Enjoy 2015 - Canvas Corp Brands

It's Friday and almost weekend! Do you have any plans for the weekend? I'm working tomorrow but no plans so far for Sunday. Plans and planners are the topic of a new Canvas Corp Crew post. They are so trendy right now, don't you think?

I don't have a planner but I do have a small calendar where I mark all my work shifts and other events. For next Monday there's a big marking of my first ever Ustream show (link). 

As the inside of the calendar is full of markings and dates I couldn't do anything inside but the black cover was just screaming some painty touches making it mine. I also added a tag to the black ribbon the calendar already had. I thought the "Live Every Day" fitted the theme quite well.

Thank you for stopping by today! Have a nice weekend!

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

- 7 Gypsies - Wicked Gypsy File Folders

- 7 Gypsies - Wicked Gypsy ATC Folders

- Canvas Corp - Printed Tags Black on White

- 7 Gypsies - Dome Studs Antique Silver

- Tattered Angels High Impact Paint Black

- 7 Gypsies - Par Avion Stamp Set

Materials: 7 Gypsies, Tattered Angels, Canvas Corp, Sharpie, Design Memory Craft, Ranger

The Dress - Canvas Corp Brands

Today I share a project made for a Canvas Corp Crew challenge. The assignment was to be inspired by a designer. I chose to go with a clothes designer and ended up documenting my wedding dress which I designed myself. 

I'm not sure if you already now but I studied clothes design back in the day. While in the polytechnic I got a book about John Galliano and was so inspired by the sketches in the book. His drawings were very influential to my style to draw sketches of clothes. So when I read the challenge I immediately thought to go with a clothes designer rather than one in the craft industry. I reached for Galliano book and drew inspiration of a picture of his journal for a collection. Loved the different fabric swatches in his journal, the small sketches and details.

Then came the next part - what to do. As I was going for the clothes way anyway I decided to document my own wedding dress as I haven't done that before. I dig up my original sketch, some of the inspiration pictures and even found some fabric swatches to go with them. We were wed in February so the dress was made out of wool satin and had a removable fake fur collar. 

Great walk down the memory lane with this one! Thank you for stopping by!

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

- Canvas Corp - Photographs File Folders

- 7 Gypsies - Dome Studs Antique Silver

- 7 Gypsies Par Avion Stamp set

- Tattered Angels - Simply Sheer Burlap

- 7 Gypsies - Calendar Tickets

- Canvas Corp - Tags and Ties Heart

- Canvas Corp - Farmhouse Kitchen Handmade Tags

- Canvas Corp - Farmhouse Kitchen To and From Assorted Tags

Materials: Canvas Corp, Tattered Angels, 7 Gypsies, Design Memory Craft, Ranger

Ship Ahoy - Canvas Corp Brands

Ship Ahoy! Here's a layout I did for Canvas Corp Brands using the 7Gypsies Maritime collection. The collection is great for everything connected with sea and seafare. But why there's a picture of me scrapping in there, then, you might ask. Well, as the title suggests there was a ship that was filled with scrappers. The picture is taken of an event last summer and the venue was a museum ship in Turku, a coastal town in Finland. 

As I love blue and turquoise I used those colors from the collection. But there's also shades of old maps and navigational charts available if you like neutrals more. The maps and globes go also very well to pages connected with travelling. 

Besides the papers from the collection I also used some pieces of the Ephamera pack and also the Nautical stamps. There's also touches of Tattered Angels mist and paint in there - like sprays from the waves and sea foam. 

Thank you for stopping by today! Until next time!

