Anything Goes Week- Rusty Tag- Fiona Randall

 

Hello All and welcome to another week on the Tando Blog. This weeks theme is Anything Goes 

so I got Rusty with a tag and the new frames and Butterflies elements from

Di's recent Hochanda shows.

I started by applying DecoArt Crackle Paste to the edges of the tag and put it aside do dry and do it's thing. I then took one of the small square frames and punched a hole either side using a hole punch before applying some DecoArt Media Texture Sand Paste. Once this was dry I gave the frame a coat of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Quinacrodone Gold dried and then added a coat of DecoArt Ultra Matte Varnish. The Tag had done it's thing and it had crackled nicely. I then gave the tag and the top piece of the Butterfly element  a spray of Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonshadow spray in Mystic Malachite. They have a walnut stain base which I love mixed in with the irridessence of the mica which has a green tone. The base of the layered Butterfly also had a spray with the Moonshadow mist in Tawny Turquoise as did the backing of the small frame. I then added a coat of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Metallic Gold to a piece of the Tando Exta Thins Wire which I snipped and layered onto the tag base. I then gave the tag base and the butterfly a wash of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Quinacrone Gold to give a grungy rusty feel to the pieces and then layered up the frame with a bit of rusty wire threaded through the holes and placed the butterfly on top. To finish I added a little word sticker.

Thanks for stopping by today

Stay Safe

Hugs Fiona xx

Products Used.

Tando 9x Frames Square

Tando Butterfly Panel

Tando Extra Thins- Wire

Tando Tag- Size 8

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic- Quinacrodone Gold

Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylic- Metallic Gold

DecoArt Media- White Crackle Paste

Other Supplies

Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonshadow Sprays in Mystic Malachite and Tawny Turquoise

Rusty Wire

Tim Holtz- Word Sticker

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.

Faux Metal week with Nikki

Hi everyone,

It's my turn today here on the Tando Blog, for Faux Metal week.  I inevitably included a lot of rust!

The background is a media board, stencilled with modelling paste, painted in silver, and then a wash of Payne's Grey with a little salt added.  Rub off the salt when dry for a weathered metal look.  I added Quinacridone Gold in certain areas and to the edges, and put some on thick in places, so that when heat dried it bubbled up, giving extra texture.

I gave a pair of wings Andy's Skinner's Rust treatment - and bound them in rusty wire.  The skull was a resin skull I had at home, painted in silver and then antiqued with Black Antiquing Cream.  I added some black stencilling to the background, just a couple of 'marks'.

I gave a book plate (minus it's bottom scroll) a quick rust technique in just two colours, Raw Umber and Pyrrole Orange, and the same with a couple of 'screws'.  Toxic Hazard was stamped onto card, and aged with Yellow Iron Oxide, then cut to fit the book plate.  Onced fixed to the background I added two holes to the top of my board with a Cropodile, and added some more rusty wire with curls.

I had great fun making this guy :)  Hope you like him too.  Don't forget to check out the rest of the team's makes this week too.

Happy Crafting,

Nikki K.
xxx

Products Used:

Tando Creative -
Book Plates
Media Board
Wings
Rusty Wire

DecoArt Media -
Quinacridone Gold
Payne's Grey
Metallic Silver
Yellow Iron Oxide
Black Antiquing Cream
Tinting Base
Modelling Paste
Sand Texture Paste

Andy Skinner Stamp -
Toxic

Fragile Heart Tag

Hi there! Hannah here with my very first post for Tando!
I am so excited to be sharing my designs with you all and hope you enjoy the journey with me.

This weeks theme is "Tags"

Using a Tando tag, I have built up layers of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Paints and crackle medium Weather Wood to create a really distressed and grungy background. 

Work up from the base layer, from darkest to lighter colours. With each added layer, rub areas back to reveal the layers underneath.

Add detail in the form of stamped images and greyboard bolts, treated with a rusty paint effect in keeping with the design.

Create your central motief using a greyboard heart loaded with DecoArt Dimensional Effects paste dry brushed with Metallic Gold to highlight the texture.

The tag is assembled and wrapped in Rusty Wire to finish.

Thanks for stopping by!

Tando products used;

Greyboard Tag

Andy Skinner Industrial Elements Bolts/ Washers Sheet

Heart from Andy Skinner Industrial Wings Kit