A Little Birdie House- Fiona Randall

 Happy Coronation Monday everyone.

 I am stopping by to bring you a little quick and easy project using a little wooden Bird House

This is the completed project.

The Tiny Birdhouse in it's undecorated state.

I started by giving the birdhouse a coat of DecoArt Media Tinting Base and dried with a heat tool.

I then gave the roof, base and the peg for the bird to sit on a coat of DecoArt Chalky Finish in Honour.

This is a wonderful dark Navy Blue Colour. 

I then gave the roof a coat of DecoArt Crackle for chalky finish paints. 

I then dried with a heat tool keeping it moving until the crackle had dried clear.

 I then applied with a sponge DecoArt Chalky finish in Everlasting. By dabbing the paint on with a sponge you will not over work and remove the crackle medium as you would with a brush.

 I find this method more forgiving and gives a much more even finish with the added bonus of no brushstrokes. I then dried with a heat tool until the cracks appeared.

I then applied washi tape from my stash which just happened to be the right width all around the walls of the birdhouse as shown. 

also washi tape was applied to the edge of the base as shown. I had a little pedestal to display the bird house on  which was already painted painted white.

To finish I fussy cut a little bird from my stash of Ephemera and attached to the birdhouse using 3d foam tape.

 I also stamped a little chocolate Baroque butterfly and glued at a jaunty angle to the roof.

A Fun, Quick and easy little project that has a vintage feel to it.

Products Used.

Tiny Wooden Birdhouse

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Everlasting

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Honour

DecoArt Crackle Medium for Chalky Finish

DecoArt Media Line White Tinting Base

Chocolate Baroque Stamps- Just Butterflies

Washi Tape and Bird Ephemera from my own stash

PapillonHouse

 Happy Sunday everyone. I am stopping by to bring you a little quick and easy project using my favourite 3d House style 1.

These 3d houses are great little projects to complete and can be decorated in all manner of ways and are perfect to give as a handmade gift.

I started by assembling and gluing together the house pieces and then gave it a coat of DecoArt chalky finish in Carbon all over. Once dry I gave it a coat of DecoArt Ultra Matte varnish to seal and protect.

Next I cut a panel from white 300gsm cardstock to fit the front of the house leaving a small border.

I then glued a piece of Tim holtz collage tissue ( you could also use rice paper) to one side of the panel and dried with a heat tool.

I then spritzed the cardstock panel with water and embossed with a Tim Holtz 3d Brick embossing folder through the big shot. The panel was then glued to the house front.

Next I took a piece of the Tando Moroccan grid , applied versamark ink and sprinkled with white embossing powder and heat set. I then fussy cut a Butterfly ( you know I love Butterflies right) from my stash and inked the edges with black Archival Ink.

The Moroccan grid was then glued to the house offset to the left and the Butterfly then glued into place at a jaunty angle.

To finish the word Papillon was created using a Dynamo and mounted onto a piece of white cardstock and trimmed to create a border. This was then attached to the house as shown.

A quick and easy monochrome project with splash of colour using minimal supplies.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read.

Hugs Fiona.

PRODUCTS USED.

Tando 3D House Style 1

Tando Grids- Moroccan

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon

DecoArt Media Ultra Matte Varnish

Stampendous Chunky Embossing Enamel- White

OTHER PRODUCTS

Tim Holtz Collage Tissue

Tim Holtz 3D Embossin Folder- Brick

Butterfly from my own stash

Spread Your Wings. Butterfly Tag Plaque- Fiona Randall

 

Morning all Fiona Here with another Butterfly Tag Plaque.

I used one of the Tando Long Tags which come in a pack of 5 and are great value for money. I traced around the tag onto a piece of white card stock and cut with a craft knife.

Next up I sprinkled some Lindy's Magical powders ( you can use Brushos too) onto a tim holtz acrylic stamping block. Now this was a happy accident as the block has a grid system etched into it so you can line up your stamps and I sprinkled the powders onto this side by mistake as opposed to the smooth side.. I gave the block a spritz of water and then used the block as a stamp to transfer the now dissolved powders onto the tag. This is where the happy accident occurred as you can see it picked up the grid lines of the block too. What a cool effect. This was then attached to the long tag with DecoArt Decoupage Matte Glue.

Next I applied a coat of white DecoArt Media Gesso to two of the Tando Square frames and dried with a heat tool. I then gave them a spritz of water and applied the Lindy's magicals as a watercolur and dried. I then splattered with a brush another colour from the set of Lindy's magicals to both frames and then inked the edges with black archival ink when dry.

