Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Shabby Chic Mask Tutorial

Hi everyone!  Barbara Rankin here on the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts blog.  Today, I want to share this pretty, shabby chic mask using the Masks Shape Set,  along with Prima's new Lavender paper, and lots of lace and trims.

Trim a piece of 12"x12" paper to 7-3/4" x 12".  I used the mask shapes to get this measurement.

Run paper, right side up, through Xyron Creative Station.

Place paper with sticky side up.  This paper is double sided, so the script you see in the photo is actually the sticky side now.  Lay right side of each mask onto sticky side of paper.

Trim excess paper around each mask and cut out inside eye holes.  Repeat process to cover back of each mask with solid purple card stock.

Run purple card stock through Xyron Creative Station.

Adhere back of each mask to sticky side of cardstock.  Trim excess paper and cut out area inside the eye holes.  If needed, you can use sand paper, an emery board, or sanding tool, like the one shown, to smooth any rough edges.

Choose three feathery flourishes and the smallest star medallion from each set.  Ink with Versamark ink and heat emboss each piece with Charred Gold embossing powder first.  Reheat the embossing powder and while embossing powder is still hot, randomly sprinkle a small amount of Queen's Gold embossing powder and quickly reheat until melted.  Repeat process for back of each piece.  You only need to cover the parts of these pieces that might extend past the mask and be seen from the back.

Adhere pieces to each mask, as shown.  The star medallion is centered and attached to the top mask, while the flourishes are adhered to the bottom mask, just above where the top mask will sit.

Cut a piece of 4" long white fringe to 13".  Place onto a craft mat and spray with water first,  Then spray both Shaded Lilac and Spun Sugar Distress Spray Stains over the fringe.  Spray more water to help the colors lighten as well as blend.  Allow the fringe to dry.  It will dry to a lighter color.  Then cut off any excess trim.

Glue purple trim around bottom mask, as shown.   I also outlined the eye openings on the bottom mask with the gold Krylon pen, as shown. 

When the top mask is placed over  the bottom mask, you will be able to see the gold outline around the eyes, as shown below.  

However, before we glue the two masks together, let's finish the top mask.  Glue purple trim around the edges of the top mask.  When glue dries, cut off any excess trim.

Next, glue a line of flat back pearl trim centered over purple trim. 

Cut two dangle daisy pieces from dangle daisy trim.  Lay onto craft mat and spray with Ranger Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls Mist.  Then dab ColourArte Solar Gold onto each piece.  Let dry.

Glue dangle daisy trim piece to each side of top mask, as shown. 

Spread a thick bead of fast grab tacky glue along outer edge of bottom mask, as shown.  Let set for a minute or two.  Gently curve upper mask, and have a few clamps nearby and ready to use.

Align both top and bottom masks together and clamp along edges until glue dries. 

You may need to insert something between the two masks to keep the upper mask curved.  I used an extra clamp and shoved it between them.  Let the masks sit until the glue is dry.

Next, I inserted and glued small white feathers between the feathery flourishes to soften the top edges.  I glued matching gold buttons to the two daisy dangles and start medallion, as shown.  You may need to cut the shank off of the buttons before glueing them down.

Now, we need to add a handle.  I painted a 12" dowel that is 1/4' wide with  pearl paint.  You may need two coats for good coverage.  If you are right handed, you will want the handle to be on the left side of the mask so that when you are holding the mask, your right hand is free to use.  If you are left-handed, then place the handle on the right side of the mask. 

Use a good glue to attach the handle to the back of the mask, and cover the top of the handle with a small piece of the solid purple card stock to help keep the handle in place.

Here are a few closeups for you.  

