Showing posts with label Springtime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Springtime. Show all posts

Saturday, March 23, 2024

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

 

Friday, February 23, 2024

Erste Frühlingsboten

 

 Hello everyone!

 

On a walk in the woods we spotted the first signs of spring this year - snowdrops. 


 At Dusty Attic, I quickly found the matching chippies. 

They were decorated with a little paint to match the grey season. 

To represent snow and ice residue, deco ice and 

artificial snow were sprinkled into the still damp paint.

 

 

 

 some details







 used chipboards  

 

Flower Buds #1 DA0849 

One With Nature DA3446

Mini Birds on a Wire  DA1173

Birds a field DA0749

Leafy Frame Set #2 DA1358

Get Framed – Distressed Square DA2672 

 
 
 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!
 
Kerstin

 

 

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Spring Greetings- Homedecor

 

 Hello everyone!

 

The last month of winter has begun, and the longing for spring is great.

 Today, I present to you a new upcycling project. 

I found it in an old scramble box; it was missing two rabbits, but I liked it very much.

 So, I had the idea to make the whole thing prettier with a few Calico Craft shapes.


 

 

I used leftover wood-paper wallpaper to cover the rabbits, and aged the edges with walnut ink.

 Then, I created a spring landscape using only a few pieces, 

leaving the shapes in their original colours and highlighting them 

with a small amount of white acrylic paint.


  

 

With a matching Easter egg from my stock I filled in the missing part.


 

some close up's





 used MDF shapes

 

Fallen Tree Branch

Tall Picket Fence Panel

Snowdrop - MDF Floral Wood Shape

Alert Rabbit

Daffodil Flower

 


 Thanks for stopping by..

new lantern project will follow 😀

 

Kerstin


 

Sunday, April 9, 2023

Spring is in the air with Dusty Attic

 

 Hello everyone!

 

Our monthly Moodboard comes in the most beautiful bright and friendly spring colours. 
This inspired me to create a canvas with a happy child's smile in a sea of daffodils.




some close up's






 
used chipboards
 
Daisies #2 
Mini Cherry Blossoms
Daisies small 
Leafy Scroll
 
 

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
...this year we are reverting back to the prize being a $50 (AUD) credit
 to the Dusty Attic website store so you can choose your very own designs.
 

Happy Easter Greetings!

Kerstin

Monday, April 3, 2023

Home Decor - Springtime in Forest

 

 Hello everyone!

 

Today a new springtime inspiration.
 
Used a half metal egg as base, before it was a original box of chocolates.
 that has been painted with light green chalk paint.
The background was completed with cutting dies (fern leaves).
A piece of floral foam was attached in the lower part of the egg, 
shapes were inserted and on the front  glued on.
MDF shapes were primed with white gesso and 
then painted with acrylic paints.
To compliment the natural look I used dried branches with lichen.

 

 

some details







used MDF shapes

 

 
Woodpecker please ask the boss


Happy Easter Greetings!

Kerstin

 

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Springdecor with MDF shapes

 

 Hello everyone!

 

 Today a new Home decor inspiration,
worked with an amazing Shrine Kit.
 
After a simple assembly and gluing of the kit,
 I applied a white crackle paint. 
Love the weathered look, not perfect, but unique.
 I was not afraid to break single parts into several pieces, 
fern now fits perfectly on the corner 
and a part of the daffodil wreath now crowns the shrine.


 

 

 

some close up's

 




 

used MDF shapes

 

 
 

  

 

 
 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!

 

Kerstin

 

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Snowdrops with Dusty Attic

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

First snowdrops are blooming in the garden, 
the best sign that spring will soon be here. 
But ice and snow are still drifting across the country in cold showers.
 I have used these impressions of nature
 in the following mixed media layout.
 

 
 
I worked only with white gesso and added some synthetic snowflakes to the chippies. 
I also used die-cuts, which together with the chipboards bring more
 vividness and fullness to the layout. 


As with my last winter layout, 'Magic frost Flowers', 
I dipped all the berries, deer and icicles chipboards  in liquid white acrylic paint 
 and then sprinkled with artificial snow
 to give them a  quick and easy frosty look.


 
some close up's 


 

 

 


 

Thanks for stopping by...until next time!

Kerstin


Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Secret Garden - Home Decor

 

 Hello everyone!

 
Spring begins today, at least the meteorological kind 😀. 
Time to look forward to the garden again. 
 
Today I created a mixed media piece for the home decor,
 combining MDF shapes with castings from moulds. 
 Flat parts together with the 3d casts (made with air drying modeling clay)
 create a very lively image,
love that.
 
 
 
 
 
 Chose two oval mixed shape as the base
the lower larger form was painted with some texture paste 
and green acrylic paint. 
 Upper one received a crackling varnish in combination
 with beige acrylic paint.
 
 Window was primed with crackle medium and covered with several layers 
of acrylic paint to achieve a weathered look.
 
I put a photo behind the window, it should make you want 
to work in the garden again.

 
some close up's
 
 
 

 

 


 
 
used MDF shapes
 
 
 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!

 

Kerstin

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Altered Book - Springtime in Forest

 

Hello creative friends!

 

Many of us are eagerly awaiting spring,

 more sun, more warmth, more nature. on my windowsill 

the hyacinths and primroses are blooming and fragrant,

 high time for a new spring decoration.  😀

 

 

 

I created an Altered book with a background paper from Stamperia (Forest)

a lot of suitable chipboards from Dusty Attic

and dried nature materials.

 Maybe you can still remember on


this new book is to continue the series, now it's springtime in the forest.

 


  


 

 

 some close up's










 

😀 Next forest book is already in planning 😀

Spring can come!!!

 


Thanks for your visit,

Kerstin