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Friday, 20 October 2023

Gothic Gravestone - Sue Smythe

Hello Crafters

Today I am sharing a little Halloween project, Halloween is one of my favourite holidays to decorate for, just behind Christmas, as a frustrated interior decorator, I am always thinking of things to make to decorate. I just love the spooky and gothic imagery and keep quite a few objects up all year around. I found a lot of these MDF gravestones at Kmart, on sale so I decided to buy a lot of them, knowing one day I will use them. Then I saw the Dusty's Raven with top hat and I just had to make this faux gravestone with an Edgar Allan Poe feel.

There are so many chipboard elemtents on here,

I have used them in layers to build up the design

Here are some nice close ups for you to enjoy.

Here is how I altered the Raven

Paint the raven with Black gesso, then use liquid pearls, any colour to draw in details, ie the wing, eye and band on the top hat.

Then paint again with Black gesso when dry. Dry very well.

I have added a resin wing that just happened to suit very well, but it would look just as good without it. Once dry rub over a copper wax or metallic paint to highlight the raised areas.

To alter the chipboard corners, again paint with Black gesso and dry well.

Then apply a gilding glue to the chipboard, there are a few on the market, or sometimes you can just use tacky glue and with good timing apply the gold foil so that it sticks to the just dry glue.

The gilding glues on the market make this step easy

as you don't have to time it, once dry(but still tacky) you apply the gold foil for a fractured gold look.

Chipboard elements I have used.

Happy Crafting

Tuesday, 11 April 2023

Bamboo Desk Organiser - Mandy Herring

Hello

Today is my turn to share some creative inspiration with you.

I have wanted to alter this little two drawer desk organiser from Kmart to keep on my desk and I figured it would be a great DT project for The Dusty Attic.

Finished Project

I bought this little Bamboo desk organiser from Kmart for this project.

To begin with I have painted the bamboo desk Organiser in a coat of primer

as this will help paints and collaged paper to adhere to the surface.

I have covered the sides and back with Stamperia scrapbooking paper. I have also lined the inside of the two drawers with paper as well as the two front pieces to the top and side shelf,

for the drawer fronts and exposed edges I painted them in acrylic paint.

I used a mixed media glue from Stamperia to stick down all the papers pieces and painted over the top of them with two more coats of the mixed media glue to seal them. This will keep the papers clean and waterproof later on.

I have stamped on the drawer fronts with a Stazon ink

to give them a nice distressed finish

I have painted the chipboard flourishes and houses in acrylic paint before gluing them to the panels with

mixed media glue.

Once all my chippy pieces have dried I have painted the entire organiser with Stamperia Antiquing Paste

wiping off the excess with baby wipes.

I think the end result was really worth it and I look forward to using my new altered desk organiser!

Supplies Used:

Dusty Chippy:

DA0873 Corner Flourish #4

DA2736B Houses By Nuneka

DA0606 Garden Frame set

Acrylic Paint:

Stamperia Allegro Ivory

Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Niagra Falls

Stamperia Primer, Mixed Media Glue and Vintage Antiquing Paste

Stampers Anonymous Fragments stamp

Stazon Ganache ink pad

Papers from The Stamperia Sir Vagabond Aviator Paper pad 12 x12

Thank you for stopping by

see you next Time

Mandy x

Monday, 27 March 2023

Precious memories - Patricia Basson

Good day friends here at the beginning of Autumn in South Africa. Trees are slowly starting to throw their leaves which are starting to change into my favorite Fall colours of Browns, Orange and Yellows. I just love this time of Year as it tends to enfold me with a sense of calmness and peace....Hence my DT page for Dusty Attic is done in these colours...

I have used papers from 49 & Market's Vintage Artistry in the Leaves collection.

As usual all my chipboards were primed with white Gesso. On the Corner Flourish I applied some Paper Paste to add dimension. I then painted with Buttermilk Acrylic paint from Deco Art as well as Cheddar Gloss spray from Dina Wakley and Peppermint Stick Distress Mica Stain.

The Winter Corner was painted with Cappuccino Paint from Stamperia with a little darker Brown paint. I used Emerald Isle Infusion Powder mixed with water to paint the Acorn and highlighted the raised areas with some white Gesso.

The Page Pebbles and Creative Scripts were also painted with the Cheddar Paint and Mica Stain. I also embossed them with two layers of Clear UTEE powder.

The Quoted Sentiments got some of the Infusion ink on the edges with double UTEE embossing as well.