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

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