One of the requirements for being part of Canvas Corp Crew is to do up a 4" x 4" canvas that best represent yourself. It was a rather busy week for me last week, however I manage to get my canvas all done up! Can't wait to share it around and here I am sharing this today! Yeah!!!
It was indeed my very first time doing such a small canvas art. Though I felt I might not have enough to work around with, I managed to come up with a composition that's within the context I'd want to express. Using various Tattered Angel's mixed media products as well as Finnbair's old mechanicals, this is what I came up with. As the canvas itself requires no priming, you can pretty much work straight to it. I die cut out a few florals from some of the papers within 7gypsies Architextures 8.5" x 11" Mix and Match Book using Tim Holtz' Tattered Floral Bigz Die, distressed the edges and layered over the canvas to create some texture before all the misting and painting comes it.
Those pretty lace I wrapped around the canvas is from 7gypsies which unfortunately it's a retired item. To give it a little rustic and ragged look, I misted some bandages with Tattered Angel Cork glimmer mist to go over the lace, and secured it with some Prima jute straw.
Not wanting to spare the empty space at the back of the canvas, I decided to do up a miniature Art Room within. That cute little frame is from my paperclay try outs using one of my Martha Stewart silicon moulds, which is of a good size to fit within.
Nonetheless, it was a rather fun process to do up such a small mixed media canvas work. I'm pretty please with the final composition though I was a little concern about the small space given. Below is a list of supplies I used for this project with some links to various sources should anyone of you are interested to get them:
- Canvas Corp 4" x 4" Canvas
- 7gypsies Lace Trimmings
- 7gypsies Architextures 8" x 8" Paper Pad
- 7gypsies Architextures Parchment Rub Ons - Inspire
- 7gypsies Architextures 8.5" x 11" Mix and Match Book -Bee
- Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists (Cork, Vintage Pink)
- Tattered Angels High Impact Paint (Antique Gold)
- Tim Holtz Tattered Floral Bigz Die (Scrapbook.com, Sizzix)
- Tim Holtz Tiny Tattered Florals Thinlits (Amazon. Scrapbook.com, Sizzix)
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink in brushed corduroy (Amazon, Blitsy, Scrapbook.com)
- Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Plaquettes
- Martha Stewart Frame and Flourish Silicon Moulds
- Copper Metallic Papers (Cardstock Warehouse, CutCardStock)
- Prima Marketing Finnabair Mechanicals
- Prima Marketing straw jute
- Creative Paperclay
- Own stash (miniature red roses, tiny glass bottle, brass key, green foliage, golden studs and sequins)
I hope this has been an inspiration in how to work within small canvas spaces. I shall see you all very soon with a tutorial.
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