I then gave a coat of DecoArt Chalky Finish in Carbon to one of the Tando Mini Keys and added a chinese coin to the top of it as shown.

I then stamped two butterflys from Chocolate Baroqus Butterfly mind stamp set with versafine ink onto a piece of vellum. Then heat embossed with white embossing powder. The butterflies were then fussy cut out. I added a wash of colour to the smaller of the butterflies with Lindy's magicals.

I then glued the frames to to the tag and then glued the key on top of the frames. The butterflies were then glued and layered together and some black gems added to form the body. This was then attached to the key as shown.

I then stamped the sentiment from the Butterfly Mind Stamp set with black Archival Ink and cut out. I then layered onto black card stock and trimmed before applying to the tag base.

I then cut a piece of Tando Grey Board to size and attached a piece of the same white card stock to create a totally white base. I could have painted this but I wanted the same colour base  as the tag.

I am quite pleased how this happy accident turned out.

Thanks for stopping by today

Fiona xx

PRODUCTS USED.

Tando Minis- Keys

9x Frames Square

Tando set of 5 Long Tags

Tando Grey Board Sheets

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon

DecoArt Media White Gesso

Chicolate Baroque- Butterfly Mind Stamp Set

OTHER PRODUCTS.

Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals- Deutch Deserts.

White Card Stock 300gsm

Black Archival Ink Pad

Versamark Ink Pad

WOW White Embossing Powder

Tiny Black Gems.

Small Chinese Coin

Rusty Butterfly Tag Plaque

 

Morning all Fiona Here with my first post of the New Year.

I am in my comfort zone for this project with a rusty grungy Tag topped with a metallic effect embossed Butterfly and a cog thrown in for good measure

Layers of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic paint were dripped and drabbed onto a Tando size 7 Tag and heat dried between layers until I got the look I was after.I then added some stamping using an Andy Skinner Vintage Background stamp for some extra interest using black Archival Ink. The Tag edges were then inked using black Archival Ink to draw everything into the background.

Texture sand paste was then applied to a cog from The Industrial Elements set. Once dry this was given a coat of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in paynes Grey then swiped with Burnished Brass metallic Lustre once dry. A small washer from the industrial elements kit was given a rusty treatment along with some resist stamping. The same rusty treatment was applied to the bookplate and screw heads and black stamping added. I then embossed and die cut the butterfly using a Tim Holtz 3d Impresslit embossing folder from black 300gsm cardstock. This was then swiped with the Burnished Brass Metallic Lustre to highlight the raised areas. All elements were then layered up onto the tag using offcuts of grey board to give depth and dimension. The tag was then layered onto a piece of Tando Grey Board cut to size to which was painted using DecoArt Chalky Finish in Carbon and two coats of DecoArt Ultra Matte Varnish to seal. Thedges were then swiped with the same Metallic Lustre. A small piece of cardstock was cut to size to fit the bookplate and stamped before attaching and gluing to the base of the tag as shown. Two mini screw heads were then applied to finish.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read.

Fiona xx

PRODUCTS USED.

Tando Size 7 Tags

Tando Grey Board Sheets

Andy Skinner Industrial Elements Kit

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics, Paynes Grey, Prussian Blue Hue, Quin Gold, Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

DecoArt Metallic Lustre- Burnished Brass

DecoArt Ultra Matte Varnish

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon

June Colour theme- Fiona Randall

 

Morning all it's colour theme on the blog until the 5th July .

Georgeous colours so I had a play.

I created a tag and the colours were screaming out for a Butterfly LOL.

I used my favourite Tando size 8 tag as my base. gave it a quick coat of DecoArt Media white tinting base. I then used watered down DecoArt Chalky finish in Vintage and Keepsake to create watery washes and splatters. Drying between layers to give a faux watercolur effect. Then some stamping added with black versafine ink. The butterfly was stamped and coloured using the same watery washes as the base tag. This was then attached to the tag base. A quick easy project.

Do stop by the blog next week for a new theme and more inspiration from the DT.

Thanks for stopping by today

Fiona xx

PRODUCTS USED.

Tando Size 8 Tags

Decoart Chalky Finish- Keepsake

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Vintage

DecoArt Media White Tinting Base

OTHER PRODUCTS.

Finnabair Stamp Set- Don't Forget To Fly.

Tim Holtz Stamp Set- Etcetera

Indigo Blue Stamps- Paintbrush

Paper Artsy Stamps - Ink and the Dog- Petals

Versafine onyx black inkpad

Spring Binder

 

Morning All Fiona here with a project for this weeks theme on the blog 'SPRING'

I have decorated a little Tando A6 Binder in a spring theme and of course

I just had to add a Butterfly.

