Layers, layers, layers

Hi all and welcome to today's post. I've got a bit behind with blogging lately so I'm backtracking a bit... 

This post is all about layering. I chose some of the lovely papers from IndigoBlu to play with. The papers come in a variety of sizes - 12" x 12", 6" x 6", postcard size 6" x 4" and business card size approx 3.5" x 2". These papers include the most beautiful vintage, distressed images. I've never really been a fan of ready made papers but these are just lush.

I chose a piece of the 12" x 12" paper, one of the postcard sizes and one of the smaller business card size ones. I distressed them with IndigoBlu paints and white gesso so they all looked similar. I also screwed them up to add creases, ripped the edges and sanded areas. 

I wanted a layered area to be the focus point of the piece so added lots of stamping with ink, stamping with gilding flakes, crackle paste, bits of sting, paper, a resin frame, floral arranging sticks, paper flowers and a metal butterfly. 

I'm not entirely sure what I think about this to be honest...but I'm glad I got over the 12" x 12" fear that initially came over me. 

Bits and pieces I used...

* IndigoBlu stamps - Itsy Bitsy Backgrounds, Honeycomb Background.

* IndigoBlu English Cottage Artist Acrylic Paints - Postbox Red, Burning Bonfire, Townhouse Teal. 

* IndigoBlu Gee-Soo-Good White.

* IndigoBlu Mixed Media Papers.

* IndigoBlu Mega Flakes - Copper Kettle.

* Kroma Crackle.

* Black Ink.

* Resin frame.

* Paper flowers.

* Floral arranging twigs.

* Jute string and cotton thread.

Thanks for popping by, 

toodles, Lisa x

Morning folks!! Welcome to another post as part of the super talented Tando team with my take on the theme 

this week which is 3D. 

After still recovering from the fabulous Tando Ministry of Mixology Weekend Workshop, here is my creation.

I used the small straight edge arches make a continuous standing frame. You can add anything you want too these frames, photographs, cut out images are stamping.

One the smaller frames I used the Tando distressed sequins mini mask with some texture paste. Then painted them with DecoArt colbalt teal hue and rubbed over a small amount of DecoArt metallic gold paint.

On the inside of the bigger frames I used DecoArt crackle paint and left it to dry then stamped over the top. I used the same colbalt teal hue on the borders of the big arches.

To finish, I added some eyelets and jute string to tie them together to make them stand. 

Thanks for popping by, toodles for now

Lisa xxx  

Christmas Frame with Tando

Hi all, I'm here today's with a creation for the Tando Creative Team. 

Today is the end of the Anything Goes week so I thought seeing as we are now in November we can start thinking about Christmas.
Yeeeeyyyy, Christmas is coming!!! Although it Christmas comes in July for us crafters we still never seem to be prepared when the big day arrives!!! Or is that just me???

Today I would like to share with you the 8" x 8" frame with stand I've created with a Christmas twist.

I painted the frame and added a thick layer of Kroma Krackle mixed with white Gesso. When the cracks where a suitable size I brushed over a good layer of matte medium to stop the cracking process and to protect the layer.

I used lots of Tando Minis pieces to add embellishments to the frame.

Here are all the bits and pieces I used available on the Tando Website....
8" x 8" frame with stand
Holly flourish
Reindeer trotting small
Minis - snowflakes
Minis - stars
Minis - wonky trees

Toodles for now, Lisa xxx

Emboss your storage @ Tando Creative

Hi all, hope you are enjoying your weekend. For this weeks challenge over at Tando, it's use an embossing folder. 

I decided to use some of the Tando masks rather than folders as they emboss brilliantly and they are much more funky than the folders I have. (Bore alert!!!)

Here's what I came up with...

I used the Tando letters mask and the Tando Grid - round masks to decorate the different pieces of the Tando 3D bird house desk storage, which I embossed 6 of each mask. 

I dragged distress ink over the top of the embossed card and heat embossed with silver pearl distress ink. 

I then coloured the background with watered down IndigoBlu English Cottage Artist Acrylic paints. Then wiped the paint of the embossed areas with a wet wipe.
I flicked on some white gesso and rubbed over some black gesso to distress it. 

I did this with all 12 pieces of embossed card then drew round each of the pieces of the bird house and cut them out with a craft knife. 

I glued on each piece with DecoArt multi medium and painted the roof apex with black gesso, which can also be used as chalk board paint, then put the 3D bird house together. 

Bits & pieces I used....
Tando....
3D Bird House storage
Letters mask
Grid - round mask

IndigoBlu....
Paints - Townhouse Teal, Park Lane, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin.
Gee-Sso Good Gesso - white, black

Other....
Distress Inks - Mermaid Lagoon, Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans.
Heat It Up embossing powder - Silver Pearl
Hot glue

Thanks for popping by, 

Lisa xxx

Faery Door @ Tando

Goodly mornin' to you all. This week at Tando Creative we've been searching at the bottom of the garden looking for mystical creatures and their habitats, looking for faery doors in particular.

Here is what I found at the bottom of my garden...

My faery door was made from the Tando Gothic Arch Layered Frame. It's made from 5 layers plus the back. I layered all the arch pieces up to create a 3D arch but only used 3 layers for the door. 

To create the 'bricks' I used a thick layer of filler from a DIY shop which I mixed with some DecoArt matte medium to make it more sticky and bind together more. When it was all on there, I patted it with a spatula to create texture then ran the edge of the spatula along the arch to create the look of individual bricks.

I then painted the bricks with black and white gesso to give the colour of stone. 

For the door, I wanted to make it more cute than gothic so used a palette of purples and pinks over a coat of white gesso. I used the IndigoBlu English Cottage Artist Acrylic Aladdin and Cinderella paints. After giving it a couple of good coats of colour I sanded it back like crazy to allow the white gesso underneath to show through. I stamped over the top with the 'scratches' stamp from Darkroom Door with Cloudy Sky and Ganache Stazon ink. I then added a coat of DecoArt matte medium to protect it. 

To finish, I painted the number 5 from the Tando Arthur numbers in pink and added some metal embellishments for the door knob and hinge.

Hope you like my take on the Faery Door challenge. You can link your entries via the Tando Website. 

Thanks for popping by, toodles..... 

I would like to enter this creation in to the following challenges:
Petal Lu - anything goes

Haunted House @ Eclectic Ellapu

                                     

Hi folks and a big BOO to you too!!!!! Yes October is here and a new challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu. This months theme is "horror/dark". 
So along with a new month comes another American Holiday us Brits have decided to participate in!! I've never really been in to Halloween, even as a kid and in the crafting world we don't get much Halloween crafting goodies to play with in the UK. The stuff you find is often tacky and usually made of plastic. Not a great starting point.....
BUT NOT THIS YEAR!!! This year I got this.... from Tando Creations website

This is Tando's 3D House Kit. It's fab!!! It comes flat packed so you can decorate each bit flat (which makes it much easier if you're adding messy media like embossing paste...)

So... here is my creation...

Hope you like my haunted house.... 

and hope to see you over at the challenge. 

Toodles for now...

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

That Craft Place - anything goes

The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge - challenge #17 wordsearch 

(I used the words pumpkin, skull and bat.)

DecoArt - mixed media haunts challenge. 

(I used DecoArt Gesso and DecoArt matte medium)

Christmas Decorations @ Altered Eclectics

Welcome to another altered challenge at Altered Eclectics. For this months challenge I have been playing with MDF Christmas shapes.... and lots of mixed media!!!

Here is my creation...

FRONT

BACK

Hope I have got you in the mood to have a play and have a go at altering something today.

See you over at the challenge.

Toodles for now....