Altered Birthday Box - Dusty Attic June Inspiration

Hi All...

I have my inspiration post for you all to try out. This time round I altered a box. 

This one is super special as it will eventually be gifted. In the collage are secret pieces that relate to the recipient. 

I hope she likes it and I hope you do too. 

There's nothing better than making intimate gifts for loved ones, don't you agree?

This was tricky because I tried my hand at resin pouring and made my own embellishments from moulds.  The face, rose and leaves as well as the mechanical stars were all a part of this process.

I used waxes to colour this project. I wanted to leave as much of the colour as I could so I used beads and Prills to add some accents.  

I layered some paper on a box I held onto to alter. I have had this paper in my stash for ages so I thought it was time to play. I added a base and some torn corners and placed a little lace in between to add to soften the look. 

Using my Dusty Attic Stencil - Leaves #2 I added some texture to the front. 

I grabbed a selection of Dusty Attic Chipboard to use as my Matt for my collage. I gave them am light coat with gesso and selected some other embellishments to add colour. 

I chose to keep the colour simple, a naturally vintage inspiration. I used some beads and Prills to finish off the piece and highlight the peaks and troughs. 

Check out the close up below!

Here is a list of the Chippies I used and links to the site if you like the selection.

Key to my heart

Roman Numerals

Twine Bows #3

Corner Flourish #1

Ginkgo Biloba

Abela Artistry

Brotherly Love - Dusty Attic Mood Board Inspiration - June 2019

 

Hi there Attic Dwellers... Today I get to share with you my Mood board Inspiration for June! I took this picture of my boys last year in winter. We were out at Coogee Bay for lunch and took a stroll along the clifftops! Absolute perfection. 

Here are some close ups of the finished product so you know what techniques to look for in the post! 

 

I started out creating a base for my page... I like the wood paneling as it recreated the jetty. 

Using my tool of choice, the brayer, I added some custom colour to the background to better reflect the colour pallet. I added some vertical and horizontal lines to break up the splotches and frame the jetty.

I created some texture with a harlequin stencil and used some light and fluffy paste. I really like this paste as it leaves a raised dimension without needing to add a lot of paste to your page and avoiding stencil bleeds... Ew! I used some water based crayon to highlight the ridges. I rubbed it onto my finger and lightly brushed it along the stenciling.  

I highlighted the edges of the wood paneling with Distress ink directly from the cube. I love this look as you often get striations in the ink. 

I was handed a bottle of this to play with... So I did! I applied a generous coat to my chipboard and left it to dry naturally overnight. I used mica sprays to colour the chipboard and I didn't prime it first as I wanted the cardboard to soak up the colour and leave the shimmer on top.

How good does that look!!

I used glossy accents for the reeds. 

I wanted some variation in the texture. 

I have been eyeing these little beauties off for a while now and finally got my chance to showcase them! 

I dabbed them into white gesso and created peaks in the acrylic. I also added a little Fluid Acrylic to colour the wings on the seagull. 

When i was in Arizona for Creativation i was taught the technique i used on the posts. 

OK.. I'll share!

With this one you use a powdered watercolour pigment. I used a little Satin Glaze Matte for this but you can use any clear drying medium to create the effect. Sprinkle a little pigment onto the chipboard and wet your brush and swipe! Perfect woodgrain every time!!

To complete the page I added Splatters, Stones, Sisal and Beads. Thanks for stopping in to look at my latest creation. 

Please pop on over to our Dusty FANattics page on Facebook and show us what you have created!!

Ciao for Now...

Dusty Attic Products Used

Swirly Vine

Drift wood #1

Brotherly Love

Seagulls

Reeds #2

Dusty in Colour Clear Crackle Varnish

Dusty Attic Mood Board Inspiration - May 2019 - Your the One!

Hey Attic Dwellers! 

I have been busy playing with my Chippies and flourishes and have this gorgeous layout to share with you! I am am bit saddened that the weather has turned. No matter how hot it gets I still prefer it to winter... Brrr!! So check out this inspiration... I'm counting down the days 'til the spring blossoms are again in bloom. 

To start I had a play with my Modelling paste Black! OMG... In LOVE! 

Look at the way it perfectly framed all the chipboard in this layout. Here I marked out a boundary for my focal point and repeated the pattern in the stencil to frame the whole image.

I rarely use purple in my layouts and from what I read among other crafters' - you either love it or hate it! 

Its my favourite colour so perhaps that's why I am scared of it. The inner voice asking, "Will I do it justice?" You can decide!

I really felt that it needed a pop of colour so I tested it on the area under the focal point and BOOM! Look at that separation of colour! 

I used embossing powder to colour my Chipboard, I wanted the glossy look of sunlight reflecting off the flowers. I didn't have any dark flowers or embellishments so I ended up dying my fabric and flowers to match my layout. To give it a touch of femininity without colour i used my Dusty Pearl Flourish Bling... perfect!

