Mini Sewing machine - Altered Art - Patricia Basson - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello Dear Blogland friends...

Isn't this moodboard from Dusty Attic this month just absolute gorgeous? The perfect palette for all those that love the Bright Red and Teal colour schemes!

Now for me, this was completely out of my depth and thus a real "Challenge"... I was immediately drawn to the little red Sewing Machine, knowing that I had the perfect one to alter.

Ohhh, I can just hear some of you going crazy that I have taken a craft Sewing Machine to alter, but believe me, it has been sitting, hidden in my cupboard for years, un-used and un-love...Now at least it will take its rightful place on my displace shelve, glorified with my beloved Dusty Attic Chipboards....

My first steps were to give it a good sanding with sanding paper. Thereafter two thin layers of white Gesso. I then added White crackle paste and Art stones from Finnabair. Once it was dried overnight, I painted it with red Acrylic paint. Also Sprayed with Ruby Red Slippers Flat Fabio Spray form Lindy's Stampgang and Silver Glimmer Mist from K-Craft. All the knobs and needle mechanisms were covered with Dusty Rust Effect Paste from Finnabair. 

All my chipboard pieces were treated as follows....

I primed them with a layer of Gesso, Painted them with Metallique Light Patina Acrylic Paint. Sprayed them with Pearl Turquoise Light Mist by 13Arts. Also added a little random Blue Patina Effect Paste and Rusty Rust Effect Paste. Lastly I highlighted with White Gold Metallique Wax.

Dusty Attic Chipboard is of such a high quality that one can easily wet it and bend it to fit over curved surfaces!

Just had to add a piece of Small Stitching chipboard to some textured cardstock...

Below is a before photo as well as one with the added textures.

I do hope you have enjoyed the transformation of my little Sewing Machine...

Please visit the Dusty Attic Blogspot to view more amazing Design Team projects!

And there is still more than enough time to enter your own take on our Moodboard and stand a chance of winning one of two $50 gift vouchers to spend in the Dusty Attic Store.

Crazy Stitching-Small

DA 1673

Industrial Scroll

DA 1542

Cogs and Gears

DA 1977

Corner Swirl #1

DA 1574

So much fabric, 

so little time!  

Or,

 sew much fabric, 

sew little time!  

~Author Unknown~

Picture Perfect - Michelle Carrick - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello scrappy friends,

So this is my take on this month’s mood
board! A simple, yet effective canvas, 

using this stunning photo of my friends little girl.

I went garden shopping,

YES I found the
bark and the seeds, in the garden. 

All I did was dry them in the oven, for a
bit.

I prepared the canvas by using Tim Holtz
Distress paint Antique linen and rubbing on with a wet wipe.

I then die cut my leaves, and inked them
by spraying water first and adding Cherry and walnut and again spraying with water to
get the desired effect.

 I then painted my foliage with rust paint –Brown and
adding cherry to the ends. I painted the small foliage and fancy frame with
Sparks Magical paint.

For my title I used Sparks Red Wine
paint.

Added splats stencil to the canvas using Tim
Holtz – Vintage photo and Black soot and touching with Sparks magical paint.

Then putting everything together and
adding grassy straw and gluing everything down.

(Just so you know I’m a fan of hot glue
and it sticks)

Products Used:

I hope you have fun!

Happy Scrapping

Lovies

Shells

Good Times with Great Friends - Rosalie Duke-Stanley - Mood Board Inspiration

Time for a little grungeyness for this mood board. I selected a wonderful photo of my husband and his good friend Paul when we were recently in England and sharing a lovely weekend in Bath. 

I used Whale Watch Blue and Steampunk Sepia Lindy Stamp Gang Magicals to create a multi coloured background. Once it was dry, I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks to add extra colour dimension. Tip: spray lightly with water to help spread the oxide inks. You may find the page gets very wet but dry slowly and if needed use the corner of a paper towel to soak up any puddles of colour that have formed. 

When the colours were dry, I used the Dusty Attic chicken wire stencil to add some textures as well as absorb some of the colour of the Magicals and help blend in.

Once dry, I added strips of coordinating patterned paper so that the main chip board features had a platform. Dusty Attic Frame was coated in a grainy texture paste  that was mixed with Whale Watch Blue and Tweedle Dee Denim Lindy Stamp Gang Magical powder and dabbed on with a small square brush. Tip: make sure you put the brush to soak in water as soon as you can so that it doesn't clog up with the grainy texture. 

All the other Dusty Attic chip board were painted in a variety of colours from the Finnabair metallique paint range. Once dry I used Tim Holtz distress oxide inks to add to take some of the glossiness of the paint to fit in with the grunge look. Word titles and tiles were added with a final brush of white gesso on the edges to help them stand out over the main features. 

Stamping: I used Stampers Anonymous 'Dapper' collection to stamp under and around the layout to add an extra masculine look. Tip: you may need to lift your layout up slight to fit the stamps underneath so that stamped image is as close as you can get to the embellishments. 

I hope you enjoy and remember to leave a comment on my blog and explore the Dusty Attic blog for more inspiration.

Most importantly, have ago at the this months mood board. 

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