Canvas Corp Brands - 4x4 Intro Canvas

Hello Everyone!

I have an exciting project to share with you today. As a new member of the Canvas Corp Brands design team, they have asked us to decorate a 4" canvas in a manner that reflects our own style and personality that they can use it in the article for our introductions. That seemed fairly easy to me...lots of pink, lots of flowers and lots of dimension!!

So here is my final result, a Valentine's mixed media, shabby chic canvas made with some of my new goodies from Canvas Home Basics, Tattered Angels and 7Gypsies.

The canvas is a Canvas Corp 4 x 4 Chunky Stretched Natural Canvas. I started with a layer of Gesso, then a layer of Tattered Angels High Impact Paint White. I did some stamping and then added a design with a Prima stencil. Thought I would try a new technique as well, so I used some embossing gel and splattered it on some of the areas before I spritzed on some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists in Tropical Pink, Dijon and Gold. I love the results, there's all these bright white areas where the mists didn't stick!!

The big white flower was handmade using some Canvas Corp 12 x 12 Canvas Sheet White. I antiqued it with a bit of distress ink and added a pearl to the center. The roses are handmade using Canvas Corp Canvas Fringe.  The large tag is a Canvas Corp Tags & Ties Skinny - Ivory. The leaves were cut out of 7Gypsies Harmony Collection paper using a Cheery Lynn Flourish die. The small tag is also cut from the Harmony Collection paper pad. I added a Canvas Corp Jute Cord Natural tie to the larger tag.

Stamps used were Stampendous Charm Collection & Small Tag, Tanda Travel Set and BoBunny Prairie Chic. I also used a Cartography Prima stamp sent to me by my lovely and talented friend Loll of "Stamping with Loll". If you have a minute, you should drop in on Loll. She designs some of the most gorgeous CAS cards around!! Thanks Loll, I love my stamp!

I am entering the following wonderful challenges:

- Creative Carte Blanche - February - Try Something You've Never Done Before! (new embossing gel technique)

** - Scrapy Land - #35 Anything Goes with Dies (Cheery Lynn & Sizzix)

** - The Crazy Challenge - #215 - Love

  

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Thought I would share a few shots of the lake at night. I usually don't aim my camera in this direction because of the big apartment building, but the lights reflecting off of the thin layer of ice was just too beautiful to resist!

So what are my fur-babies doing while I'm off feeding the squirrels? Well the answer is that they are both intrigued and concerned at the same time. They watch my every move very closely. Their heads move in tandem as I move around handing out peanuts. Hubby snapped this shot a while back. 

OK, you can stop laughing and pointing your fingers now, YES THOSE ARE CHRISTMAS PAJAMAS, and NO, I'm not 12 years old! Comfort first I say and these flannel PJ's are so cozy and gushy, I just can't help but wear them!!

That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. I read and appreciate every single one! If you have any questions, please let me know.