~~~ 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~

~~ Winged Notebook Cover ~~March 2021 Dusty Attic Blogpost

For todays share of Dusty Attic goodness I decorated a Notebook cover with Stamperia Music paper and awesome Dusty Attic Chipboards...

After gluing the papers to the notebook I did some stencil work with a tacky glue and some Autumn Blaze Mega flakes from InigoBlu.

I inked the Industrial Wings and a few small Gears with Pumice Stone Distress Oxide ink and embossed them with two layers of clear Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel. I also dusted some Fairy Dust Glitter onto the hot embossing. They make the perfect wings for the Paper Doll from Tim Holtz.

I have to show how beautiful the Metal Plate pieces are even though they are mostly hidden behind the other elements. I often get asked, why do so much trouble if they get hidden anyways? Because it is so much FUN and the satisfaction that I get after playing with different mediums is just very rewarding...

So I painted the plates with thinned Patina Mold Green Paste from Cadence, and then randomly embossed with Fire Mixed Media Powder from Ranger and Dirty Sand Baked Texture from Emerald Creek.

The Industrial Heart was painted with a thicker coat of the Mold Green Patina Paste and random embossed with Vintage Beeswax Enamel powder.

I mixed some texture paste with Orange Rainbow Color glow from 13arts and dabbed that onto the Gears. Also added some random embossing with the Fire Embossing Powder. 

I hope you like this project of mine and if you feel inspired, these are the chipboard pieces I used from the Dusty Attic on-line shop...

Industrial Gears

DA 2859

Industrial Wings #1

DA 2867

Industrial Hearts

DA 1953

Gears #1 by Nuneka

DA 2734

Metal Plates #1

DA 2157

Thank you for your visit...Till next time, Happy creating!!!

Soft moss a downy pillow makes

      And green leaves spread a tent,

Where Faerie folk may rest and sleep

      Until their night is spent.

The bluebird sings a lullaby;

      The firefly gives a light:

The twinkling stars are candles bright,

      Sleep, Faeries all, Good Night.

~Elizabeth T. Dillingham~

"A Faery Song"

~~~ A captured Moment ~~~Dusty Attic July 2020 Moodboard

Warm greetings Blog friends...

For the Dusty Attic July Moodboard challenge  I am sharing a photo of me and my two daughters. I used two sheets of  the Prima Love Story collection. 

After distressing and punching the top sheet, I applied clear gesso to it. I mixed some white Crackle paste with a drop of Avocado Green Liquid Acrylic paint and put that through a stencil on the background paper. Next I sprayed some Cocklebells Coral spray from Lindy's Stampgang. I also stamped and embossed with Lindy's Merry-go-Round Green embossing powder.

After a layer of Gesso, I embossed the Foliage and Ornate Corner pieces with Ranger Antiquities Embossing Powder; California Stucco. The Spring Blooms were painted with Rustic Brown Metallique paint and highlighted with White Gold Metallique Wax both from Finnabair.

 I painted the Leaves #2 with Green Splash paint from 13Arts and also the White Gold wax. The title got a sweep of Bundled Sage Distress Ink. On the dots of the Corner piece I painted some of the Cocklebells Coral and then placed a half Glass Bead onto it. 

For the final touches I added Rose Color Fragments from Stampendous and White Shiny Glitter strips from 13Arts.

I used the following chipboard pieces from the Dusty Attic online Shop.

Mini Caption # 11

DA 1834

Foliage #2

DA 1292

Ornate Corner # 13

DA 1137

Leaves #2

DA 1342

Spring Bloom 

DA 1282

Thank you for your visit....

A daughter is the happy memories of the past,

 the joyful moments of the present,

 and the hope and promise of the future. 

~Author unknown~