Death of the Night - Halloween Tag

Welcome back

after the summer break with our two-months long "Summer special" challenge, 

dear creative steampunk and industrial style friends! 

 

Time to launch the September challenge, isn't it?

 Our actual challenge, which is - as usual - an

Anything Goes - Steampunk/Industrial theme

 

 

 I was inspired to create a Halloween inspired mixed media tag.

I worked with two silicone moulds (Gothic Window, Brick), some amazing MDF shapes for an 3D shelf (Calico Craft Parts), some Tim Holtz cutting dies 'Crazy Bat'; Garden Greens;  Frightful things and some Halloween parts (Ideaology'.

 

some tips how you can create a tag with 3D effect

 

 create the background with out casts from silicone moulds

 (air dry modelling clay)

 

 

create a shelf under the window with MDF shapes (Calico Craft Parts)

 

add some Mini Artstones or Texture sand and use liquid spray paint (here Distress ink)

handmade candles

 some close up's

 

We hope to see you play along with us again this month,

 challenge is - as always - open until the end of the month!

 

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

 

Favourite Moments DT Dusty Attic August Moodboard

 

Welcome Dusty Attic friends!

Now it is my turn to feature a layout using the 

beautiful Dusty Attic Moodboard for August.

 

I was inspired from the natural colours which reminds me on forest, water and sunshine.

So I chose a photo from a beautiful and relaxed hiking tour through the Saxon Switzerland National Park.

How I begun

 

 

I used a background paper from Maja Design. Firstly I primed the page with Clear Gesso. Then some stencils with white Modeling paste. After drying time I always love to work with brushes and diluted acrylic paints in various shades suitable to the Moodboard colours.

 

some close up's

 

 

 

I'm a big fan of this very natural looking grass clusters, branches and wildflowers.

I painted with acrylic colours and chose for the wildflowers a dark green mixed with a little bit black and finally highlighted with white in dry brush technique.

 

Firstly primed with a Metallic Acrylic paint 'Dark Patina' (DecoArt),

at the bottom edge painted with some brush strokes and black paint for more contrast, 

so it looks like a meadow silhouette.

In upper part with adiluted lighter green tone onto some places.

 

Dusty Attic chipboards that I
have used:

 

Grass Cluster #1 

 Wildflower #3

Branches

 Favourite Moment

Fancy Trim #21

  

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.

 

Happy crafting!

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin

 

 

Mysterious forest places DT Dusty Attic

 Welcome Dusty friends!

I was inspired  to create a fantasy mixed media layout. 

I was already in the mood for autumn, so I chose many shades of brown, 

green and gold, wrapped in wafts of mist, mystical and enchanted.

 

 

some close up's

Dusty Attic chipboards that I used

 

Quoted Sentiments

Mini Lanterns

Toadstools #2

Foliage #13

deVine Frame Set

Branches

Drift Wood #2

 Fancy Trim #10

 

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin

Bad Hair Day??? - Halloween Tag

 No , no

Wind strength 10 - but hairdo in place !!! 😀

 

 

some close up's

 

black gauze glued as dress be blown away

magical witch hat (Tim Holtz Thinlits 'Frightful Things' with spider and black gauze

cutting dies 'Haunted House'; 'Tree Line'

Happy crafting!

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

Sea Moodbook - Art Journal page

Hello creative friends!

 

 Some of you might remember on my minialbum project 'FantaSEA' some years ago?

 

 

I was inspired to create a new art journal spread for my sea inspired moodbook. 

 I love to create in distressed vintage style and used a mix of various materials, 

I worked with fabric, lace and paper scraps.  

 

 

 

 Mini Nautical Wood Shapes

 

were perfect to create interesting eye-catchers 

 

 

... and not only for mini albums, there a lot of another creative possibilities

 

tags, cards, ATC's, bookmarks, gift vouchers and whatever else you can think of ...

you can leave them in their original  or just set some small colored accents  

 

more details can you find here

 

Thanks for your visit!

Happy summer time!

Kerstin

 

 

 

 

 

Pick your poison - 3D Halloween Frame

 Welcome!

 Yes, Season of the witch has begun for me again 🎃🖤🎃🖤

I love this time full of black humour.

Do you want a special cocktail???

today served on a silver plate by an extraordinary butler .

I used as base a simply wooden picture frame to put up. 

 

used materials:

cutting dies - Thinlits Sizzix 

Tim Holtz 'Fireside'; 'Frightful Things ' ; 'Cobweb'; Bat Crazy; Garden Greens

Idea-Ology Creepy Eyes; 

Stampers Anonymous Etcetera Bat Trim

 

some close up's

 

for the table I used the inner part from cutting die 'Fireside'

 

 

 

Simon says - Grunge it up!

 

Have fun and enjoy!!

I'll be back soon 🖤🧡🖤

Kerstin