Christmas Week 1- Fiona Randall

 

It's Christmas here on the Tando Blog.

 So in the run up to Christmas myself and the rest of the 

Tando Team are here to inspire you with some Festive projects.

Anyone who knows me knows I don't do Christmas,

 but I have pushed the boundries of my creativity

and surprised even myself and had a heap load of fun in the process.

I had fun creating this cute Christmas Birdhouse Using collage tissue paper,

Heat Embossing and of course

some painting too.

 This is a great little project to display during the festive season.

Do stop by the rest of the week to see what the Creative Team

has in store for you.

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Stay Safe

Fiona xx

PRODUCTS USED.

Christmas Birdhouse Kit

DecoArt Chalk Paint- Everlasting

DecoArt Chalk Paint- Rouge

DecoArt Chalk Paint- Fortune

Stampendous Embossing Enamel- Shabby White

OTHER SUPPLIES.

Tim Holtz Collage Tissue Paper- Christmas.

Archival Distress Ink Pad- Ground Espresso.

Distress Ink Pads- Vintage Photo and Festive Berries

Nature Week -Fiona Randall

 

Morning All Fiona here with this weeks theme Nature. I decided to create a Nature themed Mini Book. I have been participating in The Tando Mini Book Club which is a monthly subscription online book club. Where you can learn how to create the inner pages to fit into the Tando range of mini books by way of regular Facebook Lives and videos in a private group on Facebook .

 

These inner pages of the mini book were created following one of the tutorials Di Oliver has shown in the club so far.  The pages have been Inked Stamped and collaged using a Nature theme.

 

A little book full of creatures of Nature from Bugs to Butterflies.

 

What's not to like. I love it. So if you would like to create something like this and a whole lot more of different inserts and pages for Mini Books. Hop on over to the Tando Site and sign up......

  Mini Book Club

Do stop by the rest of the week to see what the creative team have in store for you.

Thanks for stopping by today, Stay Safe

Fiona xx

TANDO PRODUCTS USED.

Mini Book Pack 2

Other Products.

Ranger Distress Ink Spray Stain- Gathered Twigs.

Ranger Distress Ink- Vintage Photo

Ranger Distress Embossing Glaze- Vintage Photo

Ranger Archival Ink- Black Soot

Tim Holtz- Entemology Stamps

Tim Holtz Baroque Stamps

Collage Elements- My own Designs from My stash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anything Goes Week - Binder with templates.

Morning everyone,

I am sure a lot of you are home and turning to craft to keep occupied, I hope everyone is safe and well.

Today I wanted to share the fab folder design Di came up with, and the fun you can have with the stencils she created to go with it.

As with all Tando products, you can paint them, or add papers, which is what I decided to do here.  I had some old bright papers that I love, and thought they would be perfect for this project.  They are just from my stash, so you could use any.

The cover was really easy to glue and form the papers to, I just trimmed the edges, and did this on both the inside and out.  I painted the spine gold.  The binder is a really great A6 size, perfect for making mini journals or notebooks, or scrap albums of course.

The templates are the fun part, you can mix and match what you make from them however you want.

This little folder has a concertina edge, and holes to put laces through, so you can add your own pages inside.

You can make as many pages as you like, the same or different, and put all the elements in different places, the templates are so easy to use.  There are tags, envelopes, pockets, the combinations are endless.

Here is a little walk through video I made in time lapse, so you can see all the cute detail.

Hope you like it, links are below to the kits so you can grab your own, and don't forget, the templates will fit any A6 size book, so you can alter any!

Happy Crafting.

Nikki
xx

Products Used:

Tando Creative:
A6 Binder & Cover Pack. 
A6 Insert Template Pack

DecoArt Media Line Metallic Gold Paint.
Seawhite PVA Adhesive

Anything Goes Week - Mini Book Case by Nikki K

Morning all,

It's Anything Goes week so I have decorated one of Tando's fantastic Mini Book shelves.  They are the perfect storage for your little book collection.

I started by painting all the pieces in Rouge Chalk paint.  Be careful to avoid the tabs if you can, it makes it easier to glue your pieces together afterwards.  I used a brayer to paint, it gives a nice smooth even finish with not too much paint.

