Anything Goes Week- Fiona Randall

 

 

 Morning all Fiona here with this weeks theme- Anything Goes.

I've gone  steampunk this week and believe it or not I have not used a Butterfly in my project.

 But I have used something with wings- a Dragonfly LOL.

 

 

I went with a Tando size 9 tag layered onto a base cut to size and corners rounded from Tando Grey Board for this project.

 I created an inky background with Distress spray stains in Rusty Hinge, Frayed Burlap and weathered Wood onto a piece of A4 300gsm cardstock.

This was then cut to shape and glued to the tag and base board. Next up stamping with vintage stamps with Watering Can Archival ink. The edges of the tag and base board were then inked with Potting Soil Archival ink.

Next up Rusty Patina effects were added with Seth Apter's  Metallics Embossing powders to the Tando Small Steampunk parts. Distress embossing Glaze in Rusty Hinge was then added to the Tando Small Compass from the Duo Set.

Tando extra thins harlequin were inked with Weathered Wood Distress ink and then stamped with Watering Can Archival Ink.

A resin Dragonfly which I had cast from a mold was given a coat of DecoArt Media Black Gesso and dried with a heat tool. Green Patina Wax was swiped over the dragonfly with my finger to the raised areas. A piece of string was then added through the tag and tied into a small bow.

Allelements were then layered onto the base board using off cuts of grey board to add depth and dimension to the project.

 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read.

Fiona.

 

 

Products Used.

 

 

Tando Creative Size 9 Tags

 

Tando Grey Board Sheets

 

Tando Steampunk Parts- Small

 

Tando Compass Duo

 

Tando Extra Thins- Harlequin

 

 

DecoArt Media Black Gesso

 

Other Supplies

 

Ranger Archival Ink- Watering Can, Potting Soil.

 

Ranger Distress Glaze- Rusty Hinge

 

Ranger Distress Spray Stain- Rusty Hinge, Frayed Burlap, Weathered Wood

 

Tim Holtz Stamps- Field Notes and Distressed Text

 

Andy Skinner Stamp- Eye Spy ( Creative Expressions)

 

Finnabair Matte Wax- Patina Green

 

Resin Dragonfly old- Zuri.

 

String.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chocolate Baroque Week- Fiona Randall

 

Morning everyone Fiona Here with a Tag for Chocolate Baroque week here on Tando Creative.

 

Chocolate Baroque is a small independent art and craft company, based in the historic market town of Barnard Castle in County Durham in the North-East of England and is owned and run by Lesley and David Wharton. Lesley and David produce an extensive range of natural rubber art stamps. The rubber stamps are made in house, by David, to our very exacting quality standards.

 

So using Chocolate Baroque's fabulous stamps and Tando Creative substrates are a match made in heaven. So here is the tag that I created.

 

 

I used a Tando  size 9 Tag ( 160x90mm) as my substrate base. I then embossed a piece of 300gsm cardstock with a woodgrain Embossing Folder. I then applied Distress Ink Sprays  and Distress oxides to colour and age the cardstock. This was then cut to shape and glued to the tag base and the edges inked with walnut Stain Distress Ink. I used the same coloured ink sprays to make a small cardstock panel and then stamped using the border stamp from Chocolate Baroque's Texture Fragments Rubber Stamp Sheet with Potting Soil Archival Ink. I then applied Distress ink to Some Tando Harlequin Extra Thins and then stamped with the text stamp from Chocolate Baroque's Butterfly Poppy Collage Rubber Stamp Sheet in Potting Soil Archival Ink. I then Stamped the Large Butterfly also from The Butterfly Poppy Collage Stamp sheet and applied watered down distress ink using a brush to colour. The cardstock panel was then mounted onto a piece of Tando Grey Board cut to size and the edges Inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.. All elements were then mounted onto the tag, some burlap string was pulled apart and added also and to finish sentiment strips added.

 

 

Here's a close up view of the detail.

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed the process of how this all came together. I do hope you will stop by Chocolate Baroque and peruse all the wonderful stamps Lesley and David has to offer.

Do check back to see what the other Design Team Members have in store for you this week.

Fiona x

 

Products Used.

 

 

Tando Grey Board Tags size 9 ( 160x90mm)

 

Tando Extra Thins- Harlequin

 

 

Butterfly Poppy Collage Rubber Stamp Sheet

 

Texture Fragments Rubber Stamp Sheet

 

Other Supplies.

 

Ranger Distress Ink Sprays- Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain.

Ranger Distress Oxide- Wheathered Wood

Ringer Distress Ink- Walnut Stain

Ranger Archival Ink Pad- Potting Soil and Black

Tim Holtz 3d Embossing Folder- Lumber

Burlap String