"LOVE YOU MILLIONS" Layout By Marie Sabatier

Hello everyone,
Here I am again to present my second inspiration for this month of October.

Here in France we are in the middle of autumn, the cold is starting and the days are short.

But I love fall the colors of nature are incredible. 

So I chose to make a layout with bright colors but always autumnal.

"LOVE YOU MILLIONS"

The 2CraftyChipboards used:

- 6 X 4 Phrase Sticks 4

- 12 X 12 Clock Faces

- Swaying Branches

- Flower Doilies

- Flowering Clusters

- Polaroid Assortment 

As always the same method of preparing particle board by applying a layer of white gesso.

I practically only used embossing powders only in the varied colors and textures.

On the "12 x 12 Clock Faces" chipboard, it is a blue color with small gold highlights.

As I often like I placed it under my photo.

For the "Swaying Branches" chipboard, I chose a Lindy's Gang "Tin Roof Rusted" 

embossing powder. To highlight it, I had it pasted on my photo.

I chose this title "LOVE YOU MILLIONS" which shows 

all the love I have for my granddaughter.

With a watermark pen I underlined the letters then I put the embossing powder. 

It gives a little different effect.

I used the "Flower Doilies" particle board as a lace effect. 

They are just embellished with a little touch of natural wax.

I wanted to add this laser cut like a newspaper but it didn't stand out well so I added
this "Polaroid" chipboard which changed everything. 

Below for more details I have placed the "Flowering Clusters" chipboard.

Do not hesitate to concentrate a lot of chipboard on your layouts. 

They bring volume and important details...

So much for my layout. Tomorrow, another inspiration will be there for you.

See you soon!

Marie

"Pure Joy" layout by Marie Sabatier

Here is my second inspiration for this month of March.

To make this page, I started with a photo of my grandson Leo.

As the title that I chose "Pure Joy" from these 5 months says, it brings me so much joy.

"Pure Joy"

2Crafty Chipboards used :

- Pure Joy

- Stars m00265

- Polaroid-Assortment

I always apply a layer of white gesso on each chipboard.

On the stars I applied a rusty colored patina with water to obtain a very clear shade.

For the Polaroid chipboard I practiced the same way.

And finally for the title I applied embossing powder of color "Guten Tag Teal" 

very flash to bring out the title and the eyes of Leo!

And here is another page of achievement that brings me happiness!

See you soon and thank you for your visit.

"A Glimpse of You" by Tammy Klingner

Hello there creative souls

Tammy back again to share my latest 2Crafty Chipboard Creation titled:

"A Glimpse of You"

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"A Glimpse of You title"

"Mini Branches"

"Fine Snowflakes"

"Assorted Polaroid Frames"

I began by coating some of the "Assorted Polaroid Frames" in 

white gesso and then added white acrylic paint.

I added these to the background of the layout.

I swiped some Metallique Wax over the "Mini Branches" and added
 these to the cluster.

I love the effect of the wax....and it smells so good!

For the "A Glimpse of You title", I added Distress Oxide and a touch
 of white gesso to give it a more pastel shade of green.

I love that I can add these titles over my photos.

The font is gorgeous!! Fine, yet detailed.

To finish off my cluster, I cut some of the sprigs from the
 "Fine Snowflakes"  and coated them in a brown ink.

I then poked them throughout the cluster.

This just finishes off the layout.

I'll be back again next month with another chippy packed share!

Until then you can find me on my BLOG.

3 Very Colorful March Layouts By Debbi Tehrani

"This Is Me Without the E"

2Crafty is sponsoring CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration this month, so come on over and

 play for a chance to win some awesome 2Crafty chipboard! We will have 3 challenges

 this month.

But before we get started

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 This is the first Case File for March. For those who have never played, 

it's as easy as 1-2-3. 1) Use the 5 colors. 2) Pick at least 3 elements from the Evidence list. 

3) Pick at least 1 element from the Testimony (journaling) list.

I was able to use lots of 2Crafty chipboard to help me with both my Evidence and Testimony clues. 

For example, this awesome little piece from the "Kites" set, which comes with 3 kites in different sizes.  I painted the string with white gesso and the kit bows with a bright orange paint. The chipboard kite is engraved where the four triangles meet, so you'll see those divisions if you decide to paint this piece, but I chose to cover them with patterened paper, which was easy to do by putting the corner of the paper into the intersection of the engraving and then tracing the paper and cutting it. (I hope that makes sense).  The title piece "This Is Me" was colored with black stamp ink. I then traced the word "me" with a white Uniball gel pen. One of the Testimony clues was to journal about your name, so this was a perfect piece to use.

Part of my journaling about my name is how, when I was in 2nd grade there were five Debbies in my class, so in a quest to have a different name, I decided I'd drop the E. Hence my title "This Is Me Without the E." I used an E from the "Alpha Set 1." I added a small butterfly from the "Sharon's Butterflies," which includes 8 butterflies in a variety of sizes. I painted this butterfly with orange acrylic paint.  The leafy branch is from "Foliage Set 1" and also met one of the Case File Clues. I used Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder on this.

One of the Case File clues was a window, and I thought I could use a frame from the "Polaroid Assortment Frames" to create a window--this also counted as the frame clue from the Case File. I coated the frame with white embossing powder and used a fine-tipped pen to add outlines. I scrap 8 x 8, so this larger frame from the set is always difficult for me to use. Using it as a window in my design was the perfect solution! I used a piece cut from the "Apron Lace" border to create a sort of valance and put a piece of vellum beneath to mimic a sheer curtain. To create a lacy look, I first coated the border with gesso and then used an ecru stamp to color it, stamped it with an old Studio Calico lace stamp and embossed it in white.

