New Year inspiration!

Hi my gorgeous chippie friends!

A very Happy New Year to you all!

Amanda here today, 

& I am so super-dee-duper excited to be one of the lucky people who made the 

Imaginarium Designs DT for 2015!

Delighted & over the moon!

I love, love, LOVE this chipboard 

& have been having a blast playing with my new stash over the Summer break!

Here are a few of my creations.......

"B is for Brother" layout

Isn't this the sweetest layout?!!!

I LOVE this photo so very much - it just captures my daughter's sheer adoration of her lil brother!

Because this page is all about these two, I really wanted to achieve a pretty page that had a good balance of both girl and boy elements.

So there's of course apricots/pinks, bright blues, olive greens and a splash of black to add a classic touch and balance all those girly embellishments.

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

To enhance my chipboard phrase, 'B is for brother & best friend' I applied two coats of black gesso. This gave it a fantastic matte finish - which is just perfect for balancing all those other playful colours and blooms.

I used the same finish on the bicycle chippie too!

To keep with the playfulness, I inked my doilies in Island Blue and Avocado inks, and embellished with sentiments.

And how cute are those lil rustic frames?!!

These frames are just divine!!!

Let's take a closer peak at one....

This embellishment is just too cute!!! 

By combining my colour palette and layering the chipboard, it brings my whole page together!

To create that rustic looking frame;

Apply a light coat of white gesso. 

With a super fine brush, add strokes of navy paint and blend into gesso.

Once dry, edge & stamp with Kaisercraft Ink Pad: Vintage.

Imaginarium Designs  Products Used:

B is for brother & best friend

Four Birds in board

Four Circular Doilies in a board

Bicycle (small)

Oval Frames (3 per board)

Next up, a really sweet and simple girly page........

"Beautiful Smile" layout

Very simple - but oh-so-sweet! 

She really does have a 'Beautiful Smile'

Let's take a closer peak......

Such elegant and precisely cut butterflies!

As this is such a clean and 'pure' page,

 I've inked my chipboard with soft, matte finish inks only.

So pretty!

Chipboard Featured:

Beautiful Smile

Monarch Butterfly (small) - 2 per board

Leaves and Circles Flourish (Tiny) 2 on board

Sheet of 7 Leaves

My final creation I am sharing with you today is gorgeously girly Off-The-Page number,

"Live, Love, Laugh" Wall Plaque

Such a pretty gift!

& how stunning are the chippies in this creation?!!!

Let's look closer.....

I adore (& collect) all things Paris - 

so naturally the Eiffel Tower is a must have chipboard for me!

It is so intricate! Just Divine!!!

As I had already opened my Circular Doilies & Oval Frames chippies for my first layout, I decided to incorporate them into this pretty wall hanging too.

Loving those doilies!!! I think they're one of my new favourites!

For my title phrase, 'Live Love Laugh' 

I have used a matte black paint to ensure a bold finish.

 A really stunning result!

Imaginarium Designs Products Used:

Eiffel Tower

Smile Laugh Live Love in a board

Four Circular Doilies in a board

Oval Frames (3 per board)

Wow! 

So much Imaginarium Designs goodness going on here!

Thanks for visiting, 

I hope my creations have inspired you!

Please leave a comment to go in the draw to win a pack of chipboard,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda