Monday...

sees the start of a new themed week over on the Tando blog.  This week we are concentrating on

Back to Basics.

Tando do a great selection of basic shapes in "grab bags" which gives you loads of the same shape in different sizes to add to your projects, and as the chipboard will take just about everything you throw at it they always add something special.  The range also offers a great selection of basic shapes too, so if your looking for inchies, twinchies, domino shapes etc don't forget to visit your local Tando Stockist.

This week I've made this...

I've used an artist trading card as a base then added texture paste thro' a random circle mask.  When dry, I attached a piece off one of the lace effect boards and then covered it all with a layer of gesso. I then attached some prima flowers and a charm, some pearl lace and pins then spritzed all over with with various glimmer mists and dylsusion ink sprays.  High areas were given a touch of viva decor inka gold.  The tando butterfly with coloured with distress inks, outlined with a black pen and then crackle glaze added....edges were then finished off with a distress ink...

Don't forget to keep calling back at the Tando blog each day a different member of the DT posts so loads of different ideas for all that fab chipboard!

TFL xx

Tando Creative Monthly Challenge

Over on the Tando Challenge blog its my turn to showcase my colour piece:-

The brief this month is to create a piece using a minimum of two colours from:-

Purple, Orange, Green and Black

Here is my piece:-

This month I've taken a small canvas and painted it and the easel black adding hi-lights with orange viva decor inka gold.   The canvas had additional texture added by using purple and green paints (therefore using all four colours!!)  Using a selection of Tando Minis from the Hallowe'en pack, I've added colour using distress inks and stains, added shape with the help of a black pen then texture using a variety of mediums...

this month the prize draw is doubled so do pop on over and have a go...


TFL xx

Kathys Sketch file

This is the sketch for October over at Kathy's sketch file...

I made this card:-

the background was created using dylusion ink sprays then using a stencil and water to add some bleaching content, my attempt to "dribble" without a pipette is down the side!!  I then stamped a couple of dylsuions stamps to the side and then bleached out colour again...

Then I made this piece:-

but it told me it wasn't happy and wanted to be part of something much bigger so it turned into this:-

 

which is my third art journalling page - I love this art journalling malarky!! this page consists of texture paste used thro a Tando stencil/mask, acryllic paints,water soluble wax crayons, distress inks, distress stains, tape....loads of bits....the bird stamps (which my OH say's freak him out) are by Paperartsy as is the tape strip they are standing on and the phrase is from a Tim Holtz set of stamps....the date stamp is from a stationers...

Do pop on over to the sketch file Kathy has loads of sketches up for you to have a go at...

TFL xx

cardfest...

I've been having a bit of a cardfest...whenever I start on something I seem to create several along the same lines.....

see what I mean???? All of them use backing papers that I didn't like, so placed a mask over and inked with distress inks, spritzed with perfect pearls and spray inks, then a selection of flowers, bling, Tando chipboard, pins, stamping and doodling finish them all off - one problem these flowers won't allow the card to go into regular envelopes!! good job none were posted hey!! lol

The last one is in black and white as the picture came out really yellow - that will teach me to take photos the night before handing over the card!!

TFL xx

Spooky

Spooky is the theme over at Tando Creative this week...

This time I've tried art journalling...

using dylusion ink sprays I created the first layer.  Then using masks inked using distress inks and water.  Using the Tando Hallowe'en mixed bag and the bottles grab bag - elements were coloured with various mediums before glazes added....I'm really pleased with my first attempt at this...more might follow!!

TFL xx

Tando blog hop.....

Today sees the end of the Tando Creative Birthday week - we've had some fantastic pieces and tutorials  from the DT and what a fitting way to end the week than with a blog hop - the week kicked off with the retailer blog hop (there are still a few hours left to enter this one)  and we finish the week with the DT blog hop - so, welcome to my Tando Blog Hop post.....hopefully you'll have reached my blog from the talented Joanne....if not, want to play along?..then pop on over to the Tando creative blog and start there...follow thro' the hop leaving a post as you go and up for grabs is a very special prize...

Here is my piece...

The base is  the scalloped rounds and was released on the 24th February 2010

Here is what I've done with it:-

The base was painted with gesso and then summer distress inks added...then one of my very first stamp purchases stamped onto the base...this was then stamped onto shrink plastic to add a further two pieces to the bottom....the edges were doodled on using black and white pens and then edged with gold paint.

Your next stop is Gez - if you get lost along the way pop on back to the Tando blog for the scedule of blogs, don't forget - leave a post at every hop and it might be your doorstep that that very special prize lands...

Thank You for joining in and good luck with the prize draw.

Tando 3rd Birthday

It doesn't seem possible that Tando Creative has been trading for 3 years and to celebrate we have a week of celebrations with some wonderful goodies up for grabs....if you've not seen whats going on pop here and join in...

Today is my turn to show my "3" piece - I have created a Happy 3rd Birthday Tando - printers tray...

Detailed instructions are over on the Tando Tutorial blog...so if you'd like to create something similar or use the idea for that special card please do so.....and post your creation to the blog so that we can all share.

There are tutorials going up every day this week so keep an eye out on the blog!

TFL xx