'Curious' by Lisa Griffith

'Curious'

Hello 2 Crafty friends! I have several projects to share with you today. 

 Before we start,...

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My first project today is a mixed media layout inspired by this sweet

 photo of a girl reading Alice in Wonderland.

 Some of my favourite 2 Crafty Chipboard pieces are the panels and borders. 

I love to cut them up and use different sections around my layout.

2 Crafty Chipboard products used:

'Diamond Panel'

'Tahnya's Border'

I painted both chip boards with brown ink and then roughly heat 

embossed them with metallic embossing powder.

"Gift Bag"

My next project is a kraft brown paper bag that I decorated. 

I thought it would be nice to use it to wrap a gift for a friend.

2 Crafty Chipboard pieces used:

'Flourish Adornment Set 1'

'St. Nick's Snowflakes'

'Hello Beautiful'

For the title piece and the snowflakes I first painted them with white gesso, then added

 some pink gelato,  then I embossed them with aged silver embossing powder.

For the flourish piece I painted it with Lumiere metallic silver paint. 

I love how frosty all the chippies look in silver.

My last project is an art journal spread that I created for another team,

but used the beautiful 'Glenda's Swirl' painted with brown ink to add some vintage flair.

Thanks for stopping. Until next time. 

Elena Olinevich- First Post Reveal

  I am very happy to introduce myself today and to share with you my new works that have been created using 2Crafty awesome chipboards. I am so happy that I was given a chance to try them and more over, to inspire you to try them  in your projects too.

  My first LO is a story about me and my darling daughter. When she was born I was very happy that now I will have  a girl, friend, and did all my best to establish such a relationship that will last during my life. Yes, I want to be *A special Kind of Friend to my daughter.*

  When I received my Scraps of Darkness Kit last month I was waiting for a special photo, and after that for a special framing, and I have found it. It is the 
Flowery Swirl Frame.

  First I embossed with the powders slightly,just some spots, misted it. then I inked it  and added Stickles.

I  still wasn't completely happy  with the results, and in such cases my helper is Gesso. so I dabbed some on here & there.

 I have decorated it with flowers, ribbon and lace. and now  it is a perfect framing for our photo.

  Then I embossed the title with powders, inked. and then, my new tip, I covered it with Crackle paint. You may ask me, why I used the powder? the answer it- to add more texture and dimension
 Just try it, and I know, you will be pleased.

 I've cut the title A Mother is a Special Kind of Friend into 2 parts.

 I have one more good friend, and I've made a Birthday Card for her using the

 2 Crafty

 Coffee Catchup

 First I embossed it with clear powder and then I began playing with some Starburst mists, as I love the sparkling that they produce. one more tip for you: I do not like to waste a  drop of ink and mist, so I 've misted over the second sheet of paper which I then used for the inner part of my card to write the congratulations on.

 One more Layout,  this is a story about a hot summer day,  a month ago. We were christening my new born son and it was a very hot day, but in the church everything was so calm and  fresh, so I decided to express this  in my LO.

 I have used two different  pieces of  chipboard, and  I like the final eclectic style that I have achieved. I've started with the Blossom Spray,

which I covered with Gesso, then misted with Mango and inked the edges with blue. After that I stamped the flower theme on it.

Next  I added Tahnya's border,

which I covered in the spots with thick Gesso and added some spots of acrylic paint

 I have also added Skeleton leaves which I again  covered with Gesso and misted.

I put also some powder on Heidi's Vine and inked those edges too.

 Thanks for calling by today, and I hope that you will find more inspiration  from our talented Design Team. If you want to stay tuned  please, become a follower of the  2Crafty blog, but if you want to share your works with us and be informed with the news and inspiration like our page on Facebook.

If you would like to see more of my work & how I I like using 2Crafty chipboard, you are welcome to visit my Blog

Before I go, here is my last DT work for Russian Challenge.

Enjoy  your weekend.

Elena.