PARIS PERFECTION - single page layout - (Dusty Attic DT - November Mood Board)

Hello everyone!

Have you played along with the gorgeous Dusty Attic November mood board yet?

I have to say that of all the mood boards this year, this one is my favorite,

and this is my layout inspired by it.

Here is the Dusty Attic November mood board:

 It is pretty obvious that I try to stick to the colour combination as much as possible. It was fairly easy as I found a patterned paper in my stash that matched it perfectly! It put me in a romantic elegant mood which made me think of Paris, so along with a picture of the famous Eiffel Tower, my theme was chosen and this is the final result. 

I created the title using the Alphabet Jumble to spell 'Paris' and the word 'perfection' from Word Pack #9. I love that the title is bilingual. hehe  I simply used white embossing powder on the title and dark pink embossing powder on the Baroque Flourish #4 as well as the Eiffel Tower.

I absolutely love the Paris Postmark set. So perfect for this page!

I used a couple different shades of Distress Oxide Sprays as well as 

Dusty in Colour Dusty Pink acrylic paint.

Below you see the right side vertical cluster in which I've added the Eiffel Tower

and a piece of the Travel Border.  I thought to also add a Mini Tag #2 and some small frames from the Polaroid Frame Set #3. I also cut up some pieces of the Fancy Trim #1 to add a little touch of the french Fleur de Lys symbol which I colored with yellow embossing powder.

Here is a final look at my design!

These are all the Dusty Attic chipboard that I used on my page:

Chipboard

Travel Borders - DA2194

Fancy Trim #1 - DA0433

Paris Postmark - DA0320

Eiffel Tower - DA0293

Polaroid Frame Set #3 - DA2456

Baroque Flourishes #4 - DA2367

Mini Tabs #2 - DA1463

Word Pack #9 - DA1217

Alphabet Jumble - DA2390

Dusty In Colour

Dusty Pink - DA0907

Be sure to join the Dusty Attic FANattics FB page and share

your chipboard-filled creations on there for all of us to admire!

Until next time!

VIVRE LE MOMENT PRÉSENT - single page layout - (The Dusty Attic DT)

I'm on The Dusty Attic blog today to share this brand new project
showcasing their fabulous chipboard!

With this page, I started off with a very reflective French title and wordplay. It went well with this picture of myself that my boyfriend took when we started dating more than 10 years ago. I look at the same time contemplative and at peace. I find that getting older, I now sometimes struggle with anxiety, and I have to constantly remind myself to enjoy the present and live one day at a time as I did back then.

On the title, I used 2 shades of embossing powder, peach in the center and white along the upper and bottom edge. I used the same powders on some of the other chipboard. I decorated with a couple arrows from the Tribal sets and the Designer Discs #5 Script which I adore!

For the wordplay strip I chose some sparkly teal powder as well on the intricate

Heraldry Motif that I added in the right hand corner and underneath my photo.

Below you see some beautiful pieces of the Leafy Garland and Foliage #13.

And here is one last look!

Here are the Dusty Attic products used on this project.

Chipboard

Heraldry Motif - DA2252

Designer Discs #5 Script - DA2212

Foliage #13 - DA2231

Leafy Garland - DA2380

Tribal Arrows #1 - DA2263

Tribal Arrows #4 - DA2266

Vivre Le Moment Present - DA1990

French Wordplay - DA2003

Make sure to check out the Dusty Attic website to see all the gorgeous

designs in their vast collection of the best chipboard out there!

Thank you for visiting!

WIDE OPEN SPACES - single page layout - (The Dusty Attic DT - October Mood Board)

I am back today to share with you my project inspired
by the October mood board challenge from The Dusty Attic.

Here is the beautiful October mood board:

I absolutely love the colour palette and the Autumn feel of this board.

It inspired me to create a layout of the countryside with lots of of same warm hues.

I started with picking out my pictures and found some gorgeous shots

of a sheep pasture and vast fields of green taken while on a ride through the country.

