Dream Passionately with Dusty Attic

Wow we are at the end of the year !!! What a year it has been, plenty of highs and lows but the one thing that has been constant is trying to do a little bit more scrapping and using that time to reflect on the positives, and with that in mind the NEW Dusty Attic Moodboard is perfect for those reflective moments.

This time I really wanted to focus on doing a boy page, the tones happen to be my middle sons favourite colours.

 

So to start off I used the Parkwood Large tree and grabbed a selection of Tim Holtz Oxides - Cracking Campfire, Aged Mahogany, Carved Pumpkin. Used a blending brush and worked between colours to get a mixed leaf effect with shadows and high lights.

I also did the same effect on the Moon, using Tim Holtz Oxide - Fossilized Amber and Wild Honey.

Now your probably wondering about the metallic effect? This is achieved by using Lindy Stamp Gangs Magicals in the brown/ gold /copper tones. I used a large brush and dropped the colours over the top of the oxides, this allows the ink to come up off the chipboard and interact with the other colours of the Magicials.

To achieve the heavy watermark look on the chipboard elements- heat with a heat gun and do it intensely, and I do mean heat to the point of smoking. Dont worry its not burning its more about the water drying in the chipboard.

Use embossing enamel rather than power, it gives you a nice thick layer that looks like metal. Plus they also come in mixed tones so you get a lux look rather than one flat colour.

If your wondering... the leaves are fussy cut out of washi tape, yes I know that sounds insane but you get this sheer effect and you can curl the edges up.

Adding a little glass cabochon will make it look like a water droplet over your twig formation. Just stack the Driftwood chipboard so you get plenty of height and dimension.

Moons #2 – by Nuneka

Park Trees Large

Drift Wood #1

We would love to see your take on our moodboard.  Don’t forget to share your projects on our Facebook page. 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.

Love you To the Moon and Back - with Dusty Attic

Good morning how are you? Do you find that seasons/ weather finds its way in your creating? I do and I am a huge fan of the wet, wild and windy winters.... I love walking on the beach when the wind is at full pelt.

So like my first post which was based on the beach, neutral tones of summer, this canvas was inspired by the wild, winter we have had in Western Australia.

Nothing like blending some industrial elements with the softness of some flowers and of course some key Dusty Attic Chipboard.

This canvas started out with some amazing hope and what got translated from my head into reality.... ohhhhhh where to start.

I wanted a moody piece instead of something bright, so I went against my normal colour combos.

Its one of those perseverance stories and I am happy I did, it nearly ended in the bin. I stuck everything down started adding colour and just couldnt get it right, thought why not just spray paint everything back to white.....

This is the time the wheels fell off.... the under colour didnt block it kept coming up over the spray paint.

Ok so clearly I have no choice is to embrace this... now I have huge white spots and denim blue colours... feeling like I cant stuff it up any more.... I add silver... this is when I am thinking about throwing it the bin.... 

We will see if a good night sleep will change my mind.

Once the colours have dried, a purple tone appeared, so why not go with the flow and add lilac to the palette.

This is when the winter, cold, icy tones started to work.... and this is when an accident became a stunning canvas. All it needs is to make it a bit more feminine, the Nunkea Moon was added.

The moon added to the curves of the cogs and added a softer feel, and all it needed was some lilac splattered on the white spray painted moon to tie it to the background.

To finish off a nice, crisp white title and the canvas is complete.

So while your creating just push through worst case spray it white and start again. 

Moons #2 – by Nuneka

Cogs #3

Cogs #1

 

Love you to the moon …

We would love to see your take on our moodboard.  Don’t forget to share your projects on our Facebook page. 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.

Salt in the Air Sand in my Hair

How are you? A late post here today its been one of those days I think.... the weather was mental last night which meant not much sleep, chasing the bin around, listening to the neighbours bins and the wind, rain then to fall asleep with the bins being picked up at 6 am...... arrrhhhh. Well what can you do the rain is needed and its winter the wind however with gusts at 98km an hr well that can go away.

Todays layout I am sharing is one that I completed on a 12 hr crop at Craft On the Run our local scrap store and I must say I only got three layouts complete but it was a great day loads of laughs and its just what I needed.

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Create Something Beautiful

Have you ever wondered what to do with tags? Especially when you get them in paper collections like this stunning Studio 73 Time Keeper Collection. Well I have some inspiration for you today.

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A Moment in Time

Ohhh feeling my mojo starting to flow especially with mixed media layouts at the moment... it has been awhile I say and it feels so good to be back.... whats your go to make you feel good technique?

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