Found these awesome paper straws! Check out your local IGA in Sydney or Melbourne... Perfect embellishment - (and a plug for hubby who distributes the product..)

I used some archival quality ink in blue and black to stamp in the background.

I finished it off with a Cuts 2 luv Flair... 

I hope you enjoyed my creative processes... 

Thanks for looking!!

Dusty Attic Products used. 

Wisteria

Love Heart Corners

Foliage #15

Foliage #18

Scroll Set #2 

Pearl Flourish

RHHS Embrace the Journey - Dusty Attic May Inspiration

Welcome back to my blog... 
I did this project as a photo challenge....
 I loved every photo in this set and none of them were really stand outs! So I used them all to create a filmstrip of images to show how much fun we had the morning we sent Aksel off to High School!!

Using White gesso to partially prime my cardstock I applied Distress Spray to the surface I wanted the cardstock to both absorb and resist the colour. Using some chalk paint to darken the top and diluted it to create shadow in the gaps of the Chipboard. 

I love the look of this - Stone Washed Denim!! #childofthe80's

For texture I used Rust pastes to age the piece. 

I gently rubbed the oxide pads over Dusty Attic Corrugated Cardstock in our school colours (yes, poor boy... I went to the same school) and framed the images with a touch of white gesso in lieu of a matt.

I created a background of plasterers tape, Stamping and Stenciling to layer my chipboard onto. I used some metallic paint from and painted the wood veneers Blue and the Industrial Globes in yellow. 

Here is a close up with the prills and paint splatters.

These are the images from the opposite page.

Without making it too obvious... I worked the date into the embellishments!

Thanks for looking!

Dusty Attic Products used 

Cog Border #1

Industrial Globes

Arrow borders #3

Broken Mesh

Notebook Edge

Checker plate Stencil

Corrugated Cardstock

Other Products Used

Paper Artsy Chalk Acrylic - Pea Coat

Distress Spray - Denim

TCW Remnant stencil - Ancient Wheel

TCW texture paste- Grecian Gold

Darkroom Door Stamp - Crosshatch

Paper -Studio Light Industrial 3.0

Studio Light Grunge Stamp Collection #341

Tsukineko Archival pigment stamp pad - Blue

Prima Texture paste - Rust

Plasterers tape

Wooden Veneer letters

Tim Holtz Chipwords

Black, White & Clear gesso

Prills

Art Alchemy acrylic - Midnight Sky 

Glossy Accents

Prima Cabochons

Sisal

This Fills my Heart - Dusty Attic Mood Board Inspiration - April 2019

Well I must say that this moodboard had me challenged! While I loved the colours they didnt fit with the image... So when I rummaged through my stash I either had the perfect paper... Or the perfect Pic... Not both!! In the end I think that it came off ok.. Thanks to Dusty Attic for really pushing me out of my comfort zone this time. 

So with any great project I began with colouring my embellishments. I really had to work out which ones deserved prominence in this layout. I added extra dimension to the pale colour I used by adding a layer of Dusty Attic Crackle Varnish. 

I primed my background with some Clear Gesso and used a TCW Stencil to apply some Tacky when Dry medium to. I wanted to add some actual sparkle to the Fab AB Studio background and used Guilding flakes... 

Once I brushed off all my flake I used a Dusty Attic Stencil and a sponge to push it into the background a little. I didn't want the gold to overpower the project.. 

Once the paint was dry I added some colour with Distress inkpad and some sprays. I knew the colour would re-activate and this was the effect I was after. I wanted a milky background with a hint of coral and shimmer... How did I go?

I used a metallic paint to colour my title and again... a touch of sparkle, this time with wax. I did a plain emboss of the Cosmic Swirl. It was too pretty to alter too much so I kept ot simple... It matched my Junior Bridesmaids anyway!!

Here you can see the LEAP! Yep, bold and metallic... but purple! 

Ironically it is my favourite colour but I just cannot create with it!

Close ups of the elements in the paper packs from A.B. Studio.

Dusty Attic Chipboard and Mixed Media Supplies below.

Damask Stencil
Dusty in Colour Clear Crackle Varnish
Cosmic Swirl
Fantasy Flowers
Corner Flourish
Quote "This Fills my Heart"

Other products
Paper by A. B. Studios - Dreamland Collection, 'Amazing Landscapes'
Tacky When Dry Medium - TCW Workshop
Button Remnant - TCW Workshop
Distress Oxides - Tattered Rose / Antique linen / Victorian Velvet
Distress Ink - Abandoned Coral
Lindys Spray - Creme Brulee Cream
Lindys Emboss - Byzantine Bronze
Verdi Gris - Guilding flakes
Arts Stones by Finnabair
Art Alchemy paints - Plum Preserves & Golden Moss
Micro Beads
Glass Glitter
Assorted Flowers
Lace Elements
Sisal
Metal Embellishments