Live Beautifully with Dusty Attic

Good morning how are you? Wow March already? "It true the saying blink and you will miss it", that has been the last two months right? 

Well with that in mind a new month means another stunning Moodboard challenge from Dusty Attic.

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Dusty Attic Chipboard ( see list below), Carina Sartor Design Paper, Craft Consortium paper

Have you ever had a heap of bits and smaller pieces of chipboard, and wondered how can I link them to make them into a larger piece? An impact piece? Well this is the layout for you !

After going though the stash after spraying them all white I realised I had used most of my major, larger pieces of Dusty Attic Chipboard.

So the task how to put them altogether so they make a large impact.

Foam tape or left over chipboard will be your friend in the process its important so stems and layers can be added so it seems seamless.

To start off stick your photo down , then find some fussy cutting or ephemera and I added three clusters along the bottom they act as an anchor point.

Start with your largest piece of chipboard like the Spring Blooms. I have placed them starting on the righthand side. 

Everything feeds from that, now its just about placing pieces in and around them.

Add the Branches and Berries to cap of the cluster.

Now for the top left hand corner, I didn't have any Spring Blooms left, so in Foliage Cluster #3 there's a piece is similar, so it give your layout some symmetry and it ties in similar shapes.

Once you happy with all your chipboard add some art stones or prills throughout the layout.

Now you can choice to leave it like that but there's nothing better than getting a little messy. 

So grab your inks and a water bottle, and yes I am aware that there's a photo stuck - loosely cover it as you want all your layers to tie into together.

Dont have enough circle bits? Cut them up and scatter through out the layout, to make some broken patterns, and on the plus side it gives places for ink and art stones to gather adding to the overall look of one large piece of chipboard.

I hope that inspires you to play with your smaller pieces of chipboard, till later on in the month, with the sketch reveal. 

Have a creative day.

Foliage Clusters #2

Foliage Clusters #3

Botanic Mix #5

Botanic Mix #6

Spring Blooms #4

Branches and Berries

Live Beautifully…

Broken Bits #12

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.

You

Good morning how are you? Do you have 1000's strips of paper? Yon know the ones that are on the bottom barcode, do you just cut them off and then dont use them but the hoarder in you still keeps them? 

Well you not alone, so why dont you create a layout using some of those strips?

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Studio 73 papers, Craft Consortium Paper, Scrap Boys papers, 

Art Stones, Tim Holtz Cog dies, Wood Veneer, Porta Craft Balloon Sticker

Till tomorrow have a creative day 

Rikki G 

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To Remember....

 Good morning how are you? Another run of hot weather here in Western Australia mind you it is meant to only be 25 on Thursday so it might be nice to spend the day out in the garden, we will see though I am pretty sure half the time its a guessing game.

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Vicki Boutin, Mintay Mamarazzi, Heidi Swapp Project life, Doily, 

Twine, 49 & Market Flowers

Silly Big Smiles

 Good afternoon, I nearly forgot to share todays layout, its a slow lazy Sunday for sure, spent a little time creating tags and showing my girl how to stamp , which she thinks its the best thing ever lol, then it was on some colouring in and learning some colour combos as reference , plus who doesnt love a good colour in, for a bit of relax and mind focus....

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Carina Sartor Designs, 49 & Market Title, Doily, Charms, Wood Veneer, Prima Art Stones, Dylusions Ink

Till tomorrow have a creative day 

Rikki G

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Delight in the little things

 Good evening and yes its a late one a kinda got wrapped up with a little bit of a creative cyclone, playing with some art journal things yes I know another thing but there is method in the madness I am going to once a week do a creative thing my girl as she is showing interest in that area and has even joined the art club after school once a week... 

So its perfect of myself to have a play and great to watch how there is a loads of freedom in a younger mind to just create.

So while its late and now I am quite brain dead... I thought I would share todays layout.

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Carina Sartor Designs, Cocoa Vanilla, Dusty Attic, Charms, Wood Veneers.

Till next time have a creative day

Rikki G 

Stay Curious

 Hello how are we? Just popping in with todays 365 layout before I have to do a work run, I hate the late shifts trying to keep awake so I can do pick up, so no doubt there will be some fussy cutting done tonight, I must admit I am running out of fussy cutting !!!!! 

What will I do then? Any ideas?

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Carina Sartor Designs, 49 & Market title, Mintay, Resin Flower, Tassels

Till next time have a creative day

Rikki G

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Original

 Good afternoon how are you? I have been organising my mixed media supplies so when my new trolley gets here it will have everything to do with that so I can just get painting and drawing when ever I feel like it in my art journal. Another goal I have this year is to create a big feature painting for our house, rather than pay $2000 for something large I am going to attempt to find my art again.

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Carina Santori Papers, Dusty Attic Chipboard, WOW Flair, Charms,

Finnabar Waxes

Till next time have a creative day

Rikki G

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