Dusty Attic Mood Board Inspiration - March 2019

 Hi and welcome to Autumn. This mood board for me inspired feelings of bare nature and wooded lands. A compliment to my barren arctic canvas which is my other inspiration for this month.

I dug around in my generous stash of chipboard and found some pieces that I thought fit the theme I had in mind...  I pushed them around on my page until I thought I had a winner.

Here is my thought process while creating... I add and subtract and take 1000 images. My poor phone!!  

I used my Dusty Attic Stencil to create some interest in the background. I used my pastes to add coloured texture. 

Time to colour my chipboard! 

I played around with so many elements. I coloured it with water colour on raw chipboard and compared it to metallic paint.

                 I added some embossing powders, 

                            Rust paste and wax

and Acrylic paints... 

I really got to play with those textures I would have found in the forest... 

Here are some close ups of the finished project. 

Thanks for looking!! 

Have fun creating off our March Mood Board!!

Products Used: 

Corrugated Cardstock

Designer Disc's #16 - Dreamcatcher 

Tribal Arrows #2

Leaves #2

Feathers

Indian Arrow

Geo Tribal Arrows #1

Tribal Motif #2

Dusty Attic Mood Board Inspiration - February 2019

Welcome to February at Dusty Attic!! Here is some inspiration for the mood board to get that creative Mojo into swing... 

I loved playing around with the chipboard this time as it created a gorgeous Tiara. I complimented it with some Dusty Attic Stencils and papers from AB Studio from the 'In Wonderland' & 'Dreamland' collection... 

Hope you like it!

Here is one of my favourite techniques... I like to prime my chipboard with gesso and then tap it with a flat brush to create peaks and ridges. It gives the colour somewhere to sit and pool creating exciting colour variations. Its best to dry in between layers if you want to use more than one colour.

After priming my page in Clear Gesso I used Dusty Attic stencil in Crosshatch and embossed, then I used some embellishment mousse through the Dusty Attic stencil in Creative Script.

Popped some stamping in the background in organic shapes and textures. I played with using Gesso, yellow & coral colour options before I settled on some walnut spray for colour.

TIP: I use the area that will be covered by my focal point as a little tester. It lets me know how the product will react or if I like the effect.

Here is a close up of all the mixed media elements put together.

Here comes the fun... I fussy cut papers from AB studio and along with flowers from 49 & Market created my collage. I embossed my title in Orange Popsicle from Lindy's. I needed a solid colour with out shimmer to make the page come together. 

I LOVE this chipboard!! Its so versatile as a frame or an edge or in this case a TIARA.. I coloured it with some teal shimmer spray used some glossy accents to add dimension. 

Dusty Attic Pearls and Micro beads on the pendant after also used some Glossy Accents and a little wax to highlight some areas. I finished off with dry brushing with Gesso and some splatters...

Look at those layers... and still the project is quite flat and will fit comfortably in my album. 

 Thanks for looking! Come and check out my blog if you would like to see other projects featuring Dusty Attic Chipboard.

DUSTY ATTIC Chipboards

Monarch Butterflies

Heraldry Motif

Jewellry Drops 5 

Word Pack 5 

Roman Numerals

 

DUSTY ATTIC Stencils

Creative Script Stencil

Crosshatch Stencil

DUSTY ATTIC Embellishments

Pearls

Art and Soul - Journal Inspiration - Braver, Smarter, Stronger & Loved!

Morning Tribe...

Loved doing this one and finally getting a chance to play with some fluid acrylics and my brayer... 

I applied three layers of paint onto an old book with my brayer. I put the paint onto my craft sheet first and gave it a spritz of water to activate the fluidity.

I then used two stencils, both from Dusty Attic to add some interest on the background and applied with a sponge dabber to avoid bleeds. I used a cap to create some circles and added a few splatters while the paint was juicy. 

Finally got to try this colour Quinacridone Gold.. One of my favourite journal artists uses this colour and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Knowing I love earthy tones.. I am in love too.

I used Gel Medium to apply some strips of paper to the page and rubbed alight coat of Gesso onto the top so I could apply paint. The paint doesn't like to stick to the gel medium otherwise. 

I used my cap to add some more circles to try and pull the foreground into the background. I used the dark grey colour from my first layer to do this.

I dabbed some colour onto the top of the page and spritzed with water to get the paint to run. I then repeated the process with a turquoise colour to create a patina effect.

To add some depth to the background I used a charcoal pencil to outline the strips of paper and create some shadows.

I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do with the circles... I still wanted to play with the fluid acrylics and picked up an off white colour and some watercolour pencils in similar shades. 

I put one coat of paint on the page as a base. I applied the pigment from the pencil and then applied a second layer of paint and then blended it in.

To finish them off I outlined the circles with the charcoal pencil and blended.

I ran a piece of string off the roll and let it fall onto the page. I attached it with Brads and stuck my title down... DONE!! 

So easy! Check out some of the close ups below and check out the full product list below... Thanks for looking!

Product used:

Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylics - 

Dark Grey / Medium Grey / Raw Sienna / Titan Buff / Quinacridone Gold / Cobalt turquoise

Dusty attic Stencil  - Cross hatch and Checker plate

Black & White Gesso

Americana - Gel Medium

Charcoal pencil

Sponge Dabber

Brads, Cogs and paper strips from my stash

Art & Soul - Limited Edition journal page

Hi everybody... I can't say I  am enjoying the chill too much, I much prefer the warmer weather. I decided to create a journal page to remind me of the water, with a hint of chilled to the bone.. Perfect for Andy Skinner Stamps!

  I created a background of Distress oxides by spreading them across my craft mat. I played with the re-inkers as I love the way they can be used like a watercolour paint but also add variations in tone once water is added. I do confess... I am hooked!!
  I used a bubble stencil and water alone to lift off some of the oxide to create a watermark and then added two layers of contrast with Stencils.
  I then applied some smaller stamps using archival ink to the background. I stamped the largest image onto the background and embossed in black.

  I used a piece of mixed media card as a base for my focal point and used Wild Honey to colour it to contrast the greens in the background. I stamped and Embossed my large fish and created a puddle of peacock feathers on my mat to colour it. I used my fingers to dab onto the skeleton and dragged the card around the puddle to create a watery border. 

  I felt that I needed a little more definition on my piece and used my mini ink pad in Black Soot to edge both the focal point and the page itself. I stenciled some netting on there with embossing paste and tied some string around it. I played with some quotes and mounted my focal point onto a piece of cardboard.

  In the end I felt as though I needed more fish so I stamped and embossed a few more in there to fill out my background. To finish it off I drew a double line around the edge of the page and added some swirls and zigzags to complete my Limited Edition piece!
  Thanks for looking and I will see you soon with my take on the Moodboard.
Hugs... Kristy!