Adventure and Inspiration

Hi There! Sarah here and I'm so excited to share with you my first projects as part of the Imaginarium Designs 2013 Design Team! This month I've got a layout and a pair of tags to share with you! 

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First up is my layout, entitled "Adventure" (based on the Prima BAP for February). The layout features a sweet photo of my little guy making a dandelion wish!

I wanted the chipboard pieces to look like rusted wrought iron - so I first embossed them with Distress Embossing powder in Black Soot; then I used a combination of Distress Crackle Paint in Aged Mahogany and  Antiqued Bronze and 'pounced' it on areas of the chipboard with a stencil brush to create the 'rust'. I used the 6x6 Honeycombe chipboard piece in two ways; first, the honeycombe around the outside of the layout and, second, I used a couple of the punched out hexagon pieces and scored them to make them look like screws. I used the Steam Punk Clock and cut it in half to frame the photo matting. Here are some close-ups of the layout elements!

Imaginarium Designs Chipboard Pieces Used:

Steam Punk Clock (IDS0030)

Honeycombe 6x6 (IDS0054)

Other Materials Used: 

Patterned Paper - Prima Craftsman Collection - Engineer, Architect, Mechanic; Prima Craftsman Wood Buttons; Prima Junkyard Findings Vintage Trinkets - Typo Bulbs 2; Prima Flowers - Artful Collage; Corrugated Cardboard; Paper Raffia; Metal Brad; Melt Art Clear UTEE; Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder - Black Soot; Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint - Aged Mahogany and Antiqued Bronze;  Aleene's Tacky Glue; Aleene's Jewel-It Glue; 3D Foam Adhesive; Glue Dots- Craft; Tim Holtz Sander.

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My next project is a pair of "Inspirational" Tags - loosely based on Tim Holtz's January/February Tags from the 12 Tags of 2013.

I used the Edward Relief Chipboard pieces for these tags. To coordinate with the background paper, I first coated them with gesso and then used a blend of three colours of Gelatos - Guava, Bubble Gum and Butter Cream. This was my first time working with the Gelatos and I loved the creamy texture and easy blending!

Imaginarium Designs Chipboard Pieces Used:

Edward Relief Border (IDB0010)

Edward Relief (IDC0009)

Edward Relief Small (IDT0032)

Other Materials Used:

Patterned Paper - 7 Dots Studio Domestic Goddess Collection - Raspberry Pudding; Martha Stewart White Texture Effect; Crafter's Workshop Template - Mini Antiquities; Tim Holtz Visual Artistry Stamps; We R Memory Keepers Cameo; Making Memories Leaves; May Arts Baker's Twine; Prima Wood Clip; Memento Dye Ink - Rich Cocoa; Gesso; Faber Castell Gelatos - Guava, Bubble Gum, Butter Cream; Flower, Lace and Ribbon from Stash; Aleene's Tacky Glue; 3D Foam Adhesive; Memory Tape Runner XL.

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I hope you enjoyed my first projects with the Imaginarium Designs 2013 Design Team! I can't wait to keep creating with these fantastic chipboard designs! 

You can see more details about these projects (as well as some other projects featuring Imaginarium Designs Chipboard) on my blog! And - don't forget to leave a comment on this post for a chance to win some fabulous chipboard!