Product Focus - More Door Hangers - by Kim

 Just for fun! 

I was recently struck down by the dreaded Covid lurgy, and it gave me an idea ... how about a door hanger warning sign! It would serve as a reminder that I was infectious and everyone should keep away. In olden times I would have carried a bell and wandered about the streets moaning, "Unclean! Unclean!" 

But we live in more enlightened times (or so you would think!), and while the ideas were flowing, how about a hanger for those who work shifts and are asleep while the rest of us are awake?

And of course, one for the stroppy teenager who won't communicate because us adults just don't understand, but eventually comes round when food is on offer.

So here are my fun hangers. Can you think of some other important messages they could carry?

Stop. Covid Zone: Front; Yellow and black quartered background, hand lettering in red. Back; Three greens scumbled as background, red lettering with white blocking. And a big tick. 

I'm Awake: Front; Light blue and white scumbled background, yellow letters, dark blue blocking and red decoration. Back; Darker blue and white scumbled background with some lightly applied clouds in white, white letters, black blocking.

Go Away!; Front; Solid black background, orange lettering with red blended over the bottom half. Back; Red, pink, and white scumbled background, letters based in yellow the gold over the top, outlined in black. Gold dots on the background.

The Obverse - for Covid, shiftwork, and stroppy teenager.

The Reverse - for Covid, shiftwork, and not-so-stroppy teenager.

Thanks for dropping by - I'd love to see what messages you put on your hangers!

Product:

Tando Creative Door Hangers

DecoArt Colours, various

Entropy - Zoë Sanderson

Entropy, what happens to a system if it is not maintained.  Generally thought of as an engineering term, but it applies equally to any system or process.  Entropy is the gradual breakdown of the system over time.  I'm not sure entropy ever ends the system just falls into disuse.

Industrial, Mechanical Breakdown, Steampunk all contributed to this project.  Truth is I just wanted to make & have a play in the craft room, things went from there.  Starting with a Tando large tag holder, and some gilding wax.

For me the best way of applying a full wax cost is with a cotton wipe especially with a solvent based polish like this one which will stain your fingers when applied directly by hand.  A wipe also makes it easier to really work the medium in and polish it.

Once satisfied with the base finish using a Studio Light stamp and some fine detail gold ep we given a decorative finish.

Next up a Tando door hanger (Style B) and elements from various grab bags etc.   The idea is to lay them out to establish the design.  Taking a photo is a good way of recording how your project is going to be laid out.

Liking all the shapes and layers time to get more mediums out and fussy them up.  The base hanger was given the same treatment at the arms of the holder.   Gilding wax, stamped and embossed.   The other bits and pieces were either given a coat of ArtDeco Modelling paste or a cost of silver gilding wax.  The modelling paste served not just to colour but also to add texture, which when it was dried was touched with more of the silver.

And assemble using a matt gel medium.    Not quite the same as the intended layout but .......

It didn't feel quite finished so a couple of moulded pieces were added, the skull is air dry clay the crown is resin.   With everything finally in place black distress ink worked round the edge and partially over the moulded additions.

This was a fun way to pass a Sunday afternoon.

Products Used

Tando Door Hanger style B

Tando Tag Stand.

Tando Arrows Grab Bag

Tando Steampunk Parts
Tando Grab Bag of Screws

Media Black Modelling Paste

Metallic Lustre - Silver

Distress Oxide - Black Soot

Everything else from my personal stash.

You know we have a Facebook Group don't you?  We would love to see some of your Tando based projects there.  It is also somewhere that you can find all sorts of inspiration, ask questions and generally discuss your crafty thoughts.

Product Focus - Door hangers - by Kim

 How about these door hanging 'dog tags' for a quick Christmas (or any other time) present?

I've used Tando Creative's Door Hangers Style A, they are tough MDF hangers so should take any close attention the recipients should give them - well, for a while anyway.

I chose colours as near to the dogs' coats as I could remember. The background was a slip-slap combination of those colours. I checked on the internet for dog noses and used them as guides. Basecoated in black then added shiny highlights, first in grey then in white. Peggy's nose looked a little odd on its own so I added her tongue as well.

Lettering is in Burnt Umber and the hangers are edged in sponged on black.

And there we have a couple of quick presents for our furry friends. How about cat tags, or kids tags?

