Crackle Media Board- Fiona Randall

 

 

Morning Fiona Here and it my turn on the blog for this weeks theme which is Crackle.

 

 

I decided to create a media board using Tando Grey Board Sheets which I cut to size.

I then applied a piece of Inky Cardstock to the grey boar base. Next up DecoArt Crackle Paste was applied with a pallete Knife and then set aside to dry for the lovely cracks to appear.

 I applied a rusty treatment to some plaster wings using DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics. The same treatment was applied to the Tando Minis range bookplate and a quote added. A Tiny Heart from The Tando Grab Bag of Hearts was given a coat of DecoArt Chalky finish in Rouge and attached to the wings. Washes of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics were the applied over the crackle until the desired effect was achieved. The wings and bookplate were then attached to the base to finish.

 

 

Here's a close up.

 



 

 

Thanks for stopping by today

 

 

 

Products used.

 

 

 

 

Tando Grey Board Sheets

 

Grab Bag of Hearts

 

Tando Minis- Bookplates.

 

 

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics- Raw Umber, Cobalt Teal Hue.

 

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Rouge

 

DecoArt Media Crackle Paste

 

Other supplies

 

Distress Ink Spray

Woodgrain Embossing Folder.





Crackle Heart by Gez

Hi, Good morning!

I am delighted to be sharing my journal page with you today featuring a crackle heart.

The journal page background was created using various acrylic paints available [HERE] the [Sequin Waste Mask], washi tape and bottle top lids!

I used a heart from the grab bag of hearts available [HERE]

as the main feature by giving it first a coating of pink acrylic paint, whilst it was still wet I sprinkled some fragments from the white and silver [Frantage kits]

 Then gave it a quick blast with my heat gun..

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I then painted the whole heart with a generous thick coating of [DecoArt Media clear crackle glaze] and waited for the magic to happen!

Here is my finished page..

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

Happy creating, Gez ♥

May Colours ♥

Hi Gez here, delighted to be sharing my 3D tag with you today for the colour challenge. This week the Design Team have been sharing lots of inspiration using the colour theme for May. Mine turned a little green when the two colours met but I love the effect.

The tag was created using one of the long [Mixed Media boards] which come in a pack of five. I used lots of wet mediums which caused the colours to run but I do like the new colours they created.

Nathalie Kalbach's [Urban] cityscape was stamped directly onto the tag and coloured with watercolours. The heart from the [Grab Bag of Hearts] was treated to a coating of medium fluid acrylic paint from DecoArts [Media Line] and a coating of crackle paint.

Once everything was dry the board was mounted onto a wide tag which had been inked and then stencilled with the [Burning Rubber] stencil and the [Criss Cross] stencil.

The May colours are just a-may-zing! 

Thank you for calling, Gez

 

Floss-Wrapped Heart ATC

Hi! Dana here today sharing the artist trading card I created for the Love and Hearts theme this week. I covered an ATC with a piece of patterned tissue paper and then added a small amount of DecoArt White Gesso with a spatula. Once dry, I added a couple drops of blue mist, a doodled border in red marker, some yellow string, a patterned paper sentiment, and a smudge of clear crackle medium.

I topped this piece with a heart that I wrapped in bright red floss.

You can find the chipboard I used for this project, and a wonderful selection of DecoArt products, in the Tando Creative Retail Store. We'd love to see your creativity! Share your work with us in Tando's Creative Zone on Facebook.

Color Theme - Luv Tag

Hi friends! Dana here today sharing the tag that I created for the Color Theme this week. I first painted a Long Tag with a coat of DecoArt White Gesso. Once that was dry, I added red, pink, yellow, and orange dye ink to the tag and used a sponge to blend the color. To add some visual interest to the background I sprinkled the tag with water and set it aside to dry.

I colored two hearts with pink paint. I added gold glitter glaze to one heart and a glued a piece of netting over the second heart, and then glued both hearts to the tag. There's room for a lot of embellishments on this long tag!

I used the Stampendous Luv Heart stamp and black ink to decorate a piece of canvas ribbon. I added a metal charm to the ribbon and then brushed it with DecoArt White Gesso for a slightly distressed finish. I added a plastic bow and piece of ribbon to the top of the tag.

You can find the chipboard I used for this project, and a wonderful selection of Stampendous and DecoArt products, in the Tando Creative Retail Store. We'd love to see your creativity! Share your work with us in Tando's Creative Zone on Facebook.

