Sunday.........

another week over and we're closer to Christmas!!! lol

Yesterday Janet and I headed off down the A12 to Birds in the Barn for a day's class with Jo Firth-Young - I haven't finished my project but will blog it when I have...we were also joined by Jacqui, so us Suffolk girls made up 1/2 the class!! lol

Today its my turn to close the Tag week over on the Tando blog, so here is my tag...

I started off cutting cream cardstock with the alterations tag die...then the base was painted with paperartsy Fresco paint...when dry and using the Tando sequin waste stencil, I stencilled white fresco paint onto the tag....when dry, using the Andy Skinner vogue mask I used grunge paste for the image and then rubbed the left overs over the edges - the lady form was painted using squid ink mixed with snowflake (fresco paint again!! lol) using less snowflake for the edges..... the minis (buttons and arrow) were also painted and then stamped using my fav crackle stamp by Cherry Pie stamp..... this stamp was also used to add texture to the back of my tag.... I added a few pieces of washi tape and left over trim to the edges and then edged my tag using neocolour 2 waxs and then dragged the colour in using a paint brush - you will note that the colour is paler in some places this is due to the grungepaste that was spread onto the edges....a white posca pen was used to scribble on the dress form....a couple of pieces of bling finished it all off...

There  have been some fab tags this week over on the Tando blog pop on over and take a look...

TFL xx

ITS CHALLENGE DAY

As its Wednesday its challenge day over on the Tando blog.... today also sees the launch of our November theme which is:-

PINK, GREEN AND ORANGE

so, here's my take on the theme...

the base is cut from cream cardstock and sprayed with pink, orange and green dylusion ink sprays - using paperartsy fresco paints I've added pink lines and circles - I've taken two Tando leaves and three mini Tando flowers and painted these with acryllic paints and then covered the flowers and tag with Paperartsy satin glaze (which is why the middle flower has thrown back the flash) the tando bookplate was painted with orange paint, stamped with my favourite crackle stamp and glazed with Ranger matt accents..... matching ribbon and a tassel finished off the tag.

Don't forget to take a look at the Tando Creative Challenge blog and if you take part you might be this months winner!!

TFL

ADVENT HOUSE CLASS - PAPERMAZE

Have you seen the fab Tando Advent House newly created for this year?

If you fancy having a go at putting on of these great houses together, learning some new techniques at the same time and going home with a great Christmas decoration then pop on over to the Papermaze shop and book your place...

Here are a couple of sneak peaks....

TFLxx

same but different week

Occassionally over on the Tando Creative blog we do a "same but different" week - this is where the dt all have the same product and we show what we do with it.... as we're all so different in our styles its fun to see what we all come up with...

This time we each have:-

a pair of 3d coffins...

I already knew what I wanted to do, so before I made up the coffins I coloured, masked and painted the bases and lids.....

this is my finished piece:-

a set of Trick or Treat Coffins....

my treat coffin...the base was painted using PA fresco paint...then I stencilled over the top using the cobweb 2 mask....a spider from the grab pack and a skull were painted, hi-lighted and added to the box...

whats inside???

skeleton chocolates.....lol

now for the trick...

the base was painted and then I scraped black paint with an old store card.... tim holtz halloween tape was wrapped around the lid...trick was some wooden letters that were painted and then glossy accents added...skull as per the treat box... so whats inside this one????

ewww....lol

don't forget to pop over to the blog to see what the other dt members come up with... 

TFL xx

Free for all - Tando Creative

boy don't these weeks fly past? we're nearly at the end of October already.....very scary... and more so..

this:-

Spooky ATC...lol

The base is a Tando ATC blank which was painted using acryllic paint then stamped with black ink and my fab Cherry Pie Crackle stamp....I then ran a neocolour 2 purple wax crayon around the edges before bringing in the colour using water and a paint brush!! a piece of ranger washi halloween tape was fixed to the side and hi-lighted in the same way at the edges.....the pumpkins were painted and then embossed using ranger antiquities frosted crystal powder.....the skull was painted with paperartsy fresco paint, stamped with the crackle stamp and eyes and mouth hi-ighted.... the bat was painted and then given a covering of glossy accents.....

TFL xx

FLYING THINGS

has been this weeks theme over on the Tando Creative blog...there have been some fabulous pieces this week from the DT and today its my turn to finish off the week with this:-

I adhered some bats to the base and then covered with several layers of paperartsy fresco paints....I then scratched the bats back before adding eyes and outlining with a dry brush and black paint...the bat is from the bat grab bag...

push open the top....and whats inside?

boo! lol the base is a layered coffin with cobweb detail....and a skeleton has been added from the pair of skeletons set... I have added distress glitter to the cobweb... the skeleton was painted using my fav paints and then stamped using the cherry pie crackle stamp.....


TFL xx

SPOOK IT.....

is the theme over on the Tando creative Challenge blog this month and today its my turn to share my piece:-

Tando have got some fabulous halloween pieces this year - I have taken the"layer arch with cobweb" as my base - I adhered some bats from the grab bag to the base, I cut down the middle size of the tombstones from the graveyard set and adhered this to the base before painting over it all with paperartsy fresco paints..... I then painted the outer frames with the same greys and then added treasure gold..... I overstamped the edges using a cherry pie crackle stamp....the cobwebs were covered with distress glitter...fab stuff..... I adhered the two  bases together and then balanced the small tree from the graveyard pack inbetween the layers to try and create depth....a spider from the grab bag was added to the web...

Pop on over to the Challenge blog and see the other pieces there...the challenge is to create a piece based on our monthly theme, you don't have you use any Tando products, but, if you do you'll be entered into the draw to win a selection of Tando goodies (of your choice) twice!!! see you there.

TFL