Winter Delights - Mixed Media canvas - Kerstin Filou

 

Welcome creative friends!

Welcome into the new year, 

wish you a year full of fun and joy in creative work !

It's wintertime here, cold, snow and ice have us again fully in the grip. 

Snow shovelling is again announced, an occupation  not always great joy arises, our dog sees that but quite different, he is completely thrilled by the snow broom and would like to sit on top and push along.

 

 

 

I created a mixed media layout with lots of snow and ice crystals, not to forget a bird house, which is especially popular in winter in our garden.

 

I found a lot of suitable theme shapes at Dusty Attic,

love the 3d optic of the bird house and the nature inspired chippies.

 

I worked mainly with white gesso and added a few color accents with diluted blue acrylic paint and a little brown. I also used die-cuts, which together with the chipboards bring more vividness and fullness to the layout. 

To bring more depth to the project, dried wood slices and branches were used.

 

some close up's

 

 

 

 used Dusty Attic chipboards

 

Winters Forest #1 

Holly Wreath #2

Birds a field 

 Bird Houses

Poppy Heads Small 

 Pine Sprigs #2

Mini Birds #3

 

 

 

 

 

  I hope I could inspire you

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin

Winter Garden - Kerstin Filou - Mood Board Inspiration

 

 Welcome creative friends!

 

 Everything is covered in deep snow, it's freezing cold and you can get some exercise every day by swinging the snow shovel. Winter has us firmly in its grip.

A winter where you look forward to spring all the more. Hopefully it will be soon!

Today I want to share with you a 12 x 12 layout in wintry mood. The colours of our monthly Moodboard inspired me to create a scrapbook page  with some impressions from our garden in winter time.

 

 

some close up's

Dusty Attic chipboards 

 

Mini Bare Tree #2

Grass Clusters #2

 Water Pumps

Mini Icicles

Birds a field

Fancy Trim #23

There is still heaps of time to enter the Mood Board challenge yourself for a chance to win one of two $50 Credits to the Dusty Attic website and  it is super easy to enter, just add your take in the comments section on the Dusty Attic FANattics page here

https://facebook.com/groups/1949690068580466

I hope I could inspire you!

Thanks for your visit!

 

Adore - Kerstin Filou - Mood Board Inspiration

 

 Welcome creative friends! 

Now it's my turn to feature a layout using the beautiful Dusty Attic Moodboard for January.

 Palm trees, sun, beach and sea and these sunset colors on the January Moodboard  make you dream of vacation.

But here it's winter now and we are happy when some snow falls from the sky and the frost enchants nature with hoar frost snow crystals. From the winter walk you get red noses, because outside it's frosty cold and you are grateful for every warming ray of sunshine.

We also like to go into the garden now and feed our winter birds. 

That was my inspiration and thoughts behind  this wintry mixed media layout.

 

Suitable to the winter temperatures I used mainly the cool blue shades and only some little shades of warm tones for the birds. 

I love to create with Maja Design papers, here some sheets from the collection 'Holidays in the Alp'.

 

Some close up's

Little birdies were painted with some diluted acrylic colours

 

This little bird house is so amazing, you can glue the window and the roof trim  for an additional 3d effect, I added some small icicles too

 The trees fits perfectly to this photo, I snowed them in, just like my last project, 

Altered book - Winter Tales

 

Dusty Attic chipboards Used    

Birds a field

Bird Houses

Snowflakes #1 Small

Grass Clusters #2

Grass Border #1

 Winters Forest #1

Mini Titles #2 – Perfect

 

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!

Kerstin

 

Fresh Snow - Kerstin Filou

 Welcome in the new creative year!

 Today the first fresh snow has fallen this winter, the landscape is transformed into a winter wonderland, simply fabulous and the right inspiration for a new book in Altered Art.

 

 

 

 

 

 

How you can create a book in Altered Art

 

Basic materials

Dusty Attic chipboards;

Stamperia Paper 'Wintertales';

old book

 

 

1 separate the text with the help of a ruler and sharp cutter 

Tip: especially with older books where the paper is already very brittle, it does not have to be a straight cut, you can also simply tear them out by hand, this gives a wonderful old weathered look

2 choose a paper of your choice and stick it on the first and last page of your book

 

3 prime the chipboards with white acrylic paint and 

sprinkle deco snow into the paint while it is still wet 

Tip:  there are various types available commercially

 

4  now you can stick on your two book pages, paint them, decorate them with cutting dies,

 sayings or whatever other decoration you can think of

 Tip: for a 3D effect you can glue the chipboards and cut-out paper motifs between

 the single paper sheets too

5  I have also made a standing surface out of cardboard,  book stands better and you can complement the theme with a landscape

I cut out a matching semicircle and transformed it into a winter landscape with white gesso and Deco snow 

 

Some close up's

 

 used Dusty Attic chipboards

 

Deer

 Birds a field

Snowflakes #1 Small

Grass Clusters #2

Icicles

Ferns

 Woodlands small

 

 I hope I could inspire you to try something completely different

 with the awesome chippies from Dusty Attic!

 

Happy crafting!!