Anything Goes - Secret Door ATC

Hi Tando fans! Dana here today sharing an ATC for the Anything Goes theme this week. I had some fun with a Small Straight Edged Arch, an Artist Trading Card, small elements from the Tando Mini Range, and some digital collage images and papers to create this Valentine's Day Card for my sweetheart.

I covered the front of the Artist Trading Card with the Huntsman patterned paper from the Gecko Galz Ever After Digital Paper Pack. I then covered a Small Straight Edged Arch with a door from the Gecko Galz Behind Door #1 Digital College Sheet. I carefully cut a door opening between the base arch and the arch frame so that the door can open, revealing a secret message.

I used a piece of clip art from the new Gecko Galz Valentine Wishes Digital Collage Set. I made a "door knob" out of a Heart Button from the Buttons Grab Bag and a girl from the Mini People Set. I colored both pieces with acrylic paint, glued them together, and then glued them to the front of the door as a small handle.

I finished this card with a black pen and some gold dimensional paint.

You can find the pieces I used for this card and more in the Tando Creative Retail Store! We'd love to see what you create for our Anything Goes! 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!

Book Cover Week - Wonky Street Chipboard Book

Hi Tando fans! Dana here today sharing a colorful chipboard book for the Book Cover theme this week. This book was super fun to put together! It feels great to finally finish this book! (I had the cover complete back in May!) I'm ready to move onto this dreamy street! Who wants to come with?!

I paired Susan K. Weckesser whimsical patterned paper and stamps with the Wonky Street Book Cover Kit designed by Neil Walker. I painted the cover with Ranger acrylic paint and added some textured designs with the Susan K. Weckesser A Little Bit Washi Stamp Set. I secured the houses to the book cover with adhesive foam for added dimension. I added numbers to each house with digits from the Arthur Number Set. The Mini People were the perfect size for this piece. I colored them with purple mist. The sentiment from Susan's What's Up Gnomey? Stamp Set was the perfect finishing touch.

I used twine and a Secret Belgian Binding technique to secure the front and back covers to the spine. I learned this technique from a 3-part video series that I found HERE.

I stitched three sections of colored cardstock and patterned paper into the binding of the book creating a total of 30 pages, which should be plenty for me to document all the moves I make as a military wife!

You can find this chipboard and more in the Tando Creative Retail Store! We'd love to have you join the Book Cover 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!

Free For All - Wonky Street Book Cover with Dana

Hi Tando fans! Dana here today sharing a colorful book cover for the Free For All theme this week. This journal cover was super fun to put together! I paired Susan K. Weckesser's whimsical patterned paper and stamps with the Wonky Street Book Cover Kit designed by Neil Walker. I painted the cover with Ranger acrylic paint and added some textured designs with the Susan K. Weckesser A Little Bit Washi Stamp Set. I secured the houses to the book cover with adhesive foam for added dimension. I added numbers to each house with digits from the Arthur Number Set. The Mini People were the perfect size for this piece. I colored them with purple mist. The sentiment from Susan's What's Up Gnomey? stamp set was the perfect finishing touch.

You can find this chipboard and more in the Tando Creative Retail Store! We'd love to have you join the Free For All 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!

A little birdie told me: minis week with Irit

 Hello my dear crafty friends! Irit is here again and this time it's my new chipboard tray made with Rubber Dance delicious stamps, Tando Creative minis range and a lot of  paints.
The base of this piece is one of my most loved Tando products: Printer's trays. I picked this Rectangle tray for this project and was not even sure what it will be after I finish it.
I used this Post  shaped RD stamp  from Vintage Birds with black pigmented ink from Clearsnap and then heat embossed it with  clear embossing powder. On the top two windows I stamped some  flowers from RD Bold and Beautiful set as the background.

The next step was to paint all small chipboard pieces with paints and to glue them into the windows.
  I used frames  from Tando Minis- Frames set  and a  She and He couple from Tando Minis People set.
The keys from Tando Minis - Keys set  ( could be the keys to the hearts or maybe just to the new card/house or whatever) were heat embossed into  gold.
 The Little Birdue told me... sentiment  from the same Vintage Birds set was added over the frame to tell that this piece is " something about". Again, it can be given to the new engaged couple, to those who just  got a new house or just because...

 Products used:

 Mini printer's tray with stand

Minis- Keys

 Tando minis Frames

 Tando minis - People

Mini's week - Mini Printer Tray

Hello, Dawn here with you today.

I have decorated a mini printer tray with cover to represent my little immediate family, which is myself and my two tiddlies Millie and Max. Hee hee I just had to have a crown being the Queen bee in my household even though my children probably think differently!!!!!!! The crown was created using the head off one of the mini keys.

Here is what I used......

Mini Butterflies

Mini Beach Huts

Mini Keys 

Mini People

Mini Hearts

Long Flourish Mask

If you fancy joining us in any of the challenges this month you will find links at the top of the page.

Many thanks for taking a look today,

Dawn x

Inchies week with Irit

Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to our Inchies week. Irit is here again with my new weekly project.
For my project this week I decided to make a card and a matching box with just stamped inchies and embellished with those adorable Tando people shapes.
I added smaller people shapes over the card and bigger  ones over the box. All chipboard people were inked with Clearsnap inks and just air dried. Very easy project and still looks modern and interesting.

Tando products used 

People

Anything Goes - Mini People Dominoes

Hi Tando fans! Dana here today sharing a set of dominoes for the "Anything Goes" theme this week. If I had a penny for every time my husband said "That's what she said," I'd be a very rich woman! I thought it would be fun to alter some dominoes, one for him and one for me. The NEW Mini People were the perfect size for these Straight Dominoes.

I embellished the background of the dominoes with the NEW Long Flourish Mask and the Dotted Star Mask. I added some Mini Stars that I painted a bright yellow for a fun pop of color and some strips of clear patterned washi tape.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to stop back tomorrow. We're sharing a special project created by the mega talented Neil Walker!