PROCESS VIDEO for 2Crafty Chipboard

Hi there creatives!

I'm here today to share my latest design for 2Crafty Chipboard...

"World Traveller"

A layout celebrating my gorgeous girl before she jumped on a plane to fly a million miles away for a month on her recent Science Scholarship Adventure!!

An amazing experience and moment in her life that I had to capture.

I've used watercolours and gone back to my brighter style.

I created a PROCESS VIDEO of this one, so you can watch it come together.

I hope you enjoy it...

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

NEW "Charlotte's Flowers"

"World Traveller Title"

"Heidi's Vines"

As you can see in the video, I first coated all the chipboard pieces in white gesso.

To the "Heidi's Vines" I added watercolours.

I used a mix of greens for the foliage, and red and pink for the berries.

Once dry, I added white pen marks. 

I find this gives a more realistic, and less flat feel.

To the NEW "Charlottes Flowers", I added a blend of watercolours for a variegated look.

I then tucked these in amongst the clusters.

These new flowers are really fine and detailed. I love them and can see they will be making quite a few appearances in my creations.

As I'd used a lot of different colours, I decided to coat my "World Traveller title" in white acrylic paint as this would go with the fresh feel the layout has.

There you have it!

I really love using watercolours on my chippy as it gives it an arty, washy feel.

Bye for now!

'Grateful' for 2Crafty Chipboard includes a PROCESS VIDEO

Today I've popped in to share a creation using 2Crafty Chipboard.

I've also included a process video too!!!

This layout is titled:

'Grateful'

A layout that celebrates and documents our beautiful neighbours.

So grateful for them and to them, and love having them in our lives.

Let's take a look at the video  as that best shows you how this came together....

   

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

"Heart Clusters"

"Grateful title"

"Rose Set"

"6 inch Circle dot frames"

"Mini Branches"

As you can see in the video, I began by coating all of the chipboard in white Gesso.

To the "Heart Clumps" I added white paint.

I then added some doodling with a white pen.

I followed the same process for the "6 inch Circle dot frame".

The 'Grateful title' was painted with some soft watercolours.

I really love this look on chipboard.

It gives it a softer look, rather than bold.

Also, as it's soft it can be added over the photos slightly, without detracting from them.

To the "Rose Set", I also added watercolours.

Such a great finish.  Love the variance in the depth of colour.

I just LOVE the "Rose Set" chippy and could use it over and over (in fact I do!).

Finally, to the "Mini Branches", I stamped with a script stamp over the top.

This is a really simple, yet effective way to personalise your chippy.

Love it!

So that's it from me today.

I've been really enjoying playing with more softer colours lately.

So often, I am drawn to bright colours, so it's really nice to mix things up a little!!

I'll see you again next month with more chipboard creations!

See you again soon!

'Hello beautiful Hahndorf' for 2Crafty Chipboard

Hi there chippy fans,

Today I've popped in to share my latest layout for 2Crafty Chipboard.

It's titled:

"Hello beautiful Hahndorf"

For those who follow my work, you know I am all about COLOUR, and usually the brighter the better!  Today I wanted to challenge myself and add some softer tones.

I spent a recent weekend in the Adelaide Hills in a gorgeous town called Hahndorf.  It's quaint and authentic and we were lucky enough to visit as the leaves had begun to turn.

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

'Hello beautiful title'

'Autumn leaves'

'6" revolution frame'

'Amelia flower stems large'

'Amelia flower stems small'

I painted the 'Amelia flower stems large' and the 'Amelia flower stems small' with white gesso and then added white acrylic paint.

I wanted them to be really fresh and white.

I then added them in underneath the cluster of flowers.

To finish them off, I added a touch of doodling to them using a black gel pen.

I repeated this process for the '6" revolution frame' to get it a vivid white.

I didn't add any doodling to this, I just used it as a frame around the photos.

I also completed the above process on the 'Autumn Leaves', however to finish them off, I stamped with a script stamp over the top.

I absolutely love how this looks!

Soft and yet textured and interesting.

I added these leaves to the flower cluster and also placed them on the layout so they looked like they were falling.

I did this to emphasise the Autumn feel.

As this page is soft and contains pastel tones, I wanted my title to be soft and yet still be a focal point of the layout.

I coated it in white gesso and then added some watercolours to the words.

I love how the watercolours have dried with an ombre effect.

I also love that the different fonts are in different colours.

I love that about 2Crafty chippy titles.

There you have it.

I'll pop back again a bit later in the month with more inspiration.

Lots of creative love

xxx