"Dream" Layout By Ro Miqueletto

Hello 2Crafty friends!

Welcome to the new year!

I created a layout to wish our dreams come true this new year.

"Dream"

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

5" Floral Frame

Corner Lge Flower Vine

Dream - Loop Font

Beautiful frame of flowers.

I painted it with white acrylic gesso and then I painted it with gold acrylic paint and added
 an iron-colored metal paste

5" Floral Frame

A large flower angle complements the beautiful frame.

I painted it with white acrylic gesso.

Corne Lge Flower Vine

A beautiful title to record this moment.

I painted it with white acrylic gesso and added a black ink onto it.

Dream - Loop Font

I hope that you like what I have created.

My Blog:
https://romiqueletto.blogspot.com/2020/01/dream-layout-2crafty-chipboard.html

Karine's February Shares

Dear crafty friends,

I'm so glad you stopped by today, as it's my turn to share my 
layouts on the 2Crafty blog. Here is my first layout...

"Dream"

I used the Epilogue paper from 7 Dots Studio's Writer's Block collection. 

I covered it with clear gesso and then, used Chalk inks to add color. 

My main chipboard piece is the Wrought Iron. I covered it with a dark blue chalk ink,
 and then, I dabbed lightly some aqua chalk ink to get this effect.

I treated one of the 6'' Circle Revolution Frames and the Dream title piece the same way.

I was going with a soft romantic color scheme to go with the picture of my daughter daydreaming in the field... Here are the chipboard pieces I used on this layout.

2Crafty...

Wrought Iron

6'' Circle Revolution Frames

Dream

My second layout is a bit more monochromatic.

"My Happy Place"

I was dying to use the Dreamcatchers chipboards since I got them. 

So this layout was the perfect occasion. 

I covered the two dreamcatchers with an old product (Dimensionz) which 

is no longer available. The finish is metallic and dimensional. I love it. 

The picture doesn't quite get the shine, here. 

For my Indian Feathers, I had a hard time deciding on how to alter them. 

I started by painting them white. I didn't like it. I then painted them the 

same as the dreamcatchers. It wasn't it. I then embossed dark teal, like the title,

 but it was way too dark! So I ended up painting over it with distress paint and 

a bit of white gesso. Even with all those layers of mediums, you can see the

 grooves in the feathers! I love it.

My title piece, My Happy Place, was embossed with dark teal embossing powder. 

Here are the chipboard pieces used:

2Crafty Chipboard Used...
Dreamcatchers

Indian Feathers

My Happy Place

I hope my layouts inspires you to get crafting!

November Inspiration Projects with Jaya Raghuvanshi

Hello 2Crafty Fans!
Today I have a few projects to share with you all. I hope you like them.

"The Eyes Are The Window To The Soul"

Some close ups-

I cut my The Eyes title chippie into a few pieces and arranged them like so.
 All the chippies have been coated with gesso and then I used watercolors to add color to them.
I also added some mini art stones to the Whispy dandelion chippies to add some texture.

2Crafty Chipboards used-
The Eyes Title
Tiny Feathers
Beaded Hanging hearts
Whispy Dandelions

"Dream Big"

My next project is this layout with the title Dream Big.

Some close ups-

I covered the Dream Big title chippie in gesso and then used
chalk edgers to give the ombre effect to it.

The Flower doilies chippies are just awesome to add depth and texture in your layers.
 I love using them behind my photos.
 I framed the cluster using the 6"Circle revolution frame chippie.


2Crafty Chipboards used-
Dream Big
Circle revolution frame
Flower doilies
Shrub set 3

One more project I made the last month.

"Christmas Home decor"

Some close ups-

I applied some adhesive on the chippies here and once it was
 semi dry I covered it with Foils and ran through my bigshot.

2Crafty chippies used- Deer set
Christmas decorative border set
Stellar snowflakes

Thank you for stopping by!

Some August Inspiration By Lisa Griffith

Hello 2 Crafty friends I have a couple of projects to show you today.

My first project is a light and dreamy layout.

'Dream'

I was in the mood to create something with an ultra feminine and 

shabby chic look with lots of pink :)

2 Crafty Chipboard pieces used:

'Dream'

'Viney Page Frame'

'Thistle Shrub'

'Lavendar Shrub'

One of my absolute favourite 2 Crafty chipboards is the 'Viney Page Frame'.

I like to cut it up into long pieces. Here I stamped it lightly with brown ink after painting

with white Acrylic Paint.

As with the other chipboards I painted the title piece with white acrylic paint, and 

then I brushed on some pink mist and then lastly I brushed the edges with brown ink.

My second project is an art journal spread.

'Inspire'

For this project I painted my chipboards white and then randomly

 brushed them with brown ink.

