Say Boo and Scary on By Charmane Sharp

My second Halloween share and I have used an older photo with my son

enjoying Halloween and the Bootiful Greetings from Graphic 45. 

I hope you love this spooky layout with cool 2Crafty Chipboard 

pieces to add the perfect details.

2Crafty Chipboard used…

Halloween Scary Asst set

Halloween Scary Fence

Halloween Spider Web set

After the usual coat of Gesso on all the chipboard I then cut the Halloween

Scary Fence in half so I could split it on either side of my photo. I painted 

the fence with black paint and once dry brush some Distress Hickory Smoke

paint over the top for an old look. The Cobweb was left with its Gesso coat

and dabbed on some Hickory Smoke for a dirty look as though it had been

there for a while.

The two pumpkins were coloured with Distress Carved Pumpkin applying 

it darker in the centre and lightener outwards. Then I dabbed on some

Distress Espresso to the top and the stalk. Finished with a white gel pen to

highlight the lines on the pumpkin.

The cat was painted black and given white eyes with a gel pen to look

creepy. Such a cool addition.

The Bats are the perfect Halloween addition for my layout and painting in

Black is easy. Applying some foam tape to their bodies makes them look like

they are flying off the layout.

I love the broom on the end of the fence. Using some Ground Espresso and

Walnut Stain paint I made the broom look old and dirty with a black tie

binding it together. Brushing on both colours until I like the final result.

Until next time…

Charmane x

 

embrace TODAY by Robin Schelin

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing my last layout for October. 

The end of October is traditionally Halloween time. But I'm not really into Halloween anymore since my kids have grown up. 

That said, I AM into pumpkins! Pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice coffee creamer ... just about anything pumpkin! This is really the only time of the year that I have it, when the weather cools down. So I thought this layout was perfect for my appetite!

embrace TODAY

2Crafty goodness I used:

Berry Branch

Filmstrip Small

Floral Spray

Fine Floral Photo Adornment Set 1

embrace TODAY

All of the chipboard was first coated with Gesso to prime it for altering.

 I placed one the Floral Spray stems on the left side of the photo. I Painted the stems with a mix of Spanish Moss Chalk Paint and Primary Yellow Acrylic Paint. I splattered on a little Titanium White Paint on the tips, I don't know, just for a different effect. 

I painted the flowers with a mix of Cadmium Orange Hue and Crimson Red Light Hue Acrylic Paint, then added in a little Barcelona Beige Chalk Paint to tone it down because it was really really bright. It's bright here, but it was ridiculous before!! To finish it off, I added on a few Prima Pearls in the center of the flowers.

I snipped off a little piece of the Berry Branch, painted it with White Gesso and tucked it in at the base of the flower stem.

I cut off the bottom flower from the Floral Spray used on the left, and placed it here at the upper right of the photo. Then I tucked in another snipped off piece of the Berry Branch.

I really love the Fine Floral Photo Adornment Set 1. Such an intricate beautiful piece. I used it here to lengthen the whole composition and add interest under the pumpkins and title.

First I painted the whole thing with Spanish Moss Chalk Paint mixed with Primary Yellow Acrylic Paint, the same as the stems on the Floral Spray. Then I cut out orange paper and glued it under the flower. Lastly, I dotted on several of the Prima Pearls in the center of the flower. I really like how using the orange paper to define the flower balances with the orange from the top of the layout.

I chose the title embrace TODAY because I certainly do embrace pumpkin time at my house. Especially baking! I painted it with Sheepskin Chalk Paint. I wanted it to be a creamy color, like her dress, not white. This worked well.

I wanted more texture under the title, so I used the Filmstrip Small extending from the pumpkins all the way past the photo to anchor that whole area. I simply painted it with Black Gesso so that everything on top of it popped. Also, because of the black in those fabulous butterflies!

 So that's my take on the Halloween season. Hope you like it!

I'll be back in a few weeks with another layout featuring our much coveted 2Crafty Chipboard. Until then,

xx

Maisie's Garden Altered Frame by Tania Ridgwell

Hi there!

Tania popping in today to share the Second of my DT projects for October.
  I have altered a wooden frame. 

"MY GIRL"

2 Crafty Chipboard Used:

*Intertwined Swirly Hearts

*Flourish 2

*Foliage Set 11

I have used the beautiful older "Maisie's Garden" Collection from Paper Rose to decorate the inside photo frame panels.  I sponged the frame with Monte Marte Gold Paint.

I first painted all the chippie pieces with Brush Leaf Interior Antique Gold Paint.  Once dry I randomly dabbed on Monte Marte Gold Paint onto the chippie pieces.

To construct the frame I added lots of fussy cut flowers to it and paper blooms.  I tucked the Foliage leaves amongst the fussy cut and paper blooms.  I added one of the Intertwined Swirly Heart chippies along the centre of the frame and the another one along the bottom of the frame.  I tucked a Flourish chippie in either side of the large embellishment cluster in the centre of the frame.  

