Dusty Attic November ATC {Theme: Flying High}

 

Hi everyone!  Here is my take on this months ATC theme at Dusty Attic: Flying High.  My thoughts went to wings and the words 'You Lift Me Up'.  I wanted to go with a sort of grunge background and a light airy focus piece in the heart and wings. 

 

 

I created my background by cutting out a 3.5 x 2.5 inch piece of Dusty Attic Corrugated Card and painted it with Dusty In Color Fine Silver. 

TIP:  I didn't have any rust medium so I created my own rust using......guess what??......Cinnamon!  I just wet the edges of the piece with a little more of the silver paint and dusted on some cinnamon.  I then used a spritz of hairspray to set the powder so it wouldn't come off.  I thought the result came out pretty good!  Here is another close-up photo.

 

 

I used the Mini Corners #2 scroll designs to frame the ATC and painted with with a gold and bronze paint.  The wings I painted white and lined the Rangers Silver Perfect Pearls.  The heart needed to be a specific size so I hand cut it from a scrap piece of chipboard (one of the large window panes from one of the DA window chippies).  I added a Maja Design paper flower design (from Sofiero) and added Dusty Attic Crackle Medium.  I also used one of the Name Plate chippies cut in half to create the scroll design at the top and bottom of the ATC.

 

Dusty Attic Products used on this ATC:

~ Corrugated Card

~ Wings

~ Mini Corners #2

~ Dusty In Colour Fine Silver Paint

~ Dusty In Colour Clear Crackle Varnish

~ Name plate #4

 

If you want to play along with the Dusty Attic ATC theme this month, be sure to post it in the Dusty Attic Ning site!  We love to see everyones creativity with the ATC themes! xo

September ATC ~ Shabby-Chic {Dusty Attic}

This months theme for the Dusty Attic ATC challenge is 'Shabby-chic", a style that is near and dear to my heart.  For my ATC I used the cute lil 'Corset' chippie and just added a little DMC thread to lace it up.  I added a little Mini Bird simply painted white and lightly inked with brown chalk ink.  And finally I wanted to add a flourishy element so I used part of the Sweet Pea Border to crown the ATC. 

Supplies:

~ Corset

~ Mini Birds #3

~ Sweet Pea Border

~ Dusty Roses Latte

 

If you enjoy creating in the Shabby-chic style as much as I do, I know you'll have a blast creating your ATC for this month!

 

Do you want to win some awesome Dusty Attic goodies this month?? 

 

Check out the Dusty Attic Facebook page HERE (and get a chance at winning $150.00 worth of Dusty Attic goodies!!)

Dusty Attic August ATC! {Medieval)

Hi Everyone! Today I'd like to share my ATC for the August ATC challenge with you all!  I'm always excited to find out what the next month's challenge will be, and this month it's a fun challenge for sure!  For the 'Medieval' theme I used the outside frame from the ATC Gothic Windows, one of the Shields, and a whole bunch of pieces from the 'Coat of Arms Add On #2' package of chippies (I used one of the castles, a crown, the wing span and one of the lions heads).

Every coat of arms should have a motto and I could only think of one motto that I would like to represent me and that would be the word 'Create'.  I used some texture paste and the Crafters Workshop Script mask on the frame.  I used 3D metal paint on other areas of the chips (castle mortar, and framing the crest). 

Supplies:

Chipboard - Dusty Attic (Shields, Coat of Arms Add On #2, ATC Gothic Windows - Frame)

Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny Vintage Dot (Espresso)

Stencils: Crafters Workshop, Prima

Jewels: Bo Bunny

Stickles Glitter Glue

Metalic 3D paints - Scribbles (Bronze, Blue, Purple)

Donna Salazar Mixed Media Distress Ink (Espresso)

Tim Holtz Word Stickers

 

I hope you enjoyed my ATC post today and I hope to see your take on the Medieval theme in this months Gallery at the Dusty Attic Ning site...I always love to see other peoples take on a theme! xo

July Dusty Attic ATC Challenge ~ {Trinkets & Treasures}

 I'm always excited to see what the new challenge theme for the Dusty Attic ATC challenge will be for each coming month.  This month (July) has such a fun theme ~ "Trinkets & Treasures".   I wanted to go with losts of gems and glitter for this one.

 I began with the ATC Frame Set #4.  I used a whole bunch of heat embossing metalic powders to create a kind of aged metal patina.  I then used the Morrocan Design chippie as a backing for my cameo piece (Cameo is from Websters Pages).  This piece I coated with some 3D metalic paints (Scribbles) and different colors of Stickles glitter glue.  And finally to give the ATC more opulance, I added a variety of adhesive gems.
Here are the Dusty Attic pieces I used for this project....

