Canvas Crafting with The Color of FUN!
Hi readers! Happy Monday to you! We’re pleased to welcome Monday DT member Cheiron Brandon as a guest to the blog today! She’s using a new set from The Color of Fun collection to make a bright and cheery canvas : ) Enjoy!
Hi there! It’s Cheiron and I am so glad to be here at the Simon Says Stamp Blog today. I just love the little trees in the Explore Nature Stamp and Die set from the latest Simon Says Stamp release, the Color of Fun. I was playing with some of the new ink colors and stamping the trees and I thought they would be perfect on a mini canvas.
Today I’d like to walk you through the steps I used to create my canvas so you are able to make one of your own. I started with a 4 x 4 mini canvas and gave it a sky and some grass using my Dina Wakley paints in lime and turquoise.
I took a scrap piece of tissue paper and stamped one of the sentiments from the set onto it using Black Archival Ink.
I cut around the sentiment, then adhered it to the canvas using Ranger Matte Medium. BE CAREFUL on this step. I used a small paint brush to apply the medium and smooth my paper down. Make sure you do it gently, so the paper doesn’t tear.
While my sentiment dries, I stamped and die cut some of the adorable trees from the set. I used some of the new ink colors: Jellybean, Melon and Duckling. These new colors are just amazing.
Once you are done stamping and die cutting your trees, decide where you want to place them on the canvas and adhere them with foam tape. After I adhered them, I decided the sides of my canvas looked a bit bare- so I painted on them with the same paint colors I used for the main portion of the canvas. It’s as easy as that. These canvases are so fun to make. You can add as much or as little detail as you like and they are great to add little quotes or inspiration words to. I love the make these and give them as gifts.
Here is the finished mini canvas. I hope enjoyed learning how to make it and I sure hope you will try it out with some of the stamps you have!
WISE WORDS and SUPER CUTE canvas Cheiron – LOVE IT!!!
I’ve never made a canvas before => I’m feeling INSPIRED – THANK YOU :)
Gorgeous vivid colours!
Nice idea.
Very bright and cheerful. I love the message. It fits perfect on this canvas. TFS
Love it – summer colours are so fab
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Adorable summery canvas! Love it!
I have to try canvas as the new base. Love the use of color.
Love the quote
I love this! Why had I never thought of using die cuts like these on a small canvas? Brilliant & fun.
I must try this. Thanks for your tutorial.
Very cute! Great colors, and love the sentiment. Thanks for sharing this.
I love those trees! Your color choices and layout are great, Cheiron. Thanks for sharing.
I love this nature stamp set… so clean and simple but effective. Can’t wait to try my own mini cannvas… thanks, Cheiron!
Fun project!
Love this!!!
This is really cool. Love the colors!
Pretty little piece of art – love the colors!
I like those bright blocks of beautiful color.
Beautiful colours
Fabulous xx
Awesome canvas – love these colours and these stamps!
How delightful! Love the colors and the quote. Have not tried a canvas this size but now I want to!
I adore this simple little canvas, so pretty and soothing!!
Those trees are so cute. Hugz
This is adorable! Thanks for the step by step instructions.
So bright and cheery! What a cute project
Love it, thanks for sharing! =)
What a lovely idea !
A nice project.
I just received this stamp set and love it! I can’t wait to try this mixed media project!
Love that sentiment! Matches so well with the trees. Thanks for the inspiration!
What a great tutorial and what a sweet little canvas.
Such a cute canvas. I’m inspired to create one like this one.
Very cute! Love this technique!!
What a gorgeous and summery canvas! I love the colors!
Such a gorgeous and cheery mini canvas!!
So pretty!!!
Wonderful words & delicious colors. Love this one!!
Fun little canvas with super fun colors. I adore that sentiment, it fits your theme perfectly.
what a cute little piece of art. I love it
Wonderful canvas project! I love the bright colors.
That is so cute! Love those trees! It would make a great present.
Sweet canvas!
what a lovely canvas! TFS!
So summer-y! :)
Lovely little project. Very inspiring!
surely beautiful colors, nice project
Love adding paper to canvas.
Canvas Love,beautiful colors and a fantastic creation,wow!
All new colors Tim create are not only amazing,they´re all a must have!
Great those vibrant colours!