My very first 2Crafty Post!!

Hello everyone!!  I am so excited to be sharing my very first 2Crafty reveal!!
I was thrilled to bits when Di Garling and Vanessa Tiberti invited me to be on this amazing Design Team.  Thank you so much ladies, I so appreciate your confidence in me and will do my best not to let you down.  As a Resident Guest Designer, I needed to make 3 card size items.

So, my first item is, (Surprise! Surprise!) a card.

 The 2Crafty Chipboard pieces used are 

Corner Flower Vine

Ornate Buckle

Heidi Vines

 The Ornate Buckle was coloured with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink and then clear embossed.

 As this is an Easel Card I used half of the Corner Flower Vine to anchor the easel.  This piece was coloured the same as the Ornate Buckle with Spiced marmalade Distress Ink and clear embossing powder.

When I received the Corner Flower Vine it turned out to be a bit bigger than I had expected but, as chipboard is so adaptable, I knew I would still be able to use it.  I simply cut off the piece needed for this card and still had the left over bit for another project.  I really love this ornate piece and it fitted the card beautifully.

 I needed some leaves to go with my flower cluster so I trimmed some of the leaves from the Heidi Vine.  I sprayed them with water until they were quite wet.  Then, very carefully, I gently separated the layers to about half way down the leaf as I didn't want them to come apart completely.  I then shaped them and left them to dry.  Once dry, I simply coloured them with Crushed Olive Distress Ink.  

I really love how they turned out.

My next  piece is a tag.

2Crafty Chipboard pieces used are

Corner Flower Vine

Tiny Kathleen Frame

Chicken Barbed Wire Small

 As you've probably guessed, I've used the other half of the Corner Flower Vine from the previous card on this tag.

 All the chippies on this piece were coloured the same way.  Coated with gesso first and then lightly  coloured with Broken China Distress Ink.   I used Black Soot for the stamping on the background and on the chippies as well.

The chicken barbed wire comes in a 5" square piece and I simply cut off a narrow strip to place on the side of my tag.

My last piece  is an AT Block.

2Crafty Chipboard pieces used are

Tiny Edwin Corners

Tiny Edwin Frame

ATC Mask

ATC Tiny Hearts & Stars

The block measures 2 3/4" x 2 3/4".

The Tiny Edwin Corners were brushed with gesso and then clear embossed.  The tiny Hearts were coloured with red acrylic paint.  I then applied a little bit of glitter and coated them with Glossy Accents.

This is the opposite side of the Block which is decorated in a similar way with the same chipboard pieces.  Don't you just love those gorgeous ornate corners??

The front of the Block has the Tiny Edwin Frame which was also painted with gesso and then just clear embossed.  The ATC Mask was coloured with red acrylic paint and when that was dry I went over the central section of the feather with gesso.  I then coated that section with glitter and used a black Sharpie for the doodles.  Then I simply glued the tiny gems around the top of the mask. 

I used the centre piece from the Frame to make the small tag.   Trimmed a little off one edge, rounded the corners a bit more and  then I covered the tag with some designer paper and inked around the edges. 

The chippies on the lid were treated the same as those on the sides.  Painted the corner with gesso and then clear embossed and the hearts with red acrylic paint and covered with Glossy Accents.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with these gorgeous chipboard pieces.  2Crafty have a huge selection of pieces that are the perfect size for cards and other small projects and, even if you receive something a little bigger than expected, such as the Corner Flower Vine, it is easily cut up into manageable sizes for your projects.

To find a 2Crafty Chipboard stockist near you contact them here
salesat2crafty@optusnet.com.au
To take a look at the awesome projects by my Teamies, you can find the 2Crafty Blog HERE

Thank you so much for visiting and I do hope I have inspired you today.
Take care and God Bless.

2Crafty & Scrap Around the World

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.

