Crackle Week- Violin- Fiona Randall

 

 

Morning All It's Crackle Week on the Tando Blog this week and here is my contribution.

 

 

 

Last Year I took a fabulous workshop with the Boss Lady Herself Di Oliver at a Tando Retreat. We made a Violin ( not this one ) but I managed to snag an extra one to decorate at some point in a completely different style to the one we created at the retreat. I used some Stamperia Rice Paper that I had in my stash and thought it would be perfect for this project. I then added gold Cracle paste through a stencil to opposite corners and some Tando Diamond thins to the opposing other two corners. All Parts were painted with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics before assembling. Once assembled all edges were inked with an Archival ink pad to define. Finally the violin was strung with some Rusty Wire to complete the project.

 

Here's a couple of close ups to see all that lovely crackle.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today. Stay Safe.

Fiona x

 

Products Used.

 

 

Violin Kit Workshop- ( coming Soon )

 

Tando Extra Thins- Harlequin

 

 

 

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics- Raw Umber, Metallic Gold'

DecoArt - Clear Matte Medium

 

 

Other Supplies

 

 

Stameria Rice Paper

Stamperia Gold Crackle Paste.

Finnabair Stencil.

Ranger Archival Ink Pad- Potting Soil.

Rusty Wire

 

 



Dream Big!

Happy Sunday!

I am delighted to be sharing a project and step by step with you today. 

All this week the Design Team having been having fun with the 'Anything Goes' challenge theme.. I decided to decorate the inside front journal cover of the [Ministry of Mixology Kate Crane Journal] I've been working on.. you can see the front cover [HERE]

First of all I glued some random pieces of plan paper to the journal page using [Clear Matte Medium]

  

Next I added a layer of [White Gesso] and stamped various stamps around the edges to create a border.

Then I set about choosing the colour palette.. 

I chose [Titanium White], [Primary Yellow], [Green Gold] and [Cobalt Teal]

Once dry I added some stencilling to the journal cover using Andy Skinner's [Burning Rubber] stencil and also the [Sequin Waste] mask and some of the DecoArt fluid acrylic paint.

[Burning Rubber] 

[Sequin Waste] 

  

 While this layer was drying I picked out [Carbon Black] and [Pyrrole Red]

 to add a contrast to the page..

I also couldn't resist adding some [Clear Crackle Glaze] inside the black circles!!

I noticed the washi tape kept peeling so I gave it a coating of [Clear Matte Medium] et voila! 

close ups of the crackles ! I could hardly wait...

 The texture is lovely and so tactile..

 Last of all I added a central image to the page as a focal point..

 My finished inside cover..

Thank you for calling and leaving a comment if you get the chance.

  Happy creating, Gez ♥

Home Sweet Home!

Hi Gez here, I am delighted to be sharing a project with you today. This weeks challenge is all about techniques and the Design Team have been show casing their painty techniques.. always nice to get painty, what a lovely excuse !!

I've made a large hanging plaque using the gorgeous {Home Sweet Home Plaque kit}

and a few extras! 

I hope you like it..

(click to enlarge..)

First of all I gave the plaque a generous coating of {White Gesso} 

  adding a few scribbles for texture before it dried.. one of my favourite things to do !

(click to enlarge..)

The Gesso dried in no time.. I then gave the plaque a coating of blue acrylic paint mixing on the plaque with a little more Gesso..

I then used the {Trees and Leaves mask} to create some interest to the background using a baby wipe to remove some of the blue acrylic paint

 

I wanted to create the image of sky, trees and the little house being in the trees for the owls to live in!

I added some home grown ephemera (my sons old homework !!) to the house that comes in the {Home Sweet Home plaque kit} using {Clear Matte Medium}

 

This was soo much fun! 

 As well as using acrylic paints to paint with this week I challenged myself to use other products too and went straight to my watercolour crayons, these are so easy to use and can be used to create backgrounds as well as working well on smaller pieces. I used a baby wipe to help create the effect I was looking for..

The watercolour dried in no time and I was soon able to build up a few more layers.

Here is the finished house..

(click to enlarge..)

I added some texture to the heart by removing some of the paint through the {Criss Cross Grid mask} using a baby wipe..

 It's round about here where I got lost in the process and forgot all about taking photographs !!!!!

(Thank goodness I hear you shout !!)

Here is a close up showing the little {Owls}

 

and {Leaves} 

 

(click to enlarge..)

I also  painted a couple of {Flowers} 

from the mini's set..

I hope you like my project for today.

Thank you for calling and leaving a comment if you get the chance.

Hope you can join in the fun!

(link at the top of the page..)

Happy creating! Gez  ♥