GLIMPSE of heaven - Adri Du Preez

 Hello everyone!

Welcome to the blog today. My June design team layout features beautiful Dusty Attic chipboard pieces.

This is a photo of my little grandson Janco and my granddaughter Mila when he was only a few days old. This was love at first sight. They are best friends and love each other dearly. 

Here is my layout.

    

All the chippies were first covered with a layer of white acrylic paint, and then painted with Americana Acrylic paint.

The beautiful and perfect title, Foliage F10, and the Word Disk, Hello World were heat embossed with white embossing powder.

The Foliage #4 Heart Attack Panel was painted in Boysenberry Pink, and Poodleskirt Pink. I snipped it in five pieces and tucked them under the flower clusters.  

I inked the bird nests with Chocolate Versa Magic Ink and the edges in Slate Grey. The eggs were painted with white acrylic paint and Slate Grey.

These stunning Wordpl@y elements were dry brushed with white gesso, Boysenberry Pink, and Poodleskirt Pink.

I painted the tap in Grey Storm and Grey Sky and dry brushed them with white acrylic paint.  I popped some of the hearts out of the panel and glued them like water drops dripping from of the tap.

I painted the Cogs in Grey Storm and Grey Sky and dry brushed them with white acrylic paint.

Some close-ups.

The final touches to this layout included, pearl beads, glitter, and splatters with diluted white gesso.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA2824 - Glimpse Of Heaven

DA1195 - Word Discs #1

DA0722 - Mini Eggs

DA0721 - Bird Nests #2

DA2576 - Taps

DA1294 - Foliage #4

DA1872 - Foliage #10

DA2370 - Cogs #3

DA1932 - Mini Cogs #2

DA1646 - Wordpl@y #3

DA1204 - Heart Attack Panel Small #2

Thank you for visiting the blog. 

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Garden Book Nook - Kerstin Filou

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

In simply terms it's a Book shelf insert or 

a Schaufenster im Bücherregal in german 😀.

Most of the time you see these elaborate pieces in connection

 with Harry Potter stories, beautiful and enchanting,

 but often quite expensive. 

 

I think you can do even more with these book nooks. 

I know many who have a  garden book library 

 and to this theme fits these creative idea wonderful too.

You can illuminate it and it is a wonderful gift idea.

 

 

I had the courage to make the blank myself out of 3 mm MDF material.

 It has the following dimensions: 15 x 19 x 10 cm. 

You can do that, but it's easier to buy a finished blank. 

Dusty Attic doesn't have one yet, but your day may come

😏😃.

It's relatively easy to  make,

I used scrapbook paper to cover the walls, a lot of suitable chipboards, 

and a mould for the garden path. 

 

some close up's

 

 

used Dusty Attic chipboards 

 

Wisteria

Taps

 Birds a field

Hanging Potplants #1

Wicker Fence

Poppies #1

Wildgrass #3 Small

Wildflower #6

Juliette Balcony #2

 

 If you have any questions 

please get in touch I'm always happy to help if I can. 

 

I hope you find inspiration!

 

Thanks for stopping by...until next time!

 

 

 Kerstin

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

Coffee and Dogs - Kerstin Filou - Mood Board Inspiration

 

Hi creative friends! 

Now it's my turn to feature a mixed media canvas using the beautiful Dusty Attic Moodboard for April.

An absolutely gorgeous inspiration, love all the warm stunning colours. Photo radiates so much peace and tranquillity. 

 

 

 I was inspired to create a mixed media canvas with one of my favourite themes. 

Dogs and Coffee makes the world go round, right?!

I used again a background paper from 13@rts Mr. Handsome collection, love the great denim look with some steampunk elements, always perfectly for a lot of masculine project ideas.

 

Some close up's

 

 Just love working with this great

Cogs Frame Set

 You can use it as a frame and great, all parts can be used, love that

 

chippies were primed with black gesso and highlighted with silver wax or a special embossing powder 'Hammered Metal' 

 

With some motifs from the new Artbook 13@rts I created a mix of papers, chipboards and textures for a real look I worked with origin coffee powder and beans this also gives the whole thing a wonderful aroma :-)

 Dusty Attic chipboards and stencil 

Clockworks #2 Stencil

Cogs Frame Set

 Taps

Number Border #1

Industrial Stars #2

We are looking forward to see what you come up with this months challenge.

 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. 

I hope I could inspire you!

Thanks for your visit!