Designer Kits and FREE postage offer

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FREE SHIPPING 

when you use the code

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(all uppercase - no gaps)

 

Just go to the website

http://dustyattic.com.au

 

Place your order (remember there is a new release just out as well) and use the code at checkout for the free shipping offer
(please note due to our New Release and Free Shipping offer, orders have at least a two week turn around time) 

 

 

HAVE YOU SEEN OUR DESIGNER KITS ???

 

Created especially for Dusty Attic from "the boss" and the Design Team members for you

 

Have a look at the website

(links attached to the kit layout)

 

As you can see there is HEAPS and HEAPS of product in every kit to even have lots of left overs .....

 

SERENITY - Jennifer Hedger

 

 

Kits are FULL of enough product to

have left overs as well 



EXPLORE, DISCOVER - Jennifer Hedger

 



 

 

 

 

SUNSHINE - Heather McMahon

 

ANGELIC - Natasha Naranjo-Aguirre

 

 

See you soon ! 

  

 

 

 



Mood Board Inspiration - Jacqueline Moore and Helena Johansson

Hey Dusty Attic!!! It's Jacqueline here today to share with you my creation based on this month's moodboard. Many months ago ago I saw this Spoon Canvas by Finnabair, and I have been wanting to try something similar for a very long time. Oddly enough I never managed to find the right inspiration for it until seeing this month's moodboard here at Dusty Attic. The colors, the sunset, and the gorgeous clouds all played a part in inspiring my canvas.

I must confess though that this canvas is quite different from what I normally create. I have also decide to use my chipboards as a way of adding texture instead of major features.

You still have 5 days to get your entry in to win a $100 voucher from Dusty Attic just add your link to the right hand side bar.

April moodboard:

I have chosen to work with the Violet, Maroon, Red and Peachy/Gold tones of the Moodboard.
 

I have placed one of the corners from the Mini Corners #2.

Here on the right side of  the teaspoon handle I have used one of the larger pieces from the Wrought Iron Design Set.

Tucked in her beneath some lace, small random embellishments, and a piece off one of my Son's broken toys is one of the big Swirls from the Elegant Swirls #3.

Up the top here on the left I have placed a Mini Hinge.

Everything has been completely covered in gesso, then when dry I added color using Twinkling H2O Watercolors. I have added some shadows and painted the edge of the canvas using Dusty Attic Acrylic Paint in Soot.

That's it from me today!!!

Until next time!!!!

Dusty Attic Products Used:

Dusty in Color - Soot



Mini Corners #2



Elegant Scrolls #3



Wrought Iron Design Set



Mini Hinges

Jacqueline Moore

AND HELENA JOHANSSON

Here is the Inspiration Board for this month:

Don't you just love the colors and this amazing photo!?

Dusty Attic chipboard and flowers used for this page:

Branch #4 (DA1182) - painted white and then embossed with dark blue embossing powder

Branch #5 (DA1183) - misted with purple mist and then embossed here and there with bronze embossing powder

Stars #3 (DA1153) - painted white

Maiden Hair Fern (DA1167) - painted white

Dusty in Blooms in blue and purple

Dusty Roses in dark purple

Here are some close-ups for you:

Thank you for stopping by today!

xoxo

Helena

CSI Case 162 - Melinda Sweetman

Dusty Attic have been sponsors over at CSI this  month, along with other prizes there is a $100 Gift voucher to the Dusty Attic website.

 This is Case File 162

Design Team member

MELINDA SWEETMAN has "solved" the Case like this.

..........................................

Just popping in today to share another layout I have done for CSI: Color Stories Inspiration while Dusty Attic are sponsoring and we all get to be Guest Detectives!

I had so much fun with this little case file as well and as soon as I saw it I knew I needed to scrap this gorgeous piccy of my my big from his 5th Birthday!

So, obviously, I have gone for the stars (no big surprises there!!) but I have also used a solid background (the yellow cardstock way at the back), lots of paint on all the chippy pieces and I have also incorporated some space elements in the form of stickers from an old Bo Bunny range. I chose the journalling prompt of writing in the format of a Q & A - this challenge has given me the idea of doing this with each family member each year around their birthday - I'm so excited at the idea!! And my journalling is actually behind the star panel and takes up the whole back side of the photo and the other side too!

I am trying to work out how to pop this into a 12x12 page protector so the journalling is easily accessible so if you have any ideas please do share!!

Here are a few close ups

All of the black chippy has had a coat of Dusty Attic's clear varnish over the top of the black paint and I LOVE the way it has turned out!!

The Dusty items I have used for this layout are as follows:

DA0933 - Stars #1

DA1040 - Mini Stars

DA0861N - Mini ABC Upper

DA0993 - Chevrons Small

DA1187 - Word Pack #6 - I totally, totally love this pack!!

I really had so much fun playing along as guest detective this month and if you like the looks of these challenges you should head over to check out all the other inspiring pages and play along - especially with such an awesome prize coming from Dusty Attic!! You will find CSI here on Facebook and here is their website.

