Showing posts with label Music notes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music notes. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 September 2023

My Dream - Kerstin Filou - Mood Board Inspiration

 

 Hello everyone!

I'm back with a new layout created with our monthly moodboard inspiration.

 Almost every little girl dreams of owning a pair of  ballet shoes and attending her first dance lesson.

 It's an exciting and tense experience that fills their hearts with delight.

 After first lessons, sweetie little girls proudly jump through the park,  feeling accomplished and happy.

 

 

 


some close up's





 


 used chipboards  


Frangipani #3 


Mini Tabs #6 BLACK



Music Notes




Antique Frame

 

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 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
so you can choose your very own designs.

 
 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!
 

Saturday, 10 September 2022

Day Dreamer - Adri Du Preez - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello everyone!

Here is my layout inspired by the stunning September mood board, and featuring 
Dusty Attic chipboard pieces. For this layout, I used the Ingenue paper from the 49 and 
Market Vintage Artistry Lilac collection.

This is my daughter during one of our many photo shoots a few years ago.

Here is the beautiful mood board.


and here is my layout.


 To create more detail on the background I randomly stamped with a Music stamp, then I primed the background with clear gesso.  To add more colour to the background, I used Distress Oxide in Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet, and Lindy's Tea Pot Purple. Then 
I glued Tim Holtz tissue paper, butterflies from a serviette, and Vintage Artistry Butter/Lilac and Sky/Navy rub-ons.



All the chippies were first covered in white gesso.

Unless otherwise stated, chipboard pieces are painted with Americana Acrylic paint.

The Music Hashtags words, mini scrolls, and ATC frame were heat embossed with white embossing powder.  For the title, I used the mini tab Day Dreamer. 

 I glue words onto my flower clusters by first gluing them onto acetate, and then applying transparent matte gel to them.



The flower clusters are made up of a variety of pretty blooms and die-cut foliage and flowers. 
I coloured the lavender with Plum and dry brushed it with Wild Orchid and white acrylic paint.
The Wildflower was painted with Whispering Turquoise and dry brushed with white acrylic paint.


How beautiful are these new Botanic Buttons?  I just love them!  They were 
coloured with  Whispering Turquoise, and Wild Orchid then dry brushed with white 
acrylic paint.


The Music Flourish and Music Notes were painted with Lamp Black.



Some close-ups.




The final touches to this layout included art beads, sequins, and splatters with diluted white gesso.

Dusty Attic products used.



Thank you for visiting the blog today.  I hope you find time to play along with this 
mood board.  Share your projects on our Facebook Page here for your chance to win a 
$50 (AUD) credit for two lucky winners to the Dusty Attic online shop so you can choose 
your very own chippies you would like to use.

Happy crafting!



Tuesday, 30 August 2022

50th Wedding Anniversay - Ankarika Craft

Hello guys!

Holidays are ending and with them the sweet laziness that has engulfed me in recent weeks. I suspect that most families have mastered the madness of school preparations and this is also the case with me. But.. Helo!.. It doesn't mean that nothing new is being created in my studio. On the contrary - I have a few recent projects waiting to be published. Today I present a card with the main motif of a vinyl record. The first time this idea came to my mind in February 2021, when I decided to make a 30cm x 30cm layout with the vinyl. This is one of my favourite projects, and from time to time I'm being asked if I can do something similar. Here it is - The 50th Wedding Anniversary card! What a fantastic number.. To me personally it seems like something unimaginably distant in time.


For this art work, I used Craft O'Clock papers, I treated the edges in "my own" way - sometimes I wonder when I get bored of hemming the paper... ;)) The customer asked for a card in golden colours, so I decided to combine gold with yellow and brown. I cut the vinyl disc motif with a Tattered Lace die, which has been serving me for a very long time and faithfully supports me each time. I used a gold sheet of paper with flecks of different colors - in my opinion it made the project wonderfully cheer up and added a bit of a party mood. I cut out all the circles three times and glued them together to obtain a rigid plate imitation. I put personalised inscriptions in the center.






An absolute eye-catcher is the brilliant shape of a staff with notes and a sumptuous treble clef. I remember that I chose this shape at the very beginning of my cooperation with Dusty Attic and I'm very happy that I finally had an opportunity to use it. The effect is naturally stunning. I secured all the chipboards used here with a white gesso from Finnabair and then applied a delicate layer of golden wax, also from Finnabair.




The lower part of the work is an impressive floral arrangement, quite layered and significantly stretched - I used beautiful yellow flowers from 49 and Market and small leaves from the sets: Botanic Mix #3 and Botanic Mix #4. On the left side I added a white string accompanied by a magnificent bow made of wonderful Old Fashion Ribbons - and these I have recently brought to England and I already have them in my offer - I cordially invite you to make orders. At the customer's request, there are two champagne glasses, cut from Marianne Design dies. The finishing touches this time are gold particles sprinkled in various places of the project and a film strip designed by Tim Holtz sticking out from under the flowers on the left side. The icing on the cake are two cute butterflies and the number 50 with the words "Time to Celebrate".



I'm very pleased with this project, I was happy to do this order for a lovely couple of people living in Ireland. I will also tell you in secret that it is a gift from the marvellous lady for her lovely husband. 50 years together... This is the situation. :)





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Wednesday, 17 August 2022

20th Wedding Anniversary Card - Ankarika Craft

  Hi there!

Today I want to show you a card that I made on the occasion of the 20th wedding anniversary for a couple living in Poland. I like orders that travel around the world - it's so fascinating... So far my art works are located in: Ireland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Norway, France and of course the vast majority in England - where I have my craft studio. How does it look like with you? Do you sell your projects locally or on a larger scale?

I was asked to make a musical card, with an emphasis on the presence of a guitar - unfortunately I didn't have a fantastic guitar from Dusty Attic, but fortunately I found a die in the depths of a drawer. To make this card, I used paper from Margaret, which - as you look at - on the right side of the page - also has a guitar. I figured such a repetition would look nice. The edges of the paper are torn and sewn on the machine. The background is secured with a clear gesso with a Gradient stencil in white - you can see the pattern sticking out from under the music notes in several places.



The notes are secured with white gesso and then I sprayed them with a mist in a shade of bottle green. They are stuck to paper plates sewed on the machine and glued over a distance. The aforementioned guitar is cut three times with a die, the individual layers are glued together for stiffening. I embossed the honeycomb pattern on the guitar with an embossing folder and finally highlighted it with silver wax. I put "xoxoxo" and "Endless Love" on the guitar.



I made the flowers from Craft Sensation paper and they perfectly match the frames I cut from the same sheet. The flower centers are small color-matched beads. The floral composition, as usual, is enriched with jagged gauze, green sisal, small pebbles and slightly larger polystyrene balls. This time I opted for three different types of leaves. You can see the paper leaves made by me using the mask from Dusty Attic. Next to it, I put cardboard leaves from set #2 - protected with white gesso, and I gave the color with sage wax. At the bottom there are also leaves from the die.



Piece of film is sticking out next to the guitar, the flowers are complemented by a fantastic bottle green bow from the Old Fashion Ribbons ribbon - I shyly remind you that you can buy these ribbons from me in England. Next to the ribbon, I placed a delicate white string. In several places on the sheet you will find small pearls and the number 20 in the upper left corner.



The center of the card is also decorated, but this is a private part for the couple - only for them to view. Another order is completed - it's a joy for me. I cordially greet you and encourage you to shop - because recently brilliant industrial shapes have appeared in the Dusty Attic store - I am waiting impatiently for them!




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Thank you for visiting me and we'll see you soon on the topic of music, again! ;)