100% BOY - Adri Du Preez

 Hello everyone!

I am sharing my March design team layout with you featuring my grandson James and stunning Dusty Attic chipboard designs.

I am blessed indeed. I have the privilege of looking after this handsome little boy during the day while his mommy is at work and I feel honored that they trust me with their most precious little boy.  It is amazing to see him grow and reaching his milestones, his first smile, first teeth and how he discovered his feet for the first time. Today he started blowing bubbles, so absolutely cute.  Jamesie makes our world more beautiful, and more amazing. This little boy is so loved!

Here is my layout.

All the chippies except for the cogs and gears were first painted with white gesso, then chalk paint and dry brushed with white acrylic paint.  I inked the page pebble with Versa Magic in Aloe Vera.

I randomly covered the cogs and gears with coarse gesso, and when dried I covered all the parts with black gesso. I then dabbed the cogs and gears with a sponge brush and the same colour chalk paint as the rest of the chippies. Then, I dry brushed all the parts with white acrylic paint.

These polaroid frames and Wordpl@y elements are so amazing!

Here you can see how I used the mini tabs.  And yes, this little boy is one of a kind!

After everything was glued down I added splatters with diluted black and white gesso.

These are the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces that I have used.

DA0026 - 100% Boy

DA1115 - Page Pebbles #10

DA1794 - Wordpl@y #10 Black

DA1026 - Heart Arrows #2

DA1809 - Mini Tabs #7 Black

DA2457 - Polaroid Fame Set #4

DA2442 - Mini Brackets

DA1068 - Chevron Panel Small

DA2501 - Jumbo Cogs #2

DA1977 - Cogs & Gears

DA0232 - Jumbo Cogs #1

DA0002 - Cogs #2

Thank you for visiting my blog.  Please visit the Dusty Attic online store for more amazing designs.

Happy crafting!

Dream Big - Helena - Mood Board Inspiration

Hi! Today I'm sharing a page made after the Dusty Attic inspiration board this month. Such pretty colors! I just love pink and turquoise together!

The photo is of my little nephew, and Yes - you can do a boy page in pink and with lots of flowers :)

For my background I have used a DA stencil (Confetti, DA1324) with DA texture paste and mists in pink and turquoise.

The title "Dream Big" is from Mini Captions #8, DA1387. I have also used a Feather Charm (DA1383). Both pieces painted white. 

I have tucked Leaves #2 (DA1342) into my flower cluster, along with a small piece from the Ornamental Trim Set (DA1347).

As frames for my photo I used Scalloped Cirles (DA0112), painted white and pink (Dusty in Colour, Dusty Pink). You can also spot a couple of branches (DA1184), these I kept raw.

Thank you for stopping by today!

xoxo

Helen

Explore - Jen Burns - Mood Board Inspiration

Hiya everyone

Today I am sharing my take on the November Mood Board for Dusty Attic

I was inspired by the colours in the board - especially the Blues and yellowish orange 

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I started with the background and added the Splat stencil with the texture paste mixed with DA Paint Sunshine yellow with a touch of  Sunburnt orange 

Sunshine DA0905      

Sunburnt Orange DA0906

 

Texture Paste  DA1218

Stencils - Splat - DA1329

Then I used the Denim paint with the texture paste

(as the paste is white it makes the paint colour you use lighter) with the arrows stencil.

Then I dropped blotches of white gesso here and there 

Denim DA0914

I used any left over texture paste and mixed it together to create the Green colour that I have used behind the Hot Air Balloon background
(and dry brushed a little gesso over it to show the texture) 

The Blueprint Discover word and the Blueprint rocket where both painted and then I added some silver glitter over the top of portions of it to stand out, I also used a different colour paper behind the rocket.   

Having the Orange straws behind the word makes it "pop", I also used micro beads to add extra texture to the background as well.  

Blueprint Discover word DA1426

Blueprint Rocket DA1424

Arrows #3  DA1000

Hot Air Balloon  DA1055

Heart Arrows  DA1026

Arrows #3  DA1000

Thanks for popping by and I cant wait to see your take on the Mood board
Jen Burns

Three - Jen Burns

I totally fell in love with the 7 Dots studio papers!

My other Love of corse is Dusty Attic chippy

and KYDEN !! - when did he become Three ?

(although it is only two more months and he will be FOUR)   

Some of the things he loves at the moment are

Swimming, Playdates (with his little partner in crime- Cadence!), Pretzels, The Fairy Mines (which is the pine forrest near my house), Moobies ! and of corse he can not get enough of SUPERHERO's !
ALL of them
Superman, Batman, Flash, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, Hawk Girl, Captain America, Wolverine, and the list goes on and on and on  

I used different Martha Stewart punches and took bits out of some of the edges then put the green behind to add a bit of colour

I have used a mask and black crackle medium to add some grunge to the background

Then machine stitched around the layout and the photo. The circles are clear pebbles from Prima and I have laid them over some quotes that I love 

(He is definatley my "Happy")

 I left the Dusty Attic Chipboard raw which is something I rarely do but it really suited the paper and layout. I have used TWO of the new releases as well.

( I can see me using the arrows and diamond ALOT actually )

The other little letters are the mini alphabet stickers from Tim Holtz, add a little bit of washy tape and some little white dots and its finished.
DUSTY ATTIC
 products used 

Diamonds Grid DA1216 - NEW

Word Disks #1  DA1195

  

Typewriter Alphabet DA0143 

Arrow Borders #2 DA1199 - NEW

REMEMBER
you can buy these plus any of the new release straight from the web site now as well
http://dustyattic.com.au



Take care and happy creating,
 Love Jen