Lovely - Moodboard November Dusty Attic

Hello and welcome!  Oh my gosh - I had to dive right in when I seen this months mood board.  Seriously sooooo pretty.  Lets have another look.

Seriously pretty hey!

I decided to pull out some pretty 49 & Market paper that I have been hoarding along with some Dusty chippy along with a pic of my daughter (thats her on the left of the pic) and her friend who has just graduated from Year 12 and leaving school.  Another of those proud mum moments!

To start I laid those awesome ornate gates on my page and built up my cluster from there.  I used some Card Deco inks to cover my chippy.

I added the pretty die cuts and also tucked in the chipboard daisies.  These along with that pretty frame I covered with some acrylic paint and then added some glitter glue over the top.

I finished with a really simple title from the Wordpack #14.  I struggle with titles for my layouts, but I find that Dusty Attic have the perfect selection without being too "cheesy"

I hope I have inspired you to give the moodboard a try.  There is is some wonderful prizes up for grabs.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA1270 - Wordpack #14

DA1694 - Daisies

DA2629 - Frames #8

DA0188 - Ornate Gates Medium

Until next time

Happy crafting

 

Imagination Tag - Dusty Attic

Hello and welcome back to the blog today.

Today I have a tag to share with you.

Im not really one for much mixed media but every now and then I like to have a little play and I find the chipboard tags wonderful for that.  Nice big tags with lots of room to create.

To start I covered my chipboard tag with some black gesso.  I also covered my chipboard pieces with black gesso.

Using the diamonds stencil I added some texture paste and when that was dry covered it again with black gesso.  Prima waxes were used to add colour to the tag.

I then laid the cogs and cog balloon on my tag and also added some prima waxes.  For a bit of extra texture I added some black cotton.

Very simply but it was nice to get a little messy.  Here is a closer shot

Dusty Attic products used

DA2459 Tag Medley

DA1954 Industrial Balloons

DA1950 Industrial Border #2

DA1480 Distressed Stencil

Thanks so much for stopping by. Until next time - happy crafting!

Birthday Cards with Dusty Attic

Hello and welcome!  I hope you are well.

Today I am sharing a couple of cards I created.

I am really enjoying the whole slimline card craze at the moment and with the beautiful Dusty chippy they make creating a breeze!

These cards were super easy to do.  I simply layered some paper on a white card base and then layed some flowers onto the medallions #1.  All the chipboard I covered with distress oxide ink.  Before I adhered it to my card I tucked in some of the gingko biloba.  I finished it with a sweet sentiment from a of different word packs.

Here is a closer look at the card.

My second card I created in pretty much the same way. Instead this time I added  foliage 24 and one of the ATC frames #8.

Dusty Attic products used

DA2251 - Ginkgo Biloba

DA1734  - Medallions #1

DA2594 - Foliage 23

DA2629  - ATC Frames #8

DA1337 Happy Birthday

Thanks so much for stopping by. Until next time - happy crafting!

Moodboard October Dusty Attic

Hello and welcome back to the blog.

We have another stunning moodboard this month to play with.  Gee wizz the Boss does a terrific job with these!

Lets have a look

Not bad hey?  All those beautiful blues and teal tones.

I created a layout.

To start I added some distress oxide ink and a strip of paper to some white cardstock.  I'm not really a wizz with the whole mixed media thing so if I can get some paper that is done for me already, Im one happy camper!

I then coloured my chipboard with ink.  I'm using the Card Deco inks by Couture Creations.  I love using these inks.  They are a pigment ink with a shimmer in so they are also wonderful for heat embossing too!

I used 2 of the iron garnish chipboard border to create a bit of a feature just above me photo and then using the mystic flourish and of course a doily - I made the cluster to the left of the photo.

I didnt go over the top with the embellishing on this layout.  I find that when I use small photos (3inch x 4 inch) and I add a good size focal cluster sometimes thats enough.  Otherwise I feel like the embellishing takes over the photo.

Here are a couple of close ups

Kept the title simple too using one of the words from the Wordpl@y sets.

I hope I have inspired you to have a go at the moodboard.  Have a go.  There is is some wonderful prizes up for grabs.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA0479 - Doily No. 1

DA1747 - Mystic Flourish

Iron Garnish No. 3

DA1786 - Wordpl@y #2 Black

Until next time

Happy crafting

Moodboard - September

Well hello there and hello September! 

I love this time of the year.  Just a little bit of warmth in the sun before it really starts to heat up.

Today its my turn to inspire you with the moodboard.

Monochromatic was the first thing that springs to mind with just a tint of green from that grass.  I decided to make a tag.

To start I covered the chipboard tag with some paper and then added some stenciling.  First I used the brickwork stencil with some distress oxide ink.  As the ink stays wet for a little while I was able to add some clear embossing powder to give it a little extra texture.

I then added some more stencil work using the creative script stencil and some white gesso.

Gathering my chipboard - I covered the branch no. 3 in some mixed media embossing powder.  This gives the chippy some extra texture too.

Cover the one of the larger doily from the Doily no. 2 set with some silver embossing powder.  The tribal arrow was covered in silver ink.

 

Very quick, very simple.  I hope I have inspired you to give the moodboard a go this month.  We love to see your take on it.  Give it a go! 

Dusty Attic products used

DA1325 - Brickwall stencil

DA1494 - Creative Script stencil

DA2263 - Tribal Arrows #3

DA1094 - Branch #3

DA0480 - Doily #2

Until next time

Happy crafting

Altered Notebook - Dusty Attic

Hello and thanks so much for stopping by and spending a little time with me today.

I hope you are all well and safe wherever you are in this big wide world.

Today I thought I would share with you a notebook which I altered with some of lovely Dusty Attic Chipboard.

This was so much fun to make and I definately got my hands dirty which is something I don't often enjoy!

I created some texture on my cover first with some pastes and also added the Brickwork stencil with some ink for an extra bit of layering and colour.

I then covered my Cog Cluster with some paint and highlighted it with some yellow rust paste.  The texture is a little hard to see but it looks great.  I also added some extra cogs from the Cogs no. 3 as well.

For a bit of extra interest I covered the Broken Bits #1 numbers in black gesso and added some paint and waxes to them.

Here is a couple of close shots so you can see all the texture

Dusty Attic Products used

DA1325 - Brick Wall Stencil

DA2391 - Broken Bits #1 numbers

DA1393 - Cog Cluster

DA2370 - Cogs 3

Until next time

Happy crafting

Moodboard Dusty Attic - August

Welcome Dusty Fanatics!

Wow!  Seriously how pretty is this months new moodboard? 

I really gravitated towards the yellow which is a colour I don't often use.

I made a quick and simple card.

I started by layering up a couple of pretty sheets of paper and then selected my chipboard pieces.

Next I laid down my broken bits #2 circles which I covered with some blue oxide ink.  I love using the oxide ink on my chipboard as it sits on top and I don't have to gesso it.

The layered garland I added on top of my broken bits.  This was painted with some metalic paints for a bit of shimmer.

I added the tribal arrow, again painted with some shimmery paint and lastly my flower which I made from foamiran.

Very quick, very simple.  I hope I have inpsired you to give the moodboard a go this month.  We love to see your take on it.  Give it a go! 

Dusty Attic products used

DA2256 - Layered Garland

DA2392 - Broken Bits #2 circles

DA2263 - Tribal Arrows #1

Until next time

Happy crafting