His Forever Smile Layout for ***2Crafty Chipboard*** + Playing at Lindy's September Color Challenge & Challenge #120 at SrapAndMe!!!

Goodmorning creative friends, 
Today I share a layout with a picture of a wonderful three year old boy named "Phoenix McKay" who tragically lost his life on september 14th. He was my cousin Jaime & Weston {her husband} their little boy and he sadly got hit by a car. For me making this layout is a way to cope with the grief I feel, but also for them to celebrate his amazing short life. 

His Forever Smile

Amazing 2Crafty Chipboard used: 
Fine Word Set 1
His Smile
Baby Boy Title
Heart Clumps
Loopy Heart Swirl
Funky Heart Swirls
Squiggly Circle Arrow Journal Spots
Photo Corners & Name Plates

The phrase "His Smile" I altered with some paper I used and then cut it out along the lines after that I added some brown wax on the outlines. The word "Forever" is placed on top of that phrase and was treated with two layers of white embossing powder. I did the same with the loopy heart swirl but behind the open hearts I also placed some paper form the collection I used. 

For the funky hearts swirls I spray painted them, after I treated all my chippies I used today with white gesso. I also did that with the rest of my chippies only in different colors The only pieces that I left raw is the circle arrow around the word "boy"! The big yellow flowers are handmade with fabric. I wanted to also add purple flowers since he loved that color but somehow I found more fitting to my page. 

  With this layout I will be entering this months color challenge at the Lindy's Creative Gang Facebook Page the set of this month is "Steampunk Soiree" which is totally my style since I love steampunk I have used the spray's & magicals {colors: Yesteryear Yellow, Apothecary Azure and Bandolier Brown} 

and I will be entering this months challenge at the ScrapAndMe Blog which is add a "sentence" and I did add a couple. 

 

Thank you so much for your visit today. And I sure hope that I have inspired you to take out your lovely 2Crafty Chippies & Lindy's products and create and have fun while doing so. Have a blessed & sunny rest of the week! 

Love Forever Happiness Layout for ***2Crafty Chipboard*** & Playing at ***LemonCraft January Moodboard!!!

Well hello fellow crafters, 

I am very glad you are visiting my blog today, I just love creating with 2Crafty Chipboard pieces & I love creating with as much of them as possible. So for this layout I went all feminine with a couple of my favorite colors & eight different chippies, enjoy my post! Oh and I used a picture of my husband & daughter last summer in Greece....

Love Forever Happiness:  

2Crafty Chipboard used: 
Window Shutter Set 4
Line Words - Happiness
Leafy Shrub Set 1
6x6 Clock Face Frames
Amelia's Frames 
Mini Word Set 2
Squiggly Circle Arrow Journal Spots
Fine Word Set 1

You know what's amazing, you can order directly from the
2Crafty website here so you can also play with their amazing chipboard pieces.

I prepaired all my chipboard pieces with white gesso as I normally do but for all of the chippies I used a different technique let me explain. For the pretty window shutters I used some rustic paint {white sand} which has a sand like structure and applying it is very easy. After that I added some colors with a matte finish and some white wax. 

The clock face frame & amelia frame atre both firstly sprayed with spray paint and then I added some acrylic paint & three different color waxes. 

The words I embossed with different colors and the word "Happiness" I two toned it so it give it more demension. I also embossed the "squiggly circle arrow journal spots" with some pink embossing powder. 

And for the leafy shrub set I used some spray paint and two different acrylic paints and later on I added some wax. I also did a lot of fussy cutting forthis layout now I know why I love doing that it relaxes the mind haha..

With this layout I will be entering this months challenge at the Lemon Craft Inspirations Facebook page and this below is their gorgeous moodboard where I got my inspiration from for this layout I made. I have used the pretty "Secret Garden" collection.  

Thank you so much for visiting my blog I sure hope you like my work as much as I love making them. 
Stay happy & creative
 much

Amazing Day layout for ***2Crafty Chipboard***!!!

  Good morning amazing friends, 

Today I would like to show you all a very colorful layout and this time I used the amazing NEW "Postcards from Paradise" collection by Prima {swoon} and some beautiful NEW & older 2Crafty Chipboard pieces. The picture I have used here is from Jeroen & Abbey in Greece last year. We have had rough couple of months and we have some ahead that's why you haven't seen much of my work lately. Hopefully I will make that okay with you all.

Amazing Day

 2Crafty Chipboard used: 
Sabina's Frame Set 
Fern Leaf Set 
Foliage Corners 
Amazing Day
Squiggle Arrow Set 
Mini Branches 

On the beautiful "Sabine's Frame Set" I added some matt golden eyelets in the already prepared circles after that I added some sheer lace but before all that I used some pretty matte pink acrylic paint to color it. For the phrase I used the same color pink and after I attached it to the upper right corner of my layout and used my sewing machine to stitch over it. 

On the rest of the chipboard pieces I used some white gesso and some different green matte, metallique acrylic paints on some I have added some waxes. On the Foilage Corners I used two different shades of green and some cute green pearls. Inthe end I added some leaves, pearls and word strips. 

Sure hope you like my layouts as much as I love making them. 

Stay happy & creative much

Love You Long Time layout for ***2Crafty Chipboard***!!!