First up the binder was given a coat Of DecoArt Chalky Finish in Carbon on both the inside and out.

I then applied two coats of DecoArt Ultra Matte Varnish to seal the binder.

A distress Ink sprayed background  was created with some stamping and heat embossing to create a panel for the binder.

More heat embossing on the Tando Moroccan Grid. Also the flowers and the butterfly were heat embossed on Duralar Film for a Dreamy effect.

 An antique mirror effect was applied to a tando acrylic circle and circle frames cut from Tando Grey Board using a circle die were added. 

Finally a Tim Holtz chipboard quote added to finish.

I am embracing the bright colours and loving it.

Thanks for stopping by today

Stay Safe

Fiona.

PRODUCTS USED.

Tando A6 Binder and Cover Pack

Tando Grid- Moroccan

Tando Grey Board Sheets

Stampendous Aged Gold Embossing Enamel

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon

DecoArt Media Ultra Matte Varnish

Chocolate Baroque Just Butterflies Stamp Sheet

OTHER SUPPLIES.

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Spray Stain- Picked Raspberry, Candied Apple and Mustard Seed.

Tim Holtz Stamps- Ledger Script, Urban Elements, Urban Tapestry.

Tim Holtz Quote Chips

Ranger Distress Archival Ink- Picked Raspberry and Vintage Photo.

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott Stamps- TS052

WOW Embossing Enamel- White

Cosmic Shimmer Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel- Vintage Tarnished Gold

Versamark Ink Pad

Duralar Film

Resist Week- Fiona Randall

 

Morning all Fiona here with this weeks theme- Resist.

There are many ways and techniques to achieve a resist effect in your project 

and I have used two of the many that are out there to discover.

I have used one of my Layered Tags produced by Tando for my project this week.

The main cut out base tag uses the wax paper resist technique.  Wax paper was embossed in an embossing folder placed on top of the tag which was given a coat of DecoArt Tinting base. The tag was then sandwiched between to pieces of copier paper to create a sandwich. Then ironed with a dry iron gently moving over the tag. The heat of the iron melts the embossed waxed design and transfers it onto the tag base. The tag was then inked with Aged Mahogany and Rusty Hinge distress inks and gently dried with a heat tool. Once dry the tag was gently wiped back with a damp paper towel to reveal the resist pattern of the wax transfer. The second resist technique was applied to the top keyhole plate using the clear embossing method. Stamping was applied to the key plate using Ground Espresso Archival ink and a text stamp. Whilst the ink is still wet sprinkle on clear embossing powder and heat set. Vintage photo distress ink was then applied to the bare grey board. The embossed text resist the inking. The base of the triple layered tag was then coloured to tie in and all pieces assembled as shown. Elements were added to finish and the tag then layered onto a piece of Tando Grey Board cut to size. This had been given a coat of DecoArt Chalky Finish in Carbon and then stamped with black archival ink using a text stamp.

Here's a close up of the resist techniques used.

A fun project exploring the many ways to achieve a resist effect.

Thanks for stopping by today

Stay Safe Fiona xx

Products Used.

Layered Tags Bundle 2- Designed by Fiona Randall

Assorted Plaques

Octagonal Frames

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon

DecoArt Media White Tinting Base

DecoArt Metallic Lustre- Copper Kettle

Other Supplies

Distress Ink Pads- Rusty Hinge, Aged Mahogany, Vintage Photo

Archival Ink Pads- Black and Ground Espresso

Tim Holts Stamp set by Stampers Anonymous- Distressed Text

Baroque Embossing Folder- Crafters Companion

Lindys Stamp Gang Spray- Cowabunga Copper

Butterflies -My own.

February Colour Week- Twinchie Plaque- Fiona Randall

Morning all Fiona here with a Twinchie Plaque for this months Colour Theme. 

I created a Mini Plaque from Tando Twinchies with a Tando Grey Board base to attach them too.

i used DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints to base coat the Twinchie Squares choosing colours that tied in with the this months colour scheme. Stamping was then added  and inking around the edges.

A 6x6  base was the cut from a sheet of Tando Grey Board. The twinchie squares were then adhered into place on the base to create a tiled effect. I kept the layered Butterfly simple in monochromatic black and white with a bit of stamping for the focal point.

A quick and easy project which came together in no time at all.

Thanks for stopping by today

Stay Safe

Hugs Fiona.

Products Used.

