January Projects by Jaya Raghuvanshi

Hello 2Crafty fans!
 This is Jaya here today . Wish you all a wonderful new year! Hope you have been enjoying the gorgeous inspirations  by our DT members. I have two lovely projects for you all and I hope you will like these. :)   Before we start... Please remember to become a blog follower & leave a blog comment to

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  Here is my first project-
"All Because"

Well .. This is such a lovely sentiment that I had to do justice to it. So I decided
 to create this bluish -purple wintry theme page for a lovely couple.

The gorgeous hand drawn heart frames have been given a coat of black texture spray
 and they were good to go. 

The leaf chippies have been first coated with black gesso and then I sprinkled
 some embossing enamel on top and embossed it. Love that speckled- mottled look!

I heat embossed my tiny feather chippie in white and when it was still 
hot I added some silver microbeads . They kind of sunk into the thick 
embossed surface with just a little bit showing. Loved it :)

 My title chippie has been given a coat of white heavy gesso and then I applied
 glossy accents to it to make it more dimensional,smooth and glossy.

2Crafty Chippies used-

Two People Fell In Love title

Tiny feathers

Handdrawn hearts

Foliage set 2

"On This Day"

My second page is a bridal one with beautiful colours and gorgeous rose chippies. I applied white gesso to the climbing rose chippie and then embossed it  with embossing enamel.

  The gorgeous title chippie has been given a coat of white heavy gesso with a
 sponge dauber and embossing enamel on some areas.

The leaf swirl you see here is a leftover of one of my 2Crafty Circular leafy frames.
 I first covered it with gesso and then sprayed it with some mist and once it dried
I lightened it with gesso. and stamped it using some script stamp.

I covered the Turkish lattice panel with white heavy gesso and then sprayed
 randomly using various colours.

2Crafty Chippies used- Climbing rose bush On This Day Turkish lattice panel Circular leafy frame

Hope you like my creations. 

That is all from me for today.

More 2Crafty Inspiration from Helen Tilbury

Hello again!   HELEN here, back with you today to share my latest pages  using 2Crafty Chipboard.   "Always Wear Your Invisible Crown"

As you can see I had a blast with 2Crafty products on this layout!

I used the "Always Wear Your Invisible Crown" title, 

the Circle Revolution Frame {the smallest of the set of 3}

 & Flourish Adornment Set 3.

I used the Circle Revolution Frame directly on top of & around my photo.

I used a couple of colours of Ranger Paint dabbers {Citrus & Gold}

to colour my chipboard & sprayed water on my background paint to

 encourage the drips, as well as using a plastic bag for the mottled effect.

I used the chipboard leafy swirls to anchor some black threads on my page 

whilst underneath my photo & Circle Revolution Frame I used some craft wire.

I painted my chipboard title with the "Citrus" paint dabber from Ranger

then sponged over parts of it using the "Sandal" coloured paint dabber.  

I used a white Paper Pen from Viva Decor to add the 3D - raised

 - dots & dashes - on top of my leafy swirls.  I used the Citrus & Gold

paint dabbers on my leafy swirls before sponging with black ink.

I love not only decorating my chipboard pieces but also the area

underneath it & remember that chipboard is a great way to anchor

other elements such as wire, thread & gauze, in place.

"Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful"

For this layout I also used LOTS of 2Crafty chipboard.

I used the "Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful" title as well as some "Berry Branches"

{these are one of my favourites & great for tucking in here, there & everywhere!

As well as the beautiful "French Lace"decorative border  which I cut up to use

like a frame around my photograph.

I painted the Berry Branch with white acrylic then embossed over

 it with pearl embossing powder for a pretty, feminine sheen.

I used some awesome shades of green embossing powder

on the French Lace border strip {which I cut into 4 pieces}

as I was trying to create a vintage verdigris effect.

I used a pearly silver white embossing powder on my title then sponged

over it with some bright yellow acrylic paint & used it to anchor the

pharmaceutical gauze {just like cheese-cloth} underneath it.

I absolutely love the dimension that chipboard adds to a layered layout & honestly you can't live without it if this is your scrappy style!     Lastly I am sharing with you a canvas I created a while ago now. You can watch the video of how I created it HERE & if you enjoy it you can subscribe to me on Youtube HERE.  

I used the 11" Circular Leafy frame, embossed with bronze

 embossing powder, as my dramatic chipboard statement!

I used a Ranger Embossing Dabber to give my chipboard this

very chunky effect you see, which also requires several layers.

I hot glued my flowers onto the chipboard frame,which I hot-glued onto the canvas. 

 I find hot-glue the best option for Off-the-Page projects due to it's strength.

Canvases are actually really easy, yet look so impressive, & make the most 

well-received gifts, especially if you match them up to the recipient's decor colours!

If you love chipboard, you've GOT to love embossing powder!

It is really simple to apply & the effect is always outstanding!!

I slightly altered this chipboard piece to suit my canvas,

so don't be afraid to snip away to customise your 2Crafty pieces!

 That's it from me for today.  

I do hope you have enjoyed a little peek into my 2Crafty creative life!  

See you all again next month!! 

 STAY CRAFTY :-D