December Challenge Winners

A huge thank you to our December entries, especially since it is such a busy busy busy month.

So the winners of a $50 AUD credit to the 

DUSTY ATTIC ONLINE STORE   

are

Marina Ignatova

and

Lynette Jacobs

Remember it is so easy to enter, just add the link to your entry on the right hand side of the blog.

This months Challenge is full of cheerfulness and bright happy colours, you can use one or all of them, depends how you want to interpret the board, so good luck everyone.

September 2018

Hello September 

What an amazing full on weekend we have here at Dusty Attic. Our very own International Tutor is here to share lots of tips and tricks with his stunning creations and art classes, stay tuned for lots of pics on the face book page and Instagam.

As you can see he has already met one the Aussie wildlife (who is tame) in Brisbane when he was there.

A huge thank you to all of the ladies that entered the August challenge, hope you will join us again for this months mood board. 

Without a further ado..... the winners of a $50 (AUD) voucher to the 

DUSTY ATTIC ONLINE STORE  

are

LIZ MARSDEN

Exploding box - you should see how super cute the inside is as well !

and

ANAT WESKSLER

I will be back next week with a surprise Guest Designer and her "Oh my gawwdd" projects that she has created using the Dusty Attic Halloween range. 

Mean while the new September Mood Board Challenge is here and, as its the first of the month, our gorgeous RACHELLE SIGURDSON has her jaw dropping layout to inspire your creative juices to join in.

EXPLORE

Hello, today I would like to share with you a LO I did using Dusty Attics Stunning Mood Board for September......

From the Mood Board I used: The colors,outdoors, wreath (the frame),branches,fabric....

With a change to the prize we also have a change to the "Challenge" and have Mood Boards this year (with no sketch), all you have to do is link your entry to the right hand side of the blog with your name and country for your chance to win one of two $50 vouchers, you can use the mood board to sway your creation, the only "rule" is that there is Dusty Attic Chipboard on your entry.......

The Dusty Attic used:http://www.dustyattic.com.au/

Blueprint Explore

Branch #5

Old Wooden Fence

Mini Chicken Wire

Ferns

Foliage #4

Flutterbies #3

Mini Tags #1 Black

Word Tags #1

Wordpl@y #11 black

Other Elements used:The 49 and Market http://www.49andmarket.com/shop/: Tattered Garden: Tattered Leaves, Floral Mixology, Emerald Isle, Blossom Blends, Seaside Blooms, Rustic Canvas & Burlap small, Jute Cording Single Ply, Jute Cording 5ply, Burlap Net Ribbon Roll, Stamps, Gabi's Crackle Texture Stamp Set,..... Clear Gesso,Black Gesso, Clear Crackle Paint, Shimmerz Inklings-Chocolate & Diamonds, Dear John Letter, Ginger Snapped &,I Love you Onyxly,& I'm Not Limon, Prills Third Place

Here are some close ups......

For the background I used Tattered Leaves, ripped the top piece inked the edges & glued corrugated paper in the layers...

I framed one of the photos with the Old Wooden Fence......For the Chipboard I altered with clear or black gesso, then applied a thick coat of clear crackle paint...I let it dry naturally so it may take a about 4 hours or over night, then I played with the colors listed above...

Here are a few more close ups.... 

 & the other photo with the piece that comes in the Seaside Blooms....

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

March 2016

Hello, Happy 1ST day of Autumn (In Oz), I cant believe it is March already.
Some of our amazing Design Team have already showcased these gorgeous products from another Australian company COLOUR BLAST that manufacture COLOURED TEXTURE PASTE (which looks amazing teamed with Dusty Attic's Stencils), SHIMMER SPRAYS and EMBOSSING POWDERS
There are so many yummy colours to choose from and they come in each of the products so you can really get a mixed media splurge on your projects. 

 

Dusty Attic have teamed up with Colour Blast to sell some of their products on the
DUSTY ATTIC WEBSITE
Remember when you order $75.00 or more from Dusty Attic we offer you FREE POSTAGE WORLD WIDE !  

Now to the Winner of the February Mood Board Challenge ......
Thank you to everyone that entered, remember there is a prize at the end of the year for the person who has entered the MOST during 2016 as well.
So keep playing along every month for your chance to win that prize as well.

ULRIKA BLOMFELT - SWEDEN
BLOG =  Lill Blomman 

 (please email dusty.hq@gmail.com)



MARCH MOOD BOARD
We have our amazing RACHELLE today with her inspiration for you to enter the March challenge.

Hello, Rachelle here with a LO I did using Dusty Attic's, INSPIRING, BEAUTIFUL, Mood Board for March, of course using lots of Dusty's Beautiful Chipboard pieces....

From the Mood Board I used the Colors, luggage, title, distressed,wood & clock

The Dusty Attic used:

Brick Wall Stencil

Dusty Attic Texture

Ivy Corners

Lace Border #4

Lacey Name Plate

Decorative Frame #1

Mini Chicken Wire

Word Tags

Mini Script ABC

Mini ABC upper

Dusty in Colour Clear Crackle Varnish

The Maja Design used: From the Vintage Summer Basics I used: 1905,1932-BS,& 1903 From the Vintage Spring Basics I used: 1st of March, & 10th of March Vintage Autumn Basics I used: N0. XVI

 Here are some close ups...

I painted the decorative frame, with DA clear crackle, let dry, then applied a coat of Shimmerz inklings Chocolate & Diamonds

I then cut out the clock, from the Vintage Autumn Basics No.XVI, glued it under & glued the word tag on top. I had painted on a very thin coat of perfect pearls, pearl,on the word tag, then inked the edges,using a brown ink pad...

The mini chicken wire was painted with the inklings chocolate & diamonds, glued down, then I glued some seed beads, onto the chicken wire..The flowers used are from Little Birdie...

I wet the leaves of the Ivy Corners, then lifted the edges, let dry, then I painted them with a thick coat of white crackle. Once the crackle dried I rubbed in brown chalk to bring out the cracks... I used the chocolate & diamonds on the rest of the corner..

I used perfect pearls, pearl on the lace border, then inked the edges with a brown ink pad...

I painted the lacey name plate, with the clear crackle, let dry, then painted on the PP, pearl, & inked the edges...

Shows some stencil work, using the Brick Wall Stencil

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...

I am looking forward to see what you come up with, with this months Mood Board. Thank you so much for taking the time to look....Rachelle