Tando Creative: July 2023

Tuesday, 25 July 2023

Tag with Small Gothic Archway by Bernadette

Good Afternoon Friends,

I had to have a play with one of the small archways designed by Fiona Randall for Tando and my first thoughts were Halloween. Too early maybe, but as a lover of all things dark and grungy, I am happy to make Halloween all year round.

I used a size 10 Tando tag https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/TAGS180X100.html as my base and added some patterned paper. I then did some stamping on the paper and added some black soot distress ink around the edges with a blending tool.

The archway https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/FRGTHFRM2MEDSML.html comes in 3 pieces: a solid back and 2 cut out pieces. I painted the 2 cut out pieces of the archway with a dark grey paint and dry brushed some silver once they had dried.

I glued a piece of ephemera and some more patterned paper to the solid back of the archway then glued the 2 cut out pieces of the frame on top.

I added the tag with the owl to the base tag. I then used a Twinchie https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/TWINCHSTRAIG.html to add another layer. I covered it with some patterned paper, the photo and ephemera and added it to the tag with foam pads.

I stuck the "beware" piece of ephemera to the back of the archway and added the paper doll and spider https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/GRBBGSPDERS.html to the front. I used some left over bits of greyboard that I have popped other pieces out of (thanks for the top tip Fiona) to add to the back of the archway to make it stand away from the tag and give more depth and dimension.

I'll be posting some photos on Facebook in the Tando Creative Zone and on Instagram - any questions please ask and I will try to help.

Bye for now, Bernadette

xxx

Tuesday, 18 July 2023

ATC Matchbox by Bernadette

ATC Matchbox

Good Afternoon, I had so much fun making this ATC matchbox and there are so many ways you can decorate them. I love a bit of vintage and grunge, but I decided to use some pretty papers I got a few years ago with a magazine. I love how it turned out.

https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/atc-matchbox-with-cards-and-coins.html

Once I had assembled both pieces of the box, I painted it all with some ivory coloured paint. The box and sleeve are really easy to put together.

I then used a blending tool and some walnut stain distress ink to add a bit of vintage colour to all the edges of the box and sleeve.

I wanted to leave a little bit of the box showing around the papers, so I used a ruler to measure each surface then cut the papers to size with a paper trimmer.

I added some of the distress ink around the edges of the papers before gluing them to each surface.

I then glued some of the papers to 4 of the ATCs you get in the pack, inked around the edges and glued them to the 4 sides of the outer sleeve.

While all the glue was drying, I took 4 of the ATCs that come in the pack and glued some of the papers to them. I trimmed around them with scissors then used an emery board to smooth the edges before blending the edges with the distress ink. I then glued the ATCs to the 4 surfaces of the outer sleeve.

Using a heart from a grab bag https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/GRBBGHEARTS.html I added some paper inked the edges and glued it to the drawer which I decided to have at the top.

I used left over papers to cover the ATCs which I will keep inside the drawer to add stamping, die cuts or other images to when I want to have a play.

I hope you enjoy decorating your ATCs and the matchbox to go with them.

Bye for now,

Bernadette xxx

Tuesday, 4 July 2023

Gothic Window Frame Project- Fiona Randall

Morning lovely people. For my latest Tando DT Project I have created a wall plaque using one of my new Gothic Frame Designs recently launched and now available to purchase in the Tando Shop.

I have used the large Gothic Frame Style 1 for this project.

To start I used my Fancy deep frame which I assembled and glued omitting using the top panels. I then applied a layer of modelling paste all over the back panel with a pallet knife to create texture and before it dried I scored lines to create a large brick patten.

I was going for a Castle/Church look here.

Then created another frame to go around the Gothic Arch frame using foam board.

I rounded the edges using a curved woodworking tool and then sanded to smooth.

I also made the corbals that sit under the frame from foambord too and gave them the same rounded corner treatment as the foam frame.

I then gave the foam frame a coat of texture sand paste and also the back panel in places. Once dry the foam frame and back panel were given a coat of DecoArt Americana Acrylic in Dove Grey and dried with a heat tool.

Washes of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Paynes Grey was the added and dried with a heat tool. Washes of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Sap Green was then applied in random places to give an aged stone effect.

I then applied DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Dark Grey Value 3 to the lattice layer of the large gothic frame.

I then mixed some of the dove grey paint into the dark grey paint and made a lighter shade and to this mix I added some texture sand paste and applied with a stipple brush to the ornate layer of the Gothic frame and dried with a heat tool.

I then dry brushed some dove grey over the frame to pick up and highlight the texture. The gothic frame layers were then glued together and inserted into the foam frame frame which creates that recessed look.

I then printed a stain glass window effect onto an inkjet transparency sheet and cut to size and applied to the back of the gothic Arch Frame.

I added tiny lights to the deep fancy frame base and then glued the Gothic Arch in place as shown.

The corbals were then glued in place under the window as shown. To finish I added some Ivy Rub on Transfers in opposite corners for interest.

The above photo shows the finished project with the lights off.