One Stencil, Many projects

 

Today i want to show you how i made a collection of cards and tags using just one ornate flourish stencil from the Tando Creative set of 4 stencils.

Materials

Set of 4 background and flourish stencils by Tando Creative

Tando Tags

Distress Oxide sprays or Inks

Modelling Paste

Flowers

Ribbon

Tando Mini's- Butterflies

Tando Mini's- Hearts

Polymer frames

Resin or air dry clay

Journaling cards and text

Wow Embossing pad and Wow embossing foils

Bakers twine

Before i started the projects i made a selection of embellishments with white resin and grey air dry clay and sprayed a selection of plain flowers to match my projects.

Instructions for project 1

 

I began by spraying my tag in different blue distress oxide sprays and water sprays to give that mottled distressed look. i dried it with a heat gun. i went over the top with a green colour and water, building up the layers. When it was dry i dry brushed on some yellow distress ink in the area i wanted the stencil to sit, sort of around the left but off the tag a bit. I added drips of green distress ink back over the yellow and dried it all with the heat gun again. 

Next i took the stencil and modelling paste and carefully stencilled over the tag. Once dry, i placed the stencil back over the paste and sprayed over the top with pink distress ink spray

I then began to layer up a selection of embellishments, journaling cards, frames and flowers. 

To finish i mounted the tag on a tall card blank covered in coordinating scrapbook paper. 

Instructions for project 2

I began by inking my tag in blue distress inks this time with a hint of pinks and greens dabbed around the outside edges. Next i took a Wow embossing pad and embossed thru the stencil onto the tag. I then used WOW bonding powder and a heat tool on the tag before applying a gorgeous WOW foil in greens and gold's direct to the bonding powder. I love the shabby chic effect i achieved. 

Next i began to decorate the tag. I added a journaling sentiment, some bakers twine and lots of flowers.

I trimmed of the tag to make it square as it was too tall for my 6" x 6" square card. I added some coordinating scrapbook paper to the card before mounting my tag direct to finish. 

Instructions for project 3

I began by colouring my tag blue. I then placed my stencil in the centre of the tag and applied modelling paste through the stencil again. Once dry i placed the stencil back over the paste and sprayed green and pink distress ink sprays 

At the same time i also sprayed a selection of Tando mini hearts to use later

Next i took some scrapbooking embellishments and sentiments and began adding them to the tag. i added them with foam pads to build up the layers. i added the Tando hearts, flowers and Bakers twine to finish. I left this ass a tag but again it could easily go onto another card blank.

Instructions for project 4

This tag back ground actually started life as a piece of Amazon kraft packaging paper that i used in my box for all the oxide spraying i was doing for these projects. I just loved the mix of kraft and the pinky/blues so i dried it and stuck it to a Tando tag. 

I then stencilled through with white modelling paste again. I wanted the stark white to stand out but there was so much pink ink soaked onto the Kraft paper that in began to leech into the white modelling paste. But hey it was a happy accident as i rather liked it. I had two stencils patterns side by side on the tag so decided to spray one again to make it slightly darker that the other.

Next i added a resin trim, some bakers twine, and sentiments to the tag

I sprayed some Tando Mini Butterflies and added them to tag and sprayed some more flowers and added them to the resin trim to finish.

Instructions for project 5

Again this tag background started life as kraft paper from my spray box. I just loved the teal blue and pink combination of splatter mess so stuck it to a Tando tag. Once dry i used the Wow embossing products and a lovely raspberry pink/purple embossing foil with the Tando stencil to create this stunning effect.

I trimmed the tag square as i was a bit stumped as to what to actually make with it in the end. I matted it on some plain pink cardstock and some teal scrapbook paper.

I matted the tag off cuts onto my clay and resin frames and embellishments and set aside for later. I also gathered some more coordinating scrapbook paper too which i added to my 6" x 6" card blank.

I added the "tag" matt to the scrapbook paper matts. I added some bakers twine around the bottom and some sentiments. I added the resin and clay frames up the right hand side of the card before adding a bundle and dyed flowers and Tando butterflies to finish.

And there you go, 5 different projects using the same stencil. I hope you have enjoyed seeing the very different things you can make with just one main product

Thanks 

Sarah

Book binder cover A6 - Steampunk by Kim

 When you have a book full of secret stuff, it needs to be secure!

This steampunk style cover is tough enough to keep prying eyes off your personal pages. It has lots of heavy iron work - and a time lock!

I collected the required parts, left over from another Tando Creative set, Industrial Elements - 1 large cog, 3 small cogs, door plate with keyhole (trim the round top off), 6 small hexagon bolt heads, 4 rivets, 2 empty frames from waste greyboard, and 2 large hexagon nuts and washers for the back cover.

I arranged the pieces on the cover, and when I was happy I cut the large cog to fit to the edge. I cut a small cog so that it looks like there are two appearing from the locking mechanism.

I searched through my collection of old watch parts (like everyone has in a kitchen drawer!) and found one just the right size.

First, I glued the rivets in the corner of the front cover. Next I stacked the two empty frames and the door plate, and glued them together, adding the six small hexagon bolt heads.

I used strong solvent glue to attached the watch works to a piece of waste greyboard - but didn't glue it to the door plate yet.

Next everything, including the cogs gets a coat of DecoArt Americana Zinc (grey). Once dry all the outward facing surfaces get a wash of DecoArt Media Paynes Grey - keep the brush strokes in a vertical, up and down, direction to help with the weathered illusion. Then we reach for DecoArt Media Quinacridone Gold and add washy patches, some thicker than others. Last, I added DecoArt Media Green Gold to add streaky stains from strategic places - like the bolts, and maybe where edges might have been damaged.

When I was happy with the painted look I glued the watch works to the inside of the door plate, with the works exposed.

Once all was dry I glued everything together as previously arranged.

The back cover had two large bolts holding the hinges in place, these have the same paint treatment as the front. Two hinge plates (more greyboard offcuts) are glued on the outside of the hessian strip to complete the set. The bookbinding spine is glued inside.

I used a little DecoArt Metallic Lustre, Champagne Ice, to highlight the cogs and bolt heads.

Steampunk never goes out of fashion! Thanks for visiting.

Products:

Tando Creative Bookbinding covers (This one is A6)

Leftovers from Tando Creative Industrial Elements

DecoArt Colours; Americana, Media, Metallic Lustre

Hessian strip.