Showing posts with label Canvas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canvas. Show all posts

Saturday, March 30, 2013

I'm A Cover Girl!

 I was so excited to get my latest shipment of stamps and catalog from Gel-A-Tins Stamps.
While new stamps are always something to get excited about, my excitement was because 
my "If You Want The Rainbow.." canvas was on the cover of their newest catalog.  

This is my first print publication!!


This is a close up of the canvas:


Still so excited! 

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Mini-Canvas Video For Quick Quotes


Today I am sharing a video I made for Quick Quotes.  
I show how I created a pretty & quick mini-canvas using 
and Chipboard Die Cuts from the new Cracklin' Rose Collection. 


The two mini-canvases I created for the video are very feminine and a wee bit shabby.























As you can see the quotes from the Cracklin' Rose Chipboard Die Cuts have wonderful sayings.  
The saying by Pasty in the above photo really does make smile!


Quick Quotes products make it easy to create any altered project.  I love how the PowderPuff Chalking inks have such great coverage and match the Quick Quotes paper collections!

Quick Quotes Supplies:
Cracklin' Rose Chipboard Die Cuts
PowderPuff Chalking Ink in Dusty Rose
PowderPuff Chalking Ink in Java

Other Supplies:
Mini Canvas
Grunge Board by Ranger
Die Cut by Sizzix
Zapdots & Scrapdots by Helmar
Doilie stamp by Papertrey Ink

I hope you are inspired to create something pretty & quick today!

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

If You Want the Rainbow...

I shared this framed mini-canvas project on the Gel-a-Tins Blog yesterday 
It was inspired by the girl with her umbrella stamp from Gel-a-tin's 
"Raindrops are Falling"Collection.  Isnt' she sweet?  


What is nice about working with sticky back canvas is that you can 
build a multi-media piece and frame it or put it on a card or both! 
The canvas itself is 4"x4" and fits in this black mini-frame.


Here are the steps for creating my mini-canvas:

1)  I stamped Gel-a-tins "Crackled Paint" Background stamp onto my piece of sticky back canvas with Archival Ink then misted it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

2) The canvas was then trimmed and adhered to the inset for the frame.

3) Some blue and white paint was placed randomly and spread on the canvas.  I used a butter knife to scrape off the paint so all that was left was residual, causing the stamped background to show through.

4) Once the painted dried,  I stamped the girl with her umbrella image onto the right 1/3 of the canvas and I colored in her boots and umbrella with a red Faber Castell Pitt Pen.

5) I also colored the raindrop stamp from Gel-a-Tins "Raindrops Are Falling" Collection with a Pitt Pen to create the raindrops. Then gave them a little sparke by mixing glitter with Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA and painting them on the stamped raindrops.

6) My last touch was handwriting the fabulous quote from Dolly Parton.  It was just perfect for my project!


This now has a new home in my daughter's room.

Have a great day!


Thursday, September 13, 2012

Orange Is Great!

The project I am sharing with you today was inspired by Amy Lou
It isn't often I actually put the pins I have pinned on Pinterest to good use
(boy that was a mouthful!), but this one just screamed "make me today!" 
So I did.


I used some old Sassafrass Papers to cover the canvas. 
Of course, this orange canvas is brillantly protected by Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste.
You can find the Decoupage and Craft Paste, as well the Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Adhesive I used to adhere the cute orange rosettes at Hemar USA

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Stylin' with Susan K Weckesser!

I knew it wouldn't be long before I created another 
mini canvas on sticky back canvas!
My inspiration was the fantastic "Poised & Pretty"stamp 
by Susan K Weckesser @ Unity Stamp Company. 


I used Susan's "Poised & Pretty" stamp for my stylish lady and her pretty dress.
I stamped the images on Susan's whimsical papers, Live Love Create &
Live In Color.  The background of my canvas uses these same papers.
Susan's "In Circle Me" background stamp is used for both the yellow gesso
 background and around the edges of my canvas in black ink.  

I adhered the papers and stamped images with Helmar Decoupage & Craft Paste.
Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste is also what I used to seal my canvas
once all the paint and ink dried.  This is my favorite product to seal my
canvases and notebooks!  It dries clear and my projects are protected!  

(please forgive the photo as it was taken on the go with my iPhone)

Using the same Live In Color paper and "In Circle Me" stamp I created
this card for my nephew's birthday.  I love how grungy & edgey this 
stamp looks with a different application! 


Through August 4th, Unity Stamp Company & Helmar are doing a cross promotion.
Unity Stamp Company is offering 35% off of Susan's stamps!
I am definitely ordering her "A Little Bit Washi" Stamps. 

Sunday, July 8, 2012

She Sprouted Wings

Yesterday I was inspired to finish a canvas I started almost a year ago.
I had the base pink, white and grey done.  It has sat in my craft room where
I could see it and hopefully find the inspiration to finish it, but alas it sat untouched.

Most of you who follow me know that my style is clean and colorful.  You will
occasionally see some mixed-media elements in my work, but generally in a very 
linear way.  What I love about creating multi-media canvases is that I gravitate
towards stepping outside of the clean lines I work with on almost every project.
I get messy. I spill things.  I make mistakes.  I embrace my inner multi-media artist. 


What inspired me to finish this canvas?
A lovely package from Faber-Castell filled with PITT Pencils and Pens
and one random Blueberry Gelato.  I used the Gelato to color my girl's wings. 
It was the perfect compliment to the blues that I had already added with paint. 
 I used a PITT Artist Pen (big brush, Pale Geranium Lake) to paint my 
butterfly stamp (Tim Hotlz).  I love the addition of this red! 

The statement was done freehand with the cobalt turquoise PITT Artist Pen.
The color was so bright and wonderful, but I wanted to tone it down just a tad.  
Once the pen dried a bit, I just smudged the writing to make it look a little aged
and then outlined the words in a black fine tipped marker.  

I used lots of Helmar Decoupage & Craft Paste to adhere my girl and
to seal my whole canvas once it was finished.
I love this product!  No bubbles in my paper.  I even stamped on top
of the dried Decoupage when I realized I needed more butterflies.
Those stamped butterfly images are just as sharp as the images stamped 
before I decoupaged.

My girl is filled with fun color staying true to my style.
I am loving red and pink together these days.  
What colors are you loving to use in your projects right now?