Simply Perfect - Rikki G - Mood Board inspiration

Good morning, well October is here and that means we get to play with another amazing Moodboard by Dusty Attic and this time it has all the feels with shades of Pinks.

 Have you been playing along? 

Why not give it a go, there's no right or wrong way to do a mood board so play along?

Starting off with the background.... deconstruct a bold wood panel, cut them on the join line and make sure you stack them in the order you cut. Grab a distress tool and rough up those edges.

Then reconstruct the panels- stick them down in the middle of each panel that way you can curl the edges when the panel meets to add more texture to the background.

Add the large Nuneka Moon around your 5x7 photo then you can start building your fussy cutting on and around the moon, don't be afraid to add some on the negative parts of your photos. 

Continue the line of the moon.

Spray the chipboard and once it is dry sand the edges with a sanding block.

To draw your eye down the page, and to fill up the negative space that has been created to by placing the photo higher on the page.

Plus it creates space to add the title to the bottom of the photo and allow the fussy cutting to look its ''falling'' downwards.

Add feathers and chains to draw your eye along the lines of the wood panel.

Adding a small amount of brick work through the layout adds balance to the photo with the horizontal lines.

The negative part of the brick wall is amazing so use it all !!! Its getting two uses out of the one piece.

Big Moon – by Nuneka

Moons #2 – by Nuneka

Feathers – by Nuneka

Brick Wall Border

We would love to see your take on our moodboard.  Don’t forget to share your projects on our Facebook page. Why not enter the Mood Board challenge yourself? 

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.

 

There's no place like gnome - Patricia Basson

Hi and Hello to all...

Today I am sharing a fun little project for the September Moodboard Challenge at Dusty Attic. 

Using four different sizes from the Tag Medley sheet, I created this wall Hanging with the cutest little Gnomes!

 

Although there is a lot going on on the Tags, the treatment of the chipboard is not that complicated. I covered the Tags with two papers from 49 & Market's Vintage Artistry Essentials collection, Savor and Essence. I inked the edges with Potting Soil Archival Ink ~lol, no that was not purposely, totally coincidentally~, and Vintage Antiquing Paste from Stamperia.

I gesso'd all the Chipboards. On the Vase, Juliette Balcony and Inside piece of the Brick Window, I applied white cackling paste. Once it was dried and crackled I panted them with Ivory and Cappuccino Allegro Paint also from Stamperia. I once again used the Antiquing Paste to bring out the cracks and add an aging effect to the pieces.

 

 

I painted some Antiquing Paste onto the raw  Bicycle Chain chipboard. I glued a piece of acetate to the back of the windows and colored it with Cappuccino Glitter Accents and Rose Gold Metallic Alloy Alcohol inks from Couture Creations.

The Grasses and Mini Foliage were all painted with Ivory, Cappuccino and Earth Paints. I also embossed them with an Irredesant Sparkle embossing powder. The gorgeous Moon was covered with Gold River Leafing from Mont Marte...Just love how beautiful it looks!

The two adorable Gnomes were painted using a Watercolor set from 13@rts. 

I sadly did not take a side view photo to show all the layering that was done! Even the Beards of the Gnomes are layered. 

I added Flowers, Rub-on Transfers and Wishing Bubbles and Trinkets from Vintage Artistry Essentials as well.

Please have a look at the Dusty Attic On-line shop for all of these and many more, and do take part in the monthly Moodboard Challenge here on the Dusty FANattics Facebook page.

Tag Medley

DA 02459

Gnomes

DA 2966

Gnomes Small

DA 2967

Brick Window

DA 1348

Juliette Balcony #2

DA 2358

Moons #1 - By Nuneka

DA 2740

Vase

DA 0270

Grass Clusters #2

DA 0866

Mini Grass Clusters #2

DA 0867

Mini Foliage #1 

DA 2440

Bike Chains

DA 1941

Card Sentiments #3 - Gnomes (Black)

DA 2970

Thank you for your Visit, Happy Crafting...

Far away in the land of "If and Perhaps"

The city of "Make-Believe" lies,

With its wonderful, beautiful towers and domes

And turrets that reach the skies;

'Tis peopled by fairies, pixies, and gnomes,

And nobles and ladies fair,

And the poorest gamin that walks the streets

Is a prince if he enters there...

~Cynthia M. McCague~

 "The City of Make-Believe," 

 

Love you to the moon and back - Rikki G

Good morning how are you? Do you find that seasons/ weather finds its way in your creating? I do and I am a huge fan of the wet, wild and windy winters.... I love walking on the beach when the wind is at full pelt.

So like my first post which was based on the beach, neutral tones of summer, this canvas was inspired by the wild, winter we have had in Western Australia.

Nothing like blending some industrial elements with the softness of some flowers and of course some key Dusty Attic Chipboard.

This canvas started out with some amazing hope and what got translated from my head into reality.... ohhhhhh where to start.

I wanted a moody piece instead of something bright, so I went against my normal colour combos.

Its one of those perseverance stories and I am happy I did, it nearly ended in the bin. I stuck everything down started adding colour and just couldnt get it right, thought why not just spray paint everything back to white.....

This is the time the wheels fell off.... the under colour didnt block it kept coming up over the spray paint.

Ok so clearly I have no choice is to embrace this... now I have huge white spots and denim blue colours... feeling like I cant stuff it up any more.... I add silver... this is when I am thinking about throwing it the bin.... 

We will see if a good night sleep will change my mind.

Once the colours have dried, a purple tone appeared, so why not go with the flow and add lilac to the palette.

This is when the winter, cold, icy tones started to work.... and this is when an accident became a stunning canvas. All it needs is to make it a bit more feminine, the Nunkea Moon was added.

The moon added to the curves of the cogs and added a softer feel, and all it needed was some lilac splattered on the white spray painted moon to tie it to the background.

To finish off a nice, crisp white title and the canvas is complete.

So while your creating just push through worst case spray it white and start again. 

Moons #2 – by Nuneka

Cogs #3

Cogs #1

 

Love you to the moon …

We would love to see your take on our moodboard.  Don’t forget to share your projects on our Facebook page. Why not enter the Mood Board challenge yourself? 

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.