Anything Goes Week- Fiona Randall

Morning All. Thanks for stopping by to see what we are all up to.

The theme on the blog this week is "ANYTHING GOES"

The idea for this project was based around the quote. Enter the Crazy Whimsical Birds.

I used one of the Tando Size 9 tags and adhered a piece of water colour paper cut to size.

This was then spritzed with Distress Ink Sprays in Seedless Preserves and Fossilized Amber.

Next up the Tando Stencil Grid Moroccan was given a good spritz with water then applied to the tag.

This was left to sit for a few seconds before placing a paper towel on top to soak up the excess water. 

Upon lifting the stencil this reveals a faux bleaching effect.

 Some water was then flicked onto the tag and then dried with a heat tool and the edges inked with seedless preserves distress ink.

 The whimsical bird pieces were then painted with DecoArt Chalky finish paints and doodling added with a Uniball Eye Black Pen.

 These were then assembled onto the tag base Along with the stamped Quote.

I then pulled out a Tando extra Large Media Board from my stash

. Stenciling was added with DecoArt Media Modelling Paste and when dry given a coat of DecoArt Chalky Finish in Carbon. 

I then highlighted the raised detail of the stencilling with a white Signo Uniball Gel Pen.

The Tag was then mounted onto the Large Media Board using off cuts of grey board to give depth and dimension to finish.

A few more doodles to the tag were added to complete the project.

Thanks for stopping by today

Stay Safe

Fiona.

PRODUCTS USED.

Tando Stencil- Grid Moroccan

Tando Size 9 Tag

Tando Whimsical Birds 2

DecoArt Media Black Modelling Paste

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Inheritence

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Rememberence

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Everlasting

OTHER PRODUCTS.

Paper Artsy Stamps- Eclectic Plate 4

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Sprays- Seedless Preserves, Fossilized Amber

Tm Holtz Distress Ink Pad- Seedless Preserves

Prima 12x12 stencil- Windows

Uni- Ball Signo Pen- White

Uni- Ball Eye Pen- Black

Spray Inks/Paints Week-Fiona Randall

 

Morning all Fiona here with my project for this weeks theme.

Spray Inks Paints.

I've chosen to decorate one of the Tando A6 Binders which come in a bundle pack of two binders plus 4 pairs of covers to make more journals along with the co-ordinating template pack.

I went with a monochromatic theme for this project. 

I started by cutting a piece of watercolour cardstock to fit the front cover then painted the whole binder inside nd out with a coat of DecoArt Chaky Finish in Relic.

 Then a coat of DecoArt Ultra Matte Varnish applied to seal and protect.

 The watercolour cardstock was then glued to the front cover.

 DecoArt White modelling paste was applied through a Finnabair stencil and dried with a heat tool. 

Water was then spritzed onto the cover before spraying with Beetle Black Tattered Angels Ink Spray.

The water allows for the ink spray to move freely and get into all the nooks and crannies but also dilutes the colour of the ink spray from a stark black to a Dark Grey.

DecoArt White Tinting Base was then applied to the edges of the binder blending in with my finger to give a whispy edge effect. Splatters were then added with a Dina Wakley white gloss spray.

A finnabair Grunge Frame mold cast from resin was given a coat of DecoArt Black Gesso and when dried swiped with DecoArt Metallic Lustre in Silver Spark.

The base of the Large Tando Layered Butterfly was given a coat of Relic DecoArt Chalky Finish and whilst still wet a sprinkle of Ranger Rock Candy Glitter added. 

The Top Layer of the Butterfly was given a coat of  Everlasting DecoArt Chalky Finish and once dried with a heat tool stamped with a dotty stamp from my Stash with black Archival Ink then glued to the bottom layer to complete.

The frame was the attached to the binder cover using off cuts of grey board to give depth and dimension and the butterfly attached as the focal point to finish.

Simple techniques but effective and dramatic in the monochromatic colours.

Happy with the way this turned out.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Stay Safe

Fiona.

Products Used.

