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

 

 



Nicola - 10 Things I Love About You ....

Hi everyone

 

A NEW BLOG !!!
(They say a change is as good as a holiday - well I would rather be typing this from a beach somewhere nice and warm on a holiday really hehehe)

 

I would like to share a layout I did of  Nicola.
She is My Big Boys Girlfriend (of over 3 years now)
I have to say how lucky I am that Michael has her in his

life and we have her in our family.

 

I started out with some texture paste and a stencil to add to the background. I gently dry brushed gesso over the top to make it whiter and brighter. I then covered the Dusty Attic Banners in papers along with the Love heart shapes on the

String of hearts frame set 

(I cut the piece to make an oval shape to frame the photo) 

 

I then added some border punched pieces along the sides of the photos and layered some papers under the banner and at the top of the page 

I painted the String of Hearts frame and the Birds on a Branch piece with Dusty Attic's awesome paint Navajo White and distressed the edges using the edge of my blade.
I have moulded the chipboard to give it some shape 

(seriously if you have not tried the paints you don't know what your missing - it is creamy and thick and easy to use and FAST drying)

I did the same with the little camera

(don't you just love that cute little bird in there ?)

The Journaling I have used the printer and added in

strips around the layout.

 

1) Your laugh, smile & quirkiness

2) That you are part of our family (my girl)

3) Your cheeky little ways

4) How much you love Michael

5) Your thoughtfulness and understanding

6)Your "Pink" style

7) You work hard and have goals for the future

8) That your my "Criminal Minds" buddy

9) A Dancing Queen extrodinare

10) How happy you always are (makes us all happy)  

 

 

In short - I Love YOU xoxo
 

Dusty Attic products used  

 

String Of Hearts Frame Set  DA1017

 

Birds on a Branch #3 DA1003

 

Banners #2  DA1012

 

Mini Cameras #2  DA1060

 

 

DA0903 - Navajo White Paint 

 

 Other things I have used include - 

Papers by Bo Bunny
and Kaiser Kalidescope

Kaiser Craft Stencils

Crochet Doily

Pinecone Ink

Pink and White Brads

Metal Crown

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Thanks for joining me today
Jen xox