Sunday, December 7, 2014

A Couple of Layouts & a Canvas from Helen Tilbury


Follow Your Dreams


Hi there everyone!  HELEN here today with a couple of layouts to share.

Always Follow Your Dreams (unit of 3)
 
I just LOVE 2Crafty's selection of titles so I used this lovely one above.



I also used Sharon's Butterflies randomly around the layout.


For the title I simply inked it with black Archival ink.  For the butterflies
 I inked them with red Archival ink, without gessoing anything first, 
so the colour soaked in to more of a maroon colour.  


I added some white sponging onto the butterflies for a lighter feel.


I cut one of the butterflies in half & tucked each half 
of it under my layers for some added dimension.


Often I use chipboard pieces to "pin down" other elements
 beneath them, in this case flower petals & gauze.


The BEST thing about CHIPBOARD is that you can stockpile
 it & the COLOUR & FINISH will never go out of fashion! 
 Because  you can customize it to match your current page.


I used some confetti bling to indicate the route of the
 butterflies & I think they add a nice sparkly touch too!


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Next up I have another layout to share with you!

Dream Big

Again I used another gorgeous 2Crafty Chipboard title for this page.
These titles honestly "make" the page in my opinion!

Dream Big Title (unit of 3)

I used Aladine inks on my title.  They are awesome little inks
 that can be painted on using a fine paintbrush & they are ultra-sparkly!


I used up the last Sharon's Butterfly from the pack above - that I used on the previous 
layout. I painted it with Tulip IZINKS from Aladine then sponged lightly with white acrylic.


Again I used the chipboard to anchor down some metallic
 thread that I looped around underneath my layout.  


I used the Summer Leafy Stems as well as the Heidi's Vines as a base for 
my flowers, leaves & bling, which I used to decorate the centre of the stamens.  


I treated the foliage chipboards with Color Bloom Sprays from Prima, 
a light sponging of white acrylic paint & a little Izinks Gold from Aladine.  


Before placing & adhering my chipboard vines I used them as a mask around where
 I planned to position my photo -  it creates a nice effect with no other stencil required!


These leafy chipboard pieces are a MUST for your chippie stash if you ask me - 
they are such a good basic & can be dressed up in such fun ways using your flower stash!


I hope I have inspired you to use your chipboard as a stencil next time
 you create with it & also to dress it up with flowers, leaves & bling!

Heidi's Vines (unit of 3)


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Lastly I am sharing a canvas I made recently for 7 Dots Studio.


I used just one tiny leaf stem on this canvas, but first I cut it into 2 pieces!


To treat the chipboard I pushed it face first into my black archival ink pad,
which gave it a granite/black mottled effect, then I sprayed the piece with Lime 
Wedge Prima Color Bloom Spray & dried it off.  This gave it a subtle shimmer!


For the flowers close by I stamped them with a script stamp, which ties in with
 the black mottled effect on the leaves.  This gives a more grunge look
 whereas a solid black look is more slick & graphic.

To have a look at the gigantic selection of 2Crafty Chipboard on offer head on 
over HERE.  Contact Vanessa at sales@2crafty@optusnet.com,au if you are
 not aware of your local stockist so she can put you in touch!!

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today!!
See you on the other side of Christmas!

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