Every photo tells story - Michelle Van Oudtshoorn - Mood Board Inspiration

Hi there,

I am sharing a canvas I created for the February moodboard

I drew inspiration off the circular macrons, and the edges of the lace under the coffee cup and thought that this reminded me of gears and I created this canvas

The canvas is covered with a prima tissue paper, then covered with matt gel. When this was dry I added crackle paste and when that was dry I used the the Distressed Grid Stencil DA1538 and used this in places with modelling paste.

All the chipboard was prepared with black gesso. 

I used a combination of gears - DA2734, DA2744, DA2859 and DA2864, as well as industrial clusters DA3374 and DA3377. I also used Industrial Globes DA2184, mini film strips DA2511, layered bolts DA2880 and the small distressed frame DA2872.

I first started layering the gears and bolts and built these up in the left bottom corner and top right corner, building these up to create clusters of gears.

Once this was all layered, and the frame was added, I started dabbing all the cogs with ARTalchemy waxes in browns and iron colours - using a round paint brush, until all the black gesso was covered. The title DA1783"every photo tells a story" was added last.

These are the products I have used:

Thanks for visiting the blog today. And why not take part in the March moodboard challenge and post your entry to the Facebook DustyFANattics page.

Till next time,

Michelle

Simply Perfect - Jen Burns - Mood Board inspiration

 

Hello everyone, today I am sharing my take on the Dusty Attic Mood Board challenge for August, it is super sweet pinks and browns.

This photo of my gorgeous little grand daughter was taken at a park where she kept bobbing her head down and saying "Peek-A-Boo".  This is just one of the many things that photographs do, evoke memories attached to them.

I started by spray painting all of my chipboard except the frame and title white. While it was drying I have covered the Distress Frame with the patterned paper and machine stitched around the edges of the pink background.

I have painted an ombre effect onto the Simply Perfect title with browns and pinks, and the pink of the little frames. I have added black card behind the mini hearts to make them "pop" and some of the patterned paper inside.

The Cherry Blossom tree and the cute little Songbird have been painted using the same brown for the branches and pink for the blossoms adding white, dark pink and light brown dots.

The flowers, leaves and bird are fussy cut from the Forest tea party paper. The chippy toadstools layered in between where a must along with the awesome dandelions, you can't see them and not want to make a wish. 

The Forrest Friends Llamas are simply just too super gorgeous together with the cute little Forrest Friends Reindeer.  I have left them mainly white and just coloured their wool and scarves with fine tipped markers.

Dusty Attic products used

Distressed Frames Large

Forest Friends - Llama #3

Forest Friends- Llama #1

Forest Friends - Reindeers Small

Songbirds #2

Toadstools #1

Cherry Blossom 

Butterflies #3

Simply Perfect Impact title 
(complete with mini polaroid frames)

Dandelions

Thank you for joining me today. 

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Paper used P13 Forest Tea Party

XXX J XXX 

These are treasured memories - Michelle Van Oudtshoorn

Hello from a chilly New Zealand

Hope you are all doing well - it has been a little cold here, winter is definitely creeping in. Perfect weather for staying indoors, keeping warm and scrapbooking. There is still time to enter the Dusty Attic moodboard challenge and your chance to win one of two AUD50 vouchers to use on Dusty Attic chipboard. Post your entry to the DustyFANattics facebook page under the moodboard post, using the moodboard and dusty attic chipboard for your project.

I have gone with the sea theme and created this layout

I have used a Mintay paper and cut out elements to make up my page. First paint all the chipboard (except the distressed frames DA2672), with either white acrylic paint or white gesso. When this is dry, edge the pieces with a dark blue ink stamp pad. I then lightly sanded each of the pieces. 

Cut the photo to fit the 4 x 4" frame. Frame is painted with blue metallic paint. Adhere the frame to the photo, then add the photo matt and then the outside frame to the page using foam tape.

I then added the one  piece foliage #15 DA2234 next to the photo, then added the ships helm and then adding the other piece of foliage. Layer the mini fish (DA2774), mason jar (DA1364) and mini shells (DA2267) around the cluster with the cut out boat.

I then added the title "These are treasured memories" (DA1842). I then splattered white paint over the page and added sequins to finish off.

These are the products I have used:

Take care,

Michelle