TCB Tando Printers Tray Soft Summer Time

Hello, here's my latest project for The Craft Barn Blog. We've been showcasing the ever versatile Tando Creative Printers Trays. I've used the Tando Mini Square Printers Tray and I've gone with Summer in mind creating a soft Shabby Chic feel along with flowers and a sprinkling of Butterflies.

The tray has been painted and has a crackle paint effect, using PaperArtsy paints and crackle glaze. Some stamping with Lin Brown 15 stamps. The main focal elements are made using polymer clay, some molds and Tando chipboard pieces and Woodware punches. I've also used Wow Gold Rich Super Fine embossing powder and also Aged Gold Frantage embossing enamel. You can see the full step by step and details by clicking HERE.

I'm entering this into the following five challenges;

Craft Stamper Take It Make It June Challenge, Texture
Tando Creative Challenge week 2, heat it up
Wow Powders June Challenge, Summer
Stamping Sensations June Challenge, punches/die cuts
Country View Challenges June Challenge, shabby chic

TCB For The Man In My Life

Hello, I'm sharing a project made for The Craft Barn Blog . Our topic being For The Man In Your Life. 

I have altered one of the products from Tando Creative, an MDF Shelf Unit. This make is for my ever loving other half, my partner David. He truly is a brilliant man whom I love dearly. He cares for me with my disabilities and also looks after and takes good care of our four children, four cats and my mum. He never even complains about all the craft stash that arrives regularly, just gets on with things. So David, this is for you.

You can see all the details and steps to make this project by clicking HERE.

The basic rundown is once gesso'd, there's sponging with PaperArtsy Paints, stamping with PaperArtsy Lin Brown 15 and JOFY mini stamps, embossing paste through Tando Gears and TCW stencils and finishing off with Pebeo silver gilding wax.

I'd love to see your comments. And don't forget the weekly challenges at The Craft Barn Blog.

I'm entering this into the following five challenges;

Love 2 Create Challenge #12 anything mixed media

Craft Stamper Take It Make It June Challenge, texture

Mixed Media World #4 Masculine/Fathers day

Tando Creative June week 3 anything goes

The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #13, A year of Choices. MMC#3

Crackle with the Midas touch

Gosh third post today. I was definitely going to finish my tag for the challenges below. And so I have. I've used Tando Creative Diamond Circles stencil and Decoart mixed media crackle paint on to a paint sponged background. Then mixed metallic gilding flakes onto some spare gold die cuts. I've stamped the tag and embellishments with Kaisercraft number background and purple stazon. Not a lot going on because I really wanted to show off that stencil shape. Its my new favourite. 

Apologies for photos as they don't do the colours justice.

Happy crafting

Luv Dawn

I'm entering this into
Tando Creative challenges week 2
That's Crafty challenge gold and silver

TCB Deco Mache Pencil Case

Greetings and Salutations,

This week at The Craft Barn Blog we are sharing our crafty makes using Deco Mache papers. I must say since I first used them a year ago, I'm still loving them.
I've altered a papier mache pencil case that you can buy from The Craft Barn and they're inexpensive and easy to alter with any medium you fancy using.
I've started by adding texture with Grunge Paste through a Tando Harlequin stencil before going on to covering with the Deco Mache papers. The papers made it easy to cover and mold into the grunge paste detail.
I've used Fresco Finish paints and sponged around the edges and highlighted the texture with Lemon Yellow Liquid Pearls, smeared on with a finger. I'll be trying this again, it gives a different look to gilding wax, almost a soft sheen. Try it, see what you think.
This pencil case has been given some feet. A very technical make in itself,  (joking) using rolled up paper and glue.
A die cut butterfly finishes it off as a simple embellishment.
You can see full details and pictures of how I made this over on The Craft Barn Blog. See you there and please if you will, leave us a comment, we do enjoy reading them.

Bye for now
Happy crafting

 

I'd like to enter this into
Tando Creative, March week one colour challenge.
(The colours are within my papers more muted)

Country View Challenges March, Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge, Anything Goes
As You Like It Challenge,favourite anything but a card

 (favourite because easy to make and useful and looks pretty)
Pan Pastel Uk, Challenge 5, Stencil It



 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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March calendar with The Craft Barn

Hello crafty friends,

I wonder how many have said they can't believe it's March already. I know I did.

I'm sharing my March Calendar Page for The Craft Barn blog Calendar Challenge. This month the prompts are Rabbits and Yellow.  A great theme to remind spring will arrive soon. So do come over and check out the challenge and more inspiration from the Design Team.

And there's also Free Postage from The Craft Barn with lots of lovely new products too.

Here's my calendar page for March.

I've had a go at at drawing a rabbit, this must be the first time I've had a try at drawing my own image. I also opened a new tin of ColorSoft pencils, as I usually use Polychromo pencils. Definitely a difference there.

There's some debate in my household as to what the drawing looks like,  I'm going for a dwarf rabbit lol.

My background started with yellow pattern paper and I've used three Tando Creative stencils along with various distress inks and Imagination Crafts Butterfly gilding stamp set. Finished with some pale yellow liquid pearls which I've heated so they bubble, I do like the crackle and pop sound it makes when heating.

Thank you for popping by, please leave a comment, I do so love to read them and appreciate then.

Happy crafting

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges;

Stampotique Designers challenge 184 bring me sunshine
Lisa B Designs Inked Backgrounds challenge
Imagination Crafts Challenge Blog, March, Anything Goes
Country View Challenges, March, Anything goes
Pan Pastel UK Blog challenge 5, Stencil It

Tando in Cardmaking

Hi guys, it's my turn over on The Craft Barn blog. This week the design team and guests are sharing how we've used some Tando Creative minis in card making. 

Be great to see you there. The blog is now back on blogger so it's really easy to leave comments. Let us know what you think.

Heads up....The Craft Barn are offering Free Postage on orders. More pennies to spend on craft stash I say, there's plenty to buy for a couple of quid. I personally like the Perfect Prints Paper pads for £1.99 - bargain.

Onto what I've made this week. I'm using the lovely Tando mini Butterflies pack (covered with paper, shock, (no paint)) and the gorgeous Prima Wishful Thinking papers. My sentiment is from Kaisercraft Telegraph Road stamp set. And a Woodware huge scallop punch

Last I just had to add some bling and buttons. I'd be lost without them. Buttons I can spend an hour just rifling through them. Buttons j'adore x

There are step by step instructions over on the blog. Click Here to be transported to lots of crafty inspiration.

I'm entering this into the following challenge.

Tando Creative Challenge February week 2, Use Paper.
Papertake Weekly Bingo..punches,free,buttons

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