The Dusty Attic DT - Weekly Sketch Layouts

Hi all!

Today I have some of the layouts I have been creating for The Dusty Attic based on the fabulous weekly sketches that the super talented Jennifer Hedger has created to get us back to the basics of scrapbooking. I LOVE that these sketches bring the focus back to the photos and the story.

Week 3 Sketch Layout - "Memories Documented"

This was one of my favourite sketches so far! Probably because there are only two photos!! I chose a couple of photos of my son when he was very young. He decided to pick a lovely bunch of 'flowers' (weeds!) for me. So cute. However we had a young chocolate labrador at the time and he just kept trying to take the flowers from my son's hand to eat them. My poor boy was getting so cranky with our pup. LOL 

I started this layout by creating a wash of diluted Jungle Green Dusty In Colour Paint on my background. 

Next I added my strips of co-ordinated patterned paper and washi tape. I layered some raw String Frames Small.

I painted the viewfinder, chevrons and title with white gesso. The foliage was coloured with the same Jungle Green paint as the background.

I used the Gingko Biloba chipboard to represent the sour sob weeds in my photo so I painted them to match using the Sunshine paint.

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0809 Dusty in Bloom Grassy Knoll

DA0905 Dusty In Colour Sunshine

DA0920 Dusty In Colour Jungle Green

DA1080 Mini Viewfinders

DA1154 Mini Me Small

DA1185 String Frames Small

DA2114 Mini Captions # 18

DA2240 Foliage # 20

DA2251 Gingko Biloba

Week 4 Sketch Layout - "Some Kind of Wonderful"

This is one of my favourite layouts created with the sketches so far. I love the subtle, pretty colour combo to document my daughter's ukulele playing skills.  I really liked using up small strips of patterned paper from my leftovers to create the strips at the side. I think this sketch would work really well on a card too.

After I had all of the strips of patterned paper and vellum added to my background, I diluted some Dusty Pink Dusty In Colour Paint and flicked over my page.

I painted some of the chipboard with the Dusty Pink paint and some with heavy white gesso

I added my photos and all of the chipboard and embellishments using the fabulous Music Flourish to link the photos on either side of the layout together.

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0907 Dusty In Colour Dusty Pink

DA0936 Star Frames

DA1040 Mini Stars

DA1397 Music Flourish # 2

DA1833 Mini Captions # 10

Week 5 Sketch Layout - "Noisy Little Ratbag"

For this layout I wanted to document the sounds of January on my farm. We have a couple of very large walnut trees near our house and the sulphur crested cockatoos LOVE them!! They stop at the trees every morning and every evening as they travel to and from their nesting gum trees near our dam. These guys are so loud!! They cannot do anything without screeching as loud as they can. Combine that noise with them dropping the walnuts on our iron roof as they fly over!! Thank goodness it doesn't take them very long to strip the trees of all walnuts.  

I started this double page layout by taping the two pieces together on the back with washi tape. I like to work on the pages stuck together to avoid things not lining up on either side. I used a palette knife to spread some Sunshine Dusty In Colour paint around where the edges of the paper would be.

I chose to use the Sunshine yellow to represent the yellow feathers in the bird's crest. Note the largest photo with his crest fully standing up. This was when he spotted me taking photos. Too funny!

I added some stenciling using Dusty Attic stencils. I covered the flags with the matching patterned papers and painted the remaining chipboard with heavy white gesso and Dusty In Colour paint.

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0458 Calendar Months Mini

DA0484 Flags

DA0850 Wings Large

DA0905 Dusty In Colour Sunshine

DA0915 Dusty In Colour Capri

DA0920 Dusty In Colour Jungle Green

DA1278 Word Pack # 22

DA1304 Word Pack # 25

DA1498 Glass Stains Stencil

DA1825 Chicken Wire Stencil

DA2231 Foliage # 13

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I do hope you are enjoying playing along with the sketches too.

Cheers

Belinda

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

The Dusty Attic DT - Dear Santa

Hello Dusty Attic fans!

Today I have a layout to share for The Dusty Attic inspired by the stunning December mood board. 

'Dear Santa'

I super love the colours this month. Blue (or aqua to be more precise) is my favourite colour so this was an easy one for me to work with. I started with a bllue patterned paper base and added some stencilling with the Confetti #2 Stencil and some heavy white gesso. I also used a white paint pen to flick some more spots across the layout.

Next I tore the ends from the Filmstrip border and painted it white using the heavy white gesso. Once dry, I stapled it onto the layout where the staples would be hidden.

