Halloween Invitation - Kertin Filou - Mood Board Inspiration

 

  Hello everyone!

 

 

I'm back with a new layout created with our monthly Moodboard inspiration. 

Halloween is coming soon,  therefore  a bigger invitation  for a midnight witches'soiree. 👀👻😀

All this would not fit on a standard-sized card. 😁

 In the Halloween section there are a lot of amazing chippies on this theme.

They constantly encourage you to incorporate enchanting themes in a creative manner.

 

 

  used chipboards  

 

 

Owls #3 

Witch on Broom #3

 Antique Frame

Mini Toadstool Border

Mini Pumpkins

Cemetery Gates #2

Dancing Skeletons #2

 

 

some close up's

 

 

 

 

 

Just put your own take of the challenge in the comments section

 of the Dusty FANattics facebook page HERE 

 

You could win one of two amazing Dusty Attic prize packs, 

...this year we are reverting back to the prize being a $50 (AUD) credit

 to the Dusty Attic website store 

so you can choose your very own designs.

 

 Thanks for your visit!

 

 I hope you find inspiration!

 

Fantasy Stories - Kerstin Filou

 

Welcome creative souls!

 

 A little bit late for Halloween, I know

but our nights in November are also always very dark, 

misty and mysterious.

 

Some would also say after Halloween is before Halloween, 

but I'm not such a big fan of this event, I

 rather love the magic and mystery and the great fantasy behind it.

 

 

 I created a book in Altered Art, love this old, weathered look

it fits to a mystery atmosphäre

and invite to tell fantasy stories.

Dusty Attic  has a large selection of chipboards

 for such stories in the assortment, love that!

 

 

used Dusty Attic chipboards

 

Web Corners #2 

Poppy Heads Small 

 

 Moons 

 

Witches Hats 

 

Haunted House #4 

 

 

Bugs #2 

 

Mini Pumpkins 

 

Bats #2 

 

Old Wooden Fence #3 

 

Owls #3 

 

 

some close up's

 

 

Thanks for your visit!

 

Happy crafting! 

 

Magic - Kerstin Filou

 

Welcome creative friends!

 I created a mixed media canvas in fantasy style and chose a magical forest theme.

Love the selection

 Foliage, Flowers & Branches

at Dusty Attic, all the chippies are very natural and inspiring for me. 

They are a good addition if you want tell stories from your last hiking tour or the last discovery tour with your kids, but always very suitable for magical fairytales too.

 

 

I worked with papers and transpareny foil from 13arts, some cutting dies, flowers and floristic materials.

 

Some Close ups

 

used Dusty Attic chipboards

 

Toadstools #2 

 Spiders and Webs Set

Ferns

Owls #2 

Winters Forest Small

 Mini Bare Tree #2 

 

I hope you find inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by...until next time!

 

 

 

Mischief Managed - Deb Stephens

Hello everyone and welcome to my 2nd March, Dusty Attic DT Project. This one is a giant 12 x 5" Harry Potter Inspired Mixed media Tag, using plenty of beautiful Dusty Attic chipboard, Asuka Studio Spell Bound Scrapbook paper, resin and paper clay embellishments and The Daily Prophet newsprint front page that was printed on my printer at home.

The Small Suitcases (DA2958) ready to be loaded onto the Hogwarts Express, were detail painted with chalk and metallic paint accents. I love how the handles and corners build up to give a 3D effect. I used the painted bricks that popped out from the Brick Wall Panel DA0316 and the Decorative Panel #1 DA3254, to fill in spaces around my tag.

To fill other spaces, I used some textured paper clay in a thin Zuri mould that I painted when it dried. The printed front page of the Daily Prophet newspaper was inked and then cut up and mounted on various sized cardboard pieces so it was the same thickness as the chipboard.

The focal point was some painted Broomsticks (DA3091) with an embossed Owl from the Owl #3 Set (DA3084) clutching a letter in its claw's that was fussy cut from the Spellbound paper. This was mounted on a painted resin castle silhouetted in a crescent moon, that reminded me of Hogwarts Castle.

Other DA chipboard used were the DA0597 Bottles on a Shelf that was painted and labelled with various potion names from the HP series. This was then finished off with the DA0666 Bookman ABC Set, that was used to make the caption "Mischief Managed, " and a fussy cut witches hat, spell book and cauldron from the Spellbound Paper.

Looking forward to seeing your Harry Potter inspired projects!

Suitcases Small DA2958

Brick Wall Panel 

Decorative Panel #1 

Broomsticks

Owls #3

Bottles on a Shelf 

Bookman ABC Set 

Project Life Cards - Belinda Spencer - Mood Board Inspiration

 Hello Dusty Attic fans!!

It's Belinda here today to share my project for The Dusty Attic inspired by the marvellous March Mood Board. 

This month I have created six altered Project life cards using some fun Dusty Attic chipboard pieces and stencils. I find these really fun to make and a great way to use up scraps. I will probably make them into junk journals or use them as tip ins in other journals. They would also make great card fronts. 

Here's a peek at the mood board.

I began by adding collage to my Project Life cards using torn scraps of patterned papers in the colour scheme as well as some tissue paper.

Once the cards were completely dry, I added some stencilling using various Dusty Attic stencils and texture paste. I then set them aside to let them completely dry again.

Once dry, I found that the stencilling wasn't opaque enough so I added white Posca Pen over the top to brighten the stencilling a bit more.

Here are the completed altered cards.

I painted all of the chipboard pieces with about three coats of white gesso first. Then I picked out some of the pieces to paint with Dusty In Colour Storm Cloud paint.

I used a Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher to add the layers to the cards. I added torn scraps of other project life cards and the leftover negatives from chipboard pieces like the Mini Stars that you can see in the first card below.

For this card, I added a torn piece of the Mini Chicken Wire and then layered on a frame from the Frame Medley set, an owl, some Mini Foliage and the Mini Caption.

For the second card I added some doodling to the cute gecko using a fine white Posca Pen.

For this card I wanted the 'create' to be pouring out of the tap like an endless supply of creativity.

I LOVE the Cow Skulls so much (maybe because I live on a farm with cows!) so I had to use one and give it a little decoration with the fine white Posca Pen again.

I used some tangled thread on this card, to show the absolute mess that an artist can make when working just as a cat does. Well my cat in particular makes a huge mess all the time!! I hear Homer Simpson in my head whenever I see what she has done next "Why you little........."

And for the final card, a simply decorated autumn leaf using the Posca Pen again.

The Dusty Attic products used:

DA0788 Mini Chicken Wire

DA0924 Dusty in Colour Storm Cloud

DA1040 Mini Stars

DA2423 Cats

DA2445 Frame Medley

DA2576 Taps

DA2595 Geckos

DA2683 Autumn Leaves # 1 Large

DA2730 Mini Captions # 22 - Create

DA2786 Mini Foliage # 2

DA3009 Cow Skulls # 2

DA3083 Owls

DA1323 Flower Burst

DA1539 Words of Wisdom

DA1758 Rose

DA1760 Leaves # 3

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are inspired to try some altered Project Life cards using Dusty Attic products for yourself. What would you use yours for?

Cheers

Belinda