Hobby Secrets: March 2017

Hi everyone, Sandi here back to share with you all what I've been having fun creating using our wonderful Imaginarium Design Chipboard.

My first project piece is my 'Autumn' inspired tag.

I collect cardboard boxes and use it for cutting out my tags and to lift embellishments and photos on my layouts to provide depth to my creations. I apply mixed media, assorted papers and embellishments in conjunction with 'Lindys Stamp Gang' inks and sprays to decorate my cardboard tags. The chippie was sprayed with white gesso and then painted with Lindy Stamp Gang inks and the butterfly then lightly embossed as well.

Imagination Design chipboard I used on this project include:

IDT0014 4 small butterflies

Isobel lower case IDA0010

Madison flourish IDFL0019

My second project was created in my handmade journal book.

Using 'Lindys Stamp Gang' sprays, black watercolour pencil and book pages with a mix of Imaginarium Alphabet chippie.

I glued the chipboard Alpha mix and then covered each piece with torn book pages using matte transparent media. When dry I sprayed ink into a palette and using a spray bottle filled with water and a large water loaded brush added the spray ink onto the page in layers drying in between.

The 2 page journal page was segmented using a black watercolour pencil and shading the lines with water giving them the look of eight sections.

Imagination Design chipboard I used on this project include:

Isobel lower case IDA0010

Lower case (18 on a card) IDALC0001A

code IDW0094 #instagram etc.

My last creation is a layout celebrating the time I love sharing with my children, a day out shopping and having time to sit, chat and a coffee together.

I used 'Lindy Stamp Gang' inks watered down on the outer plastic sleeve that the chipboard is packaged in. I chose a large sleeve as I wanted to make circles that resembled coffee cup base stains.

With a mix of acrylic paints and Lindy's I was able to match the colours and pattern from the paper to the chevrons arrow chipboard pieces.