Adventure Bound - Rikki G - Sketch Inspiration

Good morning how are you ? I am here for Dusty Attic and I have a very grunge layout for you today based on the the sketch challenge.

Which you still have time to enter and also the moodboard and the sketch challenge which will give you the chance to win an amazing $50 Voucher.

Here's is a reminder of what the sketch looks like:

 

So the key to getting the water colour effect is a little patience, with the chipboard being sprayed with white spray paint you need to let it dry naturally and keep building up the colour.

Don't heat with a heat gun, firstly because it gives off a toxic fume and it wont allow the water to get in between layers to give it a weathered effect.

My background layer started with Barb Wire Fence and then I added photos over the top of it.

The next piece added was the Industrial Cluster #1, under the right hand side of the photo.

Now its about using pieces of the Triangle Panel, just use small sections over the background.

To add more depths to the layout, use pieces from Cogs and Gears.

 

Dont forget to add some art stones and of course more paint to tie everything together.

So why dont you get a little bit messy, till next time, have a creative day.

Barb Wire Fence

Industrial Cluster #1

Triangle Panel Small

Cogs and Gears

Adventure Bound

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.

Every photo tells story - Michelle Van Oudtshoorn - Mood Board Inspiration

Hi there,

I am sharing a canvas I created for the February moodboard

I drew inspiration off the circular macrons, and the edges of the lace under the coffee cup and thought that this reminded me of gears and I created this canvas

The canvas is covered with a prima tissue paper, then covered with matt gel. When this was dry I added crackle paste and when that was dry I used the the Distressed Grid Stencil DA1538 and used this in places with modelling paste.

All the chipboard was prepared with black gesso. 

I used a combination of gears - DA2734, DA2744, DA2859 and DA2864, as well as industrial clusters DA3374 and DA3377. I also used Industrial Globes DA2184, mini film strips DA2511, layered bolts DA2880 and the small distressed frame DA2872.

I first started layering the gears and bolts and built these up in the left bottom corner and top right corner, building these up to create clusters of gears.

Once this was all layered, and the frame was added, I started dabbing all the cogs with ARTalchemy waxes in browns and iron colours - using a round paint brush, until all the black gesso was covered. The title DA1783"every photo tells a story" was added last.

These are the products I have used:

Thanks for visiting the blog today. And why not take part in the March moodboard challenge and post your entry to the Facebook DustyFANattics page.

Till next time,

Michelle

Always & Forever Shrine - Amanda Herring

Hello There

I am back with my second Dusty Attic project for March  and I have used the ATC Shadow box to create a shrine.

I have used a series of cogs and Ornamental chippy pieces to turn my shadow box 

into a small ATC Shrine.

I love how the cogs and clock face give this piece the look of an old fashioned wall clock.

The paint colours are bright and I love the contrast between the ornamental shrine and the cogs and gears.

By cutting up the Ornamental Trim and Ornamental Pendants and spacing them around the ATC Shadow box gives a Mexican shrine effect.

Adding the winged frame to the front of the shadow box helps to add dimension to the piece.

Th picture above shows the beginning of how cutting up the Ornamental pieces give a shrine effect.

I painted a layer of gesso over the entire piece , once assembled, and then added some texture paste 

to fuse the pieces together and unifies all the layers of chippy.

Supplies Used: 

Dusty Attic Chippy 

ATC Shadow box DA0823F

Winged Frame Set DA1343

Ornamental Trim  #2 DA 1435

Ornamental Pendants #2 DA13650

Mini Cogs #3 DA3364

Jumbo Cogs #1 DA0232

Cogs #1 DA0001

Skeleton Clock Face DA1689

Golden Acrylic Paints:

Cobalt Teal

VanDyke Brown Hue

Titanium White

Quinacridone Nickel Azzo gold 

Smalt Hue 

Light Phthalo Green

Golden Gesso 

Golden modelling Paste 

Stamperia Mixed Media Glue 

Tim Holtz Mini People 

Tim Holtz Transparent Wings

Thanks for stopping by to have a look at my latest project 

Until Next Time 

Mandy x

COFFEE - Kerstin Filou - Mood Board Inspiration

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

Our monthly Moodboard is an absolutely wonderful inspiration, it goes with all vintage themes, but also with special themes like coffee, chocolate, memories with friends at a cosy coffee break

and much more .... 

I'm a big fan of monochrome colour themes,

 and decided on the coffee theme,

because a cup of coffee is full of happiness, right ?! 😀

 

I created a mixed media layout for a canvas

and worked with several papers, stamps, stencil, flowers,  real coffee beans, powder and some suitable chipboards, used also a Mini tea set, omg

but you can also drink coffee from it, promise 😉😀

 

  

Chipboards were primed with black gesso and after drying stamped with white stamping ink and a small script motif.

Love the crazy stitching shapes, they give a very special look and you don't need to get out the sewing machine.

some details

 

 

 

 

 

 

 used Dusty Attic chipboards and stencil

 

Coffee

Mini Tea Set 

Crazy Stitching Small

Lace Border #3 Small 

Iron Accent #1 

 

Coffee Bean Stencil

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by...until next time!