Art Journal page and Christmas Card - Heather Woodall

 Good morning

Today I've done 2 projects for you.

The first one is bright and colourful. It is a double layout with a 70's hippy theme from a recent retreat that I attended.

I started with the super bright and floral papers from PaperRoses. I then created the peace sign using black glitter cardstock. But before sticking it down I added some stenciling in the background, using the Paintbrushes Stencil (DA36011), and some soft pink paint.

While I was stenciling I used ABC Stencil (DA1770) to stencil in the word "Justy" in the bottom right corner. At retreat I was trying to say Jennifer from Dusty Attic and it came out "Justy", and it kinda stuck.

ABC Stencil – Dusty Attic – Australian owned and operated Laser Cutting business

I then painted the Flowers Layers #6 (DA1078) with the same soft pink and then added some hot pink accents to them. and tucked them in amongst my fussy cut paper flowers. To make the packet go further I cut the larger ones in half as you only see half the flower anyway.

Flower Layers #6 – Dusty Attic – Australian owned and operated Laser Cutting business

To finish off the page I used my hot pink paint to pain the chipboard title that Jen very kindly gave us at retreat.

My second project was a quick and simple Christmas card.

I have used the super cute Aussie Chrismtas range from Studio 73 as my starting point, and in my Dusty Attic basket I had a couple of Creative Cluster #6 packs that had been partly used, but still had the trees. So I used a combination of green, brown light/sage green and a gold to paint them, and of course used my gold paint for the starts on top. The Christmas number plate, I used black paint all over and into the word, then lightly ran some gold paint over the top.

Creative Layers #6 – Dusty Attic – Australian owned and operated Laser Cutting business

As always, all of the chipboard and stencil products can be found on the Dusty Attic website - Dusty Attic – Australian owned and operated Laser Cutting business – Dusty Attic is an Australian owned and operated Laser Cutting business, which designs and manufactures craft items and embellishments.

Thank you again

Heather

Just Because - Heather Woodall

 Good morning

Today I am back with a fun and bright art journal page for you.

I started with paints and stencils. I used a brayer and a few different colour blues to give my page a base coat. I like the brayer as it gives a nice soft finish. 

I then used the same blue paints with different stencils (one colour per stencil) to add on top of the base layer. This was a technique I learnt from the lovely Tracy Scott and have had a lot of fun playing with it over the past few years.

DA

https://dustyattic.com.au/product/flourish-stencil/

https://dustyattic.com.au/product/creative-script-stencil/

The cloud stencil was used last with a soft white paint.

https://dustyattic.com.au/product/clouds-stencil/

I then used a white gel pen and a circle template to draw on the circles.

The chipboard, Circle Medley DA2462 was coloured using my prismacolour pencils, the little tabs on the bottom of the balloons were cut from the scrap part of the chipboard pack and attached to the back of the round pieces to make them look like balloons.

https://dustyattic.com.au/product/circle-medley/

I then added some white string to the back of each balloon and attached them to my page using a combination of glue and foam tape to give the balloons the bunched and dimensional look. Once the balloons were attached, I tied all the strings together and added a ribbon bow.

The Just Because DA3338 title was again coloured with my prismacolour pencils and glossy accents added over the top to make it shiny and dimensional.

https://dustyattic.com.au/product/just-because/

I had a lot of fun creating this page. I hope I've inspired you to look at your ordinary shaped chipboard and be able to turn them into something fun and bright.

Heather

Art Journal - Deb Stephens - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello everyone, it's Deb here with my November Mood Board Inspiration make. This is a small A5 Visual diary that I decorated using lots of Dusty Attic chippy and stash items.

I started by stenciling through the DA1538 Distressed grid stencil with clear texture paste and added some crackle paste as well. After it dried, I arranged my elements on the cover until I was satisfied with the composition and adhered it.

Then I covered it all with a coat of white primer.

This is where the begins! Using a mix of paints and waxes in the Mood Board Inspired colours I finished off with some waxes. Here are some more close ups of the cover.

List Of Dusty Attic Products Used:

Industrial Globes DA1831

Industrial cluster #1 DA3373

Gears #2 by Nuneka DA2744

Industrial Hearts DA2953

Art Journal DA1693

Distressed Grid Stencil DA 1538

There is still lots of time to get your Mood board entry in and be in the running to win some awesome Chipboard!

