Mandala Magic- Fiona Randall

 

 

Good Morning Lovely People. I am sharing a project with Andy's fabulous new release with Creative Expressions. There are some fabulous new stamps and stencils in the range and I have used just two of them in this project.

 

 

 

I decided to create a Mandala Panel using a Tando grey board base cut to size.

 This was then given a coat of Black Gesso.

 The four corners were then given the stencil treatment using Andy's new Mandala  stencil.

The borders were then doodled with a white Posca Paint Pen.

 For the centre tiles I used four  Tiles created from  Tando grey board cut to size to fit within the panel.

 These were then given a coat of white gesso. Once dry Andy's Cosmic Shimmer Artist Pigment Paints in Yellow and Magenta were applied using a brayer.

 The tiles were then stamped  using Andy's new stamp Stonewash in Cosmic Shimmer white chalk paint..

 Next step was to tape all the tiles with masking tape on the back to create one large square.

 I then stamped Andy's new Mandala Stamp with black Archival ink in the centre.

The masking tape was removed from the back to reveal four separate squares again which were then inked around the edges to define.

 The tiles were then attached to the panel with off cuts of grey board to give depth and dimension to finish.

A simple but effective piece of Wall Art using minimal supplies that most of us have in our stash.

Thanks for stopping by today

Stay Safe

Fiona xx

 

Products Used.

 

 

Cosmic Shimmer Artist Pigment Paint- Primary Yellow

 

Cosmic Shimmer Artist Pigment Paint- Primary Magenta

 

Cosmic Shimmer Chalk Paint- Warm White

 

 

Andy Skinner Mandala Stamp

 

Andy Skinner Mandala Stencil

 

 

Tando Grey Board Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 



Mini Album By Heather Thompson

Welcome to another mixed media project for Andy Skinner. This is a mini album I made for Andy. We always have such a great time when we get together with Andy, either its jumping the pond or here on our turf. And I think it is great how much love of life is in the air when Andy is around. I love the books from Tando. This was a little bit of grunge and a lot of texture. I will spare you the inside photos. (Some could be used for blackmail, lol). They will come out when least expected.

There is always a lot of blending and texture when I work on Andy's projects. I enjoy getting lost in the pigments and the brush strokes.

 

Using various elements from the industrial elements set and Di's textured shapes, I did layered the background up with all of my favourite crackle and rust. Between the gears which is very Andy and the heart which is really how we all feel about him, I wanted something that came from the heart.

Between the texture glaze and crackle paint, I love the aged, vintage look the book took. And you can never go wrong with Quinn Gold and Payne's Grey for some shading.

 

I wanted a closure that was Andy, Using rusty wire and a nut and bolt from the Industrial Elements Set, I finagled it to work. It just adds to the project.

I will give you a little sneak peak of some of the blackmail material I have of Andy. Until the next Andy adventure. Thank you for stopping by. 

 

Heather

Supplies:

Creative Expressions

Mixed Media Pastes/Paints

CS Andy Skinner Mixed Media Quick Grab Glue

Paint

CS Andy Skinner Artist Pigment Paints Quinacridone Gold

CS Andy Skinner Artist Pigment Paints Cobalt Teal Hue

CS Andy Skinner Artist Pigment Paints Raw Umber

CS Andy Skinner Artist Pigment Paints Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

CS Andy Skinner Artist Pigment Paints Paynes Grey

CS Andy Skinner Artist Pigment Paints Prussian Blue

Textures 1

Tagtastic 1

Industrial Elements 

France Papillon Tags And Embellishments Kit

Carnival Tag by Nikki K

Morning all,

Today I have a quick and simple tag to share with you, using Andy's new Lava Paste, Embossing Powder and Mixed Media Transfers.  I absolutely love all of these products, and they are super easy to use.

I started by painting a tag with a cream chalk paint, and then a light covering of Dioxazine Purple, making it darker in places to look 'dragged' down the tag.  I took a background stamp, and stamped over with embossing ink, and embossed with clear embossing powder to keep the colour of the tag but give texture.

I added some of Andy's fab transfers in places on the tag, not using all of the transfer but taking it over the edges.  It stood out a bit as my background was quite glossy, and the transfers have a more matte background, so I added some purple ink across the top of the tag to blend the transfers in.  You can still see them perfectly through it.

I had a wooden skull from Halloween last year, so decided to use it, and applied a layer of Lava Paste and heated.  It gave fantastic texture!  To make it stand out even more, I pushed the skull into my embossing ink pad, and embossed with Super Nova embossing powder.
The edge of the tag got the same treatment.  I also added a wash of Dioxazine Purple to the skull so it sank into the crevices of the texture.

Andy's transfers work equally well straight onto Cardstock, so I used the word Carnival, and cut out and inked with a little purple ink, and mounted on the tag.  A dark purple ribbon was added to finish.

