Beautfiul - Amy Voorthuis

Goodmorning everyone, 

I am up on the blog today with a layout I made not using Maja Design papers "yep" I can make something with other papers too lol....for this layout I used several 7 Dots Studio collections. This time I also used some pretty Prima Marketing flowers I think I am a addict when it comes to flowers. I treated the chipboard pieces I used all differently some with just acrylic paint and others I embossed.  

Beautiful: 

This paper exists out of wood grain which I really love. For this layout I cut the wood grain pattern and distressed it heavily after that I cut out some more strips of that same papers which I also distressed and added them on my layout on three places. Then I splattered three different sprays on the paper and I also added the heart stencil {my favorite} with the Dusty Attic texture paste.

As you can see here I painted the frame that's around my picture with some acrylic pink paint by The Dusty Attic. Later I added some rust paste plus white crackle paste and I finished it off with a metal gem. The word "Beautiful" was embossed with two colors Lindy's embossing powder and the small chains I gessod and spray painted. 

Oh how I enjoy playing with chipboard so much I can't imagine to not use it on my layouts it just feels not finished when I don't use it. This layout was really a happy layout to create and I will be creating more very soon. 

The Dusty Attic products used:

Antique Frame - DA1563

Word Pack #9 - DA1217

Mini Branches #2 - DA1121

Mini Chains - DA0405

Dusty Attic Texture Paste - DA1218 

Mini Heart Stencil - DA1472

Dusty Attic Pearls - DA1546

Dusty in Colour Dusty Pink - DA0907

Dusty in Colour Storm Cloud - DA0924

Thank you so much for visiting the blog today and I hope I have inspired you to play along with the  mood board this month can't wait to see your entry. 

 I want to wish you a wonderful & sunny week lots of love.....

Captured Moments - Cathy Cafun - Mood Board Inspiration

Hi Everyone!!

Cathy here, and I'm so excited to be sharing my first post as a new member of the Dusty Attic Design Team.  Today I have my take on this month's gorgeous Mood Board Challenge.  There is an amazing prize of a $100 Dusty Attic Gift Voucher up for grabs.  To enter you simply need to use the Mood Board for inspiration, which you can interpret any way you like.  The only requirement is that you use Dusty Attic chipboard on your creation.  Once you have completed your project, simply link it to the right side bar of the Dusty Attic Blog. 

and here is the September Mood Board

Adore this month's Mood Board... so many ways to inspire you with the yummy textures - hard and soft, lovely muted brown, cream and blue colour palette and beautiful inspiration pics.  The distressed weatherboard, pussy willows and colour palette were the inspiration for my layout. 

Captured Moments

I was drawn to the distressed weatherboard photo in the Mood Board as I love the textured and rustic feel of it, which I have incorporated in various elements on my layout by tearing, distressing and building up of layers and textures.

To create texture on my background I have stencilled with the Dusty Attic Creative Script Stencil and Dusty Attic Texture Paste.  Once dry I randomly stamped my background with a distressed weatherboard stamp in two tones of brown ink, then flicked over the background with a  few blue and soft gold mists to soften the overall effect.

I just love the Berries and Branches chippie!!  I altered the chipboard by sponging with a mix of Dusty Attic Acrylic Paint in Hot Chocolate and Gingernut and a touch of warm cream from my stash, then lightly sponging with cream and finishing off with a touch of Hot Chocolate.  

Microbeads are a fabulous way to add texture and I have used them to alter my chipboard berries, by applying them with Dusty Attic Clear Gloss Varnish.  I also used a touch of gold microbeads on the leaves by dipping a small brush in the gloss varnish then picking up some microbeads, and randomly brushing over the leaves.

I think the Dusty Attic Word Packs will be a firm favourite.  There are so many fabulous fonts and styles to choose from!!  Love the pretty script from the Word Pack #34.  I have used 'captured' word which I altered by coating with the Dusty Attic Faded Denim acrylic paint, then applying a coat of the Dusty Attic Clear Crackle Varnish.

To frame my photo and add a feminine touch, I have used the beautiful Lacey Nameplate chippie, which I coated with Dusty Attic acrylic paint.  First I sponged with Hot Chocolate, then lightly sponged here and there with Gingernut to create some depth.

The Dusty Attic Blooms were given a grungy weathered look by lightly applying cream paint, then using the Dusty Attic Hot Chocolate acrylic paint on the stamens.

To finish off I have added a touch of lace to my torn layers and hessian twine to frame my photo and draw the eye, as well as a couple of cute glass heart beads from my stash.

Here are all the Dusty Attic goodies I have used to create my layout.

Word Pack #34 Chipboard

Berries and Branches Chipboard

Lacey Nameplate Chipboard

Faded Denim Acrylic Paint

 Gingernut Acrylic Paint

  

Hot Chocolate Acrylic Paint

 Clear Gloss Varnish

Clear Gloss Crackle Varnish

 Creative Script Stencil

Texture Paste

Would love to see how you are inspired by this month's beautiful Mood Board Challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Happy crafting... Cathy xx

Wing Chick - Heather McMahon - Mood Board Inspiration

Thankyou for all the love you sent to Jen "the Boss" Hedger over her Birthday, there is a face book competition of HUGE give-a-way of the new products, a birthday gift FROM Jen!
Hop on over, like our page and enter (if you haven't already) 

Then have a go at the Mood Board this month as well, Heather has a layout below for inspiration.

 

BEING YOUR WING CHICK

 

Hello again! It's Heather McMahon here with you again today to share the layout I made using the stunning new September mood board as my inspiration. I adore these mood boards. Has there been a single one yet that hasn't been an amazing artwork in itself?

Here's what I made this month:

I loved the dark coppery colours and gorgeous teals on the mood board so I used these on my page.

Taking my cue from the bottom right picture, I focused on shimmery, metallic accents, using metallic paints and Tinby Design Metallic Melts. Unfortunately it hasn't photographed well, with the gold and copper elements looking more orange than anything else!

I never throw out chipboard off-cuts. They can be used in so many ways! I used some off-cuts to make the 'film frame'. They were perfect! I also cut up a music notes set to make individual notes that I could scatter around the page.

I used up the last of my mini banners on this. I'll have to re-stock cos I adore them! I've used the heart  button again - I find this so versatile that I seem to use it on almost every page lately!

The Dusty Attic products I used are:

Music DA0351

Mini Banners DA1021

Mini Heart buttons DA0682

Mini ABC Set Upper DA0861

and Mini ABC Set Lower DA0862

Waste Strips from various chipboards

I hope you're going to join in the mood board challenge this month. Don't forget there's a $100 Dusty Attic voucher up for grabs!

Happy scrappin'!

Heather McMahon

NEW "stencils and chippy" - Art Journal pages or Tags or add zing to your scrapping pages!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new Stencils and chippy !
Oh my goodness, I have thoughts running around in my head for these ! l
(I am part of an Art Journal and Tag swap so these are ammmazzing and I cant wait to use them)

 

I have only put up ONE of each type on this blog post so to see all of the NEW RELEASE

have a look here ..

DUSTY ATTIC WEBSITE

Remember we ship world wide so you can order straight from the website

New Face Stencils

New quote, words stencils

New Wordplay chippy words

New Chippy designs
Hanging frames and MORE !!

SO much goodness !!