~~~ It's Time to be Kind to Yourself ~~~April 2023 Dusty Attic Design Team Project

Hello Blogfriends...

Today I am back with my Design Team Project for Dusty Attic.

 For this Layout I used papers from Prima's Watercolor Floral Collection. I used two of the same sheets, trimming the top one a little smaller, distressing it and lining up with the bottom one. From the other sheet I cut several strips of paper, distressed them and added Blue and Pink Old Fashion Ribbons to them. I then Handstitched on top of the ribbons. I raised the strips for extra dimension to the page. I also used a stencil and embossing paste on the background, embossed with Lavender Speckle Embossing powder from Ranger. 

On the Dusty Attic Chipboards, Swirly Flourish #2 and the Mystic Frame #2, I embossed them with two layers of white UTEE ( Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel)

Whilst the enamel was still hot, I sprinkled Love Letter Embossing Powder from Ranger and Raspberry Lemonade from Lindy's Stampgang onto it and heat set it again with a Heat gun. The UTEE makes the embossing powders melt and move and results in a gorgeous Marbled effect. 

I embossed the Large Seagrass Chipboard with Ice Age Embossing powder from Cosmic Shimmer. To add a little touch of Bling, I flicked diluted soft gel, on the page dusted with Distress Garland Glitter from Ranger. 

The flowers are from 49 and Market. 

 

These are the Chipboards used from the Dusty Attic On-line Store... 

 

Seagrass #1

DA 1103

Mystic Frame #2

DA 1745

Swirly Flourish #2

DA 3178

Thank you once again for viewing my work...Happy Crafting till next time.

Three things in human life are important.

The first is to be kind. 

The second is to be kind.

 And the third is to be kind.

~ Henry James~

~ Altered Stationary Caddy #4 ~September 2020

And here is the newly re-vamped Caddy that I posted in my previous blogpost...

As said, I altered this Caddy end of 2016 and felt it was overdue for a new lick of paint! Please go and have a look what it looked like before.

I did not change anything regarding the design and elements for I still loved them and did not feel the need to add anything.

I started with a coat of Tjhoko Paint; Sherif's Stone. I dry-brushed with an of-white chalk paint. I then buffed with the following Waxes from Finnabair, Bronze Age, Lucky Emerald and Rose Gold. White Gold was used to highlight some areas.

I would love to hear which Caddy you found best...

 Loving wishes...

Just because everything is different

 doesn't mean 

anything has changed. 

~Irene Peter~

Altered Caddy #3

End of November 2016 I altered Stationary caddy number 3. Last week I decided it's time for a revamp, the bright colours really did not suit my new Scraproom! Great was my surprise to find that I have never blogged this project lol!

So here are some photos and what I can remember of the products used.

Well going by the process photos I Gesso'd and used white crackle paste and stencils with texture paste. Also made elements with Prima Molds and air-dry clay. The bricks are from Dusty Attic and I used clay to achieve the effect of peeling plaster. 

I used many Prima resin embellishments. 

I can remember that I battled to achieve the color that I wanted, I tried various products and had to gesso and start over a few times. I know I used several Alcohol Inks and Artisan Powders in the end as well as Finnabair Art Alchemy Paints.

Oh my gosh yes...the absolutly dirty desk is something I will not forget. Keep an eye out for the new sparkling Caddy in my next post....