Melinda 

xx

Lest we Forget

 

Good afternoon everyone

 

Tomorrow the 25th April 2015  is the

100th Commemorative Anniversary of ANZAC Day

which is one of Australia’s most important national occasions.

 It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.

 

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as Anzacs, and the pride they took in that name endures to this day.

 

There is lots of information of the War Memorial Website (link below)

 

WAR MEMORIAL WEBSITE

 

As Many of us will be attending "Dawn Service" and the Military Marches all around Australia and New Zealand, Jen (the Boss) has designed some special Chipboard pieces to help us Scrapbook the memories of the day.

 

(The armed forces are very close to Jens heart as a lot of her family have or are serving our country) 

 

 

 You can get this and any of the exciting New Release from the website and for the month of April there is FREE SHIPPING using the code

HAPPYEASTER

(all uppercase and no spaces) 

 

LEST WE FORGET

 

 

 



Canvas Art - Heather Jacob

Hello my scrappy pals 

Heather J. with you today sharing a Canvas I created for Dusty Attic.

Very Rustic and Grungy with loads of texture.

This is only the second canvas I have ever created 

and I am finding them lots of fun .

CREATE 

DUSTY ATTIC - Materials used 

Dusty in color 

Hot Chocolate 0923

Forrest 0919

Clear crackle Varnish 

Jumbo cogs 0232

Mini Branches 1121

String Frame set 1181

Wildflowers 11437

ornate corner #13 1137

Elegant Swirl #3 1123

 

Texture and crackle created with texture paste , inks, crackle paste .

REMEMBER
all chipboard can be purchased direct from the Dusty Attic website and this month is
FREE SHIPPING when you use the code

HAPPYEASTER
(all uppercase and no spaces)

 

www.heatherartandlife.blogspot.com.au

many thanks for dropping by
and happy scrapping to each of you .
big hugz from Heather xoxo

 

 

Crazee, Insane Layouts by Rachelle Sigurdson

Hello,today I am going to share with you this LO I did,using Dusty Attic Chipboard.I am also going to show you before & after photo's of the kitchen wall (YES,it is completed!!!!) & other LO's I did for the wall,& this past month using Dusty Attic.

The Dusty Attic used:

music

page pebbles #9

marrakesh trellis mini

mini heat buttons

fancy trim #7

String Frame set small

flower buds

swirly vine #4 small

Wild Flowers #3

Branch small

Decorative Scroll#1

Baroque Frame Set square

mini bird cage #2

Flutterbies #3

mini butterflies #2

Monarch Butterflies

teeny tiny ABC

mini Words #3

The Maja Design Used:

Kings Square-BS

Veteran Ship-BS

Sitting at the dock

I am using these 3 sheets, from the Nyhavn Collection,for this project. Because I mainly want the gray, as the background,I did not be doing, as much paper layering. I got my texture through stencils & the DA chipboard.So this is all new to me. I will also be changing all my photos to black & white.To deepen the color of Veterans Ship-BS,I painted on Tattered Angels Indian corn & rubbed in some pebbles chalk...I inked all the edges of the paper using a mixture of charcoal & grey mist,I used a brush to do this....

Here are some close ups of detail....

For the red used on the chipboard I used my wall paint,plus I applied a coat of clear crackle varnish. I used LuminArt' (Jasper Red)H20 over the crackle on the chipboard. The red was still a bit to bright,so I toned with wintermist gray H20,once the red had dried. I used this on all the chipboard in these LO's....I also inked the edges of the chipboard using a ink pad..I used distressed brushed pewter stain,paint & crackle on the rest of the chipboard.  I also went through all of my flowers,that were to bright for the Maja Collections & dipped them into all the paint colors, that I used in the kitchen (I watered down the paint)

On this LO,I decided to play with a few stamps.....

I also did some stencil work using TCW,Art is...

Here is a photo of our kitchen,showing the color of the kitchen....

A before photo of the kitchen wall,I felt there was way to much going on, on that wall,with all the different colors....All of these LO's are moved to other areas of the house,as I have about 160 shadow boxes trough out our home. I started this about 8 years ago, & goggled the shadow boxes,they are still out there MCS Industries INC shadow boxes. You will notice that I left space on my outside edges,you need to do this so that they fit into the box. 

Photos of the updated kitchen wall,it really does look much better....

Now for some of the LO's I did for the wall, that is of family...

This is a photo of my middle & youngest son...

The Dusty Attic used:

Funky Tree small

String Frame Set

Word Pack #4

Lace Border #1

Scroll Border #1

Film Strips small

Film Strip

Flutterbies #3

mini Butterfly

My husband as a young boy...

