Wednesday, 26 May 2021

A Captured moment - Michelle Van Oudtshoorn - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello Dusty Attic fans

I am back with a layout using the May moodboard as inspiration.

I drew inspiration from the photo to create my layout

I have used two Queen Vintage Frames by Nuneka (DA2742) to frame my photos. I first painted these frames with Prima Alchemy paint, before adding the photos. These were then added to the paper on foam tape, before adhering my fussy cut leaves and ivy vines DA2601

The ivy leaves have also been painted with Prima Alchemy paint and then rubbed with wax.

I then added the flowers

I have then added the title from the mini captions DA1834

Thanks for visiting the blog - and you can enter the Dusty Attic monthly challenge by using the May Moodboard as inspiration and enter on the Dusty Fanattics page on Facebook. You could win of two $50 Dusty Attic vouchers!

These are the products I have used:

IVY VINES DA2601

Thanks for popping by!

Till next time,

Michelle

Tuesday, 25 May 2021

Beautiful Moment - Rikki G - Mood Board Inspiration

Good morning how are you? Rikki here today with my final post for May..... where has the time gone? I think this time last year we just we in lockdown I remember feeling very disappointed as it was my Birthday and my 40th..... well things happen and if nothing I have learnt from these couple of years is to not get too fixated on plans and learn to roll with things - remembering I cant control everything even though I would like to lol, just ask my kids and hubby.

Today I have a very girly layout for you with plenty of little details that can easily be added to any of your projects. This layout is also based on the lower half of this months moodboard focusing on the dusty pinks and browns, remember you don't have to use the whole moodboard to enter you can pick some of the colours.

I wanted a nice grungy background, I tend to go through stages and you will start to notice these ''tends'' with my work, where I will do a heap of mixed media, then flick to graphic, then to fussy cutting layouts......

So inspired with mixed media I start with the background using the Scales Stencil and my Distress Crayons because I dont want to spend all day drying my media.

Once you have done this step you can make blended patches by wetting your finger and tapping it on the thicker part of the colours and blend them out, by doing this your wont have to long to wait for the background to dry.

Once you have your background its all about building up all your form of your layout, this is where large chipboard peices can really make a difference, for this layout I used Flowering Vine as the piece to work around, to prep the piece I just used white spray paint and went from there......

Add your photo to the layout then foam mount the Flowering Vine piece over the top of your photo.

First I add all the large fussy cut flowers around the Flowering Vine piece remembering to go over some and under sections continue that technique around your photo also.

Once your happy with the paper additions its about now adding chains from the top and in between your flowers..... these I just spray painted white.... while doing that I also do the Carousel Horse, Beautiful Moment,Mini Feathers,Chains, and Mini Feather.

To finish off, its all about different textures, I have used a gold glitter sand, gold microbeads, pearls, clear glass beads and rhinestones.

Flowering Vine

Scales Stencil

Carousel Horse

Beautiful Moment

Chains – 4pc

Mini Feathers

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.

Monday, 24 May 2021

Canvas VII - Anat Weksler - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello crafty friends!

It's Anat here, back with my Moodboard inspired project.

The amazing colors and Image of the Moodboard Inspired me to Mixed media Canvas.

You probably already noticed I love texture, so to create this textury background I have spread both Paper paste and Sand Paste both by Finnabair. I mixed Victorian Green Impasto paint with a bit of Texture Powder and Brushed it, from the middle up and down.

I have used some of my favorites chippies , which were painted with Metalique and Impasto paints than Rubbed with metallic waxes.

Here are the chipboard I've used:

Industrial border#3

Broken bits #2- circles

ATC frame #6

Ornate corner #6

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

Saturday, 22 May 2021

The Beauty of Nature is all around - Patricia Basson - MoodBoard Inspiration

Hello Dusty friends...

Once again Autumn is creeping up on us here in South Africa! My favorite time of the year, going into winter which I absolutly love...I found this beautiful image on Pinterest and used it to create this lovely page as my Dusty Attic Moodboard project .

I used the following papers from 49 & Market, Clockworks from Scents of Nature as background and Wallflower from Vintage Artistry. I kept the footnote from Clockworks as my title, could not let it go to waste.

I punched a small circle in the center of my paper with a Marta Steward punch and did some hand-stitching on the page.

I Gesso'd the Flower Vine, I then covered it with Ancient Pink Glamor Paste from Stamperia. Then used some Red Amber wax from Finnabair in the center and Old White wax on the edges.

On the raw Lemon Leaves and Blooms I used White Gold and Graphite wax.

The Oars and the tree stump of the Seagull I painted with Raw Umber and Raw Sienna Acrylic paints. I added Clear Rock Candy crackle paint from Ranger and when dry some Old White wax on the edges. The Seagull was coloured with some Graphite wax and black Distress Ink and Old White wax on the edge.

I embossed the raw Tea Leaves with Earthone Pepper Embossing Powder from WOW, sprayed some Saxifrage Olive Copper Spray from Lindy's Stampgang on the warm embossing and heat it again creating the lovely droplets effects!