Happy Arty Days: Imaginarium Designs: October Creating & A Tutorial!

Hello Friends!

Welcome back for more Imaginarium Designs chipboard inspiration!

Today I am sharing a quick tutorial that demonstrates some really effective ways to dress up your chipboard. I'm also sharing a special cultural page dedicated to all my Japanese friends too!

With so much wonderfulness to share, I better get straight into it!

Here's my first layout,

"A Moment In Time"

Naww! I {heart} this moment! My heart is full, indeed!

I've used the delicate and soft Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Love Always collection and teamed it up with some of our favourite chipboard designs, & Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals to create this wonderful page.

Let's take a closer look.....

So much chipboard prettiness!

How awesome is that delicate title?!

And how about that sweet lil birdy?!!

I mean, can it get any cuter?!

Wanna know more?

Well, here's a step by step process of how I created this page.....

I start by playing around with my photo, papers and chipboard til I come up with a 'base' plan.

I like to have a good idea of where I am going before I start getting messy.

You'll notice that the frame I use is actually the Family Snap Shots Frame with the inner removed. I plan to cover the cut out word with pattern paper.

I glue my heart, as well as the frame, onto my pattern paper. I cut out the design with a craft knife, and then file down the edges with a sanding tool.

This is the result. Love it! Papering over chipboard is such a fun way to dress it up!

I decide to use white embossing powder for that pretty heart - I love the gloss finish that heat embossing gives to your chipboard!

And lastly, I apply my favourite juicy inks to the remaining chipboards. The colours are Silver, Petal Pink & Seafoam.

Now time to assemble the layout.....

I start by applying gesso and Lindy's Magicals in Tiffanylou's Blue, with a palette knife in a circular fashion.

I also add a few watered down drips and splatters to soften the gesso shapes. Allow to dry.

I assemble the smaller RH corner embellishment cluster first.

I glue the papered heart down, and then layer this chipboard with a tag, that sweet little seafoam bird and an accent vellum shape.

I add the tiny hearts for balance.

I decide it looks unfinished, so I dress the papered heart with a sentiment and add a little thread too.

I move onto my photo cluster now. I layer my photo onto a few of those pretty Love Always pattern papers. I slide my embossed heart into the pattern paper layers and glue everything into place.

Next, I attach the frame to my photo. I dress that frame up a bit more with a sweet flair button and an acrylic bow charm - also from the Love Always collection.

I embellish around the frame with some Cocoa Vanilla Studio Die Cut Ephemera and Bits n Pieces. I love the tassels that come in the Bit n Pieces pkt!

I also glue down that tiny, silver title, "A Moment In Time" just beneath my frame. Gorgeous!!!

Here's an extra look at that sweet title....

Love it!

I decide to add a little more thread - just beneath that ephemera cluster. I then attach those darling little hand drawn hearts by Natalie.

You'll notice that I position one of the tiny hearts onto the embossed heart - this time layering my chipboard with more chipboard. Love this look!

To complete my layout, I add a few Accessory Stickers and those incredible silver Sparkles-Enamel Dots.

Voila!

One very pretty layout packed full of ideas on how to dress your chipboards!

Hope you enjoyed my process / step by step layout!

Imaginarium Designs Chipboards:

Family Snap Shots in Photo Frame Rounded Corners

Bird Heart & Heart In Board

Nat's Hearts 1 (12 in board)

Four Birds In Board

A Moment In Time (Tiny)

My other layout that I am sharing today is really special.

My daughter recently undertook an inquiry into the history, and culture of Japan. It was a wonderful learning journey and included a day where she wore this aaaahmazing Kimono and shared her discoveries about the Cherry Blossom Festival. Naturally I took lots of photos!

Here's the resulting layout,

"Fairytale Life"

I know, how special is this?!!

Loving everything about this layout!

That cherry blossom paper is just perfection for this page!

And take a look at those divine blossom chipboards!!!

The culture of Japan really is a beautiful story

Here's a closer look at those pretty chippies.....

That title! SO exquisitely cut that I needed to do it justice.

I inked it in ombre pinks, and then coated the lighter word 'Fairytale' in Glitzin Glamour Hot Pink. Love the glitter shimmer!!!

I used the ombre technique on the smaller blossom too, and then finished it with a rose gemstone.

The branch with leaves chipboards have both been heat embossed in white. The smaller one has also been embellished with some tiny blossom stickers. So very pretty!!!