Between the Paper Sheets / Scrapbooking

Monday, February 8, 2016

~Snapshot~
February 2016 - Dusty Attic DT Page

It's Saturday...I am all alone and think it's the perfect time to try and catch up on all my bloggy time entries!

Last week I had my hair done and actually felt confidant enough to put my camera on a stand, hit the timer button and take a few photos of myself...for me that is such a big step, for I really, really hate myself on a photo!!! After 273 photos there were a few that were saved from being dumped in the trash-can, of which this is one.

I had to honour this momentous occasion by using ..yes...my al time favourite chipboard...Dusty Attic! Working on two sheets of 7 Dots Studio papers from the Thoughts Keeper collection and using no flowers...can hardly believe that...I present to you -Snapshot-

From Dusty Attic I used the following pieces,

Fishnet Panel, Lace Border #4, Ornate Frame Set and Spring Blooms #3. The bark is a thin paper like embellishment that I picked up during one of my visits to the nursery, it is an awesome looking filler!

I did not gesso my pieces before hand, merely painted them with the Dusty in Colour Acrylic Paints. I cut the piece of frame that was hidden behind the bark and used it as an accent in the top corner. I mixed Sugar Plum with a little Soot to paint the frame. Once dry I sprayed it with Lindy's Stampgang Flat Fabio Merci Beaucope Mint. I wrapped Prima Wire Tread around it with some added glass beads.

I love making a paste from the paints by using 13@rts Magic Powder...I made three colour batches using Gingernut, Mountain Meadow and Sugar Plum and used the Creative Script Stencil on the background.

Using just two pieces of the Lace Border #4 as accents. I painted them with Mountain Meadow and pressed some paste on for texture. This shows that one does not need to use the entire border as is...they make excellent filler pieces as well...

The Spring Blooms were painted with Sugar Plum and Dusty Pink paints and misted with Lindy's Cotton Candy Pink. Added a tiny crystal for Bling...

Some 7 Dots Studio Tags and Finnabair Antique Silver Art Sugar.

Visit the Dusty Attic shop and you will find theses and many more...

Creative Script Stencil

Like the sky opens after a rainy day

we must open to ourselves....

Learn to love yourself for who you are

and open so the world can see you shine.

~James Poland~

Hope you have a peaceful weekend...

Much Love

Patricia

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Having fun
Dusty Attic Mood-Board project-January 2016

Hello dear Blogger friends...

No, you are not in a time capsule...I am just late in sharing my take on the January Mood-board from Dusty Attic...But as they say, rather later than never...

I chose to work with papers from 7 Dots Studio's 9th Wave collection for this page.

The image was taken from Pinterest because apart from it being just gorgeous, I thought the Ferris-wheel carriages resembled the Macaroons in the Mood-board.

As you can see in the top photo, I wet and separated the leaves of the Vine Corner. After Gesso I painted the stems with Navajo White Dusty Paint and Clam Bake Beige spray from Lindy's Stampgang.

The leaves were painted with Bells Of Ireland Green and Shabby Turbine Teal. I love to add Crackle Paint to my leaves for when dry it gives the leaves some interesting veins!

The Party Lights got a dab of Finnabair Snowflake Paste and was coloured with Distress Inks.

A new and welcome addition to the Dusty Attic store is the Corrugated Card...It is lightweight and easy to tear resulting in lovely pieces to tuck between layers...

I also used white flowers from Dusty in Bloom that I coloured with Shabby Turbine Teal mist after wetting the blooms with some water.

The Laurel Sprigs were also Gesso'd, painted and embossed with some random Bonjour Butter Embossing Powder.

I used the Crosshatch Stencil with Teal ink on the background and then the Bedazzled Stencil with Texture Paste. The last colour mist is Bodacious Blush.

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These are the products used from the Dusty Attic Retail Store...

Bedazzled Stencil DA 1482

Crosshatch Stencil DA 1475

Corrugated Card DA 0830

Dusty Attic Texture Paste

DA 1218

Dusty in Bloom; Bridal Veil DA 0805

I thank you God for this most amazing day,

for the leaping greenly spirits of trees,

and for the blue dream of sky

and for everything which is natural,

which is infinite,

which is yes.

~ e.e. cummings ~

Thank you for your visit...I will be back soon with the February Mood-Board page...until then...Happy Scrapping...

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Totally Cute
Dusty Attic January 2016 DT Page

What an honour and huge privilege to be staying on the Dusty Attic Design Team for another year!!! We have some amazing uber talented new designers on the Team...Have a look and welcome them on the Blog.

Today I am sharing this page made using Dusty Attic chipboard pieces for my January DT project...

I used papers from the Secret Letters collection from 13 @rts as well as various inks and mists from 13 @rts.

I created a mixed media background by using Textured Gel, Clear Crackle Gel, Micro Beads and different inks.

I gesso'd the chipboard pieces and then randomly embossed them using Château Rose embossing Powder from Lindy's Stampgang. I then painted them with Creme Brulee Cream Starburst Spray...The little Mason Jars got a little paste of Gel Medium mixed with Gold Opal Magic Mica Powder and a sprinkling of Glitter on them.

I cut the Lacey Nameplate in half to stretch it under my photo and layered the Ribbon Banner and Page Pebble on top of it.

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From the Dusty Attic store you can buy the following and much more...Psssttt...lots of new Designs and Stencils have been added...please go and have a look...

Clouds come floating into my life,

no longer to carry rain or usher storm,

but to add color to my sunset sky.

~Rabindranath Tagore~

Proudly displaying my new, very personalised Design Team Badge for 2016...

Thank you for your visit..Big Cyber Hugs...

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Daddy and Me
November 2015 Dusty Attic DT project

Hello to all my Bloggie friends today!

I am fortunate to have a few sheets of 7 Dots Studio papers and what better product to combine them with than my ever favourite Dusty Attic chipboard!!!

This is a photo of me and my Father when I was only a few weeks old...

At first I planned on having the frame behind the photo but after all the work I put into it and seeing what it looked like I decided to rather put it on the photo.

I used the Cog Stencil and some brown ink to add interest to the back page. I then thickened Hot Chocolate and Oceania Paint with Ayeeda's Magic Powder to create a nice thick paste that I used with the Circuit Stencil.

I wanted to add texture to my chipboard and also to my page and to achieve this I added some cotton to the top and bottom of my photo stack and Finnabair Plum Glass Beads, Sterling Glass Glitter and fine Black glitter.

The Vintage Frame and Ornate Pendant were both painted with the following Dusty in Colour Paints...Hot Chocolate

Mountain Meadow

Oceania

Sunburnt Orange.

I just painted each colour randomly and kept going until I was happy with the antique effect that I was going for. Once dry I distressed the frame in places with a sanding block to expose some raw chipboard which I then inked with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink. Finally I gave it a light dry brush swipe with Gold Opal Magic Mica Powder.

Using various Distress Stains and paints...Abandoned Coral, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade and Vintage Photo, I coloured the Cogs. I also added a little clear UTEE to them.