Tando Twinchies

Tando Grey Board Sheets

Butterfly Panel

DecoArt Americana Acrylics in

Spiced Pumpkin, Tangerine, Citron Green, Hauser Medium Green, Snow (Titanium White) and Lamp ( ebony) black.

Other Products

Paper Artsy Stamps by

 Tracy Scott sets:- 034, 044 and 045

Vintage Week- Fiona Randall

 Morning all Fiona here with this weeks theme- Vintage.

 

 

I went with a Tando size 9 tag as my base for this project.

 I created an inky background with Distress inks in vintage photo and speckled egg onto white 300gsm cardstock.

 This was then cut to shape and glued to the tag base. Next up stamping with vintage stamps with Watering Can Archival ink.

 The Tando bookplate was  given a coat of  DecoArt Tinting Base and then glazed using speckled Egg distress glaze.

Tando extra thins harlequin were inked with vintage photo distress ink and then stamped with potting soil archival ink

  All elements were layered up onto the tag and a butterfly added.

 To finish some seam binding was coloured using the speckled egg ink and dried and added to the tag. A quote was then added to finish.

 I think I achieved the vintage feel with the colours chosen and stamp choices I made.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read.

Fiona.

 

Products used.

 

 

Tando Creative size 9 tags

 

Tando Extra Thins- Harlequin

 

Tando Small Bookplates

 

 

DecoArt Media Tinting Base

 

Other Supplies

 

Ranger Distress Ink- Vintage Photo, Speckled Egg

 

Ranger Distress Glaze- Speckled Egg

 

Ranger Archival Ink- Watering Can, Potting Soil.

 

Tim Holtz Stamps- Field Notes

 

Tim Holtz Ephemera- Butterfly.

 

Decorative Brads and seam binding- My Own Stash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anything Goes Week- Fiona Randall

 

 

 

 

Morning all Fiona here with this weeks theme- Anything Goes.

For my contribution this week I have used one of my Layered Tags produced by Tando.

As most of you know I love Butterflies so decided to use the butterfly layered tag from set 3.

The top tag layer was given a coat of DecoArt Media Tinting base to start. Collage Tissue paper was then applied to the left side and then stamping with black archival ink.The whole  tag  was then given a coat of clear Gesso. DecoArt Media modelling paste mixed with white gesso was the applied through the Tando Dots Stencil to the top and bottom of the tag on the left side only. Once dry I added white gesso to areas to fade out parts of the stamping. Washes of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Prussian Blue was then added. Drying between layers to build up depth of colour in areas. Washes of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Carbon Black was then added around the edges th shade and darken. Spatters were then added with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in white. The Butterfly design which is cut into the centre of the tag was embossed with white embossing enamel as was the piece of Tando Diamond Grid. The main Butterfly focal point was stamped onto watercolour paper and coloured with washes of the Prussian blue fluid acrylic adding more concentrated colour to the centre to add depth. A piece of white cardstock was stamped with a text stamp and glued to the base tag. the top layer tag was then glued to the base tag and the edges given a coat of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Carbon Black. The diamond grid was then glued to the centre and the butterfly attached to finish.

 

I hope you have enjoyed this short tutorial. Please do stop by the rest of the week to see what the other Team members have in store for you.

Stay Safe

Fiona xx

 

Products Used.

 

 

 

Tando Grids- Diamonds

 

Tando Stencil- Dots

 

 

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics- Prussian Blue Hue, Carbon Black and Titanium White.

 

DecoArt Media White Gesso

 

DecoArt Media White Tinting Base

 

DecoArt Media White Modelling Paste.

 

 

 

 

Fiona Randall Layered Tags- Bundle 3

 

 

Other products.

 

Tim Holtz Tissue paper- Floral.

 

Tim Holtz Stamps- Distressed Text

 

Black Archival Ink Pad.

 

Butterfly Stamp- Finnabair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATC Week- Fiona Randall

 

 

Morning all it's ATC week here on the Tando Blog.

 

It's been a while since I made an ATC and it was so enjoyable creating in this mini size so I made a matching pair.

The ATC's were cut from Tando Grey Board sheets and the corners rounded using a corner chomper. They were then spritzed with DecoArt Media Misters and stamped with text stamps using black Archival Ink.

 

 

 

I then mounted the ATC's onto a plaque cut from Tando Grey Board sheets which was given a coat of DecoArt Chalky Finish in Carbon.  Of course I had to add my signature Butterflies..... why not.

some doodling using a white posca paint pen to the edges and a word chip to finish.

Thanks for stopping by today,

do come back throughout the week

 to see what other delights the creative team have in store.

