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Hi, and Happy Monday!
 

I have a canvas project to share with you today. It started out as a two canvas project, but I poured a cup of tea over one of them, so it ended up with one… *sigh* Anyway, the one I saved ended up really nice on it’s own, so I’m happy anyway. :)
 

 

The fun thing about working on canvas is that you use what you’ve got and mix and match it. :)
 

 

I started with painting a piece of vintage news paper with white Gesso. I used a thin layer to let the newsprint show through. A side not - This paper is special, it’s London Times from 1815 announcing the end of the Napoleonic wars. (I’m a history geek, but in this case, my crafting obsession took over!)

Then I stamped my Wild Rose and colored it with distress inks (I used both distress refillers and the pens – Victorian Velvet, Aged Mahogany and Peeled Paint) and cut it out.

The canvas got some work done too. I started with painting it with gesso which gives a good surface to work with. Then I stamped 18th century Proclamation with Victorian Velvet and added some modeling paste to give it all some texture. I finished it off with some more gesso, a real thin layer.
 

I also misted some green metallic mist on the canvas before adding the cut out rose. I used the Scrap Happy Glue both as glue and as a protection cote. When doing this I added some water to the glue to make it slightly thinner.
 

 

While still wet I poured You’re So Fine Glitter - Diamond Clear Cool Highlight over it all. A girl likes her glitter! :)
 

 

And when it had dried I went over the canvas first with some more white thin gesso, and then with some Distress ink, vintage photo. As a finish I added a metallic piece and some lace around it all.
 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!



Supplies:
Stamps:  The Rubber Cafe' - Wild Rose, 18th Century Proclamation and Fabulous Phrases.
Ink: Versa fine – Onyx black, Distress inks – Victorian velvet, Aged Mahogany, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo
Adhesive: The Rubber Cafe' - Scrap Happy Sheer Glue.
Embellishments: The Rubber Cafe' - You’re So Fine Glitter – Diamond Clear Cool Highlight,
Other:  Stretched Canvas,  Metallic frame from Tim Holtz, m CC Hobby. Mist from Maya Road. Gesso and Modeling Paste

Wild Rose

18th Centry Proclamation

Fabulous Phrases

Scrap Happy Glue-4 oz - New Big Girl Size!

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