'Magical' By Elisa Ablett

Hi 2Crafty friends,

Elisa here with my last layout for 2Crafty Chipboard, but this doesn't mean you won't
see me around Facebook, Instagram and in groups so please make sure you still say
hi and keep following me with my new endeavours.

I cannot thank Vanessa and Di enough for such a fabulous opportunity to be a part of a
 super talented team and lovely bunch of designers and I will miss them and hopefully
one day I can apply to the team again.

For my last layout I decided to break open my Oxide Inkpads for the background
and also see if I could incorporate them to cover chipboard as well.

The 2Crafty products used in this layout - 

Circle Stack

ATC Mini Hearts and Stars

Wildflower Set

Filmstrip 

Fine Words 2

Let's take a closer look at the chipboard used in this layout -

For the title 'Magical' I heat embossed with a white glitter embossing powder 

and the film strip was inked with black ink to make the title pop out !

I love how the 'Wildflower set' turned out, it was completely a happy accident, I inked the chipboard with an embossing liquid but for some reason it wasn't that tacky and only some of the black embossing powder stuck to the pieces. So I had a thought of adding some of the Oxide Colours from the background to cover the parts of the chipboard that had a small amount or no embossing powder on it. The colours of the Oxides remained so vibrant and bright on raw chipboard and I really liked the colourful distressed look.

I also inked the circle chipboard and heat embossed with black glossy embossing powder
and lastly the Mini ATC Stars, I coloured with a gold glitter watercolour pen just to add
that sparkle. I also added some gold splatters to the background. 

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Sweet Squirrel - With Emma

Hi 2Crafty friends, Emma sharing with you today.

Today's inspo is a page that has been created for a guest design over at CSI
that 2crafty is sponsoring this month.

Here is the chipboard I chose to use.....

Wild Flower Set

Fine Stem Frames

Leafy Silhouettes

This is a very cute whimsy challenge and I couldn't wait to use this fun squirrel image.

I coated the wild flower chippy in a distress oxide and then stamped a flower image over the top to add more texture. Very simple but effective.

For the leaves I coated in another oxide ink but then rubbed a metallique wax over the top to give it shine.

The frame I decided to spray with a black shimmer ink and the effect was perfect for the layout, simple but a standout.

I solved this CSI case by choosing the colour scheme from the scene and used the inspiration of the woodland creatures for my image photo.

From the evidence I used a border (chipboard) leaves (chipboard) splats, mushrooms, string.

I also created a Haiku for the testimony or Journaling feature. 

It reads.....

Sweet Squirrel Laughing

Collecting Nuts for Winter

Cheeky Sounds Above.

Thanks for visiting the blog today and I look forward to seeing you all again soon.

I highly recommend having a play over at CSI and see how you can solve the case too. Plus plenty of inspiration over there.

Don't forget to check 2Crafty to find your local stockiest also.

Catch you all soon, Em xx

Getaway - layout with Emma

Hi Everyone,

 Emma here with you today sharing something Blue.

And here are the beautiful chippy pieces I chose for this layout.....

This page came together using lots of layers and texture.

In amongst the paper layers I have added the smaller Doodled frame which I inked with a Distress Oxide and the added a light dusting of gold emboss powder.

I really loved the way this looked so I inked the Wild Flower I picked out of the selection and instead of just dusting it lightly, stamped with emboss ink over the Oxide and the I embossed. It left a really nice subtle texture on the chipboard.

I was totally in love with this Gold emboss powder, so for the Light Bulb I coated it in 2 layers of it.

Oh how it shines.

I continued this same process for the Word also.

The Gold and Blues worked so well together. And I just adore this image too. 

Such a great piece of inspo from Pinterest. Oh and before I go, the little moon shape on my layout is actually a piece of the frame that pops out from the cut. How cool and fitting for this layout....?

I hope you enjoy the rest of the month, and I will see you all in December.

Till then, Em. xx

Wonder with Emma Zappone

Hi everyone, Emma here today,

hoping I can inspire a little creativity for your Sunday.

So for today I share this layout that is inspired by this image I found
 on Pinterest and the muted watercolour tones it has.

"Wonder"

I find the colours and the image very calming and I wanted the chipboard
 and my twist on it to extend that sense of calm.

Here are the 2Crafty chipboard pieces I chose to compliment the image...….

I wanted the stag to still look like he was standing on ground and that his antlers
where being extended above. So for the top part of the image I chose to use a couple
of the mini branches, inked with a distress oxide and then I dotted a little blue ink spray
 on the leaves to soften and blend with the colours in the image.

Because the image had bubbles I wanted these to go up the page also so I chose
 just a couple of the dotty bits and cut them to make smaller individual rounds.

These were first sprayed with a Dylusions ink and then painted over the top with
 a Prima opal acrylic to give it a blue sheen.

For the chipboard around the sides of my image I chose a couple of the pieces from the
wild flowers collection. I cut one in half to give the impression of extending out and across
 from the picture. and then added another one of the flowers up against it to make it
 look like it was all one piece.

These I painted with Prima Acrylic, the chipboard just paints so easily and dries super fast.

Finally for my title and deer head embellishment, I inked the 'wonder' word like I did
 for the branches and the deer head I painted in the exact same manner as the circles
. This was so it all complimented each other as well as the image.

I love the end result and had a lot of fun creating it and really making it feel a bit like a 'story'.

I hope you get to have some crafty time and I will see you
 all again a bit later in the month.

Till then, Em xx

March Shares By Athanasia

'Moment'

Hello 2Crafty friends!

I found this cute photo on pinterest and decided to create a small canvas this time.

Even though project is small, I managed to use 7 chipboard pieces in there :)

Before we start... 

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I used different media to alter the chipboard pieces.

The word 'Moment' is painted with black and white gesso.

I also used white gesso to paint the Medallion Flower . 

For the tiny Hearts I used H2Os Twinkling Watercolor in red shade, 

because I wanted to achieve a shiny and juicy look. 

I also used a small  paintbrush with white gesso to highlight them.

I altered the Leaves and the Polaroid Frame with green and brown shades of
Primary Elements in order to give them a natural look. 

I just spread some powder over all colors here and there
 with a dry paintbrush and sprayed some water.

2Crafty Chipboards Used:

Polaroid Assortment Frames, Flower Medallions, ATC Tiny Hearts & Stars, 

Moment Loopy Font, Leafy Silhouettes, Wildflower Set

           

' Colorful ATCs'

I love making small art pieces and ATCs, they are always a perfect choice.

Even though they measure only  2¹⁄₂ by 3¹⁄₂ inches, they provide sufficient space
 for many small embellishments,  believe me :)

And what would be most appropriate than chipboard pieces to use on them!

It was really a fun and quick project and I really enjoyed the process.

First I created a mixed media background with Primary Elements and let it dry.

In the meantime I fussy cut the Circular Panel and Painted it with brown
 acrylic paint and a little bit of blue. I stuch them together using staples.

Last thing to do was to glue the word stickers and the tiny Stars and Hearts.

 I decided to leave those two little fellows natural - I don't know why, I just liked
 the way they looked on there as they were, with no paint at all :)

2Crafty Chipboards Used:

Circular Panel

 ATC Tiny Hearts & Stars

        Thank you for visiting, have a lovely crafty day! xxx Athanasia