Down the rabbit hole - Trendy Alice Always Late!

 

Hello!

 

Today a new project with Dusty Attic chipboards, it's a shadow frame with a touch of  Steampunk inspired from Alice in Wonderland theme and the Blockbuster Alice - Through the looking glass. 

 "I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!", the white Rabbit constantly checks his pocket watch.

He represents the idea of time slipping away and the stress of meeting societal expectations. 

This is an important theme, especially in today's society.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To bring the theme into the present day and to customise my favourite themes, I combined the colours moss green and rust.

 The chipboards were first primed with black gesso and then painted with Quinacidone Gold fluid acrylics, which gives them a rusty appearance. Finally, I highlighted them with copper and gold metallic colours using the dry brush technique.

 I used remnants of chipboard as frames. These leftovers are very inspiring and can spark your imagination. For the background, I used a round remnant that was embossed with a wood pattern, which represents the entrance to the rabbit hole. The frame around the photo is also a negative (leftover), which was covered with decosand after priming. 

 

 

some close up's

DA1689 Skeleton Clock Face 6×6 

 DA3551 Alice Elements #6 – Pocket Watch #3 

  DA3566 Alice Elements #21 – Alices arrows 

DA3567 Alice Elements #22 – Mushrooms 2 

  DA0405 Mini Chains 

 DA1542 Industrial Scrolls

 DA3468 Fern Fronds 

DA1651 Leaves #3

  DA0619 Dead Trees #2 

 

 

 

Türhänger Alice - We're all mad here

 Hello!

 Alice im Wunderland

 Eine wunderbare Geschichte mit viel Fantasie erzählt, die sich bis in unsere Zeit widerspiegelt. 

Ich mag diese Geschichte, wie sicher viele von euch auch, 

gerade kreativ kann man sich zu diesem Thema doch voll auslassen. 

Eine verrückte Wunderwelt, da sind doch für viele Ideen Tor und Tür geöffnet. Man kann sich an den zahlreichen Sprüchen und den dahinter stehenden lehrreichen Botschaften orientieren.

Ich werde in der nächsten Zeit hier einige Projekte dazu vorstellen. 

 

Wir sind alle verrückt hier, nicht wahr ??

kreativ verrückt ?!

- Alles eine Frage der Perspektive - 

 

Zum Anfang heute ein kleines, schnell gemachtes Geschenk für gute Freunde. 

Es ist ein Türhänger, den man z.b. an die Gartentür hängen kann, wenn man Freunde einlädt oder auch als Hinweisschild zum nächsten kreativen Workshop. 

Er zaubert allen ein Lächeln auf die Lippen und die gute Laune ist vorprogrammiert.

 

 

 Der verrückte Hutmacher war für mich sehr inspirierend. Der Detaillierungsgrad war beeindruckend. Ich habe es mit etwas weißer Farbe im Trockenpinselverfahren grundiert. Anschließend habe ich die Oberfläche leicht mit Silberwachscreme überstrichen. Zum Schluss habe ich den Hut schwarz gefärbt und mit Rostfarbe nur leichte Akzente gesetzt. 

 Die besten Erfahrungen habe ich bei der Arbeit mit diesen aufwendig gelaserten MDFteilen gemacht, wenn ich mit reiner Farbe und sehr wenig Wasser verdünnt habe. Ich lasse es zwischendurch immer gut trocknen, damit die Details wieder gut hervor treten.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bis demnächst in diesem verrückten Theater!

Kerstin
 

Hello Spring

 

 Hello!

 

 Spring has arrived three weeks earlier this year. 

Everywhere is green and blooming, with the fruit tree blossom being particularly beautiful. 

The Cherry Blossoms from Dusty Attic were perfect for this theme. 

They were primed with white gesso and then decorated with a few pink brushstrokes. 

Finally, a few yellow dots were added for the stamen, 

and the flowers matching the photo were ready.

 

 

some details

DA3310 Cherry Blossoms #2 

  DA3307 Daisies small

Easter Egg

 

 Hello everyone!

 

I have designed an Easter egg (210 x 150 mm)

 that can be used as a mural on a window or on a wall.

It could also work as a standing Easter decoration

 in a spring landscape if you built a small stand for it.

 

 I selected a basic wooden frame (which is not yet available here), 

and added a felt egg as a background. I decorated the top half with the Art deco part. 

I separated the vine corner and placed it behind the hare family, 

which was beautifully engraved and required minimal colouring.

 

 

some details

Happy Easter Greetings!

Kerstin

Happy Easter Greetings

 

  Hello everyone!

 

Easter is just around the corner, time for an extra-large greeting card.

 

 Bunny kisses and Easter wishes for a day that's

truly egg - cellent.

 

 

 

 some details

 

 

 

 used chipboards

DA3272 Happy Easter #1 

DA2689  Leafy Corners

DA3307 Daisies small

DA1694 Daisies

DA3279 Carrots

DA0697  Wagon Wheels

 

Altered Book - Alice Tea Party

 

 Hello everyone!

 

 I was inspired to create another book in Altered Art.

This time the theme is Alice in Wonderland,

 the mad cult story that has inspired generations,

 there are so many sayings you can use to create a project and tell a story.

- At last we thought you'd never arrive -

that was my inspiration motto  today.

 

At Dusty Attic you can find a lot of matching parts to this story. 

And I didn't only find amazing mushrooms or the classic hat 

under the heading Down the Rabbit Hole.

 

 

some details

 

 

used chipboards

 

 

  DA3567 Alice Elements #22 – Mushrooms 2 

DA3566 Alice Elements #21 – Alices arrows 

DA3553 Alice Elements #8 – mushrooms 

DA3557 Alice Elements #12 – Mad hats 

  DA0264 Vintage Wire Table 

DA0789  Mini Chair #2 

DA0410 Mini Tea Set 

 DA1524  ATC Frame #6 

 DA1651 Leaves #3 

DA0764  Leafy Scroll

Mystery Forest House

 

 Hello creative friends!

 

I was inspired to transform the Halloween house into a mysterious forest house.

 The house has a stable stand, allowing for easy movement and rearrangement for new decorations.

 I created an old, dilapidated house using the appropriate colour shading and crackle medium.

 The transformation was completed quickly. 

To create a three-dimensional effect, I glued together various 

individual parts such as leaves and mushrooms. The mini windows fit almost perfectly into the recesses, and the mini door has a small canopy.

 It appears as though Grandpa Gnome has just come for a visit.

 

 

 

 some close up's

 used shapes

 

Haunted House with Spire and Stand

 

Gnome with Toadstool - MDF Woodland Folk Shape

Sheet of Mini MDF Window Wood Shapes

Sheet of Mini MDF Door Wood Shapes

Mushrooms - Fungi MDF Wood Shape - Style 9

Maidenhair Fern MDF Wood Shape

Mushrooms - Fungi MDF Wood Shape - Style 12

 

 

Thanks for stopping by

Kerstin