"Merry Christmas" Layout by Marie Sabatier

Hello everyone,

It is with joy that I begin this month of December in your company 

and that together we begin to count the days before Christmas.

Here is a layout with festive colors and beautiful chipboard models representing Christmas.

The 2Crafty chipboard used:

- Merry Christmas Fine Card Pack

- Festive Music Notes

- Wire Stars

- Corner Sweet Holly

I standardized all chipboards in the same way by applying a first layer of white gesso, then dusting with white glitter embossing powder 'holographic'.

With holographic colors, light is filtered, as through a prism, and different wavelengths are shown depending on the angle that light hits the surface. This means that you can look at the chipboards and see a color, but when you move the page a new color is displayed.

This chipboard "Festive Music Notes" is a marvel!

To imagine the lyrics, I add 'Merry Christmas' on the music note.

We can only appreciate the elegance of these arabesques. 

To sublimate the whole, I add stars.

To fill the top of my page, I add the chipboard 'Corner Sweet Holly' which harmonizes 

perfectly with the decor.

Here, I hope to have given you some ideas to sublimate your creations.

If you do not find these chipboards at your usual seller, remember 

that it is possible to find them live HERE.

Thank you. Until next time!

Marie

        

December Inspiration with Debbie

Hi everyone,
 Debbie here with today to share my last Design team projects for 2Crafty Chipboard.

I want to thank Vanessa and Di for allowing me the opportunity to design this
 past year for 2Crafty Chipboard.

 With Christmas just around the corner, I have two Christmas layouts to share...

"Christmas Cuties"

My two kiddos from several years ago, just being silly!

2Crafty Chipboard used:

6" Circle Dot Frame

Christmas Cuties Title

Decorative Disk Set 1

Festive Music Notes

Holly Vine Wreath

Winter Twig Branches

On both sides of my photo I used the Winter Twig Branches embossed with a
dark green/gold embossing powder and a piece of the Holly Vine Wreath.

Beneath the photo I placed the Holly Vine Wreath, Decorative Disc Set 1 

and the title embossed gold. 

Beneath my layering I used the Festive Music Noted embossed gold.  Placed around 

the photo I used the 6" Circle Dot Frame, also embossed gold.

"Peace Love Joy"

Here I have another festive holiday layout.

2Crafty Chipboard used:

Blitzen

Christmas Mini Word Set 2

Corner Swirly Set 

Flower Doilies

Foliage Set 3

Formal Flourish 3

I embossed the Formal Flourish 3 and Flower Doilies a deep red.

I embossed the words from the Christmas Mini Word Set 2  gold, 

 Corner Swirly Set in deep red and the Foliage Set 3 a deep green.

Here I've used another piece from the Foliage Set 3

I hope that I've inspired you over this past year.  

It's been a joy designing for 2Crafty Chipboard.

Happy Holidays!

Debbie

November Layouts by Rachael Funnell

Hello 2Crafty FANS....

Rach with you, sharing my November creations....

My first layout! Featuring my brother & our beautiful niece!!

 YES! All photos are precious....  BUT! this photo has that extra special factor for me.... 💗

My gorgeous niece has been going to guitar lessons, using her fathers,
 (who sadly is no longer with US 💔) guitar... Which I think is SOOOO BEAUTIFUL.....

 SO! this year for Fathers Day my awesome brother decided to go visit her
& they played a couple of tunes together.... 💗

'Treasure'

2Crafty Chipboard used:

Guitar Collage

Music Notes

Decorative Disc Set 1

Festive Music Notes

Fine Word Set 1

 Vanessa has created so many gorgeous pieces of chipboard over the years.... 

I HAVE to admit that I was SUPER excited to see she released this awesome 'Guitar Collage'....

I started off with heat embossing it white, then randomly heat embossing with a gold,
 the guitar & the dots, finished it off with adding little yellow using Tim Holtz Crayon....  

The beautiful 'Festive Music Note' is inked with black....

I have added quite a few 'Music Notes' though out my layout, which have
been inked with black, gold, silver or white gesso....

Also! with a layer of white gesso is this Fine Word 'Treasure' and 'Decorated Disc' 
 which I cut in half.......

For my 2nd layout featuring me & my HUBSTAR....... who can get on my nerves from

 time to time & I'm sure I do the same... LOL💕  but  he is most definitely.....

'My Knight in Shining Armour'

2Crafty Chipboard used:

My Knight in Shining Armour Title

Bird Set

Fine leafy Bush

Juliet Hearts

Circle Lace Panel

Keyholes and Locks

'My Knight in Shining Armour' title & a 'Juliet heart' has been heat embossed with white.

Inked with black & cut into smaller pieces and placed thoughout my background  is 

the 'Circle Lace Panel' This sweet little 'Locket' has been heat embossed with a pale pink,

 also heat embossed with the pale pink is a couple of the 'Birds'....

Finishing off my layout are some of the 'Fine leafy bush' which I've inked
 with a green cut into smaller pieces....

That's it from me for another month!!!!

THANKS for stopping by.... 

November Inspiration - Two layouts PLUS TWO VIDEO TUTORIALS By Mary Catt

''Joy - Hope - Wish''

Hello 2Crafty fans!

Mary here with you today to share two layouts and two video tutorials.

The first one is a Christmasy layout designed with 7dots studio papers from
''Yuletide'' collection and Prima Marketing flowers.

I have also made a VIDEO TUTORIAL with the procedure.

TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE

I based my layout on November challenges over at 7dots studio,
at Berry71bleu and at More Than Words challenge blogs.   

2Crafty Chipboards used on this project...

Festive Music Notes
Xmas Mini Word Pack
Stars

Some close ups...

To design my background I used ''Ocean Breeze Blue'', ''Baby Blue Eyes Aqua'' and
 ''Delphinium Turquoise'' Lindy's Stamp Gang mists with a few splatters of ''White''
 13arts Splash ink to make it look like it's snowy.

I heat embossed the ''Festive Music Notes'' and the ''Stars'' chipboards
with ''Queen Sheba's Silver'' Lindy's powder and sprinkled them with some finnabair's white glitter. The titles were painted with ''Metallique Rich Turquoise'' Acrylic Paint.

 I also added Finnabair's Graphite paste for more texture.

A final touch with some more white splatters and my snowy background was ready.

 ''Dream Big''

 And the second one was made for C.S.I. Blog as the 2Crafty was sponsoring them
 and we were invited to be guest designers for October.

''Case file 216''

I have also made a VIDEO TUTORIAL with the procedure.

TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE

2Crafty Chipboards used...

Polaroid Assortment Frames
 Asst Mini Camera Set
ATC Tiny Hearts & Stars
Steampunk Gears Small
Gears
Dream Big Title

With this layout I'm entering at The Creative Studio November Challenge.

And a closer look...

I highlighted my paper with some white gesso and then I used white modeling paste and a
little black with different stencils to make contrast. I created my background with
''Peony Scarlet Red'' and ''Ocean Breeze Blue'' Lindy's Stamp Gang mists.

I painted the ''Dream Big'' title, the ''Stars'' and the mini camera from the ''Mini Camera Set'' chippies with ''Rich Turquoise'' Acrylic Paint. The frames from ''Polaroid Assortment Frames'' were painted with ''Aqua-Rose'' Paint.

 The ''Gears'' were stamped with ''Watering Can'' Archival Ink and the big square frame which is a left over piece from the ''Polaroid Assortment Frames'' were heat embossed with ''Tera Cotta Red'' Lindy's powder. ''Vintage Rose'' Acrylic Paint for the square left over piece.

 Thank you so much for stopping by!

See you here again next month...