Family ~ Donna Salazar Designs ~ DT Swap

Hellooooo, How is everyone today?? I am back again with another DT Swap layout, this month I had to do Lisa's photo. What a gorgeous family! I hope you like it Lisa!

I got to play with Donna's new corrugated swirls and Swirls Stamp on this layout!
I have also used another one of Mistra's Wild Rose Flowers (Blue one) on this layout!
The orange flower here was created with paper towel and mix media stax. You can see the tutorial for this flower HERE!

Creating the Background: The background swirls were created with the Swirls stamp. Start with white cardstock stamp the swirls with the jasmin mix'd media inx, overlapping in a diagonal pattern. emboss with clear embossing powder. Then using the denim and patina mix'd media inx refills I added a line of ink to the top and bottom of the page. Heavily spritz these with water to created the drips up and down the page. I did one end first then the other. Keep spritzing with water until you are happy with the result. I then cut a border off about an inch in from the edge. Cutting around the swirls so they go over the edge. Then distress the edges. Once the photo and embellishments have been added I added some liquid pearl dots over the swirls.

The orange background is from an example I used with the rock salt technique I did on a video tutorial I did awhile ago HERE.

I love Donna's currugated Swirls from want2scrap they are so funky. I have inked over the corrugated swirls with the jasmin inx then spritzed with water to soften the look.

I have also used an orange water colour pencil to change the colour of a couple of the paper pieces. The bow on the dress form was pink and the stripes on the family tag were pink. I coloured over them with the water colour pencil then blended with a water pen.

 Materials:

Donna Salazar Designs:

Clearsnap

Mix’d Media Inx - Denim, Patina, Jasmine

Smooch Spritz - Tea Party

Spellbinders
Rose Creations, Grand Peony Creations, Bitty Blossoms

Want2Scrap
Chipboard Currugated Swirls Flourish
Nestabling Labels twenty-two - white

Art Gone Wild Stamps
Crackle
Bubble Wrap Woodgrain
Dear Sir
Stanza
All My Love

GCD Studios

Storybook
Botanique
AntiquitiesMix'd Media StaxCrafty Chronicles vol 3 #1

Art Gone Wild Stamps
Swirls
Banner & Words

Other Products:

Paper Towel
Brads
Embroidery Thread
Clear Embossing Powder
Liquid Pearls White Opal
Dusty Attic Gloss Varnish

Adhesives
Helmar Tiger Grip
Double Sided Tape

Tools
Heat Gun

  Thanks for dropping by!

Have a great day!

Cheers

Michelle xx

Washes the Soul ~Canvas~ Dusty Attic

Howdy, I hope this post finds you well and not melted all over the floor! Man it is sooo hot here! Its nice in the aircon now though!
I have given myself the day off today, I have been learning and researching and working on my Businesses & Design team work nearly non stop for weeks! Its been hard though, my mind is thinking I should be doing this and that and this and so on!
Anyway I had an invite to go to lunch and the movies today, so throwing caution to the wind of what needs doing around here I went and have given myself the whole day off from any work. We had a lovely day, we saw Les Miserables. It was a good movie and very well done! The acting and singing was brilliant. But it is not an uplifting movie, so much pain and suffering. It was quite long too!! I saw the Les Mis stage show close to 18 years ago, but couldn't remember the story line so I was trying to work out what parts of the movie I recognized from the stage show. Was so long ago, a few scenes and songs were familiar. I enjoyed it all the same!
Was a fabulous day out with friends too!!!
So now I am home, Oh and I know I said I wasn't doing any work today but this post was already half done so I just wanted to write about having a day off, and now I plan to play for the rest of the night, Wil has gone to a party and Don is at work so will be nice and quiet!
Now... what will I do?? A canvas or a layout! Mmmmm...

I will leave you with this canvas I did for a friend awhile ago! x

I created this reverse canvas for my friend Renee awhile ago.
I love this quote!

Materials:

Mod Podge, Gesso, Impasto

Adirondack Dabber Paints - Red Pepper, Snow Cap
Jo Sonja Paints - Colony Blue, Napthol Crimson
Perfect Pearl Mists - Pewter

Paper - Kaisercrafts
Petaloo - Flower
Bird - A touch of nature

Gauze.

Dusty Attic
Chain Fence DA0450
Scroll #6 small DA0579
Chandelier small 2 pk DA0080

Thanks for dropping by!
Have a great day!
Hugs
Michelle x

Believe, Create, Inspire Canvas - Donna Salazar & Dusty Attic

This canvas combines two of my Faves, Donna Salazar Designs & Dusty Attic!

