Tambarambaa: My first 2Crafty Share for January

Good morning all.

I'm excited to be back again on the 2Crafty Chipboard Design team for 2018!
Such a great team to be a part of, and I always have such fun using their amazing chipboard!

Today I'm sharing my first January project with you.

"A Day at the Beach"

This is what a New Year's Eve looks like in Australia..... a warm night spent at the beach with family playing cricket. Perfect!

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"Day at the Beach title"

"6 inch Revolution Frames"

"Circular Panel"

"Hessian Patch Panels"

I cut one of the "Hessian Patch Panels" in half and then applied white gesso.

I popped this behind my photo.

I also applied white gesso to a small circle frame from the "6 inch Revolution Frames".

I added this on top of my photo, to frame the focus of it.

I then added the "Day at the Beach title".

I love the mix of fonts in this....the print mixed with the script.

I applied a few layers of Distress Inks in various colours to the title until I achieved the colour I was after - I don't have purple so I kept applying teals and pinks until the right purple appeared.

I love the splodginess (is that a word?) of this. I think this adds to the beachy water theme.

I added some circular stamping to my background, and cut a few circles from the "Circular Panel" to add to the background, giving some texture and interest.

I like how the circles go with the water/beachy theme too.

To colour them, I added gesso and then couldn't find my brown ink, so I created my own using coffee!!

When I create, I don't like to spend a lot of time searching for something, so I get creative and work with what I have.....so on this occasion, coffee it is!!!