A Canvas for 2Crafty Chipboard - April Project

Hello everyone and welcome my blog.  So pleased you dropped by and hope you are enjoying your day. 

I have something a little different to share with you this month.  Instead of my usual cards I have actually created a canvas this time.  I know I have done a couple of canvases before but they were very small, this one is a bit larger.  It measures 9" x 7". It's the first time I have attempted  one this size so I hope you will be kind.  LOL!!

I have created this to go on the wall in my new Craft Room (when we actually get it done) and I wanted something with a vintage look.  I actually followed a tutorial by Gabrielle Pollacco for this and, although my canvas doesn't really look anything like hers I have used  pretty much the same techniques.  If you'd like to take a look at the Tutorial by Gabrielle HERE is the link to her blog post.

In this cluster I have used Foliage Set 1 and Leafy Rounds.  Added some flowers and some metal washers and beads.  All of the chippies were coated with gesso before I glued them down onto the canvas and then it was just a matter of spraying them with acrylic paints.  When everything was dry I randomly painted over different areas with gold Twinkling H2O's.

For the cluster at the bottom I used Flourish Adornment Set 5 and one piece from the Pretty Flowers.  I also added flowers, metal washers and beads to this cluster.

At the top left hand corner of the canvas I used part of the Decorative Rod Set 2.  I didn't need the whole piece so I simply cut off one end to use here.  The rest will be used on another project.  I have also added a tiny bird from the ATC Birdcage 1. 

A better look at the Foliage Set 1 ...

... and a look at some of the texture.

I inked the edges of the canvas with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.

I so enjoyed creating this canvas and using these fabulous 2Crafty chippies made it so much easier to decorate.  To take a look at all the fabulous chippies 2 Crafty have to offer  HERE is the link.  There is such a wonderful choice of different designs that you are bound to find exactly the shape and size you need for your project.

2Crafty products used

 Foliage Set 1

 Pretty Flowers

 Leafy Rounds

 Flourish Adornment Set 5

 Decorative Rod Set 2

ATC Birdcage 1


Thank you so much for visiting and I urge you to go and take a look at the 2Crafty Blog for some fabulous inspiration by my Teamies.  HERE is the Link.

remember to find a 2Crafty stockist near you simply send an email to ... 
salesat2crafty@optusnet.com.au

Take care and God Bless.

2Crafty March Projects #2

 Hello everyone and welcome.  So glad you stopped by for a visit.
I'm here to share the second part of my March projects for 2Crafty Chipboard.

  "CONCERTINA CARD"

    This is the card I created for my Grandson's 18th Birthday.  Being such a special Birthday, it had to be a special card and so I created a concertina card with some pieces from 2Crafty Chipboard's latest release.  

  The front of this card looks fairly busy but I just couldn't stop myself from adding all those lovely little chipboard pieces.
2Crafty Chipboard product used

Bubble Clumps

Card Word Circles - Happy Birthday

Dotty Bits

Fast Forward Arrows

Mini Tags

 

The papers used here are from Kaisercraft's 'Hello Today' small Paper Pad.  The small 'Bubble Clump' was coloured with acrylic paints using a dabber.  I love the mottled look you get when using this method.
 

    The 'Dotty Bits' tucked in the paper layers at the side were coloured the same as the Bubble Clump but the 'Mini Tag' was inked with Distress Inks and then lightly edged with gold VersaColor.  The chain is from my stash and the charms are from Megs Garden.  

  The 'Card Word Circle' was also painted with acrylics and the 'Fast Forward Arrow' was simply inked.     

    Love those 'Fast Forward Arrows' and used quite a few of them on the inside of the card.  

  This one was painted with acrylic paint ...
 

  ... as was this one.  It was also lightly inked with gold.

    The outer edge of this arrow was inked with VersaColor gold and the actual arrow itself was coloured with Black Soot Distress Ink.  

 

   Love that crackle!!                This arrow was also inked with Distress Inks and edged with the VersaColor gold.               The inside of the card when fully opened.  As you can see it actually holds 4 tags.  

  The backs of the tags can be used for photos or personal messages.  I won't show the fourth tag as that has my personal message on it.

  

    Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you have found some inspiration here.  I urge you to take a look at the fantastic array of chipboard pieces that 2Crafty Chipboard produces, you are bound to find something that you simply have to have!  LOL!!   HERE is the link. Why not also take a look at the awesome creations made by the rest of the Team.   You can find the 2Crafty Blog HERE.     and remember, to find a 2Crafty Stockist near you simply send an email to salesat2crafty@optusnet.com   Take care and God Bless.  

