MIXED MEDIA TAG @ TANDO

A big hello to everyone as it's been a while, ok, it's been a llllooooonnnnngggggg time since I last blogged. Had a few (hundred) things to deal with and it put a holt on the creative juices from flowing. 


But... I'm back with a mixed media tag for Tando Creative. You can check out the Tando blog here.

MIXED MEDIA TAG

I started with a Tando tag and painted it with the three DecoArt Fluid Acrylic colours in three horizontal sections. 

I stamped the painted background with Carmen's Veranda Grunge Black Swirl stamp and Jet Black StazOn ink.  

I then used some homemade texture paste through the Tando cogs mask. When dry, I placed the mask over the textures areas and painted them with the DecoArt metallic gold paint. 

I stamped areas of the Carmen's Veranda stamp on to the tag with clear embossing ink and heat embossed the areas with gold embossing powder.

I applied DecoArt sand texture paste to one of the small clocks with my finger, which gives a more bumpy, textured appearance than when using a spatula. 
I then, randomly added clear embossing ink to the clock and heat embossed it with the gold powder.

To finish, I added some white silk and blue organza ribbons. 

Bits and Pieces I used...

Tando Long tags.
Tando cogs group mask.
Tando 4 clocks small.
(All available on the Tando Creative Website)

        


DecoArt Fluid Acrylics - blue green light, colbalt teal hue, colbalt turquoise hue, metallic gold.
DecoArt Sand Texture Paste.
Carmen's Veranda Grunge Black Swirl stamp.
Homemade Texture Paste.
Gold Embossing Powder.

Thanks for popping by, and hopefully it won't be as long next time...

Toodles for now.

Lisa x 

I would like to enter this mixed media tag in to the following challenges:
SanDee & Amelie's steampunk challenge - April 2016

Eclectic Ellapu - December Challenge

Hello folks and welcome to the last challenge of 2015 for Eclectic Ellapu!!! Wow, this year has gone amazingly fast. 

As this is the last challenge of the year, it's open for two whole months so you have plenty of time to play along.

The theme is 'Cards to Die For' (use one or more dies).

Here is my creation...

This is a card I was asked to make by a friend who's Son was getting Confirmed and taking his First Holy Communion. She told me she couldn't find any card to fit the occasion with 'Son' on the front.

I started with the colour palette and decided on cream/white and gold but after that I was completely thrown as I don't have any religious stash in my craft room. I looked at what I did have and decided to concentrate on using my Spellbinders Dies. 

I played around with some frame dies and used white and gold card to create a layered effect. 

I then used a corner die which I cut four of to create the cross shape. 

I die cut some letters to make the word 'Son' and heat embossed with gold powder.

As the design was quite delicate I decided to make an envelope box using the Crafters Companion Envelobox.

I then created a tag using the gold card and the centre from white card. I stamped the letter 'J' to represent the receivers name and attached white organza ribbon.

Remember: this challenge is open for two whole months so you have plenty of time to get crafty. 

I hope all our lovely Eclectic Ellapu challengers have a lovely Christmas and I wish you all the best for 2016.

Merry Christmas

Toodles for now, Lisa xxx