L4Love door hanger with Irit

Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to my new Tando blog post. Irit is here today .
This time I am going to share my new easy to make Mixed Media door hanger.
It's a perfect one to make for the next month Valentine day small present.

 This Tando door hanger was covered with stencilled letters using DecoArt texture paste and them painted with a mix of Media line paints  and other metallic paints.
I added small white marker dots to ass some light to this dark piece.
The title was made with another tag using the chipboard circle  inside and this time I used texture paste and a bit of embossing glitter over the letters.
I made this L4Love title with one single stencil and then added a couple of glittered hearts over the title.

 Products used:
Door hangers style A



Textured hearts


Giovanna- Alphabet


Mask- Letters


 Thanks for being here with me today and see you in a couple of weeks with more Tando inspiration!

Christmas door hanger: Anything goes week with Irit

Hello my dear crafty friends!

Welcome to my Anything goes weekly project here on Tando  blog.

I made the fancy, shabby style Christmas door hanger.

   

This Tando door hanger was covered with DecoArt Media line paints and mediums over the texture paste
 masked snowflakes images (mostly seen on the handle on the top).
Large grid chipboard piece was painted with gesso and some crackle paste and added as the middle layer .
Then the embellishment cluster was made from cardstock, flowers, clay frame and metal trinket.

 Tando products used:
Mini mask Snowflakes


Door hanger Style B


Grid Moroccan


DecoArt Media line 

Beautiful Dreams door hanger with Irit

Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to my new Tando post.

This week the design team members were challenged to make projects with embossing powders.

So here is my door hanger made with Tando stencils, chipboards, door hanger and lots of DecoArt media line products.

First I made the background with 3 different Tando mini stencils and texture paste.
Then I heat embossed the background and front chipboard pieces with gold embossing powder  and then it was misted over with acrylic paint with added water.
 Then the piece was covered with DecoArt Crackle glaze and the result is just gorgeous!

 Tando products used:
Mini mask Clock


Mini mask  Splatters


Mini mask Post mark


 Door hangers Style A


Grid Square


Scribbles


Textured Hearts



DecoArt Media line

Crackle week with Tando: Happy New Year door hanger

  Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to my new Tando post.

This time the designers were challenged to make projects with crackle and as you know DecoArt has the best crackle pastes ever!

So to make this altered door hanger I used Tando chipboards and added DecoArt gold acrylic and then covered the paint with Crackle glaze.

On the edges I added DecoArt crackle paste and misted it with gold mist.

 Here you can see the difference between both crackles and to pick whatever you like more for your own projects.

 Tando products used to make this project:
Door hanger style A


Brush stroke trees


Happy New Year- retired
DecoArt Media Line 

Summer door hanger with Irit

Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to my new Tando project.

This week the designers were challenged to make Summer project and mine is this totally bright door hanger.

I used a couple of Tando masks to make the heat embossed background and worked with DecoArt Media line paints and mediums to make the background as shiny as it looks.
The chipboard shapes were painted and then covered with clear Crackle Glaze.
The birdy was covered with white crackle paint.

Can you see the difference of those two mediums? The glaze comes over the paint. The paint is covered with another paints/mists over the dry surface.

 I also added the ceackle glaze over the edges and inside the " white spaces" and you can see it shown.

Hope that you liked my small  Mixed Media project!
Happy Summer to anyone where  Summer shines!
Tando products used:
Door hanger style 2

 Leaves minis

Flowers minis

Robins pack of 6


Mini mask Leaves 1


Sequin waste mask

DecoArt Media line

Reflect change door hanger for Soak the chipboard week

 This week on Tando blog we were challenged to make something that was SOAKED.
Like soaked with water or mists  or anything similar.
So I really soaked this Tando door hanger in the water and then make it look it this soaked way and to work over it when it was totally dry.
Then I used paints, texture paste, crackle paste and made this butterflies door hanger that says " Reflect change".
So true and so much fit the butterflies change.
 Look how thick and layered Tando chipboard is!
So many soaked layers that give this unique look to this usual  door hanger piece.

I hope that you will try to add water to our Tando pieces in the future and will get your own unique look on your own unique projects.

Tando products used:
 Door Hangers Style B


Word Reflect


Grab bag of butterflies


 Wrought Iron Gate small