I had fun creating this canvas, it was nice to just experiment and play, I am soo happy with the results too!! I have more of Mistra's Flowers made from the Donna Salazar Rose Creations Die.

You can see Mistra's tutorial on how to make these flowers here: Wild Rose Tutorial. They are sooo yummy! I also have some of the new Dusty releases on here too! I love anything that is nature and earthy, these pieces were right up my alley!

I also have another new love on here and that is modelling paste and stenciling. I love this damask stencil, it is the Damask Stencil by My Art-C.

The New Dusty Gum Leaves and Birds a field were perfect for this piece! I love the new mini Chicken Wire too!!

You can see how yummy the damask stencil is here, I love the effect you get when you spray the smooch spritz over them too!

I love Mistra's flowers! They really are divine!

Materials:

Donna Salazar Designs:

Clearsnap

Mix’d Media Inx - Truffle, Leather, Black & Mossy

Smooch Spritz - River Mossy, Sea Breaze, Mossy Mist, Tea Partyt, Sea Kiss

Spellbinders - Rose Creations

GCD Studios

Botanique Collection 

Dusty Attic

Birds a field DA0749
Gum Leave (New Release 2013)
 Paints - Oceania DA0912 (Coming Soon)

Other Products:

Modelling Paste
My Art-C - Damask template
Collections Tissue Paper
Lace & String
Rusty Hinge
23x34cm canvas


Adhesives
Helmar Tiger Grip 
Double Sided Tape

Thanks for dropping by!

Have a great day!

Cheers

Michelle xx

Where the HeArt Is ~Canvas~ * Dusty Attic*

I have really been enjoying playing with canvas's lately, this was one of the ones I did earlier.
This is a reverse canvas, you simply work from the back of the canvas and use the back as a 3D frame.

I painted and wet the cherry blossoms to seperate them and lifted the edges to give them a more 3D look, then added bits of flowers and beads.
I have used a crackle medium over the roof tops to add more texture. The fence is cut from the gate, the top was perfect for the fence here!

Materials:

Canvas, Mod Podge, Crackle Accents

Adirondack Dabber Paints - Snow Cap, Lettuce, Mushroom

Glimmer Mist - Olive Vine, Creme de Chocolate

  Acrylis Paint - Aqua

Paper - Prima Madeline, 7 Gypsies - Tissue Paper
Butterfle Napkin, Collections - Butterflies
Green Tara - Silver Sprays

Adorn it Alphas

  Lace, Paper Roses/ Flowers, Gauze, Doily

Dusty AtticCherry Blossom DA0640
Main Street DA0408
Ornate Gates large DA0187

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Have a great day!
Hugs
Michelle x

Let Your Dreams Soar ~Canvas~ Dysty Attic ~ Scrappin Outback

I created this canvas while I was at the Scrappin Outback Retreat in WA. The weekend fundraiser was to raise money for the breast cancer foundation. So I donated this canvas to be auctioned off at the retreat. I really enjoyed playing with this canvas.

Thank you to Sue, for being the winning bidder!

Dusty Attic
Fancy Trim #4  DA0470

French Window Pane DA0365

Flutterbies #3 DA0766

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Have a great day!
Hugs
Michelle x

Mix'd Media Inx CHOX Launch Party

NEW Mix’d Media Inx CHOX Launch Party!

There are 8 colors in this product release:

Driftwood (tan), Sparrow (brown), Butternut (gold), Petals (pink), Sage (green), Bluejay (blue), Pomegranate (burgundy), and Midnight (black). And just like the Mix'd Media Inx, the containers have a flexible base (for a comfy grip) and a clear lid with a lip that lets you stack the pads.

 

You can also get the re-inkers in all 8 colors.

These new CHOX are fast drying, have LOADS of vibrant color, are great for stamping, edge distressing, coloring, and can be used in layers for blending colors (watch the technique video for day 1 on Donna's Blog). To give you an idea of how much pigment is in these inks, you can actually mix the re-inkers with a matte acrylic medium to use instead of or with acrylic paint!

Visit Donna's Blog each day from Nov 27th - Nov 29th for projects, ideas, technique videos and

PRIZES!

Today’s Bloggers:

Donna Salazar

Clearsnap

Natasha Naranjo-Aguirre

Mandy Harrell

Lisa Blastick

Here's some pics of the prizes we are giving away each day below:

     

Each day of the launch party Donna will have TWO winners! Each prize will be a 

Mix'd Media Inx Chox pad and the matching re-inker. To be entered into the random drawings, leave a comment on the blogs above and add your name to the inlinkz for each day of our party! The winners will be announced during the first week of December.

