Hi 2 Crafty fans!
It's Rach with you today, sharing my layouts for February.....
My first page featuring my boy! 😀
"Live your Adventure"
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2 Crafty Chipboard pieces used:
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Chained Circle Frames
Live your Adventure title
Triangle Clusters
Wing Set 2
Giant gears
Steampunk gears Small
Steampunk gears Medium
For the Title 'Live your Adventure' I wanted it to stand out sitting on the B& W photo....
so I went with giving it a couple of coats of gesso...... Also I added gesso to the to the
Chain circle frame, then inked with Tim Holtz -Distress Squeezed Lemonade (yellow) .......
Did the same to the Giant gear & couple of the Steampunk gears....
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While other Steampunk gears have been inked with a Teal & black....
The Triangle Clusters also have been inked black....
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As I didn't want to lose any of that gorgeous delicate details to the wing,
I ever so lightly rubbed over with gesso, then using a paint brush, painted on a thinker
coat gesso on the edges....
coat gesso on the edges....
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My 2nd layout featuring my girl.....
'Let your LIGHT SHINE'
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2 Crafty Chipboard pieces used:
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Indian Feathers
Twinkling Fairies
Let your LIGHTSHINE
# Mini word set 1 - #Beauty
2017
Leafty Silhouettes
I wanted to create a uniqueness to this fantastic Let your LIGHTSHINE title....
So I started with a paint brush and I painted on a couple of coats of gesso to the
'Let your' and heat embossing the bottom half of LIGHTSHINE with
Nuvo - Glittering gold....
'Let your' and heat embossing the bottom half of LIGHTSHINE with
Nuvo - Glittering gold....
I was VERY happy with the end result! 😀😀😀
Also! heat emboss with Nuvo - Glittering gold this gorgeous Twinkling Fairy ...
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Continuing on with heat embossing.....
AND with Nuvo - Blue Odyssey these super cute Indian Feathers .
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Also thoughout my layout I have adding a few beautiful
Leafty Silhouettes which I have added gesso to....
Leafty Silhouettes which I have added gesso to....
& this 2017...
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I have one more layout to share.....
This month 2 Crafty Chipboard is one of the VERY generous sponsors over @
CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration...
AND the 2 Crafty Design team have been invited as a Guest Detectives 😀
Case #247
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This is how I solved this case.....
#Funtimes
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2 Crafty Chipboard pieces used:
#Mini Word Set 1
Palm Leaves
ATC- Tiny Butterflies
Hibiscus
Mostly heat embossing the chipboard pieces...
To check out more info of there current challenge please click------> HERE
Thanks for stopping by & checking out my layouts.....
I hope you have been inspired in some way!