Autumn by the sea - October Moodboard Dusty Attic

 

Welcome Dusty Attic friends!

Now it's my turn to feature a layout using the 

beautiful Dusty Attic Moodboard for October.

 

As I saw our monthly moodboard of course a sea layout was inevitable for me :-)

 

Actually I always associate this theme with hot sunny days, but the autumn by the sea also has something very special. You can watch cranes making a stopover at the baltic sea on their flight route, or deer standing in brackish water during the rut. 

 

A quiet but especially attractive time at the baltic sea, a flat inland sea.

 

 

some close up's

 

Precious Moments in Time

an awesome combination of single and connected letters, 

so you can arrange the font very individually on the layout 

 

 

I love to use 'Wheathered Wood' (DecoArt) 

a crackle medium as base for the chippies

it creates an very special used look

Wildgrass #2

Grass Cluster #1

 for more texture and structure you can use 

some Mini Art Stones (Prima) as well as Decosand 

 

Old Wooden Fence #2

you don't always have to use the whole chipbord part, 

often it is enough to use only a fragment

 

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.

 

I hope I could inspire you!

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin

Spooky Night - Shadowframe

 Welcome!

 

 I'm a big fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean stories,

 I don't know how often I have seen the films, 

but the imaginative ideas and the thematic realization always fascinate me.

 

 

 

 I used a similiar technique as you can see here 'In the witch kitchen'

 

some close up's 

 

Simon says : Spooky

update: Spooky Challenge Spotlight

Maura says: I love Kerstin’s wonderful imagination. She created a shadow frame combining very spooky elements like a ghost ship, skulls, chains and dark colors, with a Pirates of the Caribbean theme. It truly is a unique and spooky masterpiece!

Thanks sooo much that makes me happy!!!

 

Many thanks for your visit!

 

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

Romantic Winter Tales with 3D effect

 

 Hello creative friends!

 

I was always fascinated from the latest paper collection 'Winter Tales' from Stamperia. 

Now I finally got it, I was so excited that I had to start the first project right away. 

Winter fairy looked so lively that I had the idea to put her on a swing. 

 

I took a thread yarn and crocheted a few chain stitches, 

a small wooden board as a seat under it and the swing was ready.

3D effect

 

some close up's

 

 

wings were cut and curved 

 

 Happy crafting!

Kerstin

 

 

Halloween Mobile

 Hello creative friends!

 

Today a new Halloween inspiration. 

I was inspired to create again something completely different with the MDF shapes

 from Calico Craft Parts. 

The result is a hanging mobile, it can be attached to an old ossified branch together with bats and decorated with cobwebs. All parts are freely movable and are set into vibration with every airflow.

Tips & Tricks 

 

base idea 

in the upper part of the crow a hole was drilled for the suspension

then i used three birch signs in different sizes

 

 

with the help of a chain and some rings (from jewelry design) the three signs are connected

 for this further holes were drilled into the signs with a hand drill, if this is too complicated for you, you can ask for pre-drilled holes when ordering, i am sure it can be made possible

labels were printed out

for the painting I used chalky paints from DecoArt

 the mat chalky surface in combination with weathered wood creates an old used look

some close up's

 

which  Calico Craft Parts I used can you find here

I hope I could inspire you! 

Kerstin

Company Berti Batman

Welcome!

Our October challenge is, as usual...

 Anything Goes - Steampunk/Industrial

 

 We welcome all types of projects (except digitally created) and encourage everyone to join us each month, whether this is your very first make, or you are an experienced maker, and share your creations. Show us your tags, cards, canvas, Artist Trading Cards/Coins, art journal, altered objects - whatever you can imaging that fits our steampunk/industrial theme. We are in awe of your creative imaginations and use of materials, and look forward to each challenge to see where your creative muse took you.

October and yes, just in time for Halloween :-) I was inspired to create a suitabel project, it's an industrial shadow frame. The big Boss Berti Batman - you can see him in forground

 is in a particularly good mood today, 

that means his employees prefer to hide in the last hiding place ;-).

Tips & Tricks

 

I love it to play with 3D effects, 

here I used the a BAT trims (Etcetera Stampers Anonymous)

 

Tim Holtz Retro Typewriter die with structure and metallic paper 

 completed with a written document and some ghosts and bat dies

 the shelf is very easy to create - 

after gluing the trim I could easily attach it to the outside of the shadow frame

 

I used black acrylic paint with a little texture paste

 finally highlighted with silver metallic wax

 

some close up's

 

 My  teamies at SASPC have come up with many

inspiring and different versions

on this Steampunk/ Industrial  challenge.

We are looking forward to see your new creations! 

 

  Happy Crafting!

  Kerstin

 

Beginning of autumn

 Hello creative friends!

Autumn has arrived and the leaves are slowly falling from the trees.

 A wonderful season that inspired me to create a leaf whirl with punched out motifs and chipboards.

 I selected the format 24 x 30 cm.

 

Tips & Tricks

firstly I draw a curved line with a pencil, 

then I chose a wildflower stencil for the background

 along the drawn lines  now stamped with waterproof ink pad

 and matching autumn stamps (Stampers Anonymous)

now I punched out a lot of leaves and branches, together with some matching chipboards

 and butterflies this resulted in a 3d living leaf whirl

 

some close up's

 

 

which  Dusty Attic chipboards

 and stencils I used can you find here

 

 

 

Happy crafting!

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin