Christmas Joy By Charmane Sharp

 

A cute moment when Santa left a new bed for Tahlia on Christmas

morning. Scrapbooked with Arden Studio papers and Ornament die.

2Crafty Chipboard used…

Foliage set 8

Holly Twig Branches

Majestic Reindeer set

Mini Word stick Christmas 

A Christmas floral cluster isn't complete with Holly. Painted with Distress

Mowed Lawn and a dash of black paint for the right shade of green. The

edges were brushed with Gesso.

The Foliage Berry pieces were painted with Distress Barndoor mixed 

with a dash of black to achieve the right shade of red. Finished with a light

 rub of Gold wax.

Adding chipboard to floral embellishments adds that finishing touch.

I chose a simple title b y picking one of the mini word sticks that I thought 

was perfect for my photo. Allowing the Gesso to show the words I rubbed

some Vintage Gold wax over the top.

With Christmas around the corner I hope this sparks some joy to enter

your craft space and scrap those past memories.

Until next time...

Charmane x

You Colour My World Robin Schelin

 Hi everyone.

 Today I'm sharing my last layout for November. Time to get those Christmas layouts going! This is just a fun colorful layout to brighten up the cloudy November days. I's already cold here in Colorado, so I just wanted to make something that felt warm instead of gloomy!

You Colour My World 

2Crafty goodness I used:

Foliage Set 15

Dancing Suns

You Colour My World

All the chipboard was primed with White Gesso before painting.

I used one of the Dancing Suns at the top of the photo on the right to add a little bit of fun. I felt I needed something to fill in this area, and this was perfect! I painted it with Provincial Blue Chalk Paint. I placed a little sentiment in the middle just to balance out the color.

I love, love LOVE the Foliage Set 15. Absolutely perfect to use tucked into your flowers. I need to really stock up on these because I use them a LOT! I added them here and at the upper right next to the Dancing Sun. These little gems are one of my all-time favorites. I painted these with Sheepskin Chalk Paint.

I wanted the word 'Colour' from the title You Colour My World to really pop, so I painted it with a blend of Violet, Naphthol Crimson, Light Pink and Neutral Gray Acrylic Paint. I just kept mixing colors until I got to a color that matched the flowers and the strap on her shoulder. I made a mess, but it worked! The rest of the title was painted with Sheepskin Chalk Paint to create contrast with the word 'Colour'.

And that's it. Next month is all about Christmas. I'm really looking forward to sharing my Christmas layouts with you, so much fun!

See you then

xx

" I (heart) these kids" Layout by Rachael Funnell

 

Hi There!

Rach here with you today sharing my most recent layout I have created..

featuring this selfie that I just absolutely cherish and ofcourse 

some FAB 2 Crafty chipboard..

2 Crafty Chipboard used:

I just 💓 these Kids

Fine word set - Months

Wavy film strip

2015

Let's start with this FAB Wavy film strip & works so well 

with the Unmistakable Creations - Flora View papers I have used...

I started by randomly inking the strip with a pale purple....

Next up is ofcourse the DATE..March from Fine word set - Months 

inking this with a pale teal & the 2015 inking this the darker teal...

Lastly for the title..I just 💓 these Kids 

Started with dabbing over lightly with gesso, onced dried, adding a little pale pink..

That's it from me today...

I hope I have inpsired you in some way

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Merry Christmas Exploding Box - Laura Gilhuly

 Hi everyone!
I am getting ready for the upcoming Holiday Season and creating a few cards! 
 There are many perfect additions to your Holiday Card making in the 2Crafty Store!

2Crafty Products Used:

Holly Flourish
Fernlike Snowflakes
Crystal Snowflakes
Card Word Circle Set
Christmas Deer Head

For the outside I die cut some circles then after prepping the snowflakes and title with white gesso I inked them then applied some brown glitter on the edges

I layered the handmade poinsettia with the holly flourish with lots of glitter and another snowflake

For the inside I kept with the snowflake theme that I added to the poinsettias.  For the center I trimmed down the Christmas deer head so the box lid would fit on and nestled it amongst more poinsettias.  I inked both sides brown then added the glitter including a bit of blue on the accent pieces of the deer head.

I LOVE the deer head!  Its so elegant and pretty!

Thanks so much for stopping by

"beauty" Layout by Marie Sabatier

Hello everyone,

Here's my second creation of November.

