Selfie - Patricia Basson

Hello Dear Blogland friends....

I got new glasses recently, and that sparked a bit of a Selfie frenzy for me....lol! Not one who loves having my photo taken and neither a Selfie guru means that from about 50 I have maybe 3 decent photos that might be used in future pages as well...

For my Design Team page for Dusty Attic in April, I teamed up with papers and flowers from 49 and Market again...

I used the Baubles Chipboards for this page as I thought they will add a little playfulness to this page. As you can see, on this page I did not use ANY paint, Mist or usual Mixed Media medium. Once I started distressing and layering the papers, I felt like keeping the emphasis on the elements. 

I coloured the Baubles with the latest Buzz in Inks, namely Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks. I simply swiped Cracked Pistachio, Peeled Paint and Worn Lipstick onto the Chippies, wet them a little and Heat set. I repeated that a few times until I was Happy with the look. I embossed them with a clear embossing powder.

The Title from the Wordpack # 18 and the ATC Frame #3  were both inked with Cracked Pistachio Ink and clear embossed. I used a few Hearts from the Heart Attack Border #1 and embossed them with Rasberry Lemonade Embossing Powder from Lindy's Stampgang.

I used 49 and Market paper; Faded Bloom, Passage and Serenity from the Heirloom Botanicals Collection together with several flowers.

From the Dusty Attic store I used the following Chipboard pieces....

ATC Frame #3

DA 0675

Baubles #3

DA 1419

Heart Attack Border #1

DA1205

Wordpack #18

DA 1274

Like the sky opens after a rainy day

 we must open to ourselves....

 Learn to love yourself 

for who you are 

and open so the world 

can see you shine.

 ~James Poland~

Thank you for your visit and take good care of yourselves....

Test your Limits - Fiona Paltridge

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE 

This Long celebration break is going to be JAMMED PACKED full of  WONDERFUL GORGEOUS creations from our AMAZING TEAM.
Remember you can win a $100 Gift voucher to the 

DUSTY ATTIC WEBSITE 

Just for giving our April challenge a go ! 

Use either the sketch, the mood board or both combined, add your Dusty Chippy and post your link on the right hand side of our blog 

With further ado we are going to start the weekend off with 

FIONA PALTRIDGE 

(Have a look at Fiona's blog to see the amazing new stamps that she has designed, a must for layouts and altered art )

Hello Dusty darlings, Fiona here with you today to share a little layout I have created using the gorgeous Dusty Attic Chipboard. 

I was inspired this month by the April moodboard. I had been playing around with my gel press plate and making some prints and this one appeared as a final press. I just loved it and had to use it somehow. The I remembered the moodboard and BAM! it all just fell into place.

I painted the Daisies with some Bisque Dusty Colour so they would seem as if they were coming out of the photo. I gave them a light coating of gesso before hand so when i added a little bit of water to the paint, the white peaked through.

I wanted to create a little bit of interest on the background, but not too much as the print from my Gel plate was very interesting in it's own right. The Dusty Attic Stencil "Creative Script" was just perfect for this. It begins it's sentiment with "There is beauty in simplicity". It is just perfect for this layout!

I finished the layout off with a little title, some gold wire for the border and a little bit of hand drawing so as to emphasise the importance of embracing imperfection.

I hope you like my layout and it inspires you to use your chippy as an extension of your photo like I have. it is heaps cool ..... I'll definitely be trying to do it again! See you all again next time.

Daisies - http://www.dustyattic.com.au/products.php?product=Daisies

Dusty Colour - Bisque - http://www.dustyattic.com.au/products.php?product=Dusty-in-Colour-Bisque

Dusty Stencil - Creative Script - http://www.dustyattic.com.au/products.php?product=Creative-Script-Stencil

Fiona Paltridge

www.pastichescrapbookstudio.blogspot.com

Choose to Shine - Nadya Drozdova

Hello everyone, here is Nadya again showing you my new canvas.

I made it using Corner flourish #2  and Lattice chippies. I covered it with embossing powder. For my back ground I used Dusty Attic acrylic colors Sugar plum, Dusty pink and Raisin. 

Also added Prima marketing modeling paste and Lindy`s magicals. Paper from Rossi Belle collection from Prima marketing and their flowers

Stickers with quot from 7Dots studio.

Wish you good mood and a lot of inspiration!

Kisses and hugs,

Nadya

Product list:

Lattice small

Corner Flourish #2

Dusty in Colour Sugar Plum

Dusty in Colour Dusty Pink

Dusty in Colour Raisin

March challenge winner

A HUGE THANK YOU

to everyone that entered, your creations are just amazing.  

 

Without a further ado the March Mood Board winner is ...

Cascara de Papel

(please email dustyattic.hq@gmail.com.au)

 

 

 

 

The April Mood Board has a stunning sketch with a Rustic Farmyard vibe to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 



April .......

Another month ripped off the calendar!

It is getting cooler here in Australia mixed in with glorious Sunny days.

 

This months Sketch/Mood board is gorgeous Autumn colours with a rustic farm vibe. The sketch done especially for us by "The Nifty Pixel" is once again ever so pretty. Join in the fun for your chance to win a $100 Gift certificate to the

DUSTY ATTIC WEBSITE 

 

The winner of March challenge will be on the blog tomorrow and OMGawwdd I cant wait to share May news with you all ! (I know, a bit of a tease!)

 

 

 

Without  a further ado here is

RACHELLE SIGURDSON

with her amazing layout as inspiration for you.

 

Hello, today I am here to share with you, a LO I did, using Dusty Attic's Challenge for April....

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...

The Dusty Attic used:http://www.dustyattic.com.au/

Branch #4

Branch #4 Small

Foliage

Swirly Vine small

Film Strip small

Mini Chicken Wire

Mini Bird Cage #1

Wordpl@y #2

Word Pack #25

The Maja Design used

I used: The Great Nature, Garden Moments-BS, Autumn Hues-BS

The 49 and Market used:http://www.49andmarket.com/shop/

I used Rustic Barn Med Blooms,Rustic Melon Blooms &Burlap Trim

Other Elements used: Clear Crackle Paint, LuminArt Silk, Olive Vine, Iridescent Gold, Autumn Leaf, Tim Holtz Distress ink, walnut stain, Prills & cheesecloth

Here are some close ups....

I did distressed paper layers, inking the edges with the TH walnut stain, & used burlap trim & corrugated paper in the layers

I primed the chipboard with clear gesso, then applied clear crackle onto some of the pieces. Once the crackle dried I played with the silks using the olive vine, autumn leaf & iridescent gold for the different tones of color.. I dabbed the chicken wire, with the walnut stain, glued it down & glued on some Prills...

Here are a few more close ups

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