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Sunday, 7 August 2022

Steampunk Journal - Anat Weksler

Hello friends!

It's Anat here with my new project - a Steampunk Journal.

You will probably see me in a row of Steampunk/Industrial projects, I mean more than my usual LOL. That's because I'm thrilled with Dusty Attic's new Industrial release, each chipboard is more beautiful than the other!

So I grabbed many pieces and combined them to alter the Journal cover, of course I first added lots of texture to background, using crackle paste, sprays and waxes. When the cluster was glued and dry I covered with black gesso and Rust Pastes, to color the Mechanical submarine with impasto pain and rust pastes. To finalize I rubbed metalique wax on all elements.

Here are the chippies used here:

Marine-mechanicals-submarine-small

Industrial cluster #3

Industrial cluster #5

Industrial jumbo gears #2

Industrial barbed stars

Hinges

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

Saturday, 6 August 2022

Trust your heart - Adri Du Preez - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello everyone!

Here is my layout inspired by the stunning August mood board, and featuring Dusty Attic chipboard pieces.

For this layout, I used the 49 and Market Vintage Artistry Airy pattern paper from the Essential collections and rub-ons and ephemera stack elements from the Vintage Artistry Coral and Natural collection.

This is the mood board.

and here is my layout.

All the chippies were first covered with a layer of white gesso.

I covered the Botanical Ringlet with Americana Acrylic paint in Mint Julep Green, Gooseberry Pink, and dry brushed with white acrylic paint, cut it in half, and used the other half under the large butterfly. I used the mini tab "trust your heart" as my title.

The nest and eggs were painted with Americana Acrylic paint in Traditional Brunt Umber, Grey Slate, and, dry brushed with white acrylic paint.

The small branch was coloured with Distress Oxides in Mowed Lawn, Iced Spruce

and Ground Espresso.

The Christmas Berries were painted with Americana Acrylic paint in Gooseberry Pink, and dry brushed with white acrylic paint. Foliage #23 was painted with Americana Acrylic paint in Oyster Beige.

The final touches to this layout included art stone and splatters with diluted white gesso.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA1807 - Mini Tabs #5 BLACK

Botanical Ringlets #1

DA0721 - Bird Nests #2

DA0722 - Mini Eggs

DA1184 - Branch #4 small

DA3143 - Christmas Berries #1

DA2594 - Foliage #23

Thank you for visiting the blog today. I hope you find time to play along with this mood

board. Share your projects on our Facebook Page here 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.

Happy crafting!

Friday, 5 August 2022

Friendship ... - Judith Tijsen - Mood Board Inspiration

Hi Everyone,

Have you seen this month's mood board yet? How I love these colors.

Beautiful old pink tones.

So it wasn't that hard for me to use these colors. I hope I can inspire you with this layout.

The paper I chose is a sheet I've had in my closet for many years. It has been lying there all this time waiting to be used for this moodboard.

It's perfect for it.

I edited it first with the cool Burlap stencil from Dusty Attic.

I gave all the chipboard a white coat of embossing powder.

I used the following Dusty Attic items:

DA2103 - Burlap Stencil

DA2640 - Lacey Trims #2

DA1867 - Iron Garnish #2

DA1568 - Quoted Sentiments

DA2733 - Feathers by Nuneka

This is the Moodboard for this month.

You could win one of two $50 AUD credits to the Dusty Attic online store. The only requirement is that you have Dusty Attic chipboard on your creation and enter your project on the Dusty FANattics Page.