I was inspired by this beautiful paper from the "Echoes of Time" collection. I selected a photo of my great-niece in her beautiful romantic dancer outfit, as well as some stunning chipboards, including my favorite, the "frame-oval-ornate."

"beauty"

The chipboard used:

mini-word-set-1

frame-oval-ornate

foliage-set-15

steampunk-gears-medium

       

To decorate the chipboards, I use 49 and Market inks. After applying an even layer of white gesso to each element, I choose the shades "Lavender Kisses" and "Fossil" and apply them randomly with a foam applicator. To break up the uniformity, I add a few rub-on transfers.

On the right side of my photograph, I'm creating a bouquet of flowers. I've incorporated "steampunk-gears-medium" chipboards among the flowers, adding a unique dimension to the whole.

I use the new foliage models "foliage set 15" to decorate my beautification group.

To finalize everything, I chose the words "capture" and "beauty" 

Finally, in order to ensure visual consistency between the two groups of embellishments, I integrate butterflies as connecting elements.

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Good scrap!

Marie

        

 

Be True to You by Robin Schelin

Hi everyone, thanks for dropping by the blog. 

Today I'm sharing a simple little layout of my granddaughter, These photos are from a photo shoot done many years ago. She had such a silly personality. Serious, shy and goofy all at the same time! She was about 4 when these photos were taken, she's 21 now. Still a goofy kid!

   Be True To You

2Crafty pieces used:

Wavy Filmstrip

Lattice Leaves

Be True to You

As always, the chippies were primed before painting.

I love the new Wavy Filmstrip. I love the straight ones too, but the wavy one ads a bit of whimsy to this layout. Fits her "wavy" personality! I painted this first with White Acrylic Paint, then dabbed over it with 49 & Market's Fossil Dye Ink. I want it to be similar to the grey background in the photos.

I don't know what happened to this photo. It has some scratches under her eye that I didn't notice till I enlarged this photo. But, what's done is done. Doesn't have to be perfect.

Here's the bottom of the Wavy Filmstrip. I placed the photos down following the curve of the filmstrip in keeping with its shape. 

I tucked one of the Lattice Leaves into the flowers. I painted it with Spanish Moss Chalk Paint, then added a light green paper to the back of it. This was to give it more dimension.

I added another one of the Lattice Leaves to this flower cluster for balance. It was altered the same way.

I chose the title Be True to You because this is what she's always been.  I painted it the same way I painted the Wavy Filmstrip, except that I went darker with the Fossil Dye Ink. I wanted it to stand out more, but be the same color.

Hope you like this simple layout. Don't be concerned if your photos aren't perfect. The ones with imperfections still make for the best memories.

See you back in a few weeks

xx

Altered Blossom Serenity Drawers by Tania Ridgwell

Hi there!

Tania joining you today to share the last of my DT projects for November.  I have altered a Wooden Set of Drawers.  I created a set of these drawers in Purple tones a while back and gifted them to a work colleague for one of his daughters as she loves the colour Purple.  As he has two daughters and the other one loves Pink and because I love making anything BTP I was more than happy to create another set in Pink tones.  And couldn't give a set to one and not to the other lol!

2 Crafty Chipboard Used:

*Mollie's Butterfly Set

*Photo Adornment - Adornments Set 1

*Photo Adornment - Element Set 3

I have used the stunning Mintay "Blossom Serenity" Collection to decorate my drawers.  

I gave the Mollie's Butterflies & Photo Adornment - Element Set 3 chippie pieces a light coat of gesso and once dry I painted them with some Dylusions Rose Quartz paint.  I coloured the Photo Adornment - Adornments Set 1 chippies with Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine Spray.

 I decorated each of the drawers with assorted die cut elements and paper blooms.  I cut one of the Photo Adornment Element chippies in half and added a half to a top and bottom drawer amongst the die cut elements and the paper blooms.  I added some of the Flourish Motif chippies from the Adornments Set 1 to a couple of the drawers.  I decorated the top of the drawers with more die cut elements and paper blooms, tucked in the Mollie's Butterflies, Flourish Motifs from the Adornments Set 1& a Photo Adornment Element chippies amongst the embellishments and then added one of the Border Motifs from the Adornments Set 1 along the front.  

Thats' all from me today, I hope I have inspired you all with my Altered set of Drawers.  Until next time thanks so much for stopping by.

Tania xx