There's still some time this month to play along in the challenge and have a chance at a nice Dusty Attic prize!  Here is info you'll need for the challenge (this link is for the swap and for the challenge....it is not necessary to enter the swap, you can enter your ATC in the monthly challenge and still have a chance to win :)

June ATC Theme "Collage" {Dusty Attic Challenge}

ATC's (Artist Trading Cards) are such a fun thing to work on when you are in the mood for a little creativity without having to get into a huge scrappy project!  This months theme for the Dusty Attic ATC challenge is 'Collage'.  For me the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the word collage is a combination of designs.  So I decided to take bits of scraps of paper I had left from some of my design team work with Maja Design papers and cut little squares of paper creating a patchwork quilt design.  I then wanted to create tiny 'treasures' from the Dusty Attic 'Mini Chipboard Heart Buttons'.  I began by first painting each of the hearts with a couple coats of the Dusty In Color paints (Navajo White).  Then I gave each of the buttons a slightly different treatment.

For the above button I edged the heart with some Chestnut brown chalk ink and applied some of the Dusty Attic Clear Crackle Varnish.  Then I fussy cut a butterfly from my patterned paper and applied it to the button.

For the next button (above) I used the rounded tip of an embossing tool dipped in a soft lavender nail polish (yep! I said nail polish, it was just the right color! lol) and made little polka dots on the white painted surface.  I then edges the heart button with some brown chalk ink and again applied some of the Dusty Attic Clear Crackle Varnish.  I finished it by tying on a small piece of twine in the button holes. 

For the third button I fussy cut a tiny rose design from my patterned paper and glued it onto the button.  Again, I edged the heart with some brown chalk ink and applied the Dusty Attic Crackle Varnish.  Here is a list of the products I used.

 

Supplies:

Dusty Attic: Mini Heart Buttons, Dusty In Color (Navajo White Paint, Clear Crackle Varnish), Dusty in Bloom (Mini Roses).

Other: Colorbox Chestnut Chalk Ink, Tim Holtz word stickers, Patterned paper: Maja Design (Vintage Spring Basics)

 

If you would like to play along in this months ATC challenge and have a chance at a great Dusty Attic design prize you can find the challenge info HERE!  Hope to see you at the challenge!

Dusty Attic's May ATC Challenge {Art Deco}

Hi Everyone, I have a quick little post here to share my ATC for the May "Art Deco" challenge!  Dusty Attic has so many cool designs that can be worked to create an Art Deco style ATC and it's so much fun seeing all the creations the design team girls have come up with for this one!  I just went with some simple blue/gray cardstock for my background and took one of the Dusty Attic ATC Window Set designs and painted it with the DA 'Soot' paint.  I made the Art Deco style top design for the frame by cutting out and layering some V shapes from some left over chipboard (the panes from windows) and layering them.  I went with a vase design because I've always loved the Art Deco style vases I see on Pinterest and I wanted to micmic the look.  I think I may have ended up with more of an Art Nouveau look though lol!   I used one of the 'Potion Bottle' chippies and painted it with the DA Faded Denim and then using my finger I just streaked on some Scribble 3D metalic paints in bronze, blue and green.  I wanted that stylized floral design I often see on these style vases and I found that in a little section of the 'Floral Corners' chippie (I circled the section I used in red below in my supplies photo). 

I used bronze 3D (Scribbles Paint, found in the T-shirt section of your local craft store) for the handles and the stylized floral design (I added a couple extra swirls with the 3D paint).  I wanted to give the vase and the frame a very glossy look because so much of the Art Deco style has a lot of laquered designs, so I used Dusty Attic Gloss Medium on it. 

Here I've posted pic's of the Dusty Attic products I've used for this project. 

 

 Dusty Attic Supplies:

~ ATC Frame Set

~Floral Corners

~Potion Bottles Small

~Gloss Medium

~Soot Paint

~Faded Denim Paint

 

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's entry to this challenge! xo

April ATC Challenge Theme for Dusty Attic - Morrocan!

Hi everyone!  I'm delighted to share with you my take on this months 'Morrocan' theme for the ATC challenge over at Dusty Attic!!  A few months back my dear husband and I and a few of our friends went to a Morrocan restaurant complete with belly dancers!  So much fun!! One of the things that really struck me about the place was the ornate decorating and the use of lots of sheer, shimmery curtains.  So I thought I would incorporate that into my ATC.  Here is a closer close-up of this ATC :).... 

The organza sheer piece of fabric was a little fussy to work with but it helped to use the extra ornate corner florish to sandwich the drapery piece between that and the new ATC frame.  I also used one of the cute lil Morrocan Mini lamps for this one.  Here are the products I used to make this ATC...

Supplies:

~ ATC Frame #4

~ Mini Morrocan Lamps

~ Ornate Corners #8

~ Dusty In Color (Navajo White)

~Background paper: Bo Bunny

 

I hope you have a chance to play along this month in the Morrocan Challenge.  Our amazing design team has lots of inspiring ATC's to share with you, so keep your eye peeled to the Dusty Attic blog for more ideas! xo

 

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Polymer Clay and Chipboard ATC!!

Every month Dusty Attic has a fun little ATC challenge (with a Dusty Attic Prize!) and each month they have a different theme for the challenge.  This month (March) the challenge is 'Industrial'.  I gave the theme a lot of thought and decided I wanted to take a more 'natural' element like a Dusty Attic  Monarch butterfly and making it 'industrial' by adding Dusty Attic chipboard cogs and Nuts and Bolts to dress it up. 

