{it's a boy...}

Hello everyone!

This is my layout inspired by the September mood board using some stunning 

Dusty Attic chippies.  I added a few colours to suit my photos. This is a

 photo of my daughter and her husband's 

maternity shoot.

They are expecting their first baby at the beginning of October and 

it is a boy. With this layout I want to celebrate this miracle. There is no bigger 
miracle than the miracle of life!

This little boy is coming into the world where he is already so loved, and we 

cannot wait to meet him and welcome him into our hearts.  We wonder what 

he will look like.  What his soft baby head will smell like.  What the colour of his 

eyes will be.  We are counting the days and soon we will never remember 

life without him. 

Here is the mood board.

and here is my layout.

I painted the foliage with acrylic paint and the toadstools with Versa Magic in 
Wheat and edged with Brilliance Chocolate ink. The Wood Slices were coloured with Brilliance Chocolate ink.

The title was heat embossed with Ranger white embossing powder.

I used the small frame of the Floral Frame Set and heat embossed the frame 
with Iced Enamels Relique Powder in Turquoise.

some close ups.

I am proud to say that I made this nest myself.

These are the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces that I have used.

 

DA1228 - it's a Boy

DA1294 - Foliage #4

DA2180 - Wood Slices

A2384 - Toadstools #2

DA2338 - Floral Frame Set #2

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I hope you find some time to play along 

with this beautiful mood board. 

Happy crafting.

{Meet the Captain...}

Hello everyone!

I hope you are all well.

I am sharing my September design team layout with you filled with so many
 wonderful elements.  Die cuts, flowers and of course amazing Dusty Attic chippies.  

I really enjoyed creating this layout with the Pirate theme.  We visited Namibia in 
April 2017.   This was a fascinating site to visit along Namibia's famous Skeleton 
Coast near Henties Bay as the Zeila wreck is still quite intact wedged into the 
sand just offshore.  It has become the nesting location for numerous birds, and 
a great photo opportunity.

Here is my layout.

I absolutely love this 11" Porthole that I altered to frame my photo.
I covered both parts of the Porthole with white gesso.  To colour the 
Porthole I used Americana Acrylic Paint in Open Water, Traditional Burnt Umber 
and Georgia Clay. I did a lot of blending to create shading and highlighting effects 
on my project. For this I used DecoArt Easy Float which helps to achieve a smooth 
result. I first painted the Porthole with the Open Water acrylic paint and with a sponge
 brush I dabbed the edges firstly with the Georgia Clay and then the Umber.
 I love the result.

I randomly covered the cogs, machine parts, fans, gauge pointers, industrial 
border and the industrial chains with coarse gesso, and when dried I covered all the 
parts with black gesso.  I then dabbed the parts with a sponge brush and
 Americana Acrylic Paint in Traditional Burnt Umber, True Ochre, Georgia Clay 
and Open Water. I dry brushed all the parts with white gesso and added Art 
Alchemy Wax in Rich Copper.
The mini Seagulls were painted with black gesso.

The title meet the Captain is perfect for this layout. "Meet the" was covered 
with black gesso.
The lower part of the "Captain" was randomly covered with course gesso then 
covered with Art Alchemy Wax in Rich Copper.  The top part was covered with 
Americana Acrylic Paint in Slate Grey and dry brushed with white gesso.  
The Pirate pistol was treated in the same manner.

The Pirate Icons are amazing and a great addition to my layout.
I used my Silhouette to cut the Tombstone.
The two sculls were painted with white gesso and then dabbed in watered 
down Distress Oxide in Frayed Burlap for a mottled effect.

The flag was heat embossed with black embossing powder.
The bell was painted with the Burnt Umber and Art Alchemy Wax in 
Rich Copper.
I painted the word "Pirate" and bomb with black gesso and dry brushed with 
the Slate Grey acrylic paint.
I painted the skeleton fish with white gesso and dry brushed with the Slate 
Grey acrylic paint.
The ship wheel and the anchor below were painted similar to the cogs and 
machine parts.
I inked the gauge with Chocolate Brilliance Ink and edge with black ink.

The urchin shells were covered with white gesso and painted with Americana 
Acrylic Paint in Plantation Pine, Sour Apple, True Ochre and white acrylic paint.
I covered the Compass Rose with black gesso and Art Alchemy Wax in Rich Copper.  

I covered the Tropical Foliage with white gesso and inked with Versa Magic in 
Oasis Green and Aegean Blue.

I coloured the Seaweed with Art Alchemy wax in Old Denim.

The mini Old Coins were inked with Brilliance Galaxy Gold.

Some close ups.

Here is the captain with his empty bottle of rum and a map.

These are the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces that I have used.

 

 

DA2013 - meet the Captain

DA2501 - Jumbo Cogs #2

DA0232 - Jumbo Cogs 10pk

DA1904 - Pirate Icons

DA1935 - Machine Parts #2

DA1674 - Ships wheels small 

DA1930 - Fans #1

DA1933 - Gauges

DA1949 - Industrial Border #1

DA1938 - Industrial Chains

DA0405 - mini Chains 10pk

DA1903 - mini Old Coins

DA2194 - Sand Dollars

DA1910 - Seaweed #1

DA2190- Skeleton Fish mini

DA2537 - Tropical Foliage #9

DA1176 - mini Seagulls

DA1939 - Gauge Pointers

DA2578 - Porthole 11" (2piece)

DA2584 - Compass Rose #2

For more amazing chipboard designs visit the Dusty Attic
Thank you for visiting my Blog.  I hope I have inspired you.

Happy crafting.