Altered Book Box

Happy Sunday! Hi Gez here sharing an altered book box with you today for the anything goes theme..

First thing to do was to design a layout of chipboard pieces, this was so much fun! I've included pieces from the [3 clocks in 1] set, a lock from the [Locks and Latches] set, a heart from a [Grab Bag of Hearts], four of the gorgeous arrows from the [Arrows Grab Bag] and pieces of one of the fabulous [Lace effect borders].

I then added some textured stencilling through the [Letters] mask and also the [Sequin Waste Mask] so much fun!

Everything was glued into place and given a generous coating of white [Gesso]

While this was drying I added scrunched up paper to the spine using [Matte Medium]

 I added as much texture as possible!

Once everything was thoroughly dry I set about painting the box with a few chosen colours, [Primary Yellow], [Green Gold], [Cobalt Teal Hue] and [Quinacridone Magenta]

Then...................... getting LOST in the PROCESS !! My photographing ceased !!!!!!

And for a while everything turned pretty ugly !!!!! 

After too-ing and fro-ing with [Titanium White], [Carbon Black] and even a little [Gold Metallic] paint.. I was happy !

A couple of butterflies were added to the finished dry book box for decoration and embellishment from the [Butterfly Grab Bag] they were treated to a delicious coating of Stampendous [Spoonful of GOLD DUST] and [Aged Rose Embossing Enamels] oh my goodness they are so yummy!

 

Oh !!!! Those textures shine through !!

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Love the brush strokes on the spine!

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Such a fun project! 

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

 Happy creating, Gez ♥

Anything Goes - Mini Heart Canvas

Hi friends! Dana here today sharing the 3x3 canvas I created for the Anything Goes theme this week. This mini canvas was the perfect size to display the Hearts and Arthur Numbers from the Tando Mini Range. I was able to alter this canvas quickly, but this piece was still made with love! I like using these small canvases for gift toppers instead of a bow.

You can find the pieces I used for this canvas in the Tando Creative Retail Store! We'd love to see what you create for our Anything Goes challenge! To be in with a chance of winning some great Tando goodies of your choice, please make a piece based on our weekly themes and link your project, not just your blog, using the inlinkz tool located at the top of the Tando Blog. You don't have to use any Tando product, but, if you do, you will be entered into the draw twice! There are no limits to how many times you enter, however, we do request that you only enter your piece for 5 challenges. We look forward to seeing your creations!

Thanks for stopping by today!

November Colour Theme ~ Fridge magnet

Happy Sunday!

Gez here, delighted to be sharing my creation with you for the {November Colour challenge}

I've made a fridge magnet using a couple of the hearts below..

{Grab bag of Hearts}

 I decorated the heart frame with some of the flowers from the {Mini - Flowers}set.

No need for any Gesso on any of the chipboard pieces this week, I used acrylic paints and decorated the flowers by sponging more paint through the {Criss Cross Grid - Mask}

 

I hope you like my fridge magnet, you could of course add photographs to your frame!

 Wishing you a lovely Sunday, Gez

Colour Theme Week

Hi folks,

I have been sooooooooo looking forward to this months colour theme......

and decided to go large ish.............

........and had a play with the gorgeous Noteholder/Pen Pot set........

I started by assembling everything as per the very clear instructions provided with the kit, the edging pieces were not attached at this point as I wanted to paint them in different colours to the pieces they would be attached to.  I chose to glue the 2 base units together to create one large unit but you could keep them separate if you wished.  A base coat of Decoart gesso was added to all elements once the glue was completely dry. 2 coats of acrylic were applied and then some stenciling was done on the outer base and drawer fronts using the Diamond Circle mask.

I built up 2 handles for the drawers using inchies, small circles from the centre of the round grid and hearts from the heart grab bag.  Each handle consisting of 1 inchie, 2 small circles and 1 heart.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! I couldn't cope with the thought of ditching the waste pieces from the kit so I had a play with them and came up with some washi tape holders............

Decorated to match the original make using mini flowers, a heart from the grab bag (as before), the dotted star mask, the sunburst mask, and the hearts background mask.

I really could have gone to town with the right hand one, which I think looks like a bed! I could see lace, sparkle and bedding - maybe a pin-cushion of sorts - let your imagination run riot too!!

