Saturday, August 22, 2015

May my heart be Kind ....

Hello there, a very very warm welcome to my little blog 
where I share my design Team arty creations
here is my August project
for Dusty Attic

this month I am sharing something a little different from my usual style  

I felt like creating a bold LO and here it is .

I used a bold quote with a black Background 
and rustic /grunge colored chippies with a splash of blue /green.
dusty in color -  Mountain Meadow DA0916


May my heart be kind 
to create my bold Layout 
I cut a circle with the black cardstock , stitched it in rusty colored cotton
then began to layer some chipboard and embellishments 
along with the quote (found on Pinterest ) 

Dusty Attic materials used 
Crackle Paint DA 0900
Dusty in color - Mountain Meadow DA0916
View finder DA 1081
Jumbo Cogs DA 0232
Small film strip DA0935
Geometric Panel  Model: DA1037
Elegant swirl #2 :DA1098

 I found this quote on Pinterest .
I just love it !
I love to trim the chippies and create layering giving dimension and interest .

Small film strip DA0935 is trimmed and layered over the 
Geometric Panel  Model: DA1037



thanks for popping by and I do hope you are inspired
 to buy some chippies and have a play .
until next time 
happy scrapping and stay safe 
warm hugz from Heather x


Saturday, August 15, 2015

Live Love laugh - August Mood Board


Hello my scrappy sistas...
 welcome to my blog
today I am showcasing my interpretation of the mood board 
for the Dusty Attic Blog 
Just feast your eyes on this delightful mood board for August
deep, rich and velvety .




Purple is a color I rarely work with .
but I do love a challenge,
therefore I chose to go with the purple, lilac and blue 
this fabulous quote was found on Pinterest ..


Live  Love Laugh 


Dusty Attic materials used 
Crackle Paint DA 0900
Dusty in Colour /Navajo White  DA 0903
Dusty in Color  Raisin DA0909
Dusty in Color Sugar plum DA0908
Foliage #4 DA1294
Heart Attack Border #3 DA1210
Branch #4 DA1184
Live Beautifully DA1170
Chicken wire : DA0177C


 a closie showing details
my cluster consists of the delightful  Foliage #4 DA1294 
painted with Dusty in Color  Raisin DA0909.
I added a tiny snippett of Branch #4 DA1184
on a foundation of paper, washi tape, lace and thread.
this tiny heart was trimmed from the Heart Attack Border #3 DA1210
I added a resin in a bottle top as another layer .
finishing off with this stunning title 
oh my how I adore these chipboard titles 
so versatile and beautiful .. love love love xoox

thanks so much for dropping by
to see all the beautiful Dusty Attic chippies .
I hope you are inspired to have a play

big hugz from Heather x

Monday, August 3, 2015

Memories Documented - Guest artist for Somerset Memories Blog

Hi everyone.
a few months ago  I was invited to write a post
for the Somerset Blog as a guest designer .
I am feeling very blessed indeed.

My Art Journal Cover 

I am so excited and grateful to have been invited to share 
one of my Art Journals with you .
I have journaled most of my life and love to look back and read
about my memories, words and feelings .
In 1999 my treasured son Mark, age 22 was killed on his motorbike .
as you may imagine this left a huge hole in my life.
I was absolutely consumed by pain and grief....3 years along my grief journey
I discovered scrapbooking in 2003 and it has changed my life .



"To me this craft is the perfect combination of art,
 photography, beautiful paper,
and glorious words.
I especially love to choose some elements, 
cast a spell and see what happens, to create a dream and follow it through.
 Subtle shadows, light and color are all ingredients for casting the spell.
  I am inspired by colour and texture …which I weave into my works
I love to include stitching, chipboard, journaling, muslin, 
fabrics, metal elements, inking, masking and texture paste..
Getting messy brings out the kid in me
Mark is always in my heart and Art Journaling
 is a wonderful and powerful way of keeping his memory alive .
I made a promise to myself to honour his memory
 by living my life to the best of my ability"

For this particular journal I chose 4 colors of the chakras
Orange, Yellow, Blue and Blue.
why may you ask ?
Orange 
is the color of emotion. passion, pleasure and health.
Yellow
is the color of self-esteem, self-worth, confidence and personal power
Blue
is the color of self expression, nervous system, communication, will power and creativity .
Brown
is the color of transformation.. being grounded and in touch with nature.
releasing the old/detachment and beginning the transformation into a new state of awareness .


MY COVER 
Memories Documented 
 I have created lots of layering and texture. 
The layers represent my grief and pain.
I find by journaling and creating my heart is healing little by little .
The metal, spark plugs and cogs - Mark's motor bike 
The numbers represent the years of my journey
The Graphic45 pen-nibs are for my journaling.

Materials used 
Art book /We R Memory Keepers
All the chipboard is from Dusty Attic .
Golden texture paste
Tim Holtz
 Distress inks and sprays/metal name plate/tissue tape/collection stencils
Graphic 45 nibs / metal plate
Golden texture paste
Prima patterned paper
Kraft paper

"Write to yourself " 
Make the next book you buy an empty one
fill its pages with the thoughts. feelings and stories from your life
written words can capture a feeling forever.
record JOY and a decade later you can read it over and feel 
THE HAPPINESS
 you felt on that particular day.
"Record despair and one sad day you can read it once again
 and know that you can RECOVER just like you did before ".
Being a student of your own history you can design a better future.
capture in words your life's journey
before TIME steals away it's lessons.


I love to use the ring bound journals .
they are very sturdy 
and also makes it very easy to 
change and rearrange my pages and pockets.
 Lots of pockets with tags, holding memorabillia and journaling .
above is a shot of some of my pages in this journal .


TUTORIAL 
A step by step to create one of my tags found in this Journal .
Firstly Gather the ingredients for the Tag 
Graphic45 black tag
Distress crackle paint
Distress rusty hinge spray/tissue tape 
Versa color turquoise ink
Stencil
Golden moulding Paste
Pallet knife
A quote and paper.









Complete the tag with more distress ink to create richness and depth
add crackle paint and string. .

thanks so much for looking at my work .
I hope I have inspired you to have a play with an art journal 
they can be on any subject / theme you choose .
happy scrapping and 
warm hugz to each of you xoxo