'Adeline' - By Emma Zappone

Hey friends,
Em with you today, sharing my 1st project for July.

"Adeline"

Here are the chipboard elements used:

6" Mandala
Beaded Hanging Heart
Circle Flowers

I started by painting all the chipboard with black Gesso.
Then I applied a metallic gold acrylic over the top.
The circle flowers show this colour the best.

Once these were dry, I added the same paint through a stencil and added gold emboss powder to add some visual interest on these pieces.

The remaining chipboard all had some chunky emboss powder unevenly dusted over to create a weathered look, or peeling paint look.

The beaded heart chipboard, had the heart cut off and then I dissected even further by cutting the circles in half again to add more variety to my layers.

The Mandala was also cut in half to extend the use amongst my layers.

I hope you feel inspired and get your create on too.

Till next time, Em xx

This Moment - by Emma Zappone

 Hello 2crafty friends.
Em with you today, this time sharing an 8x8 canvas.
 Canvas' are really becoming one of my favourite surfaces to work with.

This project I really wanted to only work with black & white, with just a small hint of 1 colour,
which I chose to be pink.



Here are the chipboard elements used on this project....

Decorative Doily 6"
Foliage set 2
Circle Flowers

In keeping with the B&W theme, I painted all the chippy in black gesso.

This made them really stand out from the white and when the pink elements were added.

Once all the papers, chippy and embellishments were added I flicked with white ink to add that contrast against the black.

I love this concept of neutrals with one small pop of colour. I think I will be trying it out again real soon.
Hmmm, I wonder what colour to use next.....

Till next time, stay Crafty.
Em xx

'ART' by Emma Zappone with VIDEO

Happy Friday!
Em with you today sharing an 8x10 Canvas titled 'ART'.
I found this super cool picture on Pinterest of  Salvador Dali and it inspired this project.

Check out the awesome chipboard used here....

6x6 Clock Face Frames
Foliage set 7
Mollies Butterfly set
Circle Flowers

And it inspired me to create a video of it coming together too 😜

Lets start by talking about the finishes on everything but the butterfly.

The clock, foliage and circle flowers all started with a coat of black gesso.

And then finished off with a wax. Some had a silver finish and others a gold or bronze.
But the Butterfly was different.

These can be used as a 2 piece. So I started with painting the bottom solid layer with a coat of white gesso, which once dried, added some black script stamping. Once that was applied, i added a lovely dusting of clear emboss powder.
Then bending the wings ever so gently of the 'cut' butterfly which had a wax finish, applied to the 'solid butterfly' to give dimension.

I just love the way this project came about.
Don't forget to watch the video to see it really come to life.

Have a great weekend everyone.
Catch you all again soon.

till next time, Stay Crafty, Em xx

Sea projects by Elena

 Hello crafty friends, Elena stopping by today to share 

my latest projects for the 2Crafty Design Team.

I prepared two works, because I was inspired by our chipboards

 and could not do one thing :)))

"Sea and Dog"

 I've used the stunning St.Tropez collection by Prima to create this LO.

The photograph told me how to arrange the two pieces of paper: blue for the sky and
 brown for the soil.

  

I started by stencilling background circles using texture paste.

Next I made a clouds out of tissue paper and  refreshed it with sprays Lindy's.

 

I added stamping and Circle Flowers and Birds 

Also in this layout I used my favorite chipboard Dandelions 

 

Last but not least I added a title to finish it off. 

My second project:

ATC "Shards of Sea"

My series is named so for a reason. I took a sheet of clear plastic and cut it randomly into 4 pieces. Painted these pieces with alcohol ink and glued pieces of Mesh Bits.

Then I let go of the inspiration and began to create a composition
 of pieces of gauze, shells, flowers, metal jewelry and beads.

The main decoration of ATCs - chipboard Anchors  and Seahorses.

I tinted them a little with chameleon paint by the Fabrika Decoru and wax by Prima.

 

Added headlines-stickers by 7 DOTs.

In these ATCs and layout I have used the following

2Crafty Chipboard pieces:

Circle Flowers 

Dream A Little Dream 

Dandelions 

Mesh Bits

Anchors 

Intricate Seahorses 

Birds Set 

That's it for today! I hope I could inspire you in one way or another.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Don't forget to check out my Blog   and   Instagram

"Sweet Album" by Elena Martynova

Hello my dear friends!
 Today I want to show an album, which is intended for a little girl.
 I did it with great love and inspiration. The main decoration of the
 cover and pages
 were wonderful chipboards by 2Crafty.

I added title "Our daughter Milana" in a wonderful frame Oval Ornate.

I invite you to see how I decorated the pages of the album.
 You will find a list of used chipboard at the end of the post.

 

I decorated the silhouette of a pregnant woman with

Decorative Disc Set 2

 

 Page dedicated to the birth of the baby I decorated with

Ornate Gateway.

 Here I used

Frame Fine Circle with Butterflies.

 I took only a frame, and butterflies will live 

on the last pages of the album.

 I covered Circle Flowers  with yellow embossing powder 

and turned it into sunshine.

 On this page I used Frame Ingrid's.
 

 I decorated the picture frame with Doodled Frames.
 

 Photos of the baby and her parents will frame these circles from Doily Frames.

 This pages I decorated with Frankie's Frames and

 Doodled Frames
 

On the last pages I placed a Rose Set.

 

At the very end of the album there is a secret page

 dedicated to the meeting of Christmas.

 It is decorated with a frame from the set Frankie's Frames.

Thank you for your visit!

Have a nice day!