Melanie

This is a mixed media canvas project I recently completed, which is inspired by a class I attended a few years ago by the super-talented Anna Dabrowska-Peckoka aka Finnabair. I had done a similar piece for my older DD then, so I decided to do one for my younger DD now (long overdue!).

The project consists of layering pieces of fabric, chipboards, floral embellishments and metal findings onto the canvas and around the photo, and applying gesso, mists and paints to them, in a gradient of colours that moved from dark to light.

The result is a beautifully textured piece of canvas.

Some close-ups .....

Thank you so much for dropping by! :)

Materials used:

Canvas - Fredrix Creative Edge Medium Texture Cotton Duck Artist Canvas (9" x 12")

Chipboard Pieces - BoBunny - Double Dot Chipboard (Wild Berry); American Crafts - Thickers - Text Chipboard Letter Stickers

Floral Embellishments - Prima Marketing - Princess Collection (Happily Ever After), Bella Notte Collection (Vermont), White Roses; Petaloo - Textured Elements (Mixed Textured Blossoms - Teal), Printed Darjeeling Collection (Wild Mini Blossoms - Aqua)

Metal Embellishments - Prima Marketing - Finnabair Mechanicals (Vintage Trinkets - Vintage Center, Plated Label), Sunrise Sunset Collection (Vintage Trinkets - Roses, Washers Two), Engraver Collection (Brads), Timeless Memories Collection (Metal Trinkets - Reflection), Junkyard Findings (Heart Gears, Car Parts, Typo Bulbs 2, Typo Zippers); Graphic 45 - Staples - Metal Clothespins, Ornate Metal Key Holes; Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Accoutrements (Fanciful), Game Spinners, Foliage, Sprocket Gears, Pen Nibs, Adornments (Nature); BoBunny Press - Trinkets (Country Garden, Timepiece); Blue Moon Beads - Metal Charms (Cameras Assorted); from own stash

Laces, Trims and Fabrics - Prima Marketing, Kokuyo Twine, from own stash

Other Embellishments - Buttons (from own stash), paper napkins

Gesso - Liquitex

Mists - Tattered Angels - Glimmer Mists (Snowy Pine, Iridescent Gold, Bell Bottom Jeans), Chalkboard Mist (Charcoal)

Paint - Martha Stewart Crafts - Multi-Surface High Gloss Acrylic Craft Paint (Beetle Black)

Other Medium - Tattered Angels - Glimmer Glam - Paprika

Adhesive - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue