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Friday, December 21, 2018

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

Thursday, December 20, 2018

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

Sunday, December 16, 2018

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

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

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

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

The Dusty Attic DT - The Good Life

Hello!

Today I have a layout to share for The Dusty Attic inspired by the gorgeous November Mood Board.

'The Good Life'

Here's a little peek at the stunning mood board this month.

I started this layout by squirting some Dusty in Colour Paints in Cranberry, Lavender Blush and Sugar Plum over my background.

Then I used a palette knife to spread the paint mixing it as I went. I diluted some more of the paint in a palette with water and flicked some droplets over the layout too.

I added some stencilling using the Chicken Wire Stencil and the Lavender Blush paint as well as some random stamping.

I painted the chipboard frame, trellis and floral pieces with the same paints. The mini stars and captions were coloured with a white paint pen.

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0908 Dusty In Colour Sugar Plum

DA0910 Dusty In Colour Cranberry

DA0911 Dusty In Colour Lavender Blush

DA1032 Trellis Small

DA1040 Mini Stars

DA1406 Flower Buds # 2

DA1834 Mini Captions # 11

DA2128 Fancy Frame # 8

DA2233 Foliage # 14

DA1825 Chicken Wire Stencil

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I do hope you find some time to play along with the mood board and some gorgeous Dusty Attic products this month.

Cheers

Belinda

Flutterby Designs DT - Love

Hello Flutterby peeps!!

Today I am sharing my first layout featuring the stunning brand new range 'We Are' for Flutterby Designs.

I have chosen to work with a soft palette from the range including pinks and woodgrain for a pretty combination. There are some amazing brights in the collection too that I am looking forward to playing with for my next layout.

I started this layout by adding some subtle stencilling using the 'All You Need Is Love' Stencil and heavy white gesso to the pretty pink 'Unconditional' patterned paper. Once dry, I diluted some Raspberry Punch Flutter Colour Paint with water and flicked over the background.

Next I added the 'Confetti Circles' and 'Wheels' Wood Veneer pieces to the page. I glued the white outline onto the woodgrain 'Love' title from the 'We Are' Die Cut Title Set and then fussy cut. I attached the die cut title to the brick wall filler card from the 'We Are' Everyday Etc Cards and then layered on some small pieces cut from the Filler Cards.

Next I added the photo using 3D foam and slipped in a 'We Are' Page Tab as well as the lovely frame from the 'We Are' Die Cut Bits & Bobs.

I added a few fun embellishments on the right hand side of my photo including a 'We Are' Flair Button and a 'Word Speech Bubbles' Wood Veneer. I chopped up a quote from the 'We Are' Everyday Etc Cards and added that along with some words cut from the 'Tropical' Snippet Strips. Finally I added a sweet sprinkling of enamel dots from the Bold Enamel Dots Set.

I feel totally inspired by this gorgeous collection and I can't wait to get stuck into my next layout.

Thank you for stopping by the blog. I hope you are feeling inspired to play with your Flutterby Designs stash too.

Cheers

Belinda

Friday, November 16, 2018

The Dusty Attic DT - Note To Self

Hello!!

Today I am sharing my altered notebook for Notebook November at The Dusty Attic.

Even though I don't create 'off the page' too often I found this to be such a fun project to create. I even used the November Mood Board as inspiration for my notebook.

To start my notebook cover I went on a treasure hunt through my stash of patterned papers until something jumped out at me. I found the cutest paper with a bicycle image that suited the colours perfectly.

I used a matte gel medium to attach the paper to the cover, swiping some over the top of the paper too. Next I grabbed the closest paint palette and swiped some Dusty In Colour Paint in Cranberry, Lavender Blush and Sugar Plum around the edges of the paper.

Once the paint was dry, I used some heavy white gesso to add some stenciling. I wanted a lovely subtle effect with the stenciling. For more impact though you could add an outline to the words using a fine pen.

Next I used the same paint and gesso to colour the various chipboard pieces. I glued these pieces onto the front of the notebook along with some flowers and leaves. To finish I used a white paint pen to flick some white droplets over the cover.