LWD DESIGN TEAM SHOWCASE - TIM HOLTZ DISTRESS GLITTER, PETALOO, & STAMPERS ANONYMOUS

"LOVED" ALTERED CANVAS

HEY Y'ALL! I HAVE ANOTHER AWESOME LONE WOLF DESIGNS, DESIGN TEAM PROJECT FOR YOU THIS WEEK. I DECIDED TO DO AN ALTERED CANVAS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY. AS I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT SENTIMENT TO PUT ON THE CANVAS, MY HEART KEPT GOING BACK TO THE ULTIMATE ACT OF LOVE EVER... GOD GIVING HIS SON JESUS FOR US BECAUSE HE LOVES US SO MUCH. 

I FOUND A GREAT OVAL STRETCH CANVAS AND SOME REALLY COOL ANIMAL PRINT TULLE AT HOBBY LOBBY AND COULDN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED ON IT. THE CANVAS CAME PRIMED, SO I DIDN'T NEED TO DO ANY PREP TO IT. I STARTED OUT BY FOLDING AND GLUING SOME LEOPARD PRINT TULLE ALONG THE EDGE. I USED FABRI-TAC FOR THIS.

WHILE THE TULLE WAS DRYING I PULLED OUT MY TIM HOLTZ STENCILS, DISTRESS INKS, STAMPERS ANONYMOUS CLING STAMPS AND PETALOO BOTANICAL FLOWERS. I ALSO USED SOME OF MY HOMEMADE SHIMMER MISTS. I STARTED BY USING THE TIM HOLTZ DOT FADE LAYERING STENCIL AND ANTIQUE LINEN DISTRESS INK TO CREATE SOME DEPTH AND TEXTURE TO THE BACKGROUND.

NEXT, I USED THE REMAINING INK ON THE RANGER BLENDING TOOL TO DISTRESS THE CANVAS A BIT MORE. AT THIS POINT I STARTED TO ADD SOME STAMPING. I STARTED OUT WITH THE DIAMOND BORDER FROM STAMPERS ANONYMOUS/TIM HOLTZ "MINI MUSE" CLING MOUNTED STAMP SET AND BLACK SOOT DISTRESS INK TO STAMP A STRIP DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CANVAS.

  I MUST TELL YOU THAT IN STAMPING ON A STRETCH CANVAS, IT IS MUCH BETTER TO NOT USE A STAMPING BLOCK. THE CANVAS GIVES, SO IT IS A LOT EASIER TO GET DESIRED RESULTS IF YOU JUST USE THE STAMPS ALONE.

NEXT, I STAMP A COUPLE OF WINGS FROM STAMPERS ANONYMOUS/TIM HOLTZ'S CLING MOUNT STAMP SET - "MINI ORNATES". I USED THE LEFT WING FOR THE LEFT SIDE, WIPED THE STAMP CLEAN; THEN USED THE RIGHT WING TO STAMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CANVAS. I USED VINTAGE PHOTO DISTRESS INK FOR THE WINGS.

TIME FOR THE "LOVE" PART... I USED THE SCRIBBLED HEART FROM STAMPERS ANONYMOUS/TIM HOLTZ CLING MOUNT STAMP SET - "LOVE" AND FIRED BRICK DISTRESS INK.

AT THIS POINT, I AM REALLY PLEASE WITH THE PROGRESS. I LIKE THE WAY THIS CANVAS IS SHAPING UP! NOW I WILL TAKE IT TO SOME NEWS PAPER AND SPRITZ IT WITH HOMEMADE SHIMMER MISTS FOR EVEN MORE TEXTURE AND DEPTH.

NOW, TIME FOR THE REALLY REALLY FUN PART... EMBELLISHING!! I USE FABRI-TAC GLUE FOR ALL OF MY CHUNKY EMBELLISHMENTS. TAKING SOME OF THE LEOPARD PRINT TULLE AND BLACK SHIMMERY RIBBON, I MAKE A LARGE BOW TO ADD TO THE BOTTOM. I CUT THE ENDS OF THE TULLE WITH PINKING SHEARS AS TO ELIMINATE THE HARSH STRAIGHT EDGES. AFTER GLUING DOWN THE TULLE AND BOW, I ADDED 3 FLOWERS BY PETALOO - BOTANICA BLOOMS - RED.

ONCE THIS WAS SET A LITTLE, I USED GLOSSY ACCENTS TO TRACE 2 OF THE RED HEARTS THAT WERE AT THE WINGS... THEN I SPRINKLED TIM HOLTZ  FIRED BRICK DISTRESS GLITTER ONTO THE HEARTS; SHAKING OFF THE EXCESS.

WHILE THESE HEARTS WERE DRYING; I STARTED WORKING ON THE SENTIMENT THAT I CHOSE TO ADD TO THE CANVAS. I WANTED ONE WORD EMPHASIZED, SO I STAMPED IT LARGER THAN THE OTHERS USING FIRED BRICK DISTRESS INK. I CUT EACH LETTER APART, CREATING A "TILE" EFFECT. USING A BLACK FELT TIP PEN, I DOODLED AROUND SOME OF THE EDGES OF THE LETTERS. I STAMPED THE SMALLER WORDS WITH BLACK ARCHIVAL INK.

ONCE THE INK WAS DRY, I DISTRESSED THE EDGES OF THE "TILES" THAT I CREATED AND INKED THEM WITH BLACK SOOT DISTRESS INK AND VINTAGE PHOTO DISTRESS INK. I USED GLOSSY ACCENTS TO GLUE EACH PIECE OF THE SENTIMENT ONTO THE CANVAS. I ALSO USED GLOSSY ACCENTS TO COVER EACH TILE.

JUST TO SET IN ALL OF THE INKS AND SPRAYS, AND FOR A LITTLE ADDED PROTECTION, I USED SOME MOD-PODGE SPRAY AND LIGHTLY SPRAYED OVER THE ENTIRE CANVAS... NOW, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE FINISHED PRODUCT? ... I HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD!!

AS ALWAYS, THANKS SO MUCH FOR VISITING WITH US FOR THE LONE WOLF DESIGNS, DESIGN TEAM PROJECTS. I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED THE PROJECT FOR THIS WEEK. DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE A COMMENT & FOLLOW OUR BLOGS IF YOU WERE INSPIRED!!

UNTIL NEXT TIME...

HAPPY SCRAPPIN',

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