A6 Binder and Cover Pack

Butterfly Panel

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Everlasting

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Relic

DecoArt Metallic Lustre- Silver Spark

DecoArt Media Black Gesso

DecoArt Media Modelling Paste- White

DecoArt Media White Tinting Base

DeccoArt Media Ultra Matte Varnish

Other Supplies.

Prima Finnabair Mold- Grungy Frames.

Prima Finnabair Stencil- Gothic

Ranger Dina Wakley Media Gloss Spray- White.

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Glitter- Rock Candy.

Ranger Archival Ink- Black.

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist- Beetle Black.

Spotty Stamp- My own Stash.

Two Part Casting Resin.

Texture Week- Fiona Randall

 

 

Morning all Fiona here with this weeks theme-Texture.

 

 

 

I have used one of the Tando Large Media Boards in Conjuction with the large Tando Distressed Heart for my project. Lots of stencilling with modelling paste ,stamping and painty washes to create my texture and to finish of course a Butterfly.

Do stop by the rest of the week

 to see what the other DT Members have in store for you.

Stay Safe

Fiona xx

 

Products Used.

 

 

Tando Large Distressed Heart

 

Tando Large Media Board.

 

Tando Grids- Rectangle

 

Tando Scribbles

 

Tando Stencil- Dots

 

 

 

 

 

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic- Prussian Blue Hue

 

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic- Dioxazine Purple

 

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic- Primary Magenta

 

DecoArt Media White Modelling Paste

 

DecoArt Media White Tinting Base

 

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Carbon

 

 

Other Supplies

 

Tim Holtz Tissue paper- Floral.

 

Tim Holtz Stamps- Distressed Text

 

Black Archival Ink Pad.

 

Butterfly Stamp- Finnabair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Anything Goes Week- Fiona Randall

 

 

 

 

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

For my contribution this week I have used one of my Layered Tags produced by Tando.

As most of you know I love Butterflies so decided to use the butterfly layered tag from set 3.

The top tag layer was given a coat of DecoArt Media Tinting base to start. Collage Tissue paper was then applied to the left side and then stamping with black archival ink.The whole  tag  was then given a coat of clear Gesso. DecoArt Media modelling paste mixed with white gesso was the applied through the Tando Dots Stencil to the top and bottom of the tag on the left side only. Once dry I added white gesso to areas to fade out parts of the stamping. Washes of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Prussian Blue was then added. Drying between layers to build up depth of colour in areas. Washes of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Carbon Black was then added around the edges th shade and darken. Spatters were then added with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in white. The Butterfly design which is cut into the centre of the tag was embossed with white embossing enamel as was the piece of Tando Diamond Grid. The main Butterfly focal point was stamped onto watercolour paper and coloured with washes of the Prussian blue fluid acrylic adding more concentrated colour to the centre to add depth. A piece of white cardstock was stamped with a text stamp and glued to the base tag. the top layer tag was then glued to the base tag and the edges given a coat of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Carbon Black. The diamond grid was then glued to the centre and the butterfly attached to finish.

 

I hope you have enjoyed this short tutorial. Please do stop by the rest of the week to see what the other Team members have in store for you.

Stay Safe

Fiona xx

 

Products Used.

 

 

 

Tando Grids- Diamonds

 

Tando Stencil- Dots

 

 

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics- Prussian Blue Hue, Carbon Black and Titanium White.

 

DecoArt Media White Gesso

 

DecoArt Media White Tinting Base

 

DecoArt Media White Modelling Paste.

 

 

 

 

Fiona Randall Layered Tags- Bundle 3

 

 

Other products.

 

Tim Holtz Tissue paper- Floral.

 

Tim Holtz Stamps- Distressed Text

 

Black Archival Ink Pad.

 

Butterfly Stamp- Finnabair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heat Embossing with Lisa

Helllllooooo.... lovely people. 

Lisa here, and this week at Tando Creative the theme is 'heat embossing'. 

As soon as I first discovered heat embossing (too many years ago to mention) I instantly fell in love, and still continued to be astonished with the process to this day.

