I used a box canvas by Hobbycraft and then started to embellish. The main focal point was to the be the baby in the pram so I used my Lasting Impressions stencil with some Dreamweaver embossing paste. I added a piece of Snip Art to the bottom right corner as a starting point. I placed a strip of lace down the left side and this was from the local market. A wooden scroll was added to the bottom left, this and the Snip Art were both from Craft Box. A small piece of net was used to the right as a base for small baby items such as the bottle, hands and feet. A small wooden heart and a safety pin completed that piece. A small wooden frame, also from Craft Box, was added to the top right and inside I added the word Love which is a small wooden 'button' I've had for ages. Once I was in the button boxes I found some baby buttons which I thought I would add, along with a hugs and kisses button and another little curly scroll which went top left. The flowers were from Craft Box and I dotted them around before deciding the piece needed more texture so I dug out my Tim Holtz burlap stencil and embossed snatches of it in various spots. After adding another couple of safety pins I painted it all with white gesso from Daler Rowney and when that dried I picked out certain items to be blue, pink, yellow and green. After that was completely dry I coated it in Winsor and Newton clear gesso to seal it.
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Gorgeous Hazel, a lovely gift too, xxxx
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ReplyDeletethis is so gorgeous, and a wonderful design canvas.
Love all the things used to make this.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Hazel, cool idea to create a canvas, love the little pops of colour. Cx
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting embossing pattern, it does all the heavy lifting for you! x Jessie
ReplyDeleteHi hazel, great baby canvas....so original. Janice xx http://createdbyjan.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI really love this Hazel… what a fab idea to make the canvas… it will make a great keepsake… love the embossing and all the gorgeous embellishments! :-)
ReplyDeleteHope you are keeping well
Big hugs Sue B xx