'Lillian' - by Emma Zappone

Hello lovelies.
Today's share introduces you to Lillian. Lillian is 25yrs old, shy with a hidden extrovert inside. She has been working at the National Museum since she left uni. She majored in Entomology but enjoys the theory of Taxidermy, which is what drew her to the Museum. Lets visit Lillian now....

Now lets see our focus pieces in our first exhibit....

Bracket Frames
6" Mandala
Checkerboard clumps
12" Lucy Border

Choosing to play with most of the pieces raw meant I still had to allow the chipboard to shine through.
I left the Mandala raw until the end, which I then added a dry brushing of white Gesso to 'antique' the piece a little.

I wanted to use up some of my left over pieces, so with the little bit of the Checkerboard Clumps I had left in my stash, a dabbed a little amount of Brown ink to stain the chipboard ever so slightly.

The Lucy Border is raw with the exception of a hint of wax applied right at the end of creating the layout. This meant that it still stood out amongst the layers.

The Brackets are the only thing painted. These are painted with a shimmer acrylic but in a rustic brown to still appear raw yet shine throughout the layout.

A project that is simple yet quite interesting, just like Lillian.

I hope this project has inspired you in some way.
I look forward to sharing with you all again later in the month.

Stay crafty, Em xx

Moment With Emma - PLUS Process VIDEO

Hello all you 2Crafty friends and welcome to Thursday!

Today I'm sharing a boy page that really showcases the awesome chipboard
 (be sure to check out the video for this page too).

I have kept papers to a minimum and let the chipboard really shine.

"Puddle Jumper"

Let me tell you about some of my finishes but firstly
 I want you to see what chipboard I chose....

2Crafty Chipboard Used....

Steampunk Arrow Set

Steampunk Gears small

Lightbulb Word Set

Bracket Frames

So lets start with the Bracket pieces. For these I simply used emboss powders, 
instead of using just one colour, I chose two that really contrasted from each other.

Again I totally embraced the imperfections.

These two colours just bounce off the chipboard very beautifully and 
of course off the page against the white.

For the Steampunk Arrow I cut it in half to elongate it behind my image. I coated this with
 some Rust effect pastes, building as I went. Once dry I rubbed a little Metallique Wax
 over certain areas to highlight and add shade.

The Steampunk Gears and LightBulb I painted with black gesso, once dry, I dabbed
 complimentary wax's to give them this rusty gear look.

The Bulb I decided to use a two tone effect by applying with my finger.

The mediums used on the chipboard really pronounce themselves off my page.

I loved playing with mostly only Chipboard, really making this the main focus of my page.

I hope you are a little inspired by this layout and don't forget to check out the video
  to see exactly how it all came together.

TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE

I'll catch you all soon. Em xx