Kind to yourself - Patricia Basson

Hello Blogfriends...

Today I am back with my Design Team Project for Dusty Attic.

 For this Layout I used papers from Prima's Watercolor Floral Collection. I used two of the same sheets, trimming the top one a little smaller, distressing it and lining up with the bottom one. From the other sheet I cut several strips of paper, distressed them and added Blue and Pink Old Fashion Ribbons to them. I then Handstitched on top of the ribbons. I raised the strips for extra dimension to the page. I also used a stencil and embossing paste on the background, embossed with Lavender Speckle Embossing powder from Ranger. 

On the Dusty Attic Chipboards, Swirly Flourish #2 and the Mystic Frame #2, I embossed them with two layers of white UTEE ( Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel)

Whilst the enamel was still hot, I sprinkled Love Letter Embossing Powder from Ranger and Raspberry Lemonade from Lindy's Stampgang onto it and heat set it again with a Heat gun. The UTEE makes the embossing powders melt and move and results in a gorgeous Marbled effect. 

I embossed the Large Seagrass Chipboard with Ice Age Embossing powder from Cosmic Shimmer. To add a little touch of Bling, I flicked diluted soft gel, on the page dusted with Distress Garland Glitter from Ranger. 

The flowers are from 49 and Market. 

 

These are the Chipboards used from the Dusty Attic On-line Store... 

 

Seagrass #1

DA 1103

Mystic Frame #2

DA 1745

Swirly Flourish #2

DA 3178

Thank you once again for viewing my work...Happy Crafting till next time.

Three things in human life are important.

The first is to be kind. 

The second is to be kind.

 And the third is to be kind.

~ Henry James~

You and Me - Patricia Basson

Hello dear Blogfriends...

Today I am sharing a page for Dusty Attic using one of the photos taken during the Photoshoot we had as a family a few month ago, this is me and Hubby...

I used paper and cutouts from the Craft O'clock collection, Time of Reflections.

I first gesso'd the Botanical Ring and the Lemon Leaves. The leaves I colored by pressing a Delicata Golden Glitz Inkpad from Tsukineko onto them a few times. It really gave a rich Golden color to them.

I used Art Alchemy waxes, Vintage Silk and Sweet Rose on the Botanical Ring and the Leafy Scroll. Both pieces were cut and placed on either side of my photo.

The Swirly Flourish and Mini Caption I colored by mixing Liquid Metals, Metallic Mandarin from Ken Oliver and Alizarin Crimson Brushos powder with some liquid Gel medium resulting in the beautiful two-toned effect. I thinned the mixture with some water and painted the Brackets and Word Tag with it.

Some flowers, Lace, Skeleton Leaves, Chunky Glitter and Metallic Flakes are added to finish this loving page...

 

From the Dusty Attic On-line shop I used the following products.

Lemon Leaves and Blossoms

DA 2760

Word Tags #2

DA 1817

Mini Captons #7

DA 1386

Swirly Flourish

DA 2352

Leafy Scroll

DA 0764

Mini Brackets

DA 2442

 

Botanical Rings #3 

DA 2924

Thank you and Happy Crafting till we meet again....

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned,  earned, 

worn or consumed. 

Happiness is the spiritual experience 

of living every minute with love,

 grace,

 and gratitude. 

~Denis Waitley~

Favourite Moment - Belinda Spencer - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello Dusty FANattics!

Long time no see!

I thought it was time to dust off the cobwebs and share my latest layout for The Dusty Attic inspired by the July Moodboard.

Favourite Moment

I was inspired by the mood board to create a really pretty and girly layout using some Heidi Swapp papers I have had in my stash for aaaages!

Here's a peek at the gorgeous mood board:

So pretty!!

I really love the Impact Titles and used my edited version of 'Favourite Moments' for my title. I simply decided not to use the 's' on the end to make the title fit my photo. I painted it with three coats of heavy white gesso first and then added some Heidi Swapp Colour Shine to the 'Moment'.

