Anything Goes - Teacher's Pet Mixed Media Board

Hi! Dana here today sharing the Mixed Media Board I altered for the Anything Goes theme this week. My girls have just a couple more weeks of Summer before the school year begins and we are busy organizing supplies, shopping for new clothes and shoes, and preparing mentally for the upcoming year. I definitely have school on the brain and had a lot of fun creating this piece.

I started by applying a coat of chalkboard paint onto a mixed media board. Once that was dry, I spread a thin layer of spackle over the Letters Mask. Next, I cut a school girl from patterned paper and glued her to the board. I made a small embellishment with a Star Button that I painted bright yellow and then outlined with a black paint pen. I added a brass scissors charm and tied it to the button with a piece of red twine. I finished this board with a teacher's pet die-cut.

You can find the products I used for this project in the Tando Creative Retail Store. We'd love to see your creativity! Share your work with us in Tando's Creative Zone on Facebook.

Stencil Week - Back to School Card

Hi Tando fans! Dana here today sharing a card that I created for the Stencil theme this week. My girls have a couple weeks of Summer left before they head back to school, but we've begun purchasing school supplies for the new year so I have school on the brain. I thought it would be fun to create a back to school card.

I painted a Mixed Media Board with black chalkboard paint. I then used the Letters Mask with whipped spackle to add a portion of the alphabet to the top of the board. I finished the card with some die-cuts and a bow.

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

Back to School - Apple Pillow

Supplies:

Sew Cute Apple Craft Kit: Creative Works

Chipboard: Tando Creative (LEAFBR2CU)

Embossing Powder: American Crafts

Hi Tando fans!  Dana here today with a fun back to school project.  I always think about apples this time of year.  I found this super cute craft kit and wanted to add a bit more texture to my finished piece and this cluster of leaves was perfect.



The leaves have a great cut-out pattern and I thought it would be fun to make my leaves two colors of green. I covered the chipboard with some embossing powder and then backed the leaves with some felt. If you want to pick up some of these leaves for yourself, you can purchase them HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Back to school

Hi, Caro here again ... As school has started everywhere again, we have thought to show you some "back to school" projects. I'll start this week with two creations and I hope you like them.

On my tag I have used this beautiful flourish:

http://www.tando-creative.co.uk/trade/flourish-small-p-176.html

And here's a little schoolbag I have made - here I have used 2 buttons from the Buttons Grab Bag - perhaps you have seen it, one button I have used on my tag too.

http://www.tando-creative.co.uk/trade/buttons-grab-p-495.html