Showing posts with label New Designs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Designs. Show all posts

Monday, March 13, 2017

More chipboard, more flowers and more of ME, Alison Bevis

Welcome to Monday!!
That means a NEW week with some New inspirations from the
Imaginarium Designs team

Keep an eye out for more FUN CHIPBOARD TECHNIQUES blog posts this month too - so many great ideas to colour chipboard.

I was thinking what I'd like to do for March,
and decided that I had to have something floral on each layout, I know you think - That's easy!!
...and yes, it's always easy to add a few blooms here and there,
so this is what I did...

"A True Love Story Never Ends" layout



A couple of sheets of patterned paper, a bit of lace, a bunch of blooms and a beautiful Title..


Title painted with paint which changes colour depending on how you tilt the page - it's very shimmery - before the paint had a chance to dry I spritzed the chipboard with a Mica Spray - I love the way the mist dried into droplets.


A NEW Flourish - snipped into two to extend your chipboard piece - Coloured with a Mica Mist in green - This chipboard is so fine I curled it up and around to sit in the flowers.


You can almost see how shimmery the chipboard becomes when it dried!!

and more florals...
"Beautiful Girl" layout


This layout has only 2 sheets of patterned paper - a little fussy cutting and then the remainder for some torn layers. A title created with 2 pieces inked in the same shade of purple, along with a few of "Nat's Hearts".


The frame inked in a coordinating Blue to frame this lovely photo of Father and Daughter.


The Flourish has been inked and misted with a couple of shades of green.


and another one of "Nat's Hearts" gessoed, inked and misted in Green.

and more floral patterned papers in the
"Magical Moments" layout


All of the patterned paper is from 2 sheets, cut to make the most of the pattern. It was quite busy so I dipped my finger in the Gesso and swiped it around the middle section - I also gave the page a border by dragging my Gessoed finger along the edge. I'll add some journalling to the tag under the photo.


The title has a coat of gesso then randomly pressed onto the ink pad for a speckled finish.


Loolabelle's Star Bursts were also gessoed, inked and then lightly misted - while the mist was still wet I covered them with 'glossy accents' - and look at how they dried with a variegated orange look - I thought it was a little cool?


The Frame was inked, a little dribble of crackle paint, then covered with 'glossy accents' before sprinkling tiny glass micro beads all over the rectangular frame - I hope you get a chance to try this, it creates an almost luminous finish to the chipboard... which was perfect for my sunset photo!!

There is so many NEW designs of chipboard - 
You will find an assortment of TITLES on the Imaginarium Designs website - HERE

   

I have included new flourishes - there is similar ones - HERE

  

Nat's Hearts, Hand Drawn Leaves and Loolabelle's Star Bursts are in the Designer section - HERE 


There is a huge variety of Frames - HERE - I loved the 'Photo Frame 1'

Did you notice that all of my photos have people who LOVE each other?
Yes my husband Anthony and I on our Wedding day and more recently on our 25th Wedding Anniversary - the other photo is of our Great niece and her Dad!!

Thank you for visiting today,
keep an eye on the blog, Facebook page and Instagram for more inspiration,
Alison xx 

Friday, October 2, 2015

Paper Cues and a Lil Tutorial Too!

Hi Imaginarium Designs Friends!

Hope you have been enjoying seeing all the new chipboard inspiration from our amazing team!
Today I wanted to share with you a rather simple, but somewhat effective,
 idea on how to take cues from your patterned paper. 
Sounds a bit odd to take tips or clues from your papers, but please keep with me....
 The result is always a fun and contemporary page that only takes minutes to create.

Here's the layout I am referring to....,.

"Sweet Happy Things"


I know - such a bright, happy and striking page!
& it really did take only minutes to assemble.

So let's talk paper!

This gorgeous new paper collection is, "Happy Things" from Pinkfresh Studio. 
I immediately fell in love with the bright pop colours & the geometric shapes - cue!
Yep. Look carefully - I have literally cued the colours and repeat patterns to 'build'  my page.
Circles, triangles, hearts.... Well, it's all part of the Imaginarium Designs chipboard family, isn't it?!

