Treasured Memories - Michelle Van Oudtshoorn

Hello Dusty Attic fans

Hope you are all well and keeping safe. Today I am on the Dusty Attic blog with my July project. 

I have started off adding texture with modelling paste and using the Dusty Attic Starry Night stencil. I have then painted all my chipboard with white acrylic paint. The cosmic swirl, the banner, the mini owl the title and the Frangipani's were lighted brushed with Dusty in Colour Lavender Blush paint, to give it a lilac tinge. The leaves have been brushed with Dusty in Colour Jungle Green paint and then sanded with a very light sand paper. I first placed the trim on the page and then added the cosmic swirl frame, adding foam tape under the top part to adhere to the page. The photo has been place on a chipboard circle which was left over from the Skeleton clock (DA1689) - and this fitted just nicely inside the cosmic frame. 

I have then added the fussy cut flowers and leaves, 49 and Market flowers, the Dusty Attic Frangipani flowers and Dusty Attic leaves, before added the "treasured" to the flowers.

The mini owl is just so cute - there are three to build up from the pack with open or closed eyes - couldn't resist adding a sleeping owl with the sleeping baby :) 

Isn't the owl adorable? I then added a banner to top right corner of the page.

I have then finished off adding some Diamond Stickles to the banner and to the dots on the Cosmic Swirl frame.

These are the products I have used:

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Vitamin Sea - Kareen Dion - Mood Board Inspriation

Hello!

Today I'm sharing with you my interpretation of the new moodboard's challenge this month!

And, as always, the colors are wonderful! So fresh, so green, so summer! I love it.

And this is what I created inspired by the moodboard : 

I used the title "Vitamin Sea" from the kit : Mini Captions #16. I simply used

my yellow watercolor on it and added a little bit of white gesso.

The quotes are from the Wordpl@y #7 Set. I painted them white and then added a thin layer

of yellow watercolor.

Behind my picture, you can see the Fishnet Border that I embossed with

embossing powder and then I cut it in little pieces to add on my layouté

And a last close-up : 

Material used : 

 

And that's it for me today!

Be creative and don't forget to participate to the challenge, it is so easy to enter now, just pop your take of the board into the comments section on the Dusty FANattics page HERE!

Mood Board Winners ...

Good Morning our amazing Dusty FANattics 

Did you see the gorgeous August Mood Board yesterday with Rachelle's inspiration for us?

Such a pretty and fresh board this month

To enter you just need to add your own take of the challenge in the comments section of the 

Dusty FANattic's Facebook Page.

You could win one of two Dusty Attic prize packs, it is that easy !

We would love for you to join the page and share any of your creations that have Dusty chippy on them, inspiration from our FANattics.

Every Wednesday we also have a "Sketch-a-Week" loaded for you with a sample layout to inspire your creativity and have a starting point for your own layouts. Jen "the Boss" has done these from last year onwards to get back to multiple photo layouts with journalling, back to basics so to speak.
You can join in the fun there and share your take on the sketch in the comments section.
Here is Week 24's sketch and sample as an example to show you.
Plus we have an Instagram page with all of the sketches and samples for a quick guide and inspiration, take a look   HERE . 

This sample layout is by Jen Hedger of her and her gorgeous friend Marg McGellin who owns Country Papercraft retreat centre and scrapbooking store in Bruce Rock WA.
Jen's home away from home!
(These photos are of them together on a cruise - lucky ducks)

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Now on to announce the winners of July Mood Board but first, a massive thank you to everyone that entered their amazing projects !

ROBIN SCHELIN

and

SONIA RICE

Hope you all have a chance to enter the August challenge and share your creativity with us. 

See you all again Soon 

August 2020

Happy August everyone 

July bought us a much needed retreat here in Perth. We had an amazing time with gorgeous creative souls who took all of the Covid-19 new protocols in their stride and had another memorable Dusty Attic weekend. 

We were really busy in the few weeks leading up to the retreat with well over 20 new kits for the ladies to have an amazing choice from, these are now on offer in the  Dusty Attic Designer Kits section on the website.

Here is a preview of some of the amazing kits on offer (these get snapped up nearly straight away so be quick to order yours) 

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Our amazing new Mood Board Inspiration is by our very own 

RACHELLE SIRGURDSON

Hello Dusty Attic Fans, today I would like to share with you a LO I did using Dusty Attic's Mood Board Challenge for August along with some of their new releases....

Bluebells #1

Bluebells #2

Tropical Foliage #8

Wildgrass Small

Swirls #2

Mini Titles #2

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

Vintage Artistry-Butter

Mellow

Garden Notes

Ephemera Stack

Laser Cuts

Natural Stitched Frames

Flowers

Starglazers-Cashmere

Vintage Shades

Yellow Blossoms

Other Elements used: Clear Gesso, Prima Wax-Lucky Emerald, Nuvo Crystal Drops-Neptune, Liquid Pearl-Butter Cup, Black Ink Pad, White Corrugated Paper....Here are a few close ups....

I primed the chipboard pieces with clear gesso, then rubbed on the Lucky Emerald Wax. I also used the Crystal Drops & Liquid Pearls on most of the chipboard pieces.....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 this months challenge .....Rachelle