Dusty Attic Inspiration - Dream Big

Hi Everyone, Hope you are having a fabulous crafty day... 

As I write this I am getting excited!! 

I am about to head off on an cruise ship with Antonis and Farrel. Woot Woot. 

Classes & glasses and a few sun filled, fun filled days! 

This layout I have created for you from am different kind of excursion. Before I lost all hope of getting them interested in culture and history I took them for a trip into Sydney for the day. This was taken outside of the Mint. In this layout I wanted to have the industrial feeling from inside the building come through. Hope you enjoy!!

Not often do I show my 'Behind the Scenes' images but I thought I would today. When I design an layout I go through a couple of stages of 'staging'. I pull out all possibilities for the collage and layer them all over my page trying to get a feel for how it will look and for what colours I will need. 

Does anyone else do this?

1. I started with my background. I tore out pieces from the pipe works paper to create an industrial grungy collapsed wall. I added some cobbled stone die cuts to start building the layers that my photo would sit on. 

2. I covered the paper background in clear gesso and used some sandpaper to scuff it up & distress it.

3. Then used modelling paste in a dark metallic silver with a Metal Plate stencil and using white modelling paste through a Cross hatch stencil. there were lumps and bumps.

4. I covered all my chip board with white gesso. The number panel pieces I cut from the larger chipboard I painted roughly so we would have lots of bumps on it when it dried.

5. I sprayed a generous layer of Shimmer spray onto the chipboard and let it pool. When I dried it off with the heat tool it pools and reveals all the fab shimmery colours.

 I left the compasses 'naked' and embossed the title and the wall clocks.

Using a matt paint in a dark colour to frame the photo with broken pieces. I just love the way you can tuck them in behind a collage and they fit perfectly every time. My ABSOLUTE fave Dusty chippy!!

I finished off my collage with some toppers of Sisal, Metal Charms, Micro Beads, & Paint splatters.

Close ups of some of the texture in my Chipboard & background anyone?  I also sneaked in a final chippie in. 

Thanks for joining me and I hope to see you in our Facebook Dusty FANattics group soon. Love and light, till next time!!

Abela Artistry

Chipboard Used

Mini Tabs Black

Mini Captions #6

Broken Bits 10

Mini Compasses

Wall Clock 2

 Brick Wall

Number Panel Large

Corrugate Card stock

Stencils Used

Metal plate Stencil

Crosshatch Stencil

Celebrating You - Dusty Attic Moodboard inspiration February 2020

Hi Everyone!

I was so lucky to spend some time in the school holiday's with my nieces. They are such powerhouses of young women. I love the   uncertainty of youth and can see the strength of their mother guiding them into the future. That future is BIG for these girls! When I saw these images I immediately thought of them. 

This layout is for them.

To start I used clear gesso to seal the page. I found this treasure in my Blue Fern stash. I used some modelling paste through a stencil and covered it with Lindy's Embossing Powder. I used my heat tool to set it and then used Lindy's Moon Shadow Mist to add some interest in the background with drips and runs.

Using a soft distress crayon in Soot I rubbed a bit onto my fingertip and then lightly over the raised surfaces to highlight the texture. 

 

I created a banner for the focal point to rest on and used Distress Ink in Black Soot on the edges. I like to run my ink pad directly against the edges of the cardstock. I like the effect when it goes wrong and touches places I wasn't expecting... 

A truely Happy Accident! 

I also added some stamping in numbers and Music notes.

I really liked the music on the background and had to cover it to lay the banner. So I recreated it with stamps! I also added some text to the whole background over the embossing areas too.

I began positioning my focal point and experimenting with placement. 

Using some paper Artsy Chalk paint I painted the flourish to look like wings, then I used another Flourish to create a bottom border and also use it as a base for my title.

 I used some floral chipboard and used Paper Artsy Chalk paint again. This time I used it in  concentric circles to create a fade. I added some gorgeous flowers by Prima and some ephemera I had in my stash.

 

To finish off I highlighted some areas with Metallic wax and a dusting of Glass Glitter. 

Thanks for having a look & I hope you gained some inspiration... Till next time! 

Abela Artistry

Here are the Chipboards I used.