A couple of weeks ago, I made a canvas that just didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. I liked it a lot before I added a top coat of Glossy Mod Podge. Unfortunately, that coat made things too glossy (I wonder why?!- duh). It wasn't terrible, but it lost the natural texture that I had been going for.
So this afternoon, I purchased a new canvas--a little bigger than the last one--and started over. I painted a base-coat of white paint and then dry-brushed on yellow, blue and red.
Next I glued on some lace, ric-rack and tulle.
Then, I painted the whole canvas with white paint---letting some of the colors show through.
Once it was dry, I glued on the letters. This time I made the letters a little bit larger to fill the canvas better.
The layers of paint, left a nice crackle effect this time which I really love. Lots of great texture and the neutral colors I was going for. To finish it off, I glued grosgrain ribbon around the edges.
While the first version wasn't terrible, I am much happier with this one.
So this afternoon, I purchased a new canvas--a little bigger than the last one--and started over. I painted a base-coat of white paint and then dry-brushed on yellow, blue and red.
Next I glued on some lace, ric-rack and tulle.
Then, I painted the whole canvas with white paint---letting some of the colors show through.
Once it was dry, I glued on the letters. This time I made the letters a little bit larger to fill the canvas better.
The layers of paint, left a nice crackle effect this time which I really love. Lots of great texture and the neutral colors I was going for. To finish it off, I glued grosgrain ribbon around the edges.
While the first version wasn't terrible, I am much happier with this one.
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