Best Gift Ever - Laura Gilhuly

 Last year we were given some photos of my hubby when he was young!

I am having a lot of fun looking through these and planning projects!

"Best Gift Ever"

You can see my absolute joy on their faces how happy Jon and his brother were to receive this gift.  They are both grown men now with kids of their own and they still remember this day!

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Best Gift Ever

8" Christmas Trim

Presents

Christmas Coin Set

The title is perfect for this layout. 
 I wanted it to stand out from the busy background paper so I heat embossed it in a dark green!

The 8" Christmas Trim is so pretty and absolutely completed the layout

To achieve the look I wanted on the trim, presents and coins I sprayed with green
 and red mists in 2 shades of each then inked the outside with green ink.

Thank you so much for stopping by

My First Project as 2Crafty Design Team Member! "A Merry Bunch Of Elves"!By Laura Gilhully

 Hi everyone!

I am so excited to be joining this team of talented crafters! I am Laura Gilhuly!
  I am from a small town in Southwestern Ontario, Canada where I live with my awesome
 husband Jon (this year we will have been married for 25 years) and together we have
2 wonderful sons - Cody & Tyler and two fur babies Lydia and Axle.  

I have been scrapbooking for a while and I love to try new things,
 learn and be inspired.  I hope to inspire you to create some wonderful projects
with the awesome 2Crafty Chipboard!

My First Project: "A Bunch of Merry Elves"

Engraved Baubles

A Bunch of Merry Elves

Circle Dot Frames

Christmas Coin Set

To begin I used gesso on all the 2Crafty chipboard pieces.

I tucked one of the" engraved baubles" on the right hand side.

I used the "Circle Dot Frame" under the photo and one
of the "Christmas Coins" in the corner.

I wanted the chipboard to match the antique rustic feel of the papers so I used
two different mists - Dylusions postbox red and Lindy's greased lightnin' green. 
 I then rubbed all three pieces with a touch of vintage gold paint with my finger
 to highlight all the beautiful engraving.  I wanted to add a bit more gold so I
 randomly added some spots using an embossing pad then added some gold
embossing powder and heat set.

I painted the title with gold paint - Lumiere True Gold - then heat embossed

 with the same gold embossing powder I used on the other chipboard pieces.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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