Facebook Challenge for April by Dianna's Crafts

Hi Everyone, Dianna here with a new Tag for Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Craft Group Monthly Challenge.  The first of each month there is a new challenge.   This month's Challenge is an Inspirational Challenge, anything to do with Spring.

All you have to do is become a member of the Craft Group on Facebook and submit your entry.  The winning entry will receive a $10.00 gift certificate to Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts

I used the above pictures as my inspiration for my April Tag.  I painted the tag with white acrylic paint then punched a 3 inch scalloped circle and used it to daub clouds with three different colors of blue ink and a purple ink.  I then used the scalloped circle and texture paste to create the swirls.  I painted the grass with apple green paint and distressed the grass with green ink.

I painted the kite, little dancer, flower and spring with white acrylic paint.  I used Copic Markers to create the dress.  The trick is not to let the markers dry but keep going over it with different color to get the flowing dress.  I used chalk ink on the kite, flower and spring.  

Thank you for looking!

Items Used

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts

Little Dancers

Tags in a box display

All boy shape set

Spring Shape Set

Facebook Challenge for March by Dianna's Crafts

Hi Everyone, Dianna here with a new Tag for Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Craft Group Monthly Challenge.  The first of each month there is a new challenge.  March is a color challenge and it is Green! Anything Green! 

All you have to do is become a member of the Craft Group on Facebook and submit your entry.  The winning entry will receive a $10.00 gift certificate to Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts. 

For this months Tag from the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts -Tags in a Box Display, I used Graphic 45 - Mother Goose for the Tag.  I then painted a light coating of white paint.  I then used a shamrock die, Graphic 45 - Humpty Dumpty and three different plain green papers.  There are about 50 shamrocks on this Tag.  I distressed all the shamrocks and used a light mist of waters to "shape" the shamrocks.  

I painted the cauldron from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts - Be Witched Shape Set and cut off the feet.  I then painted it black, used black and green Stickles all over the cauldron.  I then used a medium hole punch and gold paper as coins.  The Irish girl is a stamp from Taylored Expressions colored with Copic Markers.  The flags are from a special order from Gyspy Soul Laser Cuts. The Best of Luck was cut out from Graphic 45 - Children's Hour - March.

Thank you for looking!

Items Used

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts

Tags in a Box Display

Be Witched Shape Set

Other Items 

Graphic 45

Mother Goose

Children's Hour

Facebook February Challenge by Dianna's Crafts

Hi Everyone, Dianna here with Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Facebook Craft Group monthly challenge. I choose a color challenge of Pink, White and Silver/Grey.  The project must contain each of the three colors in it to quality to win at $10.00 gift coupon to Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Store. Winner will be picked at the end of February.  

Here is my tag of the month:

I used one of the tags from the Tags in a Box Display from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts. I painted a scrap of Graphic 45 black and white paper with white gesso.  I then added two scraps of lace down both sides. I added a black rhinestone embellishment to the back ground.  

I used the heart scroll border and lovebirds from Build a Layout Lovebird from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts and painted them both with a white paint pen.  I used pink Copic Markers on the hearts.  I then used Stickles on the whole piece.  I cut the love birds out of the heart from the Build a Layout Lovebirds and used grey Copic Markers on the birds.  I then used Stickles on the birds to bling them out a little. I found both of the pink flowers in my stash and glued them on.  

I asked Gina to size down the Archway Chipboard Shape and painted it with a white paint pen.  I then went over the leaves with two colors of green sharpie.  The used Graphic 45's - Mon Amour and fussy cut the couple and roses out.  I used chipboard pieces under the couple to give dimension and glued everything down.  The other two roses are from another project.  I then used pink, clear and pearl beads to create a tassel.  I used silver heart and keys on the ends.  

Thank you for looking and good luck on the challenge!

To Find the craft group on Facebook just search on:

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Craft Group. 

Items Used 

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts

Tags in a Box Display

Build A Layout LoveBirds

Archway Chipboard Shape

Other Items

Graphic 45

Mon Amour

Tags in a Box Display and January Tag by Dianna's Crafts

Hi Everyone, Dianna here with Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Tags in a Box Display. The Box comes with six tags.  I decided to create a tag for each month and decided to to us Graphic 45's Time to Flourish on the January tag.  

I started by painting the Tag Box a cream color.  I then sprayed it with a bronze spray to give it a more worn look.  I then papered the box first with Graphic 45's Botanical Tea - striped paper then I distressed paper from the same line.

I used Twinkling H20's on Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts - Hanging Clock and glued the clock on the back of the Tag Box. 

I papered the Tag with Graphic 45's French Country Collection - Rendezvous.  I used white ink to lighten the red a little.  I used a bronze Twinkling H20's on Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts - Deco Lattice Panel 2.  I then used a white ink to give it a little winter effect.  I used a bronze Twinklings on the Leafy Corners vine and green on the leaves.  I then used the white ink to tone done the bronze of the vines.  I used red nail art stones on the leaves for winter berries.  I fussy cut Graphic 45's - Time to Flourish - January.  I then decided since it was cold and snowing here that I needed snow flakes.  I painted Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts - Snowflake Border white and used three different Stickles on the snowflakes.  I placed the snowflakes on the lattice to finish the tag. 

Thank you for looking and check back to see next months tag. 

Items Used

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts

Hanging Clock Set

Deco Lattice Panel 2

Leafy Corners

Snowflake Border

Tags in a Box Display

Other Items Used

Graphic 45

Time to Flourish

Botanical Tea