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

Maritime - Voilier 12x12

Maritime - Boussole 12x12

Maritime - 8x8 Pad

Maritime - Mini Ephemera

Dome Studs - Antique Silver

Under The Sea stamp set

Pure Mistable Paper - Boucle Cream 12x12

High Impact Paint - White

Glimmer Mist - Verdigris

Mini Clothespins - Natural

Materials: 7Gypsies, Tattered Angels, Canvas Corp, Prima Marketing, Design Memory Craft, Crafters Workshop, Ranger

Fun ahoy! - Canvas Corp Brands

Fun ahoy! Today it’s a nautical feeling in the post with the new Canvas Corp navy papers. Canvas Corp has released quit a few new life style collections including two maritime themed. The other has kraft and white color scheme and the other great, modern mix of navy blue and coral. The patterns on each go well with any maritime project. The collections also mix well with the existing papers.

The release week also means a great many blog posts in the Brands blog. Here's a link to my original one (link), but there's a ton more inspiration in there! Like this minialbum from Ginny Nemchak or this layout by Erin Reed! You can also see both the new nautical collections from this link (link).  

I started this page by adding pieces of two patterned papers on top on a plain navy blue one. Then I applied some gesso under the placement of my photos and misted two different blues on top creating water-like effect. On top I then added delicate pattern using another mist and a circle stencil. I also stamped a few compases using the 7Gypsies “Under the sea” stamps. To finish the splashy, wavy like effect I then flicked white High Impact paint to the page.

I used the flags from the sampler paper as decorations on my page and also added a saying “ahoy” from there. The title is made using chipboard alphas from 7Gypsies. The layout is finished with a flair button, chipboard compas and a few epoxy stickers.

Thank you for visiting today! Please see the new papers arriving to the store from this link!

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

Solid Navy on Ivory

Navy and Ivory Anchor

Sails and Shells Sampler on Ivory

Under the Sea stamp set

Off the Wall chipboard alpha

High Impact – white

Glimmer Mist – Sapphire

Plain Jane Simply Sheer – Dark Blue

Plain Jane Simply Sheer – Baby Blue

Materials: Canvas Corp, Tattered Angels, 7Gypsies, Ranger, ScrapFX, 3rd Eye, Prima Marketing

Gypsy Moments cards - Canvas Corp Brands

Hello there and happy weekend! Tonight I want to share another project with the "Gypsy Moments" collection by 7Gypsies. Or actually it's a double project as I made two cards. Click here to see the post at Canvas Corp's blog (link) and here to see more info about the collection (link)!

The basis of these cards is a File Folder cut in two. The height is that of the folder, but I cut it 10 cm (4") wide thus also getting rid of the round corners. On top of the File base I then layered piece of a smaller Folder and also tags. I made the bird one using stronger colors in the collection - aged red, bottle green and touch of sapphire blue. The butterfly one is made with more pastel colors - old paper beige and pearly grey. Both of the cards have touches of stamping in them and also flicks of baby pink mist.

On top of the paper layers I then added the embellishments. The fauna used as decorations is from the older "Conservatory" collection. I also added touches of metal in the cards using studs in both and a crown shaped charm in the bird one. The butterfly one has also a few crystals in it.

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a sweet day!

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

Gypsy Moments: 3x4 File Folders

Gypsy Moments: ATC File Folders

Gypsy Moments: Doodle Card

Gypsy Moments: Homemade Tag

Gypsy Moments: Happy Birthday Tag

Gypsy Moments: Handcrafted For You Tag

Gypsy Moments: To & From Assorted Tags

Gypsy Moments: Index Card

Conservatory: Tags

Antique Silver Dome Studs

Antique Brass Dome Studs

Princesca hardware

Whimsy Charms

Par Avion stamp set

Cadillac Pink Glimmer Mist

 

Materials: 7Gypsies, Tattered Angels, Prima Marketing, Ranger

Mare ATC - Canvas Corp Brands

Good evening! Today it's a blast from the past as I share these ATCs I made for CHA here in my blog. They have already appeared in Canvas Corp's blog, so it's about time I share them here as well.

I love the sea. I've lived my whole life in coastal cities and somehow the sight of the sea always calms me down. So these little cards are made in honor of the sea. Together they spell “mare”, meaning the sea.

