every Photo tells a story - Patricia Basson - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello all. 

Today I am sharing another page with photos of my youngest Daughter with you using the sweet pastel colors of the July Moodboard from Dusty Attic.

I used papers from AB Studio, Love comes Again, Angel's Heaven and Ocean of Kisses from the So much Love collection.

I punched and handstitched the edges of the multi layers trying to incorporate all the lovely colours.

Technique wise  I did not do much this time. Reason is I bought a new product and wanted to try it out without to much fussing. 

So after Gesso on the chipboard I coloured them with Cosmic Shimmer's Matt Chalk polish. It's an interesting textured product, I would describe it being like Putty, and it gives a real lovely Matt coverage on the chipboard. Easy to apply with either a sponge or paintbrush. 

 

I used the colors Aqua, Antique Rose and Custard on the various pieces. On the little Frangipani Blooms I used a sponge for the Custard Color and a Paintbrush for the Antique Rose in the inside. I also tried my hand with the Distressed Gilded Foundry Wax from Tim Holtz on the Leafy Corner and Spring Blooms. 

 

A sprinkle of Rose Gold Glitter, Flowers, Lace Flowers and some Fussy cut elements and the page was done. 

From the Dusty Attic On-Line Shop I used the Following...

 I hope you find time to play along with this mood board.  Share your projects on our Facebook Dusty FANattics Page 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.

Word Arrows #1

DA 1819

Word Tags #2

DA 1817

Frangipani Small

DA 1899

Spring Blooms #4

DA 1287

Bali Border #1

DA 2567

Every Photo tells a Story

DA 1783

Leafy Corners

DA 2689

A special Message to my Girl...

Keep your face always toward the sunshine 

and shadows will fall behind you.

Cherish Hamssa - Anat Weksler - Mood Board Inspiration

 Hello dear friends,

It's anat here,  back to share my Dusty Attic's Moodboard inspired project.

You will clearly see this piece isn't my regular style, it is minimalist, having no layers. I've embraced the challenge and created this hamssa for a lady who  likes the things as "simple" as possible. 

Here are the chippies I've used:

 Leafy corners

Mini titles#1-love

Cameo ribbon slides

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

Just Smile - Anat Weksler

 Hello crafty friends!

Anat here sharing with you my new Canvas using gorgeous Chipboards.

Playing with textures is definitely my thing! I love experimenting new techniques, inventing and testing them. Peeled paint is one of those! That is what I have created in the Canvas background, I loved it so much and decided to go with almost monochromatic project based on muted Pink pastel.

The chipboard were painted in different shades of pink and later gold flakes were added to them. you will be able to see all details in the close-ups photos I added below.

The chipboard I've used are:

Ornate corner#6

Leafy corners

Frame medley

Rose stems#2

Fancy trim #21

Mini cogs #2

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

One Winged Angel - Pascale B

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Dusty Attic blog with a new mixed media panel. I work with another photo of Christina Fisher call the "One Winged Angel".

After priming the HDF panel with white gesso, I glued a piece of tissue paper on the lower half. On the upper half, I added a design with the flourish stencil and modeling paste. When dry, I cover the upper half with brown paint mixed with black gesso. 

I painted all the chipboards and the resin elements with the same brown paint mixed with black gesso. I embossed the ATC Frame #4 with Silence is Golden EP. 

Before starting to glue anything, I waxed lightly the upper half of the background with Bronze Age wax to highlight the details of the design which have disappeared under the dark brown paint. Then, I started my composition. First, I glued some natural branches, then the frame. From there, I continued with the chipboards: the Spring Blooms #1, the Foliage #23, the small branches #4, the Leafy Corners, and the mini feathers.

When all the elements were glued, I colored them with different waxes starting with the darkest to the lighter. I used Bronze Age, Aged Brass, Vintage Gold, and finally White Gold. 

I decided to add more natural elements like lichen painted with copper metallic paint and dry hydrangea flowers.  

I finished the composition with gold pearls, mica flakes, and glitters.

Dusty Attic products:

Leafy Corners DA2689			Foliage #23 DA2594			Spring Blooms #1 DA1282			ATC Frame #4 DA0876
Mini Feathers DA0650				Branch #4 small DA1184				Flourish Stencil DA2662

Other products:

Flowers - 49 and Market (Cotton Blooms: Ginger);

Embossing Powders - Lindy's Gang (Silence is Golden);

Moulds - Prima (Vincennes Hardware, Escucheons);

Tissue paper - Finnabair Prima (Carte Postale); 

Art Ingredients - Finnabair Prima (Gold Leaf);

Art Alchemy Waxes - Finnabair Prima (Bronze Age, Aged Brass, Vintage Gold, White Gold);

Art Alchemy Metallique Paint - Finnabair Prima (Steampunk Copper);

Art Basics - Finnabair Prima (White Heavy Gesso, Black Heavy Gesso, 3D Matte Gel, Soft Matte Gel, Modeling Paste).