The Dusty Attic Blog: Lemon Leaves and Blossoms

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Tuesday, 28 March 2023

You're the Zest - Deb Stephens

Hi everyone and here we are at the end of March and a quarter of the year has passed! I'm here to share my citrus inspired Birthday Card with you.

For this card I used DA2761 Mini Captions #23 Citrus and DA3430 Mini Heart Buttons,

I also used DA2759 Lemons and

DA2760 Lemon leaves and Blossoms along with patterned paper and flowers.

I hope this inspired you to get you chipboard out and colour and create!

Sunday, 18 September 2022

Keep Smiling ... " - Pascale B

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Dusty Attic blog with a new mixed media canvas.

To begin, I covered the canvas with Paper paste. Then I used liquid acrylic paints to color the paste: I added several layers of paints and I dried in between each layers to obtain the effect of an old wall.

I primed all the chipboards with white gesso. I used a foam to do it to be able to add a thin layer.

I colored the Lemon Leaves with Advocado and Umber liquid acrylics. I have selected different elements from Foliage Cluster #1, #2 & #3 and from the Botanic Mix #1 & 3. I used the same colors for the leaves of all these elements. I added Tiger Eye's Stone Jewel paste to the flowers of the different elements.

I covered the frame with metallic flakes, then with clear crackle paste. And to finish, I added sepia wax to highlight the cracks.

To finish, I added some Golden Dragon paste and glitter.

Dusty Attic products:

Foliage Cluster #1 DA3302	Foliage Cluster #2 DA3303	Foliage Cluster #3 DA3304	Vintage Frame DA0254
Botanic Mix #1 DA3346	Botanic Mix #3 DA3348	Lemon Leaves & Blossoms DA2760

Other products:

Flowers - 49 and Market (Royal Spray: Sunshine);
Spray ink - Lindy's Gang (Sparkling Sunset)
Art Ingredients - Finnabair Prima (Sparkling Metallic Flakes);
Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paints - Finnabair Prima (Advocado, Umber, Burnt Sienna, Ochre, Ink Black);
Art Alchemy Waxes - Finnabair Prima (Vintage Gold, Ages Brass);
Art Extravagance - Finnabair Prima (Tiger Eye's Stone Jewel Paste, Golden Dragon Unicorn Paste, Paper Paste, Clear Crackle Paste, Gilding Glue);
Art Basics - Finnabair Prima (3D Matte Gel, Soft Gloss gel).

Monday, 29 November 2021

You and Me - Patricia Basson

Hello dear Blogfriends...

Today I am sharing a page for Dusty Attic using one of the photos taken during the Photoshoot we had as a family a few month ago, this is me and Hubby...

I used paper and cutouts from the Craft O'clock collection, Time of Reflections.

I first gesso'd the Botanical Ring and the Lemon Leaves. The leaves I colored by pressing a Delicata Golden Glitz Inkpad from Tsukineko onto them a few times. It really gave a rich Golden color to them.

I used Art Alchemy waxes, Vintage Silk and Sweet Rose on the Botanical Ring and the Leafy Scroll. Both pieces were cut and placed on either side of my photo.

The Swirly Flourish and Mini Caption I colored by mixing Liquid Metals, Metallic Mandarin from Ken Oliver and Alizarin Crimson Brushos powder with some liquid Gel medium resulting in the beautiful two-toned effect. I thinned the mixture with some water and painted the Brackets and Word Tag with it.

Some flowers, Lace, Skeleton Leaves, Chunky Glitter and Metallic Flakes are added to finish this loving page...

From the Dusty Attic On-line shop I used the following products.

Lemon Leaves and Blossoms

Thank you and Happy Crafting till we meet again....

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned,

worn or consumed.

Happiness is the spiritual experience

of living every minute with love,

grace,

and gratitude.

~Denis Waitley~

Saturday, 22 May 2021

The Beauty of Nature is all around - Patricia Basson - MoodBoard Inspiration

Hello Dusty friends...

Once again Autumn is creeping up on us here in South Africa! My favorite time of the year, going into winter which I absolutly love...I found this beautiful image on Pinterest and used it to create this lovely page as my Dusty Attic Moodboard project .

I used the following papers from 49 & Market, Clockworks from Scents of Nature as background and Wallflower from Vintage Artistry. I kept the footnote from Clockworks as my title, could not let it go to waste.

I punched a small circle in the center of my paper with a Marta Steward punch and did some hand-stitching on the page.

I Gesso'd the Flower Vine, I then covered it with Ancient Pink Glamor Paste from Stamperia. Then used some Red Amber wax from Finnabair in the center and Old White wax on the edges.

On the raw Lemon Leaves and Blooms I used White Gold and Graphite wax.

The Oars and the tree stump of the Seagull I painted with Raw Umber and Raw Sienna Acrylic paints. I added Clear Rock Candy crackle paint from Ranger and when dry some Old White wax on the edges. The Seagull was coloured with some Graphite wax and black Distress Ink and Old White wax on the edge.

I embossed the raw Tea Leaves with Earthone Pepper Embossing Powder from WOW, sprayed some Saxifrage Olive Copper Spray from Lindy's Stampgang on the warm embossing and heat it again creating the lovely droplets effects!