Faux Metal @ Tando

Hi folks and welcome to my blog post for Tando. This week we have been faking it, or rather faux-ing it! Faux metal is the theme. 

And here is my creation...

I used one of the tags from the Tando tags mega bundle and gave it a coat of DecoArt white Gesso.

I added a good thick layer of DecoArt Texture Sand paste around the edges of the tag and allowed it to dry. 

I painted the tag with the new DecoArt Americana Premium Acrylic Paints using Quinacridone Gold, Paynes Grey, Pyrrole Red, Cobalt Turquoise, Diarylide Yellow.

I stamped the Technique Tuesday Scritch Scratch stamp with Walnut Distress Oxide ink in random areas over the tag to add some texture.

I used one of the stamps from Andy Skinner's Unexplained stamp set and stamped it along the edge of the stamp with Walnut Stain Distress Oxide ink then over the top with Onyx Black Versafine ink. 

To finish, I wrapped so rusty coloured twine around the hole of the tag.

Here is everything I used...

                   

Thanks for popping by my blog today, leave me a comment if you wish, I love to hear what you think.

Toodles for now,

Lisa x 

I would like to enter this creation in to the following challenges...

SASPC - Anything Goes
Craft Stamper - Take It Make It January Challenge 

Antiquing over @ Tando

Hi folks and welcome to this weeks Tando Creative post. This week's theme is "Antiquing".

I used on of the Tando mixed media long tags and a couple of the Tando 4 x 4 mini masks for this creation. 

Here is my creation...

First, I painted the tag with DecoArt white Gesso. When it was dry I used the 'fragile' mask with DecoArt white modelling paste across the centre of the tag and used the 'clock' mask again with the white modelling paste on the top and bottom of the tag.

I then added some DecoArt texture sand paste in random areas and round the edges of the tag. And used the DecoArt crackle paint over the top of the 'fragile' area of the tag.

I painted the tag using DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics. 

I added some DecoArt black Antiquing Creme to emphasis the cracks made with the crackle paint on the 'fragile' part of the tag.

I used Technique Tuesday scritch scratch stamp and black VersaFine ink to add some texture around the outside of the tag.

To finish, I used some netting, which I painted and added to the top of the tag. 

Thanks for popping by, leave a comment if you wish, I love to hear your thoughts.

Toodles for now, 

Lisa xxx

All the products I used are below and all of the Tando products and DecoArt products are available from the Tando Creative Website.