Love this Little Monster

This "boy-oh-boy" range from Carte Bella is so bright and happy, I totally love it !I have use a fine black art line pen and added small dots around the circles to make them stand out and create a border effect.

 

Another thing I love doing is layering papers and chipboard, the banners and the arrows from Dusty Attic are perfect for this.   



 

Here you can see where I have doodled a little on the paper with dots and dashes to highlight sections and the title.

 

 



 

Adding White elements to bright pages make them "POP"

 

 

 

There are three layers of arrows around the semi circle to add depth with some machine sewing.

 

 



Using beading wire you can wrap it around an "awl" to make it curly to add to the banners, also bending and adding shape to the chipboard gives the layout dimension.


 
Love this, Love that arrow set

Geometric Border
 

 
Star Frame set
 

 
Banner #1

Banner #3

Lights Camera Action Set



Chevron Set Small




Thanks for calling in to my blog
Happy Creating
with love
Jen xo




 

Create Art Journal

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2015 - wow !
when did that happen ??

 

Below is one of the projects that I did to enter the Scapbooking Memories Masters competition.

I love the criteria they give you every year, this one really got my mojo flowing and I love what I created. 

 

This is my Art Journal cover - I have added lots of photos because it is so dimensional and has layer upon layer.

 

 

I have used Bo Bunny paper in the background that also has a pipework pattern.

The edges of the piece are using Dusty Attics Corregated card, painted with Dusty attic silver paint and lots of different Tattered anglel Mists and embossing powders to give the rust effect  

 

 

The enamel embossing powder I used gave it that "mottled, mouldy look" I was going for. 

 

 



I distressed and bent the chipboard so much to make it look worn and old .
Dusty Attic chippy is so thick and is awesome for doing this to.

 

 

I added wire and metal bits and pieces

 

Dusty Attic chipboard used

AND you can order straight from the
Dusty Attic website now 

PLUS 

for the month of January there is 20% off when you use the Promo Code:  happy2015  

 

Mini Tile Alphabet

 

Jumbo Cogs DA 

Mini Cog set

 

 

Mini Barb Wire

 

Nuts and Bolts

Pipework large and mini

 

Corregated Card

 

Chicke Wire Panel

 

Thanks for calling by my blog and I will be back soon with some of the layouts I also did for the challenge.

 

 

 

 

Jen Burns



Dont follow your dreams - Chase them....

Hello everyone

I have recently found the art of book folding

I LOVE it - so relaxing and you don't need a lot of supplies to do this craft

so it is easy to "take with you".

 

This is one of the bird houses that I did 

and put into a frame, this is in my Scrap room

** Don't follow your dreams - Chase them**

 

 

 

I have used lots of Dusty Attic chipboard to decorate it along

with Kaiser papers in the background 





The flowers are from Prima and the leaves I had in my "stash"

  

 French Garden Border DA0845

  Reeds  DA1002

          Mini Brick wall DA0814
                 Alphabet DA0861
 

I also did this Fleur De Lis BOOK FOLD and covered the book, I added a bottom to the book and decorated that as well.

The flowers are old book pages punched out with a die, the Cherish word is from Dusty Attic and the cute little bird and nest I had.

This is also in my scrap room
(can you see the theme here ? LOL )  

 



  Word Pack #4  DA1077 

 

Halloween layout for Dusty Attic

Hope you had a spoooooky day

 and get lots of treats with NO horrible

 tricks played on you!   

 

In Australia we don't celebrate Halloween

like the rest of the world - "big and bold" Some people do it and decorate etc but not a lot.

My Husband is Scottish and has always loved

 Halloween, great memories from his childhood

 I also love it and am taking my nephew out tonight He love, love, loves superhero's so will be dressed as

either Batman, Superman or Iron Man He is yet to decide !

 

SO I will have some more great photos to Scrapbook !

and Dusty Attic have an amazing range to choose from

 

This is a layout I did (photo taken BEFORE my nose job - hehehe)

 

Gargoyles are a HUGE favourite of mine

and then I have also used the new Page Pebbles and small chain

Mini skeletons, Mini Pumpkins, Tree

 

    

 

 

Bend and shape your chipboard to add dimension.

 

 

  

I love how the tip on the GLOSS is fine enough to add just

 a touch to what you want to highlight

 

 

Here are a few other items available for Halloween

 

You can get them straight from the website DUSTY ATTIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love You - Hot hair balloons

I just have to start by saying

" I LOVE HOT AIR BALLOONS "

They are fun and magical and can take you on a mystical journey

SO - when  Dusty Attic released  Hot air

 balloons I wasted no time in using them !

 

I started by using Tim Holtz stencils and inking

 some of the background

(using different shades of ink and going lighter in some areas and darker in others give it more dimension) 

The Hot air balloons in the background are cut from

Kaisers acetate sheet with coloured paper behind so

the balloons have different looks.

Then I set to and decorated the chippy Balloons
I have curved the edges and put some paper through

the cuttle bug before attaching it to the pieces.

(don't be afraid to manipulate your chip board pieces to

give them more depth and dimension) 

 

 

I have just used a Blue chalk ink to colour

 some of the chippy and Distress inks that I used

with the stencils to colour the brown chippy

 

Now these dots....

 You would look at them in the chip sheet and

wonder what where Dusty thinking bringing out

"DOTS" ...

 

 Dots Mini  DA1048

Lots of Dots  DA1059

 

Well, this is why, because they look great

Either covered in paper, painted or inked

and especially with

Dusty Attic gloss over the top

 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and

all of the Dusty Attic chipboard I have used

you can purchase straight from the DA site now

http://dustyattic.com.au 

 

See you soon

Jen