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

"2CUTE" Round Mixed Media Panel with Amy Voorthuis

 Good morning lovely 2Crafty friends.
Thank you so much for stopping by the 2Crafty blog. Since the 30th of September we have a new furbaby in our household, our daughter Abbey love cats so much. That we bought her a little surprise a beautiful black kitten and she has named her "Oreo"! When she is upset at her she will call her "Oreo Mimi Voorthuis" she told me. That made me laugh outloud so very hard I almost peed in my pants. Enjoy my post....

2 Cute Darling Oreo:

 Gorgeous 2Crafty Chipboard used: 

2 Cute Title

Foliage Set 18

Scrabble Tiles

Steampunk Border 9

Asst Chain Lengths

Window Shutter Set 1

On the word "2Cute" I just added some paper which I used on my panel it's from a collection back in 2015. I just love this colour combination yellow & blue. The pretty foliage was firstly treated with some white gesso and you can guess what I used next right? hahaha my amazing alcohol markers I just love how the work on the pretty chippies. 

For the rest of the chippies I also added a layer of white gesso too, after that I used a mixed of colours and aqua/alcohol markers. Behind the shutters I added some ofthe papers too I liked it much better that way. 

Hope you all enjoyed my post thank you so much for stopping by, I will be back with another project soon hope to see you back then.... 
Meanwhile if you would like to see more of my work you could visit here: 
Amy's Pretty Papers

'Happy Moment' with Lisa Amiet

 Hello 2Crafty lovers!
It's Lisa here today to share some spring inspiration with you. 
My garden is blooming with flowers

'Happy Moment'

 2Crafty products used:

'Adornments Set 6'
'Mini Hexagon Clumps'
'Mini Decorative Frame Set 8'
 

 

 

For this layout, I used the 'Adornments Set 6',

which I have painted in a lemon yellow,
 and used underneath and above my photo. 

I also used some of the 'Mini Hexagon Clumps',
that I have embossed white and added to my layers. 

 

 

I then used one of the 'Mini Decorative Frame Set 8',
that I also painted lemon yellow and used backing my flower,
 and layered with the 'Mini Hexagon Clump' in the corner. 

 

 

I really love the spring feel to this layout.  

 

 

I hope that you too like what I have created,
 and that it inspires you to create something wonderful! 

 

Until next time!

 

Lisa 

 

A Home is not a home without a dog - Laura Gilhuly

Hi everyone!
I am back today to share a layout of our furbabies!

 2Crafty Products used:

A home is not a home without a dog title
Paws and Heart Set
Little Pawprint Strip

I love the paws and heart border....so cute!  Perfect for the layout of Axel and Lydia!  I prepped with white gesso, then added white paint and allowed to dry.  I used a green gelato and rubbed it with my finger!

The paw prints I sprayed with a mixture of green mists to add the shimmer!

The title I simply painted white and painted the hearts with green!