Stay Safe

Fiona xx

 

 

Products Used.

 

 

Tando Creative Grey Board Sheets.

 

 

 

DecoArt Media Misters - Turquoise Shimmer , Yellow Green and White Shimmer.

 

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics- Primary Magenta and  Pyrrole Orange

 

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon

 

Butterfly Mind Rubber Stamp Set.

 

Other Products.

 

Archival Ink Pad- Black

Tim Holtz Stampendous Script Stamp.

Tim Holtz Word Chip.

Posca Paint Pen- White.

 

 

 

 

 



Stencil Week- Fiona Randall

 

 

Morning all it's Stencil Week here on the Tando Blog.

 

 

 

I've used one of my favourite go to stencils from Tando- The Long Flourish Stencil on the large circles and also the Tando Dot Stream stencil in the background. Teamed up with Chocolate Baroque Butterfly and Text Stamps. Love how this came together with just a few simple supplies.

 

Do stop by the rest of the week to see what the other Team Members have in store for you.

Thanks for stopping by

Stay Safe

Fiona xx

 

 

Products Used.

 

 

 

Dot Stream Stencil.

 

Long Flourish Stencil.

 

Grey Board Sheets.

 

 

 

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics- Quinacrodone Gold, Carbon Black and Cobalt Teal Hue

 

DecoArt Media- Tinting Base.

 

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon.

 

 

Eccentric Edwardian Stamp Set.

 

Butterfly Mind Stamp Set.

 

Other Supplies.

 

Black Archival Ink Pad

Watercolour Paper

 

 

 

 



Anything Goes- Wall Art- Fiona Randall

 

 

 

 

Morning Fiona here with my contribution for this weeks theme- ANYTHING GOES-

 

I have had this kit in my stash for awhile now and thought it was about time to finally complete it to hang in my Kitchen. As many who know me all know, I have a bit of a thing for Butterflies and use them in my projects at every opportunity LOL..

So these new Butterflies that Di showcased on her Hochanda show yesterday have also made an appearance here too.

 

 

 

I love how this project turned out.

Do stop by the rest of the week to see what the other DT members have in store for you.

Thanks for stopping by today

Stay Safe

Fiona.

 

Products Used.

 

 

Kitchen Wall Art Kit. ( Discontinued)

 

Butterfly Panel.

 

Andy Skinner Rice Paper- Vintage by Creative Expressions.

 

 

 

 

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Relic and Everlasting

 

DecoArt Crackle Medium for Chalk Paint

 

DecoArt Premium Acrylic- Gold

 

DecoArt Media Antiquing Cream- Patina

 

Other Products

 

Word Chips

 

Twine

 

 

 

 

 



 



Butterflies- Use Your Wings- Fiona Randall

Morning all Fiona here with my project for this weeks theme on the blog BUTTERFLIES......

Yay I love me a Butterfly in all sizes shapes and form . These Beautiful creatures are a an absolute joy to create with.

 

 

I used one of my favourite Tando Long tags and gave it a base coat of DecoArt Tinting Base. Next up I sprayed the tag with DecoArt Media Misters in Turquoise Shimmer and Yellow Green spritzing with water to make them move around and blend.Once dried with a heat tool I stamped all over the Tag with a script Stamp from Chocolate Baroque's Eccentric Edwardian Stamp Set in black archival ink. I then created a master board with DecoArt Media fluid Acrylics in Primary Magenta and Pyrrole Orange blending the colours together to get an ombre effect. I then stamped onto the masterboard using the butterfly stamps from Chocolate Baroque's Butterfly Mind set in black archival ink. These were then fussy cut and the edges inked. The tag was then edged with black archival ink and some doodle lines added with a black posca paint pen. A piece of tando grey board was then cut to size to create a plaque and this was given a coat of DecoArt Chalky Finish in Carbon. The tag was then applied to the plaque with off cuts of grey board added to give depth and dimension. The butteflies were then added down the centre and to finish a sentiment added. I do hope you have enjoyed this short tutorial. Do stop by the rest of the week to see what the other team members have in store for you.

Stay Safe

Fiona xx

 

Products Used.

 

 

Tando Creative Long Tags.

 

Tando Grey Board Sheets.

 

 

DecoArt Media Misters- Yellow Green and Shimmering Tuquoise

 

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics- Primary Magenta and Pyrrole Orange

 

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon

 

Eccentric Edwardian Stamp Set.

 

Butterfly Mind Stamp Set.

 

Other supplies.

 

Black Archival Ink Pad.

Posca Paint Pen- Black