The Dusty Attic DT - May Mood Board

Hello!

Today I am sharing my layout for The Dusty Attic based on the May Mood Board.

Cherish

Such a lovely combination of soft colours in the mood board this month that matched perfectly my photo of my kids in our hay shed taken many years ago.

I mixed up a combination of Lavender Blush Dusty In Bloom paint with a dash of Cranberry, diluted it with water and added a wash to my background . I flicked some of the colour over the page too. Once completely dry, I layered on a strip of perforated tape and a twine circle.

I painted all of my chipboard with about three coats of heavy white gesso for a lovely crisp finish. This is my most favourite finish for my chipboard as I like the stark contrast of the fresh white against whatever colours I might be using on my layout.

I stapled my frame onto my background and then added layers of patterned papers and my photo using 3D foam. This gives me enough lift to be able to slip in the flowers and other pieces of chipboard in and around the central focus. I only had a couple of Mini Tabs left in my pack and the words on them didn't match my photo so I simply used the reverse of the tab and added my own sticker quote.

I finished with an awesome Tribal Arrow (LOVE these so much!) and some Geo Tags. The Geo Tags are one of my favourite go to chippies for boy layouts.

The Dusty Attic products used:

DA0805 Dusty In Bloom Bridal Veil

DA0807 Dusty In Bloom Blue Bonnet

DA0808 Dusty In Bloom Evening Blush

DA0910 Dusty In Colour Cranberry

DA0911 Dusty In Colour Lavender Blush

DA1088 Geo Tags

DA1463 Mini Tabs # 2

DA2145 Delicate Frame # 3

DA2264 Tribal Arrows # 2

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I do hope you find some time to play along with this super pretty mood board.

Cheers

Belinda

The Dusty Attic DT - Lovely

Hi all!

Just popping in today to share a layout I created for The Dusty Attic based on the Week 20 Sketch.

Lovely

I started this layout with a stunning background paper from the Simple Stories Vintage Botanicals collection. I added a pretty was of Jane Davenport Inkredible Ink in blue and a few splashes too.

I painted the Decorative Frame # 5 with about 3 coats of heavy white gesso. Once dry I stapled it to my layout in a few places that I knew would be hidden by the other layers. I love how quick and easy it is to staple my chipboard frames on rather than add messy glue. I usually end up with glue everywhere so a long arm stapler is my best friend!

Next I added on my layers of patterned paper based on the sketch as well as my photos. I only add tape and/or 3D foam in the centre of my layers so that I can slip things in and around the edges as I think of them. There is always some last minute thing that I find on my desk that I just have to add!

I painted the leaves the same as the frame and slipped those in with a cluster of pretty Dusty blooms. I love to add a sweet Mini Heart Button in my cluster so I painted that the same as the leaves and frame and added that too. I also painted the Mini Her with the gesso but then added a lovely metallic pink Posca Paint Pen on top.

The title was painted the same as the Mini Her.

The Dusty Attic products used:

DA0805 Dusty In Bloom Bridal Veil

DA0807 Dusty In Bloom Blue Bonnet

DA0808 Dusty In Bloom Evening Blush

DA0682 Mini Heart Buttons

DA0861 Mini ABC Set Upper

DA0983 Teeny Tiny ABC Set

DA1064 Mini Him & Her

DA1342 Leaves # 2

DA1463 Mini Tabs # 2

DA1586 Lovely

DA2257 Decorative Frame # 5

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.

Cheers

Belinda