I Loved This - Patricia Basson

Hello Scrappy friends...

Today I share with you a very special photo. This is me and my dear on-line friend Lisa-Marie Watling. We have known each other a few years already and only got to meet last year at the Finnabair workshop in Jeffreys'bay...

What a meeting that was...I can not even remember if either of us said a word, I can just remember tight bear hugs and flippen tears!!! For a tiny little person Lisa-Marie sure has the most awesome hugs...I will treasure those moments forever, really hoping that it might be possible to spend time with my little soul-sister sometime in future again.

Here I used the Swirly Frame. I cut it in half and used it to frame my photo. All my chip-board was first gesso'd and painted with Oak Leaf Olive Mica's from Lindy's Stampgang. On the frame I did some random embossing with Aged Green Embossing Enamel from Stampendous.

I added some drops of Glossy Accents on the Feather, and somehow must have pressed on the one resulting in a more Matt finish...liking it more I then went ahead and tried to Matt all the other drops as well...Once again a Happy mishap..

I also used two stencils from the Dusty Attic shop. I used the Cross-hatched one with some brown Distress Ink and Copper Crackle Texture Paste with the Bedazzled Stencil.

Different layers with papers, resist canvas, canvas and Tokreene'd gauss. The colour is from LSG Moonshadow Mist, Ethernal Emerald. My favourite Prills are A Penny Saved.

The title is very apt for this special photo!!! It was just Gesso'd and inked a little.

Both layers of the Layered Accent were painted with the LSG Mica, with the bottom one getting a swipe with the brown Distress Ink.

I created the border with several Tissue Tapes, Brown Distress Ink and water droplets.

Please visit my friends on the Dusty Attic Blog...There are daily inspirational posts with so many different styles...something for every one!

We also have a dedicated link-up for our Readers Work on the right hand sidebar...Please link your works done using Dusty Attic Products in the "Readers Work 2016" link, we would love to visit your blogs and leave you some Love...

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These are what I used on this page....

Feather Charms #3

DA 1382

Swirly Frame

DA 1468

Layered Accent

DA 1455

Mini Tabs #1

DA 1462

Bedazzled Stencil

DA 1482

Crosshatched Stencil

DA 1475

Thank you for taking the time to visit me...

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. 

Criticize me, and I may not like you.

 Ignore me, and I may not forgive you.

 Encourage me, and I will not forget you. 

Love me and I may be forced to love you. 

~William Arthur Ward~

Family Legacy - Maggie Armstrong - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello all!  So nice to be back into the swing of things after a short hiatus!  I am very excited to be part of the 2016 Dusty Attic Creative Team - if you haven't checked out their range of beautiful chipboard, flowers, paint and other essential mixed media items on the website then click here. 

Each month, the team at Dusty Attic put up a moodboard - details as follows:

''Welcome to our Mood Board for 2016, we hope you love it as much as we do! Use the colours and words for Inspiration. Not only can you use Kraft, black or white cardstock but also it can be anything your heart desires to create, layouts, cards or an off the page project. The only "rule" is that you require Dusty Attic chipboard used on your masterpiece. Just add your link, name and country here to win a $100 Gift Voucher to the Dusty Attic website.''

I have been lucky enough to see all the moodboards for the year ahead and they are totally gorgeous! 

I created this altered wooden block for January...

February's moodboard entries can be seen here.  A display of very beautiful and talented work.

This is was my take on the Feb Moodboard - a layout using lots of lovely chippy and paint.

 

But on to the delicious moodboard for March - a very shabby and vintage look and feel.  Creams, whites and sepias, with fabric textures of lace, burlap and muslin.  Hmmm, right up my alley and a perfect canvas to celebrate my Grandparents!

 

I used a 12x12 sheet of Dusty Attic Corrugated Card DA08309 to create a faux printers tray.  Easy to cut out and work with.  Painted, inked, distressed and textured, the corrugated card was able to withstand a fair bit of punishment!

