these FRIENDS are the best by Robin Schelin

 Hi everyone, I'm happy to share my 2nd layout for August with you.

If we are fortunate enough, we will have those few friends we do everything with. This layout is a tribute to our best friends. I had 3 best friends in High School. We were inseparable. Sadly, life got in the way and we fell out of touch. But they hold my fondest memories and will always be in my heart.

these friends are the best

Beautiful 2Crafty Chipboard used:

Foliage Set 15

Spring Flower Bunches

Frame Heart Strings

these FRIENDS are the best

Chevron Bits

I primed all the chipboard with Gesso before altering.

Starting on the left side of the photo, I placed a few of the Spring Flower Bunches at the top of the flower cluster. I just painted them with Black Gesso to get a matte finish. 

At the bottom of the flower cluster on the left, I added in one of my favorite little pieces. The fabulous Foliage Set 15. Definitely one of my 'go to' pieces to accent flowers clusters.

I painted the stems with Black Gesso. I then painted the bulbs with Provincial Blue and Glacier Chalk Paint mixed with Titanium White Acrylic Paint.

I used the same chipboard pieces at the top right altered the same way to create balance.

I love the title, these FRINDS are the best. I think it is perfect for this photo. I first painted the whole title with Black Gesso. Then I painted the word 'FRIENDS' with Provincial Blue and Glacier Chalk Paint mixed with Titanium White Acrylic Paint. This is the same as the little bulbs of the Foliage Set 15.

Underneath the title, I positioned the smaller heart from the Frame Heart Strings. I painted the outline of the heart with Titanium White Acrylic Paint and the hearts with a mix of Neutral Gray, Titanium White Acrylic Paint with a splash of Parisian Gray Chalk Paint. This was to capture the gray of the pavement the girls are standing on.

As a side note, I stacked 2 of the same photos to create this one long photo. I like that it's a different look and that it allows plenty of room for the title.

Just for the heck of it, I used 3 of the Chevron Bits as arrows pointing to the girls. I simply painted these with Black Gesso, brushing over them slightly with White Gesso using a fan brush.

Hope you like this layout honoring our Best Friends. And that it has inspired you to Scrap yours. I don't have any photos clear enough of mine (instamatic cameras and all, lol) I wish we had cameras on our phones back then....or phones. WE did not!!

 Be back In a few week with more inspiration from 2Crafty

xx

#AWESOME - Laura Gilhuly

 Hi everyone!
I am back to share a layout I created of my wonderful husband and sons!

2Crafty Products used:

Diamond Chunk Bits
#Awesome
Arrows Funky
Grid Panel

After prepping the chipboard with white gesso I altered each piece.

I wanted to coordinate with the awesome papers and photo.

I used different colours of grey mists and Tim Holtz hickory smoke distress ink on the arrows then used black ink to highlight it.

On the panels that I cut to use in two piece I used Tim Holtz scorched timber then sprayed with sepia mist.  For the title I used uncharted mariner ink then sprayed with winter frost mica stain.

I added some altered flowers, coloured art stones, and coloured cheese cloth to finish the layout.

Thank you for stopping by

'July 2015' layout by Rachael Funnell

 

Hello Everyone!

Rach here with you today sharing my first bit 

of 2 Crafty Chipboard inspro for August....

2 Crafty Chipboard used:

2015

Lattice leaves

Fine word set - Months

Oversized flower stem - Set 1

Let's start off with my title...

Something a little different and I like to do from time to time is 

using the date as my title 'July 2015'...

 

Simply inking the July from the Fine word set - Months

this mid blue color & the inking the 2015 with this pretty pink....

Next up and one of my ALL TIME FAVES 2 Crafty Chipboard...

The Lattice leaves, Where I have inked these beauties this fab green color

placed these thoughtout my fussy cut out flower clusters...

Lastly, Is this Oversized flower stem from - Set 1

that I have sitting to the left side of my photos...

Using a paint brush I have dabbed on a thick coat of gesso..

Thanks for stopping by

I hope I have inspired you in someway

Until Next time..

'So Sweet' with Lisa Amiet

 

Hello all!
It's Lisa here today to share some
 scrappy inspiration with you. 

'So Sweet'

 2Crafty products used:

 'Foliage Set 13'
'Foliage Set 15'
'So Sweet Title' 

 

 

For this layout, I started with a bit of a mixed media background page.
I used some of the 'Foliage Set 13' and 'Foliage Set 15' pieces, 

which I have given a green shimmer finish to.  

 

 

I used these tucked into my paper layers,

mixing them with some of the
 die-cut elements from my papers. 

