Butterfly Canvasses

 Been a little bit busy this last week getting myself all prepared for the craft market (see previous post) so I haven't had much time to be blogging, sorry!

Thought I'd share with you my new, improved version of my Butterfly Canvas...

Learnt a few things from the first attempt... don't use the same flower template with 2 different colour inks if you can't wipe it clean... coat in enamel not modpodge to seal the ink work in...

Clairabella (the craft shop running the market) have asked if I'd like to try selling these in their shop, so seeing as these 3 didn't sell today I've dropped them in to see how it goes instore...

I just love these canvasses, they got a lot of compliments today and I've had some lovely feedback from people I've given them to as gifts... hopefully people will snap them up in the shop or order different colours from me...

Once again far too many butterflies were punched out so there's plenty spare for more canvasses to be made in the future or added to other items... I foresee butterfly cards in the very near future!

Butterfly canvas

Less than a week till the big move and here's another piece of new artwork to go on display somewhere in the cottage. I got some new toys on my last trip to hobbycraft and this canvas let me use a few of them :) Not sure where the whole butterfly obsession has come from recently, but now I'm punching them out of every scrap of paper I can find.
So I've used:

• Small box canvas
• Tonic studios butterfly punch
• Flower stencil (made from an old birthday card)
• 2 x pink inks
• silver ink
• mod podge
• variety of black, pink, white, grey scrapbook paper
• clear patterned vellum
• superstrength paper glue

I started by punching out 40 butterflies from my pile of paper and vellum scraps ( got a little carried away actually and punched dozens more out of every colour pretty paper scrap I came across lol). Then I turned to my canvas and used the stencil to ink out the flower background, I'd laid the butteflies on the plain canvas earlier and it looked bland then i found the old card for the flower stencil. After letting the ink dry i applied a coat of mod podge as the silver ink has a habit of smudging and rubbing off on things, then i had to wait overnight before i could add my butterflies.

I'm quite chuffed with the result

, now i just need to decide which room to hang it in when we get ourselves all moved and sorted :)

I'm linking this project to:

A Glimpse Inside - Catch a glimpse

The Shabby Nest - Frugal friday

A Little Lovely - Saturday Soiree

Taterots & Jello - Weekend Wrapup

Bobbypin's Boardwalk - Bragfest

Double DT piece

So here's a double DT piece I've done... yes it's cutting corners a little but when uni takes up so much of my time i'm tyring to not lose out on crafting too much... So this is for the sketch challenge over at Cupcake Craft where I was asked to be guest Dt this week and also for this weeks Kaboodle Doodle challenge 'Non-traditional'.
I've used:

• 5"x7" canvas
• Kaboodle doodle kit 'mini boys kit'
• Big primas (thanks donna)
• 3 yellow buttons
• Variety of stamps
• Variety of inks for the bandana technique background
• Dottie rock and roll image
• Marvy pens
• Safety pin
• PVA glue to give the canvas a gloss finish

Xmas Canvas

Here's my entry for the Spoon Full Of Sugar challenge 'christmas is coming'. Had another play about with a mini canvas this evening with some bits and pieces that I found during a big clear up of my stash during the last week... and of course i had to have a play with my new spiral whisper stamp that donna got me for my birthday :) thank you!
So I've used:

• 5"x7" canvas
• White and blue acrylic paints
• Spiral whisper image 'Milly on reindeer'
• 3 fabric snowflakes
• 3 snowflake brads
• Watercolour pencils and marvy pens
• Xmas tree die cut inked with silver
• Metallic silver star
• Green snowflake ribbon (poppicrafts)

Dog canvas

Here's the second canvas that I've made... I used the tissue paper canvas technique found here... though sadly the photo does show the outlines of some of my tissue paper but that may be as I had a double layer on one sheet of the tissue didnt realise till i'd glued it :( so it's meant to look like a graffiti wall scene.
I've used:

• 5x7 canvas
• Permanent inks and watercolour pencils
• PVA glue
• Tissue paper
• PB 'Just next to you!' stamp
• Swirl corner stamp
• Heart doodle and heart swirl stamps
• Swirl flower stamp
• 2 little red primas and pearl bead centres

Something Summery

This week's Stamp Something challenge is 'Summer Somethings'... and the Penny black challenge is 'no cards'.... so I decided to use the canvas that came with my fab hobbycraft mini easel..
I've used:

• 5x7 canvas
• Orange, yellow and lime inks, making the background using the kitchen towel technique found here
• Swirl corner stamp
• PB 'Embrace' image stamped onto the canvas
• Marvys and water
• Watercolour paints
• Variety of prima flowers
• Tiny pearl beads as flower centres