A mixture of chipboard is incorporated into the layout, purely for decorative purposes of course!  Using a mixture of Alabaster and Sunshine Dusty Attic paint, I painted the chipboard a lovely vintage cream, then clear embossed with UTEE.  Really love the result!  A few blooms of Dusty Attic Bridal Veil complimented the look.

Some close up shots...

Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to seeing your March Moodboard Entries!

Maggie

Corrugated Card

 

Alabaster

 

Sunshine

 

Bridal Veil

 

Vintage Frame

Federation Frame Set

 

Word Strips

 

Lattice Small





March 2016

Hello, Happy 1ST day of Autumn (In Oz), I cant believe it is March already.
Some of our amazing Design Team have already showcased these gorgeous products from another Australian company COLOUR BLAST that manufacture COLOURED TEXTURE PASTE (which looks amazing teamed with Dusty Attic's Stencils), SHIMMER SPRAYS and EMBOSSING POWDERS
There are so many yummy colours to choose from and they come in each of the products so you can really get a mixed media splurge on your projects. 

 

Dusty Attic have teamed up with Colour Blast to sell some of their products on the
DUSTY ATTIC WEBSITE
Remember when you order $75.00 or more from Dusty Attic we offer you FREE POSTAGE WORLD WIDE !  

Now to the Winner of the February Mood Board Challenge ......
Thank you to everyone that entered, remember there is a prize at the end of the year for the person who has entered the MOST during 2016 as well.
So keep playing along every month for your chance to win that prize as well.

ULRIKA BLOMFELT - SWEDEN
BLOG =  Lill Blomman 

 (please email dusty.hq@gmail.com)



MARCH MOOD BOARD
We have our amazing RACHELLE today with her inspiration for you to enter the March challenge.

Hello, Rachelle here with a LO I did using Dusty Attic's, INSPIRING, BEAUTIFUL, Mood Board for March, of course using lots of Dusty's Beautiful Chipboard pieces....

From the Mood Board I used the Colors, luggage, title, distressed,wood & clock

The Dusty Attic used:

Brick Wall Stencil

Dusty Attic Texture

Ivy Corners

Lace Border #4

Lacey Name Plate

Decorative Frame #1

Mini Chicken Wire

Word Tags

Mini Script ABC

Mini ABC upper

Dusty in Colour Clear Crackle Varnish

The Maja Design used: From the Vintage Summer Basics I used: 1905,1932-BS,& 1903 From the Vintage Spring Basics I used: 1st of March, & 10th of March Vintage Autumn Basics I used: N0. XVI

 Here are some close ups...

I painted the decorative frame, with DA clear crackle, let dry, then applied a coat of Shimmerz inklings Chocolate & Diamonds

I then cut out the clock, from the Vintage Autumn Basics No.XVI, glued it under & glued the word tag on top. I had painted on a very thin coat of perfect pearls, pearl,on the word tag, then inked the edges,using a brown ink pad...

The mini chicken wire was painted with the inklings chocolate & diamonds, glued down, then I glued some seed beads, onto the chicken wire..The flowers used are from Little Birdie...

I wet the leaves of the Ivy Corners, then lifted the edges, let dry, then I painted them with a thick coat of white crackle. Once the crackle dried I rubbed in brown chalk to bring out the cracks... I used the chocolate & diamonds on the rest of the corner..

I used perfect pearls, pearl on the lace border, then inked the edges with a brown ink pad...

I painted the lacey name plate, with the clear crackle, let dry, then painted on the PP, pearl, & inked the edges...

Shows some stencil work, using the Brick Wall Stencil

The Challenge has a amazing prize of a $100 Dusty Attic Gift Voucher to the  Dusty Attic Website  for the winner. To enter all you need to do, is use the Mood Board for Inspiration,  you can interpret it anyway you like. The only requirement is that Dusty Attic chipboard is used in your creation. Once completed simply add your link to the right side of the bar of the Dusty Attic Blog...

I am looking forward to see what you come up with, with this months Mood Board. Thank you so much for taking the time to look....Rachelle