That's all from me today, I hope I have inspired you all a little with my Altered Frame. 

 Until next time thanks so much for stopping by.

Tania xx

'Boys will be Boys' layout by Rachael Funnell

 

Hello everyone!

Rach back with you sharing my second 2 Crafty Chipboard for this month

This FUN, Masculine boys layout, featuring some awesome 2 Crafty Chipboard..

2 Crafty Chipboard used:

Texture tile bits

Boys will be boys -Title

2015

Let' start off with the Texture tile bits

I wanted to add some texture to my background & 

these Texture tile bits worked pefectly.

I simply gave them a coat of gesso.

Next up is my Title - Boys will be boys

WHAT a great title for a boys page it is...

Did something a little different & inked each word a different color...

Lastly ofcourse I added a date 2015, again simply inking this black..

I'm super happy with how this has turned out & 

I hope I have inspired you in some way...

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time!

"these friends are the best" Layout by Marie Sabatier

Hello everyone,

I’m back with my second inspiration for October, a Halloween layout featuring the cousins together last year. This photo makes me smile with their little pumpkins and mischievous expressions!

"these friends are the best"

The chipboard used:

these-friends-are-the-best-title

halloween-spider-web-set

11-halloween-frame

I worked on a white background with “Black Soot” and “Twilight” inks from 49 and Market. The gray and purple shades work beautifully with the black elements and touches of orange throughout the layout.

I had a few bats left from the “11" Halloween Frame” that I used on a previous layout. I scattered them around the photo and colored them with “Black Soot” Distress Oxide ink. Their silhouettes stand out against the light background and extend the Halloween theme across the page.

The title “these friends are the best” is a lovely match for this happy group of cousins. I embossed it with Lindy’s Gang “Jack a’Lantern Orange” embossing powder. The color echoes the pumpkins in the photo and the orange paper layered underneath.

The webs from the “Halloween Spider Web Set,” also colored with “Black Soot” Distress Oxide ink, sit at the top of the page and beneath the photo. I love their delicate design, which allows the background details to show through. A few paper embellishments, pumpkins, and a little banner complete the layout. Such a lovely family memory to capture with a playful Halloween theme!

Now is the perfect time to gather some Halloween inspiration and start creating your own layouts!

Thank you for stopping by. 

See you soon with another creation!

Marie

        

"Gorgeous"Layout By Di Garling

 Hello there, Di Garling back with you today.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog.

Today I have another new layout to share with you
& of course I have used some lovely
pieces of our favourite 2Crafty Chipboard.

For my title "Gorgeous" I used one of the little "Word Banners"
& simply just gave it a very light white wash of watered
down white paint. I didn't want it to be too heavy but
simply give it a slightly whitish appearance.

2Crafty Chipboard Used...

10" Angel Wings

Mini Flourish Wings

"Gorgeous" - ATC Word Banner Set #1 

How beautiful are these amazing & oh sooo gorgeous,

"10" Angel Wings" they really are the hero piece of this 

layout. You could use them in two different ways, by either

 sitting them side by side or as I have done here, & have draped

them with one slightly overlapping the other, either way works fine.

I have simply given them two coats of white acrylic paint.
Too easy.

I have also used one of the "Mini Flourish Bits" here in the

bottom left corner of my page to help give it all balance.
I painted this the same way as I did for the wings.

If you would like to see more of my work, 

CLICK HERE.

Well thats all from me today.
Until next time.

 

 

'Love & Delight' with Lisa Amiet

 

Hello all!

It's Lisa here today to share some scrappy inspiration with you.

I created this layout in plum and pink tones, 
with a black and white photo of my daughter.

 

'Love & Delight'

 

 

2Crafty products used:

 

 'Foliage Set 18'

'Mini Word Set 2'
'Ginny's Flourish Set' 

 

  

For this layout, I coloured all of my chipboard
 with Dina Wakley Gloss Spray in Eggplant. 

I love the glossy finish it gives, 
and the deep plum colour ties in with the
 pinks and purples in my papers.

 

I used one of the sprigs from 'Foliage Set 18' 
on the torn pink strip at the top of my page.
I also used 'love' from the 'Mini Word Set 2', 
on the left side of my photo.

  

 

 I used one of the flourishes from 'Ginny's Flourish Set', 
curling out from under my flower cluster in the bottom left corner.

 

On the right side of my photo, 
I layered another of the 'Ginny's Flourish Set' 
flourishes over a scalloped doily, 
with a flower cluster at its base.

I also used 'delight' from the 'Mini Word Set 2' 
under my photo, and tucked more of the 
'Foliage Set 18' sprigs under my flower 
cluster on the bottom right corner. 

I really love how my black and white photo stands out against all the plum and pink.
I hope that you like what I have created.

Until next time!

Lisa