Find Joy Canvas

Hi there!  Hope you are having a great week!  It's Carolyn and I am back with another canvas today.  Remember my new year's resolution to try new things?  Well....I am doing pretty well with it---I try to create something a little bit different from my norm at least once a month.  Doesn't sound like a lot but when you are sweating out every last detail because you are in unfamiliar waters---It is!

Today I have a canvas to share that I created with lots of paints, patterned paper, Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste and Helmar 450 Quick Dry.

Here is my canvas:

I painted the canvas with butter creme acrylic paint and I added some light blue paint along the edges and on the sides of the canvas.  After the paint was dry, I went to my patterned paper scrap drawer and pulled a few pieces out.  I cut different ones in a square shape and I added them to the canvas in just a few areas using the Helmar Decoupage paste.  I also coated the top of the papers.

After letting that dry I went back to the paints, adding some more buttercreme paint along the edges and across the papers I added.  I mixed in some brown and some yellow paints and just added paint where I felt it needed some.  I used some bubble wrap to "stamp" some blue distress ink onto the canvas.

Then, I printed off the sentiment and butterfly from my Silhouette machine (both are by Lori Whitlock).

I adhered the sentiment with Helmar Decoupage Paste and added some rub ons on the canvas.  After coating the top of the sentiment with Decoupage Paste I let the canvas dry a bit more.

Next, I added some highlights and shadows with a charcoal pencil, rubbing it in with my finger.  I added some pearls to the two butterflies in the air and then added the cut out butterfly with some Helmar 450 Quick Dry.

Here is a close up picture of the butterfly in flight:

Hope you enjoyed my canvas.  It is hanging in my office as a reminder for me to "Find Joy Every Day."

Hope you are trying new things---and taking Helmar with you!

Carolyn King

Helmar USA, Inc. Design Team Member

Comments

[Renee Aslette]

WOW Carolyn. I love this canvas, it is just perfect. xo

[Carolyn King]

Thanks so much!

Erika--the butterfly is a silhouette file by Lori Whitlock (the sentiment is as well). The butterfly is one of my favs too. Love how you can make it really large or smaller to suit your needs!

[Erika Taylor]

Carolyn!!!! This is simply beautiful. I love that butterfly...is it a punch? Inspired by you yet again!!!

[Dawnll]

This is wonderful and the sentiment is just perfect
Love how you used such pretty colors

[Jackie Pedro]

Cammie, this is GORGEOUS!!! Good for you trying something new each month!!