Monday, May 19, 2014

Live Simply!

Hi EPeeps!! Karen here today, to share with you a crazy little canvas that I made the other day!  Seriously, sometimes it is just fun to goof off!


It started with a canvas I had tried something on before but didn't like.  (So here is my challege for you. .. take out a project that you didn't like and just go over it with something crazy!!)  Here I went from ugly torn paper that wouldn't peel off .... to something just a little fun! 

 

 I copied a piece of my favorite vintage wallpaper and used gel medium to cover the ugly canvas. (Seriously, find a wallpaper book - they make fun backgrounds - I got this one off of Ebay!)



Then I was sitting around doodling in my sketchbook and came up with this little mason jar terrarium. Why not create something just a little whimsical?


 I actually cut out my sketch to trace it because I just couldn't get the shape right on the canvas!

 Then I created a washy-kind of paint (totally technical term, right?) with paint, acrylic glazing and water.  I wanted to play around with creating a 'see-through' jar, just like it was sitting on my shelf.  I also created a white-wash to put on the wallpaper around the jar!


And it worked!!  And I was SO excited, I didn't take another picture until the end ...  


I cut scrap paper that I had around, glued, highlighted, used rub-ons and doodled to create the finished project! 


I hope you enjoyed my little goof off ... now go create your own goofy canvas!! 
- Karen

7 comments:

  1. What a lovely reclaimed project Karen! love the color wash you created and it DID work perfectly for your jar! the plants are so colorful and fun and I LOVE that wallpaper!!

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  2. Wow Karen, the first thing that popped into my head was "how did she get it to look like actual glass". This canvas turned out AWESOME!!!!! And a great tip about the wallpaper books. I'm so going to try the glaze/paint mix to see if it works for me.

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  3. I love your re-do Karen and the wallpaper is brilliant. :)

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  4. This is fabulous, Karen! Love how you created the see through glass! Will have to remember that technique! What a great finished piece!

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  5. Better late than never! I really love this canvas the background is so vintage and the jar with the scene in is just fabulous !

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  6. I LOVE it....great job. I do have one of those "mistakes" waiting for a redo.

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  7. WOW, Karen! That see through jar is AMAZING, LOVE how this turned out and Love the wall paper BG, too! Great way to pretty up an old canvas!

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