Find Yourself - With Emma.

Hello 2Crafty addicts.

Emma here with you all today.

Today's share is a soft yet spacey vibed layout.

Find Yourself

Here is the chipboard pieces I chose for this page.....

Flower Doilies
Corner Retro

6" Mandala No.1
Mini Word Set 1

I have been putting myself under a lot of pressure lately and felt I was over doing it on my pages. So with this one I decided to keep It more simple.

All the chippy I used this time I primed with either a black or white gesso.

So for this beautiful Mandala I rubbed over it with a Prima Wax once the gesso was dry. But I didn't want to cover it completely in wax, so when rubbed with a finger it allows for the base colour to pop through. Giving contrast.

For the Retro Corners I painted gesso and then once that was dry I painted over it in an acrylic metallique paint. look at all that shine.

For the Flower Doily I applied the same principle as the Mandala, but went heavier with the wax, this time full coverage.

And finally for the 'Capture' word, I simply applied wax to the chipboard, no gesso for this and it still worked perfectly. That is why I love 2Crafty chipboard, every medium works beautifully on it.

And that's this page done.

It brought me a lot of joy to create this piece, feeling more true to me.

I hope it inspires you in some way?

I'll catch you all very soon, till then happy scrapping :)

Em xx

#Blessed - with Emma

Hi 2Crafty friends, Emma here today sharing a layout with Autumn tones.

I thought this a relevant colour scheme as here in Aussie land we have just started
 our autumn season, which I must admit I love.

Here is my layout and the Chipboard pieces I used.....

2Crafty Chipboard Used:
Corner Retro
Mini #Word Set
Fine Stem Frames
Fern Leaf Set
Leafy Silhouettes

The frame I tried a few different finishes to get the final look.

First I coated it in 2 different oxides, then clear embossed it and then finally 

went over the dry emboss with ink and oxide again to get the desired rustic old look.

The Leafy Silhouettes and Retro corner I applied a rust paste and then dabbed over them with Dylusion inks to compliment the colours in the layout. Finally on these I added a clear emboss, deliberately missing sections to add a contrast from glossy to matte.

I really like this distressed look.

I liked it so much I did the same thing with the Fern leaves.

 They look so striking against the paper elements.

With the title I decided to emboss an orange powder over a black ink. This contrasted again from the other chipboard as well as complimenting the photo. Standing out on its own. Again not opting for the perfect finish but just letting the powder adhere where it needed.

  

I love scrapping imperfectly as this is what I am, and, if I tried to make every art piece perfect I would never finish a project. Don't get me wrong, I can be quite the perfectionist when I need but I really like the look of something finished but imperfect just as much. I feel it adds personality, a touch of me. #imadethis

I hope you enjoy and are just a little inspired by my layout.
I look forward to seeing you all again next month.

Till then, Em xx