'Hold Tight' by Emma Zappone

Hello Everyone 😊 

Hope you are all having a great day.

 Today's share is another 9x9 layout creation, featuring soft muted tones,
 to finish the winter season off.

Here are the awesome chipboard pieces used....

Framed Botanical
Funky Heart Swirl
Daisy Flowers

Keeping the finishes simple yet effective, I started by prepping them all with white Gesso.

The Funky Swirls got a coat of Distress Glaze, one in each colour.

I love the shine the glaze gives the chippy.

The Daisy Flowers have a similar finish to the swirls. Except with these I added a stencil and some modelling paste to add texture before adding the glaze.

The Botanical Frame is just gorgeous!
I painted this with a matching acrylic paint and left it with a matte finish.
I then cut it in half to fit around my composition.

The chipboard pieces work so well with this colour tone and design.

I hope you have been inspired to create something different, or use a different medium.

I look forward to sharing with you in the new month.

Till next time, Stay Crafty, Em xx

Shine Bright by Sabrina Turpin

Hello 2Crafty friends!

Today I'd like to share a layout that has been a few months in the making. I had picked a few
pictures of my daughter, showing much how she has grown over the past 5 years, but
I was failing to find the right background to match her perky spirit.

 It turns out that the solution was to create a background myself! So I got to work on
that background with lots of texture and some colors that really represented her. Then I
picked amazing chipboards to make those pictures pop as I wanted!
I'm pretty happy about the results.

"Shine Bright"

Close ups of the main cluster of embellishements.

For the "Frame Botanical", I used midnight teal embossing powder and applied some pink
wax on top with my finger. On the "gorgeous girl", part of "Mini Title Stick Set 1", I just
applied black ink.

With the "Decorative Disc Set 2", I applied a shimmering light pink mousse paint.
Then I inked the borders ink black.

For the title, "Shine bright", I used silver embossing ink".

In this layout, I used the following 2Crafty chipboards:

Frame Botanical [FR0122]

Mini title stick set 1 [MB022]

Decorative disc set 2 [M00808]

Shine Bright [W00518]

That's all for me today!
I hope you enjoyed this layout and that it'll give you inspiration for your own creations!
I'll be back soon with more ideas to share with you guys.
Until then, happy crafting!

Family Forever & Always by Sabrina Turpin

 Ho Ho Ho 2Crafty friends!

It's that jolly time of the year as we're finally nearing the end of this 2020 year! Snow has arrived here in Quebec and it's beautiful walking outside with all the houses illuminated and reflecting in the white snow. It's also my favorite time of the year for crafting, in a comfy sweater with a nice hot tea after playing outside in the snow; it's so therapeutic and relaxing. Speaking of sweaters, today's layout features me and my daughter wearing our matching Christmas sweaters!

"Family Forever & Always"

On the "Leafy Shrub Set 2", I used an ivory embossing enamel then 

I rubbed some gold wax on top of it. 

On the "Foliage Set 6", I applied two coats of red embossing ink then

 rubbed a gold wax again on top.

For the "Frame Botanical", I applied an antique gold embossing enamel. 

On the title, "Family forever & always", I used two coats of black embossing powder.

I used the following 2Crafty chipboards in this layout:

Frame Botanical [fr00122]
Foliage Set 6 [m00856]
Leafy Shrub Set 2 [m00494]
Family Forever & Always [w00125]

That's all for me today! 

I hope you enjoyed this layout and that it will give you some inspiration for your own creations. 

I wish you the best holiday season ever, as I believe each and every one of you deserves it. 

See you soon in 2021!

"Love Is In The Air" Layout and Video by Sabrina Turpin

 Hello 2Crafty fans!

A few days ago my husband and I took a rare break from the kids to go see a show together.
 It had been like what seemed an eternity since we last took the time to go out by ourselves!
 We had an amazing time and took a bunch of pictures.

The layout I'm presenting today really captures that happy fun mood we were in that night.
 I really like the result and I've prepared a video to show how I worked with the products.

"Love is in the Air"

You can click on the video and enjoy how I created this layout.

TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE

On the "Aztec Feathers", I applied a diluted coat of blue-purple paint and then
applied some purple metallic embossing ink on top.

For the "Frame Botanical", I used pearl colored paint and a transparent glaze
 to sprinkle microbeads on top. Then I inked the border with black ink.

On the title, "Love is in the Air", I applied two coats of midnight gold embossing powder.

 2Crafty Chipboard Used...

Aztec Feathers [m00812]

love is in the air [w00418]

Frame Botanical [fr0122]

That is all for me today! I hope you enjoyed my layout and you found the video helpful.

 I will be back soon with more creations to share with you. 

Until then, keep creating!