Hi! It's Carolyn! Hope you have been enjoying all the May Arts and Helmar projects this week. Today, I have a "new-for-me" project---a Canvas! I don't make many canvas projects but I felt that with the new year---I need to branch out and try NEW things.
So here it is....a canvas created with some paints, some stamps, some Helmar products and some lovely May Arts ribbon:
I started out with a flat canvas (as opposed to a traditional wooden mounted canvas.) I painted it with buttercreme acrylic paint. After that dried, I covered the canvas with some Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste. I stamped the image (Hero Arts) with Memento ink on some white tissue paper. I pressed the tissue on top of the Decoupage paste. Then, I applied a thin coat of Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste over the tissue. I paper pieced the leaves and flowers on the canvas using paper and adhered them to the canvas with the same Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste. Shading was achieved using some alcohol based markers.
I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry to adhere the rose May Arts ribbon pieces over the flower tops. I added the sentiment sticker along the bottom before I splattered some blue acrylic paint over the canvas and then punched the holes at the top to insert some May Arts black string.
What do you think? I have a LONG way to go in making beautiful canvases but Helmar products made the process pretty easy and fun so I think I will keep practicing!!
I hope 2012 fills you with the desire to try new techniques. Just remember...whatever you are crafting---Helmar has a glue for that!
Carolyn King
Helmar USA, Inc. Design Team Member
Great project! Love the text bg and flowers! TFS
Posted by: Doris Widder | January 21, 2012 at 01:10 PM
Ooooh! I love this! What a great canvas!
Posted by: Chris Dring | January 15, 2012 at 05:16 PM
Beautiful, I love the flower on the text!
Posted by: Ann Merkins | January 15, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Very nice - It made me smile!
Posted by: Sherri Caramico | January 15, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Gorgeous canvas Carolyn!
Posted by: Renee Aslette | January 15, 2012 at 12:49 AM
I think its a very beautiful canvas.
Posted by: Angela R | January 14, 2012 at 11:23 PM
It is Beautiful!
Posted by: debb | January 14, 2012 at 07:37 AM
Beautiful!!! I too am trying to try new things.... Gonna go out and get some canvas's to create on.... TFS...
Posted by: Stacy Caddy | January 14, 2012 at 01:07 AM
The convas looks good. great colors use in painting. i love put the flower over the text.
Posted by: Oil Painting on Canvas | January 14, 2012 at 12:18 AM
Sooo beautiful! I love the wonderful colors and lovely flowers and the pretty wordart! Thanks so much for sharing!
Posted by: meredemaison | January 13, 2012 at 08:37 PM
What an adorable picture. It would look great in a craft room, or maybe a bathroom.
Posted by: Natasha G.P. | January 13, 2012 at 07:44 PM
I like how you put the flower over the text. Nice!
Posted by: Micah Gullikson-Poteraj | January 13, 2012 at 07:43 PM
This is so pretty Carolyn, I would never have thought to place all the on top of the words..aren't these blog hops inspirational? Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Carol Douglass | January 13, 2012 at 04:37 PM
The canvas looks great. I love the paper piecing and the colors your choose.
Posted by: Susan Garman | January 13, 2012 at 03:31 PM
BEAUTIFUL!! I may have to give that a try! Have a GREAT Day,
Me-Ma Kim
kimnsammy at gmail dot com
Posted by: Kim Martin | January 13, 2012 at 02:34 PM
Just love this one.. I really enjoy making canvas layout.. Good work..
Posted by: Jeyatha | January 13, 2012 at 11:57 AM