Let me step you through how I created this page......


Firstly, once I had played 'matchy match' with my paper & chippies, I did a quick flat lay shot to make sure my design worked. This gave me a chance to play with photo placement, consider colour arrangements & add on a few sticker embellies too! 


Secondly, I machine stitched my two patterned papers together - just to add interest and a little texture to a fairly 'clean' look.
Tip: You'll note I left my stickers attached to my page - I often do this to aid as position markers, ensuring everything gets attached as per the plan.


Next, I prepared my chipboard. 
Remember we're taking cues from that patterned paper, so colour matching is a must!
I applied Island ink as per the above image.


I then applied a complimentary green Faber-Castell Gelato and smudged it on the chipboard, as per above.


Finally, I applied Bo Bunny Glitter Paste in gold, to my focal circle.
 I added the gold feature circle to really draw attention to my photograph. - breaking up all those bright and busy elements!


Next, I inked up the remaining chipboard in matching colours.
To provide balance to the feature golden circle, I also used the gold paste on a few of my chipboard hearts.


Attach photo, and then glue circles flourish into position. 
You'll notice that I also embellished the chipboard with the Pinkfresh Studio wood veneers & puffy stickers - just adding more repetition & depth to the page.


Glue remaining chipboards into place & voila!

A super simple, striking page that was 'built' entirely from playing matchy-matchy and taking cues from paper!


 Hope this lil tutorial has given you a new idea to try with your chippies and patterned papers!

Imaginarium Designs Products Featured:

*New* Circles Flourish & Natalie's Hand drawn Hearts coming soon!



Triangles in a board



Trouble Beautiful Sweet


Here's another layout I've created using the same 'taking cues' concept,

"Remember"




I know, it looks nothing like the patterned paper - 
 I actually took my paper cue from that sweet little tag tucked beneath my photo. 
Minty greens, aqua, blue and yellow - such a fresh and pretty combination! 
Yep, taking cues from your papers is quite a fun game to create with, I hope you'll give it a try!
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Such a pretty page, isn't it?! 
I've literally been scrapping my stash here - using up my Crate Paper Style Board papers and ephemera-  to create a fun, whimsy layout of my two darlings!

You'll spy a mix of my fave butterfly chippies with some gorgeous new designs too; that frame is divine! 
And let's not forget Loolabelle's funky hearts!!! Too cute!

To accent my chippies on this layout I coated them in rich, colour intense ink, & then sprayed them with the corresponding colour Kaisermists. 
Kaisermist adds a very slight and subtle sparkle to the chipboard.
Here's a closer look....


Love this cluster! How cool are the lime butterflies?!! 
But it's that stunning new frame chipboard that really gets me....


Isn't it just darling?!!
Another super simple, but really lovely page created from taking cues from papers!





Thankyou for stopping by, I really hope I've inspired you today!

*Don't forget to leave a comment to go in the draw to win a pack of chipboard*

til next time,






Wednesday, September 2, 2015

A New Month & New Chipboard Too!

Hi my chippie lovelies!
Welcome to a new month of super creations from our talented Design Team!

Amanda here, and today I am starting September off with some super fun & playful layouts!
 You'll spy lots of the new chipboard available & hopefully I'll inspire you to get creating ;)

First up, a seriously cool Dad and Son page......

"Special For Today"


I know, how divine is that pic?!!
 Mr A for Awesome and his Dad down at the beach and just hanging out! Love it!
And what a fabulous boy page!
Natalie's new pie chart chippies are soooo awesome! 
(& they partner perfectly with that Cut Shoppe X File digital file)
A great embellie for masculine pages! 
I have inked mine in Black and Island Kaisercraft Ink Pads.
Tip: Kaisercraft inks are great for chipboard as they're super juicy and bursting with colour!
Let's take a closer look.....