I used a torn piece of the 12 x 12 Chicken Wire on my background that I stapled in place. I left it raw to co-ordinate with the rustic feel of my photo of my daughter posing in our hay shed. I then layered the Swirly Flourishes on top. The flourishes were painted with three coats of heavy white gesso and left as is because I love the crispness of bright white embellishments.

I slipped in some pretty Blooms # 4 to match the roses on my daughter's dress. These I gave the gesso treatment before adding some Heidi Swapp Colour Shine.

Finally I added some stars to match the star cut outs in the background paper.

The Dusty Attic products used:

DA0457 Chicken Wire 12 x 12 

DA2352 Swirly Flourish

DA2438 Blooms # 4

DA2513 Industrial Stars # 2

DA2571 Favourite Moments

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired.

Cheers

Belinda

Wonderful Birdhouse - Adri Du Preez - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello everyone!

I hope that you are all safe and well. Our life is full of challenges at the moment.  Every single day is a challenge.  I read an amazing and very true article this week.  The unknown author wrote this.  "We are all in the same storm, but not in the same boat."  This is very true, we see this every day.  On social media, television and driving to the shop.  For some, lock down is a moment of reflection, of re-connection, time to rest, relax and be creative.  For others, this is a desperate financial and family crisis. 

I pray we all learn some kindness to each other, and yourself, to appreciate the little things that truly mean so much and to never ever take anything for granted. Be grateful for every second of every day you get to spend with the people you love. There are people facing endless loneliness and I cry for them. I pray someone is holding their hand today...

Here is my project inspired by the gorgeous mood board. How pretty are the colours of this mood board?  I had so much fun with this project and I just love bird houses. 

Here is the mood board.

and here is my project.



My husband made this super cute ladder.



This is how I treated the chippies.

The title was covered with white gesso and then embossed with white embossing powder.  To make the engraved words more visible I mixed embossing paste with artisan powder and filled up the engraved words.  I allowed the paste to dry for a couple of seconds and then cleaned the extra paste with a baby wipe.

I heat embossed the swirly flourish with white embossing powder.



I painted the foliage with Americana Acrylic paint in Green Mint and dry brushed with white acrylic paint.



I coloured the page pebble with Versa Magic in Oasis Green.



The ATC frame and Fancy Trim were coloured with Americana Acrylic paint in Slate Grey.




I heat embossed the spider web with silver embossing powder and covered the spiders with black acrylic paint.

Here is close ups of the stone walls. 





This is how I created the stonewall.
I primed the bird house with white gesso.

I covered the bird house with texture paste using the Prima Stone stencil.  Just look at the amazing texture.



I wanted the mortar to have a dark colour and painted the stonewall with a mix of Americana acrylic paint in Grey Storm and Traditional Burnt Umber. 



The next step was to paint the stones.  I painted each stone with Americana Acrylic paint in Grey Storm, Traditional Burnt Umber and Slate Grey. When the stones were completely dry I highlighted them with white acrylic paint. {Credit and thanks to Lucy from Paper Glitter Glue for this amazing stone texture tutorial}



Now for the plank roof. For this I used the Tim Holtz Plank die and Woodgrain Cardstock.  To begin, I cut out the planks on Woodgrain Cardstock and coloured them with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  I then swiped the die cuts with Distress Ink in Black Soot, Hickory Smoke and Walnut Stain. I inked the edges with Black Soot. Once dry, I dry bushed the ends with white gesso and glued the planks to the roof. 

 

some close ups.

These are the Dusty Attic  chipboard pieces that I used.

 

 DA0612 - Spiders and Webs set

DA1525 - ATC Frame #7

DA1107 - Page Pebbles #3

DA2368 - Francy Trim #9

DA1833 - Mini Captions #10

DA2352 - Swirly Flourish

DA1872 - Foliage #10


Thank you so much for visiting my blog. I do hope you find some time to play along with the mood board and some gorgeous Dusty Attic products this month.

Happy crafting!