Layer it up!

Happy Sunday everyone!

Gez here, I am delighted to be sharing my creation with you today.

I have had great fun getting painty and playing with the gorgeous {Welcome Bird Hanging}

However, it appears I used mine the other way around!!

This week I managed to incorporate the beautiful colour pallet for July..

these colours are soooooo hot!!

Of course, I managed to include lots of layers and textures..

book papers, serviettes, masking tape, bead gel & paint, of course!!

The pieces in this kit are so durable ♥

Thank you for calling and leaving a comment if you get the chance.

Each weeks challenges are open until the end of the month.

(link in the top bar..)

I hope you can join in the fun.

Happy creating, Gez 

His demons- my Art: layers with Irit

 Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to Tando layers week.
This time it's all about getting the inspiration and making art from this inspiration.
And this  is the story of this art piece.
Here and there I am asked about the places where I get my art inspiration. Sometimes it's just from photos (when I scarp); sometimes it's from the nature, seasons and things around us; sometimes it's just a song title or a song  line ; and sometimes the whole piece is born from the TV show or a movie.
This  arches over  the arch altered Mixed Media piece was born from the TV show.
 Lately I am addicted to historic  serials and one of those is Da Vinci's Demons show of already two seasons. Our TV providers changed the name to Da Vinci's Secrets, but the original name is  a real thing. This outstanding artist was obsessed with his own demons and also this show is  somewhere between history and fantasy, it's still all about the artist  searching for  his way in the chaotic 16- th century world.
So with Rubber Dance Da Vinci stamp set it was just so natural to make the art piece about Da Vinci's demons connected to my own art. And Tando chipboard pieces were the perfect for making this art piece.
According to the artist's life time arches were the best kind of a " canvas" to arrange his work over.
So I used 3 of Tando Creative chipboard arches one over another to make this 3 layers arrangement.
All stamping was made over white tissue paper and glued with gel medium.
The chipboard was painted in red colour  (he was bleeding over and over in this movie, really and inside his soul.) I  used crackle medium over the red paint and then painted with dirty white paint to get this aged look.
For this artist being an engineer it was obvious that I need to use metal gears and metal parts over my art piece.

My title was made in two parts. The upper one (His demons) was made with paper stickers  used as a mask and black ink added over the stickers, that were peeled later.

The " My art" part of title was made with two chipboard  Tando letters(inked with black pigmented ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder)  and stamped ART word. (As the final touches I added another small  Tando arch chipboard  with a metal clock over it  (again painted with black ink and heat embossed with a clear powder)and some teal mist drops around for the interest. Tando  music notes chipboard on the bottom was added as my tribute to the music of his soul.

Those are Tando products used to make this art piece:

4 Arch set

Arches- Straight edge large

Triple arch layered frame

Alpha sheet

Tando minis Music

I really hope you like my artistic Mixed Media piece and you now understand where we, the artists, get some of our inspiration.

Layers week - Fridge magnet

Hi all,

here is my make for this weeks challenge.............

Lol sorry for the wonky pic, typical of me in general really!!!!!!

I started with one of the 74mm-138mm mixed media boards and put a layer of modelling paste through the Cogs Group Mask.
Once the paste was dry I added a thin layer of Decoart Gesso followed by a layer of Cobalt Teal Decoart Media fluid acrylic.
I replaced the mask and stippled a mixture of other fluid acrylics through in patches until I was happy with the result.

Elements from the Steampunk Wings and Cogs set and the Cogs Grab Bag were painted, again in Decoart fluid acrylic, and attached as shown. The word was added as I felt it needed one lol!

I have attached a magnetic strip to the back of the board and this is now brightening up my fridge as a fridge magnet.

If you fancy playing along with any of our themes this month and you would like to share your work with us please use the link at the top of the page. You will go into the monthly prize draw and be in with the chance of winning some of the gorgeous Tando goodies. If you fancy a browse in the on-line shop please pop on over HERE.

Many thanks for popping by today, your time is much appreciated.

Hugs

Dawn

Layers of Tando

Hello everyone!  Continuing with the 'Layer' theme I have layered up some pieces onto a 6x6inch frame.  I originally prepared more pieces to add but preferred a simpler version ;-D

The back of the frame has been covered in script paper and coated with a thin layer of DecoArt Titanium White.  The outer frame has been painted green then a thick coat of Texture Paint added (the thicker it is the larger the crackle but it still feels smooth)

The flora and fauna elements have been painted direct from the bottles to give vibrant results! A bit of over stamping and a quote finished it off.

I have used:

6x6inch FRAME
FIR TREES
MINI RABBITS
MINI BUTTERFLIES
BIRDS ON A BRANCH

DecoArt:
CRACKLE PAINT
MEDIA FLUIDS - Titanium White, Quinacridone Magenta, Burnt Umber, Cobalt Turquoise Hue, Yellow Green Light, Raw Sienna

Please feel free to join in with any of our prompts (take a look at this months page at the top of the blog for more info).

Thank you for taking a look today, hugs, Karen xxx

June winner

Hi, Carol with you today to announce the winner of our June Challenge.

A big thank you to those of you who joined us this month, there can only be one winner and this month our winner is:-

  NO 9 - KARRIE

CONGRATULATIONS Karrie, please contact Di contact details can be found here.

So, onto our new weekly theme:-

LAYERS

Here is my layered piece:-

My first layer was white gesso, followed by paint, followed by a painted text stamp, followed by masks, then the baroque mask…my top layer was die cut letters and two hearts from the heart grab bag, painted, stamped and glossy accented...

Tando product used:-

Mixed media board

Grab bag of hearts

Masks:- sequin waste, have your say, baroque

All product, and more, available in the retail store.

There is a new monthly challenge tab at the top of the page.  Don't forget you can join in with any of our weekly themes through out the month and can enter as many times as you like.  The prize? a selection of Tando goodies of your choice… link your entries using the inlinz button found at the top of the page.

Heart Basket

Hello, its Karen here today with another project using the gorgeous July colour theme.  I have decorated a pretty little Heart Basket from the Mini Scenelit Range.

There are 6 layers to this piece so it really is 3D and so is free standing.  At around 9cm square its really cute!!!  I painted using DecoArt Fluid Acrylics mixing some colours with white acrylic to get the tones I wanted.  Some stamping was added to the basket, surround and 2 of the hearts.  The spots have been doodled.  This kit doesn't come with a back so I have added some painted card.  Little gem stones finish it off.  The colour theme...

If you fancy joining in with our themes this month then do take a look at the page at the top of the blog for more information.

Thank you for looking today, take care, Karen xxx

July Colour Theme - Carrier Storage Unit

Hi all,

Dawn here with you today to share my take on the amazing carrier storage unit. This is one incredibly sturdy and supremely useful piece of kit, and all the better is the pleasure of decorating it to suit your own style/decor...........

Hee hee can you tell I had a lot of fun playing with paint and stencils while doing this one. I got as close to the colour theme as I could with what I had in my stash too!!!!

Here is what I used.....

If you fancy having a play along with any of our themes this month and you would like to share them with us, please use the linky tool at the top of the page. You will be entered into the monthly draw and be in with a chance of winning some fab Tando goodies. In the meantime, if you fancy a browse, please pop on over to the Tando Retail Store.

Many Thanks for popping by today,

Hugs 

Dawn