Your Crazy is showing - with Emma Zappone

 Hello, Emma with you all today.
Today is a share that's a little quirky with bold colours and plenty of black accents.

These are the chipboard pieces used.....
Aztec flowers set1
Mini checkerboard pieces
Mini Branches

With such a colourful background I knew that Black would be the best contrast. So that's what I did. 
All the chipboard pieces were painted in black Gesso to start with.

The checkerboard pieces didn't have any other medium added, the flat black colour was a great feel to the background work and tags.

This beautiful Aztec flower is so stunning so I wanted to add just a little colour to it. I added a light dusting of Distress Oxide to it, in the same colour as the edges of the tags.

The branch also stayed black but I drew fake stitch lines around the edges to create that interest and stand out a little more from the background.

I hope that today's share inspires you a little.

Have a great week everyone.

Em xx

Simple Moments Make Great Memories by Sabrina Turpin

 Hello 2Crafty friends!

I hope you're all doing well!
Today I'd like to share a layout featuring my two pre-teens showing how much they
like when I take picture of them! My son in particular really dislike any form of photo shoot
so when I asked him to take the pose with his sister he wasn't cooperating much!

"Simple Moments Make Great Memories"

For the "Aztec Feathers", I applied some teal embossing powder

 then rubbed a bit of purple wax on top.

On the "Aztec Flower Set 1", I applied one coat of black gesso, rubbed a bit of purple wax
and finally dabbed some teal metallic embossing ink. For the "Decorative Doily", I used
two coats of teal shimmering paint and dabbed some silver embossing ink.

For the title, "Simple Moments make Great Memories", 

I applied two coats of silver embossing ink.

I used the following 2Crafty chipboards in this layout:

Aztec Feathers [m00812]

Aztec Flower Set 1 [m00810]

Decorative Doily [m00818]

Simple Moments make Great Memories [w00567]

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

See you soon!

“Mandala magic!!" Layout By Chrissy Tingey

 

Hi everyone, I have had these gorgeous papers in my stash for years, 

I love them so much with the mandala type designs -  

I now had the perfect Chipboards to use with them. 

My first job was to fussy cut all the beautiful images from the papers

once that was done I began to layer them up, in readiness for assembling on my layout. 

Chipboard used: 

Aztec Flower Set 1.

2c 4 inch Mandala 3.

2c 4 inch Mandala 1.

Fifi Flourish. 

I wanted all the chipboard to colour coordinate with the papers, 

so I picked out the gorgeous teal colour.

 I didn’t have the exact match of medium so I just mixed a few colours of paint and mists together

 until I was happy. 

A couple of coats and they were done. I love that these chipboards take anything 

you put on them. Even those very delicate Aztec flowers took the paint mix perfectly. 

I started to make clusters of the fussy cut and layered paper elements around my layout

then tucked a piece of chipboard in with them. 

The Aztec flower chipboards are stunning! - I carefully lifted & shaped the inner section to give

some height and dimension. 

 

I just love the added texture the chipboards give to a layout or project - 

the chipboard mandala’s are so beautiful, they would also look fabulous layered up

like the fussy cut paper elements. 

Mmmm I feel another project coming on using them this way.

Don’t forget, if you want to colour coordinate your

chipboard but don’t have the right colour, just mix a few colours of mediums up - 

I used acrylic paint and mists, it

worked perfectly. 

Thanks for stopping by, you can find lots more close-ups of this layout over on my Instagram page 

Hugs Chrissy xXx 

'Hello Wine' Layout By Rachael Funnell

Hello 2 Crafty Fans!!

Today I have another layout to share

featuring yours truly & yes with a BIG glass of wine... LOL!

2Crafty Chipboard Used...

11" Butterfly Clock face 

Covid set 7

Aztec flower set

2 Crafty have some fairly newly released 

Limited Edition Coronavirus chipboard sets.

I have used the Hello Wine from the Covid set #7

and have inked it in black....

With the 11" Butterfly Clock Frame

I flipped it so that the butterfly cluster sat to the left side,

and added a single coat of gesso...

Lastly the Aztec flower set.

They have 2 coats of gesso, then

inking the flowers with a pink rose ink...

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope I have inspired you to go check out 

the Limited Edition Coronavirus chipboard sets

and add some chipboard to your next project!!

 

"Picture Perfect" Layout by Marie Sabatier

Hello,today I have my second page to share with you for June.

To make this page I was inspired by the colors of the photo, 

 and I chose these magnificent "Aztec Flower" chipboards.

"Picture Perfect"

2Crafty Chipboards used :

- ATC Title Sticks Set 2

- Circle-Revolution Frames

- Aztec Flower Set 1

As you know, I have protected each chipboard with a layer of white gesso.

On the "Aztec Flower" chipboards I applied "Purely white" embossing powder.

I don't know why but right now I like white.

 It is a neutral color easy to match on a page and which accentuates the details.

I really like the finesse of this "Aztec Flower"

On the "Circle Revolution" chipboard I also applied embossing powder

 in a dark brown which I then paa\inted on a little with wax.

To finish with the title I just skated with a little wax on the white gesso.

I hope to have given you a little inspiration, to create with these marvelous

 chipboard these that of happiness.

See you soon.

 

"Cherished Family Memories" By Sabrina Turpin

Hello 2Crafty friends!

I hope you're having a good time!
On our side, the long winter here in Quebec is finally showing signs that it might not
last forever as the temperatures start rising above the freezing point every day
 (and hopefully we won't have winter #2 in March as sometimes happen).
This brings us a nice boost of happiness, leaving the "winter blues" feeling behind.

The layout I'm revealing today reflects that mood, with a warmer feeling,
perfect for the spring that's starting for us!

"Cherished Family Memories"

For the "Frame Handrawn Hearts", I applied one coat of red metallic paint.

On the "Aztec Flower Set 1", at the bottom left, I dabbed a red embossing ink 

then applied a gold wax on top roughly, with my hands.

On the "Heart and Circle Arrow Set", I've applied honey coloured ink.

  

Behind the picture frame, on the "Checkerboard Panel", I used a teal embossing powder.

 For the title, "Cherished Family Hearts", I used a black embossing powder with a sandy finish.

I've used the following 2Crafty chipboards in this layout:

Cherished [w00568]

Frame Handrawn Hearts [fr0082]

Checkerboard Panel [660045]

Aztec Flower Set 1 [m00810]

Heart and Circle Arrow Set [m00811]

That's all for me today!
 I hope you enjoyed this and it gave you some inspiration to go create something amazing!
 I'll be back in a few weeks with some more inspiration to share with you guys.

See you soon!