Hi! What I am going to share today is
the first project I made for Bee Happy’s DT. For the first project, I decided
to make a mixed media canvas. I was supposed to work on the cover of an art
journal, but one thing led to another and I came up with this. Just to warn you
though, this post would be a bit long.
Alright. Now that you are forewarned
about the impending lengthy read, let’s start from the beginning of how I put
together this piece. I used an 8”x10” primed canvas for the base. I added some
texture onto the surface of the canvas by applying molding paste on a couple of
The Crafter’s Workshop mini stencils and coated everything with gesso. After
drying, I sprayed several layers of glimmer mist. I began with Tattered Angels
Butternut Scotch followed by Jack O’Lantern and Coral Reef. I used Black Magic
at the corners as well as the sides.
Remember the items I received
from Bee Happy? I used several of them to make the
embellishments and the background of the image. I don't know if you can
recognize all of them, but I included the buttons, a tag, a paper doily, some
of the papers from the sampler pack and die cuts made from the mini doily dies.
I altered the color of most of the
supplies except for the metal charms. Similar to what I did with the canvas, I
gessoed the pieces then sprayed them with glimmer mist. I painted some with
gold poster color (the die cuts, wooden embellishments and some of the buttons)
and coated a thicker with liquid pearl.
Before affixing the embellishments, I
adhered a paper doily over the mini brocade that I stenciled on the left side
of the canvas. I then layered pieces of patterned papers whose edges I
distressed after which I coated with watered-down gesso. I also inked the
edges. I adhered them using Modge Podge. It is the first time that
I used this medium and I really like how strong it adheres the papers onto the
canvas. Anyway, I wanted to coat the stamped image as well as the sentiment
with crackle paint, but unfortunately I ran out of it. Sad. So what I did was
spray the image with glimmer mist (Black Magic) and fussy cut it when it dried.
I affixed the image onto the canvas with foam tape. I added metal wings to make 'Victoria' more interesting.
A few months ago, I splurged on some
clear stamps. I just love Bee Happy
Crafts for
carrying clear stamp brands especially Kaisercraft and Prima
Marketing! I posted about it here.
I utilized some of the stamps from that craft haul on the canvas. The main
image also came with them.
Now for the fun part--decorating! I
kept changing my mind as to how I would be putting the embellishments as I
worked on the canvas. But even so, I am quite happy with the outcome. It is a
huge improvement. If you have seen the first four canvases that I made from the
previous year, there is such a great difference that you would surely notice.
If you're interested to see what I mean, you can check my IG (@paperaddict28). I was just so
stupid to have accidentally deleted my tumblog.
It is where I posted about all of them. Tsk.
I wanted to use shrink plastic as an
embellishment. They were supposed to dangle down with the tag, but the whole
idea failed. Ha. I'll tell you more about it on the next project that I make
using them successfully.
I am really happy on how the canvas turned out. I think you would see more altered projects in the near future. So that was that. I have to end it here for now. I just hope our internet connection gets better tomorrow so I can upload more stuff. Thank you for looking today!
MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Conda 8”x10”
Canvas, Moods Board Paper Storm Gray, Studio Calico Sampler Pack, paper doily,
American Crafts Thickers, tag, paper flowers, metal charms, self-adhesive
crystals, pearls, beads, jump rings, polymer clay flowers, bottle caps, wooden
flower, lace trimming, vintage paper clip, buttons, brad, Eno Greeting Wooden
Embellishment, The Crafter’s Workshop Stencil Mini Art Is and Chicken Wire
Reverse, Golden Molding Paste, Reeves Gesso, Modge Podge Classic Matte, Elmer's
White Glue, Stanley Glue Gun, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Victoria, Hexagon,
Flutter, Film Strip Edge and Confidence, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage
Vanity, My Favorite Things Doily Mini Circles, Cuttlebug Machine V2
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