October Winners

 Hello and welcome to the winners reveal

Thank you everyone for entering, each month we get some spectacular entries and we love that you take the time to create and share with us.

Mood Board Winner

VICTORIA KING

Sketch Winner

DEBRA BEER

Welcome to the November challenges

Mood Board 

SKETCH

It is so easy to enter for your chance to win a $50 (AUD) credit to the 

DUSTY ATTIC ONLINE STORE 

Just add your own take of each or both of the challenges in the 
DUSTY FANattics Facebook page

Happiness blooms from within - Rikki G - Mood Board Inspiration

 Good morning how are you? Wow time is flying its starting to get to the crazy time of the year and that means for our house we will be doing some Halloween decorations and then that means onto the roof to start prepping for Christmas Lights , yes I know I am not crazy but it all takes time.

While I start prepping the to do list I will share with you my latest creation for Dusty Attic.  This is another one of those kits I am trying to kill mind you I have enough to do another layout or two so wish me luck.

To start the chipboard embellishment cluster..... start with the fairy door.

The second embellishment to add is the Mushrooms then add the crystals.

Finish off with the fern leaves.....

Hope this has inspired you to layer your Dusty Attic Chipboard.

Gems & Crystals

Fairy Doors #1 Small

Magic Mushrooms Cluster #3

Happiness Blooms From Within

                                      

Ferns

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.

Life is a daring adventure - Michelle Van Oudtshoorn - Mood Board Inspiration

 Hello lovelies

Today I am on the blog with a layout created using the October moodboard.

I have used papers from 13 Arts and Ciao Bella and done a bit of fussy cutting from the 13 Arts paper to create my layout.

For this layout I have used two sets of chipboard - Industrial Jumbo Gears (DA2860) and Foliage #4 (DA1294). I dabbed metallique brown paint on all the pieces first using a sponge and waited for this to dry. Once this was dry I added a dark teal metallique paint to the chipboard pieces, also dabbing this on with a sponge

I first added matting layers behind the photo before adhering this to the page with foam tape down the centre of the matted photo. I did this so that I could add my fussy cut pieces and gears under the photo as I did my layering.

I started first with fussy cut pieces than added the gears - some pieces were added with foam tape so I could create my different layers.

Once these were all layered I then added some of the foliage.

You can take part in the monthly moodboard challenge by using the moodboard to create a project (anything, as long as you use Dusty Attic Chippy) and add your project the Dusty FANattics facebook page. 2 random winners are selected and will win one of two AUD50 worth of gorgeous Dusty Attic chipboard.

 

These are the products I have used:

Thanks for visiting the blog today.

Hugs,

Michelle

Beautifully Boho - Ankarika Crafts - Mood Board Inspiration

 Hi there!

I'd like to present a greeting card made to order for a Wedding Anniversary. I put a lot of work and heart into it and now I'll tell you how it was created. But let me start by mentioning what my long-time client had in mind and asked me for: a colour scheme of bottle green with gold and graphite blue. The main attraction was to be macramé in any form, elegant style with wood elements. In my personal opinion, it came out beautifully boho - what do you think?

It's rather normal with me that once a month I create a project in line with the colour challenge on the Dusty Attic blog. This colour combo really coincidentally fell into this challenge, I swear it's a coincidence which I was really thrilled about. The combination of these colours is truly madness. See the poster below. I encourage all of you to take part in our challenge. of course. All you have to do is add your art work to the comments section of the Dusty FANattics Facebook group for a chance to win one of two amazing prizes of $50 (AUD) on purchases from their store. I can't wait to see your work on the Dusty FANAttics group.

The card base has been made according to my fixed pattern, there is layering: there is a beige base, a gold frame and decorative paper in a shade of green trimmed on the machine. This is the paper that has the centre cut out, the gold ribbon is lined and I have threaded a delicate whole ribbon around the frame through the pre-punched holes. The effect is fantastic, but this is something I already knew about before I got down to it, because about six months ago I made very, very similar twin cards. 

The central section is a smaller piece of decorative paper also lined with gold ribbon around the edges. On top of this I arranged a delicate decorative grid cardboard panel, which I coloured gold using wax. There you can also see the ragged gauze underneath. The next layer is a beautiful feather wings sticking out from underneath the flower composition at the top, and wooden slices on which I arranged the macramé. The leaf has a matching green tonality thanks to different combinations of waxes, while the woods are whitened with white acrylic paint.

I have placed beautiful white flowers on both cards: one is made of fabric, the other of foamiran. They are surrounded by paper leaves and remnants of the cordon that was left over when I did the macramé. The composition is enhanced with beautiful vintage-style ribbons and gold cord. You can also see cute little butterflies between the leaves, and stylish decorative corners at the bottom of the work. Almost all the pieces are lightly brushed with gold wax. I made both macramé pieces with my own hands, and again I declare that this is something I adore with all my heart. The day will come when I will grow this love in to myself. And you? Do you do macramé?

I also have to mention the field plant on the macramé, it's absolutely adorable and adds that natural style - it's kept in the aforementioned green and gold colours. The entire art message is reinforced by the subtitles: So Happy Together and Close Together, as well as from another set: Time to Celebrate and Congratulations. The cards are splashed with white paint and I also added tiny white pebbles in several places. How do you like the end result?

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Thanks and see you soon!

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