2 Crafty Chipboard pieces used:

'Moroccan Panel'

'Sybill's Name Plate'

'ATC Words'

See you soon,

Lisa xo

A Double-Pager, a Layout & an Art Journal Page By Helen

Hi everyone!  Today is my last post here at 2Crafty Chipboard & I've had a  wonderful time working with Vanessa & Di & of course the FANTASTIC  CHIPBOARD!!  I have quite an eclectic mix for you today - this post is  full of things I don't NORMALLY do, starting with a MASCULINE PAGE!

First up is my layout for Off the Rails Scrapbooking, where 2Crafty were the

 Guest Design Team last month.  You can see this in lots more detail up on 

my personal blog HERE.  Of course, the lovely "Dream" title comes from 2Crafty.

I painted the word with pale blue paint then dry-brushed over it with white paint.

 I used the small chipboard chicken wire 6"panel, cut up into 3 pieces with 

quite a bit left over, swiped over a Distress Ink pad in 'Vintage Photo' colour.  

I also used a scattering of stars from the ATC Mini Hearts & Stars pack.

I pressed them into my black ink pad so that they were not fully saturated

with ink, so that some of the raw chipboard is still showing through.

Lastly I used part of the 12"Circle Revolution Frames, but not the 

chipboard piece, rather the 'negative' piece between the chipboard

pieces.  I painted it in the same way as my title but added some

stamping to it as well, using a script stamp & black archival ink.

I found the colour scheme quite a challenge as these colours are not

ones I normally use.  My advice in this case is to use a lot of white,

kraft or a pale neutral tone & use the colours in smaller quantities. 

Some close ups of the chipboard details...

As I always say, the great thing about chipboard is you can customize it

 to match your project, so there is always a way that you can use it.  

You don't have to wait for that perfect colour match!

I know there are many different adhesives around the world, but I always

 stick to using the white Tombo Mono Adhesive with the green lid, for all 

my chippie sticking, & it always works like a dream!

So quite a bit of chippie on that one!

Next I created a DOUBLE PAGE!!  Shock, horror!  I know!! 

 But I do do it once every couple of years or so LOL & now that I am teaching classes

it is THE most popular way to scrapbook here in South Africa so I wanted to have a

nice, well-balanced page to offer my students, that is easily replicable & teaches some

basic misting techniques as well as how to layer elements to avoid overfilling the page.

"Amaze Yourself"

Being a class page the chipboard I've chosen here is more generic, in other words

 they can be suited to various different photo themes.  I have used the stars

again, as well as the cameras, chevrons & the "Amaze Yourself" title.

I used Distress stains to colour most of the chipboard, followed by some 

clear, glittery nail varnish, except on the stars, which got the nail varnish

treatment only as I wanted a pale contrast.  On the 2 larger cameras I

added a flair to the centre of each which adds a nice touch I think!

These are called 'Mini Cameras' & are really cute!!  They'll go with just 

about any page you create.  I still have a couple left too!

The Chevrons came from this Mini-Sampler pack & I didn't even use them

 all!  These are great value for money & again, completely versatile!!

I stuck with white cardstock for these pages to demonstrate some simple misting

 techniques & have everything clearly visible.  The 'pattern paper' is actually

Prima packaging so didn't cost me a cent!  Even the Aztec packaging comes

from the Prima Finnabair Canvas Strips.  I tried to keep costs down by keeping

embellishments to a minimum but the page was just too flat before I added

the lovely flowers!!  I tucked in a bit of gauze as that is so easy to get anywhere :)

I also added a few bling dots, some Prima clocks from their packaging, & some

 dry-wall tape,as again that seems to be easily available & very inexpensive.  

And lastly, I had a PLAY in my art journal!  Pure creative time, just for me!! No specs involved, so it was wonderful therapy!!  I concentrated on playing around with a few different misting techniques, which is also the purpose of an art journal, for experimenting...  

As you can see I used the Stars again!!  I also used the hearts this time too!

PLUS the negative backing sheet as well!!!  You can sure get value for 

money this way LOL!!!!  AND 3 projects later they're still not all used up!!

ATC Mini Hearts & Stars Pack

I focused mainly on background techniques with this page, trying out some different

things to what I normally do.  Something interesting that may be a good tip for 

anyone else who likes to play with mixed media.  I used a spray glue between 

layers, which acts like applying clear gesso, only much quicker & easier.

It seals off the previous layer so that, when you apply the next one,

you don't end up with muddy mush, as it is no longer reactive.

For the  chippie pieces I painted the stars & the backing sheet with black,

added some dry brushing of grey & white for a mottled effect, then

applied the clear, sparkly nail-polish again.

For the hearts I mixed up a tiny amount of pink, purple & white paint on my craft mat & used my craft tweezers to push the shapes down into the colours, that were close  together & swirled around, but not mixed altogether, as obviously that would create an entirely different colour!  I sealed these off with the sparkly nail-polish once dry as I did with everything here.  I LOVE this page!!  Pure fun!!!!

Remember chippie is great for art journaling too - because it is nice & flat! Not bulky!!  And THAT people is the end of the end...My very last post for 2Crafty Chipboard!!!  I hope you will still follow me HERE. I've had a GREAT time & will miss you all xoxo

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