Tando Sponsor Spotlight No.2

Welcome to the second of our Sponsor Spotlight posts at OCC in April.

This month our Sponsor is....

 And we have our amazing Trish here today to share with you a brilliant creation using a Tando set - and her creation is as wonderful, bright and dazzling as always! You have in for a treat today!

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Hello! I am thrilled to be sharing a project today, using an amazing kit from TANDO CREATIVE!

The kit I used is the MDF shelf kit, with a heart cut out. This one!

Once I'd finished with it, it looked like this:

These kits are made from sturdy 3mm MDF, so they will hold all sorts of stash! I glued it together first..

Then added a layer of old book pages...

Once this was dry, I gave the shelf the 'Trish' treatment... lots of smeary paint, with stencilling and stamping! This is the base layer...

Even though some detail won't be seen, it's good to get lots in at this point!

When you receive your kit, you'll find that the heart cut out in the shelf needs to be popped out. This means you have a heart shaped embellishment to use! I drew around this on a sheet of masking film...

I cut the hearts out and applied them to the shelf. Difficult to see because they're clear :)

Just about visible! I then added more layers of colour, stencilling and stamping...

The heart masks were covered with this layer....

Once removed, the masks reveal the design underneath...

I then doodled!

Lots of doodling!

The darker colours in the second layer contrast nicely with the first layer...

I even doodled around the cut out heart!

A coat of clear varnish and the design won't chip off or get discoloured when you start to use it as storage.

I hope you like it!  

Don't forget, our Gypsy Fayre challenge still has a few days left to run! You could be the randomly picked winner who receives a set of Tando goodies!

You will find all the details HERE

Have a fabulous day, Trish xx

Tando Sponsor Spotlight No.1

Hi everyone!

     Laura here with the first of our two Sponsor Spotlights this month from Tando Creative!

Tando is such a fantastic company with so many items to choose from. This month I chose to work with their latest release designed by Andy Skinner - Industrial wings kit. 

 Included in this amazing kit is a long tag, two sets of industrial wings, a set of circles, a heart, small cog and bookplate - amazing value for just £3.99!!!

I also chose the Andy Skinner Industrial Bolts/Washers kit - because it is obviously a perfect addition to this lovely set.

     I knew I wanted to work with muted colours and chose to focus on my favourite colour combination of turquoise and brown.

All paints used are Decoart Media Fluid Acrylic paint. 

I started with the long tag. I painted it with Burnt Umber. This was then given a coat of Decoart Weathered wood and followed with a coat of white paint. This of course crackled beautifully.

I then used a stencil by Andy Skinner to stencil numbers at the top and bottom of the tag using Burnt Umber mixed with water and dabbed on with a sponge to give a muted look. 

 I then coated the entire tag with a wash of Burnt Umber because I wanted it to look aged and distressed. I then dry brushed the top and bottom with Cobalt Turquoise Hue

      The edges of the tag were dabbed with Burnt umber using a finger smeared along the edges....great fun!

I then splattered some very diluted white acrylic paint all over the tag with a paintbrush.

The wings were painted white and then dry brushed with the Cobalt Turquoise Hue paint mixed with white paint. I then applied Decoart Media Crackle Glaze and left it to dry. When dry I covered it with a mix of Carbon Black and English Red Oxide Antiquing cream. 

 When dry I wiped away with a damp cloth leaving the crackles highlighted. The wings were also given a splash of diluted white acrylic paint

The heart was painted with White acrylic paint and then had strips of french dictionary paper added.

 Crackle glaze was applied and when dry I covered it with a coat of Raw Umber antiquing cream. This was then cleaned away and a coat of Decoart Media Ultra matte varnish was applied

The book plate was given the crackle treatment too after applying a coat of Cobalt Turquoise Hue mixed with white.

I stuck the word adventure from the chit chat stickers into the bookplate

The industrial set includes washers and bolts of all sizes and shapes. 

I gave them the rust treatment with a coat of Decaort Media Sand Texture Paste followed by Paynes Grey mixed with white paint. This was followed by a wash of Paynes grey, then a coat of the magical Quinacridone Gold (a paint I can't live without!) 

I decided to cut the cog in half and place one piece either side of the heart and I glued the other bolts and washers around them.

This built up to a nice grungy centerpiece of the tag

And there is the finished tag!

Hope you like my sponsor spotlight for today! Check out all the items Tando Creative sell on their website. And enter this months Gypsy Fayre challenge and you could be the lucky winner of a bundle of Tando goodies to play with!

Happy crafting!

Laura

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The Return of the Challenge Winner and Top 3

            Laura here to bring you my Winner and Top 3 for my 'Return of the Challenge' challenge

I loved all the wonderful entries - Thanks so much to all who entered. We hope you all had fun revisiting the old challenges here at Our Creative Corner!

As always the entries were so amazing and it was very difficult to judge. I really didn't have an easy time choosing my winner and Top 3...I wish I could pick everyone!

But before I announce those winners I would like to announce the Sponsor prize winner 

Our wonderful sponsor last month was

Artistic Outpost

The randomly drawn winner for the $15 voucher for Artistic Outpost stamps is....

sarascloset

Congratulations Sara! Please contact us via the email on the sidebar to claim your prize


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And now onto the winner of the challenge.....


Two Mad Dahlias

 

This is so beautiful! I totally adore this creation. I really love photos being used in this way. 

It is so gorgeous, creative and just amazing. 


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And now for my Top 3 (in no particular order)

 Aisha

Amazing texture, love the blend of colours and beautiful decorations - I love this altered notebook

 Sew Paper Paint

This creation is stunning! I love the mix of colours, texture and images. I have always love vivid green and blue mixed with vintage sepia - and this is such a wonderful example of how well these colours work together

Felix the Crafty Cat 

Beautifully made and full of grungy gears - gorgeous!
Such a unique and quirky creation - really wonderful!

