Mini Album Dusty Attic

 The Dusty Attic Mood Board Challenge colors are so beautiful!!! I knew exactly what I wanted to do using the blue and green. I had been wanting to do a new mini album using those 2 colors. This was my chance! Did you know Dusty Attic has more than chipboard?? Yup... Flowers, stencils, pearls and texture paint are just more of the products I used on this mini album cover. I used neutral colored patterned paper for the album so that I can use color any way I wanted on it.

Here is a view of the spine. The mini album is a little over 1 inch thick. There is room to expand before the album is tied closed, so adding a few bulking items will not interfere with the closure. I used Prima marketing Salvage District paper for my mini. I  love that any color can be used beautifully on the paper.

Here is a close up of the cover. You can almost feel the rich texture created by the stencil and texture paste.  To prep the cover, used the Dusty Attic texture paste and distressed stencil. Once it was dried, I brushed the whole cover with clear gesso. I sprayed the cover lightly with a fine mist of water, then added my spray colors and let them bleed on the cover. once I was satisfied with the coverage, I stated to add my flowers and chipboard in layers, I love Dusty Attic Flowers, I chose to spray them with Lindys Stamp Gang colors that were similar to the flower colors. This added shimmer to the blooms.

I colored some seam ribbon with the same color sprays I used on the album cover. I added some beads and jewelry findings from my stash to the ends of the ribbon.

This is a view of the album when it is closed with the ties. There are only 4 pages in the album, but each one is interactive with flip-ups and pull outs. This creates lots of "real estate" for journaling and photos. All of the chip board was primed with white gesso, then sprayed with color mists. The title of the album was heat embossed with Embossing powder so that it would stand out from the sprayed chipboard.

Here is a view of the album opened up. I think I will color the some of the inside pages as well and add some more Dusty Attic Chipboard and texture. I used Kathy Orta's Hidden Hinge Binding system to adhere my 4 pages to. The base of my mini is a variation of Kathy's Foto Folio. I just did my own thing based on her

November 2016 Mood Board Challenge

DUSTY ATTIC PRODUCTS USED:

Dusty Attic Pearls

Blue Bonnet

Grassy Knoll

Mini Captions #8

Wrought Iron Trim Set

ACT Frame set #1

Texture Paste

Distress Diamonds Stencil

OTHER PRODUCTS

Lindys Stamp Gang Sprays Used:
Ponderosa Pines Olive Starburst spray
Azure Sea Asters Starburst Spray
Delphinium Turquoise Starburst Spray
Desert Moon Turquoise Embossing Powder
Drop Dead Gorgeous Green Starburst Spray

Prima Marketing Products Used:
Salvage District Paper collection
Art Basics Art Stones large and small
Art Basics 3D Gloss gel
Art Basics Clear gesso

Sharing some Florida Fall Photos.

As a Long Islander transplanted in Florida for the last 28 years, there is one thing I miss the most. AUTUMN. I miss leaf peeping, I miss the fireplace on a crisp Autumn night, I miss real pumpkin picking and the smell of burning leaves. I miss apple picking and fresh Apple cider. Yes I miss the food, but what I wouldn't do to go wandering deep into the woods on a gorgeous Fall day. So wanting to get that Fall feeling (kind of hard when it is still in the 80's) I decided to dress up the gazebo in my yard and create an Autumn theme to take photo's of my granddaughter Charlotte. There are hundreds of acres of woods that back up to my yard..I dare not venture in there to deep. You know..snakes alligators and spiders the size of small mammals....

 And then....She was out of there!!!!!

Yvonne Blair Designs/Impression Obsession Stamps featuring Dusty Attic chipboard.

 I am happy to say that I have found my happy spot when it comes to journaling on a layout today. Yvonne Blairs designs for Impression Obsession just made my scrappy time so much easier. Whether you are a card maker, an ATC/Tag artist, or a Scrapbooker, The Card Sentiments set is very versatile. Couple that with other stamps from Yvonne's designs, and you have a journaling spot!
I created this layout. building my papers on corrugated cardboard for a rustic look. I love the stone look of the paper and wanted my layout to have some "weight". I chose my Dusty Attic chipboard "Life is better with Friends"title to compliment the stamped sentiments.



I cut apart a Dusty Attic chipboard from the Nesting Bracket Frame set. Used the bigger side to frame my photo and the smaller side to frame my journaling. This gave the whole layout some balance and continuity. I stamped the words on coordinating patterned paper, cut them apart, inked the edges and rearranged them onto the layout.



Here is a closeup of the opposite side of the layout where I used the other piece of the chipboard to frame my photo. The chipboard was heat embossed using Lindys Stamp Gang embossing powder in Midnight Brown. After it was heat embossed and cooled off, I dabbed a few spots with embossing ink and dusted it with Desert Moon Turquoise and heat embossed it again. This gave it a rustic 2 toned color that looks like stone.

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I created my own flowers using coordinating paper and mixed them with Prima Marketing Flowers.