The Dusty Attic used:

Skeleton Clock Faces

Baroque Frame set-square

Lacing Tash

Decorative Frame #2

Decorative Scroll #2

Bird Cage #6

Ferns

mini words#2
Birth-daughter,Sandra

The Dusty Attic used:

Wrought Iron Fence Border

Sweet Pea Border

Ornate Corner #13

Brick Wall Panel

Leafy Scroll

Bird Cage #5

mini Dragonflies

Beautiful(just the way you are)

mini script ABC

mini ABC lower
My middle son,he was in a accident,& has a brain injury. This winter,he discovered ART,& played by painting canvas's...

The Dusty Attic used:

Fancy Trim #7

mini chicken wire

Mini Words # 3

String Frames small

Teeny Tiny ABC

Oldest son,Sigurdur

The Dusty Attic used:

Skeleton Clock Faces

Chains

Chevrons

Cogs

mini Cogs

Filmstrips small

Pipework small

Ruler

Tangled Barb Wire

Arrows # 3

Hashtag Sayings

Middle son,Erlendur

The Dusty Attic used:

Geometric Corners

Heart Attack Border #1

Heart Attack Border #2

Heat Attack Border #3

Key to my Heart

Love This,Love That

mini Script ABC

Youngest son Tandri,yes,he loves his golf...

The Dusty Attic used:

Arrows

Cogs #1

Cogs #2

mini Cogs

Filmstrips

mini grid small

view finders

Zippers

Hashtag Sayings
Me with husband,Siggi

The Dusty Attic used:

Garden Frame set

Ferns

Foliage

Leafy Flourish

Brick wall

Dusty Curls ABC

Family

The Dusty Attic used:

Baroque Frame Set Circle

Brick Wall Panel

Birds on a Branch #3

Chains 4pc

Fish Net Panel

Mini Words #1

My sisters & I

The Dusty Attic used:

Scalloped Circles

Heart Flourish

Leafy Scroll

Fancy Trim # 2

Lasing Tash

mini words # 2

Scribble Hearts

Foliage

Sisters,older

The Dusty Attic used:

Fancy Trim #5

French Flourish Border

Baroque Frame Set square

Dusty Curls ABC

mini ABC upper

mini Number set
Mom & Dad's wedding photo,with grandparents

The Dusty Attic used:

Vintage Frame

Skeleton Clocks

Leafy Scroll

Ivy Corners

music

Word Pack #1

mini Number set

Calender Months mini
Siggis Mom & Dad's wedding photo

The Dusty Attic used:

Lacey heart frames

Key to my Heart

Foliage

Elegant Flourish
Skeleton Clock

Vintage Clock #2

a Lifetime is...

ferns

French Flourish Border
My brother & nephews 

The Dusty Attic used:

Barb Wire Frames

Rustic Charm Frame Set

Spark Plugs

Cogs 1

Cogs 2

mini cogs

tangled barb wire

Word Pack #3

Word Pack #6

mini ABC upper
nephew,Quiton

The Dusty Attic used:

Arrow Borders #2

Arrow Borders #3

Love This,Love That Arrows

cogs

mini chains

word disks #1

pipework small

pipework mini

hot air balloon
nephew,Elliot

The Dusty Attic used:

String Frame Set small

Word Pack #6

Bar Codes

Cogs

Film Strip

chicken wire panel

Paris Post Mark
Nephew,Justin

The Dusty Attic used:

rulers

pipework mini

cogs

nuts & bolts

spark plugs

Hashtag Sayings
Brother & Quiton

The Dusty Attic used:

Word Pack #6

Paris Post Mark

rulers

number grid small

zippers

mini cogs

word disks #1

Page Pebbles #8
Erlendur,I did this for CSI #161

The Dusty Attic used:

Barb Wire Frames

cogs

 chains

Tangled Barb Wire

Spark Plugs

number grid small

mini calendar months

mini pipeworks

Stars#3

Pointer Tags

Word Pack #3

mini ABC set Upper

mini Number set

Teeny Tiny ABC set
Yes,I will say this project was a CHALLENGE,but well worth it. There are some LO's I am not happy with,but I will do some new ones,next winter. I have a least achieved the look,I wanted to see on that wall,of Family!!!
Here are a couple more LO's I did this month using Dusty Attic..
My oldest Sigurdur,I did this for the Maja Design ***Grunge***Mood Board

The Dusty Attic used:

Barb Wire Frames

Tangled Barb Wire

Spark Plugs

Chains

mini chains

mini chicken wire

Brick Wall Panel

Cogs

Love You Arrows

word pack #6

zippers
Me bathing Sigurdur,33 years ago...

The Dusty Attic used:

Decorative Frame #1

Leafy Flourish #2

scribble Heart

mini Script ABC set

Teeny Tiny ABC set

Also just a reminder that the NEW RELEASE is now out on the Dusty Attic Website
AND

there is FREE shipping anywhere in the world for the month of April using the code 

HAPPYEASTER
(all uppercase with no spaces)

http://www.dustyattic.com.au/

Plus, you also, still have time to play, with this months Mood Board

I just love the colors in this Mood Board...

Thank you so much for taking the time to look...Rachelle