The 2Crafty Design Team girls are Guest Designers this month over at Scrap Around the World and the new  DT girls were also asked to participate if they were able.  This was such a fabulous opportunity, and the Moodboard is so gorgeous, that of course I wanted to jump in with both feet.  Now, as you know, I do not Scrapbook, but I was made aware that they will accept double Art Journal pages so that's what I created.

Here is the Mood board designed by Di Garling.

I love the colours of this board, so bright and bold and beautiful.

Here is my Journal page.

 My background was created with Distress Inks.  It seems to be the best thing that works for me.  I don't have much success using gesso on my pages and with these inks I don't need to.  The colours I used are Mustard Seed and Crushed Olive.  I also watered down some Viva Precious Metal in Olive and poured it into a sprayer but, instead of spraying it straight onto the page, I sprayed a paper towel and then dabbed it around the edges.  I'm really pleased with the result as it gives a more mottled look.

 Here you can see the effect of the dabbed ink a bit better.  Stamped the background with a mix of Prima and Kaisercraft stamps all in Memento's Tuxedo Black.
The gorgeous chippies on these pages are, of course, from 2Crafty.  They have the most amazing range of chipboard pieces.  If you wish to take a look HERE is the link.  The online store is only for Wholesale, but you will be able to see the sort of chippies they produce and, on the left hand side of the home page, there is a menu with a list of stockists.

 This beautiful and delicate frame is the 'Frances Frame'.  I sprayed this with Heidi Swap's Color Shine in Black Velvet which has a lovely iridescence that doesn't, unfortunately, show up very well in these photos.  I then marked the sides with a white gel pen to emulate the straws in the mood board.  The paper layers underneath the frame are from the Correspondence Collection from Meg's Garden.
The quote was found on the net.  I only used two of the lines as that was easier to fit on the page and I felt they were the most appropriate for the board..
  The full quote reads 'Live every moment.  Laugh every day.  Love beyond words.'

 Used Tim Holtz Schoolhouse Stencil with Crushed Olive and Black Soot D.I. and edged both pages with Gathered Twigs.

 As you've seen, the two pages are almost a mirror image of each other so I have used the same embellies on each side.  The small stars and hearts are the 'ATC Hearts & Stars' chippie.  The stars were painted with white acrylic paint and then just dipped into some clear glitter.

The second Frances Frame treated the same way as the first.

The tiny hearts were coloured with red acrylic paint.  I then used a white gel pen for the little bit of doodling and covered them with Distress Crackle Paint.  A bit of texture was added with TCW's Mini Tile Stencil and some homemade texture paste and I added some washi tape at the side as well.

I was actually quite pleased with how quickly this all came together.  Usually my journal pages take days, sometimes even weeks to complete because, although I know what colours I want to use, I don't always have a plan for what to do next.  Having never created from a Mood Board before I was a bit hesitant but this page just seemed to create itself.  The colours of course, came from the board and once I selected the chippies I wanted to use it just flowed together really quickly.

Hope you like my journal page and hope you will want to play along at the Scrap Around the World Challenge this month and maybe win one of the many amazing prizes.  There are so many awesome goodies up for grabs.  

HERE is the link to Scrap Around The World for all the details of the challenge.  HERE is the link to see the Guest Design Team projects.  HERE is the link to the 2Crafty Blog to see the awesome projects my Team mates create with their gorgeous chippies.

Thank you so much for visiting today and leaving me some feedback on my project.
Hope you enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care and God Bless.
oxox Marg

2Crafty Chipboard Design Team

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog!!!

I have some awesome news to share with you today!

The new Design Team has been announced at 2Crafty Chipboard and I am so happy to say that I am on it!!!  Woo!! Hoo!!

I am so thrilled to be a part of this awesome Team and I would like to thank Vanessa Tiberti for including me and also Di Garling for her support.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart ladies I really appreciate it and can't wait to get started!

Congratulations to all the other ladies on the Team as well.  I am so honoured to be amongst such talented company!!

To check out all the details and see the full list please go to the 2Crafty Blog HERE.

Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you will come along with me on this amazing journey.
Take care and God Bless.
oxox Marg