Hope it gives you some inspiration. x

Best Wishes,

Nikki K
xxx

If you would like to know

more about my work

You can find me at:

www.nikkikart.blogspot.com

www.instagram.com/NikkiKArtist

www.facebook.com/NikkiKArtist

Products Used:

Lava Paste
Embossing Powder - Super Nova
Mixed Media Transfers - Poe Diversity/Alchemy Plus

DecoArt Media - Dioxazine Purple.
Americana Decor - Lace Chalk Paint.

Stampendous - Andy Skinner Texture Stamp.

Other Supplies:
Versamark Embossing Ink.
Versafine Imperial Purple Ink.

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.

'Tagtastic' Eternal Tag by Nikki K.

Good Morning all,

I'm really happy to be on Andy's blog today sharing a tag I made in blues and greens, with just a touch of Rust.  The tag is from Andy's Tagtastic Kit, and I wanted to give it a different look.

I embossed the tag with a script embossing folder firstly, then painted it white.  On top of this I added several colours of blue-greens, in layers and washes, to build up the background.  Some Patina Antiquing Cream was splashed over to give a matt aspect.

I used one of Andy's stamps, Texture, to stamp the background with, and also some script.

The Heart was given a similar treatment to the background, layering colours and stamping, and then each piece was edged in white to give definition.

The bolts, screws and book plate were given a rust treatment, and then antiqued.  I ran some white round the edge of the tag with my finger.  A bit of rusty wire was added as a little hanger, which I kind of bent into the top of a heart shape.  The label was stamped and aged with a wash of colour.

I hope you like it, don't forget to check out the rest of Andy's team's work on the blog.

Best Wishes,

Nikki K.
xxx

Products Used:

Texture Stamp Set
TagTastic 2 Tando Tags set.
Andy Skinner Industrial Elements (bolts/washers, bookplate)

Andy Skinner DecoArt Media Line:
Pthalo Green Blue
Pthalo Turquoise
Quinacridone Gold
Antiquing Cream - Patina
Tinting Base
Raw Umber
Yellow Iron Oxide

Other Products:
Archival Black Ink
Rusty Wire.

Winged Heart Tag

Hi lovely readers, it's Brenda here with a mixed media tag for you today. I really enjoyed making this as my first team project for 2019.

I focused on the background first with three layers of gesso to build texture and used glazing medium with paint to create the grey layer. Of course next came some quinacridone gold and paynes grey and some stencilling.

I love to create mostly with a focus on using timeworn, vintage, mixed media and collage on my projects. I gathered some bits and pieces to build up a collage band to sit across the tag .....

 

.... and I used one of Andy's stamps to create my focal element.

  

I finished off with the specimen number as I felt it needed a little more balance to the left hand side.

I have a step out at Bumblebees and Butterflies if you's like to see the process of how I built up the layers and textures.

Happy New Year to you all and thanks for stopping by.

hugs Brenda xxx

Supplies

 
Andy Skinner - Stencil - French Elements

Andy Skinner - Stamps - Handle With Care and Skuldoggery

DecoArt - Media white gesso, Americana glazing medium, Media white modeling paste

DecoArt Media fluid acrylics - dark grey value 3, quinacridone gold, paynes grey

 

Tando Creative - Size 8 greyboard tag

A Feast for Crows- Fiona Randall

Happy Halloween.

Today I'm sharing my latest project with an eerie feel befitting the occasion. I wanted to create something different for a change and decided upon a painted canvas called

A Feast for Crows.

This piece came together with Andy's Stamp sets and DecoArt Media paints and mediums.

I started by applying DecoArt Media tinting base to the main substrate and when dry applied  DecoArt Extender Medium to the whole canvas. Whilst still wet I applied  DecoArt Premium Acrylics in Titanium White, Medium Grey Value 3 and Carbon black  with a flat brush. This was then blended with a mop brush to create an ethereal feel to the background. and set aside to dry. Next up I created the pumpkins by applying air dry clay to some Tando Creative grey board circles and sculpting the shape. Once dry these were given a coat of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic. Once dry, DecoArt Media Antiquing cream in black was applied and wiped back.

The Crow from Andy's  Birds and Bones Stamp set was then stamped and fussy cut and set aside. Time to create the moon which was a Tando Creative grey board circle which was given a coat of DecoArt Media Tinting base. Watering Can Archival Ink was then applied to an acrylic stamping block, spritzed with water and applied to the Grey board circle to create the effect of moon craters and dried with a heat too.

Some stamping of gravestones was then applied to the canvas base using Andy's Illusionary Artists Gothic Grunge Stamp Set. All elements were then applied to the canvas base To finish birds in flight were painted on the canvas and black wire curled around the pumpkins to form the roots.

Close up Detail shots.

Thanks for stopping by today

Fiona.

Products used.



Andy Skinner Birds and Bones Stamp Set.

Andy Skinner Gothic Grunge Stamp Set.

DecoArt Media Tinting Base.

DecoArt Media Antiquing Cream- Carbon Black.

DecoArt Premium Acrylics- Carbon Black, Titanium White,Dark Grey Value 3

DecoArt Remium- Extender Medium.

Grab Bag of Grey Board Circles.