It's all Black and White-Fiona Randall

 

 

Morning all Fiona here with a project using some of Andy's New and older released stamps from Creative Expressions and  grey board substrates from Tando Creative.

 

With the current situation that is amongst us worldwide the title of this project was very apt and the message clear. Stay Safe my friends.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs Fiona x

 

 

Products Used.

 

 

Cosmic Shimmer Chalk Paint Warm White

 

 

Andy Skinner Stamp- Grunge Wallpaper

 

Andy Skinner Stamp-Skull of Spades

 

Andy Skinner Stamp- Stonewash

 

Andy Skinner Stamp- Create

 

 

Andy Skinner - Industrial Elements Kit

 

Tando Creative Grey Board Sheets.

 

 

Personal Stash.

 

Ranger Archival Ink Pad- Black

 

Black Chalk Paint

 

Home Made Sunray Stencil

 

Posca Paint Pen- White.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Media Board - Book Panel - Brenda

I have been having fun with chipboards for this project. I love layering up greyboard shapes but sometimes they end up protruding too high especially if you want to use some in a journal or on media boards. So for this project I have soaked some of my Andy greyboard shapes and pulled them apart and it's amazing how you can then play with distressing the layers of the greyboard and even get to put some back together again to create different shapes as I have done here.

I am using a piece of greyboard cut to the size I want as a page for the Andy book I am making.

I took my chosen greyboard shapes and soak the ones I wanted to split into thinner pieces and distress. These can be dried with a heat gun.

I split the industrial wings into 4 pieces and took the two thinnest ones for this project. When they were dry I glued them together to create a new shape with a hole in the centre and added the very distressed heart. I decided to use a retro palette for the rest of the colouring up.

There are more details and photos over at Bumblebees and Butterflies if you would like to see how this came together.

Thanks for stopping by.

hugs Brenda xxx

Supplies

Andy Skinner stamps - Stampendous - Curiosity and Unexplained

Andy Skinner greyboard shapes - Tando Creative - Industrial Wings, heart and miscellaneous pieces from kits.

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - cerulean blue and prussian blue, quinacridone red, carbon black, cobalt turquoise, transparent red iron oxide, titan buff, yellow oxide

DecoArt Media Speciality - white gesso, white crackle paste, matte medium, heavy gel medium, 

ultra matte varnish.

Hidden - Upcycled tape pen, light bulb and Andy elements

My project this month is called 'Hidden'
So many of us are going through things that no-one else can see.

 I love how the bulb looks like an eye from above.

I have been using tape runners in my classes for a long time now and I was determined to find a way to use them in a project rather than just throw them away!

 The wire flower bent into a flower shape and pushed into the plastic roller that the tape used to wind around. I layered up some of Andy's elements to make a mechanical flower centre.

The oval shaped area in the middle is an inner part of the runner.

The flower at the bottom of the bulb is the bigger part of the roller mechanism....I heated it with a heat gun until it melted and folded into a flower shape, which was the perfect holder for the bulb!

Scraps of lace and sequin on a roll were layered across the tag.

I stamped and embossed some of the words from Andy's 'Word Up' set, stuck the words inside paperclips and added them to more twisted wire. For more details and steps, have a look at my blog https://craftyhumphreys.blogspot.com/.

Thanks for looking.
Suz
xxx

Products used:
DecoArt: White gesso, Decoupage Glue, Media Fluid Acrylics; Titan Buff, Prussian Blue, Quinacridone Gold, Raw Umber, Rusty Wire, paper clips, lace, sequin on a roll, elements from the Andy's kits.

Mechanical Fish

Hi all,
Here's a little piece of wall art with some mechanical elements that I had a lot of fun making!
Here's what two of the layers looked like at the start......

I used lots of elements from Andy's greyboard kits: 'Tagtastic 2' and ' Industrial Shabby Tag'. You can see all his kits here.  I even used the 'waste' piece as a mid layer! Crackle paint and Snow Tex gave lots of texture. Decoupage glue and Heavy Gel Medium worked a treat, and the Media Fluid Acrylics were gorgeous to use as always.

You can see the Crackle Paint with the Antiquing Cream better in this pic. And the Snow Tex with Metallic Lustre on top.

Some Rusty wire and metal cogs and hey presto! 
For a really detailed tutorial on how I made this, have a look at my blog here.Thanks so much for looking! Here's another close ups, plus a pic of the products used. 

 Products used....plus the rusty wire, cogs and a bit of chain to hang up the artwork.

 To find the DecoArt Products I used, and a list of suppliers, go to DecoArt.com.

Mechanical Fish Tag by Monika Maksym

 Hi !
It's Monika here with my latest tag.  

To start with I've painted my tag with black gesso, then using brayer I've applied a layer of chalky finish paint in revive. To add some interest to the background I've used my favourite  Andy's Tech trauma and Steampunk stamps.

 

Next step was to create textured tiles and fish elements. I've cut the greyboard into a small rectangular shapes. Then using texture sand paste, modeling paste and stencils I've added different textures to each of the tiles and fish pieces. Then I've painted them with chalky finish and acrylic paints, stamped on and glued them on the tag and fish mdf base.

 

 

 To finish it off  I have added washes of paynes grey, english red oxide and quinacridone gold, some paint splatters and rusty wire.

Thank You for stopping by, I hope You've enjoyed my post.

Monika, x

 Products used:

 
Tech Trauma Stamp Set by Illusionary Artists

 

 STEAMPUNK rubber stamp set

Andy Skinner Stencil - INDUSTRIAL ELEMENTS

 

Andy Skinner Stencil - MADE TO MEASURE 

 

 

Andy Skinner Scrapmetal Fish and Heart

Andy Skinner Industrial Elements Bolts/Washers sheet

Decoart Media Fluid Acrylics -  Paynes Grey, English Red Oxide, Quinacridone Gold

Decoart weathered wood medium

Decoart Chalky Finish Paint - , Revive, Yesteryear

Decoart Media  Modeling Paste Decoart Media

 Texture Sand Paste

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Sacred Secrets with patina effect by Monika Maksym

Hi! 
It's Monika here with my latest project.  This time I've decided to show you the latest kit designed by Andy and made by Tando Creative. This set comes with many elements, you can use them all in one project or separate them like I did. 

I start with painting each element with tinting base which works great as a primer. Then industrial wings were covered with modelling paste to create rough texture and painted black along with cog and bolts. I've also used antiquing cream as it helps to accent the lovely texture. Then I've rubbed on a little bit of metallic lustre wax. The frame was painted with crackle paint and sliglthy aged with antiquing cream and a black paint. 

On the main piece that was painted in black first I've used weathered wood medium and grey paint on top. To add more character to it I've added a washes of media acrylic fluids, streaks and splatters of paint. Then a word was stamped on it. Little heart was painted with turquoise paint, liquid glass and some micro beads were added on then I've rubbed some metallic lustre wax on the little frame and top crown.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you like it
Monika

Products used:

 Word Up & Numbers Stamp Set by Illusionary Artists

http://www.andyskinnercrafts.com/store/c10/Illusionary_Artists_Stamps.html

Andy Skinner Sacred Secrets kit  by Tando Creative
ASSACRED

 

Mixed Media Acrylics -  yellow oxide, burnt sienna, english red oxide, carbon black, medium grey value 6

Decoart Metallic Lustre in Copper Kettle and Brilliant Turquoise 

Decoart weathered wood

Decoart Tinting Base

Decoart Antiquing Cream in Raw Umber and Patina Green Decoart

Decoart Media Modelling Paste 

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