Treasure the little moments - Michelle Van Oudtshoorn

 Hello Dusty FANattics

It's hard to believe we just under two months to the end of 2023! Here is my project for November:

The layout is made with Scrapboys papers and 49 and Market flowers. I tore the one paper and adhered it to the base paper. The photos were then matted with distressed papers, and adhered to the page with foam tape. I then used some letters from DA2390 (Jumbled Letters) - painted with white acrylic paint (dabbed on with a sponge), and tucked these under the photo matt as a feature.

The rest of the chipboard was also painted with white acrylic paint and when this was dry, lightly sponged over with a chalk brown paint. Once this was dry, I lightly brushed over the pieces with stickles.

I began first with my flower clusters - and added mini foliage (DA2786) among the layers of flowers. I add the shutters (DA2199) apart and lifted them.

I have also added botanical buttons (DA3316) and added the title Treasure the little moments (DA1606). I finished off adding some white splatters.

These are the products I have used:

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Hugs,

Michelle

Be who you want to be - Kristy Abela - Mood Board Inspiration

Welcome to May... This layout sends a special message to me... I am surrounded by teenagers in my life, this image... Its no-one I know but its a story I am hearing time again.. Our teens have so many choices these days, Who am I? Where do I fit in, Why aren't I like the others... I feel that it was much simpler when we didn't have so many genders and sexualities to choose from. I feel that by somehow their over awareness of the labels attached to what are now social norms make them feel like they have to "identify". Confusing times. So my message is in this layout... By being who you are you will figure out what you are. No rush!

 I used two shades of pink to create a fade on the flowers. I love the way that these sets come in odd numbers. its one of the design techniques commonly used to create layouts and Jen has taken all the thinking out of using the chippies for you in these awesome set.

I used the same technique to colour the flourishes. 

I used a neutral paint for the Tiara, with a hint of sparkle... 

I believe we all have crowns (Wink). 

I then went on to use Clear embossing powder to seal in the Lindys. Symbolic again of the shields we use to protect ourselves... 

This paper wasn't the first choice... but I dug a little deeper in my stash and found some from the Bee Arty - Spread Your Wings collection from back in my Colour Blast DT days. 

It suited my message perfectly. 

To brighten up my flowers I added some Envy Colour Paste also from Bee Arty to some glass Cabochons. I just love Coral and Teal..

 

I found the title to suit but wanted to change it a touch. I love the Alphabet Jumble as it gave me the freedom to alter the title. Sometimes you can have all the best Chippie on hand but it just doesn't quite suit, so we make it fit. This time I made my own! Winning!!

Thanks for looking as always.. and remember to check out whats happening in our Facebook group Dusty FANattics and stay up to date with new inspirations and creations.

Abela Artistry

Chipboard Used

Alphabet Jumble

Swirly Flourish

Twisted Iron Design Set

Title: Be where you want to be

Blooms 5

Paris Perfection - Nicole Doiron - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello everyone!

Have you played along with the gorgeous November mood board yet?

I have to say that of the mood boards this year, this one is my favorite, and this is my layout inspired by it.

Here is the November mood board:

 It is pretty obvious that I try to stick to the colour combination as much as possible. It was fairly easy as I found a patterned paper in my stash that matched it perfectly! It put me in a romantic elegant mood which made me think of Paris, so along with a picture of the famous Eiffel Tower, my theme was chosen and this is the final result. 

I created the title using the Alphabet Jumble to spell 'Paris' and the word 'perfection' from Word Pack #9. I love that the title is bilingual. hehe  I simply used white embossing powder on the title and dark pink embossing powder on the Baroque Flourish #4 as well as the Eiffel Tower.

I absolutely love the Paris Postmark set. So perfect for this page!

I used a couple different shades of Distress Oxide Sprays as well as Dusty in Colour Dusty Pink acrylic paint.

Below you see the right side vertical cluster in which I've added the Eiffel Tower and a piece of the Travel Border.  I thought to also add a Mini Tag #2 and some small frames from the Polaroid Frame Set #3. I also cut up some pieces of the Fancy Trim #1 to add a little touch of the french Fleur de Lys symbol which I colored with yellow embossing powder.

Here is a final look at my design!

These are all the Dusty Attic chipboard that I used on my page:

Chipboard

Travel Borders - DA2194

Fancy Trim #1 - DA0433

Paris Postmark - DA0320

Eiffel Tower - DA0293

Polaroid Frame Set #3 - DA2456

Baroque Flourishes #4 - DA2367

Mini Tabs #2 - DA1463

Word Pack #9 - DA1217

Alphabet Jumble - DA2390

Dusty In Colour

Dusty Pink - DA0907

Visit my blog at Scrap-Utopia to see more of  my creations!

Be sure to join the Dusty Attic FANattics FB page and share your chipboard-filled creations on there for all of us to admire!

See you next month!

Busy Little B - Belinda Spencer

Hello Dusty Fanattics!!

Belinda here to day to share my take on the stunning November Mood Board.

The colours are so pretty! I chose the yellow as my main focal colour which suited my photo perfectly. 

'Busy Little B'

Here's a peek at mood board inspiration:

For this layout I actually looked back through some photos of older layouts and scraplifted myself!! Sometimes when you are stuck for an idea this is a great way to get the creative juices flowing again.

I used a photo of myself too! I'm not saying when the photo was taken though! LOL

I think I lost count of the amount of layers I added here but there are a lot of layers of matching patterned papers. I like to shuffle around my papers and then staple them together before adding to my layout. By keeping the staples in the middle this then allows me to slip things in and around the edges. Like chipboard!

Here I stuck to a colour combo of yellow, pink and white to alter my chipboard pieces. The white was about 3 coats of heavy white gesso and the pink and yellow are acrylic paints. I gave the chipboard a coat of gesso before I added the pink and yellow paints to prevent the colours from soaking into the chipboard and to keep them vibrant.

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0682 Mini Heart Buttons

DA0861 Mini ABC Set Upper

DA0983 Teeny Tiny ABC Set

DA1021 Mini Banners

DA1081 View Finders

DA2390 Alphabet Jumble

DA2439 Blooms # 5

DA2455 Polaroid Frame Set 2

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired to create some layers with your Dusty Attic chipboard too. Maybe you can scraplift yourself as I have done.

Cheers

Belinda

Sunshine - Juliya Tirskaya - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello dear friends!

Today i'm with a new project - Mixed Media Canvas "Sunshine"

This month we have an incredibly gentle inspiration Mood Board! Therefore, I immediately decided to make a canvas with a photo of my sun bunny))

First, I applied a texture paste with sand through a stencil Scribble Circles stencil

Added letters from the set Alphabet Jumble

and then White Crackle Paste. 

I painted the background and now, the base is ready. It remains to collect the composition. I painted windows with Lindy's sprays, and curl with the help of powder for embossing.

I used Dusty Attic products:


Baubles #3
Mini Arch Windows
Corner Flourish #2

 Alphabet Jumble

Juliette Balcony #1 

Scribble Circles stencil 

Have a nice day,