Good luck to all the prize winners x

Posers ~ Donna Salazar & Dusty Attic

Hi I am back again, today I am sharing this layout that I created at the Hyden Retreat in WA.

I think I was channeling my friend Debbie in the picture here as this layout reminds me of her style too. We had a table challenge at the retreat to use the dusty decorative frame #1.

I was also spoilt by Mistra who gave me a bunch of her ready made Donna Salazar Flowers made from the rose creation die! They are just sooo yummy, she is such a clever chickie!

The Sprightly Sprockets white coordinates fit perfectly over the decorative frame. I have also used the Family Portrait - Botanique paper here.

 The circle design was created with an Orchid (The Crafters Workshop) Template. The center was inked with the Black Mix'd Media Inx. The blue Sea Kiss Smooch Spritz was wiped on with a baby wipe then I have used a card to wipe a thin layer of modelling paste over this to soften the whole effect. The blue dots around the border were created by sewing french knots on each dot.

Materials:

Donna Salazar Designs:

Clearsnap

Mix’d Media Inx - Peridot, Black, School House

Smooch Spritz - Sea Kiss

Spellbinders - Rose Creations

Want2Scrap

Sprightly Sprockets - White Coordinates with die


Art Gone Wild Stamps
Dear Sir

GCD Studios

Botanique Collection

Other Products:

Embroidery Thread
Modelling Paste
Prima Bling
Basic Grey Alphas
Kaisercraft Rub Ons
Cardstock
Martha Stewart Punches
Doilies
The Crafters Workshop Template - Orchid

Dusty Attic

Decorative Frame #1 - DA0207



Adhesives
Helmar Tiger Grip 
Double Sided Tape

Thanks for dropping by!

Have a great day!

Cheers

Michelle xx

Family ~ Dusty Attic

 This layout makes me smile. It is lovely to capture a rare hug between brother & sister.
These two are growing up soo fast. So proud of both of them! This photo was taken at Wil's yr12 formal. I can't believe he has finished school already!

 Materials:

Dusty Attic
Hanging Sign #2 DA0701
mini Birds #1 DA0723
Bird Nests #2 DA0721

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Hugs
Michelle x

Dusty Attic Oct {Halloween} & Nov {Yourself} ATC's

I am playing catch up this month! It has been a crazy busy year for me this year! Hoping things slow down for a few weeks at least! Here are my Oct & Nov Dusty Attic ATC's.
Oct theme was "Halloween". that one is pretty self explanatory.
Then the theme for November is "Yourself", gee that one is a bit harder. Mmmmm how do you put yourself on an ATC. I took the easy way out and used things I love, which is anything that is earthy and nature, and I think that sums me up. I would like to think that I am a down to earth person.
I cheated with this one. I used the name tag I made at the Scrapin Outback retreat and modified it into an ATC.

November ATC "Yourself"

Dusty Attic
mini Birds #3 DA0727
mini Grass Clusters DA0786
Nameplates #4 DA0585
ATC Frame - chipboard DA0663

October ATC "Halloween"

Dusty Attic

Scaredy Cat 4pk DA0140
Spider Border DA0757
mini Picket Fence DA0698
ATC Frame - chipboard DA0663

Thanks for dropping by!
Have a great day!
Hugs
Michelle x

Especially for Lisa

I created this canvas for a special friend of mine who is going through chemo for breast cancer. We are the same age with our birthdays only 5 days apart. The enormity of what she is going through has really hit home. You feel so helpless sitting on the sidelines watching someone go through such an illness. I wanted to create something that would help give her hope and give her the strength to fight when things get rough.  My mum had similar breast cancer when I was pregnant with Wil, but it didn't seem like such a big deal as I think she shielded us from a lot of the realities back then, mum only needed the radium and luckily not chemo.
I think that with mums history that this could have easily been me. I actually had my first mamogram just before Lisa was diognosed and have had the all clear. It is scary to think that it can happen to anyone at anyage and that it is getting closer to home.
Seeing someone go through the day to day struggles of this desease is tough, Chemo is so cruel!
I couldn't imagine having to go through it myself.
Hugs Lisa

Dusty Attic
Chandelier #2  DA0747
deVine Frame Set  DA0733
mini Marrakesh Trellis DA0808
Monarch Butterflies DA0805
Wire Dress Form #2 DA0436

Mont Marte Modelling Paste
Gauze
Beads & Lace
Fairy Dust
White Dabber
Kaisercolour Hot pink paint
Gimmer mist Creme de Rouge, Cadillac Pink, Crushed shells
Glimmer Chalkboard Hot Chocolate
Collections Tissue paper

Thank you for dropping by!
Hugs
Michelle xxx