The Craftarage Studio

Sunday, 6 March 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.

Saturday, 20 February 2016

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...

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

Monday, 1 February 2016

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...

Saturday, 23 January 2016

Anything Goes @ Tando

Hi folks. Today's blog post is for the Tando Creative blog and this week's theme is 'anything goes'.

For this week's challenge I decided to play with the Tando numbered clock large. I actually started this project during the Ministry of Mixology workshop and never had chance to finish it.

I used lots of yummy DecoArt Media products on my clock including the DecoArt Media fluid acrylics and crackle paint.

just scrummy!

gorgeous crackle!

crackle, crackle, crackle!

I'm loving the crackle paint at the moment. It is so easy to use and dries super quick so I don't feel like I'm waiting for days to get on with the project.

I added some IndigoBlu mega flakes on the edges of some of the numbers and the clock hands to give them a bit of sparkle and a bit of texture.

morris dance mega flakes

I also added a layer of clear embossing powder over the crackle paste to add some shine.

layer of clear embossing powder

Tando numbered clock large

Thanks for popping by,

toodles for now.

Sunday, 10 January 2016

colour theme @ Tando

Hi folks and welcome to my 1st post of 2016!!! Hope Christmas and New Year was enjoyable for you all.

My 1st 2016 post is for the colour theme challenge over at Tando.

Here is the gorgeous colour palette for January.

For this project, I decided to do something simple using ATC chipboard shapes. I chose 3 to work on and added more chipboard embellishments to present hopes for the new year.

Here is what I did....
(the blue looks a bit lighter on the photos than on the colour palette....)

I love these chipboard pieces. They are just the right size to add embellishments to.

plate #1

plate #2

plate #3

I used lots of products to add texture to the plates. DecoArt crackle paint, DecoArt sand texture paste, DecoArt matte medium, Mustard Seed distress embossing powder and Distress Ink along with Stamp-It Australia 'Time to Dream' stamp set.

texture, texture, texture

I first added texture paste and crackle paint to the blank chipboard plates then painted them with different tones of blue from the colour chart.

I added the different chipboard embellishments and used Mustard Seed Distress Ink on areas of the embellishments then used Mustard Seed Distress Embossing Powder (which I love, by the way) over the top to highlight.

lovin' the Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder
- Mustard Seed

I then stamped some of the words from the Stamp-It Australia 'Time to Dream' stamp set on a white cosmetic tissue and used DecoArt Matte Medium to adhere it to the plates.

dream.....
- matte medium

I think I am defo going to do some more of these in the future. They are fabulous for turning in to tags, for journal pages or to be used simply on their own.

plates #1, #2 & #3

Thanks for popping by, I hope you like my 1st project of 2016. Many more to come....