A visit in our garden DT Dusty Attic

 

 Welcome creative friends!

 

 Everything is covered in deep snow, it's freezing cold and you can get some exercise

 every day by swinging the snow shovel. Winter has us firmly in its grip.

A winter where you look forward to spring all the more. Hopefully it will be soon!

 

Today I want to share with you a 12 x 12 layout in wintry mood. 

The colours of our monthly Moodboard inspired me to create a scrapbook page

 with some impressions from our garden in winter time.

 

 

some close up's

Dusty Attic chipboards 

 

Mini Bare Tree #2

Grass Clusters #2

 Water Pumps

Mini Icicles

Birds a field

Fancy Trim #23

 

I hope I could inspire you!

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin

 

GD MTW Childhood and Gold

 Welcome creative friends!

I'm so excited and happy to be invited to the 

More than Words Challenge

 as a guest designer this month!

 

Christmas of childhood reminds me on stressful, but also very funny and happy moments.

It's and has always been a beautiful tradition to give presents to the animals on Christmas Eve, in the past with a visit to the zoo and later also to your own pets.

 Under the christmas tree we also liked to sing, our dog liked that very much too 

and he sang his own song :-).

I was inspired to create a christmas mood layout in vintage style and used some wonderful papers from the latest Maja Design collection 'Traditional christmas' together with some chipboards from Dusty Attic..

I added gold splatters to the layout, gold on chipboards and as star stamps in background.

 

 

 

 

some close up's

 

 

 

 I really hope that I was able to inspire you!  

Add something unique to your project

 that you like and never be afraid to try something new!

 There is so much inspiration shared on this fabulous blog each month

 and I hope I am able to contribute a little more for you today.

 

Merry christmas and a Happy new year!

Kerstin

Chill Out

 Hello creative friends!

I love to give layouts a theme and interpret them freely, that's why I hardly ever worked with sketches. But I am also a person who likes to try everything and so I got inspired by the sketch at MTW. 

In Corona times it is not always possible and useful to travel, but relaxation, taking time for yourself is more important than ever. When I sit over my creative projects, I sink into other worlds, which sometimes don't even want to leave :-).

  Vintage feelings in Denim blue with a touch of Steampunk

 and always on the search for the extraordinary,

with new sprouting ideas

 I think this describes my creative soul.

 

some close up's

MTW Challenge - Chill Out & Sketch 

 

 

 

Thanks for your visit!

Have a good time!

Kerstin

Mixed Media - The enchanted garden

Hi creative friends!

I was very inspired from this awesome Moodboard this month at 13@rts.

I thought on a mysterious garden, once beautifully laid -out and the whole pride of the owners

 and today recaptured by nature.

A place of poetry!

 some close up's

dryed snowdrops

13 Arts Challenge #87

Inspiration: colour: grey and green ; worned elements: moss, bust, wood, rust

I used

Gesso Clear - acrylic primer 500 ml

Gesso white - acrylic primer 500 ml

Modeling paste 500 ml

 

Simon says stamp Monday challenge - A bit O'Green

Happy time!

Kerstin

Winter Wonderland DT Dusty Attic Moodboard

Hello creative friends!

The winter has here begun and the first snowflakes dance from our sky, the magical time begins.

I was thinking on our dog, he loves the winter time and especially when it's snowing. 

Filou freaks out with the first snow and when we walking in the woods,

 he is full of enthusiasm and finds hardly an end. 

No matter it storms or snows, his nose is in the snow and always looking for a new trail.

I used a very wonderful paper from Maja Design as background suitable to our December Moodboard with shades of blue and brown. 

It's the paper sheet 'Winter Night' from the new collection 'Holiday in the Alps'.

more details can you find here 

isn't he adorable?!

 just waiting for someone to take him for a walk

Many thanks for your visit!

Have a good time!

Kerstin

 

Summer Dreams for Dusty Attic

Welcome everyone!

Spring is just around the corner here in our countries. We are looking forward to more sunshine, warmth and bright colours in nature. 

 When I saw our new March Moodboard, I immediately thought of flowering meadows in summer. The colour red and the natural structures inspired me to design a layout with one of my favourite flowers. The poppy, beautiful, but always far too quickly faded. 

some close up's

a sleeping little girl in a poppy field

 I just folded a corner over and fixed it with a brad.

the background papers are from Maja Design

Firstly I coloured the chippies with Metallic Acrylic Paint from DecoArt 'Dark Patina'. 

For more texture I sprinkled Golden Decosand into the still wet colour.

For this layout I only used two chipboard plates, but I think more isn't necessary for this natural style. On the wildflower plate there are a lot of single parts in all sizes. 

They are beautiful and very filigree and remind me of meadow flowers.

used chippies

 

Wildflower #3

Mini Tabs #3

more details can you find here

My  teamies at Dusty Attic Design DT have come up with many 
inspiring and different versions

on the theme this time.

Please have a look and feel you inspired to create your own idea.

We are looking forward to see your new creations! 

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

Smell of Lavender

Welcome creative friends!

During the first spring clean-up works in my garden I had to cut the lavender 

and was surrounded by wonderful scented clouds. 

This wonderful scent inspired me to design a new mixed media canvas.

I always love the nature feeling in a wheathered look

 and I'm a big fan of the shabby chic style too.

So I combined different elements like a metal sign, wood branch, 

hemp string, snail and shell housing and very important,
 some stems from my garden lavender.

 I loved to work on this canvas and every time I blow dried the colours

 I was surrounded by this wonderful lavender scent. 

That was really the best thing about it, why didn't think of it earlier?

some close up's

 

I want to share this 

Lindys Stamp Gang March Moodboard

love your lavender theme inspiration

in this beautiful colours

Pop Rock Purple Flat Spray 

I'm late I'm late Flat Spray

13@rts Challenge #76 

I was inspired from the nature texture and the delicate colours

I used some paper stripes from the His & Hers collection (Butterflies)
 and a stencil from your shop Des. Olga Heldwein

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge #47

Anything Mixed Media Goes

Happy crafting!

Kerstin xx