December Colour Theme-Christmas Snowflake Cubbey- Fiona Randall

 Morning All it's Colour theme week on the Tando Blog.

 For my project I used one of the Tando Cubbey's

I used three colours from the colour swatch to create my christmas snowflake cubbey.

After assembly I gave the inside a coat of DecoArt Chalky finish in Carbon and then a coat of DecoArt Media Ultra Matte Varnish to seal. The outside was given a coat of DecoArt Chalky finish in Timeless. Once dry a coat of DecoArt Crackle Medium for chalk paint was applied. This was then dried with a heat tool. ( yes you can dry this product with a heat tool). Once dry DecoArt Chalky Finish in Honour was applied with a sponge. By applying with a sponge it eliminates brush strokes and the possibility of removing the crackle. This was then dried with a heat tool to speed up the crackle effect. 

The edges of the cubbey were then swiped with DecoArt Metallic Lustre in silver spark.

Next up a piece of card stock was embossed with a mini 3d Lumber folder. This was then spritzed and sprayed with Distress Ink Sprays in Chipped Sapphire and Old Paper with a little of the Distress Mica Spray Stain in Snow Flurries for shimmer and shine. This was then glued into the cubbey.

Next up a piece of old book paper was applied to a piece of card stock with decoupage glue. Once dry this was die cut and embossed using the 3D mini impresslits snowflake folder. The edges of the snowflakes were inked with Ground Espresso distress ink.

The Snowflakes were then swiped with the silver spark metallic Lustre to the raised edges.

A Tando  Snowflake was swiped with the silver spark Metallic Lustre and a brad attached to the centre. A small Bookplate was given the same treatment and a sentiment stamped and attached.

 The snowflakes were then layered up and  applied to the Cubbey with a piece of grey board attached to the back to give depth and dimension. The bookplate was then attached to finish.

Side View.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and Read

Fiona.

PRODUCTS USED.

Cubbeys Large Set

Tando Pack of 5 Snowflakes

Mini Bookplate- Industrial Elements Kit

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Timeless

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Honour

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon

DecoArt Crackle Medium for Chalky Finish

DecoArt Media Ultra Matte Varnish

DecoArt Metallic Lustre- Silver Spark

OTHER PRODUCTS USED.

Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain- Chipped Sapphire, Old Paper.

Tim Holtz Distress Mica Spray- Snow Flurries

Tim Holtz Mini 3d Embossing Folder- Lumbar

Tim Holts 3D Impresslits- Snowflake.

Tim Holz Distress Ink- Ground Espresso.

Brads.

SnowFlakes

 

 

In the Run up to the Festive Season myself and the DT will be showcasing all our Christmas themed projects using fabulous Tando products. To kick things off here is my project featuring Tando Snowflakes and Holly.

 

 

I started with a piece of Tando MDF. Stencilling was added to all four corners using DecoArt Media Modelling Paste using the Tando Long Flourish Stencil( my favourite). DecoArt Media Texture Sand paste with added grit was then applied randomly around the edges. and a coat of DecoArt Chalky Finish in Relic applied. Next step was to paint all elements used with DecoArt Chalky Finish in Relic and layered up onto the board Using off cuts of grey board to give depth and dimension. More of the grit/texture sand paste mix was added in various places. Tiny glass beads were then applied to the holly leaves, letters and clock. Next step plenty of dry brushing to bring out and highlight all the lovely texture. Final step was to add touches of DecoArt Metallic Lustre in Turquoise to finish.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by. Do pop back for more Festive Inspiration from the Team.

Fiona xx

 

 

Products Used.

 

 

Tando Pack of 5 Snowflakes

 

Tando Holly Flourish.

 

Tando Large Snowflake

 

Tando Alpha Sheet.

 

Tando Pack of small clocks

 

Tando Grab Bag of Circles.

 

Tando Long Stencil- Flourish.

 

DecoArt.

 

DecoArt Media Modelling Paste.

 

DecoArt Media Texture Sand Paste.

 

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Relic

 

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Everlasting

 

DecoArt Metallic Lustre- Brilliant Turquoise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



All that Glitters- Fiona.

 

 

Morning all, Fiona here with a bit of Christmas Sparkle to inspire you. I've stepped outside my comfort zone yet again and used GLITTER. But it had to be black glitter for me.

 

 

 

I was inspired to make a Christmas bauble so I went to my go to Tando grab bag of circles. I sorted the sizes needed and gave them all a coat of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in carbon Black. Once dry all circles  and a medium sized snowflake were given a coat of DecoArt  Americana Deco-Page glue matte and then a generous amount of black glitter was added. The excess was then dusted off. All circles were the edged with DecoArt Metallic Lustre in Burnished Brass. Three Tando Snowflakes ( the large snowflake was specially cut by Di for me ) were then given a coat of DecoArt Extreme sheen Metallic in Vintage Brass. Once dry the large snowflake was then stamped with a text stamp from Andy Skinners Textures Stamp set. All three brass snowflakes edges were then inked with black Archival ink.

Now to assemble the piece. All circles were laid face down and lined up. Then to attach them all together to form a complete piece a coffee stirrer stick ( the ones you get in the coffee shops) was glued to the back of the circles in a complete length from top to bottom. All three snowflakes were then layered onto the large centre circle using grey board offcuts to give depth and dimension . The tiny snowflake was added to the bottom small circle and a tassel added to finish.

 

 

Close up detail.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs Fiona.

 

Products Used.

 

Tando Grab Bag of Circles.

 

Tando pack of Snowflakes.

 

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics and Mediums.

 

Other.

 

Black Superfine glitter ( my own Stash )

 

Ranger Black Archival Ink Pad.





Sparkle cards

For my sparkle project I have made all of my cards I'm sending this year, yes, just the 2! Bah Humbug and all that!

I started off with 2 snowflakes from the {Pack of 5 Snowflakes} and painted them with white acrylic paints.

The first one I used a generous coating of DecoArt {Clear Liquid Glass} and then sprinkled glitter onto it:

 

The second one I gave a coat of glitter glue:

Both snowflakes have been stuck onto a background of alcohol ink and had gems attached to the middles before finishing off with doodling and a stamped greeting.

Kaz xxx

Snowflake Shrine

Here is my take on the Same But Different week using the {Shrine}:

I glued it together using gel medium and once dry, painted it with gesso and added a thick, rough coat of {DecoArt White Modelling Paste} to the roof and floor and left it to dry thoroughly.

I then used spray inks to colour the insides and built up the colour in layers until I was happy with it.

Once dry, I painted the outside with acrylic paints, then used snowflake stamps and white embossing powder.

I gave the roof and floor a coat of DecoArt Glitter Paint.

Finally, I decorated 3 snowflakes from the {Snowflake Mini} and {5 Snowflakes} packs with acrylic paint and glitter glue before fastening the largest 2 with a brad.

I did aim to hang snowflakes inside the shrine, but when it came to doing it, it was far too fiddly so I built a stem for the snowflake using{Grid Rectangles}!

I added a battery operated tealight to finish off.

As is always the case, the photos don't show off the glitter very well.

Kaz xxx