Magic frost flowers with Dusty Attic February Moodboard

 

Welcome creative friends!

Our monthly Moodboard is an absolutely wonderful natural inspiration, 

Love the color theme, it reminds me on sunsets by the sea

 it has so much harmony and peacefulness for me.

 

So I was inspired to create a new magical layout in mixed media style, 

  I chose the delicate variation of this Moodboard colour palette

 to match an icy frosty winter morning.

 

 

 

 The chipboards were primed with white gesso and partially decorated 

with a little silver glitter paint. I reassembled the pearl pendant and

 added an ornate pendant.

 

Extra tip:

 

I turned all the paper flowers into ice flowers by first dipping them

 in liquid white acrylic paint and then sprinkled with synthetic snow 

to give them a quick and easy frosty look.

 

some close up's 

 

 used Dusty Attic chipboards

 

Star Banner 

 Elegant Pearls

Christmas Berries #1

Ornate Pendants #1

Pine Sprigs #2

Snowflakes #1

Flower Buds #1

 

 

We are looking forward to see what you come up with this months challenge.

 Just put your own take of the challenge in the comments section

 of the Dusty FANattics facebook page HERE 

You could win one of two amazing Dusty Attic prize packs, 

...this year we are reverting back to the prize being a $50 (AUD) credit

 to the Dusty Attic website store so you can choose your very own designs.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by...until next time!

 

Altered Book - Springtime in Forest

 

Hello creative friends!

 

Many of us are eagerly awaiting spring,

 more sun, more warmth, more nature. on my windowsill 

the hyacinths and primroses are blooming and fragrant,

 high time for a new spring decoration.  😀

 

 

 

I created an Altered book with a background paper from Stamperia (Forest)

a lot of suitable chipboards from Dusty Attic

and dried nature materials.

 Maybe you can still remember on

Altered Book - In the Forest ?!

this new book is to continue the series, now it's springtime in the forest.

 

  

 

 

 some close up's

 

😀 Next forest book is already in planning 😀

Spring can come!!!

 

Thanks for your visit,

Kerstin

 

Little forest house

 

 Hello everyone!

 

 When I saw the latest Birdhouse Kits from Calico Craft Parts

 I was inspired to create a magical little forest house. 

 

I used a simple wooden birdhouse as base, worked with some

 suitable MDF shapes and natural dried materials. 

 

The perfect addition for me was the sunbeam door 

and the little spider web canopy, they take us into an enchanted world 

where elves feel at home.

 

 

 

 

  

used MDF shapes

 

 Sunbeam Glazed Door

Maidenhair Fern MDF Wood Shape - Style 1

Spider Web - MDF Corner Wood Shape

 Winter Tree Scene MDF Wood Shape - Style 3

Toadstools on Toadstools

 Trefoil Border Shape - MDF Mixed Media Board

 Sheet of Mini MDF Window Wood Shapes

 

 

 

 

back

 

 

side view

 

 

some close up's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Thanks for your visit!

 

 I hope you find inspiration!

 

Kerstin

 

 

Winter Time with Dusty Attic

 Hello everyone!

 

 

 It's winter here, and the cold, snow and ice are back in full force.

 But a walk through the woods in an enchanted snowy 

winter landscape is always something special. 

 

A popular and important piece of clothing is the bobble hat, it can't be missing. 

 

I use it as inspiration for my new mixed media layout. Found this bobble hat 

in an old magazine, glued them onto sturdy cardboard and 

decorated them with white gesso and ice crystals. 

I used stencils, cutting dies, texture paper pieces and these wonderful

 Dusty Attic winter chipboards,

 love these spruce trees. 

 

 

 

 

I worked only with white gesso and added some synthetic snowflakes to the chippies. 

I also used die-cuts, which together with the chipboards bring more

 vividness and fullness to the layout. 

To bring more depth to the project, snowflowers, snowballs

 and fake fur stripes were used

in a wintery cluster.

 

some close up's

 

 

used Dusty Attic chipboards

 

Winters Forest #1

 Mini Branches #1

Pine Sprigs #2

Snowflakes #2 Small

Snowflakes #1 Small 

 

 

  I hope I could inspire you 

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin