Follow your Bliss designed for 2Crafty Chipboard

  Hello!

Emma with you all today on the blog.
Today I share a magical 9"x12" Layout with you all.

This layout features some stunning chipboard!
Clock Face discs
Florence Swirl set
10" Decorative panel Doily 1

I was a little nervous using such a large piece of chipboard with the doily, and wanted to do it justice. I I knew I really wanted to antique it up. I applied a crackle paste and allowed it to dry naturally. Once that was dry I then applied a combination of Oxide inks and ink sprays to add the colour tints.

Love how the colour seeped in through the cracks. Once the colour was dry, I lightly rubbed a copper wax over the surface just to grab some of the texture.

I then prepped the other 2 pieces, the clock face and swirl, with black Gesso.
Once dry, I then applied a couple of waxes to illuminate them yet compliment the large doily.

Once these pieces were all ready, I then layered them into my layers and visual story.

I loved taking my time creating this layout and love the feel of the end result.

I hope this layout gives you a little inspiration.

See you soon, Em xx

Have an open heart created for ScrappingClearly

 Hello everyone! 

Emma with you on the Blog this Sunday.
Have you been playing along with the awesome Cyber Crop challenges yet? Lots of fun to be had!
Today I'm sharing a page I created using this months moodboard.

Lets refresh our minds with the fab board.....

I found this awesome Cyberpunk image on Pinterest and thought how great it suited the colours and vibe I was getting from the colour palette off the moodboard. I started with a white background and then swiped brush strokes with some black acrylic paint.
Then outlining some circles free hand painted the bigger circles with Art Alchemy Acrylic in the violet-green opal magic, it has that awesome transparent kinda shimmer which created the purple tones over the black paint.

Once dry I then outlined these circles with matching Posca pens. Grabbing a couple of different circle stencils & blending tools I rubbed through Distress Oxides, Salvaged patina & Spun Sugar to a few areas.

Behind my image I have layered a couple of chipboard arrows, again painted with black gesso and a layer of White Pearl Acrylic paint. I stamped in 3 places with one of the stamps featured in the Aall & Create pack Take Flight. 

Finally a couple of stickers from the Idea-ology small talk pack and a few splashes of Izink pigments - Cotton candy & Opal Frost this page was finished.
Quick, simple & effective.

I hope you join in with the crop as the moodboard is also a feature along with other awesome challenges. We love seeing your creations come through.

Till next time, Em xx

The Beautiful Moments created for 2Crafty Chipboard with VIDEO

 Happy Thursday!

Emma today with you and I'm sharing a soft feminine layout with you all.

And these are the gorgeous chipboard pieces featured....
Clock Face Discs
Hand drawn Flowers
Window Shutter set 3

These pieces are just asking to be used and so i generously obliged...hehehe!

I started by prepping my chipboard with gesso. everything but the small clock face was primed with a white Gesso. The clock face was with a Black Gesso.

My choice of medium for the pieces to come to life was 3 different coloured Distress Glazes. 
The beautiful Window shutter was treated with all 3 colours starting with Vintage Photo, then hitting it in spots with a little Peeled paint, finally finishing it off with a light sprinkling of Antique Linen to really give it a Shabby Chic feel.

The flower and leaves only had the antique Linen and peeled paint. I love how on the chippy it just beads and shines beautifully. Lastly the Clock had Vintage photo and peeled paint, the colour doesn't pop quite the same on black but it sure does glisten!

You can see all the chipboard treatments and the layout come together in this video I made for you to enjoy. I hope you get a little inspiration from it also.

I will see you soon, stay crafty!
Em xx