Thanks to all who entered this challenge - It was lovely to see all the amazing entries!

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If you want to be the a winner here at Our Creative Corner and appear here as our Top Talent then this month is your last chance to do so.....

Join in Candice's Gypsy Fayre Challenge and you could be appearing here as our guest and show off your work and answer some questions so we can find out more about you!

We are also featuring Tando as our Sponsor this month - you could be randomly picked to win a surprise package of Tando goodies!

Happy Crafting!

Laura

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Gypsy Fayre

Hi everyone!

Laura here! It is time for a new challenge here at Our Creative Corner, but first we have some very important news!

We have a new team member joining us this month! I am sure you will all know her amazing work and will welcome her with open arms!

Joi @RR

Welcome Joi! We hope you will have a wonderful time here at Our Creative Corner! We are thrilled that you have joined our team!

We also have some more news....

There will be some changes to Our Creative Corner in a few months time. 

From July we will no longer be providing Sponsor prizes to randomly selected winners.

We will also not be featuring a Top Talent each month.
The interview format of Top Talent has been running at OCC since October 2012 and, although it has been so wonderful to showcase our winners, the time has come to move on and do new things....

....so if you have ever wanted to be our Top Talent this month is your last chance!!!!

Enter this months challenge and you could be at OCC designing something to share with us and answering some questions....

 Our Creative Corner will still be featuring a monthly challenge and it will remain the inspiring challenge blog it has always been and the wonderful DT will continue to share with you some brilliant inspiration along the way....

We will be focusing on things a little differently and there will be lots of new surprises and fun in the future....

So stay tuned!!!

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Hi everyone! Candice here!

 This month I want you to craft with the soul of a gypsy and share the wonder with us.... 

Gypsy Fayre

Blessed are the gypsies. The makers of music, artists, writers, dreamers of dreams, wanderers and vagabonds, children and misfits: for they teach us to see the world through beautiful eyes

This month's challenge invites you to let us see your gypsy nature.  

Gypsies are wanderers, purveyors of exquisite things, mysterious things, free-spirited bohemians curating the beauty of life and sharing the wonders with you as the travel along.

So for the challenge let your creativity run wild and free like a gypsy 

I want you to create interesting items you might imagine finding at a traditional Gypsy Fayre.

You may create whatever your gypsy heart desires, but it must....

contain at least 3 colours from the featured colour palette 

or 

  show us how your project is inspired by this gorgeous ode to the gypsy soul!

Come and share your Gypsy inspired creations with us and you would be a winner!

Our Sponsor this month is

Tando Creative

Tando will be sending our randomly selected winner a bundle of surprise goodies this month! Definitely a prize worth winning!

You could also be our last Top Talent here at Our Creative Corner! You could be our Top 3!

Come and see what the wonderful team at OCC made to inspire you this month....




Candice

I can't imagine a gypsy fayre without lots of bright, colourful, jewelry and whimsical accessories. I am a huge lover of Bohemian headbands and bohemian glass and metal jewelry. I took free rein, made some flowers, sewed some sequins, did some braiding and macrame and incorporated all the colours in the colour palette into a bohemian headdress, with a matching ring and earrings.  

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Jennie

I took as many colours as I could from the Gypsy Palette and then added 

different elements which reminded me of the wonderful colourful caravans 

I have been so lucky to see. A colourful adventure for one who does not 

normally work with such bright colours!

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  Ana

For this challenge I decided to show you a journal page....

a page full of secrets and dreams of  beautiful soul...gypsy soul... 

 She had the heart of a hippie, 

the spirit of fairy, and the soul of gypsy.

 She wore flowers in her hair and carried magic secrets in eyes.....

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Julia

 

When I was a child, gypsy folk regularly came round selling heather 

for good luck. I've re-created one of these sprigs using some dried heather

 I collected in the Highlands of Scotland. I've imagined that the sprigs 

could be displayed on a vintage style tag for selling at the fayre. 

The second photo is just to show you the colours as the light was so poor today!

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Lys

I was carried away by the gypsy fair and I imagined a travel: my

carousel turns and shows different tags, as different sides of the rich

 and open gypsy soul...

 

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 Trish

I created a bracelet..... Whilst bohemian and individual, the 

handstamped 'gypsy' charm grounds the wearer with her sense of 

identity, wherever her gypsy soul may travel. 

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 Jan

  

 I took three colours from Candice's Gyspy pallette and created 

a wall hanging from found objects, vintage lace and silk. 

 I used old sari silk in an embroidery hoop 

because the true Romany Gypsies are meant to originate from India.

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 Laura

An unusual bracelet is what came to my mind when I first found out
about Candice's challenge and this really fits the 'Ode to the gypsy soul'-
because I was certainly in need of a change and adventure -being a bit mojo-less-
I definitely went on a wonderful adventure creating this rustic piece of
 jewelry that would fit perfectly in a Gypsy Fayre.

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 Joi

Meet Misty the Gypsy Nag!
Misty is a mystical horse with old gypsy soul. She has pulled a Conestoga Wagon with pride most of her life. She comes from a long blood line of Gypsy Fayre and has the right to 'nag' others with her wisdom!  When her wagon is parked... she loves wandering through the paths and woods with a happy adventurer on her back. Misty also loves to just run free - going no where - flying across the terrain!  Inviting YOU to FLY FREE with this challenge! 

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WOW!!! What beautiful projects everyone! I am blown away with all the exquisite creativity!

 Can't wait to see everyone's Gypsy Fayre creations this month!

Happy Crafting

Candice
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