If you fancy playing along with any of our monthly themes please feel free to share your makes using the linky tool at the top of the page. You could be in with a chance of winning some fab Tando goodies as any makes linked will be entered in a monthly prize draw.

Many thanks for popping by today,

Hugs 

Dawn x x x 

LOVE.. canvas..

Hi everyone, Gez here, I am delighted to share with you today my little canvas using the fabulous August colour theme..

My canvas is a little more green in real life I promise!

The base of the canvas is one of the 6"x6" chipboard sheets

from the 5 pack.. you can find them {HERE}

These sheets are lovely to work with, no buckling or bending 

no matter how wet they get and can be easily punched with holes for hanging.. 

 

I worked straight onto the chipboard with acrylic paints, no Gesso!

The paints didn't sink in too much and mixed lovely..

While the board was drying, I painted a couple of the little birds

from the {Mini pack of Birds and Branches} 
with white Gesso then watercolour paints..

so sweet!

I also painted a couple of hearts

from the {Grab Bag of Hearts} 

 

Lovely!

Thank you for calling, I hope you can join us for the colour challenge this month.

You can find the August link up at the very top of the blog

or

 click {HERE!} 

Happy creating, Gez

Hearts and Swirls - Queen of Hearts Arch

Hi Tando fans! Dana here today sharing an arch I created for the Hearts and Swirls theme this week. I started this piece by embossing a Large Straight Edged Arch Frame with gold embossing powder and then backing it with patterned paper. I purchased a book of Alice in Wonderland themed paper dolls a while back and use the queen from that book as the focal point of this project.

I painted several different sized hearts from the Grab Bag of Hearts with dimensional glitter paint. I further embellished some of the hearts with glass beads, crackle paint, and red roses. I also added a key from the Set of 5 Keys. I have the white-lined set, and I simply left the key as-is straight out of the packaging and embellished it with a small rhinestone.

I added a "Q" to this heart with the Letters Mask.

You can find this chipboard and more in the Tando Creative Retail Store! We'd love to have you join the Hearts and Swirls Challenge! To be in with a chance of winning some great Tando goodies of your choice, please make a piece based on our weekly themes and link your project, not just your blog, using the inlinkz tool located at the top of the Tando Blog. You don't have to use any Tando product, but, if you do, you will be entered into the draw twice! There are no limits to how many times you enter, however, we do request that you only enter your piece for 5 challenges. We look forward to seeing your creations!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Deer To My Heart ATC

Hi Tando fans! Dana here today sharing a fun ATC that I created with some odds and ends that were laying about my craft space. I started with a blank Artist Trading Card and then covered it with a scrap of denim. I spread whipped spackle over the Giovanna Doily Mask to add both some texture and a beautiful print to the card. I painted a heart from the Grab Bag of Hearts with dimensional glitter paint and then backed it with a piece of lace. The heart was a fun piece to use as a base for embellishments! I painted a number 2 from the Arthur Number Set with yellow acrylic paint for a pop of color. I finished this piece with a resin flower and some letter stickers.

You can find these products and more in the Tando Creative Retail Store. We'd love to have you join our Paint It Challenge! To be in with a chance of winning some great Tando goodies of your choice, please make a piece based on our weekly themes and link your project, not just your blog, using the inlinkz tool located at the top of the Tando Blog. You don't have to use any Tando product, but, if you do, you will be entered into the draw twice! There are no limits to how many times you enter, however, we do request that you only enter your piece for 5 challenges. We look forward to seeing your creations!

Thanks for stopping by today!

April Colour Theme with Dawn

Hi All,

what a fab colour theme this month, bright and fun for sure.

I decided to have a play with the new MDF Storage Box, using 3 of the colours from the chart..............

I have to admit to never having tackled a project of this size before so I was feeling a little daunted by it to start with! Making the choice to keep it simple worked wonders and this ended up being so much fun to do.

I started by constructing the box (it comes flat packed), using a good PVA, as per the instructions provided, it was then given a white gesso primer before the green base coat was added.

The Tornado stencil fitted brilliantly on the sides so I used this in alternating colours around the box and added some coordinating hearts to provide some focal points. The lid was decorated accordingly to match and the Dotted Star stencil provided the corner detailing.

Here is what I used................

If you fancy joining in with any of this months themes please add your work through the link at the top of the page to be in with a chance of winning a prize in the April Challenge.

Many thanks for popping by and leaving a comment if you feel you would like to.

Hugs

Dawn x