Supplies Used:

GSL Masks Shape Set
GSL Star Medallions
GSL Feathery Flourishes Set
Lavender paper collection (Prima)
Coordinating purple card stock
Lumiere Pearl White paint
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains (Shaded Lilac, Spun Sugar)
Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist (Heirloom Gold)
ColourArt Radiant Rain Solar Gold Dauber
Krylon 18kt. Gold Leafing Pen
Embossing Powders
  Charred Gold (Emerald Creek)
  Queen's Gold (Ranger)
Xyron Creative Station
E-6000 Fabri-Fuse fabric glue
Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue
Various ribbons, lace, trims, buttons, and embellishments
Diamond gemstones (Paper Studio)
Small Clamps
12" wooden dowel (1/4" wide)

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to check out the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts online store to see more of the fabulous laser cuts available for all your art needs.

Have a wonderful, crafty day!

Barbara

Upcycled Metal Candle Holder and Matching Christmas Gift Tag with Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts

Hi everyone!  In case you did not know, Gina's Designs Lasercuts is now officially known as Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts.  The products are still the same high quality as always, just the name has changed.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with their family and friends.  But now, the rush is on and Christmas will be here before you know it.  For me, it seems that the next few weeks will simply fly by in no time at all.  So, I wanted to share a really quick vintage style Christmas home decor piece to either use in your own home or gift to someone special.  I also added a pretty matching gift tag, as well.

So, for my quick and easy Christmas project, I started with yet another Dollar Store find.  This time, it was this metal candle holder.

I first painted the metal with Coral Berry Silks Acrylic Glaze, mixed with a tiny bit of Egyptian Gold Radiant Rain dauber on a makeup sponge.  I simply put both colors on the sponge and dabbed it all over, inside and out.  When that dried, I painted a light coat of the Carmen Silks Acrylic Glaze around the top and bottom border of the holder, wiping away the excess.

While that was drying, I chose these snowflakes to use as decorative elements and coated each one with white gesso.

Apply Stardust Stickles to the snowflakes border.  Let dry, turn over and glitter the other side.

 Apply Stickles Waterfall to the individual snowflakes, let dry.

 Paint both sides of a Filigree Frame with white gesso, then Titan Buff, let dry.

Dab frame with Egyptian Gold Radiant Rain dauber for a shabby chic, vintage look, let dry.

Print angel collage sheet onto a transparency and let dry.  

Cut out one angel image and adhere to a piece of vellum.

Then adhere behind frame, as shown.

Adhere snowflakes, snowflakes border, and framed image to candle holder, as shown.  

Front

Back

For safety, do not use an actual tea light with a flame.  Instead, place a battery-operated tea light inside and see the beautiful glow.

Candle holder with battery-operated tea light turned on

Back with battery-operated tea light turned on 

For the tag, I simply cut out the shape from double-sided print Christmas paper, punched a hole and added an eyelet to thread my gold ribbon through.

I glued a second angel collage image from the transparency, adhered it to another scrap of vellum, and then to the tag.  

Gold line stickers were applied around the collage image, and a decorative punched piece of the same vellum was added to the bottom of the tag.

Paint two feathery flourishes with Titan Buff.  Dab flourishes with Egyptian Gold Radiant Rain dauber and let dry.  Adhere to tag along collage image, as shown above.

In photo above, you can see where I cut away a small piece to make it fit my project

Die cut holly leaves and berries from green and red  card stock, shape with your fingers and add around the image, as shown above.

Supplies used:

GSL Winter Shape Set
GSL Filigree Frames
GSL Feathery Flourishes
Altered Pages Ivory Angels Collage Sheet
ColourArte  Coral Berry Silks Acrylic Glaze
ColourArte  Emerald Silks Acrylic Glaze
ColourArte   Carmen Silks Acrylic Glaze
ColourArte  Egyptian Gold Radiant Rain dauber
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Titan Buff
Black acrylic paint
White gesso
Stickles Waterfall and Stardust
Battery-operated tea light

I hope you enjoyed this fun, quick and easy project today.  I know our time is precious, especially this time of year, and this was truly a quick project, and I really love how it turned out.  

So be sure to stop by Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts blog and online store for more inspiration and check out the awesome laser cut chipboard products.  

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful and creative week!

Barbara