Hi Lisa Pace here.. today, I want to share an inspirational canvas I created for my daughter, Ansley. She graduates High School in a few days and thought this would be a fun piece for her to have filled with lots of inspirational words.
Once I attached the book pages to the canvas I decided to give the background a slight conservatory feel and used the ornate vintage butterflies stamp set to create the background. Once stamped using markers I colored in each of the butterflies then carefully accented each one with diamond stickles. While the diamond stickles was drying I painted a scallop edge all around the canvas and the Jonathan alpha chipboard letters “fly”. After the paint and stickles dried I completely covered the entire top of the canvas using clear rock candy crackle paint and set it aside to dry.
While the crackle paint was drying I arranged the mini kraft tags as I wanted them to appear on the canvas then decided on which word stickers (always, dream, love, smile, grow, adore, &) to use for each tag. I then inked and distressed the edges of each tag and using a black pen outlined each word sticker. Once I had the mini kraft tags arranged as I liked I applied watercolor to three canvas triangle banner pieces. Once these dried I attached a Jonathan alpha chipboard piece to each banner to spell out “fly”. I then attached the canvas triangle banner pieces to the turquoise twine cording, tied a bow and attached each end of the turquoise twine cording to a love hanger.
Once everything was completely dry I attached the kraft mini tags, the vintage mum – apple, a bow created from coffee brown mini gingham trim, the love hanger mini “fly” banner and turquoise and yellow ruffle flowers as shown. To accent the edge of the canvas I attached leaf zipper trim all along the outer edge.
Maya Road Products Used – Love Hangers, Mini Triangle Canvas Banner, Mini Kraft Tags, Turquoise Twine Cording, Coffee Brown Mini Gingham Trim, Leaf Zipper Trim, Turquoise and Yellow Ruffle Flowers, Jonathan Alpha Chipboard, Ornate Vintage Butterflies Stamp, Vintage Lace Mums - Apple
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This is certainly amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Linda R | May 31, 2012 at 08:59 AM
Great project! Really love how you used those tags!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | May 31, 2012 at 09:23 AM
I love your project! It is amazing!! I love how you did the tags and your banner is adorable!! You rocked this project!!
Posted by: Jodie R | May 31, 2012 at 10:03 AM
This is so pretty! Love how you used the tags.
Posted by: conniemelancon | May 31, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Stunning Lisa! I love what you have done!!!!!
Posted by: sarah Moore | May 31, 2012 at 03:59 PM
This is so beautiful Lisa!!!!
Posted by: Shelley Haganman | May 31, 2012 at 04:14 PM
I love this project it just screams INSPERATION! thanx
Posted by: Jaq | May 31, 2012 at 06:59 PM
Very cool--I like the butterflies in the background and all the inspirational tags.
Posted by: Sue D | May 31, 2012 at 07:24 PM
I love the canvas, great job!
Posted by: Holly E | May 31, 2012 at 10:38 PM
great inspirational canvas love the use of the tags thanks
Posted by: Debbie | June 01, 2012 at 01:09 AM
So great project! Love so many butterflies and tags
Posted by: Svetlana | June 01, 2012 at 01:41 PM
So pretty! Amazing projects and each so different, it's really fun to see how each designer came up with a totally unique idea while working with the same supplies.
Posted by: beatrice lawson | June 01, 2012 at 09:37 PM