The Dusty Attic DT - April Projects

Hello Dusty Attic peeps!

Today I have two layouts to share for the Dusty Attic for April.

The first layout is based on the April mood board. I loved the fresh colours so much I just had to create another layout with them.

'You Light Up My Life'

I started by swiping some Sugar Plum Dusty In Colour over my background patterned paper using a silicone brush. I diluted the Sugar Plum as well as Sunburnt Orange and Pesto paints and flicked them over the surface.

I layered patterned papers as well as the stunning Delicate Frame # 3 over the paint swipe. Then I painted the foliage chipboard pieces using the same Dusty In Colour paints. I added in clusters of chipboard foliage and sweet Dusty in Bloom flowers.

I painted the cute Mini Heart Button, Mini Dots and the title using heavy white gesso.

Dusty Attic products:

DA0682 Mini Heart Buttons

DA1048 Mini Dots

DA1847 You Light Up My Life

DA2145 Delicate Frame # 3

DA2231 Foliage # 13

DA2238 Foliage # 18

DA0906 Ducty In Colour Sunburnt Orange

DA0908 Dusty In Colour Sugar Plum

DA0918 Dusty In Colour Pesto

DA0808 Dusty in Bloom Evening Blush

DA0809 Dusty In Bloom Grassy Knoll

'Super Karate Kid'

I used the Week 14 Sketch for inspiration for this boy layout. I am loving the fabulous sketches!! They make creating a layout so easy. I kept to a monochromatic colour scheme for this layout to make sure my photos really stood out. I used the Crosshatch Stencil with heavy white gesso to add some interest to the dark grey background patterned paper.

I painted all of the chipboard with three coats of heavy white gesso to maintain the monochromatic look but also give it a crisp white look.

I covered the lightening bolt with co-ordinating patterned paper.

DA0143 Bookman ABC Set

DA0861 Mini ABC Set Upper

DA1040 Mini Stars

DA1475 Crosshatch Stencil

DA1653 Notebook Edge Border

DA1659 Superhero Set

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.

Cheers

Belinda

The Dusty Attic DT - April Mood Board

Hello Dusty FANattics!

Today I am sharing take on the stunning April Mood Board at The Dusty Attic using lots of fabulous Dusty Attic products.

'Be Your Own Superhero'

As soon as I spied the gorgeous colours in the mood board the green and orange immediately stood out and reminded me of a super cute photo I had of my kids dressed in the Ninja Turtle onesies.

Here's a reminder of what the mood board looks like.

Stunning fresh colours right?!

So after a lovely treasure hunt through my stash I came up with an assortment of random older patterned papers. I added a swirl of Dusty In Colour Paint to my background paper and splashed some diluted paint over it too.

I added the largest string frame from the String Frame Small pack in its raw state on top of the paint circle. Then I collected up some string and threads in co-ordinating colours, tied in a circle and added on top of that.

I layered some matching patterned papers together and added that to the layout with a couple of layers of 3D foam to make up for the bulky layers on the layout. Then I added the photo on top.

How gorgeous are those turtles?!!! I love them and couldn't wait to use them on this layout. I painted them with Pesto paint to match the background.

I used Sunburnt Orange paint for the speech bubble, heavy white gesso for the title, mini stars, page pebble and mini tab and left the industrial stars raw.

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0906 Dusty In Colour Sunburnt Orange

DA0908 Dusty In Colour Sugar Plum

DA0918 Dusty In Colour Pesto

DA0919 Dusty In Colour Forrest

DA1040 Mini Stars

DA1185 String Frames Small

DA1660 Be Your Own Superhero

DA1804 Mini Tabs # 7

DA1909 Turtles

DA1541 Industrial Stars

DA1135 Page Pebbles # 13

DA1659 Superhero Set

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

Cheers

Belinda

The Dusty Attic DT - March Mood Board

Hello hello!

Today I have a layout to share for The Dusty Attic based on the fabulous March Mood Board.

Here's a peek at the mood board:

Gorgeous right?

Here's what I created:

Trendy New Shoes

Now I wasn't sure if I had any patterned papers to match this colour scheme so I used the opportunity to pull out my gel press and acrylic paints and make my own patterned papers. So fun!! I tore a piece and added it behind my photo.

On my store bought patterned paper background I used the stunning Mandala Stencil with Sunburnt Orange Dusty In Colour paint to add some pretty stencilled detail.

I painted my chipboard pieces with Dusty In Colour Cranberry and a mix of Sunburnt Orange and Dusty Pink. I diluted these paints and flicked some colour over my background paper too.

I coloured the pretty Twine Bow, Mini Heart Button and 'new' with a black paint pen.

Once all of the painted pieces were dry, I layered them all together with my photo and patterned papers to create a really dimensional layout. I love the bulkiness of adding these layers.

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0682 Mini Heart Buttons

DA0861 Mini ABC Set Upper

DA0983 Teeny Tiny ABC Set

DA1304 Word Pack # 25

DA1827 Twine Bows # 2

DA2144 Delicate Frame # 2

DA2192 Drift Wood # 1

DA2240 Foliage # 20

DA0906 Dusty In Colour Sunburnt Orange

DA0907 Dusty In Colour Dusty Pink

DA0910 Dusty in Colour Cranberry

DA1633 Mandala Stencil

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

Cheers

Belinda

The Dusty Attic DT - Wild & Free

Hello!

Today I have a layout to share for The Dusty Attic based on the Week 11 Sketch.

Wild & Free

I am very lucky to be able to live on a large property where a koala wandering through can sometimes be almost a daily occurrence so I just had to document this part of my life that I love so much. It is such a delight to see these beautiful creatures and hear them too! They are so sweet and fluffy looking but make the most horrible noise. LOL

I started this layout using some really pretty papers so I didn't want to do too much to them. Sometimes it is nice to have a 'clean' layout. I then organized my photos according to the fabulous Week 11 Sketch.

I kept my chipboard simple too and coloured with my favourite white paint pen to add to the lovely crisp look of my layout. That fabulous title could not have been more perfect! I LOVE that Dusty Attic have so many wonderful titles to cater for pretty much any theme.

Dusty Attic products used:

DA0682 Mini Heart Buttons

DA1088 Geo Tags

DA1342 Leaves # 2

DA1848 Wild & Free

DA2240 Foliage # 20

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.

Cheers

Belinda

Darkroom Door DT - 4 Seasons Cards

Hello!

A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month! March already today and the first day of autumn. I love autumn and winter however  this first day of autumn brings us a temperature of 40℃ and an extreme fire danger rating so we need to be packed and ready to flee should a bushfire break out. This temperature also means that the 2nd most venomous snake in the world (the deadly eastern brown snake) sometimes seek refuge in our enclosed verandah. We have already had one visit this week so I am hoping there won't be another.

Anyway I have a set of 4 cards to share for Darkroom Door featuring the stunning NEW Leaves Border Stamp. I have used the stamp with a watercolour effect and colours to represent each of the four seasons.

Products used:

DDBR012 Leaves Border Stamp

DDRS026 Alphabet Medley

DDRS037 Hello Baby Vol. 1

RANGER Archival Ink Jet Black

FABER-CASTELL Big Brush Stamper Pens