I needed a little something-something in the top corner, so added some washi tape, painted a thin arrow from "Assorted Arrows" with orange acrylic paint, outlined it and topped it with a brad.

2Crafty Products used on this layout:

Kites

This Is Me

Alpha Set 1

Sharon's Butterflies

Foliage Set 1

Polaroid Assortment Frames

Apron Lace border

Assorted Arrows

"Crazy About You (Emphasis on the Crazy)"

This is an old picture of my sister and brother-in-law being silly. It seems to be a 

favorite picture of hers because she keeps reposting it as her profile pic on Facebook, 

so I decided I'd make a layout for her with this photo.

The "Crazy About You" title was the perfect piece for this page. I inked each word with separate colors to match the colorful papers I chose. I used 3 of the "Chevron Bits," coated with patterned paper to point to the silly photo. I also coated different hearts, from the "ATC Tiny Hearts and Stars" set and one of the "Chunky Hearts," with different papers. I outlined all of these pieces with a black Pigma Micron pen. I wanted a sort of comic book feel to this page.

I've been wanting to use the little 2Crafty chipboard alien "Blobbles" for a while now, and this was my perfect chance! I topped him with patterned paper and added some google eyes and another little heart from "ATC Tiny Hearts and Stars." The Blobbles come with engraved eyes, if you want to pain them on instead, but since I had covered the piece with the paper, I wasn't able to do that. A frame from "Polaroid Assortment" and a zig-zaggy arrow from the "Crazy Arrows" set were the perfect canvases for the subtitle of my page.   2Crafty Chipboard used on this layout: Crazy About You Chevron Bits ATC Tiny Hearts and Stars Chunky Hearts Blobbles Polaroid Assortment Crazy Arrows  

"Seriously Put Me Down"

I thought I'd share this extra page I made using some 2Crafty pieces. I'm guest designing  at Stuck?! Sketches this month. Here's the sketch I was given to play with:  

As soon as I saw the circle in the sketch, I knew I wanted to use the awesome  2Crafty

 "6" Circle Revolution Frame, " which comes in three different sizes to the set. I also 

a couple of arrows from the "Assorted Arrows." I coated both of them with black ink.

2Crafty Products used on this layout:

6" Circle Revolution Frames

Assorted Arrows

Thank you for stopping by and reading about my layouts. 

I hope I've given you some ideas for using these awesome 2Crafty pieces. 

December Layouts by Debbi Tehrani

"Crazy Santa Hat"

  2Crafty has some fabulous Christmas chipboard pieces,  so I thought I'd make some layouts using photos from past Christmases  to share this December. This is my sister and her family from a couple of years ago  being silly with a crazy Santa hat.  

How wonderful are the "Mini Reindeers." I treated the reindeer with a white 

embossing powder that has silver glitter in it, so it's festive and sparkly. 

I adorned him with a red Zing glitter-embossed star from "ATC Tiny Hearts and Stars" 

and mounted him atop a "Small Filmstrip" inked with black ink.

This lovely script word is from the "Christmas Mini Word Set 1." 

I used the same sparkly embossing powder on this.

The Santa word is also from the "Christmas Mini Word Set 1." 

The word HAT was created with letters from "Alpha Set 1." 

I painted the letters green and then sprinkled a green glitter on them. 

More stars from the "ATC Tiny Hearts and Stars" were treated 

with silver Zing embossing powder and sprinkled about for a magical touch.

  A silver embossed "Funky Snowflake" drew attention to my sister's picture,  which I layered over a waste piece of chipboard from the   "Polaroid Assortment Frames." Saving the outlines is always a bonus.   2Crafty Products used on this layout: Mini Reindeer Christmas Mini Word Set 1 ATC Tiny Hearts and Stars Small Filmstrip Alpha Set 1 Funky Snowflakes Polaroid Assortment Frames

"Pure Joy"

This is my {step}dad who passed away Christmas before last wearing the same Santa Hat. 

I've been making pages for my mom, and I'll give this to her this Christmas.

 There's lots and lots of glitter and shimmer on this page, 

but the camera unfortunately didn't pick up the beautiful sparkle. 

You can see some of the sparkle on my closeups

I decided to use a whole pack of the "Mini Bauble Trees" on my layout. 

I coated them with silver and gold Zing glittery embossing powder. 

The little circles on the branches are perfect for adding jewels or pearls. 

I used white sparkly embossing powder on the "Pure Joy" title.

The frame from the "Polaroid Assortment Frames" was coated in the same 

sparkly white embossing powder, as was the Celebrate from the "Card Word Circles - Sentiments." A gold-glitter embossed "Funky Snowflake" added a little extra something 

to the frame. Finally, I added tiny stars from the "ATC Tiny Hearts and Stars" 

to mimic falling snowflakes. I painted them with white acrylic paint and then brushed them 

with Icicle Stickles, which gave them a lovely iridescent shine to match 

the torn paper snowbanks, which I also coated with the Stickles under the Christmas trees.

2Crafty Products used on this layout: Mini Bauble Trees Pure Joy title Polaroid Assortment Frames Card Word Circles - Sentiments Funky Snowflakes ATC Tiny Hearts and Stars  

As you can see, 2Crafty has some beautiful Christmas pieces. 

These are only a tiny fraction of the wonderful Christmas elements available at 2Crafty.

Thank you so much for visiting today. I hope I've given you some ideas 

for using these awesome chipboard pieces!

Please remember to become a blog follower & leave a blog comment to be eligible to go in our monthly draw for a great chippie prize pack.