Album "Holy Night" by Elena Martynova

 Hello 2Crafty friends!

I hope everyone is having fun getting ready for the holidays! 

I made a mini-album dedicated to the theme of the birth of Christ.

I used the "Oh holy night" paper collection by Eco Park.

The album size is 13x26 cm.

The main decoration of the cover is the image of an angel in the dial from Clock Face Discs

Under the dial is slipped an asterisk, which symbolizes the star of Bethlehem.

Elements of the background chipboard are inserted between the layers.

I painted the entire chipboard black and waxed White Gold.

Some lovely lowers on cover too.

 

I decorated the first spread of the album with chippies from the Corner Fluer.

Another dial adorns the second spread of my Christmas album.

The center page is additionally decorated with a mini-page

in the shape of a heart. I added a chippie from the Ivy's Squares  set to it.

You can insert photos inside the heart.

The fourth spread is decorated with a very beautiful openwork chippie from the Element Set 1

In the last spread, I added a shaker-window 

and decorated it with an element from the Fluer squares  set.

2Crafty chippies were useful to me in this album:

Corner Fluer

Starlink Panel 

Clock Face Discs

Element Set 1

Wire Stars

Ivy's Squares 

Fluer squares 

I hope you have a great day. Thank you for stopping by.

January Inspirations - by Lilibleu

" Sweet Dreams"

Hello everyone!

Today, it's my turn to present my January projects. For these two pages I decided to
 share with you universes I adore. I am a big fan of fantasy, dream and magic, 
steampunk, everything that invites you to travel into other worlds.

  I like to search for photos or images on pinterest that inspire me a lot in my work, just like those I used with both of my projects of this month : Sweet Dreams and Living the Dream.

The "Ivy's Squares" chipboard is painted with metallic paint in different 

colors so that it fits in well in my project.

The "Cassie's Flourishes" item is a marvel. I painted it in metallic green 

 so that it blends in while remaining visible.

The "Sweet Dreams" title has a good size, as you can see in the photo. I really like big titles, I think they do embellish projects. To highlight it, I embossed it with black powder.

2 Crafty Chipboard used:

- Giant Gears

- Cassie's Flourishes

- Ivy's Squares

- Sweet Dreams 

"Living The Dream"

For this second project, I chose a black and white photo that contrasts with the

 background of my page. I loved this picture of this little chess knight that 

turns into a beautiful horse through its shadow.

The "Living the Dream" title is simply embossed with white powder to make it

 very visible. The "View Finders" element under the title is painted green. 

It is slipped between papers to give volume to my project.

I also used the very pretty "Ornate Buckles" element that I embossed with 

black powder to make it stand out. I like its delicate shape.

I added some elements embossed with golden powder to bring some shiny 

aspects to my project: Film Strips Small and Steampunk Gears Medium.

2 Crafty Chipboard used:

- Ornate Buckles

- Film Strips Small

- View Finders

- Steampunk Gears Medium

- Living the Dream 

See you next month !!

Lilibleu xx

October Inspiration By Sandra

''Live everyday with intention''

I love making white and black layouts with one touch of color... Always make me satisfied.
That is what I created for my first layout this month.

2Crafty chipboard list

Corner Thick Vine

Frame Georgian

Live everyday with Intention

I began my background by sticking the Corner Thick Vine chipboard to a watercolor paper. 

I also add the bigger Frame Georgian in the middle. You can't see it a lot, but there is. 

I added a mixture of balls synthetic material with the medium gel to add more textures. 

Then, I put some white gesso to color my chipboards. 

I put some black ink with some water to make an ombre finish on my 

background around the chipboards and the textures.

I cut the small Frame Georgian and I embossed it with black powder.

 I made the same treatment to the title.

At the end, I just put some other white gesso on my textures, some drops white

 and black and added some flowers and a badge. 

''This is Me''

I love altered paper for my background to fit with my layout's finished idea. 

2Crafty chipboards list

Ivy's Squares

6" Clock Face Frames

This is Me

I made a lot of things on my background...I started by adding some acrylic paint with
 water to add more colors. I used a stencil with black gesso to make some contrasts,
and I added stamps and also some embossing powder on some medium gel. 

For the all the Ivy's squares, I used 4 colors of embossing powder,
 blue, green, light turquoise and black. 

To add more textures, I put some balls acrylic with yellow ink and medium gel, before
they were dry, I added some turquoise embossing powder in it and I used my embossing iron. 

I used one piece of clock from 6''clock face frames and 2 parts which serve has to hold the clock together. I embossed them with yellow embossing powder.

To add more contrast, I put some black flowers and two turquoise. 

I painted the title This is me-title with black acrylic paint. 

you can see all chipboards on the website.

Thanks and see you next month...
San xx