All you need in Love - Lynette Jacobs - Mood Board Inspiration

Lynette here, welcome to the blog today. I am sharing my take on the September mood board. I used a photo of my beautiful daughter taken on her wedding day.

The beautiful Moodboard:

Dusty Attic products used:

Lillies

Mini Caption #28

Some close up images:

I first prepared my background by applying distress inks in the complimentary colours along the edges of the white cardstock.  I then matted the cardstock on a patterned paper.

I painted the lilies with acrylic paint and shaded it.  When I wanted to add it to my page it was just too bright so I diluted white acrylic paint with water and gave the lilies and leaves a white wash to soften the colours.

I have started to hand stitch on my pages again and I love the texture that it adds.  I added some white 49 and Market lilies and die cut foliage.

Lastly I added some soft blue pearls and two vellum butterflies.  I love how a mood board can be used to make either a bright layout or a muted one, depending on your photos.

Why not enter the Mood Board challenge yourself? All you need to do is add your take of the challenge into the comments section on the Dusty FANattics Facebook page HERE for your chance to win one of two amazing $50 Credits to choose any. Good Luck and have fun creating.

Until next time.  Happy crafting.

Halloween ATC Shadow boxes - Pascale B

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Dusty Attic blog with a set of Halloween ATC shadow boxes. 

I primed all the ATC Shadow Boxes with black gesso. Next, I added Graphite paste inside the boxes and clear crackle paste on the outside. When dry, I highlight the crackles with silver wax.

I painted the Web Corner #2, the Zombies Hands, the Mini Pumpkins, the Mini Headstones, the Mini Potion Bottles, and the Gothic Fretwork Small with Linen Impasto that I mixed with more or less black gesso. The spider, the bats, and the base of the Candlesticks were covered with black gesso. 

Cemetery: On the Small Crocked Fence #2, I used the Rust Effect Paste set. I add some green paste on the Mini Headstones to mimic the moss. I added some moss at the bottom of the Shadow Box, then the Headstones and the Zombies hand, and finally, the crocked Fence

Pumpkins: I colored the Mini Pumpkins with orange and brown liquid acrylic. I covered the base of the Candlestick with Old Silver wax. I covered the spider with Glossy Accent and a touch of gold wax. I glued the candlesticks in the background, the pumpkins, and finally the web with the spider. 

Magic potions: I covered all the bottles with clear crackle pastes. When they were completely dry, I added some colors to the bottom of the potion bottles. I glued them inside the shadow box and added some lichen. To finish, I add the Gothic Fretwork and bats that I covered with 

To finish all the shadow boxes, I added black glitter.

Dusty Attic products:

Web Corners #2 DA3130	Candlestick Small DA3180	Mini Pumpkins DA3108
Gothic Fretwork small DA3087	Mini Potions Bottles DA3131	Bats #2 DA3090
Mini Headstones DA3064	Small Crocked Fence #2 DA31119	Zombie Hands Small DA3112
	ATC Shadow Box Mini DA3127

Other products:

• Art Ingredients - Finnabair Prima (Ebony & Ivory Glitter set);
• Art Alchemy Paints - Finnabair Prima (Impasto: Linen; Liquid Acrylic: Avocado, Tiger Orange, Burnt Sienna, Ink Black, Prussian Blue, Umber);
  
• Art Alchemy Waxes - Finnabair Prima (Old Silver, Graphite);
• Art Extravagance - Finnabair Prima (Graphite Paste, Clear Crackle Paste, Rust effect Pastes Set);
• Art Basics - Finnabair Prima (Black Heavy Gesso, 3D Matte Gel).

Wander & Wonder More - Michelle Van Oudtshoorn - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello lovelies

Oh my - the moodboard for this month is just beautiful! 

I love this moodboard - you can take part in the Dusty Attic moodboard challenge by using the moodboard as inspiration and Dusty Attic chipboard and add your entry to the DustyFANattics facebook page for your chance to win one of $50 credit of Dusty Attic chipboard. 

Here is my take on the Challenge:

The chipboard (except the chicken wire) was all covered in black gesso and then various shades of purple waxes added to the pieces. I have gone for a darker shade on the bigger foliage (DA3347 - I used two of these) and lighter shades on the mini foliage (DA2440).

The chicken wire (DA0457) was painted with metallic paint.

I cut the chicken wire into two pieces and layered these at the top and bottom corners of the photo. I then layered my flowers around the photo.

I added foliage among the flowers and under the flowers, as well as the wagon wheels (DA2803)

I made another small cluster to the right of the photo, also adding chipboard foliage, and the little songbird (DA3301). I finished off adding beads to the layout.

These are the products I have used:

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Take care,

Michelle

Wise Words - Deb Stephens - Mood Board Inspiration

Wise Words, Mixed Media Jigsaw Puzzle by Deb Stephens

Hello Dusty Fans and welcome to my take on the September Mood Board Challenge! This project is a simple mixed media Jigsaw puzzle! The size is great and not overwhelming if you want to start with something small.

I used DA2363 Jigsaw Pieces Medium, and cut a base to match using extra Dusty Attic chipboard sheets I had. (to prevent frustration later I numbered the backs of each Jigsaw piece in order) I then only snipped the small tags holding the puzzle pieces to their frame and separated it from the pieces.

I used two coats of white spray paint primer as I knew I could get good coverage without clogging up all the spaces between the pieces.

Once dry, I placed the pieces back into the frame. Using the mood board colours as inspiration I had some fun with my Ranger alcohol inks, blending solution and an air puffer to move the inks around! I used some Rose Gold foil over the leftover sticky residue and it made the background pop!

Using the mood board colours as inspiration I had some fun with my Ranger alcohol inks, blending solution and a air puffer to move the inks around! I used some Rose Gold foil over the leftover sticky residue and it made the background pop!

Embossing with embossing ink through the

DA1641 Wise words Stencil #8, and then removing to apply blue embossing powder, I got my affirmation message onto my puzzle and heat set it. Once set, I used a white gel pen to add highlights to the brush stroke font.

After this, I removed all the tags to separate the Jigsaw pieces and adhered the frame to the base. I also used a fine line black pen to trace the outlines of the pieces onto the white base. To finish, I applied a thin coat of spray varnish over everything to seal it. Hoping this inspires you to create and have fun!