Another share this month from me.. Michelle,
This month has been a busy one for me on both a personal front and a scrap booking front.
With lots of scrap booking deadlines to adhere to and birthdays/mothers day/ starting preschool and general life with a family time has had to managed well.
This month was my Mum's birthday. Every year it gets harder to work out what to buy her. Not that I don't know what she likes just that she doesn't really like getting given gifts. She is the type of person that gives to others but finds it hard to receive.
This year however she came to me with a gift in mind. I was jumping for joy when she told me that she wanted to to make another canvas for her of my sisters children to go with the other canvases I have already made her (her wedding and one of my children). She was in no rush to get it she said but that was like giving a bull a red rag! I couldn't wait to get started.
I bought a 12" x 14" canvas and got to work. Originally my Mum wanted to use the same paper I had previously and provided me with an old photo of my sisters kids. Well my sister and I got sneaky... My sister emailed me a recent photo and I changed the colours of the paper to suit. The paper also just HAD to be used as it featured my Mum's favourite thing, butterflies!
I had so much fun playing around with the base of the canvas. I used some Helmar Crackle Medium firstly. Then I adhered and layered patterned paper and doilies using Helmar Decoupage Medium. It made adhering the paper so much easier using my Helmar Glue Spreader too for an even surface.
Because of using the Helmar Decoupage Medium when I stamped the music image onto the background it had a slightly glossy look which really makes it stand out.
I also used a combination of Helmar 450 and Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots to adhere the banner and other embellishments down to create dimension. I have used SO many different Helmar products on this canvas that it isn't funny!
Here's the full canvas.
I was full of Helmar Adhesives, glimmer mist and paint that night when I went out.. but damn it felt good to get my hands dirty!
Off to play so more.
Happy Creating, Michelle Wallace x
Helmar USA, Inc. Design Team Member
The colors are awesome on this project. Really lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Bonnie in SC | June 14, 2011 at 01:16 AM
Completely stunning! Such gorgeous colours and details. I bet your mum falls in love with this too! (-:
Posted by: Jules The Bling Princess | June 02, 2011 at 02:34 AM
Gorgeous page! I really like the papers you chose, the banner, the butterflies...VERY NICE
Posted by: B. Poteraj | June 01, 2011 at 04:59 PM
how pretty!!!
Posted by: aymee gandy | May 30, 2011 at 07:47 PM
This is gorgeous! That bg is just fabulous and I love the butterflies, flowers and trim. TFS!
Posted by: dlwidder | May 30, 2011 at 07:11 PM
Michelle, you truly make the prettiest things. I love the way the banner drapes over the ribbon. Beautiful as always!!!
Posted by: Erika Taylor | May 29, 2011 at 01:49 PM
This is just so Beautiful Michelle, I bet your mum absolutely loves it! My favourite would be what you have done with the string! it really takes you all around the canvas.
Posted by: Rebecca Beattie | May 29, 2011 at 05:50 AM
That is such a beautiful canvas!!! I love the ribbon work and the embellishments. Not to mention the oh so sweet photo!
Posted by: Grace Lauer | May 29, 2011 at 01:28 AM
How cool, like that way you used so many different products in this project
Posted by: Mandy Collins | May 28, 2011 at 07:38 PM
This turned out so amazing~she is going to love it, I'm sure!!!
Posted by: Connie M | May 28, 2011 at 03:56 PM