New Home Hanging

Hi!  My sister has very recently moved house and I wanted to make her a 'home' hanging as a moving in gift.  Tando has a wonderful mix of substrates for all sorts of ideas and I found this lovely set which was perfect....  *The TALL HOUSE KIT*!   I didn't use the whole kit s the project is a fairly small one, around 6x6inches.

I painted the canvas board with dark blue and, when dry, added Weathered Wood then a light coat of white, using a large brush.

I added texture sand through  the *GIRAFFE* mask on the roof and modelling paste through the *DOT STREAM* mask on the large tree.  When they were dry they were painted with acrylics.  The main part of the house has been painted and then stamped on with a crackle stamp.  I added some painted card behind the doorway.  The lettering was done on my computer.

Thank you for looking, Karen x

Tando Town Canvases

Well it's been a bit busy at TCL just lately but we are really chuffed with the new Tando Town range that has just been released....and I even got to have a go at crafting myself for a change.

These delightful scenic packs are ideal for making your own canvases, the short house kit below comes complete with 2 houses, fences, gates, paths, trees and a lamp post.

The tall house kit also comes with 2 houses, fences, gates, paths, trees and a lamp post:

And finally the church kit comes with the church, path, gate, tree and a postbox:

Caroline has done this gorgeous canvas and has cleverly turned it the other way around so the the depth of the canvas creates a frame.  Her arty feel to this is simply beautiful.

I have gone for a slightly more traditional look and used a long canvas to mount nearly the entire town.

These are both winter scenes but these chipboard kits could easily be decorated for other seasons, why not make one for each season to hang at different times of the year.

They would make fabulous gifts too.