Anything Goes Week- Fiona Randall

 

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

I love the Tando Matchboxes both the deep and the shallow versions.

They lend themselves to so many decorating options and I just can't stop paying around with them.

I have used the medium shallow matchbox for my project this week.

Full Frontal View.

Angled Front View.

I started by applying Modelling Paste through my Star Shower Stencil to the top and sides of the matchbox. I then took one of the Matchbox inserts and  and applied the  Tando Harlequin extra thins to opposite corners and The Tando Flourishes to the opposing opposite corners.This was then glued to the Matchbox top. Next step was to stamp and emboss onto a piece of black card using one of my new stamps from the Sacred Set. This was then cut to size and attached to the the resin frame. The frame was then attached to the top of the matchbox. The whole matchbox was then given a coat of DecoArt Chalky Finish in Carbon making sure I got into all the nooks and Crannies. The whole piece was then dry brushed with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics. I used a mix of Dioxazine purple mixed with Silver Metallic to create a Metallic Purple shade. DecoArt Metallic Lustre in Goldrush was then applied to highlight all the high points. A fun project to create and this one is to store my bracelets in.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Do check back to see what the rest of the DT are up to.

Stay Safe

Fiona xx

PRODUCTS USED.

Matchbox Medium With Inserts

Tando Flourish 3

Tando Extra Thins- Harlequin

Fiona Randall- Star Shower Stencil

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic- Dioxazine Purple

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic- Metalic Silver

DecoArt Metalic Lustre- Gold Rush

Fiona Randall Sacred Rubber Stamp Set

Other Products

Frame cast from resin using Finnabair Mold

Black Cardstock

Gold Embossing Powder.

Halloween Week- Nevermore- Fiona Randall

 

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

Rather than the Traditional Halloween of Scary withches, Pumpkins, Skeletons and Bats I decided to go Dark and Gothic With a Poe themed project.

I started with a Tando Gothic Arch Layered frame and glued together all the frame pieces and then gave it a coat of DecoArt Chalky Finish in Carbon. Then added a couple of coats of DecoArt Ultra Matte Varnish to seal. I then decided to create my background Paper using a gothic Halloween Stamp from Tim Holtz. I used the old technique of stamping with versamark ink adding embossing powder and heat set. Next I inked all over with black soot distress ink. I then covered with a piece of paper and applied a hot iron all over to remove the embossing powder leaving me with a grungy distressed background. I  then cut a piece of Tando greyboard to the desired size and added the background paper and then inked the edges with a Black Archival Ink Pad. I then cut another panel of grey board to size used an edger die to achieve the Ornate edge at the top. I then gave this the same treatment as the frame. The gothic layered fram comes with arch shaped inner pieces and I applied the left over background paper to this also. I then glued the frame to the arch base and inserted the paper covered inner piece. A tando bookplate was then painted and a stamped image of Poe attached. this was then glued to the inner frame. Some Tando Harlequin extra thins were given the same embossing treatment as the background paper. A raven and the title were then stamped and fussy cut. Finally all the layers were applied to the base layered up with off cuts of grey board to give depth and dimension. The title and the raven added to complete.

I hope you have enjoyed this short little tutorial. Do stop by the rest of the week to see what the other Team Members have in store for you.

Thanks for stopping by today

Stay Safe

Hugs Fiona.

PRODUCTS USED.

Tando Gothic Arch Layered Frame

Tando Extra Thins- Harlequin

Tando Small Bookplates

Tando Grey Board Sheets

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon

DecoArt Media Ultra Matte Varnish

Other Products

Archival Ink- Black

Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Glaze Hickory Smoke

Tim Holtz Distress Ink- Black Soot

Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Halloween Background Stamps.

Poe and Raven Stamps- Discontinued from my own stash.

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

 

 



Chocolate Baroque Week- Fiona Randall

 

Morning everyone Fiona Here with a Tag for Chocolate Baroque week here on Tando Creative.

 

Chocolate Baroque is a small independent art and craft company, based in the historic market town of Barnard Castle in County Durham in the North-East of England and is owned and run by Lesley and David Wharton. Lesley and David produce an extensive range of natural rubber art stamps. The rubber stamps are made in house, by David, to our very exacting quality standards.

 

So using Chocolate Baroque's fabulous stamps and Tando Creative substrates are a match made in heaven. So here is the tag that I created.

 

 

I used a Tando  size 9 Tag ( 160x90mm) as my substrate base. I then embossed a piece of 300gsm cardstock with a woodgrain Embossing Folder. I then applied Distress Ink Sprays  and Distress oxides to colour and age the cardstock. This was then cut to shape and glued to the tag base and the edges inked with walnut Stain Distress Ink. I used the same coloured ink sprays to make a small cardstock panel and then stamped using the border stamp from Chocolate Baroque's Texture Fragments Rubber Stamp Sheet with Potting Soil Archival Ink. I then applied Distress ink to Some Tando Harlequin Extra Thins and then stamped with the text stamp from Chocolate Baroque's Butterfly Poppy Collage Rubber Stamp Sheet in Potting Soil Archival Ink. I then Stamped the Large Butterfly also from The Butterfly Poppy Collage Stamp sheet and applied watered down distress ink using a brush to colour. The cardstock panel was then mounted onto a piece of Tando Grey Board cut to size and the edges Inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.. All elements were then mounted onto the tag, some burlap string was pulled apart and added also and to finish sentiment strips added.

 

 

Here's a close up view of the detail.

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed the process of how this all came together. I do hope you will stop by Chocolate Baroque and peruse all the wonderful stamps Lesley and David has to offer.

Do check back to see what the other Design Team Members have in store for you this week.

Fiona x

 

Products Used.

 

 

Tando Grey Board Tags size 9 ( 160x90mm)

 

Tando Extra Thins- Harlequin

 

 

Butterfly Poppy Collage Rubber Stamp Sheet

 

Texture Fragments Rubber Stamp Sheet

 

Other Supplies.

 

Ranger Distress Ink Sprays- Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain.

Ranger Distress Oxide- Wheathered Wood

Ringer Distress Ink- Walnut Stain

Ranger Archival Ink Pad- Potting Soil and Black

Tim Holtz 3d Embossing Folder- Lumber

Burlap String

 



 



July's Colour Theme ATC.

     For this month's colour theme I've continued with the {Artist Trading Coins}:

I stuck one of the new {Extra Thins Harlequin} onto the coin and trimmed the edges, then added some washi tape scraps and gessoed the lot.

Once dried I used Neocolour 2 watercolour crayons to add colour and blended them with white paint.

I added blending with oil pastels and then watercolours before using a brayer to add white paint to the diamonds. 

I added splatters of watered down Payne's Grey paint.

The image has been stamped and coloured with shimmery watercolours that can't be seen on the photo.

I've finished off with words cut from a book.