A 'special' 2 Crafty Chipboard Share

 

Today I'm here to share my latest 2Crafty Chipboard creation.

 

This one's titled:

"Special"

 

 

 

A fun bright page celebrating a special night away with my boy.

 

 

 

 

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

 

"Special Script Title"

"ATC Tiny Hearts & Stars"

"Steampunk Gears Small"

"Steampunk Gears Medium"

"Interlocking Grid Panel"

 

 

 

 

 

I painted the "Interlocking Grid Panels" with black acrylic paint and cut them up and added them underneath my photo and layers.

 

 

 

 

 

The black against the gorgeous rainbow background really 'pops'.

 

 

 

 

 

I added some of the stars from the "ATC Tiny Hearts & Stars" randomly on the page.

 

I painted them with the same colour acrylic paint as the background.

I added a few clusters of both "Steampunk Gears Small" and "Steampunk Gears Medium".

 

I wanted them to look like they were cascading down the page - from top left to bottom right.

 

This helps create movement and flow.

 

I added paint in all of the colours used for the background. 

 

I didn't overthink it, just swiped it over and moved on to the next colour!

Just be rough and random!!

 

I love how the bright coloured paint ended up looking a bit rusty!!

To finish off the page, I added a Chippy Title - just love these and the loopy font ones are my favourite!!

 

 

 

 

I heat embossed the "Special Loopy Title" with white and I love that little pop of gloss.

 

 

 

 

So there you have it.....a bright, colourful layout....perfect for my boy.

 

Have you created with bold colours recently??

 

My number one tip is to always add black and white.  

 

It makes magic.

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Mama.....

Hi everyone, I'm here today to share my layout for the current 'You've Got Mail' Challenge at Scrap Matrix.

 

I love this theme......so many options.  As soon as I saw it, I knew what I wanted to do.

 

You see I've had these precious letters that my daughter wrote to me a couple of years ago. They are just beautiful, heartfelt and so very precious to me. I actually carry a copy around with me in my purse at ALL times.  I often sit and read them, and I think they bring a tear every time.

 

Anyway, I really wanted to preserve these letters, and now I have!!

 

Here's my layout.....

Yep, in that hand made envelope sits the letters.

So let's see how this came together......

 

I began with a gorgeous paper from 7Dots 'Writer's Block' Range.  The script feel is just perfect.

 

I knew I would add lots of colour.....yep it's gotta have colour, so I added a thin coat of clear gesso to act as a barrier/sealer to protect the paper.

Whilst this was drying, I grabbed another sheet from the 7Dots 'Writer's Block' Range.  I chose a darker colour, as a contrast to the  background.

I grabbed an envelope that I had laying about the place, and I opened it up, and used this as a template.

I traced it and cut it out

 

 

 

I then taped it back together.....such a simple way to have a perfectly co-ordinating envelope.

 

 

 

 

 

Now it's time to add some colour to the layout..... you know how much I LOVE colour!

 

 

 

 

For this part, I used the 'clear packaging' technique.

 

I began with Dylusions 'Polished Jade', and spritzed some onto some old packaging, I also added some water.

 

I then turned this over and splodged it onto my layout. (super technical hey!)

 

 

 

 

I then repeated this process with Dylusions 'Lemon Zest'.

 

Then just a hint of  Dylusions 'After Midnight'.

 

*Make sure you dry in between each colour*

 

 

 

 

I then added some string to my page.

 

 

 

 

You will notice that these are vertical on the page, however, on the final layout they are horizontal.

 

When I got to the very end of the layout, I changed my mind and decided that this needed to change!

So I swapped the string to vertical.

I just felt it 'tied' in with the layout more (he he see what I did there)

 

 

 

 

I then added a few stamps to the background. 

 

I used AALL & Create #60. I used the circle/script/word section of this stamp.

 

 

 

 

I grabbed a Dina Wakley flower stamp and stamped this onto white cardstock using an Archival Black Ink.

 

I again used the 'clear packaging' technique to add colour to these stamped images.

 

 

 

 

 

I cut these out and began layering and tucking in and around my photos using both the flowers and lots of 7Dots Tags, again from the 'Writer's Block' collection.

