Dream Mixed Media Burlap Canvas | Little Birdie Crafts

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Hi Everyone Kerrie back with another mixed media project for Little Birdie Crafts

I had so much fun creating this 8"x 8" mixed media burlap canvas, I love all the textures  and layers I created on this canvas and seriously you cannot muck it up as you can just gesso over it all and start again if you don't like how your colours come out, see below for my tutorial and step by step photos

I started off by giving the whole burlap canvas a random coating of Gesso 

I didn't wait a perfect coverage as I wanted a rustic look

Next I randomly applied Crackle Paste using Chevron stencil, again nothing was done perfectly

next using gel medium I cut three paper straws in half and adhered them, the Succulents  and a chipboard scroll border to my canvas

I  heat set the gel medium and then painted over everything with Gesso, I also added some paper flowers, mixed media stones, sisal fibre and leaves that I created using the Sculpture Paste (I had these already made up and in my stash, see my post here to see how to create your own you can use Sculpture Paste in all your silicone molds) I dried everything off with my heat tool

Next I coloured my canvas using a combination of  Gold Rush Ocean Mist and Lemon Zing Color Splash sprays. I started with Gold Rush, next adding Ocean Mist then Lemon Zing and then another spray of Gold Rush. I added some splatters,  I then dried it all using my heat tool

I then dry brushed Gesso over my cluster and then resprayed my canvas giving more depth to my colour. I am so in love with the Gold Rush spray the colour is gorgeous

A closer look at how the crackle paste dries, how gorgeous is all that texture

look at the colours on the chipboard

I finished off my piece with a sprinkling of Metal Microbeads applying using Gel Medium and a small paintbrush

Thanks for stopping by I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial,

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 Happy Creating 

Kerrie

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Dream Mixed Media Burlap Canvas | Little Birdie Crafts

Mixed Media Brushart Canvas Tripych Inspired by Finnabair

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Hi Everyone,

I created this  mixed media canvas tripych after seeing a tag Finnabair created using her gorgeous Sparks paints I loved the colour pallet so went out to purchase the paints so I too could create a Finn inspired tag. When I was ready to create my tag I went searching for all the metal charms, flowers, chipboard and all the pieces I needed to create my tag it was then that I found this set of canvases that I had purchased back in 2015 when I was in NZ I was going to create something special while I guest artist at the Craft and Quilt Fair, but I never got around to creating it at the show and so the canvases have been sitting since.
Once I decided I would instead create a canvas I found some old paintbrushes that i knew would be the perfect additions to my canvas.
I then set about laying out my canvases and creating  

 progress photos

 Happy Creating 

Kerrie

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Mixed Media Brushart Canvas Tripych Inspired by Finnabair