July ....

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Well Happy FINANCIAL New Year

 

Mid way through 2015 already !

Before we know it we will be counting down to Christmas (eekkk)

To celebrate the middle of the year we are going to have a give-a-way, NO Not a sale, a Give-a-way !
(even though we now offer free postage for retail customers for orders over $75.00)
So Stay tuned to find out more soon  

 

We have 16 days now until the July 2015 Retreat
Jen "the boss" and I are so excited
We have a few surprises up our sleeves as well for the girls. I'm sorry if you missed out on this retreat but we still have one in October, details are below
 (which we have names down for already as well)

Dusty Attic Retreat

16-18 OCTOBER 2015

Muresk Institute –Northam

It’s time to grab a few friends and plan a fun filled weekend away, from Friday 16^th October  until Sunday 18^th October 2015. 

Full accommodation, your own single bedroom, all meals starting with Friday night dinner, morning and afternoon tea, lots of room to create and a Goody Bag.

 

There will also be classes available along with raffles and giveaways over the weekend. Dusty Attic will have their range of Chippy along with a small shop with speciality papers, ribbons, flowers and adhesives

ALL of this for $350

(Classes are optional and at extra cost)

$100 deposit will be required at registration

Email us at

da.retreats@hotmail.com

  Another fun filled weekend with a surprise class as well!

ONTO THE WINNER of the June Mood Board is ..



Look at the stunning July Mood Board that is ready and waiting for you to enter, remember you could win a $100 Dusty Attic voucher to the website, all you need to do is add your link to the top of the right hand side bar. 

 

As usual we have some of our Design Team's creations for inspiration for you.
Well this month we have FOUR STUNNING CANVASES from 

RACHELLE SIGURDSON  





Hello,today I am to share with you,4 canvas's I did using Dusty Attics Mood Board for July.....

On all of the Canvas's I used:

Dusty in Colour Oceania

Dusty in Colour Jungle Green

Dusty in Colour Mountain Meadow

Dusty in Colour Hot Chocalate

Dusty in Colour Bisque

Dusty in Colour Gingernut

Dusty in Color Clear Crackle Varnish

For Shimmer,I used: LuminArt acrylic Silks, pretty peridot,black emerald,chestnut brown,Caribbean mist,& teal zircon, LuminArte H2O's: sea glass,summer breeze,iridescent green,scarab beetle,bashful blue,fresh oregano & rich cocoa Tattered Angels Glimmer mist,lime twist,dragonfly,aquamarine & Caribbean blue 

On this Canvas I used:

Spring Bloom #1

Cherish Yesterday

Branch #5

Branch #4

Branch #4 small

mini chicken wire

ATC Frame #1

Fluuterflies #3
Here are some closeups of detail....

My first step for the canvas's was placing mesh,lace & doing some stencil work,for some texture. I then painted the canvas with black gesso. I wet some of the chipboard pieces,& gently lifted it apart,(there are 3 layers in the chipboard). Once the chipboard dried, I glued it onto the canvas & painted it with black gesso. Once the gesso dried I painted the chipboard with the Dusty Attic paints listed above...... 

I then applied a coat of DA clear crackle varnish onto the chipboard...

I also used some beads & micro beads for texture...

& some cheese cloth....

My final step was to play with the LuminArte's & Tattered Angels to add more color & give the canvas,shimmer....

On this Canvas I used:

Cherish Yesterday

Spring Blooms #4

Foliage #5

Decorative Frame #1

Marrakesh Trellis small

Monarch Butterflies

On this Canvas I used:

Dream catcher #1

lavender

Flower Layers #4

Cherish Yesterday

Flutterbies #3

mini chicken wire

For This Canvas I used:

Spring Blooms #3

Foliage #2

Live Beautifully

Marrakesh Trellis small

Flutterbies #3

If you would like to win $100 Dusty Attic gift voucher,come & play with Dusty Attics Mood Board. I would love to see what you come up with. To post your entry,just add your link to the right hand side bar,.http://dustyatticblog.blogspot.ca/ You can now order your Dusty Attic product directly,through Dusty Attic,http://www.dustyattic.com.au/,if you have the time,you should check out the site,there is lots of new,beautiful releases! Thank you so much for taking the time to look.....Rachelle