MTW - Highlight & Sunset Colours January 2020

January 2020 Main Challenge - HIGHLIGHT & SUNSET COLOURS

It gives us great pleasure and happiness to be able to ring in this 

new year with the reveal of our January Main Challenge!

Please note the following changes to the rules:

A very important first change is that we will now be allowing ANY ENTRY 
for the Main Challenge, EXCEPT FOR cards, tags, ATCs, and postcards... 

as these can be entered in our Mini Challenges.

The next change is please enter your projects through the InLinkz Tool 

which is now at the BOTTOM of this post instead of over on the sidebar. 

Just scroll down past the sponsors and prizes and you will see it. 

Last, but not least, if you don't have a blog, you may also enter

your projects via your social media links such as Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest as long as you enter them via our InLinkz Took AND include our challenge blog image plus a link to our blog in your entry.

A beautiful SUNSET view over Hanoi which was the inspiration of my sunset colours. It was one of the magical HIGHLIGHTS of our recent holiday. A beautiful country and welcoming people.

Dusty Attic Moodboard - October

The moodboard this month is full of wonderful rich tones. I love the feel of the colours and the picture. 

I decided that it needed an outdoor picture to go with it. 

I used a lovely wood grain patterned page and applied clear gesso. Once dry, used a brown texta to draw on a pattern with the stencil - chicken wire. A mixture of white crackle paste, Lindy Stamp Gangs magicals was applied randomly to the page. 

the chipboard was painted with a range of sprays and paints. To add texture, I added embossing powders to the larger leaves and outdoor camping lantern.

To finish off, I layer the chipboard, photos and added beads to the chicken wire chipboard.

I hope you enjoy and would love to see some comments in the section below with your thoughts.

Dusty Attic December Christmas Decorations

This is a beautiful moodboard that has deep rich colours that are festive. Because it is nearly Christmas, I decided to make some Christmas tree decorations. 

Using 3 round discs, I added a thick layer of white crackle paste. Once dry, sprinkled different Lindy Stamp Gang shakers lightly and spray with a light spritz of water. I chose colours that reflected the mood board. 

Chipboard - I painted the chipboard with similar colours to the mood board leaving the Marrakesh pieces in white. 

To assemble, I used white sisal to add depth to the layers. To finish off, added prills - white and gray. To reflect the moodboard water droplets, I added small finnabair melange's. 

I hope you enjoy the decorations.

MTW December Challenge

A wonderful final challenge for 2019.

My take on REJOICE is ‘in the small things in life’. A beautiful picture of my son and granddaughter Amelia building sand castles. My take on ANYTHING GOES is a mixed media beach theme.

My background was created using a stencilled net pattern with a variety of Lindy Stamp Gang sprays. This was overlayed with a Dark Door stamp and Pumice Stone embossing powder. I also embossed the round port holes. Using strips of patterned paper, created a layer to add the embellishments. The Dusty Attic chipboard was painted in wood, sand and aqua colours. I finished off with some spare beach theme cut outs including a rope frame and small and mini art stones. 

I hope you have enjoyed my layout and would love to hear your thoughts in the comments bar below. 

Dusty Attic November Mood Board

Soft and whimsical colours were the feature of this moodboard.It reminded me of a beautiful picture of cherry blossoms.

 I used a travel page added a stencilled paste pattern and to off set the pattern, added sprays in dark brown and rusty lime colours. To add texture, I added some rustic lime green embossing powder. 

Once dray, I added strips of complimenting pattern papers in colours that reflected the mood board colour palette. 

Finally, added chipboard painted in browns and gold texture pastes with matching lime greens. to finish off, I added some small dusty rose flowers to reflect the blossoms on the photo. 

I hope you enjoy my layout and would love to see your thoughts in the comments bar below. 

For more inspiration, go to the following the link http://dustyatticblog.blogspot.com