And in keeping with the metalic look of the butterfly, I decided to make my ATC (Artist Trading Card - 2.5"x 3.5" card) using polymer clay instead of using paper this time around.  I thought you all might enjoy watching a Video Tutorial I made up in using Polymer Clay, Mica Powders (Pearlex), and chipboard to make a mixed media ATC.  (I promise, this one is a lot shorter than the last video tutorial I made, but I think you might want to enjoy a cuppa coffee while you watch! :) 

Hope you enjoyed my video!  And I hope you give some of these techniques a try!  I have another mixed media, polymer clay/chipboard project to share with you all on the 11th, so please stop by to have a peek! ~Gabrielle xo 

 

Supplies:

Polymer clay: Sculpey or Fimo (black, green)

Chipboard: Dusty Attic: Monarch Butterflies, Mini Cogs, Nuts and Bolts

Mica Powder: Pearlex (multi-pac)

Stamps: Prima frame stamps, K& Company

Other: Glass beads, seed beads, wire, gold paint acrylic

Dusty Attic ATC Challenge ~ September is Steam Punk!!

So this month the theme for the Dusty Attic ATC challenge is 'Steam Punk'!  I had so much fun with this challenge...I love the rich colors and cool designs in steampunk projects!  For those of you who are not familiar with ATC's, it stands for 'Artist Trading Cards'.  They are basically little 3.5 x 2.5 inch cards that are little representations of an artists style.  Each month Dusty Attic has a challenge going with a theme, at the end of the month a winner is picked and is sent a nice little Dusty Attic prize.

 

For my ATC I use some Bo Bunny Double double dot paper in the color 'Ocean' (I used the plain side of the cardstock rather than the dot side).  I also used the new Bo Bunny dragonfly stamp from the Serenade collection on a piece of the cardstock, cut it out and then tried this technique I saw on Youtube, a burnt glue technique that makes your piece look like forged metal.  All you do is put a coat of white glue (I used Aleene's) on the design and scorch it over an open flame (candle).  It will look black and sooty, then you just give it a rub with a paper towel and it becomes burnished like metal.  Here is the YouTube video I watched on this Forged Metal look using Glue.

 

I have to say mine did not turn out as well, and I slightly singed one of the wings but it made the wings nice and strong and by adding a little copper 3D paint (Scribbles T-shirt paint), I think I ended up with a nice piece to use on my steampunk ATC.

 

The chipboard I used on this is the Mini Cogs for ATC's, and I cut the corners off of the smaller frame from the Baroque Frame Set -Square for the outside of the design.

 

If you want to play along this month and have a little steampunk fun and have a chance at a nice little Dusty Attic prize, come join the fun HERE! Thanks for stopping by and hope you all have a fun weekend! xo 

Still Playing with my Dusty Attic ATC's!!

Just a quick little post for my latest Dusty Attic project.  I'm still working along each month doing the ATC of the month challenge.  The challenge for August is "Through the Window".   I didn't have any mini window chippies in my stash so I just took some of the extra chipboard that comes on the outside of the cut chipboard pieces and cut some strips to serve as window panes.  I then used the Dusty Attic Buttons for the flower centers and the Mini Picket Fences to give the ATC the look of pearing into a secret garden through a window.  The Curtain is just a little piece of cheesecloth.  Here is a close-up of some of the chipboard.... 

I used some Tim Holtz Rock Candy (crackle finish)....to give the pieces a weathered look.  If you want to play along (and have a chance at a fun Dusty Attic Prize) you can find the challenge details HERE.  Hope to see you there!  Thanks so much for having a peek (and for all the sweet and kind comments you all leave me!!) xo

Dusty Attic ATC ~ And Reminder of the Live Chat with me Tonight!

Just a quick little post today!  Last month I began doing the ATC (Artist Trading Card) challenges at Dusty Attic.  Last month the subject was 'Flight' (birdies, nests, butterflies etc).  This month it is a color challenge "Anything in the Pink to Red Spectrum".  Since I've been doing ATC's with single word inspiration on them, this month I did the word 'Love' since I associate that with this color grouping :)   I used one of the Mini Dress Form Chippies and the smallest of the Baroque Corners.  Below you can see pic's of the chip's I used.... 

Once I've made up 12 of the ATC's I'm going to mount them in one of the cute ATC holders that Dusty Attic makes and I'll have a nice art piece for my scraproom.  If you want to play along and give these ATC's a try be sure to post your ATC in the Dusty Attic Gallery with this information...

To enter the Monthly ATC Challenge all you need to do is include some Dusty Attic Chipboard {the new mini's are perfect for this} on your ATC and upload it to the Gallery before Midnight the 30th of July (Australian Perth Time)
Make sure you include July_2012_ATC written like this in the Tags with the underscore between each word or “July 2012 ATC”in inverted comma’s when you upload to the gallery to be in the running for a Dusty Attic prize pack of Dusty Mini's.  You can find more information on the July ATC Challenge HERE

Before I close I just want to remind anyone who wants to join in a LIVE CHAT with me at Swirlydoo's, that we are going live in about an hour ( 7:00 PM EST July 16th ) ...So if you've got questions for me or just want to shoot the breeze, come along and join us!