A Captured Moment!

Hiya,

This is the second blog post for you, inspired by this month’s mood board!

A canvas, this gorgeous little girl is my niece!

Evie did not like the grass at first…

I started off by attaching my circles (from the bubble chippie) and the view finders to the canvas!

After this I painted with heavy gesso and let dry completely.

I then dropped the colours on to the canvas letting it run.

I painted all the chippies white and then added colour!

I completed the canvas with flowers, butterflies and film strip.

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I hope you get your creativity on and show us what 

your impression of this month's mood board is!

remember to post to the Dusty FANattics page on Facebook.

Lovies

Shells

xoxo 

Just ME!

Good day fellow artists!

Today I have two blog posts for you, inspired by this month’s mood board!

This is the first one, an off the page project.

This is something that represents me!

Because without my hands I would not be able to create and do art.

I started off with a mannequin hand, which I attached to an artist pallet.

I then took a paper mask and cut out the “butterfly” design, 

then adhered it to the hand.

I stapled my Dusty Attic Heart Flourish to the mask.

 Using old paint brushes I attached them as well.

I created the drips of paint using hot glue!

also hot glued my Dusty Attic corner flourishes 

After this I painted two coats of heavy gesso and let dry completely.

To add the colour I used alcohol inks:

Shell pink

Salmon pink

Watermelon

And

Oregano

Then used gold paint to create the high light effect

Added my Dusty Attic Title, words and flowers to complete the look.

All these things represent me!

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Happy Creating!!

Lovies

Shells

xoxo

Hello Scrappy People!!

A new month (half way through the year)

brings new opportunities, new members on the Dusty attic design team, new challenges and a new mood board from Dusty attic!

Here is the July mood board!

take up the challenge and lets see your layouts!

Remember to post to the Dusty Funattics page!

Lovies

Shells

xoxo

Happiness Blooms from within!

Good morning beautiful scrappers,

Today I'm back with more inspiration for you!

Using the June mood board, I created this canvas which is inspired by Anna Dabrowska! 

This is my sister-in-laws, Sister 

who got married at the beginning of this year!!

I loved this photo and need to do something, soft and pretty.

I started with the 12x24cm canvas and 

attached the decorative tissue paper - Flutter, using soft mat gel.

I then attached my lace, canvas strips and Dusty Attic flourish with heavy body gel. for the other side I used the cut out as a stencil using modelling paste.

I dried the canvas!

Once completely dry, I painted over with diluted heavy gesso

and added texture paste; crackle paste.

I the added the colour sprays - Poppy fields, Precious Stone - 

mixed in with liquid acrylic paint - Tiger Orange

I then touched up with the heavy gesso. 

Leaving the canvas to dry, 

I then took the artist pallet and painted the heavy gesso first and 

attached left over tissue paper.

I then used a script stencil using expanding mousse - Tuscan gold.

After drying added crackle past with heavy gesso.

I added mint Sparkle wax to both canvas and pallet.

For the straws, I rolled script paper on one and inked the other one with Oregano.

Using alcohol inks - sepia; butterscotch - 

on my white painted chip boards to help create an rustic look.

for the leaves I used Clover green.

after all this it was a case of placing and attaching everything down.

To finish the canvas, I added loads of flowers, metal embellishments 

and glass bubbles, as well as other bits and bobs!

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Anna is a true inspiration to me...

 I truly hope that I can inspire you, like she does me!!!

Happy scrapping!

Lovies

Shells

xoxo

My Dream Story!

Hello,

I have an off the page inspiration for you!

This was my childhood typewriter, so what better way to tell a story!

and mix media it!

I started by covering the whole typewriter with heavy gesso.

After drying it, I stencilled with small damasks stencil.

Dried again.

I then cover it with Heritage Kwik crack (local product)

and applied heavy gesso, again.

Drying with heat tool.

Making sure it was completely dry,

I started pouring the alcohol inks on, starting with Oregano then continued with Butterscotch;sepia and teak-wood to create an aged look.

I sanded the edges of the typewriter keys!

For the chip boards I painted with Ayeeda paint (@13arts) metallic dark yellow

and touched up with the butterscotch ink and dusted with black chalk.

After this its just a case of placing and attaching all the elements down.

I used old card board to back and place the photo!

I used printable clocks and handmade butterflies.

I used all sorts of flowers including Dusty in Bloom - Grassy Knoll. 

(Adding words by Tim Holtz!)

Included metal hearts and screws (Prima) and a heart plus key padlock!

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This was a totally fun experience!

You should try it,

you wont regret it! 

Lovies

Shells

xoxo