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Friday, 17 February 2023

Memorable Moments - Miss Carrie (with Youtube Video)

Hello everyone!

Miss. Carrie here on the blog today with a lovely vacation layout I created using a mix of chipboard elements. I am new to the team, and I have truly enjoyed creating with the chipboard pieces and stencils.

The background was created using image transfers and stenciling.

I wanted to create a softer feel so I chose to use a grey paste with the Creative Script stencil After the paste had dried, I added a mix of ephemera and pattern papers to the centre of the page and created a grounding strip with the notebook edge border.

Creative Script Stencil

Notebook Edge Border

Burlap Stencil

To bring some more texture to the page, I used the Burlap stencil on the notebook border and shaded it with black soot ink. I trimmed it down to fit and layered the photo on top.

Behind the photo, I tucked some foliage #27 that I shaded in soft espresso ink. These created a nice neutral frame and separated the photo from the floral pattern in the background.

Around the photo, I added a few more horizontal pieces of ephemera and layered some pine trees to match the theme of the photo.

Foliage #27

Winters Forest small

The pine trees are shaded with a variety of green distress sprays and a brush of espresso ink I layered three of the pieces on the right side of the photo and a single tree on the left.

At the base of the page, I adhered the memorable moments title

This piece was prepped with white gesso, then sprayed with uncharted mariner ink, and distressed with black soot.

Memorable Moments Title

Word Disks #3

To match the blue in the title and border, I brought in a small circle phrase at the top. I tucked some twine behind this and added a few little arrows off to the left.

This little addition at the top of the page was a great way to finish off the project. If you are interested, I have a process video on https://www.youtube.com/@MissCarriesCreations

I hope that today's project inspired you to create something new.

If you have any questions, please leave me a comment.

Wednesday, 6 May 2020

Tags set - Nuneka Box - YOUTUBE VIDEO TUTORIAL

Hi there!!

Nuneka here with another project for The Dusty Attic. I don't know what's happening to me but lately I've been in love with vintage style and I decided to create these two beautiful mixed media tags. They're really fun to do and their big size allows you to add lot's of stuff to the composition, so I really enjoyed playing with The Dusty Attic chipboards in these pieces.

I started protecting a scrapbooking paper with clear gesso and sticking the cardboard pieces I've cut with an arrow shape. I cut the paper around, slightly bigger so I could tear the edges. Then I used the Distressed Diamonds Stencil and crackle texture paste to add some interest in the background.

I added beautiful vintage colors and a touch of shimmer with Lindy's Sprays, creating the perfect atmosphere for the composition. I chose soft tones to get a matching background that allows the compositions be the protagonists.

What makes this project special is the beautiful combination of The Dusty Attic chipboards. One of the things I like the most is that they're strong but easy to cut with a craft knife or the scissors. This way you can use just some parts of the chipboards (as I did with Fancy Trim nº 19), cut them in smaller pieces to place them where is better for the composition (as I did with Industrial Frame nº 3), or you can, of course, leave them as they are (as I did with Jumbo Cogs nº2).

I applied some texture paste to chipboards dabbing with my finger, dried well and cover them with ac paint. Then I color them with Lindy's vintage spray so I get a beautiful brown shade with a little green sparkle. I highlighted some areas with metallic waxes and added some sparkle with mica flakes and glass glitter. Finally I added some sentiments and placed star shaped eyelets.