Fearless & Free Canvas featured for 2Crafty Chipboard

  Hi all, can you believe we are at the end of November already?
This month/year has been crazy!!
Today I share colour and simplicity.

Here are the chipboard pieces I used.....

2c Fern Leaf Set
Squiggly Bits
Decorative Doily

I kept my chipboard simple to be striking against the colour layers.

I primed them all with Black gesso and then left them just like that.

The black against the colour looks so good! Simple yet striking.
Keeping the pieces real and beautiful in their own rights.

There is a small video available to see all the elements come together. I hope it inspires you.

Have a great day everyone.
Em xx

Natural Beauty created for 2Crafty Chipboard

  Hello everyone.

Emma with you on the blog today and I also have a little video for you all to see this page come to life.

First though lets see the page...

And here is the awesome chipboard used....

Doily Frames

Mini Frame

Mini Triangle set

As the saying goes 'Everything old is new again' so is this page I created.

I used ideas and techniques used many years ago when I first started scrapbooking. The only thing different is I'm using 'new' products that are now on the market, and hopefully the techniques are a little more mastered..hehehe.

I used rub-ons on the base of my page and then matching some chipboard to compliment each other.

The finishes are simple, the Mina frame was primed with black gesso and then once dry I added a lovely white gold wax to the top. This lended itself to match the browner tones on the page.

I applied the same finish to the mini frame also.

The triangles were primed with white gesso and then embossed with a blue and a white powder to compliment the colour choices in the photo image.

The flow from the colours and shapes really suited this image and I love that I revisited a style I have not played with for a little while. Hopefully modernising it a little.

Check out my video to see all the elements come together, I hope you enjoy the process.

I will see you all soon.

Happy crafting.

Em xx

 

Sanctuary created for 2Craftychipboard

  Hi 2crafty friends.

Today I share a nature inspired layout.

And these are the amazing chippy pieces used...

Barb Wire
Amelias Frames
Mini Travel words 1

I love how this page took form. Not my usual style to start off with, using modelling paste adding colour....ect....bur rather using a stencil and adding oxide ink through it on a white cardstock base.

This gave a great earthy feel which was exactly what I was after, Then I added some rub ons and some stamping. This was the base complete. Within my composition I added the amazing chipboard pieces. 

Wanting to keep the warm earthy tones I was going to keep the chippy raw, I decided against it and added a light tint from some oxides instead.

The mini word I chose for this project is Sanctuary. It really spoke to me and suited the image I chose.
We all need to go back to nature and breathe the fresh air.

And the last piece of chippy added was the barb wire. I chose this chipboard as a focus on what mankind has done to slowly ruin our forests and our nature. Slowly though, I believe this earth will grow back to the beauty it always was.

I hope that you have been inspired today and I look forward to seeing you next month.

Stay crafty, Em xx

 

Brave created for 2Crafty Chipboard

 Welcome everyone.

Emma here with you today. And today I share a 9"x12" layout with you entitled 'Brave'.

Check out the awesome chipboard used on this project...

Decorative Doily
Lattice Leaf Set
Pointy Flower Vines

Again this project I kept it sweet and simple with my finishes on the chipboard.

The beautiful pointy flower vine was painted with a pink acrylic paint and once dry 3 different wax finishes were applied. All the colours were chosen to reflect the paper choice and photo used.

The stunning lattice leaves are again painted with an acrylic first and then a couple of Matte wax to draw out the shade of blue to match the layout.

And this final piece which I think is my favourite decorative doily is also painted with another pink/purple acrylic and a couple of matte waxes. 

I love the simplicity of the mediums on all the chipboard pieces, yet the outcome of the page is striking, bright and playful. 

I hope this page has inspired you a little today.

See you all soon, Em xx

'Beauty' created for 2Crafty Chipboard

Hello! Hope you all are doing ok.
Todays share is a colour combo that is a personal fave of mine.
And it features a technique that makes for an easy scrapbook page.

Here are the chipboard pieces featured......

Leafy Shrub Set2
Chunky Hearts
Crazy Circles

The background of this page is using the simple technique of smooshing oxide inks with a piece of acetate on to the white cardstock. 
And because I liked the simplicity of this page I kept the chipboard simple also with the finishes.

I primed all the chipboard pieces with white Gesso to start with. The Leafy Shrub pieces I dabbed a little Oxide Ink straight over the top of the white gesso once it was dry. The colour of the oxide really pops when over the Gesso. I also loved how your could still see the contrast of the white in sections of the chipboard.

The big Crazy Circles panel was also primed with white Gesso and then, with an old tattered brush added white crackle paste. I use an old brush for this because it adds the crackle thickly and thinly to the board without the hassle of purposely doing it. 

Then once the crackle was dry, colour was applied. I used 3 different ink sprays and a liquid acrylic to add depth to the crackle texture. Once happy with the level of colour I added just a hint of wax over some of the heavily cracked areas.
The Chunky heart on the picture has the same technique applied to it.

I hope this page has inspired you a little today.
I look forward to seeing you all again real soon.

Take care, Em xx

 

Take Chances created for ScrappingClearly

 Hi there, Emma here with you all today.

Today is a share which is inspired by this months moodboard. I love a monochrome theme.
Today's creation was created in my Dylusions square Art Journal.

Here is the glorious mood board for September.....

I love all the pattern and texture featured. I saw the flowers in the tile of the image and also the patterns and string line effect, these are what inspired me the most.

These flowers are a fussy cut out from an awesome stamp I have. And these were to be the main attraction to my page.

The background started with a coat of white Gesso. Then a mix of assorted stamps including the awesome Aall & Create take flight collection. I layered all my stamps over the top of each other to create a dimensional feel.

I wanted more texture so I added some Finnabair Jewel Texture paste in sparling onyx through a Tim Holtz mini stencil.

Once all my stamping and texture was dry I grabbed a fine line pen and scribbled in areas of my page to replicate the lines in the moodboard. I must admit that I was a little apprehensive at first and then I just went with it and loved how it tied in with some of the stamps that have a similar effect.

To bring it all together I added a few Small Talk stickers to tell the story of my creating.

Hope you are having lots of fun creating with the moodboard and I look forward to all your creations.

See you all again soon.
Em xx

 

Your Crazy is showing - created for 2Crafty Chipboard

  Hello, Emma with you all today.

Today is a share that's a little quirky with bold colours and plenty of black accents.

These are the chipboard pieces used.....
Aztec flowers set1
Mini checkerboard pieces
Mini Branches

With such a colourful background I knew that Black would be the best contrast. So that's what I did. 
All the chipboard pieces were painted in black Gesso to start with.

The checkerboard pieces didn't have any other medium added, the flat black colour was a great feel to the background work and tags.

This beautiful Aztec flower is so stunning so I wanted to add just a little colour to it. I added a light dusting of Distress Oxide to it, in the same colour as the edges of the tags.

The branch also stayed black but I drew fake stitch lines around the edges to create that interest and stand out a little more from the background.

I hope that today's share inspires you a little.

Have a great week everyone.

Em xx