Beautiful Moments - Michelle Van Oudtshoorn

Hello lovelies

This year is just about done and dusted and this is my last Dusty Attic project for 2023!

Something a little different from a layout, I have created a project using a Dusty Attic shadow box (DA3431). This comes flat, and has been etched that you make up the box - as in the first photo in the collage. This is then folded up and glued together to make up the box, which I then painted with heavy white gesso. When this was dry I then added stenciling to the frame using the Postcard Stencil (DA3598). I have added patterned paper to the bottom of the box for the background.

Once dried, I then used a mix of Prima Art Alchemy metallic and matte colour waxes to add colour to the frame. 

The mini foliage (DA2786) and the title "Beautiful Moments" (DA3322) were also gesso'd and coloured using the same Art Alchemy waxes.

I then layered flowers and fussy cut flowers to the right bottom inside corner of the shadow box and built this up, before adding the Geometric border (DA1029) - which I cut off the ends to create a decorative feature on either end of the flower clusters. The photo and the rest of the flowers, fussy cut elements were then added once the border was adhered. This piece of chipboard border was painted with Prima Art Alchemy Sparks Acrylic Paint.

I have added the mini foliage through the flower clusters on the outside as well as on the inside. I finished off adding pearls throughout, and dry brushing white paint to some of the flowers.

These are the Dusty Attic products I have used:

Thanks for visiting the blog, and I will see you all in 2024. Best wishes for a happy new year!

Hugs,

Michelle

Shadow Box - Patricia Basson

Today I am sharing a shadow box with you filled with gorgeous Dusty Attic Chippies. It is my April DT project for Dusty Attic .

I started by covering the box with gauss that was dipped in Tokreen to stiffen it. I then painted it all with Dusty Paints, a mix of Navajo White and Gingernut. As matting behind my photo there is some of Dusty Attic's Corrugated Card.

The bricks are the insides of the Brick Wall Panel. To get this lovely texture I dabbed on some coarse Texture Paste, I then embossed with Ranger Distress Embossing Powder: Brushed Corduroy and Rust Antiquities. Also edged with some black ink.

 

The Ivy Corner was painted with the following Dusty colours...Navajo White, Gingernut, Pesto and Cranberry. The leaves also have a little coarse Texture Paste on them.

 

Ohhhh...This Chandelier just has to be my favourite object on this project! I absolutly love the effect I achieved with the Rust Powder this time. I first primed the piece with Gesso. Then I coloured it with several Alcohol Inks, mainly red and rust colours. Only after the colouring did I add the Rust Powder and vinegar. I did a few layers to get a good rust effect. I masked the candles and Jewels before hand. They were coloured with paints. 

I painted the Grass Clusters and Mini Grass Clusters  with Navajo White, Pesto and Forest Paints and embossed them with Aged Green Embossing Enamel from Stampendous. I also added the new Mini Art Stones from Prima and some wood chips from my stash.

Here are the links to the products used from the Dusty Attic Store...

Medium Chandelier

DA 0079

 

Grass Clusters #2

DA 0866

Mini Grass Clusters #2

DA0867

 

Brick Wall Panel

DA0316

Ivy Corner

DA1018

Corrugated Card

DA 0830

Rusting Powders

DA0995

Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting,

 it turns into a magical place. 

I think of gardens I have seen,

 that I believe I have seen,

 that I long to see, 

surrounded by simple walls,

 columns,

 arcades or the façades of buildings, 

sheltered places of great intimacy

 where I want to stay for a long time.

 ~Peter Zumthor~

Thank you for your visit today...

February 2016

Good morning Everyone
Wow, what a whirl wind start to the year.
New Design Team members, a 20% discount, a new look Mood Board AND More Brand new stunning designs and coloured Texture Paste that looks amazing with our stencils.
which you can see here
DUSTY ATTIC WEBSITE

Thank you, thank you, thank you  to everyone that entered our January Mood Board, what stunning work everyone had done and it was so hard to choose a winner. 


The winner is .....

Suzna K H
from India


ANNOUNCEMENT
Just to add excitement
to our Mood Board Challenge we are going to give another voucher at the end of the year to the person that has entered each month (or the most) during the year, so don't miss one out if you can help it !! 

FEBRUARY MOOD BOARD

 is just as gorgeous and who better to inspire you than 
Rachelle Sigurdson 

(Our Mood boards have been wonderfully shared by Audrey T from Pinterest, if you are looking for a particular coloured board for another project have a look at all her boards for inspiration but be warned there are hundreds of them)  


Hello, today I am here to share with you a LO, plus altered shadow box, using Dusty Attic`s ``INSPIRING, BEAUTIFUL`` Mood Board for February....

From the Mood Board, I used the colors, layered frames, and aged look...

The Dusty Attic used:

Vintage Frame

Vintage Frame#2

Vintage Frame #3

ATC frame #1

Decorative Frame #1

Elegant Chain

Foliage#2

Fancy Trim #2

Flutterbies #3

Live Today

From Maja Design's Vintage Spring Basics Collection I used:6th of March &4th of March

Here are some close ups....

I was so inspired by all of the frames, that I decided to do this altered shadow box, to go with the LO...

The Dusty Attic used:

Fancy Trim #2

Fancy Trim #5

Corner Flourish #3

Flutterbies #3

Foliage #2
Close ups:

The Challenge has a amazing prize of a $100 Dusty Attic Gift Voucher to the  Dusty Attic Website  for the winner. To enter all you need to do, is use the Mood Board for Inspiration,  you can interpret it anyway you like. The only requirement is that Dusty Attic chipboard is used in your creation. Once completed simply add your link to the right side of the bar of the Dusty Attic Blog...

Thank you so much for taking the time to look....Rachelle