Family pets by Sabrina Turpin

 Hello 2Crafty friends!

I hope you're all doing well and are excited about the holiday season that's coming up soon. For our family, one thing that's happening just before that is Neho's birthday! He's going to be a big 2 years old doggo! Yet, he's as mischevious as ever, and he makes sure that every day has a little bit of fun and joy.

"Family Pets"

On the "Summer Leaf Stems", I applied two coats of gray-teal paint, then rubbed a bit of silver wax on top with my finger.

For the "Steampunk Heart", I used shimmering teal embossing ink. On the "Checkboard Panel", I applied aged silver embossing enamel.

For the title, "Family Pets", I used two coats of black embossing powder. Then, I rubbed some silver wax on top.

I used the following 2Crafty chipboards in my layout:

Family Pets [w00459]

Steampunk heart [m00667]

Checkerboard panel [660045]

Summer leaf stems [m00411]

That's all for me today! I hope you enjoyed my layout and that it gave you some inspiration for your own amazing creations! I'll be back in a few weeks with more ideas to share with you. Take care and see you soon!

Live Laugh Love by Sabrina Turpin

 Hello 2Crafty fans!

I hope you're doing great! The layout I'm sharing with you today all started from a nice mix of colors I had started to play with. It's one of those times where you actually start backwards from what you're used to and you're not too sure where you're going to end! But I'm very happy with the result, and it was even approved by my daughter (which is quite a big endorsement)!

Live Laugh Love

For the "Summer Leaf Stems", I rubbed an antique silver wax with my fingers

 and used my heat gun to get a smoother finish.

On the "4" Mandala No.3", I applied one coat of navy watercolor then added

 one coat of pink on top to get a dark blue-purple color.

For the "Frame Allegra", I used pink metallic paint and dabbed some 

teal metallic embossing ink on top of it.

For the title, "Live Laugh Love", I applied a pink-gold embossing enamel.

I used the following 2Crafty chipboards in this layout:

Frame Allegra [fr0001]

4" Mandala No. 3 [m00788]

Summer Leaf Stems [m00411]

Live Laugh Love Title [w00223]

That's all for me today! I hope you enjoyed this layout and that 

it gave you some inspiration for your own creations! I'll be back in

 a few weeks with a new creation to share with you.

 Until then,

 I wish you happy crafting!

'Oh Happy Day' Layout + VIDEO by Lisa Amiet

Hello all!

It's Lisa here today to share some inspirations with you.

I have created a new layout,

Oh Happy Day

2Crafty Products Used:

For this layout I have used a striped paper for my base.

I have distressed, and layered my corner pieces. 

I have then used some stamps,

 and splatters where my photos stack will be. 

For my chipboard I have started with the cacti from the 'Cactus Set',

which I have given a coat of gesso, 

and then used my watercolour paints to colour them.

I love the effect of the colours. 

I have then used the same green tones,

 to colour the 'Summer Leaf Set' foliage.

I have then placed these to help the flow of my page.

To finish, over one of my cactus, I have layered my title,

 left raw, from the 'Mini Title Stick Set 4',

These were the perfect pieces for my page and photo. 

You can watch the full process video of how I created this below.

Until next time!

Lisa

Tropical Sunset by Tammy Klingner

Hi there 2Crafty Creatives!!

Tam here today to share my latest creation:

A layout about a night I don't ever want to forget....

Look at all that gorgeous chipboard!!!

I didn't need to add much more...when the chipboard is so stunning, it does the  hard work for you!!

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"Tropical Sunset Title"

"Summer Leaf Stems"

"Cheryl's Floral Frame Set"

Let's take a closer look......

I began by applying white gesso to ALL of the chipboard.

I then used watercolours to add colour to the flowers and the frame.

I trimmed the flowers from the smaller frame in the "Cheryl's Floral Frame Set", and added them to the top of the larger frame.

I added some doodling with black and white pens to add some definition.

I love how these flowers look and I really like the colours too.

I tried to go for a more pastel look.....but somehow colour ALWAYS takes over when I create.

I guess it's 'my thing'.

I trimmed down some of the "Summer Leaf Stems", and applied white paint and a few doodles with a black pen.

I then poked these in amongst the flowers.

