'Pure Joy' by Tammy Klingner

Hello creative souls!

Tammy here today, and as it's now officially December, it's time to share my first festive layout.

A soft layout that tells a story about the pure joy of giving.

Last year on Christmas Day we gave up a few hours of our time to prepare a feast, wrap gifts and decorate a hall for those in our area who are less fortunate than us and who were spending Christmas alone.

All of the gifts and food were donated, and it was such a lovely way to start our day, and definitely a feeling that not only stayed with us throughout the day, but throughout the year.

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"Pure Joy" title

"ATC Tiny Hearts and Stars"

"Mini Houses"

"Winter Twig Branches"

NEW "Mixed Fine Border Set"

I used the "Mini Houses" to go with the theme of 'Community' and 'it takes a village'.

I covered them with white gesso and then added some watercolour paints in grey, pink and aqua, to go with my colour pallette.

I then added some outlines with a pen for a cute whimsical feel.

I added in all different types of trees, and the "Winter Twig Branches" fitted in perfectly.

I painted these white and then added some fine clear glitter......I wasn't perfect with this, I wanted the glitter to be a bit random - a bit like sparkly lights in the trees.

Along the bottom of my cluster I added one of the borders from the

 NEW "Mixed Fine Border Set".

I love the delicateness of this and the leaf theme just worked perfectly.

I simply added a few coats of white gesso.

For my title, I painted the "Pure Joy" in a few coats of white gesso, and then added clear fine glitter.  

This again gives that 'light' feel, and also reminds me of snow.

Finally, I painted a few of the "Mini Stars" in white gesso, and added some watercolour, and sprinkled these through the layout.

That's it from me today.....

I love that I can use chipboard to help tell my story.

I think there's a 2Crafty Chipboard for everything!

I hope this layout reminds you of the real meaning of Christmas....giving - and not just presents but yourself.

My Blog - Tambaramba

A Love Story by Tammy Klingner

Hi there 2Crafty Chipboard fans!

Tam here to share today, and this one's titled:

"A Love Story"

A layout about our newest member of our family, Ziggy who we recently gave a furever home to.

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

'A Love Story Title'

'Squiggly Heart Cluster'

'Frame Handrawn Hearts'

'ATC Tiny Hearts and Stars'

I applied white gesso to the 'Frame Handrawn Hearts', and the 'Squiggly Heart Cluster'  and left them at that!

I cut up the 'Squiggly Heart Cluster' and poked it around the photos.

I also applied white gesso to some of the hearts from the 'ATC Tiny Hearts and stars' pack.

Once dry, I added watercolours - the same colours as I used in the background.

For the 'A Love Story title', I did the same technique, however I let the colours blend, to give an ombre effect.

I've been doing this quite a bit lately  and I just love how it looks and I love that it ties the background and the title together.

That's it from me today, I hope you've enjoyed this painty creation!

I'll see you again next month.

Until then, I hope you throw some paint around and capture some of your stories.

Here's my blog:

Tambaramba

Today..... by Tammy Klingner

Hi there 2Crafties!

Tam here today to share my latest layout titled:

"Today"

A layout that celebrates back to school for the three of us in 2019!

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"Today Loopy title"

"Squiggle Strips Set 1"

"Stars"

"2019's"

"ATC Tiny Hearts and Stars"

The "Squiggle Strips" were coated with black ink.

These are quite NEW and I just LOVE them!!

So fine and funky.

The "Stars" were coated with Distress Oxides in 'Peacock Feathers' and 'Lucky Clover', and then finished off with some black ink around the edges.

The "Tiny Hearts and Stars", "Today loopy title" and "2019" were all painted with a gorgeous lime paint and then swiped with black ink.

Love the grungy feel to this page.

That's it from me today.

Head to my BLOG for more.

Much love

xx



Tammy's December Shares

Hello lovely 2Crafties!!

Tammy here today to share two of my latest creations with you all.

My first one is titled:

"A Christmas Tradition"

It's all about baking and decorating the Gingerbread biscuits every year at Christmas time.  It's one of the many things we do as a family to celebrate this time of year.  The kids look forward to it and spend ages decorating their various shapes, and yep then I spend ages afterwards cleaning up the MESS!!

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"Grid Bits"

"Wire Stars"

"Stars"

"ATC Tiny Stars and Hearts"

"A Christmas Tradition Title"

"Star Circular Frames"

I added a lot of different finishes to the Chipboard.

The "Grid Bits" are heat embossed with a chunky white emboss powder.

The "Wire Stars" are heat embossed with a gorgeous white emboss powder with flecks of gold through it.  There are shimmers of gold that really jump off the page.

Hard to capture the beautiful shine.

To the "Stars Circlular Frame", the "Stars" the "Mini Stars" and the "A Christmas Tradition" I applied white gesso, and then added some Mica Powder and some water to create the colour.

They have a lovely subtle metallic sheen.

The blue and the green look just lovely together.

Love the little pops of red too.

The frame around the photo really draws your eye into the layout and the details of the photo.

My second project is titled:

"Ugly Sweater Love"

My daughter and I have a big crush on Ugly Sweaters. 

On our recent trip to USA we had a lot of fun and lots of laughs finding them.

This layout is all about this and features us in our thongs (or should I say flip flops) and ugly sweaters!! Yep such a great combination.

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"Grid Bits"

"Linear Snowflakes"

"Majestic Reindeer Set"

"Fine Word Set 1"

"Starbright Snowflakes"

I applied a gorgeous emboss powder to the "Grid Bits" that has a hint of  blue and gold in it.....it almost looks white but not quite, so subtle, and so gorgeous.

I also did the same to the "Starbright Snowflakes"

To the "Majestic Reindeer" I added white emboss powder.  You can see the pale blue a bit more as it contrasts against the white of the deer.

To the "Linear Snowflakes" I embossed some in the pale blue and some in white.

I selected the 'love' from the "Fine Word Set 1" and painted it black.

I popped this on top of the photo, and added some letter stickers to finish off the title.

I just love the texture that chipboard adds to my projects, and I love that I can do so much to alter them!

I've got an extra bonus share today.

A project I created a couple of months ago, but thought I'd share it here too.

It has the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"Grid Bits"

"Mini Word Set 1"

I applied a Rust paste effect to the "Grid Bits". 

I love doing this to chippy, giving it an old, distressed metal feel.

I love the contrast of the rust effect with that bright blue colour.

I painted the 'Escape' from the "Mini Word Set 1" pack in black.

I love how there's a 2Crafty Chipboard piece to suit every occasion.

So that's it from me for this year!

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my work throughout 2017, I've absolutely loved sharing it with you all.

I will be back in 2018 with some more shares, but until then, happy creating!!

If you'd like to see more, you can pop over to my BLOG.