Circles

Hi lovelies, today's blog post is for Tando Creative and this weeks theme is 'circles'. 

I used Tandos Guitar clock kit for this creation but decided to use it as an art piece rather than a clock, so used it without the clock mechanism.

The top layer of the kit comes completely disassembled which is then adhered on to the base of the guitar shape after decoration, which means many different techniques can be applied to all the different pieces of the top layer. 

This is what I created...

I used lots of different products to create different decorative techniques which included DecoArt Premium Acrylic paints, Andy Skinner's new Embossing Enamels - Granite, Funky Cold Patina, Crystal Glaze, stamping, stencilling and decoupage.

I took a selection of different pieces of the top layer and heat embossed them with different embossing enamels then stamped in to the enamel when it was still hot with a rubber stamp to create an impression.

On another selection of pieces I stencilled onto them using different circle pattern stencils with white modelling paste then painted them with DecoArt Premium Acrylics.

On some of the pieces I distressed some old music paper and decoupaged it using PVA glue.

On a couple of the pieces, I covered them with DecoArt texture sand paste and painted over them.

On the rest of the pieces I covered with the embossing enamel and on the biggest piece that I embossed I then stamped on the top of it.

When all the pieces were dry I put them together like a jigsaw to form the guitar shape and glued them on to the MDF base. 

Thanks for popping by my blog,

leave a comment if you wish.

Toodles for now,

Lisa x

Here is everything I used available from the Tando Creative website...

   

 

  

Tando meet Chocolate Baroque

Hi lovelies, today's blog post is showcasing a great combination of two amazing British companies - Tando Creative and Chocolate Baroque. A match made in heaven!!!

The two companies are definitely favourites of mine, which is probably why I choose to dedicate so much of my time to create samples for both of them. I honestly believe, to work for a company you have to be a genuine fan of their product. And I have been a huge fan of both Tando Creative and Chocolate Baroque for a long, long time. 

Of Course, Tando is known for its fabulous creations of greyboard products and kits. Chocolate Baroque is very well known for its amazing quality and designs of rubber stamps. Both these companies design and create on their premises in the UK - which just makes it even better to know you are also supporting a homegrown company. 

For more info about Tando Creative, check out their 'about us' page on the website here...

For more info about Chocolate Baroque, check out their 'about us' page on the website here...

Here is the Tando tag I created using a Chocolate Baroque stamp. 

First, I painted a Tando tag with yellow and blue DecoArt Premium Acrylic paints. Then painted over it with white Gesso. When it was dry, I rubbed over the tag with a damp baby wipe to distress the surface of the tag.

I then stamped directly on to the tag using Chocolate Baroque's 'movie strip collage' A5 Rubber Stamp. I coloured in the stamped flower using my lovely new Koh-I-Noor watercolour pencils. I then painted a section of the Tando Extra Thins - Wire and added it to the tags. I finished with adding some rusty orange thread to the tag hole. 

Thank you so much for popping by my blog today.

Toodles for now,

Lisa x

   

Dark and Moody with Tando

Hello folks, welcome to this weeks post for Tando Creative. 

This weeks theme is 'dark and moody' and  I used Andy Skinner's Scared Secrets kit.

What I used...

* Andy Skinner's Sacred Hearts Tando Creative Kit.
* DecoArt Media Line: texture sand paste, crackle paint, white        gesso, black gesso
* DecoArt Premium Acrylic Paints: Paynes Grey, Phthalo Blue, 
  Primary Cyan, Quinacridone Gold, Pyrrole Red.

What I did...

* Paint all the elements with DecoArt white Gesso.
* Add DecoArt texture sand paste to the cogs, washers and screw        heads.
* Add DecoArt crackle paint to the other elements.
* Paint with DecoArt Premium Acrylic Paints. The colours I used        were: Paynes Grey, Phthalo Blue, Primary Cyan, Quinacridone Gold,    Pyrrole Red.
* Paint the heart outline with black gesso.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Toodles for now,

Lisa x

Here are all the products I used and they are all available on the Tando Creative Website.

                                    

Same... But Different @ Tando

Hi folks, today's post is for one of my favourite themes at Tando. This week it is the same but different week.

The team gets the same Tando kit to play with to see what different ideas we come up with. It is so fun to see what everyone does with the exact same kit.

The kit included a mixed media board, Andy Skinner's phone dials and word panels 1.

I started with applying modelling paste over the Andy Skinner distressed digits stencil to the mixed media board. After it had dried I painted it and the phone dial with DecoArt Premium Acrylic Paints. 

I added some blue ink to the numbers sheet included with the phone dials then added some DecoArt crackle glaze over the top and on the dial. 

I used some more modelling paste on a long tag then added the mixed media board in the centre of the tag.

I used the phrase 'Hang Fire' from the word panels 1, painted it with the Premium paints and added it to the bottom of the tag.

I then used some rusty wire, curled it around a paintbrush and added it to the tag. 

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Toodles for now,

Lisa x 

Here are all the Tando products I used...