Hello everyone!
I created a sea inspired mini album as memory on beautiful relaxed days.
It has been equipped with many flaps, pockets and other storage possibilities to keep nice mementos.
At Dusty Attic I found a lot of small special chipboards that fit perfectly to the sea theme.
I used them as photo
frames, to attach flaps (anchors) and as eye-catchers for decoration.
cover
used chipboards
Hi everyone! Some pretty floral inspiration
today from me.
I have created a bright and pretty layout
of two lovely friends and I dressed up enjoying a day at the races using a
beautiful Dusty Attic chipboard title, mandala, daisies and word disks and
strips. I will take you through what I have used and what techniques I applied.
Starting with the mandala, I painted it
with gold mica paint which covers the chipboard perfectly. I then cut it 1/3rd
and 2/3rds so that I could include it on both side of the layout with the photo
in between. Cutting the chipboard off centre makes the layout more interesting
and dynamic.
For the title, I painted it white and then
rubbed it with white pearl wax which gives it a pearlescent shine. The word
disk and strip are just painted white so they don’t stand out as much as the
title. I have layered the title over the larger part of the mandala so it
really stands out.
I then coloured the daisies white with a
bright yellow paint in the centre. I love the effect of the painted daisies
among the dimensional paper flowers. I have also used some small foliage
berries which I have painted with green stems and gold berries. These are also
nestled amongst the flower cluster.
I hope you have a chance to get some
creative time in soon.
Dusty attic products:
https://dustyattic.com.au/product/mandala-2-by-nuneka/
https://dustyattic.com.au/product/just-because/
https://dustyattic.com.au/product/daisies-2/
https://dustyattic.com.au/product/word-strips-2/
Hello Dusty Friends. This layout was inspired by both the Monthly sketch and Mood board. These photos were taken on Mothers day with my mum and my husband and kids and I decided to use them as I like having multiple photos on one layout and printing photos in odd shapes brings more interest. I used DA0932 Polaroid frames for the small photos.
Although I have a love for beautiful patterned paper, (and have a decent stash, as I am sure we all do) more and more I find myself reaching for a blank sheet of white or black 12 x 12 so that I can customize it to my photos' colour scheme. I sprayed and flicked some distress Oxide Sprays in yellow and green tones to tie in the colour of the dress I wore in the main photo.
The ephemera was a fussy cut file that I purchased online from the WhiteCatJournal store, printed onto white cardstock and fussy cut. These were inked and layered up with foam. I also used a Stitched rectangle frame from 49 & Market, some assorted small flowers and fussy cut tickets from one of their patterned papers.
DA2659 Mothers hold their childrens hands chipboard sentiment was painted and attached to the frame.
I hope you enjoyed this simple layout and get inspired by the Mood Board and the Sketch Challenge. Dusty Attic products used are shown below.
Good morning
Today I've gone steampunk again. I've had this round wooden serving tray in my stash for a little while to do something with, and this month was the month. I have also taken my inspiration from this month's mood board challenge.
I started by adding some white crackle paste to the base (which is now the top) and around the sides. I helped it crackle by heating it a little. I then used a combination of Lindys Magicals and Distress Stains to get the colouring I wanted. I wasn't aiming for a tree stump look, but I think that's kind of what I ended up with. Happy accident.
I also added some 49 and Market Flowers just to soften it a little.
The remaining chipboard pieces were inked with a combination of rusty orange colour distress oxided inks and speckled egg distress oxide ink.. They were then tucked in amongst the layers of the papers and flowers
https://dustyattic.com.au/product/mini-cogs-3/
https://dustyattic.com.au/product/geo-tribal-arrows-2/
https://dustyattic.com.au/product/geo-tribal-arrows-3/
I finished off my project by adding some glossy accents to the title and to the dress and cat.
Heather
Good morning how are you? Well its time to start getting back into the routine of school runs and early nights and early dinners....
Ohhhhh adulting lol I have really enjoyed my little break spending time with my girl, getting creative in our art journals, some little project life and of course playing with my Dusty Attic Chipboard.
How can you not feel inspired?
