'A Fortunate Find' with Lisa Amiet

Hello 2Crafty Fans!

It's Lisa on the blog today to share some inspiration with you.

I have created this layout with a photo of my daughter,

feeding her love for all things antique.

2Crafty Products used:

There is a touch of blue in this layout hahaha,

well lots of blue :)

I have used one of the gorgeous 'Damask' pieces, 

the larger one, that I have embossed in a white finish.

I love how the white pops against the bright blue background.

I have also used one of the 'Flower Doilies',

again embossed in white, in among my layers. 

Another piece I have used is one of the 'Georgian Frames',

again finished in white and layered with my fussy cut elements.

This had always been a difficult photo to scrap for me as the blue is so bright,

but I decided to go with it rather than fight it lol 

 I think I found the perfect mix of papers and chipboard pieces,

to help tie this layout together. 

I hope you like what I have created!

Until next time

Lisa 

January Inspiration By Sabrina Turpin

"Life Documented"

Hello everyone!

I hope that 2018 is treating you well so far. It has been fantastic for me as I am 

absolutely thrilled to be joining the amazing 2Crafty team!

Let me introduce myself. I’m Sabrina Turpin, from Quebec, Canada, mom of two

 fantastic kids. I work in a daycare by day and I am a chipboard ninja by night!

For my first post, I’ll be sharing two new layouts. The first one, “Life Documented”, 

features my daughter having fun in a playground.

I inked and then used a transparent embossing powder on the

"Frame Madelines Flourish".

For the title I simply painted and inked it & the 

"Pointed Doiley Frames" I did the same.

Again on the "Tiny Leaf Stems" I did the same, just painting & inking as it looks so good.

These I used an embossing ink on the "Sharon's Butterflies".

For this page, I used the following 2Crafty Chipboards:

"Life Documented - title

Sharon's Butterflies

Frame Madeline's Flourish

Pointed Doiley Frames

"Tiny Leaf Stems"

"Friends"

My second page, "Friends", puts into the spotlight one of my closest friend.

For the "Funky Hearts" I embossed them with embossing powder.

The larger hearts were painted and inked & the smaller ones were

 embossed with embossing powder.

The "Twiggy Branch" was painted painted with acrylic metallic paints.

The border is from the "Lacey Border Set #1"& both that & the "Damask"

 were painted in acrylic paints.

The "Friends" title was embossed with embossing powders.

2Crafty Chipboard Products Used....

Funky Hearts

Damask

Lacey Border Set #1

Twiggy Branch

Friends - title-loopy font

March Shares from Helen A Layout, Pair of Cards & a Layered Canvas!

Hello everyone!  Today I have quite a variety of projects to show you!! Firstly I have a layout created with the negative circle hoops  of chipboard from the 12"sheet of Circle Revolution Frames. 

This was created for my own challenge blog, Scrap Around The World, 

but as part of the 2Crafty Chipboard team, who are our Guest Designers

 at SATW this month :)  I never throw away the negative areas of

chipboard & often use them to create texture on my backgrounds.

As the pieces are quite large it meant that I could paint them, stencil 

AND stamp on them! All of which was thoroughly enjoyable!!

Chipboard is very useful for adding dimension to your work & the best part

 about it is that it comes RAW so can be totally customised to suit 

your creation & the trends of the season.  

Next up are a couple of cards I created for a change!  I decided that this

 year I really need to make at least 2 a month as I actually NEED them!!

Cards are always a great way to use up smaller chipboard pieces as well as offcuts.  

 Here I used the 12" Doily Border & 12" French Lace Border, cut into smaller lengths.  

On both cards I used the large "Damask" Piece, which I embossed

 with a holographic type embossing powder.  AWESOME shimmer in real life!

I also added some chunky clear glass glitter which doesn't show so well

 here in the photographs but you can see it as a shine/reflection.  

These little cards are really pretty in person :)

I always use an embossing dabber from Ranger as opposed to an embossing

 pad, to apply my embossing powder as it is thicker, holds more powder

 & gives a more luscious look.

Lastly I created a layered canvas for a special friend, using the View Finder

pieces {all 3 different sizes from the set}, one of the Valentine's Hearts,

all 3 birds from the "Tree with Sparrows" as well as the 11"Floral Frame

which I cut apart, and lastly a "Heidi's Vine" so plenty of pieces here!

I painted most of my chipboard pieces with Aladine ink, which is a very high-

quality, metallic ink from France, that comes in a dropper bottle.  LOVE them.  

 This is best done by dropping a few drops into a small glass petri dish 

& adding a tiny bit of water {as the inks are thick} then applying using a paint brush.  

For my View Finder pieces I inked them with black archival ink {always best for

 Off-The-Page pieces, as opposed to Chalk ink, that is not waterproof} & rubbed

 in some Perfect Pearls Pearl Pigment powder for a lovely, high gloss sheen.

  I also placed a Prima brad in the centre of each to finish them off nicely.

I lightly sponge-dabbed my flourish pieces to tie the piece together with the

 white sentiment board. Before I began I attached 2 canvases to one another 

using hot glue, as well as attaching a plywood sentiment that I purchased

at an art store.  I love the dimension & interest acheived from layering

canvases - an idea I just came up with recently! I hope I have

inspired you to get busy in some way with your chippies!!

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