 

 

 

 

For my title, I decided to use a tag I made from 7Dots paper.

 

I stamped onto it using these very cool Idea-ology Alpha Stamps.

 

I added some hand-writing, so that the tag read 'Dear Mama, Love Paige'

 

 

 

 

I then attached this to the envelope, making sure it could still open and close.

 

 

 

 

I added a few embellishments, including some 7Dots die cut elements from the 'Air Mail' range, a gorgeous German Scrap Pen Nib, and a cute metal envelope charm.  This just finished off the tag perfectly.

 

 

 

 

Aren't the pen nibs just gorgeous!!

 

 

 

 

Now it was time to add in more layers.......embellishments, tags, stickers, pen nibs, and the stamped flowers and leaves.

 

 

 

 

I added some journaling to a 7Dots tag, and some word stickers from 7Dots too.

Oh how I adore their products.

 

 

 

 

Here's the word stickers and embellishments I used by 7Dots.

 

 

 

 

I then spritzed some of these little white flowers in the Dylusions 'Vibrant Turquoise' and 'Lemon Zest', and scattered these amongst the layers too.

 

 

 

 

Love the colour combo, and the overall effect.

 

 

 

 

This layout has a special place in my heart, and I'm so glad this challenge was set as it forced me to create a forever keepsake.

 

What special keepsake/ephemera could you scrap, thus preserving the memories forever?

 

Head on over to our Facebook Shares page to add your entry, and let us know what Scrap Matrix Product/s you used.

Just pop it in the 'You've got Mail' Album.

 

Here's a reminder of the challenge:

 

 

 

That's it from me today.

 

I hope this has inspired you.

 

If you'd like to see more of my work head to my BLOG.

 

I will leave a list of the products used below.

 

See you again soon.

 

 

Scrap Matrix Products used:

 

7Dots Writer's Block Paper - Epilogue

7Dots Writer's Block Paper - Sincerely

7Dots Writer's Block Tags

7Dots Writer's Block Word Stickers

7Dots Air Mail Elements

7Dots Lost and Found Word Stickers

Dina Wakley Stamps

Idea-ology foam Stamps block lowercase

AALL & Create Stamp #60

Dylusions Ink Spray - Polished Jade, Lemon Zest, After Midnight. Vibrant Turquoise

Mini White flowers

German Scrap Pen Nibs Black

Envelope Metal Charm

String

Clear Gesso

Black Archival Ink

Scrap the Girls October Reveal!!

So it's the first of October.....we are one month into Spring and I'm not feeling it yet!!

Yes we need rain, but we also need some sunshine around here!!

A new challenge is up today over at Scrap the Girls.........

It's Breast Cancer Awareness month....so lots of PINK! Gorgeous Inspiration.....

Here's what I came up with....

I took inspiration from the Pink, the words and also that gorgeous dress with the black and white florals.

I added some 2Crafty Chipboard leaves in amongst all the layers. These particular leaves are my favourite as they just tuck in everywhere and anywhere and look fabulous.

I left these raw and I love the way that looks against the pink.

I also included lots of tags and embellishments from 7Dots Studio.  I think their tags turn up on EVERY SINGLE LAYOUT I create.  Just adore them.

I get my 7Dots Studio stash from my favourite scrappy store Scrap Matrix.

For my title I used some stamps by Dina Wakley, again available from Scrap Matrix.

I added my journaling in between - so effectively the stamps are both my title and journaling!

The journaling/title reads....

"Remember to stay brave and stay strong about what is important to you. But always remember to stay kind. Kindness will ultimately change the world."

Now for those gorgeous black and white flowers!

I used my favourite AALL & Create stamp #20  by Carol AndCo, also available from Scrap Matrix.
Sigh. I just love this one so much.

Really love these photos of my girl - so typical of her!!

Don't forget to head over to the BLOG to check out the rest of the Design Team's creations.  As always they pack a punch.....so much inspiration.

This month's sponsor is Corbett Creations - she has gorgeous embellishments that she designs herself. You need to check them out!

 

 

I look forward to seeing how this month's challenge inspires you......so don't forget to link up over on our blog so we can check it out.

 

 

Bye for now......

 

Tam

xxx