I took a Chocolate Baroque Feather stamp and stamped the whole bookcase with tiny feathers.  This was followed by a coat of Crackle medium, but at this stage my crackle failed for some reason, so I went back in with a coat of Matte Varnish, which I actually preferred the look of anyway.  You can always cover up or change the look of something, if all else fails, paint it again!  We all make mistakes, and it's more fun experimenting.

I covered two Tando Mini feathers in modelling paste to make them look more realistic, and when dry painted in black gesso.  These were glued to the back of the bookcase top shelf.

I edged the bookcase in Iced Espresso Metallic Lustre to finish.

Now I need to make more mini books to fill it...

Best Wishes,

Nikki K
xxx

Anything goes- Industrial Tag by Monika

Hi!

It's 'Anything goes' week so I thought I would share this project with you today. Eveything I like combined on one tag.

I have started with applying Decoart Modeling Paste through stencil.

Next I have covered entire tag with Chalky Finish paint in Relic. Using clear wax candle I have rubbed the areas I wanted to show through.  For added interest I have also added Weathered Wood medium randomly.

Then a coat of Chalky Finish paint in Yesteryear was painted on. Once dry I have rubbed off the areas coverd with wax to reveal underneath paint.

Nuts, washers and cog were painted with Media Fluid Acrylics in Paynes Grey and Quinacridone Gold and then added on the tag.

I have also applied rusty washes and stamped randomly my favourite Andy Skinner's industrial stamps.

Last step was to coat the whole tag with Ultra-Matte Varnish to finish it off.

I hope you like my inspiration

See you next time

Monika

PRODUCTS USED:

TANDO SIZE 9 TAGS

TANDO MINI COGS

April Colour ATC

 I'm continuing with the {Artist Trading Coins} for the colour themes:

I used {White Modelling Paste} through the {Arrows Stencil} and when this was dry gave everything a coat of {White Gesso}.

I've added some text washi tape in places, then added acrylic paints to colour. I added the next layer of colour with Oil Pastels, then added doodling.

I painted an arrow from the {Mini Arrows} pack and gave it a generous coating of {Clear Liquid Glass}.

It's finished off with a stamped word.

Faux Wood week with Nikki

Morning all,

Today I'm sharing a 'weathered' painted wooden look with you, on one of my favourite Tando pieces, the lovely Heart 3d Round Basket.  I love the different looks you can achieve on this, there are so many ways of painting it!

I started by laying all the pieces out flat, and painting both sides with tinting base.  Some Crackle paint was added in thin patches, following the 'grain'  in one direction.

Paint was brayered, again in one direction only, in two colours, (a mixed up blue with Cobalt Blue Hue & Tinting base, and then a slightly watered down burnt umber.  This gives the appearance of weathered wood.  It's also nice as some of the white still shows through, to give it another dimension.

I also added with a dry brush, some touches of Blue Green, to look more like beach hut painted wood.

'Screws' were added by painting Tando elements in burnt Umber & Pyrrole Orange, and some Quin Gold added as a rust 'drip'

I ran my fingers down all the edges of each panel with Burnt Umber before assembling, to make it look more like planks of wood. 

The whole piece was finished with a few coats of Ultra Matte Varnish, to protect the board and screws.

I really had fun making this piece, and it's pride of place in my 'Coastal' Conservatory. 

Don't forget to check out the rest of the team's Faux Wood design's this week.

Happy Crafting,

Nikki K.
xxx

Products Used:

Tando Creative:
Heart 3D Round Basket
Screws from Industrial Elements Kit

DecoArt Media Line:
Ultra Matte Varnish
Crackle Paint
Tinting Base
Burnt Umber, Cobalt Blue Hue, Blue Green Light, Quinacridone Gold, Pyrrole Orange.

Anything Goes Week - Time Flies

Morning everyone,

Today I've got a tag/hanging for you that I was playing with backgrounds for a while on, and loved this bright but grungy style.  I also like putting colours together that don't initially 'go', but always end up working.