So for this tag, I used a selection of Tando stencils, the new Andy Skinner Embossing Powder and stamps.

I first painted a Tando tag using DecoArt Premium Acrylic Paints in Colbalt Teal Hue mixed with White Gesso. Then heat emboss using a Tando stencil with clear embossing ink and Andy Skinner's Embossing Powder.

I then heat embossed Tando Thins with the clear embossing ink and another of Andy Skinner's Embossing Powder.

Using Andy Skinner's new stamp - Gypsie Queen stamped with clear embossing ink and White Embossing Powder, twice on to white card,cut out then inked one with a dark blue ink and one with a light blue ink. Then over layed them and glued them together.

Stamp the sentiment on to white card using clear embossing ink and white embossing powder. Then inked with the blue ink.

Add some blue wool under the sentiment and add some thread through the tag hole.

Thanks for popping by,

Lisa x

Anything Goes week - Brenda

We have another anything Goes week for you where we share something that we have been working on for Di or for ourselves. Today I have a small media board I made for one of Di's Hochanda shows where she introduced a number of new stencils from Andy Skinner.

I love going over to west coast America and have been lucky enough to drive quite a large part of Route 66 so this brought back great memories. I also thought by using the design on a media board means it could be used for a journal cover.

The Route 66 badge was stencilled onto a piece of leftover painty paper using  cerulean blue, phthalo blue and paynes grey media fluid acrylics.

The quote was stenciled using black modeling paste.

The background was created using a cracked distressed technique I have used before. The blues were chosen to get a retro look.

Hope you have been enjoying AG week.

Have a great weekend.

hugs Brenda xxx

Gasolene Alley Tag - Brenda

I love using a colour palette for inspiration and this time I had a new stencil as well as this tag was for one of Di's Hochanda shows.

Thestencil is a new one from Andy Skinner.

So here's how my muse took me.

Process Steps

1. Cover tag with DecoArt decou-page paper - I used text from Victorian Romance. Adhere with matte medium and seal the surface of the paper with it. When dry sand back the edges to get rid of any rough edges.

2. Paint a layer of  gesso, black and white mixed together to create a light grey  over the tag and wipe back to reveal some of the text.

3. Stamp some designs over the thicker gesso areas using watering can archival ink and scrape some white gesso over the tag with a palette knife and add a very small edging with it too using the side of the palette knife.

4.  When dry daub, spritz and dribble some paint through. I used quinacridone violet mixed with titanium white and also cerulean blue mixed with paynes grey and titanium white to get two more colours from the photo palette.

5. Blend some black geso through the stencil on the tag to look like an advert.

6. Use a stabilo pencil and wet brush around the edge of the tag to add a 'frame' it.

7. Stamp and cut out a vintage car and the fuel vendor to add as embellishments.

8. Give it a coat of matte varnish.

There are quite a few new stencils in the range from Andy and they are available in the shop.

Thanks for stopping by.

hugs Brenda xxx

Bumblebees and Butterflies

Supplies

Tando size 8 tag.

Tando - Andy Skinner new 15 cm stencil - Gasoline

DecoArt media fluid acrylics - quinacridone violet, titanium white, cerulean blue, paynes grey

DecoArt Mediums - black gesso, white gesso, matte medium, ultra matte varnish

Stamps - Tim Holtz Travel Ways, Documented, Vintage Auto

Continuing stencil week

Last week, on the blog, there were lots of great projects showcasing Di's fabulous long stencils and new shaped tags that she took to Hochanda in December. Although it's officially 'Anything Goes' this week I thought I would share a vintage/mixed media style sample I made for her.

 The large star is one Di cut for me last year give a rusty patina look.

The words are computer generated.

The stencil is fabulous, I love numbers (and text) and this is a beauty.

I made a couple other tags of this shape which I hope to also share with you soon.

If you would like to see how this tag came together the details can be found at Bumblebees and Butterflies.

hugs Brenda xx

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.

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).