Just Love our Story - Altered Clock with Karan Gerber

HI Friends and welcome to the 2 Crafty Blog today!

Its Karan Gerber here to host the blog and I  have an altered piece to share with you.

You all know how much I love using clocks, gears and clock images and why?
Well take a look at this

I have altered a lot of clocks in my time (pardon the pun) and this one has got to be my fav.

I think its because I incorporated a photo of hubby and I and managed to print one small 

enough to fit into the small hand watch clock too. 

The clock faces and gears were perfect for this alter. 

I used the clock face chipboard and added some mediums to it to get a petina look.

 I had some of the cog border left, cut it into two and used it on the top of the clock.

The element set I used on the handle of the clock and the title was perfect for this project. 

I hope you love this alter as much as i do, until next time,

happy Scrapping!

Product Used:

Clock Face; Just love our Story; element Set; Cog Border

"Let the Adventure Begin" With Karan Gerber

Hello friends and welcome to the blog.
Today I have a project to share with you for
 2 Crafty Chipboard.

 It is a masculine layout featuring a few of my favorite
go to masculine chippies including gears and cogs.

I used four different sets of chipboard on this layout,
and I just love how this turned out!

The rust effect on the chain and gears along with the cog border make them look so realistic.

 I used Prima Rust Pastes on the chain border to make them look aged and give them texture. 

Best thing about these pastes is you do not have to prime.

The gears where done the same way with the rust pastes.

Here are the 2Crafty Chipboard pieces I used:

Assorted Chain Border

Let the Adventure Begin title

Cog Border

Medium gears

Until next time, Happy Scrapping

August Project by Priscilla Lim

"Remember Moments Like This"

Hello 2Crafty fans :)

It's my turn to share my creativity with you on the blog today. 

In this project, I have decided to go for more cool and neutral colors.

Before I share some details; these are the 2Crafty supplies used.

Here's the first zoom in shot to give a close look on the crackle effect.

On both chipboards, I have first painted them in the color of my choice before 

applying another layer of crackle accent after the paint has dried completely.

**For those that have not played with crackle accent, do note that for the cracks to

 show beautifully; you have to be patient to let the accent dry naturally on it's own.

 If you are really rushing for time, then wait for some cracks to show before you use

 a heat tool to speed up the process.

I cut the Cog Border, up into three pieces. 

This is why I love working with chipboards, They are very versatile. 

You can change them according to what you need not work your way
around to fit them into your projects.

On this photo below, you will see that it has a burnt look. This was achieved by
 dabbing some Distress Ink in Tea Dye when the crackle accents has completed dried up.

Next up; a look on how I layer my title chipboard over the cog border and Spring Flower Bunch. 

My humble doodling has also given a touch of artsy cuteness on this photo :)

About this Spring Flower Bunches. Oooooo I really love them! 

To give it some dimension, I have separated them into top and bottom layers;
 clearly shown in the picture below. 

To create more interest, I have used the white stamens to create an impression
of a young bunch of spring flowers.

Lastly, let's give some focus to the Soft Feather chipboard. I want the feathers to look
really soft. Thus I have applied a layer of white paint and rubbed on the balance paint
 (which I have used on the retro panel) down the centre of the feather. 

Just by doing this simple step, you will find that it gives the feather some pretty depth.

So that's all I have to share for today.

Hope you like my layout and remember to visit us frequently for more inspiration!

Signing off with happiness :)

 

January Shares With Beck BTPlus a VIDEO

Hi, it's Beck Beattie here.   Welcome to the New year!! I'm here with my January inspiration shares.  I had lots of fun with paint and sprays this month while creating my pages.  I have  two different style projects for you showing some different uses for your chipboard.      Please remember while you are here  to become a blog follower & leave a blog comment to

be eligible to go in our monthly draw for a great chippie prize pack.

    "Happy"

 For my first page I wanted to share a sweet feminine page full of paintery fun and glimmer.
  I used lots of Shimmerz paint on this page and oh how much fun it was to create.

I created a video to show the fun I had creating this page.

To view VIDEO CLICK HERE...

Along with the Shimmerz paints I used lots of new Indigoblu stamps that
 are soon to be released, so hope you enjoy the early sneak peek of those.  

   2Crafty Chipboards Used:

11" Hibiscus Frame  Leafy Twig branches Cassie's Flourishes Happy loopy font  

  "Happy Birthday Card" Today I have a fun masculine style card to share.  I really had so much fun creating this one!   I started out with some stencilling in the background using Fun Stamper's Journey  chevron stencil and Color splash in Shimmer Gold.  

I sprayed the cog border piece with Fun Stampers Journey Shimmer Silver spray.   
I just love the metallic effect it instantly gave the chipboard!

I simply coloured up the chevron bits with a red marker -
 such a quick and easy way to color up the chipboard!

The 'Happy Birthday' words were easily painted up with Indigoblu black Gesso

Add some lovely interest to your chipboard by mopping up various colours of sprays

 from your craft mat one at a time and you get this neat effect!

Finish off with some splatter of watered down black gesso for a cool grungy effect!

2Crafty Chipboards Used:

Mini Sampler set 1 Cog Border Turkish Lattive Panel Happy Birthday Card pack

    

  Hope you got to welcome in the new year in a fine way and wish you all
the prosperity of the New year!   

 

I hope you enjoyed my share this month on the 2Crafty blog!
Happy Crafting xxx Beck BT  

'Let Your Light Shine' by Lisa Griffith

Hello 2 Crafty Chipboard fans! Lisa here to share with you two projects, the first one is a layout inspired by my little boy. 'Let Your Light Shine'

2 Crafty Chipboard pieces used:

'Cog Border'

'Heart Silhouettes'

'Let Your Light Shine'

I knew I wanted to use the amazing piece called 'Cog Border' in a boyish super grungy 

layout so I embossed it with black and chunky gold embossing powders really unevenly 

to make it look like rusted metal. Then I cut up the border into smaller pieces and tucked them 

into my layers made of vintage book paper and some pieces of an old pair of my sons jeans.

I treated the title piece 'Let Your Light Shine' and the 

'Silhouette Hearts' the same way, with gold embossing powder 

and I love the way they turned out.

My second project is a layout done on a 8 X10 Prima 'Paintable'.

'A Glimpse Of You'

2 Crafty Chipboard used:

'A Glimpse of You'

'Skeleton Leaves'

'Avery Vines'

For all the chipboards I used on this project I first covered them with white gesso, 

and then colored them with inks in green, cinnamon brown, and orange.

This title piece 'A Glimpse of You' is so perfect for a vintage photo of my Grandma

tucked into some fall coloured flowers.

I hope I have inspired you a little and shown you how to make 2 Crafty Chipboard work well 

in a super grungy layout or make it delicate and pretty, it's all up to you!

Happy Crafting!