Journey - Kristy Abela

 

Who doesn't have a picture of that typical 'Dad' moment? What joy our other halves bring! I figured it was time to get some of those off the computer and in the album so the family can see. This was on our way to a NYE Celebration in 2013 so we were both in good spirits and looking to be a little playful... Have a look below to see how I pulled it all together.

 

I primed the card stock with clear gesso, this one is from 13@rts. I always do this when working with wet medium. Its a fail safe in case I go overboard. If I have a heavy handed moment it can wipe straight off. Yeah for baby wipes!! In order to have the Lindy's spray grip to the page I added some stenciling with modelling paste. This catches the liquid when I am moving the page around to create drips. It also helps to catch the shimmer pigment and gives it a great highlight.

  I added some crayons to highlight areas in the background. I have water soluble crayons in many different brands. To be honest, they are all similar in colour but so different in practice. Without naming names, some are softer and easy to blend with water, others are harder and work more like pencils and leave shadows. In the background here I used Gelato's. 

 

 

I spent some time fussy cutting the flowers off another sheet of 13@rts cardstock and used some Prima Crayons to colour in the flowers. I love these because they are super soluble and totally disappear when activated without leaving lines. Once dry I went back in with the same colour crayon and added some contrast.

I created matts for my photos... I haven't done this for a while but I really enjoy torn edges and staining them with ink. I think it gives a real randomness to the distressed edge and I find inking them with an ink pad leaves too much white. I used the same spray that I used in the background to tie the foreground.

I decided to go with using black chipboard on this layout. I used a pallet knife to spread the paint on the skeleton clock. It applies patchy and adds to the distressed look. Once I ran out of paint I could pick up on my brush I picked up my mat and rubbed it straight onto the clock to use up the remainder.

I used some Prima waxes to highlight the chipboard so it wasn't flat black. Everyone loves a bit of shimmer right?

I used a dry brush to add some contrast to the arrows as they seemed to get lost on the page.

 

Thanks for looking, I hope you got inspired to try something new! 

Chipboard used.  

Arrow borders #3

Skeleton Clock Faces

Roman Numerals

Blueprint Word pack

Mini words #3 

Key to my heart 

Nuts & Bolts 

Cog cluster

Mini Cogs

Abela Artistry

 

Adore - Michelle Van Oudtshoorn - Mood Board Inspiration

 Hello Dusty Attic fans

Today I am up on the blog with a layout created with this month's moodboard. And what a beautiful moodboard it is!

Here is my take on the moodboard

I so loved working with these colours. First I started by matting my photo, then painted the Skeleton Clock (DA1689) with Dusty in Colour paint - Dusty Pink. The clock was then cut into 2/3 for the top of the photo and 1/3 for under the photo. From here I layered a number of flowers, including Dusty Attic Frangipanis (DA2534)

The Wattle Blossoms were cut apart and inserted among the flowers.

I love the mini titles pack (DA2575) - love how these have been cut with their curly ends - and have a few titles to choose from. 

And then there are these adorable Heart Strings (DA2710) - which I have been dying to use - thought they were perfect for this layout. I have also cut the hearts off some of these  - so they could be used individually.

You can enter this months challenge using the moodboard, and post your entry to the Dusty Fanattics FB page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1949690068580466 

 - we would love to see your entry, and you get a chance to win $50 worth of gorgeous Dusty Attic chipboard.

Thanks for visiting the blog today.

Here are the products I have used:

BEACh life - Adri Du Preez - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello everyone!

I am sure that you will agree with me that the November mood board is just stunning! Remember you have until the end of this month to participate in the challenge.

I used photos of my grandchildren's school photos which was a beach theme and perfect for the pretty Uniquely Creative collection, Tropical Dreams. I have also used some beautiful beach theme Dusty Attic chippies.

Here is the mood board.

 and here is my layout.

All the chippies were primed with white gesso.

I then painted the edges of the old wooden fence, title, seagull and drift wood with 

Americana Acrylic Paint in Slate Grey and Grey Storm.

The  tropical foliage were painted with Americana Acrylic Paint in Green 

Mist and dry brushed with Banana Cream.

I sprayed the starfish with Distress Oxide Spray in Vintage Photo and Spiced 

Marmalade and lightly rubbed with  Vintage Gold Metallique wax.

The Wordpl@y elements were dry brushed with Americana Acrylic Paint in Peaches 'n 

Cream, Poodleskirt Pink and Mint Julep Green.

Some close ups.

These are the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces that I have used. Visit the online shop for these and many more amazing chipboard designs.

DA2563 - Old Wooden Fence #2

DA2082 - Beach Life

DA11687 - Wordpl@y #7

DA1042 - Seagulls

DA2197 - Starfish #2

DA2193 - Drift Wood #2

DA2386 - Tropical Foliage #6

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I do hope I have inspired you to give 

this beautiful mood board a go.

Happy crafting!

Lovely -- Joanne Simmons - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello and welcome!  Oh my gosh - I had to dive right in when I saw this months mood board.  Seriously sooooo pretty.  Lets have another look.

Seriously pretty hey!

I decided to pull out some pretty 49 & Market paper that I have been hoarding along with some Dusty chippy along with a pic of my daughter (thats her on the left of the pic) and her friend who has just graduated from Year 12 and leaving school.  Another of those proud mum moments!

To start I laid those awesome ornate gates on my page and built up my cluster from there.  I used some Card Deco inks to cover my chippy.

I added the pretty die cuts and also tucked in the chipboard daisies.  These along with that pretty frame I covered with some acrylic paint and then added some glitter glue over the top.

I finished with a really simple title from the Wordpack #14.  I struggle with titles for my layouts, but I find that Dusty Attic have the perfect selection without being too "cheesy"

I hope I have inspired you to give the moodboard a try.  There is is some wonderful prizes up for grabs.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA1270 - Wordpack #14

DA1694 - Daisies

DA2629 - Frames #8

DA0188 - Ornate Gates Medium

Until next time

Happy crafting