I hope you are inspired to grab a few of Yvonne's stamp sets and create your own sentiment by combining different stamps. The possibilities could be endless!! Sit back, have fun and create!

Yvonne Blair Designs/Impression Obsession:

You Mean A Lot

Card Sentiments

Dusty Attic Chipboard:

 Mini Captions #8

Ornamental Trim set

Nesting Bracket Frame set

Other Products used:

Lindys Stamp Gang Starburst Spray

Lindys Stamp Gang Embossing Powder

Prima Marketing Timeless Memories paper

Prima Marketing Flowers French Riviera

Prima Art Basics Art Stones small

Spellbinders Rose Creations die

Sizzix Garden Greens die and tag die

3 Panel Photo Holder by Lisa Gregory

Hello Dusty Attic Lovers.  I simply adore the color palette in the Mood Board this month. I knew exactly what paper I would use, and exactly what Dusty Attic chipboard and paint I would use, I knew I wanted a set of small frames, and frilly swirls lighten up the design. Adding some beautiful Dusty Attic blooms added to the feminine charm for my 3 panel photo display piece.

This is a closeup of the top piece in the 3 panel display. All of the Dusty Attic chipboard that was used in this project was painted with Dusty In Colour Cashmere, dried, then Faded Denim was lightly dabbed on the pieces. When they were completely dried, the Clear Crackle Varnish was brushed on generously.

This is a closeup of the middle piece in the 3 panel display.

This is a closeup of the bottom piece in the 3 panel display.The piece are held together with small book rings in an antiqued bronze finish.  I just punched holes through the cardboard.

In this closeup, you can appreciate the layers on the panels. All of the paper was mounted on corrugated cardboard. I left it in the raw form to give the piece some warmth against the gray in the paper, and lets the yellow just pop off the page.

I printed up some butterflies from my digital files, cut them out, rubbed on some Stickles for some sparkle and randomly adhered a couple of them to each of the 3 panels.

I found these great decorative hangers from Anna Griffin. This one was perfect to hang and display my sweet photos of my granddaughter.

Thank you for joining me today. Wouldn't it be awesome to win some Dusty Attic product? Join us this month for the Mood Board Challenge and give it a try!! And come visit the Dusty Attic Blog often to get some fabulous inspiration form the amazing Design Team!!

Dusty Attic Products Used:

Artsy Frames #3

Scroll Set #1

Dusty In Colour Cashmere

 Dusty In Colour Faded Denim

Dusty In Colour Clear Crackle Varnish

Dusty In Bloom Corn Silk

Journal Buddy Blog Hop

Have you heard about the Journal Buddy?? It is a wonderful creation designed by Yvonne Blair. The Journal Buddy is a multi-functional tool that helps you add artful journaling to any paper crafting project.

The Journal Buddy is made out of high quality stencil material that is not only pliable but it is also see through so you can see where you are adding lines. The Journal Buddy features a wavy and straight edge, a ruler, straight edges on each side to line it up so your journaling stays straight, as well as line guides for you to ink, trace, paint, or spray onto your page. You will be amazed at how easy it is to use adding decorative journaling to you art journals, scrapbook layouts, cards and envelopes and more. You can have a chance to win a Journal Buddy of your own. Read on!!
I created a 12x12 layout  to showcase the Journal Buddy. 

You don't have to add lines to you project to use the journaling buddy. In my case, because I have heavy stenciling using modeling paste and the surface was very uneven, I taped the journaling Buddy to my layout, and slipped the cut out stamped words under the Journaling Buddy, through the slits. It isn't perfect, but I wasn't aiming for perfection. But I do like the fact that it allowed me to space it all evenly without even thinking about it.

You can arrange the journal Buddy lines anywhere. It really does make life easier when it comes to lining up those words. I used the straight lines, but you can also use the curvy lines as well. There are many possibilities.

I stamped the sentiment, which is actually 2 different stamps that I was able to use together to create my journaling. After I stamped them onto cardstock, I cut them out each individually.

We are celebrating being picked as the editor’s choice in the Oct-Dec Issue of Stampers Sampler by Stampington. Each one of us will be giving away a journal buddy on Friday Oct. 7. Your comment must be received by noon October 7.
If you leave a comment on each blog you will be put in for a drawing to win a Journal Buddy, Art Journal and Stampers Sampler Magazine Bundle. The winner will be announced October 7th at 7:00 pm. All winners will be notified by email and announced on Yvonne’s blog Oct 7 at 7:00pm.

Make sure you visit all of the blogs below to see how each designer has used the journal buddy. Then leave a comment for your chance to win. 

 Yvonne Blair http://www.yvonneblair.com/

Lynne Forsythe http://lynneforsythe.blogspot.com/2...

Tonya Gibbs http://psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com/2016/10/journal-buddy-blog-hop-yvonne-blair.html

Lisa Nazario-Gregory ***You Are Here***