Woodland Stories - Michelle Van Oudtshoorn - Mood Board Inspiration

 Hello lovelies

We have a lovely moodboard for October for the Dusty Attic monthly challenge - I really like this moodboard. I find these colours really calming. 

You still have some time to enter the challenge using this months moodboard and Dusty Attic chipboard, and uploading your entry to the DustyFANattics Facebook page. You could win one of two AUD$50 worth of gorgeous Dusty Attic chippy!

Here is my take on the moodboard:

I have used the Mintay Range of papers - called woodland stories - hence the title using the Fun Times alphabet DA2698. I have painted all the chipboard pieces with Art Alchemy green paint, and then dabbed a bit of brown to the edges of these pieces. 

I built up the flower clusters and then added the oak leaves foliage DA2784

When adding paint to the chipboard, I always dab the chipboard with a dauber or a sponge to keep the etched lines of the leaves visible

These are the products I have used:

Thanks for visiting the blog today, I hope you will enter the Moodboard challenge!

Hugs,

Michelle

Love You- Michelle Van Oudtshoorn

Hello!

And just like that it is May! I seem to blink and it's a new month again ... Today I have a layout which has my whole heart on one page - albeit the photo was taken about 22 years ago. 

My husband, son and daughter ..... 

When we lived in South Africa, there was house that used have these small train engines that used to pull seats behind it, through other houses in our neighbourhood, and my kids (particularly my son) would love going on these. It was a great family outing. Here my husband is sitting with both kids in front of him and holding them as they were about to leave on their little trip. 

I have used a Mintay range of papers and ephemera to create my page. The Dusty Attic Chipboard used is DA2762 Mint leaves and DA3196 Mistletoe. These are painted with Art Alchemy Prima Metallic paint. 

I first sanded the edges of my photo and adhered this to the page with foam tape, so that I was able to to tuck my flowers and leaves under the photo all around it.

The edges of the Mistletoe pieces were edged off with Glossy Accents to give it a bubble-dimension effect.

Once I completed the layering, I added the letters "love you" using the same paint and the the "Fun Times" Alphabet set DA2698.

These are the products I have used:

Thanks for visiting the blog today.

Take care,

Michelle