Dusty Attic marries Kaisercraft!!

So I think my post title sums it all up nicely for this project... today I have blended the Kaisercraft BTP photo display with delicate chipboard pieces and flowers from Dusty Attic to create this staggered 4 stage photo display frame set.

I have embossed all the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces with purple Opals ( a divine embossing crystal made by Pipe Dream Inks) and pretty much stuck everything on so that it looked like it was just sitting on the edge of all the photos.

I love these photos of my little Daisy with her favourite teddy bear, and i didn't want them to be over powered by embellishments ... In the end I think I did mange to create a light and unobtrusive set of embellishments for this project that dont take away from the main photos but stil create interest in the photo frame set itself. I must say I'm quite happy with how it all worked out.

Below you will find photos of the frame set as I take each layer away to reveal the frames behind. I must say, this little project is an AWESOME way to gets lots of photos in one small area!

And thus ends my Dusty Attic aventures, I do love their products but find them a tad expensive here in Australia, so it's back to my faithful Kaisercraft products again from now on!

Have a great day...

Smiles from Kel.

Dusty Attic Bamboo

Don't you just love this epic Bamboo chipboard piece from Dusty Attic?!!! 

It is so beautiful that I couldn't resist doing a layout whit it when I saw it...it certainly is a bit different from the usual which was what attracted me to it in the first place I imagine!

I have teamed it up with that spectacular background paper and embellishments from the 

Merry & Bright Collection from Kaisercraft.

I've used loads of gold accents in this layout trying to go for that classic asian feel ... so there are gold edge stickers, gold inks, and gold bauble thread. I like the final balance between the green of the bamboo and the yellow of the gold accents.

As usual I couldn't resist a few metal embellishments and the brass finish of these just seems to work in so easily with the gold theme, so I've stuck as many as I could on the page! LOL

The chipboard bamboo itself was very easy to colour... I used ink first, applying with a blending tool and then I just used a coloured marker to go back over the leaves where I wanted more depth of colour and action on the flat chipboard. Colour blends beautifully on these chipboard pieces!

Thanks for dropping by...

Cheers from Kelly-ann.

Dusty Attic Vines

Ok, so this is a shock ... I actually had a go at designing with a few Dusty Attic products and laid my beloved Kaisercraft embellishments aside for a moment!! Thats still Kaisercraft papers there in the back ground, but the yummy vine, beautiful flowers and all the chipboard extras are from dusty Attic.

This was such a fun layout to make, I had challenged myself not to use that vine on the corner of a photo.... which is the way you see these kind of embellishments used usually, so gracefully flowing down over the photo seemed like a reasonable alternative.

I love the cascading flowers effect and its achieved easily when everything is naturally running down the page... the pearls creating a wisteria effect worked really well for me also... they are actually my favourite part of this page!!

I've also tossed in some metal leaves and keys to add more texture and dimension  The paper leave there are also Dusty Attic's own, but I love to mix media and thought that the metal leaves really added depth to the page and helped to lift the vine and flowers.

Thanks for popping over for a look.

Cheers from Kelly-ann.

xoxo