Hold on tight to your Dreams - Pascale B Scrap - Mixed Media panel

Hello Sweeties,

Today, I'm up on Dusty Attic blog with a new mixed-media panel. I used a photo from @ArtHouseWhimsy.

First I glued some collage paper on the canvas board with soft gel. I added a design with the stencil and 3D Gloss Gel. Then I primed everything with diluted white gesso to blend everything together. 

When everything was dry, I painted the background with a purple liquid acrylic paint. When dry, I dry brush the whole background with white gesso to tone down the color and highlight the designs.

I primed all the chipboards I've selected with white gesso.  I used the mate Sage wax to color the Rose Leaves and the Leaves #5 with a tiny bit of Honey wax. 

I used the Honey wax to color the Botanic Mix #6, the Mini Birdhouse, and the Wheat #2. To add some depth I add Black gold wax on the edge of the Birdhouse and the Wheat #2.

I started the composition with the flowers - the biggest elements -  then added the chipboards. When everything was to my liking, I added shadows around the elements of the composition with black and brown liquid acrylic paints to add some depth. 

To finish, I add gold glitter.

Dusty Attic products:

• Damask Stencil #4 – Dusty Attic
• Botanic Mix #6 – Dusty Attic
• Leaves #5 – Dusty Attic
• Alice Elements #15 – rose leaves – Dusty Attic
• Wheat #2 – Dusty Attic
• Mini Birdhouses – Dusty Attic

Other products:

• Collage Paper - 49 and Market ();
• Flowers - 49 and Market (Nature's Bounty: Soft Lilac);
• Art Ingredients - Finnabair Prima (Luminous Glitter Set);
• Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic - Finnabair Prima (Purple, Ink Black, Burnt Sienna);
• Art Alchemy Waxes - Finnabair Prima (Honey, Black Gold, Sage leaves);
• Art Basics - Finnabair Prima (White Heavy Gesso, 3D Gloss Gel, Soft Gloss Gel).

In the garden - Adri Du Preez

Hello everyone!

I am sharing my July design team layout with you, loaded with stunning Dusty Attic chipboard pieces. 

 After what has seemed like the coldest winter in Pretoria, change is finally on the horizon as we are experiencing wonderful weather at the moment.  I am sure spring is on its way and I have never been more ready.

This is my grandson Janco helping me plant seedlings.

For this layout, I used paper from the 49 and Market Curators Botanical collection.

Here is my layout.

I used bookplates and tabs from the Curators Essential collection to create a booklet and stamped it with a coffee stain stamp. 

Chipboard pieces are always painted with Americana Acrylic paint unless otherwise stated.

Both titles were covered with white gesso before being painted with Hauser Light Green and Cool Blue, then dry brushed with white acrylic paint.

Bugs, ants, and spiderwebs are essential to a garden and were painted with black acrylic paint.  The spiderweb was dry brushed with silver acrylic paint.

The flower clusters are made up of a variety of pretty blooms and die-cut foliage and flowers.  I also used the Foliage Clusters #2, a new addition to the beautiful foliage collection.  The foliage was first covered with white gesso and then painted with Hauser Light Green and Cool Blue and dry brushed with white acrylic paint.  I snipped the foliage into pieces and tucked them into the flower clusters. 

The wood slices were inked with brown and black ink and dry brushed with Plantation Pine for a moss look.

The birdhouses, butterfly, plant label, and seedlings in the wheelbarrow were first covered with white gesso and then painted with Hauser Light Green, Cool Blue, Pineapple, and dry brushed with white acrylic paint.

I covered the garden tools with black gesso and Burnt Umber and dry brushed them with Mont Marte Metallic acrylic paint in Silver.  

For the rust effect on the wheelbarrow and watering can I lightly covered them with white gesso making sure I don't cover the detail. With a sponge brush, I then dabbed the wheelbarrow and the watering can with Grey Storm, Slate Grey, and randomly with Georgia Clay.

The flower pots were randomly covered with coarse texture paste.  I then painted the posts with Traditional Burnt Umber and Georgia Clay.  For the moss on the pots, I used Plantation Pine and Hauser Light Green. Twine was also glued to the pots.

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The final touches to this layout included art stone and splatters with diluted white gesso.

 Dusty Attic products used.

