{Champion...}

 Hello everyone!

I am sharing my project inspired by the March moodboard filled with so many wonderful Dusty Attic chippies, Prima resins and Mitform Casting metal elements.

This is my son-in-law Juan, who loves mountain biking.  The dirt, adrenaline, mental and physical challenge is what makes him tick, and he is always up for a challenge. 

Here is the moodboard.

and here is my project.

This large gear was cut out off  thick cork by my husband, as I could not find one in any of our craft shops. 

All the chipboard pieces, except the mini captions, were randomly covered with coarse gesso, and once dry covered with black gesso. Next, I painted the parts with using a sponge brush and Americana Acrylic paint in Burnt Umber, Georgia Clay, Tangelo Orange and True Ochre. I dry brushed all the parts with white gesso and Art Alchemy Wax in Rich Copper.

Behind the cork gear I glued a piece of corrugated cardboard that has some randomly torn sections. I covered the corrugated cardboard with black gesso and once dry I painted it the same way as I did the cogs and gears without using course gesso as I felt the torn sections had enough texture.

The three mini captions defines Juan's character so well, and were covered with the Georgia Clay acrylic paint and edged with the Burnt Umber.

I love the Geckos. They were both first covered with clear gesso and then Distress Oxide in Black Soot and Walnut Stain, pressed onto a craft mat and spritz with water and slid through the droplets a few times. Then, dry brushed with Tangelo Orange and white acrylic paint. 

The bike chains were painted with Burnt Umber acrylic paint, edged with black ink and dry brushed with Tangelo Orange and white acrylic paint.

Some close ups.

Look at the amazing texture on the cork and corrugated cardboard.

Here you can see the stunning Mitform Casting metal elements.

After everything was glued down I added copper glass glitter and splatters with diluted white gesso.

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

DA1151 - Bard Wire Frames

DA2595 - Geckos

DA1935 - Machine Parts #2

DA0405 - Mini Chains

DA1939 - Gauge Pointers

DA1308 - Mini Captions #5

DA1941 - Bike Chains

DA2184 - Industrial Globes #3

DA1949 - Industrial Border #1

DA1977 - Cogs and Gears

DA0002 - Cogs #2

DA0232 - Jumbo Cogs #1

DA2501 - Jumbo Cogs #2

DA1938 - Industrial Chains

DA0327 - Cogs Frame Set

Why not enter the moodboard Challenge yourself?  All you need to do is add your take on the challenge into the comments section on the Dusty FANattics Facebook page for your chance to win one of two amazing $50 Credits to choose any chippies you like. 

Good luck and happy crafting!

{Live beautifully...}

Hello everyone!  

I hope you are all well.

Here is my first project for March featuring the beautiful Vintage Artistry in Color Collectors Edition Vol 1. This is a photo of my daughter from a few years ago.

For this layout, I used the stunning Paper 1 from the Vintage Artistry in Color Collectors Edition Vol 1. I kept my background simple as it is already colourful and busy. 

Here is my layout.

I added a collection of rub-ons from the Vintage Artistry Blush/Sage transfers at the bottom left and top right of my layout. These designs are amazing and very easy to use, and a beautiful addition to any project. Here you can also see elements from the laser-cut sheets that is included in the collection.

I layered the matted photo on paper stacks from the Sage and Coral Ephemera stacks. These pieces were inked and distressed.  I also used a stitched frame from the Sage collection.

To create the flower cluster, I used flowers, laser cuts, die cut foliage and leaves from the Wedgewood Layered Embelishments. For the flowers I used Sugar Posies in Fluff and Tutti Fruitti, Enchanted Petals in Mint, Garden Petals in Salmon and Parchment, Mini Flower Series 01 in Ginger, Country Blooms in Ginger and Pixie Petals in Sunshine. I also used a few Dusty Attic chippies. I painted the Fluff Sugar Posies with yellow acrylic paint.  The edges of all the flowers were dry brushed with white gesso, then acrylic paint and lightly rubbed with gold rub and distress stickles.

My final touches to the layout included Wishing Bubbles in Crush, art stones and splatters with diluted white gesso.

49 and Market products used.

Vintage Artistry in Color Collectors Edition Vol 1 12x12 Collections

Vintage Artistry Collectors Volume 1 - Paper 1

Vintage Artistry Blush/Sage Rub-on Transfers

Vintage Artistry Sage Nouveau Ephemera Stack

Vintage Artistry Coral Nouveau Ephemera Stack

Vintage Artistry Sage Stitch Frame

Wishing Bubbles Crush

Wedgewood Layered Embelishments

Sugar Posies - Fluff

Sugar Posies - Tutti Frutti

Enchanted Petals - Mint

Pixie Petals - Sunshine

Garden Petals - Salmon

Flower Mini Series 01 - Ginger

County Blooms - Ginger

Garden Petals - Parchment

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Happy crafting.

