'Be big as the Journey is small' - by Emma Zappone

Hello everyone,

Em with you today and I have an 8x8 canvas to share with you.
It has Steampunk vibes.

And here are the chipboard pieces used....

12x12 Weathered Clock Face Frames
Steampunk Gears Medium
Steampunk Gears small
6" Circle Zipper Frame set

I trimmed the medium Clock face to create an 'edge' to place on the base of my layers on the canvas.

The clock and the zipper frame both have the same finish. It started with a mix of complimentary colours in distress oxides, and then finished with a clear emboss.

The gears are painted with an acrylic ink in burnt sienna and raw sienna.
I love how these sit nestles into the flower clusters.

The small elements really add to the completeness of the project.

I hope you enjoy this share and get inspired by some of the elements.

Have a great weekend and I will catch you all again soon.

Till then, stay Crafty
Em xx

 

'Create your own Sunshine' layout by Rachael Funnell

 

Hello fellow crafters!

Rach with you today sharing this mixed media, grungy, girly layout

featuring yours truly, along with some beautiful Studio 73 papers, flowers 

and of course some great 2 Crafty Chipboard pieces...

2 Crafty Chipboard used:

Boho hanger

6x4 Phrase Sticks Set 5

Corner Steampunk Set 5

Giant gears & Cogs

Medium Steampunk gears

Let's start with this gorgeous Boho hanger....   Just LOOOK at that detail 

and I've kept it quite simple by inking this with a lovely purple (lavender)

Then I have the Perfect Title 'Create Your Own Sunshine' 

from the 6x4 Phrase, Sticks Set 5  Sitting at the top of the Boho hanger,

which I've given this phrase stick two light coats of Gesso...

Next up is the Corner Steampunk from Set 5 where I inked one of the corners with a sliver, 

then I have cut the Corner in half and placing the two halves

 in between the fussy cutting & flower clusters...

Also! added a Giant and a couple of the Medium Steampunk gears 

 inking these in a pretty Pastel pink finishing it off just nicely...

AND that's it from me, Thanks for stopping by

 Hopefully, I have inspired you in some way today

Until next time!

Art of Thinking by Emma Zappone

 Hello.
Emma with you today on the blog.
My project today is an industrial/steampunk vibed layout featuring 4 awesome chipboard collections.

Let's check out the chipboard used....

Fancy Clockwork Hands
Doily Frames
Steampunk Gears Medium
Elements set 1

I painted all the chipboard pieces with Black Gesso ready for colour to be added.

The chipboard is finished with a variety of gorgeous Prima waxes.

The Gold and Bronze tones with a hint of Blue really compliment the papers and photo image.

The Chipboard blends so brilliantly with metals and resin pieces too.
I love how everything works so well with the 2Crafty chipboard.

I hope you all have a great day and that today's project has inspired you to play.

Stay safe, Stay crafty, Em xx

Art Journal page & Video Tutorial with Kripa

Hello friends,

My project this month is an art journal page inspired by the moodboard at Mixed Media Place. Further down this post, there is link to a video tutorial of how the page came together.

Ive used several 2crafty chipboard pieces on my page: Checkerboard Clumps and Square Collage Panel to build layers and gears small & medium to embellish. As always, my first step was to gesso all the chipboard pieces. Can you see impressions of the square collage piece on the background? They were made by pressing down the chipboard while the gesso was still wet. 

To match the pattern of the Checkerboard Clumps & gears, I've used similar pattern stamps on the background. The gears were coloured with sprays or inked with a stamp pad.

I hope you enjoy watching the tutorial.

Thanks for stopping by today.
Until next time, happy crafting,
Kripa

2crafty chipboard used:

Steampunk Gears Medium

Steampunk Gears Small

Checkerboard Clumps

Square Collage Panel

March Inspiration with Kripa Koushik

'Smile'

 My first share this month is a canvas which now sits on my son's desk. 

I love how easy it is to create texture and interest just by layering chipboard pieces.

 To begin, I collaged some papers on the canvas and added texture paste and paints.
 On top of this I've built layers of chipboard on top of each other and tucked under
 the layers behind the photograph.

All the chipboard pieces were coated with white gesso. Then, except the 

checkerboard clumps, the rest of the pieces were painted on using 

Colourarte Acrylic Silks. Some checkerboard clumps were left plain,

 the rest were painted on with a brush loaded with Twinkling H2Os (watercolour).

 2crafty chipboard used:

* Summertime

 * Filmstrip Tiny

* Gears Medium

* Checkerboard clumps 

* Steampunk gears tiny

* Steampunk gears small

 

 'Love these kids'

The next project is a 12 x 12 scrapbook layout of my kids with something
 out of my comfort zone - a lot of visible journalling..

In order to have lots of space for journalling, I centred the photograph and extended

 the layout horizontally using the pretty Squiggly Hearts Cluster. Under the 

Squiggly Heart Cluster on either side is a Film Strip - Tiny. Ive cut to  

Sequins negative bits in two and tucked it around the photograph.  

 I wanted the {heart}in the title - I just {heart} these kids next to the photograph, 

so I cut it in two and layered them one below the other. All the chipboard pieces have

 been altered the same way - first a layer of white gesso and then painted on with 

Colourarte Vivid Ultra Metallics using a make up sponge.

