"Memories Bloom In Every Snapshot"Mixed Media Layout By Di Garling

Hello there, thanks so much for dropping in.

Today I have a mixed media layout to share &

hopefully inspire you.

After firstly doing some fun mixed media on my

background, & some coloured stencilling, throwing lots of

paint around my page I then set to work

with everything else.

2Crafty Chipboard Used...

2Crafty Chipboard Used...

"Memories Bloom In Every Snapshot" - title
Flourish from "Flourish Adornment Set #5"

Gears

Formal Flourish Set #4

I have used one of the NEW RELEASE titles that

2Crafty released this week. There are lots & lots to choose

from but I thought this title was just perfect for these photos.

In the photo above, at the right side of the page, you 

can see where I have tucked in a piece of the 

“Flourish Adornment Set #5”.

All of the chipboard pieces were just given a

light coat of a metallic bronze paint.Too easy.

Underneath the flower cluster on the left, I popped in a piece

of chipboard from the  "Formal Flourish Set #5”.

I just thinking adding a little chipboard piece in here 

& there around the layout really is the icing on the cake !!

I have also popped a few on the little chipboard "Gears" around

the page, I painted them black & then finished them off with a

 sponging of metallic paint to make them look like metal.

Another great way to add accessories to a layout!!

I was super happy how this layout turned out and I just 

love these colours too which were perfect for my photos.

If you would like to see some more of my work etc

you can pop over to my blog….

CLICK HERE

Until next time

Di Garling xo

New Release 2026 - Part 2 All the Pretty Bits

Morning all

As promised here, is the second half of the New Release, all the pretty bits!

Some new Frames and Doily

Swirly, Flourish Bits to tuck around photos

Foliage pieces

More decorative pieces 

Our Year Pieces always add a quick little reminder to what year the photo/memory made and a 
lovely set of mixed flourish pieces, I know the DT will like adding these to their pages.

So that is it for this release, and I hope I can get to release some more new pieces soon.

As always thanks for your interest and support, after all these years it is truly appreciated.

Vanessa 

2Crafty

New Release 2026 - Part1 New Titles

Hi 2Crafty Fans

Happy New Year!

Last year is a blur unfortunately and I didn't get around to releasing many new designs
but hope I can do better this year! 

Today I share the first half of the release that will go up tomorrow and I start with some 
New Titles, always popular and an easy way to add some texture and interest
on a layout.

Hope you will find some that you like and would like to add to your pages. 

Some generic titles for moments captured

Some for the Kids pages

Some nice ones to add to family style pages

Tomorrow I'll be back with the second half of the share, so stay tuned.

Vanessa

2Crafty 

 

Chillin' - Laura Gilhuly

Hi everyone!
Laura back today to share!

 2Crafty Products used:

Steampunk Strips
Steampunk Gears Small
Chillin'
Corner Steampunk 1
12x12 Nested Cog Frames
Geo Decorative Circle Element

With the background papers being quite grungy in nature, I followed this theme onto the chipboard.

After covering the chipboard with white gesso I applied texture paste, giving the
pieces a rustic feel.

Once the texture paste dried, I have then applied some colour.

I then applied varying colours of mists and inks.

I wanted to highlight the red and teal in the papers so I used a bit of red mist and teal paint

 to highlight areas of the chipboard and teal on the title to make it stand out.

  I dry brushed a cream coloured paint over the textured areas of the chipboard to highlight the texture.  I also added some art stones as a finishing touch.

Hope you have been inspired today to get crafty!

Thanks for stopping by

this is A Moment to Treasure by Robin Schelin

 Hi everyone, so glad you could drop by. Today I'm sharing my last layout for January. 

Where I live in Colorado, it's very cold with snow on the ground. When it gets this cold, I either create winter layouts because that is my reality, or summer ones because I wish THAT was my reality! This time I opted for the latter because I'm already over it! 

this is A Moment to Treasure

2Crafty Goodness used:

happiness is this

11" Round Flourish Frame

A moment to Treasure

ATC Hearts Funky

All of the chipboard was given a nice spread with White Gesso before painting. 

The star of this show is the 11" Round Flourish Frame. This is truly a beautiful piece. I think it's perfect to accent this design. 

I painted it with a mixture of Barcelona Beige, Sandstorm, Oatmeal, Sheepskin, and a touch of Metallic Copper Chalk Paints. I just kept playing around with the paints until I got to a color I could live with! I wanted it to highlight her hair color and the browns of the beehive.

On the upper right, I placed 2 of the ATC Hearts Funky on top of the flower cluster, painting them the same as the 11" Round Flourish Frame. After they were dry, I feathered on a little White Gesso on the edges using a fan brush.

I cut the words 'this and is' off the title happiness is this and glue them on the hearts. Not only did this add to the title of the layout, but added a little more interest to this corner of the photo. These was painted with White Adirondack Chalk Paint.

I placed the main title, A Moment to Treasure, at the bottom slightly over the photo to draw the design down and fill in the area underneath it. This was also painted with White Adirondack Chalk Paint to unify the title.

And there it is, a little bit of summer and warmth on a cold dismal day! Hope you like it. I'll be back next month with another layout to share. Might be a Winter one, might be a Summer one, might be neither! We'll see how the wind blows!

xx

#CAPTURE By Charmane Sharp

 

My nature inspired layout to remember a day spent exploring with my hubby.

I love how rubbing on Finnabair waxes adds shine and gorgeous colour to 

my chipboard choices. They blend so easily together and allow the 2Crafty

Chipboard to stand out amongst my nature collection of Laser Cuts, Die Cuts,

Heidi's Vines and Oversized Flower Stem.

2Crafty Chipboard used…

11’ Film Strip

Heidi’s Vines

Mini #Word set 2

Oversized Flower Stems set 1

Bird set

Heidi's Vines have lovely details to highlight with the berries on the

ends of the leaves.

This cluster is full of texture and the 2Crafty chipboard stands out with

the beautiful shine from the waxes rubbed on.

Using shades of Gold and Bronze on the Film Strip it allows the photos

to be the focus and means I could print all my images small to get them

 on one layout. I glued the Film Strip to some printed paper finishing

with the simple title chosen from the #word set.

Stunning in Gold these Birds add a touch more nature to my layout

and look like they are flying over the foliage.

Finnabair Waxes transform chipboard so easily and blend well. So many

colours and you only need a small amount making them economical.

Until next time...

Charmane x

'Enjoy Today' layout by Rachael Funnell

HELLO & HAPPY 2026...

Rach with you today sharing my first layout I have created in 2026

This fun beachy themed page

featuring some great 2 Crafty Chipboard pieces...

2 Crafty Chipboard used: 

Small Palm tress set 1

Enjoy Today (title)

2022

I have kept this relatively simple with the treatment

 to the chipboard for this page

Givng all chipboard pieces a coat of gesso..

Let's start with this FAB Large Palm tree, 

Using a paint brush to dab on a nice thicker layer of gesso to the top of the palm tree

 I love how it has turned out.

Then we have my title 'Enjoy Today' not as much of a texture finish to this title

Lastly & of course I always add some form of date to my layouts

 & for this page I have added the yr 2022

I hope I have inpsired you in some way

Thanks for stopping by