I have finally taken the plunge and completed my very first canvas. I bought the blank (well it wasn't blank, it had a design drawn on for children to colour) from a pound shop in town, and thought I didn't have anything to loose by having a play.
I coated it with some white emulsion, stamped on those lovely ladies again that I bought from Jennie (The Artistic Stamper). I was going to use some grungeboard swirls, but used some chipboard ones instead and coated them in gold embossing powder. I used the waste from the grungeboard swirls as a stencil and used the emulsion paint first, then shadowed with Tim Holtz Distress inks in old paper and tattered rose. I splodged clear ink in various places, gold embossing powder over the top and heated. Something was needed in the top corner so I found a rose from an Anna Griffin kit.
I have kept it quite simple as I have a habit of 'not knowing when enough is enough'. I have another canvas so might try to do something a bit more adventurous next time.
Thank you for looking.
Beautiful canvas Gillian, can't believe it's your first attempt!! xx
ReplyDeleteThat's very kind of you to say so Alison.
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thats a lovely canvas gillian wish i was half as artistic as that i know if i attempted that it would just be blotches of paint and an unrecognisable image so well done i love your work
ReplyDeleteOK so i have obviously been living under a rock to have missed the start of your new blog, congrats hun and about time too lol...
ReplyDeleteThis canvas is super bloody marvelous, and i'd never of guessed it is only your first, keep up the great work xxx
stunning canvas Gillian x
ReplyDeleteFab canvas, well done Gillian xxx
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