Adventure Bound - Rikki G - Sketch Inspiration

Good morning how are you ? I am here for Dusty Attic and I have a very grunge layout for you today based on the the sketch challenge.

Which you still have time to enter and also the moodboard and the sketch challenge which will give you the chance to win an amazing $50 Voucher.

Here's is a reminder of what the sketch looks like:

 

So the key to getting the water colour effect is a little patience, with the chipboard being sprayed with white spray paint you need to let it dry naturally and keep building up the colour.

Don't heat with a heat gun, firstly because it gives off a toxic fume and it wont allow the water to get in between layers to give it a weathered effect.

My background layer started with Barb Wire Fence and then I added photos over the top of it.

The next piece added was the Industrial Cluster #1, under the right hand side of the photo.

Now its about using pieces of the Triangle Panel, just use small sections over the background.

To add more depths to the layout, use pieces from Cogs and Gears.

 

Dont forget to add some art stones and of course more paint to tie everything together.

So why dont you get a little bit messy, till next time, have a creative day.

Barb Wire Fence

Industrial Cluster #1

Triangle Panel Small

Cogs and Gears

Adventure Bound

All you need to do is add your take of the challenge into the comments section on the Dusty FANattics Facebook page HERE for your chance to win one of two amazing $50 Credits to choose any. 

Good Luck and have fun creating.

Life is Beautiful - Joanne Simons

Hello creative friends and welcome back the blog. 

It's Jo with you today to share a simple yet effective layout.  This layout I have kept rather simple as I found that I was starting to add more and more and I really want my photo to be the star of my page. 

So with some pretty papers and some awesome chipboard designs by Dusty here is my page.

I started with the Barbed Wire Frames and inked them partially in a brown ink.  I then snipped it not quite in half and added the larger piece to the left hand side of my page and the smaller piece to the right hand side.

The frame at the back is mounted on acetate to give a bit of a window look.

I then made a paper cluster for my photo to sit on and included the perforated mesh as well for a bit of a natural feel.

I kept my embellishment simple with this one.  Let the papers do the talking along with that beautiful big barbed wire frame.  I added some of the vintage keys and a title.

Dusty Attic Products Used

DA1151 - Barbed Wire Frames

DA1681 - Perforated Mesh

DA0392 - Vintage Keys

Until next time

Happy crafting

Champions - Adri Du Preez - Mood Board Inspiration

 Hello everyone!

I am sharing my project inspired by the March moodboard filled with so many wonderful Dusty Attic chippies, Prima resins and Mitform Casting metal elements.

This is my son-in-law Juan, who loves mountain biking.  The dirt, adrenaline, mental and physical challenge is what makes him tick, and he is always up for a challenge. 

Here is the moodboard.

and here is my project.

This large gear was cut out off  thick cork by my husband, as I could not find one in any of our craft shops. 

All the chipboard pieces, except the mini captions, were randomly covered with coarse gesso, and once dry covered with black gesso. Next, I painted the parts with using a sponge brush and Americana Acrylic paint in Burnt Umber, Georgia Clay, Tangelo Orange and True Ochre. I dry brushed all the parts with white gesso and Art Alchemy Wax in Rich Copper.

Behind the cork gear I glued a piece of corrugated cardboard that has some randomly torn sections. I covered the corrugated cardboard with black gesso and once dry I painted it the same way as I did the cogs and gears without using course gesso as I felt the torn sections had enough texture.

The three mini captions defines Juan's character so well, and were covered with the Georgia Clay acrylic paint and edged with the Burnt Umber.

I love the Geckos. They were both first covered with clear gesso and then Distress Oxide in Black Soot and Walnut Stain, pressed onto a craft mat and spritz with water and slid through the droplets a few times. Then, dry brushed with Tangelo Orange and white acrylic paint. 

The bike chains were painted with Burnt Umber acrylic paint, edged with black ink and dry brushed with Tangelo Orange and white acrylic paint.

Some close ups.

Look at the amazing texture on the cork and corrugated cardboard.

Here you can see the stunning Mitform Casting metal elements.

After everything was glued down I added copper glass glitter and splatters with diluted white gesso.

These are the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces that I have used.

DA1151 - Bard Wire Frames

DA2595 - Geckos

DA1935 - Machine Parts #2

DA0405 - Mini Chains

DA1939 - Gauge Pointers

DA1308 - Mini Captions #5

DA1941 - Bike Chains

DA2184 - Industrial Globes #3

DA1949 - Industrial Border #1

DA1977 - Cogs and Gears

DA0002 - Cogs #2

DA0232 - Jumbo Cogs #1

DA2501 - Jumbo Cogs #2

DA1938 - Industrial Chains

DA0327 - Cogs Frame Set

Why not enter the moodboard Challenge yourself?  All you need to do is add your take on the challenge into the comments section on the Dusty FANattics Facebook page for your chance to win one of two amazing $50 Credits to choose any chippies you like. 

Good luck and happy crafting!

Awesome - Aneta Nasionkowska - Mood Board Inspiration

 Hello my lovely friends!

Three very nice parcels recently came to me. Thanks to their content, I am finally fulfilling my goal planned for 2020. Yes, yes ... I was supposed to do it last year, but the situation in the world and in my own home made it difficult for me. Now, however, with increased verve I am starting the implementation! I'm talking about mixed media. I played with them and this time I will tell you about it, and since these are my beginnings, be kind to me. Give your tricks, tips - I will be delighted to learn from your experiences.