I chose the title Wide Open Spaces which seemed perfect.

I searched my Dusty Attic stash and took out several country and farm themed chipboard,

including the tall Windmill and a piece of the Large Paddock Fence as well as a Wagon Wheel.

I decided to treat all my chipboard with Ranger Distress Stains in different shades of brown.

I wanted to keep everything as earthy looking as possible.  

I added a couple Mini Compasses colored in black.

I even kept some of the chippies bare to go along with the kraft color on my page.

Below you see a piece of the beautiful Wheat. I find it to be such an intricate piece!

I think I captured the essence of the mood board quite well.  What do you think?

Now let's see all the Dusty Attic chipboard that I used:

Chipboard
Wide Open Spaces - DA2029
Wordplay #1 Black - DA1785
Windmill - DA0061
Wheat - DA1434
Wagon Wheels - DA0697
Mini Compasses - DA2381
Paddock Fence Set Large - DA0401

Make sure to share with us your Dusty Attic projects
on the Dusty FANattics FB page.  We love to see what you create!

See you next month!

AMOUR UNE JOURNEE PARFAITE - mixed media canvas - (The Dusty Attic DT)

I recently went to the post-wedding celebration of 2 of my best friends, and I thought it would be special to create a canvas for them to remember this special day.

The canvas is 16 inches by 20 inches. I covered it with a coat of clear gesso,

and then used 2 different Dusty Attic stencils, Damask #2 and Large Dot, to add some texture and design to the base with modeling paste and several coats of inks, sprays and paints.

Since my friends are francophones, I used a saying from the French Wordplay, the Ensemble Amour set, as well as the word 'moments' from the Mini Tags #3 which has the same meaning in both languages.

Working with such a large surface, I thought it would be awesome to use several of the beautiful Fancy Frames. I added a few smaller frames from the Frame Medley. 

I wanted to keep them all elegant and classy and part of the background, so I used white embossing powder and white acrylic paint on them.

In the above image you see two Ornate Pendants colored in black.

On the words I used paprika colored embossing powder to match the orange and royal blue colour palette, which you can guess were also the wedding colours. I decorated with some Baroque Flourishes and black Decorative Dots.

I went a bit crazy with the flowers!  I love how there is no limit when working with canvases... you can use some of the biggest and thickest flowers in your staff because there's no limit!

I always get very nervous when creating a project as a gift, 

but I do love how this turned out, and my friends loved it as well.

Now, let's take a look at all the Dusty Attic chipboard and other products used.

Chipboard

Fancy Frame #8 - DA2128

Fancy Frame #10 - DA2130

Fancy Frame #12 - DA2241

Frame Medley - DA2445

Ornate Pendants #3 - DA1366

Ornate Pendants #4 - DA1367

Baroque Flourish #4 - DA2367

Decorative Dots Black - DA1820

Ensemble Amour - DA2000

French Wordplay - DA2003

Mini Tags #3 Black - DA1815

Stencil

Damask #2 - DA1707

Large Dot - DA1771

And check out all the beautiful chipboard designs on the Dusty Attic website!!

Make your list now to add a ton of it to your stash and then share with us

your projects on the Dusty FANattics FB page.

BEST DAY EVER - single page layout - (Dusty Attic DT - September Mood Board)

Hello everyone!

I am thrilled to be back today to share with you

this brand new layout inspired by The Dusty Attic September mood board!

Here is this gorgeous mood board on which I based my layout:

I added a mixture of stains, sprays and inks to my background paper

to try and recreate the beautiful colour combo of the board.

I chose Best Day Ever from the Mini Captions #8 as my title 

as I found it fit very well my display. I used different colour stains on it.

Below you see some of the Polaroid Frames, each treated with distress stains and splatters of white paint, that I layered on top of each other to create a geometrical pattern diagonally across the page.

I even used the negative pieces of that set to create even more layers.

 You can also see the lovely Corner Flourish #6 that I cut in 2 pieces to tuck from each side of my flower cluster. You will surely agree that it's a stunning piece!

