OOps A Daisy - By Geraldine

Hi there, today I wanted to share with you a layout I created with a mix of  'Old & New' products. New- This gorgeous 'New release' Circle Mesh 12x12 Overlay, Tapestry embossing powder and some Viva mediums. Old - I hit the hidden stash for anything that I thought would suit. I'm definitely a 'HOARDER' of scrapbook supplies.

"Oops A Daisy!"

Dusty Attic Products:

Circle mesh large

Dusty In Bloom Grassy Knoll

Vintage Nameplate set

Dusty in Colour Alabaster

Dusty in Colour Hot Chocolate



 Other Materials:

Tim Holtz Crackle Paint (My favourite product to use on chipboard)

Viva Inka-Gold ~ Harmatite, Graphite and Rose

Woven Tapestry Embossing powder

Thanks for Visiting the blog! G.

Ladies Diary - Karen Shady

 This gorgeous layout was created by Karen Shady using G45 papers and Dusty Attic

Our poor Karen is not well at the moment and has to have surgery on her back 

We wish her well and hope she has a Speedy recovery 

She still managed to email through some photos of this layout she had 

finished to us though - thank you so much Darling Heart xox

"Embrace Your Dreams" Canvas by DT Mistra Hoolahan

I am still loving creating reverse canvases... I love that I start with a pristine base and end up with an art-piece that really invented itself.  From the tearing and rolling back the canvas, to adding the final touches, I just relax and create and then realise it's finished!

 [click on the image for a closer view]

This one actually wasn't looking so great at it's beginning.  I had a muddle of colours that were competing with each other instead of blending like well behaved colours should.  So I watered down some Dusty in Colour Mountain Meadow to create a spray and used that to help blend all the colours.  Because there is so much body in the paint, and it dries so fast, the spray version created a perfect medium and helped blend all my colours together beautifully!  {Remember to make up in small lots and rinse out your spray bottles after each use or the paint may set in the pump}.

This part I'm really excited about and had to share as my first closeup!  I used a whole bottle of Dusty in Colour Clear Crackle Varnish in the background once the canvas was completed, I took a chance that I'd get some impressive cracks this way.  It was a deep pool of varnish and took days to dry out... but look at those deep deep cracks, I LOVE them!  Dusty's Crackle and Gloss Varnishes are so well priced that it's really affordable to 'waste' a whole bottle as a background glaze... and as you can see, the effect certainly wasn't a waste!

I chose to use the new Corner Scroll #4 for this one... I like the bold yet dreamy pattern of the scroll, and with it coming in two sizes in the one pack I could create a layered effect with the smaller one tucked into the base under the large corner scroll.

The chipboard was glued onto the canvas raw, and sprayed at the same time as the canvas was to give it a flowing look.  The edges were defined with Viva InkaGold rub, as were the canvas textures.

Thanks for visiting today... I hope you love the deep crackle effect and are inspired to give it a go also.  Just remember, if you use a really thick coat, it will need time to dry through, don't get impatient and 'touch' it to see if it's dry {LOL like I do}.  If the weather is cold or wet, pop it in front of the heater to help it dry quicker.

Dusty Attic Products used:

Corner Scroll #4

Dusty in Colour Paint - Mountain Meadow

Dusty in Colour Clear Crackle Varnish

"This is Life" Layout by DT Louise Collins

When I received my Design Team parcel of goodies from Dusty attic, I was thrilled to find some of the new filmstrip chippies. These have to be one of my favourite DA products so far, but this has left me with a bit of a dilemma. Its hard knowing when to use your favourite chipboard pieces, knowing that you only have one! This is why I decided to show you how to stretch your favourite chippies so you can use them on more than one page.

 

Here I have used the gorgeous filmstrip piece as an example on just one page, but you could use just half and save the second half for another project all together.

 

 

Take your chippie and look at it carefully. Lay it on your blank page, move it about and play with positioning until you find a way that you can cut your chippie in half. Yep, that's right. with a craft knife, cut straight through the middle giving you two pieces. Some pieces will need to be cut vertically, such as a bird cage, and some will not matter.

I used my first half of a filmstrip here as a frame for my photo. Taking the second half I played around with positioning again so I could chop it up some more. You will see I have done it in such a way that it looks as if there are actually three pieces of filmstrip layered on top of one another. Voila! Much more Chippy for your stash :-) 

 

Lou Collins XXMy Blog: http://prettypaperandchipboard.blogspot.com

 

"Fun Times" Layout by DT Helena Johansson

The new June Release from Dusty Attic is totally amazing! I instantly fell in love with the larger Ornate Gate #2 (DA0894) and just had to scrap with it. I have a little tutorial further down on how I painted this beautiful chippie.

I have also used the words Fun Times, just painted them with some white gesso. The Wagon Wheel (DA0697) I painted with white gesso and inked with Distress Ink, color Pumic Stone.



I have used Dusty Mini Roses, White (DA0970) and Eggplant (DA0958), and also some Rose Leaves (DA0962).



Lots of beautiful flowers from Petaloo - Velvet and Lace flowers and Mini Textured blossoms:









The sheer butterflies are also from Petaloo.





And here is how I painted the Ornate Gate. I have used gesso, Dusty in Color Fine Silver, Smooch Spritz Pralines & Cream, Shimmerz Spritz Sea Foam and  Distress Ink Vintage Photo.



First, I painted the gate with gesso, using a sponge.



I then painted the gate with Dusty in Color, Fine Silver, also using a sponge.



