~~~ Family Matters ~~~May 2022 Dusty Attic Design Team Project

Another Family photo done with Blue Fern Papers from the Deja Vu and Courtship Lane collections for my Dusty Attic Design Team project. Yellow and Purple are not my go-to colours, but I 'rescued' these papers from my de-stashing pile recently.

I used leftover pieces from the Arch Window set on the top and bottom of my layers and the cut apart Decorative Panel on the sides. Both these designs were embossed using Shabby Green Embossing Enamel from Stampendous.

I painted the Iron Accents with Iris Acrylic paint from Cadence.

I painted the Title, Mini Tab and Mini foliage with Leaf Green and Antique White paint from DecoArt. I also embossed with clear embossing powder.

As decoration I used some Prills and Chunky Glitter.

I used the following from the Dusty Attic On-line store...

Arch Window #2

DA 0570

Iron Accents #1

DA 1875

Mini Tabs #4 

DA 1801

Mini Captions #7

DA  1386

Mini Foliage #2

DA 2786

Decorative Panel #1

DA 3254

The ground we walk on,

 the plants and creatures, 

the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations 

each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, 

bound together by cosmic harmony.

~ Ruth Bernhard~

~~~ The Beauty of Nature is All Around ~~~ May 2021 Dusty Attic Moodboard

Hello Dusty friends...

Once again Autumn is creeping up on us here in South Africa! My favorite time of the year, going into winter which I absolutly love...I found this beautiful image on Pinterest and used it to create this lovely page as my Dusty Attic Moodboard project .

I used the following papers from 49 & Market, Clockworks from Scents of Nature as background and Wallflower from Vintage  Artistry. I kept the footnote from Clockworks as my title, could not let it go to waste. 

I punched a small circle in the center of my paper with a Marta Steward punch and did some hand-stitching on the page.

I Gesso'd the Flower Vine, I then covered it with Ancient Pink Glamor Paste from Stamperia. Then used some Red Amber wax from Finnabair in the center and Old White wax on the edges.

On the raw Lemon Leaves and Blooms I used White Gold and Graphite wax. 

The Oars and the tree stump of the Seagull I painted with Raw Umber and Raw Sienna Acrylic paints. I added Clear Rock Candy crackle paint from Ranger and when dry some Old White wax on the edges. The Seagull was coloured with some Graphite wax and black Distress Ink and Old White wax on the edge.

I embossed the raw Tea Leaves with Earthone Pepper Embossing Powder from WOW, sprayed some Saxifrage Olive Copper Spray from Lindy's Stampgang on the warm embossing and heat it again creating the lovely droplets effects!

Different flowers , A Penny Saved Prills and Henna Mica Flakes complete this page.

From the Dusty Attic On-line shop I used the following chipboard designs...

Oars

DA2150

Lemon Leaves and Blossoms

DA 2760

Tea Leaves Small

DA 2599

Seagulls

DA 1042

Flowering Vine

DA 2892

Thank you for taking the time to read my post...Till next time, Happy Crafting!

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,

There is a rapture on the lonely shore,

There is society, where none intrudes,

By the deep Sea, and music in its roar:

I love not Man the less, but Nature more...

~Lord Byron~

~~ Inspirational Cards ~~February 2021 Dusty Attic Design Team Project

Hello again Bloggie friends!!!

Today I am sharing two Cards made as my Dusty Attic personal Design Team post. 

For this card I used paper from 49 and Market's Coral Mini 6x6 Collection as well as Coral Stitched Frames. I raised the frames with 3D foam strips. I have a beautiful crocheted Doily as a base embellishment onto which  I placed a flower and my Dusty Foliage and Bluebell Flower. 

I embossed the Gesso'd Bluebell and Fancy Trim chippies with Shabby Green embossing enamel from Stampendous. I also dropped some Poinsettia Red Gold Spraymist from Lindy's Stampgang onto the flower heads and used my heatgun to move the ink into the embossing. I simply used some Rusty Red Matt wax on the foliage leaves. For some sparkle I added some Shaved Ice flakes also from Stampendous and some Silver Lining Prills.

For this card I used Sky Mini 6x6 Collection and Collage Stack from 49 and Market.

I layered several pieces of the papers. On the top one I added a splash of Fire Opal Color Glow from 13arts. I used the Sunburst stencil with some tacky glue and once dry added Yorkshire Dales foil flakes from Indigo Blu.

The frames and the Morrocan Accent were sprayed with the Poinsettia Red Gold spray. I added some of the Shaved Ice flakes to the frames and painted them all with the Fire Opal Color Glow.

This card may be very simple in design, but I find it beautiful with the foiling and colour.

I used the following from the Dusty Attic On-line store.....

Moroccan Accents

DA 0837

Foliage # 27

DA 2784

Distressed Frames

DA 2872

Fancy Trim #16

DA 2551

Bluebells #1

DA 2572

Sunburst Stencil

DA 1487

Imagine 

 what a harmonious world 

it could be if every single person, 

both young and old

 shared a little

 of what he is good at doing. 

~ Quincy Jones ~