 Goodmorning lovely friends, 

Today I show you some inspiration on my blog. For this post I made another layout this time I have used some beautiful pastel tones more my style. Again I have used a baby picture of our Abbey two weeks after she was born relaxing in a deep sleep. This layout was created with the "Little One" collection by Graphic 45 and a whole bunch of beautiful 2Crafty Chipboard pieces as shown below. 

Love You Long Time: 

2Crafty Chipboards used: 
Your First Breath Title
Groovy Flowers 
Ava's Butterflies
6x4 Phrase Set 4
Mini Title Stick Set 3
Baby Girl Title
2019's 
Baby Pram Set
Mini Buttons 
Dana's Ornate Rectangle Frame -NEW-

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Open to most countries if shipping allows.

All the chipboard pieces are treated with two layers of white gesso. For both word sticks I only added some darker ink around the edges and then added some clear embossing powder I also did that with the rattle, babysock and safety pin. The Ava's Butterflies I sprayed with some gold yellow-ish spray I did that several times until I had the right color.

Both phrases are firstly sprayed and then I added two layers of green embossing powder on "Your First Breath" & "Girl" so that they would have a two toned color. The Dana's Ornate Rectangle Frame was painted with several matte pink colors then to soften it up I used some matte white wax and in the end I added some darker ink around the edges. The buttons, groofy flowers and 2019 I treated with two layers pink embossing powders and for the centers of the flowers I used screwheads and bended the leaves upwards. 

Sure hope you like my layouts as much as I love making them. 

Stay happy & creative much

"Spring is Here May 2022" Layout for **2Crafty Chipboard** + Entering the *Graphic 45* April Spring Challenge & April Color Challenge at *Lindy's*!!!

    Goodmorning amazing friends, 

Today we celebrate Kingsday in my country so everyone except the people who work in the catering industry has a day off. This day is always a lot of fun and you have family time which is nice too. This time I made a layout which has bolder colors then I normally use, for this layout I have used a 2018 collection by Graphic 45 called "Flutter" The pictures are made at the tulip fields near our home last year. For this layout I have used one of the new designs the beautiful feathers. 

Spring is here: 

2Crafty Chipboard used: 
Frame Jenna
Spring is here
Fine Word Set - Months
Feather Outline Set -NEW-
Leafy Sihouettes
2022's

The phrase "Spring is here" was treated with two colors of acrylic paint & some of the same colors of spray. Behind the pictures I have cut up the pretty "Jenna frame" which is by far one of my favorite 2Crafty frames Vanessa ever designed that one was coated in two layers of white gesso and the I have added one layer of white embossing powder. 

The word may & 2022 where treated the same way only I have used two layers of the white embossing powder. The beautiful new feathers & leafy Sihouettes where firstly treated with white gesso and the I added two layers of black embossing powder and in theend I added some white matte wax to soften it a little. 

With this project I will be entering two challenges the first one is from:  

I have used the pretty flutter collection which has bold colors which is scary for me since I always use soft toned colors. I have to say it was a challenge but it turned out great I think. 

#G45Spring at the blog here: Graphic 45 blog

and the second challenge is at the Lindys Gang Blog

Lindy's Embossing Powders used: 

Wowzers White

Midnight Pewter

Lindy's Spray's used: 

Pretty in Pink Pink

California Poppy Gold

Thank you so much for visiting my blog I sure hope you like my work as much as I love making them. 
Stay happy & creative
 much

"Graphic 45 Brand Ambassador Call 2023/2024" My Beautiful Baby Girl Layout for ***2Crafty Chipboard***!!!

    Goodmorning lovely friends, 

Today I show you some inspiration on my blog. For this occasion I made a layout this time I have used some beautiful pastel tones. When I saw the newest collection "Little One" by Graphic 45 I was in love right away. I have so many baby pictures of Abbey & Kevin that I bought that collection as soon as it was available. I have used a picture of Abbey when she was a couple of day's old {isn't she cute?}

My Beautiful Baby Girl:  

2Crafty Chipboard used: 
Angie's Vines
Circle Dot Frames
Frame Flourish 5
My Wish for You
Beautiful Little Girl 

For this layout I have used several layers of papers some lace and a beautiful big doily by Cheery Lynn Designs. I machine stitched around the edges of my papers and then I distressed it. After that I gessod all the chipboard pieces with two layers of white gesso then I cut up two phrases "Beautiful Little Girl" & "My Wish for You" for the words beautiful and girl I just added two layers of white embossing powders and the word my was treated the same way only with pink embossing powder.

The circle dot frame was also treated with white embossing powder later on I added some cute light pink buttons and some crystal nuvo drops. The vines are treated with some green impasto paint and and green/gold acrylic opal magic and then some white matte wax. I figured something out what made me very happy I could stitch with my sewing machine on my chipboard Frame Flourish 5... so you will see this technique more often from me for sure 

With this layout I will also try out for the wonderful "Graphic 45 Brand Ambassador Call 2023/2024" I have tried many times before but I have not been succesful hopefully I now have a opportunity to be on their amazing design team. It would be a dream come true for me.....

 Sure hope you like my layouts as much as I love making them. 

Stay happy & creative much