You'll also see some of my old favourite chippies here too....
Steampunk clock & cogs;
 Both of which I have sprayed with an iridescent peach misting spray.
This has an almost rusty, metallic look to it - perfect for partnering with some precious metals!
A super cool, masculine layout - find the chippies here...







Next up, a really pretty girly page....

"Your Time To Shine"


Isn't this pretty?!!
Those papers and ephemera are from the all new Cocoa Vanilla Studio collection: Life Is Beautiful, but it's that awesome title that I'm crushing on....
Evidence that our chippie titles are truly perfect for all our layout lovelies!!!
Apart from that fabulous new title, "Your Time To Shine", this page also contains Natalie's new mini hand drawn hearts, & the left overs from an old corner flourish.
Left overs?? Well, hardly - just take a peak at how cute it looks?


All my chippies on this page have been painted in acrylics, 
& then coated in glossy accents for a super glossy finish.
The glossy touches really tie in with the enamel dots too! 
Here's another look at that awesome title....


So very special indeed!

Find these chipboards here...





And my final page that I am sharing today is, 

"SO wonderful"


Another one of those awesome moments! 
Such a beautiful photograph!
And a really super cute page featuring the new Crate Paper Inc's WONDER collection.
I am huge fan of playful papers and designs, and this is just darling for children's albums!
But again, the show stopper is that incredibly intricate chipboard!
That new frame is just heavenly! 
I've coated it, the James Corner and the word 'wonderful' in Bo Bunny's Gold Glitter Paste for extra added WOW factor! 
I think the results speak for themselves - but take a closer look.....


Oh, and more of Natalie's Hand Drawn Hearts too! 
(These are my go to embellishment at the moment - a new favourite!)
Very cool! Happy fun pages that make my albums sing!
Find these chippies here....








And there you have it folks!
A new month, new chippies and hopefully some inspiring new ideas to get your creativity sparking!

Thanks for visiting, 

*Don't forget to leave a comment to go in the draw to win a pack of our awesome chipboard*

til next time,

















Thursday, July 3, 2014

A Layout & Card with Amy + a little treat for all of you who comment :-)))

Happy July everyone,


It's Amy here with you to share a layout & card!
I really love the new designed words by Imaginarium Designs it looks like they are handwritten which I totally think is awesome. They also designed some uber cute doilies. 
I recently was asked to be on the Tresors de Luxe first blog Design Team so you would see more lace on my work than before.

Enjoy This Moment:

For this layout I used the gorgeous new "Coffee in the Arbour" collection by Maja Designs and some amazing lace and flowers from Tresors de Luxe.
This picture was taken in Spain where we went on holiday in 2010 I love old buildings (castles).
The doily I painted and embossed and I layered some papers on top of it....as for the tittle work I just painted it gold.




used: 

 code: IDA0009 RRP
code: IDA0010 RRP
I also used some new releases.
And now for my card: 

Thank You:

For this card I used the gorgeous "Botanical Tea" collection by Graphic 45 still love that collection so much!
This was a card I didn't finish jet last month and it was laying around asking me to finish it hihih well yes paper collections talk to me **grin** 




 I inked all the pieces with some green, white and gold ink and the words I embossed! 

used:
code: IDDD0011
 code: IDS0031 RRP
 code: IDW0015 RRP
code: IDDD0003 RRP

I hope you all enjoyed my post today....
I have a little TREAT for the ones who comment on this post six Imaginarium Design pieces ready to use (I had a birthday giveaway in April but nobody claimed their prize up to 3 times) I will announce the winner on my blog on the 10th of July 
==> My Blog <== 
Thank you so much for being here and please don't forget to leave a comment on this post to be in the monthly draw to win a package of  some BEAUTIFUL Imaginarium Designs chipboard.
You can also visit the Imaginarium Designs Ning Site to see the awesome work from all the DT ladies and Imaginarium Designs lovers.

Love