The cards are made using mainly the 7 Gypsies collection “Maritime”. As the name implies, it fits the theme perfectly and has a great feel of the ocean. I also added some pieces of canvas in them to get a more rustic feel and more texture. Each card also has touches of different mists and paints to give them a sandy feeling. I used different paint media and added also some UTEE to the mix to get the grainy feel of the sand.

Thank you for stopping by today! Usually my ATCs are free for swap but these cards are now residents in Canvas Corp headquarters so unfortunately these aren't free for a swap. 

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

Maritime 6×6 Paper

Maritime Journal Pages

Conservatory Tags

Under the Sea Stamp Set

Chipboard Letters

Ivory Burlap

Pure Mistable Paper Linen

White High Impact Paint

White Chalkboard Mist

Woven Burlap Glimmer Mist

Be your own kind of beautiful - Canvas Corp Brands

"The best things in life aren't things, they are moments"

Today I'm sharing you a page together with a video that I created for Canvas Corp Brands using the 7Gypsies "Gypsy Moments" collection.

As the name of the collection suggests, it's all about those little moments that add up to life itself. Inspired by that, I thought to document this one moment when my husband and my older daughter were waking up. It's just one of those fleeting moments, but I built the whole page around the warmth of the moment and the pale morning colors.I used the pale green "Take Our Breath Away" paper as my background as it had the vibe of an early spring morning in it. I used green and yellow together in my palette, using it across the page, in papers, embellishments and also in the mists I chose to use. To me they make up a great spring palette with a touch of warmth and happiness.

The quote from "Poses and Reflections" paper fitted my theme well, so I used that little card as a title for the page. I also added a canvas shape in my page to bring that texture in there. Underneath is a little video showing how I made the page.

It really is those little moments in life that are the most precious ones. I was lucky to have my phone at hand that morning so I could capture the moment, their expressions on film. The great thing with mobiles is really their cameras, in my opinion. It makes it so easy to capture those everyday things that really are the most important ones in the long run! 

Thank you for stopping by today! Please also check other projects made with the same collection like this minialbum by Erin Reed or these inspirational files by Sheila Rumney. You can see all the 7Gypsies projects from this link.

PS. After publishing this post I'm going to raffle the social media winners in my giveaways! So if you have taken part, now's the time to check if you have been victorious! 

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

Gypsy Moments - Take Our Breath Away

Gypsy Moments - Under The Cover

Gypsy Moments - Poses and Reflections

Gypsy Moments - 3x5 Index Card

Gypsy Moments - Handmade Tag

Gypsy Moments - Recipe Card

Dome Studs - Antique Brass 

Sparrow Charm

Par Avion stamp set

Glimmer Mist - Key Lime Pie

Glimmer Mist - French Lime

Glimmer Mist - Marigold

Glimmer Mist - Dijon

Manilla mini folders

Canvas Mini Shapes - Rounds

Materials: 7Gypsies, Tattered Angels, Canvas Corp, Unity Stamps, Wow Embossing Powder, Ranger, Design Memory Craft

Remember the moments - Canvas Corp Brands

Hello there! Happy Valentines Day to everyone! Today I'm not sharing a pink love themed project but instead a turquoise small canvas. But there's love in here and on all my social media platforms as well. So if you're in for a giveaway, please check my blog's Facebook, Twitter or Instagram! 

     

But back to the project. This 4x4 canvas is created for Canvas Corp Brands. We got an assignment, a challenge to create a piece that represents us. So immediately I knew my color scheme had to be turquoises, blues and greens. 

We were given the freedom to use the canvas any way we wanted but limiting the design more or less inside the 4x4 square. I flipped my canvas the other way around and created a shadow box style thing with it. The key element is a light bulb but there's many other elements as well like bottle caps and a clasp. All the brands are present in the canvas.

This day also marks the day of the big announcement in Canvas Corp's blog - the team is revealed! You can meet them all here and here's the link to the original post. In there you can vote for your favorite piece and the crew member receives some Canvas Corp bucks! 