I layered on some co-ordinating patterned papers and a sweet doily. I coloured the Polaroid Frame with the heavy white gesso also and glued it onto my photo. I trimmed the photo around the edges and added it on top of the paper layers.

How cute is that 'Naughty or Nice' Postmark?!! My darling daughter in the photo could have gone either way!! She has THAT look on her face. Thank goodness she is well and truly past the tanty stage!! LOL I used a gold paint pen to colour the postmark as well as the 'santa' in my title and the cute Mini Stars.

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0666 Bookman ABC Set

DA0932 Polaroid Frames

DA0934 Filmstrip

DA1040 Mini Stars

DA1764 Confetti # 2 Stencil

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you have a wonderful and safe Christmas and find some time to scrap over the Christmas break.

Cheers

Belinda

Flutterby Designs DT - Crazy Together

Hello Flutterby peeps!!

Today I am sharing my latest layout for Flutterby Designs featuring the fabulous NEW We Are collection.

'Crazy Together'

I used the lovely 'Messy Memories' paper from the 12 x 12 We Are Paper Pack as the base for my layout. I added a little stencilling using the 'xo' stencil and some heavy white gesso. I flicked some white paint pen over the surface too.

Next I layered on a strip of the 'The Story of Us' 12 x 12 paper followed by some cropped pieces from the Everyday Etc Filler Cards. I added the die cut photo frame from the We Are Die Cut Bits & Bobs as well as a frame from the Frame 46 Photo Cut Out.

I added my title using a Die Cut Bits & Bobs word as well as a sticker from the We Are Sticky Quotes. I cut out a couple of fun faces from one of the filler cards and popped those on as well as some page tabs and wood veneer pieces.

I hope you are having fun playing with your stash of We Are goodies. Thanks so much for stopping by the blog.

Cheers

Belinda

The Dusty Attic DT - Happy Campers

Hello Dusty FANattics!!

Belinda here today to share my first project for December featuring some fabulous Dusty Attic products.

'Happy Campers'

For this layout I wanted to document one of the adventures of our elves Tinsel and Ichabod. On this day they had decided to go on a camping trip and the Dusty Attic Camping Icons chipboard could not be more perfect!

I started by squeezing some Dusty In Colour Oceania paint directly onto my background. I then used a silicone palette knife to spread the paint over the surface. As usual I applied way too much paint so I scraped some of it off and swiped it over another background for later use. Waste not want not! Next I diluted some Dusty Pink and Gingernut paint as well as the Oceania and then flicked some droplets of colour over the background using a soft wet paintbrush. Then I left it to dry while I painted the Cosmic Swirl chipboard..

Here I have used the Cosmic Swirl chipboard as a Christmas wreath and have painted it accordingly with little red berries. I used the Gingernut paint first to cover the whole wreath and then coloured the stars and 'berries' with Posca paint pens. I used the same Dusty in Colour paints for the Camping Icons that I used on the background to co-ordinate everything with the photo. I used the white Posca paint pen to add some detail to the pieces.

I layered everything on the layout including the photo and patterned paper elements and then finished off with the title and some wordpl@y pieces. The title was coloured with a couple of coats of the same white Posca Pen.

I so love how these cute little camping themed chipboard pieces go so well with my photo. I knew I was never going to go camping to take a photo to use with these pieces so I am happy that my elves did!

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0862 Mini ABC Lowercase

DA0983 Teeny Tiny ABC

DA1040 Mini Stars

DA1048 Mini Dots

DA1795 Wordpl@y # 11 - black

DA2172 Camping Icons

DA2254 Cosmic Swirl

DA0907 Dusty in Colour Dusty Pink

DA0910 Dusty in Colour Cranberry

DA0912 Dusty in Colour Oceania

DA0922 Dusty in Colour Gingernut

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today!

Cheers

Belinda

Flutterby Designs DT - We Are Family

Hey peeps!

Today I have a layout to share for Flutterby Designs featuring the brand new stunning We Are collection.

'We Are Family'

I so love that woodgrain paper from the 12 x 12 Paper Pack! I cut that to size and then added some stencilling using the All You Need Is Love Stencil and some Tropicana Teal Flutter Colour Paint. I added some stamping too.

Next I shuffled around the Everyday Etc Filler Cards until I had the right combination, trimmed to size and layered under my photo.

I slipped in the fabulous camera that I fussy cut from one of the cards. I added in the a fussy cut from the Snap 1 pack as well as some page tabs.

To finish I added my trademark sprinkling of enamel dots as well as a ticket from the Bright Tickets set and some Sticky Quick Quotes.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired to grab your We Are stash and have a play.

Cheers

Belinda Spencer