Monday 1 April 2019

Colour theme at Tando Creative - Gasoline Alley Tag

I love using a colour palette for inspiration and this time I had the stencil as well as this tag was for one of Di's Hochanda shows.


So here's how my muse took me.


Process Steps
1. Cover tag with DecoArt decou-page paper - I used text from Victorian Romance. Adhere with matte medium and seal the surface of the paper with it. When dry sand back the edges to get rid of any rough edges.


2. Paint a layer of  gesso, black and white mixed together to create a light grey  over the tag and wipe back to reveal some of the text.


3. Stamp some designs over the thicker gesso areas using watering can archival ink and scrape some white gesso over the tag with a palette knife and add a very small edging with it too using the side of the palette knife.


4.  When dry daub, spritz and dribble some paint through. I used quinacridone violet mixed with titanium white and also cerulean blue mixed with paynes grey and titanium white to get two more colours from the photo palette.


5. Blend some black modeling paste through the stencil on the tag to look like an advert.


6. Use a stabilo pencil and wet brush around the edge of the tag to add a 'frame' it.
7. Stamp and cut out a vintage car and the fuel vendor to add as embellishments.


8. Give it a coat of matte varnish.


I have shared this project over on the Tando blog too.

Thanks for stopping by and ......
xxx




Supplies
Tando size 8 tag.
Tando - Andy Skinner new 15 cm stencil - Gasoline
DecoArt media fluid acrylics - quinacridone violet, titanium white, cerulean blue, paynes grey
DecoArt Mediums - black gesso, white gesso, matte medium, ultra matte varnish
Stamps - Tim Holtz Travel Ways, Documented, Vintage Auto

9 comments:

A Pink said...

Loving this one, Brenda . The colour palette that served as inspiration is lush and how you have incorporated it into your tag is fabulous . Really striking .

Hugs x

Gina said...

Fabulous tag! Bet they love your samples over at Hochanda...always so fascinating :D XXX

Corrie Herriman said...

It is fabulous Brenda !
Corrie xx

Meggymay said...

Its a great colour combination and a fabulous tag Brenda.
Yvonne xx

Lisa said...

It's so gorgeous, Brenda!! The background colors are so beautiful!! I love this!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Redanne said...

Not sure how I missed seeing this beauty but I love how you have brought this tag together Brenda! The inspiration colours are beautiful and you have represented them so well in your tag - I love those images too, they are perfect! Hugs, Anne xx

Words and Pictures said...

Very cool - love those stamps, and I think I'm going to call this "pastel grunge" - a whole new genre!
Alison x

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

Great tag Brenda, can see why you love the colour palette. Happy crafting, Angela xXx

Annie said...

Adore the background and grungy appeal of this tag Brenda x Great stamping too xx
Love it x

Hugs Annie xx