Texture, texture, texture @ Tando Creative

Hello lovely peeps and welcome to my blog post for Tando Creative, This weeks theme is 'Texture'.

The Tando kit I used for this project was the Cogs Mega Pack and I threw a ton of DecoArt Media products at it to create some fabulous texture.

I used DecoArt crackle paint on the bigger background.

Then used DecoArt white modelling paste on the smaller background. 

I used DecoArt texture sand paste on the cogs.

When all the pastes where dry, I used DecoArt Premium Acrylic paints.

I used a stamp from the Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Sideshow stamp.

Thanks for popping by.

Toodles for now,

Lisa x

All the products I have used are available on the Tando Website.

I would like to enter this in to the following challenges:
Sandee & Amelie's steampunk challenge - steampunk/industrial

Frames and Leaves @ Tando

Hi Folks and welcome to my post for Tando Creative. The theme this week is "Frames and Leaves".

Here is what I created...

I used the Tando Arabian Style Layered Arch Frame as a base. I attached all the outside frame pieces together and applied a coat of white gesso to the frame and the background piece. 

I then used the Tando bubbles mask and DecoArt white modelling paste on the background of the frame. 

I used DecoArt texture sand paste on the inside of the frame and crackle paint on the outside. I also added some to the leaf flourish and the tall leaves.

I used DecoArt Premium acrylic paints to paint the frame and the leaves.

I painted some paper flowers using the paint to add some more colour.

Thanks for popping by my blog post, leave a comment if you like, I love to hear your thoughts.

Toodles for now, 

Lisa xxx 

Here is everything I used and all are available on the Tando website.

                                             

June at Altered Eclectics.

Hey folks! For this months Altered Eclectics post I have decided to share with you a piece I did recently for the Tando Creative show on Hochanda.

The circle shadow frame is one of a 5-part set of different shaped frames that can be altered and decorated. 

There are 3 layers to each frame - a 3mm MDF base layer then 2 upper layers (a wider layer and a thin layer) cut from 2250 micron greyboard. The thin layer can be placed underneath to create the shadow effect or on top of the wider layer for a different effect. All the frames come with the inner pieces and just pop out the frames. 

In the set is a heart, circle, square, diamond and an arched window. 

For this project I used the circle frame. 

Here is what I did...

First I gave the three layers of the circle frame a coat of white gesso. 

On the MDF layer (which is the back layer of the frame) I painted a good thick layer of DecoArt white Crackle Paint and left it to dry.

I then mixed DecoArt Media Colbalt Teal Hue Acrylic paint with some clean water and then painted it at the top and bottom of the background frame, tilting the frame to make the paint run. 

When all the layer were fully dry, I applied clear embossing ink all over the frame background. Then applied a layer of ultra thick embossing enamel and heated it.

On the wider of the two greyboard frames I first applied DecoArt white Modelling Paste through the Tando criss cross grid mask over the gesso layer. When dry I then applied DecoArt Texture Sand paste to random areas of the frame.

I used DecoArt Media Acrylics in Burnt Umber, Paynes Grey,  Quinacridone Gold and Colbalt Teal Blue to colour the frame.

I glued all the layers together and added some bronze chain to hang the frame. 

Thanks for popping by,

see you again soon

Lisa xxx

                          

I would like to enter this make in to the following challenges:

Sandee & Amelie's steampunk challenges - anything goes/steampunk industrial.
Rubber Dance - June Colour Challenge.

Anything Goes @ Tando

Hi folks, and welcome to this weeks Tando post. The theme this week is Anything Goes and I chose the Tando large segment clock to play with. 

Here is what I made...

I first painted the background piece of the clock with DecoArt black gesso and the segment part of the clock with a quick coat of DecoArt white gesso. 

I applied a coat of DecoArt crackle paint to the front segment part of the clock and left it to dry.

I then applied DecoArt Carbon Black Antiquing Cream, rubbing it in to the cracks then cleaning off the excess with a damp tissue. 

On the background part of the clock I applied DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red, Colbalt Teal, and Primary Yellow in vertical stripes on the clock.

When the paint was dry, I used Andy Skinner's Fossil mask and DecoArt white modelling paste to create 3 different images. When the modelling paste was dry I brushed over it with watered down Colbalt Teal. 

I painted the roman numerals with black gesso, then inked them and added Stampendous Aged Ivory Embossing Enamel.

Thank you for popping by my blog today, 

please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Toodles for now,

Lisa xxx

Here is everything I used on this project and they are all available on the Tando website. 

                               

I would like to enter this creation in to the following challenges:
Mixed Media World - MMW#22 Anything Mixed Media Goes