The Dusty Attic DT - January Mood Board

Hello!!

Today I am sharing my take on the stunning January Mood Board at The Dusty Attic.

Here's a peek at the mood board in case you missed it.

Aren't those colours just gorgeous?!! Aqua is my most favourite colour so I was super happy to play along with this inspiration.

*NOTE: I actually did use every colour from the inspiration however that stunning chipboard frame covered up my darker blues.

To start this layout, I applied some clear gesso to my background patterned paper and let it dry. Then I mixed up a lovely watery wash with Dusty In Colour Alabaster and Capri paints. I spritzed my paper and then dropped the paint on with a soft wet paintbrush. I let the colour pool and drift over the page and then set aside to dry. Once dry I flicked some of the leftover paint over the page to add some more interest.

I added some more detail to my background using some tiny little heart stamps from Darkroom Door and a matching ink.

I painted all of my chipboard with a couple of coats of heavy white gesso and then a white paint pen to make a lovely crisp bright white. I painted the 'sweet' and the Mini Heart Button with undiluted Capri paint.

One of my favourite things to do is create lots of layers on my layouts. I started with the large frame from the Fancy frame # 12 set. I then added many layers of co-ordinated patterned papers. I like to shuffle around my layers and then staple them together before adding to my layout rater than sticking one layer on at a time. I prefer to use staples so that I can add little bits in around the sides of my layers later.

After the paper layers I added the smaller frame from the set, my photo and all of the sweet embellishments and words. I love to mix up and combine a variety of fonts when I add my title.

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0682 Mini Heart Buttons

DA0862 Mini ABC Lowercase

DA0902 Dusty In Colour Alabaster

DA0915 Dusty In Colour Capri

DA0983 Teeny Tiny ABC

DA1040 Mini Stars

DA1450 Word Pack # 34

DA2241 Fancy Frame # 12

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.

Cheers

Belinda

The Dusty Attic DT - January Sketches

Hello Dusty Attic fans!

Today I have two layouts for The Dusty Attic to share with you based on the first two awesome sketches for the year.

The boss has created some fabulous sketches that really help to get the creativity flowing. I love that I can skip the design step and get stuck right into a layout. I also love using multiple photos on a layout for a change.

Week 1 Sketch

'Love This Memory'

What an absolute cracker of a sketch for the first one of the year! The design made it super easy to add so many photos. Especially for a single photo scrapper like me. Lucky I take so many photos of my kids when they are at karate grading too!

I started with a kraft cardstock base with each piece cropped to the roughly A4 size that I like to scrap. I taped them together at the back using some washi tape just to hold them in position while I worked on them. I used Cocoa Vanilla Studios papers (another awesome Aussie brand) and just played around with them until I was happy with the arrangement of patterns and colours.

I stuck the papers down and then swiped some Dusty In Colour Storm Cloud Paint across the two pages to give my photos somewhere to 'sit'.

I used the Crosshatch Stencil with some white gesso to add a little more interest to my background.

Check out that fabulous Arrow Border! I LOVE these! Here I have simply painted it with a couple of coats of heavy white gesso. Once the gesso was dry I then went over the top with my white Posca Paint Pen to make it a more brighter, crisper white. All of the chipboard pieces I used on this layout were given the same treatment. I love the look of crisp white against kraft cardstock.

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0924 Dusty In Colour Storm Cloud

DA0932 Polaroid Frames

DA1040 Mini Stars

DA1200 Arrow Borders # 3

DA1475 Crosshatch Stencil

DA2042 Love This Memory

Week 2 Sketch

Scrapbooking to me is not just about recording the best moments. It's about recording ALL of the moments; good and bad. For this layout I wanted to document the day I got one of THOSE calls from my son's school.

*NOTE: This layout contains a 'sentence enhancer'. Look away if you are offended by swear words.*

I have used some of my favourite Aussie brands on this layout; Dusty Attic of course as well as Cocoa Vanilla Studio and Flutterby Designs.

I used the Metal Plates Stencil with a black journalling pen to add some interest to my background. I also used the stencil to create a border around my page.

I covered the Boom - Layered Clusters with co-ordinating patterned paper and sanded the edges.

The rest of the chipboard was treated the same as in the previous layout to create a crisp white look. 

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0666 Bookman ABC Set

DA0862 Mini ABC Set Lowercase

DA1135 Page Pebbles # 13

DA1153 Stars # 3

DA1658 Boom - Layered Cluster

DA1659 Superhero Set

DA2158 Metal Plates Stencil

Well that is all from me for today. I hope you are loving Jen's sketches as much as I am. Don't forget to upload your layout in the post on the Dusty Attic Facebook page if you play along. We would love to see your take on the sketches using fabulous Dusty Attic products.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.

Cheers

Belinda