Saying goodbye to 2Crafty Chipboard.....

Hi Creative Souls....

I hope you had a lovely Christmas and get some extra family time in over the next few days.

It is with a heavy heart that I share my final project for 2Crafty Chipboard.

Life has taken over a little, and left less time for my creative pursuits, so it's time to say goodbye.....

I've loved sharing with you over the last couple of years and I absolutely have had so much fun with the chipboard.  I just love that it's a blank canvas, ready for me to add colour and texture.

So before I get too weepy, here's my final project.....

A heartfelt one about my daughter growing up.

She's about to take that huge step into the world and looking back it feels as though it was just yesterday that I held her in my arms and my heart burst!

It really does happen in a blink of the eye.

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"NEW 12 inch Floral Heart Frame"

"Botanical Border"

"Beyond Words Title"

I just adore that 12" Heart Frame, and knew it was perfect for this page.

I began by coating it in white gesso, and then I went in with my watercolours.

I individually covered the flowers and leaves.

It took time, but I just love the result.

I adore the washed look of the watercolour.

Colourful and imperfect.

(a bit like me)

Once I had finished, I added some doodling with a black pen.

It gives it a whimsical feel that goes so well with the watercolour.

I then trimmed some of the flowers, leaves and stems from the "Botanical Border".

I applied white gesso, and then added watercolour.

I went for a two-tone effect, and this pop of yellow just lifted the whole layout.

I then added these to my clusters.

For my "Beyond Words title", I laid it on top once everything else was in place.

I coated in white paint and then added Dimensional Magic to give it a resin/gloss like appearance.

This just helped it to stand out from the rest of the layout.

There we have it, so arty and colourful...

I thought I'd go out with an explosion of colour, and share some of my favorite layouts using 2Crafty Chipboard.... 

Much creative love

Tammy

xx