Vintage Week

This week its Vintage week over on the Tando Creative Blog and its my turn to kick off the weeks pieces....

I seem to have developed a liking for this paperblocking, paint and then texture paste (this one is paperartsy grungepaste and black acrylic), with treasure gold over the top! so that is the base on this Tando Creative ATC base....I then coloured some kraft paper with red distress ink and cut out using the tattered florals die...making it up into the flower shown.  The frame is a Tando bookplate which was coloured using treasure gold and then a coating of distress glaze, the backing is from a graphics 45 paper pad, a couple of pins finished it all off.

Don't forget to pop over to the Tando blog during the week there are some great projects lined up by the DT.

Also, don't forget that Tando Creative are looking for 2 more DT members to join the team...please pop over to the blog to see the instructions for applying.

TFL xx

class at Birds in the Barn, Essex

A couple of Friday's ago Janet, Ang and myself set off along the A12 to Birds in the Barn in Marks Tey where we did a workshop with the lovely Hels Sheridan and this is what I made:-

A hanging using a substrate and loads of different technqiues - we had a great day out and spent a few pennies!!! lol

I'm getting really bad at this blogging malarky! really must try harder!

TFL xx

clocks and time

is this weeks theme over at Tando Creative....today its my turn to show you my piece:-

A Tando ATC base which was coloured using distress inks, splattered with water and then I used the cogs mask over the top. The clock and key are from of Janet, thanks Janet, and are an alterations die...I've added watch hands and a brad which I coloured using treasure gold, the centre piece was raised using glossy accents - the text is from a Technique Tuesday stamp set....

Don't forget to pop on over to the Tando blog for more time ideas this week.

TFL xx

tags week

This week has been all about TAGS over on the Tando Creative blog.  Today is my turn to show you my tag:-

The base is a size 8 tag which was coloured using distress inks and then flicked with water - sometimes its good to go back to basics with older products - then I stamped part of a prima text stamp around the edges, only inking it on the 3/4th impressions.  Taking my tando products I painted them all with distress paint - then once dry I doodled on them with black pen before adding either glossy accents or crackle accents.  The tando minis used were:- butterflies, flowers, rabbits, key and swirls then a piece of border for the base.

This week has seen some fab tags over on the blog do pop on over and take a look...

TFL xx

Out of the Hat Challenge - last post

Today sees my last piece as Guest DT member of the Out of The Hat Creations Challenge blog.  Its been a great month and I've visited some lovely blogs, most of which I suspect I wouldn't have come across otherwise.

My final piece is titled:-

HEARTS AND SWIRLS

The base is a Tando ATC which was coloured using distress ink - the same ink was used to colour three mini hearts (a pack of these are up for grabs) and some mini arrows - I then added a coating of Ranger Crackle glaze to these parts.....the swirl, from Purple Onion Designs,  was stamped directly onto the ATC and embossed with gold embossing powder....a bit of bling and a word sticker on the hearts finished off the piece.

This month has been sponsored by Tando Creative who have kindly donated this lovely selection of minis for one lucky Out of The Hat Challenge player...

A Big Thank You to the Out of the Hat ladies, Janet, Sandra and Chrissie for having me join them this month - its been great...

TFL

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Out of the Hat challenges - Circus

I can't believe that its already the 3rd week of my Guest DT spot over at Out of The Hat creations Challenge blog, this week the theme is:-

CIRCUS

This time I've created a journalling page:-

The base is dylusion ink sprays with various stamps and doodles and other paint effects added....ticket stubs have been added at the side.  The images are all from Fruebels freebies....

I can't wait to see what others have created on this theme - its one you either like or loathe I think.

This month this prize is up for grabs -

a lovely range of Tando Creative Minis kindly donated by Di at Tando Creative.

Don't forget to pop over to the Challenge blog to see what the DT have created.

TFL

New Beginnings

is the theme over on the Tando Challenge blog this month.  This week its my turn to show you my piece.

I've made a tag for a new baby! using my distress paints on a white piece of card stock I created the background then cut out using the alterations tag die - the stamp is by Purple Onion Stamps and baby was hi-lighted using glossy accents, doodling and distress ink darkened the edges.  Tando mini buttons and the heart were also swirled into the distress paint before being given a glaze of distress crackle paint.

Do pop on over to the challenge blog and see what the other DT members have come up with and also if you enter you'll be in with a chance of winning some fab tando goodies.

TFL xx