Thursday, July 21, 2016

Tando Creative Blog Hop--a Halloween Project



Welcome to the Stampendous and Tando Creative Mixed Media Blog Hop.  This collaboration is really taking me out of my proverbial "box" with the chance to try something really different.  Today, I am using the Triple Arch Layered Frame by Tando Creative.  Who is Tando Creative?  They are a UK based company that sells various interesting chipboard products, Andy Skinner stamps, Nathalie Kalbach stamps and Stampendous Essential Kits.  But, I get way ahead of myself.  What everyone REALLY wants to know is, "Are there prizes?"  Why, yes there are!



To be eligible, leave a comment and where you live on the Stampendous blog, Tando Creative blog and the designers blogs. Each comment is an entry to win one of THREE terrific prize packages. This is open to all commenters with either a US or UK mailing address.
Each prize package includes a Tando Creative Mini Heart Printer Tray plus Stampendous NK Studio Fiesta Stamp Set.

Now that we know what the prizes are, it is back to my post.  My project today is Halloween themed, and was wickedly fun to make.  Here it is:
I used the Triple Arch Layered Frame, the Haunted Mansion Rubber Stamp,  Owl on Oak Stencil, Long Pumpkins Stencil, Regular Embossing Paste, and some Graphic 45 Rare Oddities paper.  All the coloring was done with the humble 24 pack of Crayola Crayons.  The distressing was done with Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylics in Carbon Black.  The picture on the right shows a little more detail on the Haunted Mansion stamped image.  It was colored first with crayons and then wrinkled and painted over with the black paint.  I removed the paint with a damp cloth.

 The owl was pasted on brown paper.  When the paste was COMPLETELY dry, I colored over it.  Yes, with crayons, believe it or not.  I did a couple of layers just to be sure it was thick. Then, I painted over it with the black paint and wiped of the excess with a damp cloth.



The pumkins were made by running white card stock through a manual die cut machine with the stencil that was sprayed on the back with Burlap Glimmer Mists.  Then, they were colored with crayons, and distressed in the same manner as the other two parts.  All the rest of the project was fancy cutting and gluing on various layers of the frame to create depth.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win.  Check out (and comment on) the rest of the posts, too.  Here they are:

23 comments:

  1. Fabulous halloween project. Spookilicious . Sheffield ( uk) x

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  2. Spooktacular! The Triple Arch Layered Frame is a favorite of mine. Thanks for the inspiration! :)

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  4. This is beautiful. I really like the Arch frame, so many possibilities to be had with it. The haunted house stamp,the owl and pumpkins stencils are wonderful. In fact the stencils would be awesome to use for a Halloween cake. Just dust with powdered sugar and or coca powder. Hum maybe two of each stencil would be in order. LOL Really wonderful projects. Thank you for sharing them .:)

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  5. Very cool for Halloween. I like how you made the owl.
    Sue in Ohio

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  6. this is fantastic. Love the eerie look of the project.
    Can't wait for Halloween.
    thanks for sharing.
    Illinois

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  7. So much work and detail here but the result, WOW! Zoe (Grimsby UK)

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  8. First of all, I LOVE Halloween, so this project is right up my alley! Looks like so much fun to put this together! Awesome Triple Arch Layered Frame and love the stamps and stencil you chose! The Haunted Mansion stamp is a fave!

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  9. WOW Laura !!

    hugs Diane xx ( UK )

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  10. Oh cool! Wonderful
    design and I love
    the Owl.
    Carla from Utah

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  11. Cool project; love that gorgeous owl.

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  12. Yummy, yummy Halloween!!!! I love this! Those pumpkins are so cool looking. Very, just picked.

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  13. Love your gorgeous Halloween project.

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  14. Love your gorgeous Halloween project.

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  15. Very cool project Laura! Your spooky scene is great. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. I am blown away! This is totally awesome! Very spooky and so many little details to look at!! LOVEVLOVELOVE it!! TFS!
    Barb in VT!

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  17. Great project....very spooky! :)
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  18. I love Halloween and this would be a great addition to my stash of decorations!

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  19. Awesome!! Gives me some great ideas for a project that is in the "planning" stage right now for Halloween -- North Carolina

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  20. Fabulous amazing project! I love it!

    Helen G.
    from Ohio

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