Then I misted the gate with Shimmerz Spritz, color Sea Foam.



Then I sprayed some Smooch Spritz, color Pralines & Cream, on a few spots of the gate. I let the ink run a bit until I got the effect I wanted.



Finally I used the Distress Ink pad on the edges to get a dirty and old look.



Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you've been inspired!

xoxo
Helena

"Caught" Layout by DT Belinda Spencer

Hi all!!

Welcome to my last official post as a Design Team member for The Dusty Attic.

I first just want to thank Jennifer so much for having me on her amazing team and for her generosity in supplying me with the best product to play with. I adore Dusty Attic products and will never stop playing with them!!

 

It has been the most fabulous team to be on and I want to thank each and every DT member for being so friendly and supportive of myself and each other. It is such a treat to be a part of such an amazing team of creatively talented people. Thanks so much girls. You are the best.

 

So here is my last layout as DT member but definitely not my last using Dusty Attic products. :-)

 

 

 

 

 

Dusty Attic Products used:

 

CHIPBOARD:

- DA0881 Branch #1

- DA0883 Circle Mesh large

- DA0892 Leafy Stem #4

- DA0932 Polaroid Frames

- DA0666 Bookman ABC Set

- DA0861 Mini ABC Set upper

 

DUSTY IN COLOUR:

- DA0905 Sunshine

- DA0915 Capri

- DA0920 Jungle Green

 

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

 

Cheers

Belinda

 

Trinkets & Treasures ATCS by Belinda, Helena, Louise & Mistra

"Life's Little Treasures" ATC & Mini Tutorial by
Belinda Spencer

Hello!!

 

Today I am sharing my take on the July ATC theme 'Trinkets & Treasures".

I LOVED this theme!!

 

My first thought was that I wanted to make a shaker box filled with little metal trinkets and treasures. The Mini Arch Windows were perfect for this.

 

I started by applying gesso to my windows with a make-up sponge.

 

Next I added some double-sided tape to the back and attached a piece of acetate cut to size.

 

Then I used 3D foam to enclose the window area so that all of the little metal trinkets wouldn't fall out.

 

You can see from these steps how very simple it is to create your own shaker box.

 

Dusty Attic products used:

- DA0818 Mini Arch Windows

- DA0370 Mini Vine

- DA0836 Mini Moroccan Lamps

- DA0954 Dusty Roses Caramel #726

 

Thanks so much for checking out my ATC and mini tutorial today.

 

Cheers

Belinda

 

 

 

"Trinkets & Treasures" ATC by Helena Johansson 

 

 

This months ATC-theme was so much fun to work with! I have used the scraps from a Mini Arch Window (DA0818) and covered the little squares with patterned paper. Then I have used several Dusty in Blooms that I painted in different ways. The larger Bridal Veil flower (DA0805) I covered with Dusty in Color Clear Gloss Varnish (DA0901) and misted with light blue glimmer mist. The little mini roses was also covered with Clear Gloss Varnish and after they dried they almost look like glass flowers - a very cool effect! The smaller Bridal Veil flowers were also glossed, and the blue ones I first misted and I also used brown ink on the edges.

From the new release I've used the little Mini Butterflies #2 (DA0893), just painted with white gesso. These butterflies are so sweet!

 

 

"Treasure" ATC by Louise Collins

 

 

 

For this months ATC theme I wanted to showcase some of my favourite trinkets I like to use on my craft projects, most of which are metal. The NEW Pen Nib chippy was painted with silver acrylic and curled to make it look realistic and teamed with a silver painted vintage key from an older release.

I used the small corner scrolls to add a flourish to my background and spritzed them the same as the ATC backing board. I simply added some little real metal pieces and metal letters to finish.

Lou Collins XX

My Blog: http://prettypaperandchipboard.blogspot.com

 

 

 

"My Trinkets" ATC by Mistra Hoolahan

 

Hi everyone!  This month's ATC theme of Trinkets and Treasures was open to a plethora of ideas and so far the ATC's everyone have created are just so gorgeous!  I decided to make an iddy reverse canvas that I had into an ATC, since it was ATC sized!    

I love trinkets and my favourite trinkets are my butterflies, so I have used these sweet Dusty Mini Butterflies #2 to represent them.  

I've popped some plain ones into a little bottle and as they've escaped they've been brought to colour!  Each was painted with Dusty in Colour acrylic paints {I've used Dusty Pink, Lavender Blush and Faded Denim} and then they were touched with some Viva InkaGold Rub in Platinum to highlight them.

The canvas had some texture paste added in random areas to add a little texture and then was sprayed with Smooch Spritz as well as Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Stains to create a rainbow of colour.  To pick up and highlight the textures it was touched with some Viva InkaGold Rub.  Once all the butterflies, jar, flowers and title was set the inside was coated in a thick layer of Dusty in Colour Clear Gloss Varnish and set aside for a few days to dry.  The Varnish really makes the colours pop!

So even though this wouldn't fit into an ATC sleeve... I do hope you like my Trinkets and Treasures inspiration!  I've titled it 'My Trinkets become my Treasures" because they do... once I've used them in my projects, layouts, cards etc... I've created a little treasure with them.

Dusty Attic Products used:

Mini Butterflies #2

Dusty in Colour Paint - Faded Denim, Lavender Blush & Dusty Pink

Dusty in Colour Clear Gloss Varnish

Dusty Roses - 1cm Eggplant & White / 2cm Candy Pink & Sweet Pink