The Mini Tags, like the one below, are perfect to add some colour and sentiment at the right spot.

My flower cluster is composed of a mixture of paper blooms and clear acetate die-cuts. And sneaking from beneath all those flowers are pieces of the Wire Broken Bits #5 which I colored in silver.

These 2 cuties are my friends' daughters, and this grey toned photo seemed perfect for this project.

Now let's take a closer look at all The Dusty Attic chipboard that you can find on my page!

Chipboard

Mini Captions #8 - DA1387

Polaroid Frame Set #1 - DA2454

Mini Tags #3 - DA1815

Broken Bits #5 Wire - DA2395

Corner Flourish #6 - DA2349

Make sure to show us what you create with DA chippies 

by sharing your projects on the Dusty FANattics FB page!

Until next time!

YOU HAD ME AT MEOW - single page layout - (Dusty Attic DT)

As my DT reveal for The Dusty Attic, I have a very puurrr-etty layout to show you today, featuring my one and only kitty cat, Sugar, who's been such a precious member of our little family since we brought her home back in 2012. It was not planned at all, but we don't regret it one bit!

I was so thrilled when I saw many cat-themed designs in the July chipboard release.

Jennifer really outdid herself this time in catering to all of us cat and dog lovers.

For this layout I used the title You Had Me At Meow which is absolutely adorable.

I cut up a piece of the Large Heart Attack Panel and framed the right side of the picture with it. 

I used Ranger Distress Oxide Spray on it, Distress Stain and then added a bit of embossing powder.

On the adorable cat Paw Prints, I put embossing powder and then acrylic paint.

I love the Polaroid Frames to add some layering to my page.

You can see below that I matched the large panel hearts with Heart Designer Discs.

And to finalize the cat theme, I added a piece from the Cat set, treated in white.

What a lovely photo of my furbaby, and I am happy to have been able to create this layout with loads of Dusty Attic chipboard to always cherish and remember.

Here is all the chipboard that I used on my layout!

Chipboard

Heart Attack Panel Large #1 - DA1202

Designer Discs #18 Hearts - DA2219

Polaroid Frame Set #1 - DA2454

Paw Prints Cats - DA2421

Cats - DA2423

You Had Me At Meow - DA2430

Word Tags #2 Black - DA1818

Stencil

Large Dot - DA1771

Visit The Dusty Attic website to see all the wonderful newly released designs

as well as the extensive library of products that The Dusty Attic has to offer!

HAPPINESS BLOOMS - single page layout - (Dusty Attic DT - August Mood Board)

Hello everyone!

I am back today this time to share my take on the August mood board

with a layout filled with newly released chipboard from The Dusty Attic.

Here is the lovely August mood board from The Dusty Attic.

I was inspired by the warm colour palette and image of nature to create a page dedicated to happy blooms from my mother-in-law's garden. I chose the title Happiness Blooms From Within which I framed with the new Mini Brackets.

I used the large frame from the Floral Frame Set #2 and added some pretty Blooms #5.

 I covered it with green embossing powder and then after dabbing on some white paint, I added some dark green and dark brown distress stain to give more of a marbled effect and try to stay true to the palette. I did the same to the flowers, but in orange tones.

On the background paper, I used the Flower Burst stencil with white paint.

Definitely some must-haves from the new releases are the several Broken Bits sets which I absolutely adore. On this page, you can see that I used the Brick one which I slipped behind the photo. I colored it black to create a bold contrast against the softer background and the bright flower cluster.

The picture is gorgeous and was taken by my mother-in-law in her garden.

Here are the Dusty Attic products that I used on my layout.

Chipboard

Floral Frame Set #2 - DA2338

Broken Bits #9 Brick - DA2399

Blooms #5 - DA2439

Mini Brackets - DA2442

Happiness Blooms From Within - DA2178

Stencil

Flower Burst - DA1323

Thank you for visiting!