Saturday 1 August 2015

AUGUST .... already !

WOW July just flew by
We where so busy at Dusty HQ getting ready for the July retreat that we had in Shoalwater. It was such a fun weekend with some absolutely gorgeous ladies !
We had "Superhero Saturday" on the Saturday night as a bit of fun




There is one of Superman and Hulk but I cant show you, it looks like they are doing rude things to each other Hahahaha !!!

Our next retreat is in Muresk
16-18 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 and some new KITS. 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 

A registration form will be sent to you along with a map and directions to Muresk.
JULY MOOD BOARD WINNER IS
Candy Chelepy


You can see some more close ups here


 AUGUST MOOD BOARD
IS JUST ANOTHER STUNNER 
(thank you again Natasha)


RACHELLE SIGURDSON
Shows you her take on the mood board with rich delicious tones with her spectacular use of chippy.

Hello,today I am here to share with you a canvas I did using Dusty Attic's Mood Board for August. I just LOVE the colors in this Mood Board,& had lots of fun playing with this!!!

The Dusty Attic used:

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Bicycle
Bicycle
Door #2
Door #2
Door Handle Plates
Door Handle plates
Fancy Letterbox #2
Fancy Letterbox #2
Lamp Post #4 small
Lamp post #4 small
Vase  4pk
vase 4 pk
Brick Wall Panel
Brick wall panel
Grass Cluster #1
Grass Cluster #1
Gum Trees
Gum Trees
Ferns
Ferns
Wildflower #3
Wild Flower # 3
Mini Blossoms
Mini Blossoms
mini Vine  20pk
Mini Vine 20pk
Cyclone Wire
Cyclone Wire
mini Bird Cages #1
mini Bird Cages #1
mini Seagulls
mini Seagulls
Spring Blooms #3
Spring Blooms #3
Word Pack #10
Word Pack #10
Word Disks #1
Word Disks #1
Argyle Panel large
Argyle Panel Large
Dusty in Colour Cashmere
Dusty in Colour Cashmere
Dusty in Colour Denim
Dusty in Colour Denim
Dusty in Colour Lavender Blush
Dusty in Colour Lavender Blush
Dusty in Colour Hot Chocolate
Dusty in Colour Hot Chocolate
Dusty in Colour Sugar Plum
Dusty in Colour Sugar Plum

Here are some closeups of detail.....
One of the first steps for this canvas was gluing on some mesh onto the canvas. I then painted the canvas,using DA paints,denim,cashmere & hot chocolate. My next step was to do some stencil work, I used Shimmerz paints TexureZ Teal me no lies. Once that dried I applied a thick coat of clear crackle onto the canvas....
I painted the chipboard with DA paints, then clear crackle. I sprinkled on micro beads onto the heads of the grass while the crackle was still wet.
I also used some seed beads...
For the glimmer on the canvas I used LuminArts silks acrylic glaze,& H2O's. I just kept playing with the silks to get the shades of colour that I wanted...






Thank you so much for taking the time to look,& I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with,with this months Mood Board!




STAY TUNED FOR AN AMAZING GIVE-A-WAY THIS MONTH AS WELL !








5 comments:

  1. Oh my this is just glorious. I love everything about it. My fab order arrived here in the UK last week. So exciting that I can join you this month. Crafty hugs xx

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  2. Beautiful moodboard! I have ideas already! Beautiful project Rachelle, and so many chippies on it, really awesome how you've created it!
    Congratulations Candy!

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  3. Rachelle, your canvas is just AMAZING! So many chippies used - I love it! I wish I lived in Australia so I could attend your workshops...but alas, too far of a drive from Oregon, USA, LOL. Love the mood board for August:)

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  4. Oh Rachelle this is stunning! What an incredible job you did with all of the details on this canvas and I love the vibrant colors. This is an absolute new favorite for me.

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  5. This is the most pleasing and gorgeous project I've seen for ages. It ticks all the boxes for me as it uses so many of the things that I love. x

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