Happy Place By Marie Claude Rodier

 Hello everyone,

Today, I want to show a special project I’ve been working on recently... a mixed media birdhouse! I wasn’t sure about it at first, but I in the end, I had a blast and and couldn’t stop adding details here and there. It’s super easy to integrate chipboards to this kind of project. They add so much detail to any ordinary objects. As you will see, I used quite a bunch of 2Crafty beauties for this project. 

Happy Place

A piece of ATC Picket Fence was glued to one side of the house after being painted in light brown. Highlights details were created with teal and white acrylic paints.

Two pieces of Frame Georgian ornate the holes. A small piece of Element Set 1 was glued to the roof.

All three chipboards were painted with light teal acrylic, shadowed with dark teal and highligthed with brown and white paints.

Happy Place was cut out from of one 6x4 Phrase Sticks Set 2 and dry washed with white gesso.

A pair of hinges from Hinges Pack was glued to one side of the birdhouse.

Keys from Key holes & locks were covered with bronze wax and highlighted with gesso.

2Crafty Product used...

ATC Picket Fence

6x4 Phrase Stick Set 2

Hinges Pack

Element Set 1

Key Holes & Locks

Frame Georgian

Until next time, be happy and be creative!

Marie Claude

xx

'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 

'Today is a great Day' May Inspiration with Lisa Amiet

Hello, 2Crafty fans!

It's Lisa here today to share some inspiration with you!

'Today is a Great Day'

'Fluer De Lise ATC'              'Frame Georgian'

Flourish Adornment Set 6

I have used a photo of my daughter and her bestie, 

celebrating besties birthday to create this fun layout!

I have used the large 'Frame Georgian', that I have embossed in white,

I have then backed it with some patterned paper. 

I have also used one of the 'Flourish Adornment Set 6', 

that I have also embossed in white,

and layered onto my fussy cut florals. 

I have also used a few of the 'Fluer De Lise ATC',

that I have again embossed in white and added to my layers. 

I love how elegant these pieces are and

 how the white pops on the black background.

I hope you like what I have created, 

and that it inspires you today!

Until next time!

Lisa xo

October Inspiration By Sandra

''Live everyday with intention''

I love making white and black layouts with one touch of color... Always make me satisfied.
That is what I created for my first layout this month.

2Crafty chipboard list

Corner Thick Vine

Frame Georgian

Live everyday with Intention

I began my background by sticking the Corner Thick Vine chipboard to a watercolor paper. 

I also add the bigger Frame Georgian in the middle. You can't see it a lot, but there is. 

I added a mixture of balls synthetic material with the medium gel to add more textures. 

Then, I put some white gesso to color my chipboards. 

I put some black ink with some water to make an ombre finish on my 

background around the chipboards and the textures.

I cut the small Frame Georgian and I embossed it with black powder.

 I made the same treatment to the title.

At the end, I just put some other white gesso on my textures, some drops white

 and black and added some flowers and a badge. 

''This is Me''

I love altered paper for my background to fit with my layout's finished idea. 

2Crafty chipboards list

Ivy's Squares

6" Clock Face Frames

This is Me

I made a lot of things on my background...I started by adding some acrylic paint with
 water to add more colors. I used a stencil with black gesso to make some contrasts,
and I added stamps and also some embossing powder on some medium gel. 

For the all the Ivy's squares, I used 4 colors of embossing powder,
 blue, green, light turquoise and black. 

To add more textures, I put some balls acrylic with yellow ink and medium gel, before
they were dry, I added some turquoise embossing powder in it and I used my embossing iron. 

I used one piece of clock from 6''clock face frames and 2 parts which serve has to hold the clock together. I embossed them with yellow embossing powder.

To add more contrast, I put some black flowers and two turquoise. 

I painted the title This is me-title with black acrylic paint. 

you can see all chipboards on the website.

Thanks and see you next month...
San xx