For the "Tropical Sunset Title", I added watercolours in an ombre effect.  

I only did this to the Tropical word, I purposely left the word sunset white, for contrast.

There you have it!

I'll be back next month to share some more chipboard creations!

Until then, you can find me on my BLOG.

"Skaterboy" PLUS Video Tutorial By Sabrina Turpin

 Hello 2Crafty fans!

Summer is nearly over here in Canada, kids are back to school and days are getting
shorter and shorter... this means more time to stay inside and work on some new layouts!
This time around I have a new layout to reveal that features my son who is turning 10 very soon. 

 

Here are some close up shots of the chipboard elements.

For the "Summer Leaf Stems", I used white enamel with blue sparkles.

On the title, "Skater Boy", I applied black embossing powder

 and then applied silver embossing ink on top.

For the "Funky Leaf Swirls", I used navy metallic paint

 and applied silver embossing ink on top.

On the "Western Set 1" feathers, I applied teal ink and traced the contour with black ink. 

For the "Checkerboard" in the background, I applied black embossing ink roughly.

2Crafty Chipboard Used...

Funky Leaf Swirls (M00539)

Summer Leaf Stems (M00411)

Skater Boy (W00445)

Western Set 1 (M00649)

Checkerboard (660045)

 I've prepared a short video to show how I worked the chipboards to achieve this result:

TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE

That's all for today! I hope you enjoyed this and that it'll help fuel 

your creativity! See you soon for more creative ideas!

April Inspiration and VIDEO tutorial by Tammy

Hello 2Crafties!!

Tammy here today to share this month's projects. 

I have a couple of layouts and a VIDEO tutorial to share with you all.

First up I have a layout titled:

'This Boy'

A layout about my boy and his gift with children. 

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"6 inch Revolution Frames"

"Chevron Bits"

"This Boy Title"

 I applied black gesso to the "6" Revolution Frame" and then embossed it with a

distressed rust emboss powder.  This gave it a grungy metal look.

I applied the same emboss powder to some of the 'Chevron Bits', but achieved a totally different look by simply applying white gesso first, instead of black gesso.

It looks much more rusty and copper in colour than the circle frame.

To the other parts of the 'Chevron Bits' I added various ink colours until I achieved a grungy look I was happy with.

I just love the versatility of  2 Crafty Chipboard!!

For the 'This Boy' title, I applied black gesso and then clear emboss powder to the 'this' part.

To the 'boy' section, I used various ink colours until I achieved the grungy look.

I love the titles with two different fonts, and I love finding different ways to alter them.

I've created a video, so you can see EXACTLY how this page unfolded.

I hope you enjoy it.

I'd love some feedback!

My second creation this month is titled:

'Sightsee'

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

'Sightsee Title'

'Fir Xmas Tree'

'Thistle Shrub'

'Summer Leaf Stems'

I painted the 'Summer Leaf Stems' with a few coats of white gesso and tucked them in between my photos.

Next I grabbed the two 'Fir Xmas Trees' and trimmed off the star on the top and the pot on the bottom.  

They are the perfect shape for my layout (minus the Xmas feel) as this layout is about taking our USA family to my step-dad's home.  He lives in a forest, surrounded by Pines and Gums so these trees were perfect.

I then applied watercolours in various shades of green to achieve a dappled look.

To the 'Sightsee Title', I added a variety of Inks until I achieved a grungy, earthy colour I was happy with.

I placed this on top of my cluster.

I also added in the 'Thistle Shrub'

I left this raw, as I felt it went well with the earthy natural tones of the layout.

I really love all the natural fibres in this layout, and I enjoyed altering the chipboard to match in with this.

I have an extra share today - a layout I recently created for Scrap the Girls and their current Challenge Challenge- all about 'Me'.

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"Gigi's Flowers"

"Mini Branches"

"This is Me Title"

I applied Black Gesso to the title 'This is Me'.

I then applied some Finnabair Opal Magic in Aqua/Rose to just the 'Me' section.

I applied black gesso to the 'Mini Branches' and tucked these throughout the layout.

I applied a few coats of white gesso to the 'Gigi Flowers' and scattered these through the layout.

Lots of vibrant colour, lots of journaling. Very ME!!

So that's it from me this month, if you'd like to see more you can head over to my BLOG