2crafty chipboard used:

* Film Strips - Tiny

* Squiggly heart cluster

* Sequins Negative Bits

* I just {heart} these kids - Title

 

Thank you for visiting us today.

Happy creating,

Kripa

February Projects & Video Tutorial By Kripa Koushik

'Gratitude Art Journal Page'

I returned to my craft room after almost two months away last week and this was
 the first project I made - a page to document my gratitude for the timely help that the
 universe sent us during times of crisis these last few months.

There are many layers of paint and texture paste on both pages. To create the impressions on

 the left side page, I pressed three Fluer De Lice ATC pieces into wet texture paste , scratched

 circles around them with a palette knife and a few minutes later, carefully lifted out the first 

two fluer pieces.

On the other page, Ive written my gratitude with a fine tip applicator and made a cluster of chipboard on top of it. There are still a few swirls of brown visible under the chipboard pieces. The base of this cluster is the negative from the Fluer de Lice ATC chipboard sheet. All of the chipboard pieces were covered with white gesso on top of which acrylic paint was applied using a palette knife. The only exception is the gear chipboard under the ochre yellow fluer. It was painted on without gesso and looks darker than the other brown pieces which adds subtle colour variation.

2crafty chipboard used:

* Clock face frames 

* Fluer De Lice ATC

* Vintage Clock Hands

* Steampunk Gears Small

* Steampunk Gears Medium

 

 

'Together'

My second layout was inspired by Case File No: 248 at CSI:
Colours, Stories & Inspiration which 2Crafty Chipboard is sponsoring.

 To frame the photograph, Ive used Ava's frames chipboard. To balance the swirls on the frame,

 Ive added one piece from the Leafy Shrub Set 1 on the other side of the frame and another

 piece from the same set in the bottom left corner of the page.  

 

 Finally, a Mini Flourish bit was tucked under the fuzzy cut flower cluster on the right .

 Here is the video of how this page came together. I hope you enjoy.

TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE

 

2crafty chipboard used:

Ava's frames

Leafy Shrub Set 1

Mini Flourish Bits

Together Loopy Font

Thanks for visiting us today.

Happy creating,

Kripa Koushik

Tammy's October SharesPlus a VIDEO TUTORIAL

Hello lovely 2 Crafty Chipboard fans.

Today I'm sharing with you my most recent creations.

 

 

My first page is titled:

 

 

'Loving These Moments'

It's a layout that celebrates my brother and his son.

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard on this layout:

'Loving these Moments title'

'Chicken Barbed Wire - Small'

'Steampunk Gears - Small'

'Steampunk Gears - Medium'

'Chain Circle Frames'

I cut down the 'Chicken Wire Panel - small' and smeared Finnabair's Rust Paste in
 Gold, Brown and Red randomly over it.  I just used my fingers.

I love the rust look and the texture this creates.

I then added some Silks Acrylic Glaze Paint in 'Ocean Wave'. 

I love how this blue colour matches the blue in my photo so well.
 

I repeated this process on the 'Steampunk Gears - Small'
and the 'Steampunk Gears - Medium'.

I just love the rusty finish, especially with that metallic blue added in!

I used some of the 'negative' part of the chipboard from the 'Chain Circle Frames'.  

I added it to the background, and painted it in black gesso for a bit of contrast.

Don't forget to look at the leftover bits from your chippy - they can be awesome!
They also make great stencils.

Can you tell I don't like to throw anything away?

 I also applied black gesso to the 'Loving these Moments title'.
 

  I just love the clusters and dimension that the chipboard gives my layout.

I love how many different options you have with chipboard - you can create
so many different finishes and so many different looks. 

Don't these look just like metal?

I created a video tutorial so you can see how I created this page:

I hope you enjoy the video.

 

 

 

My second creation is titled:

 

 

'Magic Happens'

  This layout is a fun one celebrating meeting the characters at Disneyland.

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

'Magic Happens Title'

'Stars'

'ATC Tiny Hearts & Stars'

'Circular Panel'

I used white gesso and Dylusions Sprays to create the background. 

I went with the teals and limes that are dominant in Goofy's suit.

I painted some of the 'Stars' and some of the tiny stars from the
 'ATC Tiny Hearts & Stars' in a deep purple. 

I like how this purple contrasts against the teal and lime.

 I stamped them very randomly with some black archival ink to make them look a little more grungy.

 I painted the 'Magic Happens title' in black. 

I then went over the top of this, just on the 'Magic', with Clear Kindy Glitz. 

 I haven't used this product in years!!

It was fun to get it out and play with it again. 

I love how the clear Kindy Glitz turns this gorgeous teal colour when applied to black.

I repeated the same process with the 'Circular Panel' and poked these randomly around my photos.

I wanted this layout to be fun to complement the story about 'goofying around'
 with Goofy at Disneyland.

I think the glitter finish really adds to the fun magical vibe.

 It really is a gorgeous finish.

Well that's it from me for this month.

I will be back again very soon for some more sharing.

 If you'd like to see more of my work you can head to my BLOG.