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you all a sweet Valentines Day!

Materials: Canvas Corp, Tattered Angels, 7Gypsies, Ranger, Talens

Baby cards - Canvas Corp Brands

Hello there! Here's something else that was seen in CHA booth of Canvas Corp Brands - set of baby cards. Like the canvas I shared yesterday, they were featured on the baby section of the booth with yummy pastel style colors. The post is previously blogged Canvas Corp's own blog, here (link).

Have your thoughts shifted to spring yet? To me spring means the waking nature, more sunlight and brighter colors! It also means birthday time in our family and I guess in many others also. So to celebrate all those having their very first birthday this spring I created a set of baby cards! There’s a pink one for a little girl and pale blue for a baby boy and also a sunny yellow that could be given to both.

All the cards have similar background of white cardstock and pale yellow striped cardstock. On top I layered different elements like an envelope, pieces of patterned paper and tags. All the cards also have the rosette embellishments in common. I made those using a die, but you can achieve similar just by folding a piece of cardstock accordion way and adhering the ends together.

The cards also have touches of pencil in them and a stamped detail or two. To finish the look I also flicked some Tattered Angels sprays to them to get matching touches of color across the whole creation.

Wishing you a beautiful start to the spring! Thank you for your visit today!

PS. Tattered Angels is introducing weekly palettes and the palette we're using now is the one for spring and babies with green. yellow, pink, blue and light grey. See the Facebook page for more info and inspiration!

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

Yellow & Ivory Ribbon Stripe

Yellow & White Dot Reverse

Yellow & White Mini Dot Reverse

Blue & Ivory Chevron

Blue & Ivory Mini Dot Reverse

Pink & Ivory Mini Dot Reverse

Black & White Type Alpha

Pure Mistable Paper Linen

Pure Mistable Paper Corduroy

Scalloped Tags

Envelope

Par Avion Stamp Set

Postal Stamp Set

Materials: Canvas Corp, Tattered Angels, 7Gypsies, Sizzix, Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft, Ranger

Santa's Journey cards - Canvas Corp Brands

Ho ho ho and Merry Christmas! ...um, no, not just yet. But the Christmas Eve is drawing nearer and I begin to have that holiday feeling already. One of the things that gets me into Christmas spirit are the cards. Oh how I lovely to have actual, real mail and Christmas is the best time for that! Here's some cards done for Canvas Corp Brands. 

These vintage styled cards are made with 7Gypsies "Santa's Journey" line. I'm not a vintage style crafter, but these papers together with some Canvas Corp details, make it easy to make homey cards with a warm feeling!

All of the cards follow somewhat similar design. There's a bigger image from the "Santa's Journey" line and then one bigger embellishment as the vocal point. The card base in all of these is a half of the 4x6" File Folder. On top of that I stamped some script in white and then layered a piece of a 12x12" paper on top. The final touch in all the cards is also similar - I added white splashes with Tattered Angels "Chalk" chalkboard mist to get that snowy feeling.

Some of the cards have a piece of burlap in them. To me, that's a very Christmas-like material making my thoughts turn to the big sack Santa has. It also has a lovely, earthy feeling and the color of the natural burlap is nice and warm. The decoration in the cards also include for example some studs from 7Gypsies and red cord from Canvas Corp.

Thank you for stopping by today! Have a nice evening! 

 

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

Santa's Journey 4x6" File Folders

Santa's Journey ATC File Folders

Santa's Journey: Gypsy Christmas

Santa's Journey: Santa's Trunk

Par Avion stamp set

Chipboard Letters

Dome Studs – Antique Silver

Apothecary Labels

Burlap Mini Shapes: Squares

Hemp Rope Red

Tattered Angels Chalkboard Mist: Chalk

 

Materials: 7Gypsies, Canvas Corp, Tattered Angels, Epiphany Crafts, Prima, Design Memory Craft, Ranger