Amazing Altered Journal - Anat Weksler

Hello crafty friends!

Anat here! today I would like to share my new project - an altered Journal.

I decided to go for a Vintage Botanical look for the cover, I covered it with fabric and lace, primed it and coffee stained it.

I've grabbed  gorgeous chippies, most of them from July release, colored them with Lindy's Sprays.

Have a look at this beauties:

DA2679 - Autumn leaves#1-small

DA2696 - Atc- frames#8

DA2394 - Broken bits #4-marrakesh

Da0766 - Flutterbies#3

DA2366 - Baroque flourish#3

DA2380 - Leafy- garland

DA1646 - Wordpl@y#3

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

Notes - Belinda Spencer

Hello!!

Belinda here with you today to share my altered notebook for Notebook November.

Even though I don't create 'off the page' too often I found this to be such a fun project to create. I even used the November Mood Board as inspiration for my notebook.

To start my notebook cover I went on a treasure hunt through my stash of patterned papers until something jumped out at me. I found the cutest paper with a bicycle image that suited the colours perfectly.

I used a matte gel medium to attach the paper to the cover, swiping some over the top of the paper too. Next I grabbed the closest paint palette and swiped some Dusty In Colour Paint in Cranberry, Lavender Blush and Sugar Plum around the edges of the paper.

Once the paint was dry, I used some heavy white gesso to add some stenciling. I wanted a lovely subtle effect with the stenciling. For more impact though you could add an outline to the words using a fine pen.

Next I used the same paint and gesso to colour the various chipboard pieces. I glued these pieces onto the front of the notebook along with some flowers and leaves. To finish I used a white paint pen to flick some white droplets over the cover.

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0950 Dusty Journal

DA0370 Mini Vine

DA0727 Mini Birds # 3

DA0862 Mini ABC Lowercase

DA1040 Mini Stars

DA1048 Mini Dots

DA1888 Succulents

DA0908 Dusty In Colour Sugar Plum

DA0910 Dusty In Colour Cranberry

DA0911 Dusty In Colour Lavender Blush

DA0808 Dusty In Bloom Evening Blush

DA0964 Dusty Rose Leaves Small Yellow

DA1539 Words Of Wisdom Stencil

DA1891 Ledger Stencil

Create Art - Pastricia Basson

Hello to all my blog friends.

Beginning of a new month means that it's my turn again on the Dusty Attic blog post. Once again I have used my favourite chipboards to decorate a Journal Cover. I have quite a few of these Journals and use different ones for different types of Art. For this one I mixed a little rusty industrial with a little bit of Shabbiness. I am loving the look I achieved of using Lindy's Stampgang Embossing Powder on the Rust effected chipboards.

The paper and flowers are from 49&Market, the Scents of Nature collection.

All the pieces where gesso'd. I then added different colours of Prima Rust Pastes. I used Brown and Red paste, and mixed a little blue acrylic paint with Mint Green Patina Paste which gave me the Bluish Purple colour.  I also embossed with the following embossing powders, Cosmic Pink Blue and Raspberry Lemonade. The trellis parts of the Industrial Scroll was painted with Iris Potion Sparks Paint from Prima.

On the white flowers from 49&Market I rubbed some waxes, Royal Robes Opal Magic and Bronze Age Metallique Wax.

The title was embossed with Cosmic Pink Blue and Lapis Lazuli Blue Gold embossing powders. I also sprinkled some of the Blue Gold on the corrugated board...The little Butterfly was embossed with both the Cosmic Pink Blue and the Raspberry Lemonade.

Please visit the Dusty Attic store where you will find all the products I used and many more....

Clockworks Small

DA 1749

Flutterbies #3

DA 0766

Mini Cogs

DA 0689

Mini Words #3

DA 0477

Lace Border #4

DA 1503

Industrial Scrolls 

DA 1542

Corrugated Card

DA 0830

Leaving you for now with the following Quote....Thank you for your visit, it is much appreciated....

Creativity

 is allowing yourself

 to make mistakes. 

Art

 is knowing 

which ones to keep. 

~Scott Adams~

Heather McMahon - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello Dusty friends! It's Heather McMahon here today with my layout for December.  Before I show you, did you know that you can win a $100 Dusty Attic voucher? Wouldn't that come in handy at this time of year? All you have to do is enter this month's challenge and be the winner!

Here's what I made:

I used the inspiration board in several ways. Firstly, here it is:

Isn't it beautiful? I used the word Bliss on my layout and took my cues for my photo choice from the cosy, relaxing scene. I started off using only the colours from the inspiration board, but I'm a teal fan and I just couldn't help adding a bit, then a bit more!

That long wriggly piece behind the photo is a waste piece! Never throw out any interesting shapes - you never know when they will come in handy!

I layered up the background with Dusty Attic texture paste, some Dusty Attic stencils and, of course, Dusty Attic paint! I added some Magicals for extra pow. I've used Tinby Designs Metallic Melts on the frame, words, squiggly waste piece and hearts. I love this effect! 

Do you like the frame? - that's my own design! I love the funkiness of it.

Don't you just love these little hearts? They come in a pack of a mix of shapes and are fantastic value. You can use them on just about any project.

The triangles were made using a Dusty attic stencil that was made specifically for the escape2create retreat last year. I use it a lot!

The Dusty Attic products I used are:

Winged Frame Set DA 1343

waste piece from Lacy Border #3 DA 1344

Mini Hearts #2 DA 0990

Bookman ABC Set DA 0666

Mini ABC Set Lower DA 0862

Fan Stencil DA 1320

Texture Paste DA 1218

Dusty Attic paints in Oceania, Bisque, Pesto and Cranberry.

And of course, my ever-faithful....

Clear Gloss varnish DA 0901

(I use this to glue everything!)

 

 

These are some of Heather's other creations from during the year as a little re-cap for you for more inspiration

 

 

LIFE IS PERFECT

 

 

JOURNEY IN STYLE

 

 

FIELDS OF GOLD

 

 

 

ESCAPE

 

 

 

 

ALTERED NOTEBOOKS

 

 

Happy scrappin'!

Heather McMahon