Canvas Corp Crew

I am sooo EXCITED to be a part of

Canvas Corp Brands CREW!!

For our first assignment,

we were asked to create a 4 x 4 canvas

to best express our creative style.

Here is my canvas.....

my canvas is all about
Texture and Color!!

I have plastic containers that I keep all my
Canvas Corp Brands pieces parts in.

So, I pulled them all out
and chose a bit of Burlap,
some French Script TissueStock.

E Flute ~ Black

and various Black on Ivory patterned papers.

I laid the little pieces out on a 4 x 4 piece of
Canvas Corp Brands ~ Canvas
and adhered them with Multi Medium.

I used The Crafter's Workshop ~ Love Post Stencil

and applied a bit of texture medium, through just the hearts.

I then sprayed randomly

with various Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mists....
all over the canvas.

Now, no project would be complete without
a few flowers and a quote,

now would it!!

LIVE LAUGH LOVE....because life is tooo short not, too!!

Textiles and Templates

I LOVE using textiles in my creations....
vintage fabrics, lace, burlap and canvas
are among my favorites.

So.....when I received my Canvas Corp Burlap Pillow Round...
I couldn't WAIT to play with it!!
.....and here is my finished product!

I do have to say this was my first try at stenciling on burlap....
I was very unsure of how it was going to work
due to the weave of the fabric and the density of the fibers...
but I was going to give it a try anyways!

I chose the Crafters Workshop ~ Quatrefoil Reversed 12x12 template and
a bit of Precious Metal Effect Paint ~ Mother of Pearl
and a makeup sponge,
.....can I say.... it worked WONDERFULLY!
Just a hint of color on the Canvas Corp Light Pink heart....PERFECT!

I just LOVE how it came out!

Now when it comes to stenciling on canvas....
to me.....that is easy peasy!
I used the Crafters Workshop ~ Mini Chickenwire Reversed 6x6
and Sketch Grid 12x12
and applied small amounts of
Precious Metal Effect Paint ~ Gold
with the same makeup sponge
and applied it to Canvas Corp ~ Mini Shapes ~ Flags
and a heart I cut from a Canvas Corp ~ 12 x 12 Canvas Sheet.

I accented the pillow with
Mother of Pearl Buttons and 7Gypsies Hardware and Metals.

I finished off my pillow with a Canvas Corp Burlap flower
accented with
more 7 Gypsies Hardware and Metal and a big ole Mother of Pearl button
and LOTS of hand stitching and Multi Medium to hold it all together.

I haven't decided yet if I am going to stuff it and use
it as a pillow or hang it on my wall....
WHAT do you think??

I hope you have enjoyed my experiment....
may just have to TRY this AGAIN!

the Crafters Workshop Design Team

Die~Namites New Release

This week the Die~Namites Design Team will be featuring dies from

DIE~NAMITES DIES NEW RELEASE....

HINT HINT.....make sure to head on over to the DIE~NAMITES BLOG
and leave a comment on each days blog post.....

YOU could be the RANDOM winner of an

AMAZING DIE~NAMITES PRIZE PACKAGE!!!

a $50 Gift Certificate to Die~Namites.com

I chose to use the Die~Namites Dies June Challenge sketch

as the basis for my "Fathers Day" card!

I don't know about you.....but I LOVE SKETCHES!

When I am in a time crunch....

it makes the creative process a bit EASIER!

(at least for me!)

What NEW DIES did I use???

Branches Galore

Small Ivy

Large Ivy

I didn't have any vellum as the DARE calls for

so I used Tissuestock with the Branches Galore Die.

Did you notice....I turned the sketch to create a vertical card?!?

Do you see the AMAZING Ivy Dies ~ Small and Large

LOVE THEM!!!

MAKE SURE.....

TO STOP BY TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT

DT MEMBER Tonya Gibbs

created with her dies from

Die~Namites Dies NEW RELEASE!!

PRODUCT USED:

Die~Namites Dies

Branches Galore

Small Ivy

Large Ivy

Canvas Corp Brands

Tissuestock

Handmade Linen Paper

Flute ~ Chocolate

Burlap

Tattered Angels

High Impact Metallic ~ Antique Gold

Glimmer Glaze ~ Sea Kelp

Glimmer Mist ~ Slate

Petaloo

Penny Lane ~ Mixed Blossoms ~ Black

Printed Darjeeling ~ Wild Mini Blossoms

Fancy Trims ~ Crochet Lace ~ Paprika

Wendy Vecchi ~ Studio 490

Embossing Paste ~ White

7 Dots Studio

Nature Walk

Merry Christmas ~ Die~Namites Dies

HOWDY DIE~NAMITES FANS!!!

I used DT member Dunja Dücker's
November's Sketch and Die~Namites Challenge!

There is ONE IMPORTANT THING.....

you must use at least ONE Die~Namites Die!

Dunja's challenge ~ use BLING in your creation!

Here is the card I created using

the sketch as a basis!

I used the Holly Branch die

I die~cut many of the Holly Branches from

Coordinations ~ Distress Cardstock.

I, then, ran the Holly Branch
through an embossing folder.
Then, using Gold ~ Precious Metal Effect Paint,
I went around the edges of the holly leaves.

I hydrated a Chestnut Brown ~ Twinkling H20,

then I painted the "branches" of the die~cut.
On the "berries" I added a bit of
Red ~ Viva Colour ~ German Glitter.

I used the "Decked Out" Collection by Splash of Color
for the card base. My oval was created using
some wire wrapped with burlap strands.

What a WONDERFUL TIME
I had using this sketch!!

Won't you JOIN ALONG??!??!

You have until the last day of the month
to post your creation on your blog, 

with mention of the Die~Namites Die used and
a link back to the Die~Namites Dies blog. 

Link your blog post, using Inlinkz, to the Die~Namites Die blog.

A random winner will be chosen from eligible participants.

....a Die~Namite ATC!!!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!!

I wanted to see how cool a Die~Namites Die 

would look on an ATC!!

I used the ohhh sooo cute

Dainty Dasies Die~Namites Die!!

I LOVE ATC'S because it is a challenge

to see how much goodness you can put on a 

2.5" x 3.5" space.

I cut 2 Dainty Daises from Kraft Paper.

One I used whole,

the other I cut the leaves from.

I then painted the Die~Cut images

with Olive ~ Precious Metal Effect Paint.

I then embellished the Dainty Daisy Die with

some colored Petaloo Flowers.

I just love all the "GOODNESS" I packed
onto my little canvas!!

Hope I've inspired you to use your Die~Namites dies
for things other than the conventional!!

.....an ATC twist!!

It's ATC week over at
Creative Imaginations.....and I put a little TWIST on mine....
creating a mini card.....

Pop on over and check it out!!!

How much fun are the
Canvas ATC's by Canvas Corp....
LOVE THEM!!!