{Live in this moment...}

 Hello everyone!

Here is another layout featuring the absolutely beautiful Vintage Artistry Blush collection and I am using another wedding photo of my beautiful daughter.

For this layout I used the right side of the Poised Paper and glued the paper to white card stock and primed it with clear gesso. I then added a script stamp and butterflies from the Gratitude Today Stamp set. Where the two papers join in the center, I added Vintage Artistry Sage washi tape.  I then added colour to the background using Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick and Bundled Sage. 

The Blush/Sage rub-on transfers are just amazing.  Here you can see where I added them. I cut up the flower transfer and used it under my flower clusters. I also used some of the script, beads, sequins and splatter transfers.

I layered my matted photo on pieces from the Blush and Sage Ephemera stacks.  All the edges were distressed and inked. 

I have built up my flower clusters using flowers, die cut foliage and laser cuts from the two beautiful laser-cut sheets that is included in the Vintage Artistry Blush collection. For the flowers I used Sugar Posies in Fluff and Tutti Fruitti, Enchanted Petals in Mint, Maura's Vineyard in Rose, Enchanted Petals in Ballet Slipper, Mini Flowers in Scarlet and Sugar Stems in Fluff. I painted the Sugar Posies Fluff in a dark acrylic paint. These little white flowers are perfect if you need another colour, and take the paint very well. The edges of all the flowers were dry brushed with white gesso, then acrylic paint and lightly rub with gold rub and Platinum distress stickles. 

The title of my layout "Live in this moment..." is a digital stamp also designed by Katie Pertiet.  She is an amazing designer!  Here is the link to her online shop. Katie Pertiet.

I love the look of a heat embossed image with white embossing powder on vellum.  It adds such a lovely soft feel and look elegant in the flower clusters.  I used the butterfly image on the Gratitude Today stamp set also design by Katie Pertiet. 

To finish off my layout I added Wishing Bubbles, pearl beads in the center of the flowers and splatters with diluted white gesso.

49 and Market products used.

Vintage Artistry Blush 12x12 Collection Pack

Vintage Artistry Blush Poised Paper

Vintage Artistry Blush/Sage Rub-on Transfers

Vintage Artistry Blush Ephemera Stacks

Vintage Artistry Sage Sage Nouveau Ephemera Stack

Vintage Artistry Sage Washi Tape

Vintage Artistry Blush Ephemera Stacks

Gratitude Today Stamp Set

Sugar Posies – Fluff

Sugar Posies – Tutti Frutti

Sugar Stems – Fluff

Enchanted Petals – Mint

Maura’s Vineyard – Rosé

Enchanted Petals – Ballet Slipper

Flower Mini Series 01 – Scarlet

Wishing Bubbles – Limeade

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Happy crafting!

{Cute as a button...}

 Hello everyone!

I am sharing my February design team project with you using some beautiful Dusty Attic chippies. I've had this large wooden button for a while and Jennifer Hedger specially made this cute title for me. This is my sweet granddaughter when she was only two weeks old.

All the chipboard pieces were first covered with white gesso.

For the ombre effect on the title I used a light and dark pink acrylic paint and white to blend the colours. The buttons were also painted with acrylic paint and tucked under the flower clusters.

The stamens were painted with acrylic paint and Glossy Accents.

I painted the Leafy stems with acrylic paint, Glossy Accents and dry brushed with white acrylic paint.

The leaves were embossed with Ranger white embossing powder.

I just love these beautiful Wordpl@y elements.  They are my favourite!

some close ups.

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

DA0510 - Buttons

DA1794 - Wordpl@y #10 Black

DA1876 - Flower Stamens

DA0566 - Leafy Stems #2

DA1342 - Leaves #2

Thank you for visiting my blog.  Please visit the Dusty Attic online store for more amazing designs.

Happy crafting!

{O happy day...}

 Hello everyone!

The new Always and Forever collection is so romantic, and I love weddings!  There is just something about seeing the bride walk down the aisle to marry the love of her life.  This layout features my daughter and her husband.

I used The Dress and Chandelier papers as the base for my layout. Next, I cut strips from the Mr & Mrs, Bouquet Frame B-side and The Dress B-side, distressed the strips and glued them to the base paper.

From the B-side of the Mr & Mrs I used two quotes and made a shaker box with the VW Beetle. I also used the bar code from the B-side of the Dress Paper.

From the cut-out sheet I used the cute VW Beetle.

Here is my layout.

From the B-side of the Mr & Mrs I used two quotes and made a shaker box with the VW Beetle journal card. I also used the bar code from the B-side of the Dress Paper on my layout.

From the cut-out sheet I used the cute VW Beetle.

All the chippies were covered with white acrylic paint and Platinum Distress Stickles.

Some close ups.

After everything was glued down, I added pearl beads, gold glitter and splatters with diluted white gesso.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Happy crafting!