Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts DT Project - Rare Oddities Mini House Shadowbox

Hello! Yes! Another post!  I have a Halloween themed shadowbox for you today featuring Graphic 45's Rare Oddities 6x6 paper stack! Yes, it is the last day of May and no, I have no idea why I felt the need to do something Halloween based!

 I started by covering the Mini House Shadowbox 4 with purple and orange paper from the paper stack. Before placing on the house, the paper edges were inked. The scary tree was left raw and had three distress inks applied over it; Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain and Black Soot.

The skeleton was gessoed and then Picket Fence Distress Stain was applied once the gesso was dry. Pop up dots were applied to the back before we was placed into the house. The "Boo!" was cut from the Border Halloween and embossed with Black Soot.

The tag on the front of the box is from the Graphic 45 Rare Oddities chipboard collection. I was inked with Vintage Photo before attaching to the house.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. It is never too early to start your holiday decor projects!

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Products Used
Mini House Shadowbox 4
Skeleton Shape Set
Border Halloween (Boo!)
Spooky Tree (special order)

Other Products Used

Graphic 45 Rare Oddities - 6x6 paper stack and chipboard 1

White and black gesso
Distress Stain - Picket Fence
Distress Ink - Walnut Stain, Black Soot, Vintage Photo, Dusty Concord
Distress Powder - Black Soot

Gina's Designs DT Project: Dressform Cork Board

 Happy Tuesday!I am pleased to bring you my latest DT project for Gina's Designs. I have made a cork board  to keep track of my DT project due dates. I used the box portion of the Daily Box SEW since I used a lot of the elements that came with it on my Couture Shop project. After a good coat of gesso, I actually papered the inside and outside sides with Couture Shop by Graphic 45. 

 And then I changed directions! I covered the sides with lace and trim from my stash. On the inside, I covered it with a piece of cork board and then some rosette lace I got from Suhafuha on Zibbet.

I used gesso on all the dressform pieces and colored them with marker before applying clear embossing powder to the miniature ones. I attached five of the mini dressforms to thumb tacks I had.

 The larger dressform (which is designed to be free standing) is covered with a piece of paper from the Couture Shop. 

 On the larger dressform, I attached a mini cork board that I made from one of the frames that was in a "thank you for order" from Gina. I attached one of the miniature dressforms to it. 

 The bottom of the large dressform is a flower cluster I made. Not only is it darling, but the cluster also hides the slit where the cross piece slides in to make the dressform stand on its own.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today! Don't forget about the sale going on at Gina's Designs right now - 15% off your entire purchase through March 15, 20014!
And YES!  
Gina ships ALL products internationally!

Gina's Designs

Daily Box SEW

Dressforms 1 Miniature Shape Set

Dressform Stand Up

Frame - thank you gift for past order

Other Supplies

Lace: CraftSupplies1, Suhafuha, My Stash

Flowers: Lavish Laces, CraftSuplies1

Markers

Clear Embossing Powder

Cork Board

Loose Pearls

Pearl Trims: CraftSupplies1

Paper: Couture Shop by Graphic 45

Gina's Designs DT Project: The Couture Shop

I can't believe that Christmas is only seven days away! I guess I should start my shopping!! Today I have a Gina's Design's design team project for you. I have a configuration style design made from the Bagatelle Boxes: Starter Kit. These boxes are great! You get 12 in the kit (two of six different sizes) and once you have the boxes assembled, you can attach them in any arrangement you like.

I had so much fun with this project! I used the new "Couture" papers from Graphic 45 to line the inside and the outside of the boxes. That's right ladies! I used my new paper right away! Well, okay. I haven't cut into the 12x12 yet! I also used the paper on the wooden dress forms that will be available in the store in 2014!

 I used several items from the Doily Box: SEW collection. The needle was embossed with silver embossing powder.

Here you can see the doily and sewing machine from the Doily Box: SEW collection. The sewing machine, hinge (Hinge Shape Set) and filigree frame (Filigree Frames Shape Set) are all make from chipboard. These pieces were all embossed with embossing powders. Just a tip when embossing, if you are using a light color or want the true color of the embossing powder, gesso first. I cut the filigree frame in half and attached one of the images from the paper line to it before attaching it to the side of the box. 

Here are two more of the chipboard pieces from the Doily Box: SEW collection. The "sew" was given a serious workout. I had some embossing issues, but after four times under the heat gun, I got it right. The chipboard did not fall apart or warp on me. I then attached it the the blue embossed chipboard frame. You can also see a mirror in the corner. This came from the Parisian Shape Set. It comes in two pieces so it was easy to emboss the "glass". The base of the mirror was inked and then coated with glossy accents to give it that high polished look.

I love how this chipboard scissor turned out! The handle is black and the blades are silver embossed. I added a brad to the center.  They tuned out darling!

Here you can see the chipboard zipper, dress form and button (the dress form is sitting on it). The zipper and the dress form were all embossed. The button has a piece of the paper attached to it. The dress form is on a stand, but I cut it off and attached her to the button. I love that I can alter the pieces to fit my designing needs!


Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Items Used From Gina's Designs
Bagatelle Boxes Starter Kit

Doily Box SEW

Filigree Frames Shape Set

Hinges Shape Set

Parisian Shape Set

Wooden Dress Forms (Available January 2014!)

Other Items Used

Graphic 45 - Couture - 8x8 and 6x6

Glossy Accents

Metal Key, Shoe and Filigree - ButterBeeScraps on Zibbet

Bling - Martha Stewart

Embossing Powders: Lindy's Stamp Gang, Tim Holtz, Stampin' Up!

Wooden Ruler - Prima

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts, Craft Supplies 1,

Thimbles - Metal and Wooden

Fabric and Laces

Bobbin

Pins