 

 

I also used the 'So Sweet Title',

which I finished with the same green shimmer as the foliage pieces.  

 

 

I really love how easy these foliage pieces are to use in my layouts,

they add some great texture and are easy to tuck into my papers. 

 

 

This is one of my favourite photos, with my sweet boy!
I hope that you like what I have created.

 

Until next time!

 

Lisa

 

Cherish this Moment By Charmane Sharp

 

My sons cat Beansprout isn't always up for a photo so I grabbed this

opportunity while he sat by the wall. Paper Rose papers called for a Black

and Gold layout for something different.

2Crafty Chipboard used...

Bulldog Clip set

Foliage set 11

Min i Number Panels

Number Panels

Birdcage 2

Mini Title Stick set 5

Champagne Gold Embossing Powder makes the Birdcage sing. Copper

Embossing Powder on the bird makes it stand out. Pieces of Foliage tucked

under the birdcage were embossed with Black and while hot i sprinkled on a

little Gold to melt in.

More Foliage pieces with my flowers and a Mini Number Panel on the

corner of my photo. I used a mixed metallic powder for a little extra colour.

The larger Number Panel on the left was coloured the same as the small one.

Placing a Bulldog Clip on the photo adds a unique element finished in Gold.

A great way to add that finishing detail.

A mix of Gold and Black Embossing Powder on the Title Stick blends

with the layout beautifully.

A little outside my normal colours but I hope this inspires you to try

something different when next creating.

Until next time...

Charmane x

My Story by Robin Schelin

 Hi everyone, welcome to the fabulous 2Crafty Blog!

Today I'm sharing my first layout for August. This is my friend's little girl, isn't she cute? For someone who really doesn't like her picture taken, the camera sure likes her! 

My Story 

2Crafty Chippies I used:

Foliage Set 13

12x12 Stacked Filmstrips

My Story

As usual, all my chippie pieces were first painted with Gesso before painting.

I really like the Foliage Set 13 stems. They add texture and dimension to the flower clusters.

 I painted these with a mixture of Light Blue Permanent and Titanium White Acrylic Paint, with just a smidge of Sage Chalk Paint added in. I kind of dabbed on the paint to give it a dappled look. 

The star of this show is the 12X12 Stacked Filmstrips. I love this piece so much that I've used it on several layouts in the past. It's a fabulous anchor for your composition, and it adds so much interest. 

 I painted it with a mixture of Barcelona Beige Chalk Paint with Pewter and Parchment Acrylic Paint. I wanted it to blend nicely with the colors of the patterned paper.

Here are a couple more of the stems from the Foliage set 13. As I usually do when I use flower clusters, (which is always!!) I use basically the same flowers and chipboard pieces in each cluster. I think this gives balance and a sense of symmetry to the whole layout.

I made this layout as a gift in mind for her Mom. That's why I chose this title. At the top of the photo is the phrase stick "MY HEART" which IS HER Story. This little girl is her only child and is the light of her life. 

I simply painted the title with Titanium White Acrylic Paint.

Hope you like this layout of a special little girl and that the use of the chipboard chosen has inspired you. I'll be back later in the month with more from 2Crafty.

xx

Click Capture by Tania Ridgwell

Hi there!

Tania joining you today to share the first of my DT projects for August. 
I have created a layout. 

"Click Capture"

2 Crafty Chipboard Used:

*11" Floral Heart Frame

*6 x 6 Circle Frame Set

*Click Capture Title

*Fancy Set 2 Borders

I have used the beautiful Uniquely Creative 'Sweet as Honey' Collection to create the base for my Layout.

I first gave all the chippie pieces a couple of coats of gesso.  Once dry I sprayed Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mustard Spray onto the Click Capture Title, Fancy Border & Circle Frame chippies.  For the Floral Heart Frame chippie I mixed some of the Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mustard Spray with gesso to lighten the colour.  I used the lighter mixed colour to paint the actual Heart part of the frame and used a darker shade of the Mustard spray to paint the flowers on the Heart.

I added the Floral Heart Frame chippie to my base page, tucked in my photo under the left side of the Frame.  I cut the the Fancy Border chippie into pieces and tucked the pieces under my photo.  I added lots of paper blooms and coordinating die cuts around the Floral Heart Frame chippie.  I randomly tucked in some of the Circle Frame chippies amongst the paper blooms.  To finish off my page I added the Click Capture Title chippie.

Thats' all from me today, I hope I have inspired you all with my Layout. 
Until next time thanks so much for stopping by.

Tania xx