DA2909 - Green Thumb

DA0403 - Watering Cans

DA2893 - Garden Tools #1

DA2895 - Wheelbarrows

DA2894 - Garden Tools #2

DA2898-3 - Pot Plants #3

DA2890 - Potplants #1

DA2899 - Plant Labels #1

DA2898 - Planter Pots #1

DA2897 - Seedlings #2

DA3095 - Bugs #1

DA0677 - Mini Ants – 20pk

DA0893 - Mini Butterfly #2

DA0706 - Mini Birdhouses

DA2180 - Wood Slices

DA1791 - Wordpl@y #7 BLACK

DA1797 - Wordpl@y #12 BLACK

DA2499 - Brackets

DA0612 - Spiders and Webs Set

DA3303 - Foliage Clusters #2

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Happy crafting!

Happy Easter cards - Belinda Spencer

 Hello Dusty Attic fans and Happy Easter!

It's Belinda here with you today to share my latest project featuring some fabulous Dusty Attic products. This time I am sharing 6 altered project life cards with an Easter theme.

I started by swiping acrylic paint on to my backgrounds. I use a mix of bought project life cards and ones I have created myself from whatever scraps of cardstock/paper/packaging I have laying around.

After I paint the cards, I then add collage and stencilling. This time I used some Ranger Texture Paste along with the Dusty Attic stencils. Once the stencilling was dry, I went over it with a white Posca Paint Pen to make it brighter.

Here are the completed cards.

I layer some messy thread and patterned paper scraps on the cards before adding the chipboard. I have a box full of collage material. Whenever I am creating as project the leftovers go in the box and then I can just shuffle through the box for little bits and pieces when I need to.

I added some white gesso to a scrap of the Corrugated Card and tore it into pieces so I could add a little to each card.

I kept some chipboard pieces in their raw unaltered form.

Some chipboard pieces I painted with a few coats of white gesso. If I feel the gesso is not bright enough then I add white Posca Pen on top as well.

For some pieces I used paint pens on them to add a little colour.

These cards are so fun to make and I can't wait to use them for something. I think these would make lovely card fronts for Easter cards. It is also a great way to use up various chipboard pieces from different sets.

The Dusty Attic products used:

DA0506 Foliage # 1

DA0706 Mini Birdhouses

DA0727 Mini Birds # 3

DA0830 Corrugated Card

DA0893 Mini Butterflies # 2

DA1040 Mini Stars

DA1482 Bedazzled Stencil

DA1561 Whimsy Frames # 5

DA1758 Rose Stencil

DA1760 Leaves # 3 Stencil

DA2198 Window & Shutters # 2

DA2396 Broken Bits # 6 - Grid

DA2399 Broken Bits # 9 - Brick

DA2437 Blooms # 3

DA2445 Frame Medley

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. Happy Easter!

Cheers

Belinda

Under the Clouds - Pascale B - Mood Board inspiration

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Dusty Attic blog with a new mixed media canvas. I worked with another photo from Christina Fisher.

Here is the amazing mood board with its soft colors

First, I covered the canvas with Plaster paste. When dry, I painted it with Burnt Sienna and Nude liquid acrylic paints. After drying, I added a design with the Burnt Sienna. I added some metallic flakes here and there. I covered the edges with Clear Crackle paste. When dry, I used a Vintage Antiquing Cream to reveal the cracks. 

I primed the Star Banner with black gesso before adding Gold Metallic Flakes. I primed the Moon, the Clouds, Birdhouses, and the Cherry Blossom with white gesso. 

I paint the Clouds with White Pearl and a hint of Soft Satin, the Moon with Unicorn Hair, and White Pearl. For the birdhouses, I used Burnt Sienna with waxes.

I painted the branch of the Cherry Blossom with Burnt Sienna and the flowers with Soft Satin and a touch of White Pearl. I added some Old White matte wax to matify them, then added White Pearl wax on the edges. 

To finish, I added some glitters.

Dusty Attic products:

Cherry Blossom DA0640	Star Banner DA1436	Clouds #3 DA2991
Moons #2 DA2739	Mini Birdhouses DA0706	Ledger Stencil DA1891

Other products:

• Vintage Antiquing Cream - Stamperia;
• Art Ingredients - Finnabair Prima (Metallic Flakes);
• Liquid Acrylic Art Alchemy - Finnabair Prima (Burnt Sienna, Nude);
• Metallic paints  Art Alchemy - Finnabair Prima (White Pearl, Soft Satin, Unicorn Hair);
• Waxes  Art Alchemy - Finnabair Prima (White Gold, White Pearl, Old White);
• Art Extravagance - Finnabair Prima (Gilding Glue, Plaster Paste, Clear Crackle Paste);
• Art Basics - Finnabair Prima (Heavy White Gesso, Heavy Black Gesso, 3D Matte Gel, Soft Gloss Gel).