September Inspiration & A Picture Tutorial By Debbie Burns

Hi everyone!
  Debbie here with you today to share my September layouts featuring lots of 

2Crafty Chipboard.

"Enjoy Today"

2Crafty Chipboard Used:

Ariel's Spray

Leafy Shrub Set 2

Butterfly Frames

Corine's Swirl

Enjoy Today

Sammi's Swirls

Along the left side of the photo I placed the Ariel's Spray embossed white along with
 Sammi's Swirl embossed peach, and a piece from Corine's Swirl embossed peach.
Tucked in the flowers I used a piece from Leafy Shrub Set 2.

To the right of the photo I used pieces from the Corine's Swirl embossed green. 

The Butterfly Frame was painted blue and then sprinkled with blue glitter.

Enjoy Today title was embossed peach.

"Be Your Self"

2Crafty Chipboard used:
Edgar's Swirls
Sharon's Butterflies
Be Yourself
Frankie's Frames
Element Set 1
Trudi's Vine

 I embossed the large piece from Frankie's Frames,  along with Edgar's Swirls and
Trudi's Vines with a mixture of antique taupe and pink embossing powders.

Sharon's Butterflies embossed with light pink and the title with antique taupe.

I've created a PICTURE TUTORIAL for you to view my creative process:...

Step 1:  Add some light stamping along with some masking using a light gel medium
and then embossing with light pink embossing powder.

Step 2:  Begin your layering process.

Step 3:  Continue to build up your layers.

Step 4:  Add your photo.

Step 5:  Add chipboard:  Frankie's Frame, Edgar's Swirls and Trudi's Vine along with flowers.
Apply some additional stamping along the edges of your paper background.

Step 6:  Add additional flowers to the right of the photo and build up some paper layers.
Add your title and Element Set 1.

I hope I have inspired you.
See you next month!
. . . Debbie

June Inspiration by Debbie

Hi everyone!  Debbie here with you today to share my June projects.  

"Gorgeous" 

I found the picture on Pinterest and immediately knew I had to use it on a layout.
I did some minimal masking on the background paper and added some paint splatters.  A beautiful picture, lots of flowers and an array of 2Crafty Chipboard! 

2Crafty Chipboard Used:

Corner Twisted Vine

Elsa Frame

Ornate Screen

Butterfly Frames

Corner Alexia's

Fine Word Set 2

Lavender Shrub

To the left and right of the photo I placed the Elsa Frame which I cut in half and embossed with antique taupe embossing powder.  I wanted to mimic a garden gate.  I embossed the Corner Alexia's also with antique taupe powder and cut it in half and used at the bottom sides of the photo.  Among the flowers I placed the Corner Twisted Vine, embossed with verdant and antique taupe powders.

At the top of the photo I placed the Ornate Screen, embossed antique taupe, along with the title.

  To the side I placed the Lavender Shrub embossed with verdant powder.

Here you can see more of the Lavander Shrub, along with the Butterfly Frame embossed with plum powder.

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"Happy"

My second layout was made for a friend.   Love the background paper and left it as is only adding some of my favorite pieces of 2Crafty Chipboard and lots of flowers.

2Crafty Chipboard Used:

6" Revolution Frames

Word Circles Set 1

Angie's Vines

Doily Border

I embossed the title happy with mixture of various blue shades of embossing powder.  Angie's Vines with a mixture of verdant and antique spice powders, and a piece from the Doily Border embossed with Navy powder.

  

Tucked beneath the flowers is a small Revolution Frame, and pieces from the Doily Border Chipboard.

Love the mixture of color in the Angie's Vine.  I added some micro beads for texture.

I hope I have inspired you.
Thanks for stopping by!

May Inspiration By Kavitha

Hello everyone,

Kavitha on blog today to share some inspiration for May.

Whimsical watercolor layout...

My inspiration for this layout is the gorgeous pattern paper from 13arts,

I  just wanted to extend the colors and pattern of the paper and
2crafty chipboard helped me to do that beautifully.

I created the watercolor background using Lindys sprays.

The chipboards are coated two times with heavy white gesso and

I used the same background colors for the chipboard pieces,

drying each color in between.

I finished off the layout with some sequins, beads and splashes of white paint.

2Crafty chipboards used:

6" circle revolution frame

Butterfly frames

Corner vine leaves

Frame madeline's flourish

Two Hearts - Canvas

The focal point of this canvas is the delicate Handdrawn hearts.

I mounted them in the center of the canvas,coated with white gesso.

After coloring the background partially,leaving lots of white space,
I arranged the flowers and embellishments. I have used leafy shrub#3
 among my flower cluster which is also just coated with white gesso.

2crafty chipboards used:

Leafy shrub set #3

Hand drawn hearts

My Happy Place - Layout

I also have  another layout to share which I made for another DT,
I love how the 2crafty chipboard pieces heat embossed with color
embossing powders looks gorgeous against black.

2Crafty chipboards used:

Tahnya's 11" border

Frame Ingrid's

My happy place

Thank you for stopping by.

"A Mother Is a Special Kind of Friend" A Project By Priscilla Lim

Hello 2Crafty fans, It's my turn today to share my creativity.  Since Mother's Day was last Sunday, I bet many of us have taken great photos with our lovely mum.  What better idea than to document the sweet memories. Agree? Here's my project on a photo taken when we went out to celebrate Mother's Day.  I have created this project on a 12x12 canvas cause this will be a gift for my dearest mum too.  

  Here are some close up photos and details of the chipboards.  Note that I have given all the chipboards a good layer of black gesso.  

The chipboard title was given a good misting with Tattered Angels
 Glimmer Mist in Iridescent Gold.

The texture on the background was created Liquitex Ceramic Stucco, Winsor & Newton Glass Beads Texture Gel, Tattered Angels Mist and Kaisercraft Paint :)

  In this photo, I'm zooming down to the rose vine which I have given a a coat of glimmer paint.  This allows the chipboard to have some bling and gloss at the same time.  This look is achieved with Tattered Angels Glimmer Paint instead of using the mist. I love the overall effect of how the chipboards have stood out so well on this page.  Painting a layer of black gesso has created an absolute contrast on the canvas.    2Crafty Products Used  (from left to right, top to bottom): A Mother is a Special Kind of Friend Climbing Rose Bush Adornment Set 3 Butterfly Frames Corner Whispy Vines