created a border with the Sizzix 3D Scallop Mini Trim…I cut the piece from Silver Kraft-Core paper, sanded it a bit with my Sanding Grip, Painted it lightly with some Picket Fence Distress Paint. After it was dry, I blended some Mushroom Alcohol Ink onto it and blended a little Walnut Stain and Iced Spruce Distress Crayon onto it. Then I trimmed it down a little lengthwise so that it fit on the bottom of the house.

The thimble… I did basically the same treatment as the trim, except no sanding…Picket Fence Distress Paint, Mushroom Alcohol Ink, Walnut Stain and Iced Spruce Distress Crayon, I focused the Iced Spruce around the bottom of the thimble…I thought it kind of made it look enameled. I also added a bit of vintage tatted trim around the thimble. (My Grandma had tried teaching me how to tat when I was little, with no success, but I wanted to include a touch of it in the project.) <3

Then I added some scraps of lace and a vintage button and began adding all my layers to the house. All were adhered with Distress Collage Medium, my glue of choice, it works wonderfully on every surface! Even the heavy metal button!

Thank you so much for joining me today and be sure to stop over to the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts shop and blog.

Creatively Yours,

Stacy


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GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES –

Gypsy Soul Laser Cut- Tiny Shadowbox Houses 1

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous- Botanical and Batik (CMS327), Nordic Layering Stencil (THS100)

Tim Holtz/Ranger- Sanding Grip, Embossing Ink Dabber, Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder, Metallic Kraft-Core Silver Paper, Mushroom Alcohol Ink, Distress Collage Medium, Distress Collage Medium Vintage

Distress Oxide- Walnut Stain, Iced Spruce

Distress Crayons – Walnut Stain, Iced Spruce

Distress Paint- Picket Fence

Distress Tools/Mediums- Distress Sprayer, Craft Mat, Heat it Heat tool, Blending Tools, Watercolor Paper

Tim Holtz/Sizzix- 3D Scallop Mini

Tim Holtz/Idea-ology- Thimbles, Sticker Clippings, Worn Wallpaper

Other-  Sewing Machine and Thread, Vintage Lace, Button and Charm, Corrugated Cardboard, Cotton Batting, Pinking Shears

 

Filed Under: 2018 Idea-ology, 2018 Sizzix, 2018 Stampers Anonymous Halloween, Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz, Vignettes Tagged With: 3D Texture Fade, Alcohol Ink, Blog, Distress Crayons, Distress Ink, Distress Oxide Ink, Heat Embossing, Idea-ology, Layering Stencil, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz, Vintage Embellishments

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Comments

  1. Ann B says

    September 14, 2018 at 9:50 AM

    I just love this tiny make Stacy! What wonderful tribute to Mabel, she looks beautiful amongst the lace! The thimble is the perfect perch for this beautiful piece. So glad to see you as a GSLC guest designer! xxx

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    • admin says

      September 20, 2018 at 7:12 AM

      Thank you, Ann…it is so tiny, but was the perfect size for this photo, I know that she would have loved it too! Thank you always for your friendship and kind comments, Ann!! Hugs! ♥️

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  2. Sheila says

    September 14, 2018 at 9:54 AM

    Love it!! I just love your attention to detail and your excellent step by step tutorials. These companies are lucky to have you. Keep it up and can’t wait to see your Christmas tutorials!! Last year’s “All is Calm . . .” is still one of my most favorite. Thank you!!

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    • admin says

      September 20, 2018 at 7:15 AM

      You are so sweet, Sheila! Thank you, I’ve been very lucky to have been able to make for these companies as well. It’s been a blessing , thank you for all your kind words! Hugs!! ♥️

      Reply
  3. Deb S. says

    September 14, 2018 at 10:00 AM

    FABulous design!

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  4. Pamm Blanton says

    September 14, 2018 at 12:50 PM

    This is really beautiful Stacy. I love all the details.

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  5. Barbara says

    September 14, 2018 at 2:07 PM

    This is darling; Grandma Mabel is, indeed, the perfect model!

    Reply
  6. chantal desnoyers says

    September 15, 2018 at 3:48 AM

    I just start following you, and omg you are an amazing artist. I just love the vintage and grungy look that you bring to your projects. Thank you very much for those very helpful step by step tutorial. It must be so much fun to work with all of those amazing products also.

    Reply
  7. Nancy Wethington says

    September 15, 2018 at 6:02 AM

    All those tiny details you added make this one great project! You are an inspiration.

    Reply
  8. Anita Houston says

    September 17, 2018 at 4:42 PM

    What a fantastic beauty here! LOVE the patterns you created on the papers and the thimble base!

    Reply

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