 

2Crafty March Projects #1

Hello everyone and welcome to my Blog.  Hope you are having a great day and I'm so glad you popped in for a visit. It is my turn again over at the 2Crafty Blog and I have two Art Journal pages to share with you.    
"DOUBLE ART JOURNAL PAGE FOR SATW"   During March, 2Crafty is a major sponsor for Scrap Around the World and the Team from 2Crafty are Guest Designers.  I was so thrilled  to be a part of this Guest Team and, as the post went live yesterday, I am able to show the details of my contribution.     This is my double page ...  

... and this is the mood board.  I basically just went with the colours, although the Square Collage panel is sort of reflective of the tech drawn robot.

2Crafty Chipboard product used

 Square Collage Panel

 6" Clock Frames

Mini Hearts and Stars

To create the background I lightly coated the pages with some watered down gesso and then glued some strips of paper through the middle.  Once it was dry, I sprayed over it  with 'Peacock Feathers' Distress Spray Stain and created some texture with paste and a stencil.  

Added some stamping and used a strip of gauze, which was coloured with some watered down acrylic paint, as a base for the Square Collage Panel.  This was randomly coloured with Black Soot Distress Ink. 

Coloured the Clock Frame in the same manner and used it as a frame for the little quote, which was found on the net.

  The stars are from the Mini Hearts and Stars and they were coloured with acrylic paint.       'DOUBLE ART JOURNAL PAGE FOR CSI'    2Crafty was also a major sponsor over at CSI in February and I was happy that I was able to be a part of the GDT for Case #156.  This is the double Art Journal page I created.    

 

  I actually shared this on my blog when the GDT went live at CSI and, rather than go through it all again here, if you would like to take a closer look, HERE is the link to that post.      Thank you so much for taking a look at my little creations and I hope you have found some inspiration here.  I urge you to take a look at the fantastic array of chipboard pieces that 2Crafty Chipboard produces, you are bound to find something that you simply cannot live without!  LOL!!  HERE is the link.   For more inspiration on how to use your fabulous 2Crafty chipboard, simply visit the 2Crafty Blog HERE.     and remember, to find a 2Crafty Stockist near you simply send an email to salesat2crafty@optusnet.com   Thank you so much for visiting and enjoy the rest of your day. Take care and God Bless. oxox  

 

Guest Designing with 2Crafty Chipboard for CSI Case #156

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.  Thank you so much for dropping in.

Well, after not posting for weeks, here I am posting twice in a couple of days!!  Thing is, I have been creating some stuff but wasn't able to post anything as it was DT work.  Just haven't had time for much else though.

Anyway, I'd like to share another Art Journal page with you.  This one was created for Challenge #156 over at CSI.  2 Crafty Chipboard are a major Sponsor over at CSI during February so the 2Crafty Design Team have been Guest Designing for them.

Now, as most of you know, CSI is a Scrapbook Challenge and I don't Scrapbook.  Soooo, how come I'm Guest Designing???  Because the lovely Debbi Tehrani who is the owner of CSI allowed me to do an Art Journal page instead.  Thank you so much Debbi.  I am so pleased that I could be a part of this GDT.

This is the Case File.

 I have used all the colours.

Having never done a CSI Challenge before, it looked a little daunting to me at first but, when you read it through, it really is quite easy to follow.

  Testimony

You only need to use one item from this list.

One of the prompts is to use the inspiration word 'grow' so that is what I incorporated into my quote.

  Evidence

You need to use at least two items from this list.

I have used text print, flowers, stamps, mixed media background, cursive font.

Started off this page by glueing down some strips of paper and then sprayed over it with watered down acrylic paints.  I also sprayed some Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst 'Cape Cod Coral' for a little bit of shimmer.
All of the chipboard on this double AJ page is, of course, from 2Crafty.  I coated all the pieces with gesso first and then used acrylic paints for the colour.  In the picture above, you can see the ATC Georgian Frame placed over the Square Collage Panel.  The 'flower' petals underneath the cluster were also sprayed with acrylic paint for colour as was the small piece of burlap..

 I used one of the plain circles from the 6" Clock Frames and added the Leafy Shrub Set 1 flourish over the top.

My favourite piece on this page is the Square Collage Panel.  It comes as a 6" x 6" panel but you can cut random pieces from it and use it in a myriad of ways.   I simply cut off a section from one side of the panel to use on the left hand side of my double page and then cut another smaller piece for the right hand side.   The small seed beads were added for the touch of grey I needed and the small labels are from G45.

Here you can see the 'stamping' in a 'cursive font'

and I also did some stenciling in a 'cursive font' as well.

2Crafty Chipboard used

 6" Square Collage Panel

 6" Clock Frames

 ATC Georgian Frames
 

Leafy Shrub Set 1

I'd like to thank Debbi and the CSI Team for having us 2Crafty girls as Guest Detectives this month.
It was a lot of fun!!

Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!
Take care and God Bless.