Prima BAP layout

Hey friends!

I created a Layout based on Prima's BAP August challenge.

I hadn't really created for a long time something just for myself, as I'm always too busy with the design teams...I enjoyed it :)

My page is based on Prima's BAP sketch made by Riikka Kovasin...

...as you can see I turned the sketch vertically :)

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Prima products used in this page:

Ledger pack 12x12

Forever Green - Botanical Garden 6x6 

Flower 'Coffee Break' collection

Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint - Metallique - Light Patina

Art Basics - 3D Gloss Gel

Art Basics - Heavy Gesso - Black

Art Basics - Heavy Gesso - White

Art Basics - Mixed Media Silicone Brush 1"

Art Extravagance - Rust Effect Paste

Art Ingredients - Art Stones

Art Ingredients - Mini Art Stones

Art Ingredients - Mica Powder - Copper

Art Ingredients - Mica Powder - Rust

Mechanicals - Rustic Washers

Mechanicals Mini Brads

Vintage Vanity - Clear Stamp - Seamstress

Vintage Vanity - 3x4'' Clear Stamp - Adverts

Vintage Vanity - 3x4'' Clear Stamp - Book

Elementals - 6,5x10,25 Stencil "Harlequin"

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Other supplies 

2Crafty Chipboard

stapler

wire

craft grass

charcoal pencil

black pen for journaling

Thank you for stopping by

Have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

Summer snow

Hello dear friends!
Today I'm hosting the Finnabair blog with a Summer/Wintery layout.

 I'm not happy that Summer is coming soon in the end and I'm not champ at the bit for Winter.
The fact is that I love both Summer and snow and I'm happy that I managed to put them together.
Despite the fact that they are two completely different things and they never exist at the same time , I wanted to incorporate them together in one composition and give them the chance to be together, even for once :)

On my page you can find seashells and summer colors, snowflakes and wintery feeling...

All these are well combined together with beautiful mechanicals, Micro Beads and Glitter, flowers and chipboard pieces.

The Mechanical stars made the perfect link between summer and winter as they falling down from the snowing sky into the sea to become one with the starfish.  

The White Crackle Paste, as well the White Gesso constituted a beautiful base for the summer and winter colors and made all the different elements of the composition come together and incorporate in one piece.

This beautiful mechanical flower is one of my favorite elements of the project because it looks like a snowflake and a flower at the same time and so lovely  matches my theme. 

I glued inside with the 3D Gloss Gel a beautiful ring which was in the Mechanical set and inside a screw brand. 

I love how the Mechanical pieces complement each other and make new unique pieces. The combinations are endless! 

When I painted everything white for the Winter scene, I painted with different colors the Summer one. I used soft tones of Primary Elements in teal, brown and grey and the Silver Spoon Acrylic Paint to make splashes all over the page.

In the video I made especially for you, you can watch how I put together this page.

I hope you like it and get some Summery/Wintery inspiration.

*** Scroll down here to see a supplies list

*Chipboard pieces by 2 Crafty
*Colors by ColourArte
*Paper 'Summer snow' by 13arts

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Thank you for visiting,

have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

You+Me=Big Love

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! 

Today I'm hosting the 2Crafty Chipboard blog, so I wanted to make something with a LOVE mood :)

This layout represents a big love, indestructible in time.

First thing I do to start building a layout is to place the photo and the basic elements and these are the chipboard pieces.

Here is how my page looked before adding more embellishments and painting...

 I used three Polaroid Assortment Frames which I absolutely adore! They look so beautiful in the clusters and they come in different sizes, how cool is that?. 

All chipboard pieces where inspiration of this layout, even the small Asst Arrow. I love how it stands there and points to the main composition.

To paint all the chipboard pieces I used silks and H2Os Twinkling watercolors.

It is really a quick process to paint all these before gluing them down - the chipboard sucks the color and they dry in no time!

For the cluster in the picture bellow I used four different chipboard pieces: two Polaroid Assortment Frames, the word Precious and a small Hedgehog (how cute is that??? ) 

I love how they look one above the other!

2Crafty Chipboards Used:

Polaroid Assortment Frames

Flower Medallions

Ribbon Ties

Hedgehogs

Precious

  Loopy FontAsst Arrows

        

     

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With this project I'm entering the challenge at ScrapMemory with this beautiful sketch


....and the 'Hearts' challenge at Art Sandbox

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Thank you for visiting

Have a lovely crafty day! 

xxx

Athanasia 

'You are Unique' layout for Finnabair CT

Hello dear friends! 

Today I'm hosting Finnabair's blog with a layout and a video tutorial!

I found this amazing photo on Pinterest and thought it would be perfect to express some thoughts and personal believes: How awesome is to be me! To be different from the rest of the crowd and feel good about it! 

So, I created a layout full of colors, contrast, little messages, butterflies and a really beautiful elephant :)

For this project I used a lot of butterfly stamps in different shapes - you can find them in Rust&Dust and Dream On sets. I decided to cut out my stamped butterflies and turn them into 3D embellishments to decorate the composition.

I also used a Lace stencil in a different way, 2 shades of Mica Powder (Green and Purple), Heavy White Gessoand of course a lot of Glass Beads and Glass Glitter mixed with 3D Gloss Gel.

You can see the whole process in my video below.

Here are some details...

I hope you will find my video inspiring and get some new ideas!

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To create this page I got inspired by this amazing color pallet at  Berry71Blue...

...and followed this sketch from Art Sandbox

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Thank you for visiting!

Have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

Frozen in Time

Hello friends!

Winter is here in Greece, so as cold wind, cozy mood and warm sweaters.

I think my layout for 2Crafty Chipboard shows this wintery feeling...

This photo is by Finnabair's Ephemera and I really love how old and timeworn it looks.

I used the Tiny Vivian's frame , the three Spiral Snowflakes of the set and a Pen Nib. I really love how they look on my composition.

In order to alter the spiral snowflakes I used White Gesso and white Glitter.

First I applied the gesso with a sponge and then I spread the glitter.

The gesso works just like glue, so the snowflakes where ready to use in no time!
(You can find a mini tutorial on how I altered the snowflakes at the end of this post)

I wanted the Tiny Vivian's frame to be black, so I painted it with black silk by ColourArte with a paintbrush.

For the pen nib (below) I used 'Vintage Photo' distress ink with the applicator and a little bit of white gesso in some spots. I stacked it on the page with staplers.

2Crafty chipboards on this project:

Spiral Snowflakes Frames Tiny Vivian's Pen Nibs
    



Christmas tree decorations

With only a few days left until Christmas and I decided to make some more decorations for my Christmas tree.

Here is how I made them. Very easy and quick!

You will only need White Gesso (you can also use any kind of glue like Gel Medium or craft glue), glitter and of course 2Crafty Chipboard :)

First you have to cover the chipboard with gesso. 

Before it drys, spread a generous amount of glitter.

Gesso will work as a glue.

Use the tweezers to remove the chipboard from the glitter and give it a good shake to remove the excess. Repeat the process if you have left some spots without glitter.

Tie some thread and your decorations are ready to hang on the tree.

2Crafty chipboards on this project:

Blitzen

Spiral Snowflakes

Wire Stars

     

I hope you got some ideas of today's projects! Have a lovely crafty day!
Athanasia