Saturday 18 May 2013

Waxy canvas!

Hello!
For my Creative Expressions DT project this week, I've made a canvas. Lots of flowers...
I've called it my 'waxy canvas' because there's a lot of beeswax on it! Not something that is obvious in pictures, but its there!
The flowers are from the gorgeous Heartfelt Creations plate " Mini Vintage Floret". I stamped each of the three designs onto cardstock that I had painted first. I used three colours of paint, Eco Green colours Ocean, Lime and Waterfall. Once stamped and cut out, I dipped each flower into melted beeswax. This gives a nice thick flower, with a matt finish. Very tactile!
The canvas itself was painted with the same three colours, along with a touch of white! Once dry, I added some white stamped tissue, using the fab chicken wire background. I also added the quote from the Special Sentiments Umount plate...
I stamped the flourish from the Funky Floral plate onto acetate, then added them to the corners of the canvas....
I added feet to my canvas too...rolled up spirals of paper covered with text paper....
A little door knob to the top, and it was done!
See you again next week with another flowery project!
Love Trish xxx


8 comments:

  1. Gorgeous Trish, love your use of Beeswax and love the cluster of flowers. The flourish is a lovely touch onto acetate. Great colours too. Tracy x

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  2. this colour scheme keeps appearing on blogs at the moment and happens to always be the one I fall back on. Lovely canvas Trish, the dimension flowers look gorgeous

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  3. Looks wonderful Trish, fabulous colour combo - one of my favourites for cards... and clothes too! Jo x

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  4. Stunning - inspired me to try out my pot of beeswax!

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  5. Love your waxy canvas Trish, those blues/greens look fab. xx

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  6. I love your canvas, the colours are beautiful together and the way you added the flourish on acetate is genius!! Claire x

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  7. really cool ,great colours! been a funny week so apologies that i am late, hugs trace x

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  8. I keep being late... Why? I always save yours as know I want to really concentrate. This is beautiful, the stamping white on tissue, flourish on acetate (must try this), the colours are just dreamy, flowers are gorgeous & addition of feet (rolled paper, really? You are so creative) with the door knob to finish it off - love it all, WISH I had your creativity & ability to do project after project!! :))

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