Birds In The Barn @ Tando

ooopppssss... for some reason I posted this over on the Tando blog but never published it on my own... blonde moment!!!
So here it is, a bit behind but...



Hi folks and welcome to today's post for February's colour challenge over @ Tando.

This months colour chart is a gorgeous selection of lemon, lime, greys and blue.

Here is my creation...

birds in the barn

I used the Mini House Printer Tray, Owls chipboard pieces, Minis Owls 2 and the Leaf Branch With Cut Out Leaves from Tando.

To create the printer tray background colour I used white and black gesso to make grey tones. When dry I then randomly dry brushed DecoArt Colbalt Teal Hue and Green Gold over the top. 

background colour

grey tones

colbalt teal hue

green gold

I painted the Minis Owls 2 grey, green gold and primary yellow using the DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics. And I used Colbalt Teal Hue and grey for the other Owls.

twitttttt

twoooooo

Using the Tando Leaf Branch with Cut Out Leaves, I cut all the leaves off the branch and painted them green and yellow using quite a thick layer of paint. 

leaf branch with cut out leaves

primary yellow/green gold

I then arranged the pieces in to and on the house frame to create a bit of depth. 

birds in the barn

bits and pieces I used...

Tando

Mini house printer tray

Owls

Minis owls 2

Leaf branch with cut out leaves

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics
Cobalt Teal Hue 

Green Gold

Primary Yellow

Other... 

Black gesso

Whote gesso

        

Thanks for popping by.

Toodles for now,

Lisa xxx

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

Colour Challenge @ Tando

Hi there, today I'm here with my take on this weeks colour challenge over at Tando.

Here is my creation...

I decided to do a 7.5" x 7.5" card front and I focused on the pinks, purples and greens on the colour palette.

I used the distressed diamonds mask with some filler to get a really thick, textured look. I mixed some crushed olive distress ink with the filler to colour it. 

I then added victorian velvet and tattered rose distress inks to the background and a tiny hint of dusty concord. 

I coloured the mini book plates with dusty concord and used crushed olive and peeled paint distress ink to colour the swirls.

I stamped the word 'cherish' directly on to the card and stamped the word 'forever' on to a separate piece of card. 

I cut the 'forever' up and put it inside the bookplates. I then covered the centre of them with DecoArt Liquid Glass.

Thanks for popping by, Lisa x 

Here are the Tando products I used which are all available on the Tando website. 

             

Trio of Hearts @ Tando

Hi folks, I've called this creation for this weeks 'anything goes' at Tando, 'Trio of Hearts'.

trio of hearts canvas

I started with a square canvas and added lots of layers to the blank canvas to create loads of texture. I used book pages, ribbon, beads, threads, cord, tissue... with DecoArt matte medium to stick everything down. Then painted over it with black gesso. 

crochet yarn to create texture

using book pages and tissue to create texture

I used the Tando Rustic Hearts and the two hearts from the Heart Cogs Mix. I first added a thick layer of DecoArt texture sand paste to the large cog hearts and let them dry. I then painted them using DecoArt Media paints and black gesso. 

DecoArt sand texture paste

texture...

texture...

texture...

I painted the rustic hearts with DecoArt crackle paint, thin in some areas then thicker in others. I then painted them with DecoArt Media paints. 

rustic hearts

layering

rustic hearts trio

media mister

I then sprayed the canvas and the rustic hearts with a couple of sprays of DecoArt white shimmer media mister. 

I stacked the rustic hearts on top of each other and placed all the hearts on the canvas. 


Here are the Tando products I used...available on the Tando Website.

    

trio of hearts canvas

Thanks for stopping by... 

Toodles for now, Lisa x

Welcome to 2016 @ Altered Eclectics

Welcome to a new year and the first challenge of 2016 over at Altered Eclectics. 
We have had a few weeks off during Christmas but are back with another challenge.

So, the only rule at Altered Eclectics is, your entry must be an altered piece. And that's it. Nice and simple. You can enter anything you want, as long as it has been altered. 

Here is what I created....

Tando door hanger and cogs group mask

I used a chipboard door hanger and the cogs group mask from Tando.

I used DecoArt sand texture paste through the mask. When dry, I painted it with Quinacridone Magenta, Quinacridone Violet and Pyrrole Orange and painted the cogs with Green Gold and Metallic Gold.

gorgeous colours from DecoArt Media range

I added some DecoArt Liquid Glass to one of the cogs to give it a glaze. 

DecoArt liquid gloss

Then I painted in between the cogs with white gesso using a dry brush.

'AMAZE'

To finish, I stamped the word 'AMAZE' using the Crafters Companion Textures Stamp - Wonders of the World set 2.

Thanks for popping by, hope to see you over at the challenge.

There's a quick link at the top of my blog.

Toodles for now,

Lisa x

Gift Bags @ Ellectic Ellapu

Hello and welcome to the first challenge of 2016 over at Eclectic Ellapu.
We have had a few weeks off to chill over Christmas but are back with the first of this years challenge. 

The theme is Make/decorate a gift bag.

Here is what I did...

decorated gift bag

I took a ready-made brown paper gift bag and dry brushed white gesso roughly over the front, back, sides and handles of the bag.

I took a piece of thick paper and screwed it up to put creases in it then covered it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and sprayed it with water. I randomly stamped it with a florish stamp and Versafine Vintage Sepia ink to create a subtle effect. Then adhered it to the front centre of the gift bag. 

vintage photo distress ink

flourish stamp

I used some lace ribbon layered with brown woven ribbon and stuck it along the bottom half of the inked card. I then arranged a floral embellishment with paper flowers, paper cord, leaves and an old chain.

lace ribbon

floral embellishment with paper flowers

I did the same at the top of the bag on the handle and added an organza ribbon bow.

organza ribbon

paper cord and chain

Check out the rest of the purple teams creations for this month's challenge. Hope to see you there.

Thanks for popping by,

toodles for now...