February Shares from Helen 2 Layouts & A Canvas!

Hi everyone!  HELEN back with you today to share what I have been up to lately  using the fabulous 2Crafty Chipboard!
 Firstly I used  the "Valentine's Hearts"  to create a layout for Scrap Around The World!  You get the double-heart  (on the left) & TWO Single hearts (as seen on the right) so I still have one left over!

For this rather grungy layout I simply inked the chippie pieces randomly 

with black ink, leaving parts of them raw.  I also used a couple of "Tiny

Leafy Stems" that come in a 4 pack, so have half that pack left over too.

I often use my chipboard to anchor some thread, as I like using threads a lot

 but not unless I can keep them in place.  Chippie works perfectly for this.

To get the variegation on my Leafy Stems I shaded my chipboard with Gelatos.

Gelatos are a great item for chipboard as they require no primer & do not

 cause the chipboard to become wet like mists & sprays do.  

"Gorgeous"

Next up is the layout I contributed earlier this month to the CSI Challenge site 

HERE where some of us 2Crafty Chipboard ladies are guest designing.

I used the "Hello" from one of the  "Circle Word Sets" that comes in a multipack

 of 6 words.  For all the chipboard pieces on this page I inked them in Olde Golde

then sponged lightly & randomly with gesso {white acrylic paint will work fine too}.

The "Gorgeous" word/title is finely cut in a beautiful font.  I love 

the way the classy 2Crafty Chipboard titles really finish off a page.

Lastly I used an "Edgar Swirl" which I LOVE the look of here!!  They come in

 a double-pack & add the perfect touch of class right where you need it :)

"My Sister My Friend CANVAS"

Lastly I created this cute little canvas for my younger daughter's bedroom,

using the "Love Circle Word" from one of the "Circle Word Sets" as well as 

some ''Chicken Wire", an "Tiny Vivian's Frame" & the "My Sister, My Friend" title.  

I really enjoyed creating this pretty piece.  It is nice & small so even though

 there is a lot of luscious detail it didn't take me too long!  I glittered up the

 chipboard with high quality glass glitter that is really shiny!!

You can't really go wrong with pink & purple, glitter, sequins & micro-

beads for young girls & all of them look great on or around chipboard!

Just for interest sake - the black grid box you see on my canvas is actually Prima

 Plywood packaging from their wooden embellishments.  I have kept all the little

 boxes as they fit small canvases perfectly & are less than one inch deep

 so make perfect little printer's trays/shadow boxes.  

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Two Layouts & an Off-The-Page Project From Helen Tilbury

Hello 2Crafty friends & followers! I hope you are all well & ready to be inspired!!  It is HELEN back with you today to share a few projects,  starting with a layout inspired by the monthly mood-board  challenge over at Prima.  

As you can see I managed to use FIVE pieces of gorgeous

2Crafty Chipboard on this page & absolutely love the tactile

addition of it!  Let's take a closer look shall we...

I used a couple of TINY LEAFY STEMS that are not that tiny,

as you can see!  And they come in a multi-pack so are great value!!

I painted them roughly with some texture paste, using a spatula,

then rubbed some gelato onto some parts & blended with a baby-wipe.

I love the messy look it creates & still seeing parts

 of the raw chipboard peeping through!

I used another TINY LEAF STEM coming out from underneath my

stack of papers beneath my photo, using exactly the same technique.

Also notice above that I used the PRECIOUS title & simply pressed

it loosely into my black archival ink pad then rubbed some texture

paste onto it in random places for texture & to brighten it up!

For my "Love"title {Photo Adornment - Love Flourish} I first dabbed it

 with texture paste then went over it with a black photo-marker pen 

{writes over just about anything!} using some messy/doodly lines

 & some cross-hatch shading, to define it, then rubbed in some gold

 gelato to soften it up a bit & add some shine.

I also added some gold gelato to my "Precious" sub-title

 & adore the lovely glimmer it gives.  Not too garish at all

 & GOLD is just so IN right now.  

To the right of my photo I tucked in an "Edgar Swirl" photo adornment.

I treated it in the same way as my "Precious Love"title & love the 

subtle touch it adds.  It comes in a double-pack so I have one

left for another project - yay!

A closie of my texture paste/gelato technique...

Both techniques used on this layout shown above.

Have you ever thought about "scratchy-doodling"on your chipboard?!
I want to do it more now - it was fun & looks COOL I think!!

--------------------------     My next project is an OTP {Off-The-Page} project made as a gift for a friend. I was going to make her a canvas but mysteriously "mislaid"ALL my canvases LOL in my studio so used a Ferrero Rocher box instead :)  {I have since found the canvases by the way...!!} but the acrylic box worked really well!!

I made use of quite a few pieces of 2Crafty Chipboard on this piece too.

Along the left I have the Elegant flourish - cut into 3 separate pieces,

above & below the photo & also coming down from the edge of the frame.

Then along the right hand side I have used the Madeline Flourish Frame.

For all the chipboard here I have used the same technique, I have first

sponged it with good quality gesso for a smoothish finish, then stamped

freehand {no acrylic block} using my favourite Finnabair stamp from Prima.

 My inspiration for this project came from the Prima BAP {sketch} for this month. 

 It was full of hexagons which is what inspired me to use the hexagon stamp.

Stamping on chippie is a really fun technique & always looks so intricate & 

effective yet is super easy :)

Above you can see the elegant flourish on the left & the Madeline Flourish Frame 

on the right {well a tiny portion of it!}

I love how the end of the Elegant flourish looks like the butterfly's trail :)

The fencing I've used is also from 2Crafty - Ornate Fence & comes as

a 12"border but of course can be cut up & customised to suit your page.

For continuity I repeated the hexagonal stamping on the background as well 

as on the chipboard so that, in parts, it blends in, which I think looks awesome!

In keeping with the movement of the flourish I added some whispy cheesecloth underneath my main quote photo too.  This was really SUCH a fun project to create & I cannot WAIT to hand it over!!
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Lastly I am sharing a project that is from a recent Guest Designer gig at Colour, Stories, Inspiration {CSI} a few months ago.

For all the details you can check it out on my blog HERE if you are interested.

The 2Crafty Chipboard I used here is the Twiggy Branches. 

I love how versatile it is as it is quite big so can be cut into

 many smaller pieces.  The rounded leaves reminded me of the plants 

we get here by the sea so I thought they tied in well with my beach photo.

For this very pale page I just sponged the chippie lightly with some white

 acylic paint & stapled the pieces on in parts to go with the masculine look 

as well as to bring in more silver to tie in with my title.

I used to be scared of chipboard years ago because it wasn't "ready"!

In other words I had to DO something with it before I could use it...

NOW I LOVE it for that very reason!  A touch of paint, glitter, gelatos,

stamping, texturing, embossing...there really is no embellishment as versatile.

I hope you have enjoyed my shares today & I will be back with more 2Crafty inspiration in July.  Keep crafting with 2Crafty :)  

HELEN