{Happiness blooms from within...}

Hello everyone!

Spring is approaching fast in South Africa. The sun peaks over the horizon a little earlier each morning and warmer temperatures thaw out the cold days of winter.  We have had some wonderful weather in Pretoria this past few days. 

Here is my layout inspired by the beautiful August mood board and lots of amazing chipboard pieces from both the new and old released. If you have not seen the new chippies you are seriously missing out!!! 

This is my daughter- in- law a few years ago. She is always willing to pose for photos.  I am thankful for every opportunity I get to photograph my family.

Here is the mood board.

This is the sketch I used by Allison Davis

and here is my layout.

All the chipboard pieces were first primed with white gesso. These newly released Polaroid frame sets are just stunning!! I used the negative of the frame set as well.  I painted the frames with Americana acrylic paint in Melon and Blue Mist. I then inked the edges of the frames with .....and gold embossing powder.

The Swirls, also a new release along with the Foliage #8 were heat embossed using Ranger white embossing powder. I snipped the Swirls in four pieces and tucked them under the flower clusters.

I cut the Leafy Garland, also a new release in half and along with the Foliage #10 painted it with Americana acrylic paint in Blue Mist.

The little flowers peeking out here, also a new release I heat embossed using with Zing embossing powder in Mustard and Apricot.

I heat embossed the title with Zing embossing powder in Powder.


When everything was glued down I added Art Stones and splatters with diluted white gesso.

Some more close ups.

These are the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces that I used.

DA2178 - Happiness Blooms From Within
DA1805 - mini Tabs #3 Black
DA2438 - Blooms #5
DA2380 - Leafy Garland
DA2454 - Polaroid Frame Set #1
DA2355 - Swirls #2
DA1870 - Foliage #8
DA1872 - Foliage #10

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you find some time to play along with this beautiful mood board.  Make sure you visit the Dusty Attic online store for more amazing chipboard designs.

Have a blessed day and happy crafting!

{Happy little camper...}

Hello everyone!

How cute is the Travel Buddies collection designed by Lady Pattern Paper.  Also check out her Facebook page for more awesome inspiration This is my little grandson visiting us one weekend while we were camping. We love camping. What’s not to love, fresh air, camping food, connecting with your loved ones.

I used white AC cardstock as the base for my layout. I wanted to create a camping site at the bottom of my layout. I used my Silhouette to cut the trees, mushrooms, tent, sun, clouds and title. I fussy cut two birds from the Road Trip paper. I painted the very cute chipboard caravan with acrylic paint.

The Gypsy paper was cut in half and I trimmed 13cm from the top and used the clouds on the B side of the paper.  From the Return Ticket paper I cut 2 strips of 6 cm from the left side. The right side I will keep for another layout. I also cut strips from the Basic Essentials Candy Stripe – So Buff as well as the Basic Essentials Sheet Music (B Side) – Intense Teal.

Here is my layout.

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I hope I have inspired you.

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{Picture perfect...}

Hello everyone!

I am sharing my layout created for the Dusty Attic July mood board challenge.  I am sure you will agree with me that his mood board is just stunning. I absolutely adore it!

I used photos of my beautiful daughter I photographed a few years ago.  She is my treasure. I laugh with her, dream with her and cry with her. She is beautiful inside and out.  Her smile makes me smile.  Her laugh is infectious and her heart is pure and true. She is compassionate, loving, smart and talented. I love her with all my heart.

Here is the mood board.

and here is my layout.

This is how I treated the chippies.

 Picture Perfect title and Foliage #14 was first covered with white gesso and then embossed with white embossing powder. I wanted my title to stand out as my layout already has a lot of colour. 

The Whimsy Frame was painted with Americana acrylic paint in Bahama Blue and embossed with clear embossing powder.  These frames are perfect to frame a photo or a quote like I did here, and they come in all shapes and sizes.

I covered the Foliage #2 with a layer of  white crackle texture paste.  Once the crackle had completely dried I added Lindy's C'est la vie Cerise and Tibetan Poppy Teal sprays . I then added some finishing touches to the Foliage with Art Alchemy Wax in Vintage Gold.


 The Branches and Berries were painted with Americana Acrylic paint in Melon and Green Mist and I covered the berries with Glossy Accents.

The Foliage was first covered with coarse gesso and once dried I covered the foliage with white acrylic paint.  After that was dried I added some Art Alchemy Wax in Vintage Gold and Peacock.

 I embossed the Leaves #2 with turquoise Iced Enamels Relique Powder.

and some more close ups.

These are the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces that I used.

  

DA1053 - Picture Perfect
DA2233 - Foliage #14

DA1559 - Whimsy Frames #3

DA1805 - mini Tabs #3 Black
DA0729 -Branches and Berries
DA1292 - Foliage #2
DA1342 - Leaves #2
DA1870 - Foliage #8

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I hope you find some time to play along with this beautiful mood board.  Please visit the Dusty Attic online store for more amazing chipboard design and new exciting designs.

Happy crafting!