Twin Cards - Ankarika Craft - Mood Board Inspiration

 Hi there!

Just see what I turn up with! It's unbelievable! Twin cards again... ;)) Well, what can I do, since I like creating sets so much? I just really hope you don't get bored of the same formats, since I try very hard to make it in a different style, different themes and colours....So what? Can you keep up with me? ;))

I made them with a person in mind who likes hiking in the mountains, contact with nature, the colours of the earth.... That's right! The colour scheme is taken from the ongoing challenge at The Dusty Attic. I've already done my inspiration in these colours this month but this colour palette resonates with me so much that I decided to prove myself again. It was highly enjoyable to work with!

I start my work description with the base. The paper is DCWV, I love the texture, weight and design. I'm slowly running out of The Old World collection but I already know that I will soon be in possession of an absolute firecracker in the scrap paper world. I will tell you more about it in the next post! 

The paper is hemmed at the edges four times, with a fairly fine stitch. It is underlined with a graphite border. With black ink, I made a few fine-print stamp prints. At the top, I mounted the hang in brown and colour-matched the screw heads visible on the corners.

I prepared all the other cardboards in the same way, only changing the intensity and colour proportions between the different elements. They were protected with white gesso, but not very thoroughly. Then I spot-applied 5 different shades of structure paste from Finnabair.  I achieved some amazing shades by mixing them together, see in the close-up how fantastic it looks!  Finally, I very gently added gold wax on the edges - it's on all the elements, thanks to this treatment I kept harmony on the project.

The composition is laid out rather laboriously. There are about 15 overlapping layers. They alternate between industrial chains, a whole bunch of paper trees, a deer, a grass cluster, a Moroccan/chicken wire style circular panel, a field plant, industrial globes, small pebbles in various sizes, a paper mountain motif in a shade to match the frame around the card.  On the bottom, you can see the cardboard pieces that I had left over as waste from the zippers kit and also leftover gear border that I didn't use for an earlier project. 

The deer and bulb are gently whitewashed. The whole work is splashed with white dots and it is still worth mentioning the wording that completes the composition: "Just for you" and "Thank you". one of the cards is already personalised and I added Bible verses there according to the client's wishes. Please let me know in the comments whether you like this design.

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Outlaw Wanted - Adri Du Preez - Mood Board Inspiration

 Hello everyone!

Here is my layout inspired by the October mood board loaded with stunning Dusty Attic chipboard pieces.  

We visited Namibia in 2017. Solitaire is one of Namibia's most enigmatic destinations, a very small desert town with only a diner, church, petrol station, and small shop. The first thing to catch a visitor's attention when arriving at Solitaire is the treasure trove of rusted vintage car wrecks. 

Despite not being from the same era, I think cowboys and vintage cars go well together.

Here is the beautiful mood board.

and here is my layout.

Unless otherwise stated, chipboard pieces are painted with Americana Acrylic paint.

I covered the gecko, cowboy hats, boots, rifle, and Sheriff's badge with a layer of clear gesso and then Distress Oxide in Black Soot, Walnut Stain, and Iced Spruce.  Press the three Distress Oxide Ink pads onto a craft mat and spritz them with water creating small droplets.  I started with Iced Spruce for the base color and slid the chippies through the droplets a few times and dried them with a heat tool. Repeat with all the colors and dry in between. I edged the chippies with black ink.

Cactus #2 was coloured in the same manner as above using Distress Oxide in Lucky Clover, Mowed Lawn, and Crackling Campfire.

The rest of the Cactus was first covered with a thin layer of white acrylic paint and then painted with Sour Apple, Hauser Light Green, Festive Green Arbor Green, and dry brushed with white acrylic paint.

I covered the saloon doors, paddock fence, and wagon wheels with a thin layer of white acrylic paint and then Sand, Milk Chocolate, Burnt Umber, and Grey Storm.  To create the weathered wood effect I used a small sponge brush and dry-brushed the paint from left to right. 

I painted the title and subtitles with the same colours as the saloon doors, this time just dabbing the paint with a sponge brush. This created a beautiful rust effect.

The cow skull and driftwood were painted with white acrylic paint, Grey Storm and Burnt Umber.  I painted the hay bales with Sand and the edges with Burnt Umber.

The horseshoe was painted with metallic silver acrylic paint and rubbed with Prima Art Alchemy Old Silver metallique wax.

The industrial chains were painted with Burnt Umber, Georgia Clay, and True Ochre.

How stunning are these bullets? I glued black cardstock to the back of the bullets and painted them with metallic silver acrylic paint and rubbed them with Prima Art Alchemy Old Silver metallique wax.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA2977 - Cowboy Hats

DA3005 - Cowboy Boots #2

DA3025 - Mini Bullet Holes

DA3010 - Sheriff’s Badge

DA2987 - Horseshoes #2

DA2009 - Cow Skulls #2

DA2978 - Pistols and Rifles

DA2803 - Mini Wagon Wheels

DA2795 - Hay Bales

DA0405 - Mini Chains

DA1938 - Industrial Chains

DA1797 - Wordpl@y #12 BLACK

DA3013 - Cactus #4 Small

DA3012 - Cactus #4

DA2981 - Cactus #1 Small

DA2984 - Cactus #3

DA3001 - Saloon Doors

DA2982 - Cactus #2

DA2595 - Geckos

DA2193 - Drift Wood #2

DA0401 - Paddock Fence Set Large

DA2986 - Word Pack #49

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Happy crafting!

Explore - Rikki G

Hi how are you? Have you ever had an idea of what you want to do but instead it has evolved and changed in a pleasant surprise? Well this is my surprise, I had a layout in mind but then couldnt find the right photo and and then I had the background sorted so then shuffled things back and forward and then changed it all wasnt right and this went on for hours.

 Am I the only one?

 Then after a walk I came back and decided to play with just the shapes and Industrial Boarders and then my Tim Holtz oxides - Spiced Marmalade, Ground Expresso, Crackling Campfire, Chipped Sapphire, Salvaged Patina.

Just swipe your colours on, dabbing them in different sections....

To finish off I used some Art Stones and some Lindys Stamp Gang mists just dropped onto spots to give you that highlight Teal pop.

I hope thats inspired you to get a little mess and give things a go, sometimes whats in our head is good but what things evolve into are even better.

Industrial Border #1

Industrial Border #2

Mini Chains

Chains – 4pc

Cogs #3

Industrial Chains

Bike Chains

Industrial Pipes

We would love to see your take on our moodboard.  Don’t forget to share your projects on our Facebook page. Why not enter the Mood Board challenge yourself? 

All you need to do is add your take of the challenge into the comments section on the Dusty FANattics Facebook page HERE for your chance to win one of two amazing $50 Credits to choose any. 

Good Luck and have fun creating.