Recipe week with Irit: Cool friend card

Hello my dear crafty friend and welcome to my  inspirational post made for  Tando .
This is Tando recipe week and we were asked to use one stencil, 2 stamps and 3 snowflakes.
And it was a time to make some winter cards . So here is the card I made for your inspiration.

 I used Sunburst stencil with Clearsnap  Ice ink for the background.
Then I used Unity  Snow Way stamp set  for the main Snowman image and the sentiment using here other color of ink- Sky.
Three chipboard Tando mini snowflakes were covered with a thick layer of the same Ice color ink and as they are bare chipboards the color is pretty dark after all. I covered the ink with clear embossing powder  for some glossy effect.
The snowman image was stamped twice, hand cut and made into 3d figurine.

 Tando mini snowflakes


Sunburst stencil

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 

Anything Goes........

Helloooooooooo,

I have a wall hanging for you today made from an upturned insert from the arabian style layered arch .....

Lots of fun to make and build up. I have put the top two pictures up as the flash shows stenciling and gloss better in the first picture and the non-flash picture picks up the crackle nicely.

Here is what I used.....

Arabian style layered arch

Floral grab bag

  

Tall leaves

Sunburst

If you fancy playing along with any of our themes this month we would love to see what you come up with. Please feel free to share your makes through the linky tool at the top of the page. You will be entered in the monthly draw and be in with the chance of winning some fab Tando goodies.

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

Hugs 

Dawn x 

July Colour Theme - Carrier Storage Unit

Hi all,

Dawn here with you today to share my take on the amazing carrier storage unit. This is one incredibly sturdy and supremely useful piece of kit, and all the better is the pleasure of decorating it to suit your own style/decor...........

Hee hee can you tell I had a lot of fun playing with paint and stencils while doing this one. I got as close to the colour theme as I could with what I had in my stash too!!!!

Here is what I used.....

If you fancy having a play along with any of our themes this month and you would like to share them with us, please use the linky tool at the top of the page. You will be entered into the monthly draw and be in with a chance of winning some fab Tando goodies. In the meantime, if you fancy a browse, please pop on over to the Tando Retail Store.

Many Thanks for popping by today,

Hugs 

Dawn

Stencils - You are my Sunshine

I love this stencil by Andy Skinner and it fitted perfectly with the title of my page - "You are my Sunshine" - as it is called Sunburst.  

I started my page, working out where all my elements were going, and there is quite a bit of reflections going on there - like the title and the photo blocks, so I did the same with the mask, just reflected it on a diagonal line.  I used some white gesso and a palette knife with the mask, though any white acrylic would work, I also tried to create quite a thick layer of paint so it adds some texture to the page.  You'll need to leave a little drying time as the 2 circles overlap but I love the effect the mask gives to the page, drawing your eye into the photos.

This photo shows how impatient I am with my drying time!!! The first circle is really crisp - I forgot to wash the mask in-between the 2 circles - hence this one is not so crisp....so patience and washing is a virtue :))

Free for All - Masks and layers

It was lovely to receive some of the newer masks to have a play with, and the first I tried out was Andy Skinner Sunburst mask which is a great size for 12 by 12" pages.

I started by scrapping texture paste through the mask and it gives a really nice clean finish, I also like the way the mask draws your eye into the photo too.   I then added some green and brown mist, allowing some of the green to drip down the page.  Next I added layers of paper and then a chipboard star and hexagon button.  I covered them in a thin layer of gelato (pastel) and then added some glossy accents on top with a sprinkling of glitter which just adds a little more sparkle.

Katherine

Flying things - A card Evidence of Art

Hello everyone, today you will not see any bat or raven as "flying things" on our inspirational blog, I offer you a  brief pause from our Halloween projects. So instead, here's a simple card with a beautiful peacock (I loveeeee peacocks and their feathers !!) done this summer, that's why colours are out of season !
During my summer holidays I had very few time to craft and could only take away with me a small survival kit. I chose my new Brilliance inks and a set of fabulous quite recent stamps from Chocolate Baroque: Peacock Parade to play with, and of course several masks and stencils among my favorites. Here's the result of my play, thanks to the help of my Sunburst and Baroque stencils from Andy Skinner.

Hope you enjoy (at least the break Lol !!). If you'd like more details pop on over to my blog...  And please come again tomorrow to see more inspiration on this theme from my teammies, maybe much more frightening haha ! Hugs, Coco xxx