Tando Creative: Monochrome week- by Fiona Randall

Good morning,

it's Monochrome week here at Tando and I have decided to make a quick and simple tag as my inspiration for you.

I started by applying DecoArt Chalky Finish in Primitive to a Tando Long Tag. I then stamped the edges with the Large decorative stamp from my Favourite Andy Skinner's Textures Stamp Set with black Versafine ink.

Next step was to take a piece of corrugated card and cut to a tag shape to layer on the long tag base. I stripped back areas on the top and bottom to expose the ridged. This was then given coats of DecoArt Chalky finish in Relic, Primitive and Everlasting and blended to the desired effect. Stamping with Watering Can Archival Ink and Andy Skinners Illusionary Artists Word Up and Numbers stamp set followed by my favourite Textures Stamp set again to the edges. Stenciling using Andy Skinners Children Stencil came next With DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Carbon Black. A word chip was created by stamping a title using Andy Skinners word up and numbers set and applying to a strip of greyboard then attached to the tag. The finished Tag was then mounted onto the long tag base. A washer from Andy Skinners Industrial Elements kit was given a coat of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic and then glued to the tag before threading through a piece of black leather cord to finish.

Close up Detail.