Friday, 11 December 2020

Cherish - Kerstin Filou - Mood Board Inspiration

Welcome creative friends!

Now it's my turn to feature a layout using the

beautiful Dusty Attic Moodboard for December,

love the little fluffy guy, it's a Dompfaff -

bullfinch, or?!

In any case a beautiful color combination that inspired me to create a dreamy christmas winter layout.

Snowflakes dance softly from the sky and immerse the world in a very special atmosphere.

During the day it usually doesn't get very bright anymore, the frost pinches your nose, so it's the best time to make yourself comfortable in the warm house with your loved ones by candlelight.

I used the red tones of the moodboard for the pointsettia and for writing and the blue tones as background.

some close up's

Love the tiny houses from Main Street , because they have a 3D effect, some small windows make the houses look more alive I used only a crackle medium and white acrylic paint

Poinsettia can be glued on top of each other too

together with Foliage #22 a beautiful christmas looking cluster

A divided frame of the indispensable Frame Medley an amazing collection, which you can use for all kinds of ideas, just framed my christmas wishes here

Dusty Attic chipboards

Poinsettia Small

Main Street

ATC Frame #6

Frame Medley

Foliage #22

Foliage #10

Mini Titles #2 – Perfect

Stars #4

We are looking forward to see what you come up with this months challenge.

Just put your own take of the challenge in the comments section of the Dusty FANattics facebook page HERE

You could win one of two amazing Dusty Attic prize packs.

I hope I could inspire you!

Thanks for your visit!

I wish you and your family some

joyful Christmas holidays 💕

Friday, 15 November 2019

Believe - Adri Du Preez

Hello everyone!

I am sharing my November design team project with you. I am definitely now getting into the Christmas crafting mood and I challenged myself with this OTP project and loved it. My project is filled with so many elements, die cuts, flowers and of course stunning Dusty Attic chippies.

I used the Christmas Stories collection by Mintay and a wooden embroidery hoop. I altered the hoop with white gesso, white crackle texture paste and Art Alchemy Wax in Brushed Iron and Vintage Gold.

There is absolutely no question, Christmas is my favourite time of the year. Something magical happens. It is not just something in the air, it is something in our hearts. We celebrate Christmas time by surrounding ourselves with our loved ones. But above all, we celebrate the miraculous birth of Jesus that changed the world forever.

Here is my project.

I embossed the title with white embossing powder.

I painted these stunning Christmas Ornaments with Americana acrylic paint in True Red and Mint Julep Green and dabbed with gold acrylic paint.

I just adore these bells. I wanted a rust look on them. I painted them with Americana acrylic paint in Traditional Burn Umber and randomly dabbed with True Ochre, Georgia Clay and Sea Breeze. I then added some finishing touches with Art Alchemy Wax in Vintage Gold.

The stars were all painted with Americana acrylic paint in Mint Julep Green, Sea Breeze and True Red. Once dry I covered them with glossy accents and sprinkled with Stickles Fine Glitter in Eucalyptus, Christmas Red and Platinum.

How super cute are the little houses. I dabbed coarse gesso on the cuties. Once dried I painted them with Americana acrylic paint in White Wash and Sea Breeze and rubbed with Art Alchemy Wax in Vintage Gold.

some more close ups.

When everything was glued down I added gold micro beads and splatters with white gesso.

These are the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces that I used.

DA1598 - Believe #2

DA0198 - Christmas Ornament Mini - 18pk

DA2348 - Squiggly Frames #6

DA1164 - mini Jingle Bells

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please visit the Dusty Attic online store to view all the amazing Christmas designs.

Happy crafting!