Adding Fabric Week

I love adding fabric to this chipboard and have done it a few times.  It adds a completely different dimension.  Today I have covered a *heart* and added it to a *media board*.

I beaded the fabric before I glued it onto the heart, tucking the raw edges around to the back.  For the media board I gesso'd and then laid some *crackle paste* through the *heart* mask.  When it was dry I gently sponged on some *DecoArt Yellow Green Light* followed by *Primary Magenta* until I felt the balance was right.  A little light stamping and a torn strip of fabric finishes it off.

For more idea on using fabric with our products take a look in our Gallery *here*.

Thank you for looking today and do call again.  Hugs, Karen x

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 

Anniversary card by Kaz

I'm rounding off this week's theme of Anything Goes with an anniversary card:

I began by running one of the ~{Mini Hearts}~ through an embossing folder and then painting it with acrylic paint. Once that was dry, I painted a thin layer of acrylic paint onto an acrylic block and 'stamped' the paint onto the heart. This way only the raised part gets coloured.

Next I took a ~{Butterfly Mini}~ and cut it in half then cut the body parts off. This has been painted with acrylic paint and then doodled on.

I dipped the card blank into some watery in and when this was dry, ink through random hearts from the ~{Heart Background Mask}~.

Kaz xxx

CAS Birthday Card in Blue and Beige

Happy New Year from me, I hope it's a good one for you.  I made a card for our colour scheme:

I've started with a background of hearts from the ~{Hearts Background Mask}~ then cut a piece from the ~{Lace Effect Borders}~ which I painted with a pomegranite colour. Once dry, I painted it cream then dabbed with some scrap paper to lift it and show the darker colour.

I added a strip of paper and did a row of dots from the ~{Grid Round Mask}~.

Next I painted a ~{Mini Butterfly}~, then stamped a text stamp onto it, inked the edges and added a couple of pearl gems. I finished with a greeting.

Keep coming back this week to see the inspiration from the rest of the team and join us  if you want to.

If you want to join in with us on the colour theme, click ~{HERE}~ or the January Challenge Inlinkz button at the top of this blog to add your link.

Kaz xxx

Family Journal Page

For this week's theme of Family,  I had to use this fabulous quote for a journal page. I've used it before, but it's a completely different project. I've gone mad with masks this time.

The background started off as somewhere I painted the leftover paints from other projects and then I used the following masks:
~{Splatter}~
~{Sequin Waste}~
~{Codebreaker}~ this I sprayed ink through, but it wasn't dark enough so I inked through it afterwards and I like the fact that it looks like double vision!
And ~{Heart Background}~.

I really went to town after I'd completed the background with doodling, ink splats and washi tape. I then used stamping to finish off.

 Here's a few close ups:

Kaz xxx