The background was some red, orange and pink paint, just randomly applied to the tag.  To pull it together I used a Media Mister in Violet, and spritzed the tag all over.  I then spattered black, and then white paint on the tag, drying in between stages so they didn't mix.  A honeycomb heart stencil was used with black modelling paste to give texture, and some number's stencilled to one side.  The sentiment is a printable.

The heart in the centre was stencilled with the treadplate stencil, then given the same red and pink paint treatment as the background.  On top of this, white antiquing cream was added and rubbed back when dry.  I also spattered with black and white paint.

Cogs were added, using a very very simple rust technique, it's just two colours, Burnt Umber and Pyrrole Orange, stabbed loosely with a paintbrush and nice and wet, and then heat dried until the paint bubbles slightly.  This gives great texture and is very quick to do.

The clock in the centre was a metal embellishment with separate hands.  I first gave it the rust treatment without heat, and then used Crackle Glaze all over once glued together.  The crackle glaze helps to hold it as well.  I used White Antiquing cream again in the cracks of the glaze, and wiped back when dry.  I wanted a matt effect on this and the cogs, so used Ultra Matte Varnish to seal.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the teams design's this week :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Nikki K.
xxx

Products Used:
Tando Creative Tags, Cogs, Hearts & Mini Stencil - Criss Cross.
Andy Skinner stencil - Industrial Elements
DecoArt Media: Pyrrole Orange, Pyrrole Red, Primary Magenta, Titanium White, Carbon Black, Burnt Umber.  White Antiquing Cream.  Black Modelling Paste.  Media Mister-Violet.
Mixed Up Magazine Printables.
Rusty Wire.

Modelling Paste Week - by Nikki K

Morning all,

This week our task is to use Modelling Paste in our makes. 

I have taken a Tando Mixed Media board, as I love these for little hangers or technique boards, they are so easy to use and are brilliant for when you want to 'art' but can't tackle a big project.  They make nice gifts when done too, as they fit in an envelope nicely. 

First, Gesso the board all over, then take the 'All Seeing Eye' stamp, and stamp slightly above centre.  Give a wash of Cobalt teal hue and primary magenta over the eye.  When dry, use Liquid Glass to give a clear raised coating over the eye area.

Around the eye and over the rest of the board, spread a layer of crackle paint. When dry, give a wash of Cobalt Teal Hue. Highlight areas with Metallic wax in Copper.

Over the top of this, I layered a Tando Brick wall stencil, and used modelling paste through it.  This was given a wash of Red Iron Oxide, and then some Patina Antiquing Cream in places.

You could add holes to the top of the board and some wire to make a little hanging, or a centre hole to make a tag.  A cropodile works well on the board, no problems.

Hope you like it,

Have a good week,

Nikki K.

www.nikkikart.blogspot.co.uk
www.facebook.com/nikkikartist

Products Used: 
Tando Creative Mixed Media Board
Tando Creative Mini Mask - Brick
DecoArt Media Line paints
DecoArt Media Antiquing Cream - Patina
DecoArt Media Crackle Paint
DecoArt Media Modelling Paste
Andy Skinner Stamp - Curiosity

Mothers Day Week

Morning everyone,

It's Mother's Day all week here at Tando Creative, and I have a simple and quick tag make for those last minute gifts.

Take a Tando tag, add some modelling paste through a stencil and paint in Teal green.

Add metallic lustres in turquoise and rose gold randomly across the tag.

Highlight with Copper Kettle metallic lustre.

Take 3 flowers from the Tando Mini's wildflower set, and give them the same treatment, introducing further colours of metallic lustre, in enchanting emerald and cosmic blue. Layer the colours until you are happy.

Add a computer printed sentiment, given a wash of teal paint, and some turquoise lustre, with copper kettle to the edges.  A ribbon finishes the tag.

I hope this gives you some inspiration, and hope you can join us the rest of the week for more Mother's day makes from our fab team.

Best Wishes,

Nikki K. xx

Materials used:

Tando Tag
Tando Flowers Grab Bag
DecoArt Media Metallic Lustres: Rose Gold, Cosmic Blue, Copper Kettle, Enchanting Emerald,
DecoArt Americana Teal Green.
DecoArt Fleur Medallion stencil (from stash).