Thursday 3 November 2011

Blooming Canvas

Last Sunday I went with my friend Alison to the Craft Barn for a workshop with the lovely Jo Firth-Young. We made a canvas and a door hanging.

This is the door hanging.
I painted the wooden base with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints, then when it was dry I spread a layer of Fresco Finish crackle glaze and when this was dry I added another coat of a lighter paint, I love the crackle effect. When all the paint was dry I went round the edge with some Distress ink. The flowers and leaves are Claudine Hellmuth Blooms, stamped onto white card with the paint and then cut out and attached to the base, then I added a few buttons.

The canvas is 12" x 12" and I painted it with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint. I stamped the Claudine Hellmuth blooms with the paint onto sticky backed canvas and cut them out, the fence and some of the flowers were stamped onto an old book page. I added some buttons and liquid pearl dots.and one of the things that I bought whilst at the Craft Barn was the Tim Holtz Sizzix/Alterations Decorative Strip die so I added a border to the top of the canvas.

18 comments:

  1. Beautiful work, love the canvas and the door hanger! Valerie

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  2. they look gorgeous Hazel and real fun to make.

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  3. Brilliant makes, love both, it's fun at the Craft Barn, so glad you enjoyed it too! Thank you for your kind wishes, :0) Gay xxx

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  4. Hazel - they look great!! I especially like your door hanger - the mix of colours on the flowers and your crackle worked a treat!
    It was great to have you in the class - look forward to seeing you again!
    Take care
    Jo

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  5. That's beautiful, Hazel - bet you had fun with Jo!

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  6. Ooo gorgeous creations Hazel xxx

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  7. Great projects, looks like you had a fun time at the workshop!

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  8. Wasn't it a great class?! Your finished pieces are lovely Hazel! xxx

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  9. The canvas and door hanger are lovely, the flowers are gorgeous.

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  10. Hazel the door hanger is amazing and the crackle is just perfect would love to get my hands on some of that ! great 12x12 the flower detail is just beautiful.

    Marie

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  11. These are beautiful Hazel! I love your crackle effect! I have never made a door hanger before but am just finishing one - I just need some doors now. Maria x

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  12. Truly beautiful Hazel and love those stamps !!
    Von xxx

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  13. Wow! Hazel these look fabulous. Especially the door hanging. Pleased to hear you had a great day.
    Regards Florence x

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  14. Gorgeous work especially love the canvas it must look amazing irl. Sounds like you had a great day XOXO Zoe

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  15. Hazel great meeting you on Sunday, Ive just managed to post my efforts, I adore your door hanger you really did a great job with it, and your canvas looks wicked too. Siobhan

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  16. Hazel
    I am sorry this is the first of me catching up with your artwork.
    The word that struck me is "joyful" there is something so cheerful about this.
    Lynne x

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  17. It was a lovely to see you today. Love the projects you did with Jo.

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