Notes and Thoughts - Kristy Abela - Mood Board Inspiration

 Hi Fanattics...

I was playing in my journal, my secret passion, and needed to create a title and a focal point for my layout. 

First I just want to share the December mood board with you, why not enter for a chance to win one of the $50 credits to the Dusty Attic website?

It is very easy to enter, just add your creation into the comments section on the Dusty FANattics facebook page HERE.

Now chipboard is usually really bulky to use in journals... 

Check out my hack to make it user friendly.

 

I started by painting the background black with gesso. I picked warm colours and created a pallet to use and a complimentary colour. This time I chose green. It made me feel like autumn. Always a winning colour pallet in my books. I added some marks with the back of a brush to create texture, crosshatching and some circles in by watering down the left over gesso on my craft mat and used my fingertip to create dots with the left over colours. I used some printed words from an encyclopaedia to create a theme. This one is Mythological. 

To add the chipboard, I used my scalpel to peel apart the layers. Go slowly so you don't tear the top layer. I then used a dry brush with paint to edge the chippy to create some definition.

 

 

 

Have fun creating and let me know how you go transforming your chipboard into exciting focal points.

 Dusty Attic Products used

 Ocean Wave Small

Mini Captions #18 

 

 

 

 

 

Art Journal - Kristy Abela

Hey Dusty Attic Fans, 

I took to the craft room for an art journal session and my chip boards. Why use chip boards? Why not! By the time I build up all the texture in my page and my layers I love having a focal point that pops, literally!

 

 

 I recently did a class that featured tags and had forgotten just how well the old scrappers tool can compliment a good ole art journal page.  Here I have added an enamel embossed mini word to my tag to compliment the stamped word. 

In the background I started with layers my favourite chalk based paints with a brayer. I then used an old store card to create some vertical and horizontal lines. Along those lines I used a fine tip applicator with white acrylic to add some random scribble text. 

I used some gel prints I made during a play session on tissue paper. Tissue paper is AMAZING. I use matt gel medium underneath and then place the tissue on top. It becomes completely transparent when you add a top layer of gel medium. Works as a substitute for stamping or stenciling on your journal pages when trying to 'flatten' the layers. 

I used some scraps that were lying around on my desk. I always keep offcuts when I create. When paper is already torn it takes some of the thinking out of what to create with and becomes more of a puzzle.. Like "Where does this go?" rather than "How does this go with..."

 

 

Thanks for looking and I hope that you have been inspired to try a few new things and use our favourite Dusty Attic Chipboards as the focal point. For other art journal ideas check out out my blog at Abela Artistry

 Chipboard used

 

Art Journal - Kristy Abela - Mood Board inspiration

Hi everyone, This is the last mood board challenge for 2019...

That means its your last chance to get a $50 voucher and some chippies to play with over the holidays. 

Here is some inspiration for you.  

I used the mood board colours and the idea of a garden from the leaves to create this journal page with some of Dyan Reavelys stamps. I also got some inspiration from my new craft buddy...
Meet Dio! I created this page the day we brought him home. He is 8 weeks
to the day.

 

I used my Paper Artsy paints to create layers in my background and stenciled in some contrast, stamped in some textures and got busy decorating my chipboard.

I used a base coat on my chipboard with the chalk paints - no need to prime with gesso with these. Funnily enough they have a colour called Mushroom! I added layers of Purple in two shades with a makeup sponge. They give an awesome grungy, earthy effect. Perfection is overrated!

On this one used some blue close to the ground for shading. With the left over 'Teresa Green' paint I added some splatters.

 

Now to play with my bits and pieces... 

I stamped some mushrooms and flowers & painted them with a pre-filled water brush. I used the colours from the background to mark up the stamps, keeping the colour scheme consistent. 

I also got to play with these super cute cheeky bugs on my collage. They layered perfectly with my toadstools and mushrooms.

I added some shading with a charcoal pencil to the bugs and again to the areas around the stamped images and it was done.  

I love texture & I really enjoy the depth it gives my journaling.

Products Used

Toadstool Border

Toadstools #2

Thanks for taking the time to peek at my journal. If you want to see more pop over to my website and check it out.

www.abelaartistry.com.au