#AWESOME - Laura Gilhuly

 Hi everyone!
I am back to share a layout I created of my wonderful husband and sons!

2Crafty Products used:

Diamond Chunk Bits
#Awesome
Arrows Funky
Grid Panel

After prepping the chipboard with white gesso I altered each piece.

I wanted to coordinate with the awesome papers and photo.

I used different colours of grey mists and Tim Holtz hickory smoke distress ink on the arrows then used black ink to highlight it.

On the panels that I cut to use in two piece I used Tim Holtz scorched timber then sprayed with sepia mist.  For the title I used uncharted mariner ink then sprayed with winter frost mica stain.

I added some altered flowers, coloured art stones, and coloured cheese cloth to finish the layout.

Thank you for stopping by

'Let It Be' - by Emma Zappone

 Hi there 2Crafty friends.
Em with you today sharing a layout featuring a neutral palette with hints of colour.
This style is becoming a real fave of mine.

I have used these pieces amongst my layers.....

11" Fine Floral Frame Set
Grid Panel
Mini Decorative Frames Set 9

I thought about keeping my chippy raw for this one as I wanted to utilise the neutral, brown tones. 
But I chose to paint the Grid panel and the Frames with a cream acrylic paint, so that I could antique them instead.

Once the acrylic was dry on the frames, I added an Umber liquid acrylic to add some depth in colour. Dried that and then applied an antiquing wax to them. Loved this effect.

The Grid Panel was left cream with some stamping to finish it off.
I added some stamping to the Frames as well.

The Fine Florals were painted with colour acrylics to match the tones I wanted to pull from the image.
These were then set with a clear emboss powder. Which gives it a beautiful shine.

I love how tonal all the chipboard is. They really are the perfect layering embellishment.

Thanks for joining me today. I hope I have inspired a little.
I look forward to seeing you again later in the month.

Till then stay crafty, Em xx

'Explore & Discover' with Emma Zappone

Hi there, Emma with you today.
Today I share a page entitled 'Explore & Discover' and it features a large 10" Panel. I usually like to use smaller chipboard pieces but I had this gorgeous Doily and thought I just had to play with it.

Here are all the chipboard pieces untreated....
10" Doily Panel
Foliage Set 7
Grid Panel

The large Doily is painted with acrylic paints and then I added some rub-ons to fit in with the layout I had planned for it. 

The Foliage pieces have a white emboss powder added first and then a green Emboss glaze to set it off against the flowers.

The Grid Panel is finished with a Black Sparkle Emboss powder, and this was a nice colour to add to the layers.

I loved having the large 10"Doily to set off the whole composition, something a little different for me to use and play with.

I hope this page inspires you to try new things and step outside the usual.
Thanks for joining me today. 

Until next time, Stay Crafty.
Em xx

 

Odis P. - Created by Emma Zappone - BONUS VIDEO

 Please meet Odis, he is the sweetest of them all.
Gentle and kind, Odis only wants what is best for all of earths creatures.

Check out the beautiful chippy I chose this week.....

Grid Panel
Polaroid Frames
Steampunk Element set1

So this page was inspired by another one of Lisa Aisato's art works off Pinterest. I loved that Odis looks so tranquil and yet boyishly dishevelled. His name came about by some Tim Holtz stickers I had in my stash. And so the page took form. I have a video for you today also, so you can see the story unfold.
Plus I love the chippy used in this piece, old and new pieces together.

Let's start talking about the finishes on the chipboard. They all were painted with an acrylic paint to start with, except the Polaroid Frame as this also had a little crackle paste on it before painting. I wanted to use muted tones to match the tones in the image. I blended some Distress Oxide inks over the Acrylic to add a chalky, old look to them.

The frame was painted in a darker blue to match the blue hues in the image. Distress Oxides were also blended over the top, especially where the paste was laid. 

Once the paint and the Oxides were added, I added a little dry brushing of Gold acrylic to all the chipboard pieces. This added a little bit of shine, but not impacting the more demure look I wanted on the pieces. I love how this Steampunk Element piece picks up all the light and dark shades.

While I stamped the background papers, I added a little stamping to the chipboard also. This gives just that extra bit of interest and helps tie them to the whole composition.

I would love it if you stopped by and checked out my video here....

Thank you for joining Odis and myself.

Stay crafty everyone.
Em xx

#whatever by Sabrina Turpin

Hello 2Crafty friends!

Two weeks ago my son got back home minutes after leaving for a bicycle ride that was supposed to last a few hours. He was visibly in pain, with his hands all scratched up, but he didn't want to show it so he just took an ice pack and applied it to his arm. Well, an hour later, his arm was swelling up and there was no hiding anymore! We went to the hospital and found out he had partially broke some bones in his left arm.

Luckily for him, he only has to wear a splint and not a full cast. So with his great teen attitude, he was all like "didn't even hurt; I just need to wear this cool looking glove for a month!"

"#whatever"

On the "Grid Panel", I applied one coat of black gesso then sprinkled some waterpaint pigments that I then activated by spraying water. For the first chipboard from "Hinges Pack" (the one on top), I applied two coats of brown alcohol ink and rubbed some black ink on top. For the second chipboard from the "Hinges Pack" (behind the other one), I used aged wine embossing enamel.

On the "Element Set 1", I applied two coats of black embossing ink and some gold wax on top of it.

For the title, "#whatever", I used two coats of charcoal rustic paint and rubbed some gold wax on top.

I used the following 2Crafty chipboards in this layout:

Grid panel [m00723]

Hinges pack [m00857]

Element Set 1 [pa0036]

#whatever [w00449]

That's all for me today!
I'll be back in 2 weeks with a new layout to share with you guys.
I hope this one gave you some inspiration for your own creations.
See you soon!

Pop-upLayout by Elena Martynova

Good morning !

Today in my blogpost I have a scrapbook layout with pop-up elements. 

I had two photos of my daughter taken at the same photo shoot.

 One photo of a large size of 10x15 cm, and it was not suitable for creating a layout at all.

 When you use such a large photo, there is little space for decoration 

and the work looks overloaded.

The second photo was a more appropriate size, 

so I cut the figure of my daughter along the contour and entered it into the composition.

To make the doors I needed cardboard, 2Crafty Hinges and metal handles.

 I love flowers and enjoy decorating my work with them. 

I put pieces of the background chipboard Grid Panel under the flowers.

Decorated with butterflies and splashes of paint.

We open the door and inside is another large photo in Frame 6"x4", 

 and on the sides of the Magic garden with different animals.

And a few closeups:

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

Hinges Pack

Grid Panel

Frame 6"x4"

That's all for today.
We thank you so much for coming by and for supporting us here at 2Crafty.
I'll see you next time!

Cheers, Elena.

Day at the Beach - With Karan Gerber

Hi Friends and welcome to the 2 Crafty Chipboard Blog today, I am sharing a altered
 canvas with you showcasing some fabulous chippies.
 I really love the titles and enjoy working with them. 

I gessoed the title and heat set, then applied a few coats of various mists to achieve the final color

The journey ATC banner I just kept plain.

 The grid panel I cut into pieces and used on either side of my project and cut off

 pieces to detail throughout. 

Materials Used:

2 Crafty Chipboard: Day at the Beach;  Journey - ATC Word Set; Grid Panel

 

Thanks for stopping by, see you next time.