"You,Me & The Sea Layout and tutorial video by Marie Sabatier

Hello everyone, 

After a short holiday break under the heat I am happy to see you again 

and to present you my second inspiration of this month of August.

I was inspired by this photo of my grandson with his mom 

on the beach sharing a moment of tenderness.

"You, Me & The Sea"

I made a video tutorial that you can watch HERE

The 2Crafty chipboard used:

- You,Me & The Sea

- Thin Rectangle Stacked Frames

- Fern Leaf Set

- 11" Fine Floral Frame Set 

I directly apply the Distress Oxide "peeled paint" ink on the chipboards "Fern Leaf" 

I spray a little water to nuance the color. 

I had a few pieces of "Fine Floral" that I ink with different colors "picked raspberry", "spun sugar" and "candied apple". 

On the frame I use white embossing powder. 

After placing my photo I realize a nice exotic bouquet by inserting these pretty branches.

A little reminder at the top of my picture.

I always find the perfect title when I use 2Crafty's great selection of titles for my layouts.

I also embellish it with white embossing powder. 

For more details, feel free to watch the video.

Good scrap to you!

Marie

'Let It Be' - by Emma Zappone

 Hi there 2Crafty friends.
Em with you today sharing a layout featuring a neutral palette with hints of colour.
This style is becoming a real fave of mine.

I have used these pieces amongst my layers.....

11" Fine Floral Frame Set
Grid Panel
Mini Decorative Frames Set 9

I thought about keeping my chippy raw for this one as I wanted to utilise the neutral, brown tones. 
But I chose to paint the Grid panel and the Frames with a cream acrylic paint, so that I could antique them instead.

Once the acrylic was dry on the frames, I added an Umber liquid acrylic to add some depth in colour. Dried that and then applied an antiquing wax to them. Loved this effect.

The Grid Panel was left cream with some stamping to finish it off.
I added some stamping to the Frames as well.

The Fine Florals were painted with colour acrylics to match the tones I wanted to pull from the image.
These were then set with a clear emboss powder. Which gives it a beautiful shine.

I love how tonal all the chipboard is. They really are the perfect layering embellishment.

Thanks for joining me today. I hope I have inspired a little.
I look forward to seeing you again later in the month.

Till then stay crafty, Em xx

Captivating layout by Rachael Funnell

Hello & a warm welcome to the 2 Crafty blog....

Today I have this fun girly layout that I created

and includes some FABULOUS 2 Crafty Chipboard pieces.

2 Crafty Chipboard used:

11" Fine Floral Frame set

Captivating

Wings set 1

2018

'Captivating' works SO WELL with any style of layout

& here I have just simply given it two coats of gesso...

Also, add two coats of gesso to the 2018 

These beautiful floral pieces are so fine & delicate 

and I didn't want them to get lost in amongst the floral fussy cutting,

so what better way than to ink them black.. 

AND Don't they look GREAT!!

Lastly, for the set of Wings, I have one sitting either of the photo..

both were firstly given one light coat of gesso, then

inking the tips of the wings with a pink...

That's it from me for now..

I hope I inspired you in some way

Until next time

Tranquil moment by Sabrina turpin

Hello 2Crafty friends,

I hope you're all doing great!
Today I'm sharing a layout that's slightly outside my usual colour palettes.
However, I'm quite happy with the result! I find that the chipboards blend nicely with the background.

"Tranquil Moments"

 

For the "Doily Disc Set 1", I applied one coat of white gesso, two coats of pink sandy paint and applied a bit of black ink on the border. On the "11" Fine Floral Frame Set", I used ivory embossing enamel.

I left the "Frame Handrawn Hearts" to its natural chipboard color.

For the title, "Tranquil Moments", I inked the chipboard fully in black. Then I rubbed gold wax on top to get this shiny effect.

I used the following 2Crafty chipboards in this layout:

Doily Disc Set 1 [m00865]

11" Fine Floral Frame Set [120088]

Frame handrawn hearts [fr0082]

Tranquil Moments [w00566]

That's all for me today! I hope you enjoyed my layout and that it'll give you some inspiration for your own creations. I'll be back in a few weeks with some ideas to share with you guys. See you soon!

Layout With Grandparents By Elena Martynova

Hello my dear friends!

Elena with you today! 

Recently, I really want to use photos from the family archive for my pages. 

Unfortunately, many of them are large and difficult to work with.

 But there are also such small photos that you can add details and make a composition.

I found a photo of my grandparents. You could say that this is an unfortunate shot

 because grandma's image is out of focus.

 However, I see in this some kind of conceptual and zest.

2crafty titles are suitable both in meaning and size.

 I really like to add them to my pages.

 Openwork flowers from the 11" Fine Floral Frame Set were painted

 with black paint, covered with black Lindy's embossing powder

 and slightly tinted with wax.

I just love this Ornate Screen chipboard. 

It is perfect for vintage projects and they are so wonderful to decorate the pages.

 

I used three wonderful pieces of 2Crafty chipboard:

6x4 Phrase Sticks Set 5 

Ornate Screen

11" Fine Floral Frame Set

 

Thanks for popping by!

Сheers, Elena.

 

Gorgeous Jenny's inspiration for February

Hello 2Crafty chipboard's fans!

Here is my last inspiration for February.

2Crafty Chipboards I've used on this layout

*Fine word set 2

*11'' fine floral frame set

*Mini flourish bits

First of all, I've placed my papers the way I wanted.  

After that, I was able to displayed the chippies and decided what way I will treat them.

For the "Fine floral frame set", I've painted the flower parts with a spray 

and the leaves parts with wax over black gesso.

Always liked to insert a "Mini Flourish bits" in a ornement clustering, 

just like you see below.

This chippie is simply covered with white paint.

My title, "Gorgeous" is from the "Fine word set 2".

Simply painted in white again.

Here is a close-up of the focal point :)

That's it for me!

Hope that layout will give you some inspiration.

Have a nice day!

'Love that Smile' by Tammy Klingner

Hello there!!

Tam here today and I've just popped in to share my latest layout titled:

"Love that Smile"

A layout celebrating special time with my gorgeous girl.

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"Love that Smile Title"

"Sharon's Butterflies"

"Lattice Leaves"

"11 inch Fine Floral Frame Set"

"12 inch Revolution Frames"

I coated everything with white gesso.

I then added white acrylic paint to the largest of the "12 inch Revolution Frame" and used this as the base for the layout.

I then used Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks to add colour to all the other pieces.

I love the mottled effect this gives.

I mixed the colours on the "11 inch fine flowers frame" - some pinks, some purple and some blues.

I love the variegated look and I really love the detail in the flowers and leaves.

I used a few different greens in all the leaves too, including the "Lattice Leaves".

I layered these on top of the circular frame, tucking a few paper flowers underneath.

I chose pink and yellow on the "Sharon's butterflies" and on the "Love that Smile title" as this gave a beautiful contrast to the flowers.

How gorgeous is that ombre effect?

Why not give it a go?

I hope I've inspired you to try Scribble Sticks on your chipboard!
A fun way to add colour!

Love Tam

xxx