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

Drink ATCs - Canvas Corp Brands

Let's celebrate! Today I share my other post using the Mixology collection. This time I transformed the colorful little drinks into sparkling ATCs!

I started by cutting the drinks from the "Drinks and Dreams" paper and colored them. As I wanted the cards to be fun and colorful I chose to go with a yellow background but layered a few pieces of the "Halloween Pin Dot" on top just to give the drinks a more background and lead the eye in. The sayings from the "Mixology Butcher" paper became the finishing touch in these also giving the names for the cards.

To add a little extra to the cards I added a lot of sparkle to them using plain dry glitter and also Tattered Angels glimmering products. The background has a spray of Glimmer Mist underneath the ray styled pieces of paper and on top of them is Glimmer Glam.

So sparkle and enjoy, but don't forget to share also! Until next time!

Products from Canvas Corp:

Cocktails and Dreams on White

Mixology Butcher paper on White

Yellow and White Mini Dot Reverse

Halloween Pin Dot on White

Glimmer Mist - Marigold

Glimmer Mist - Marmelade

Glimmer Glam - Chandelier

Materials: Canvas Corp, Tattered Angels, Copic, Prima Marketing

Kids can do it - Canvas Corp Brands

Hello there! Can you believe it's already Wednesday! Today I have something a bit different stored here as the projects aren't made by me alone. Canvas Corp shares time to time projects that the whole team can contribute. This time the topic was something that's easy enough that a kid can do it but still aesthetic and good looking. To me, that's one of the most challenging themes. 

I mean I love to pieces the crafts that my kids do. But the point is that they are my kids so to me the projects might look different than to someone else. I look at them through the rosy glasses of a mom. Kids are creative by nature so the actual project isn't a challenge but the point that anyone should regard that as beautiful and pleasing to the eye might be a tricky one. So after a lot of pondering I somehow came up with a really simple thing - painting votive candle holders. Partly the idea is of the painting, partly that the little glass containers can be used in many ways. In autumn you can put a tea light in there and during spring you can plant a bulb or for example lettuce and during summer time place some home made cookies or candy in. 

What you need to make these, is a little glass jar or equivalent, some masking tape and Tattered Angels paints. The "Pigment" ones work really well as the paint is thick enough to create pattern but the other ones give a lovely see-through finish. How ever this paint is too thin to be used in patterns as it flows under the masking tape. 

The steps are really easy - apply the masking tape and then let the painting begin! The easiest way is use just one paint so the two colors don't mix into unwanted colors. Of course you can work in layers like in the dotted one - first paint the jar with a more see-through paint and after that's dried, apply another layer with more opaque paint on top. If you are using masking tape to create patterns, the tapes should be removed when the paint is still wet but surface dry. That way you can also refine the edges if needed.

Here's a link to the post in Canvas Corp's blog were the team gathers their ideas! I encourage you to go and see for example a fab head band by Nadine or Bokeh Canvases by Dana! Thank you for your visit!

Materials: Tattered Angels

High Impact Paint Metallic Light Gold

High Impact Paint Pigment White

Life is too short - Canvas Corp Brands

Holy Saturday! Have you noticed the new lifestyle collections by Canvas Corp? This one is done with the Vino collection, please click here to view the post about the collection (link). And if you are wondering what kind of collections there is, you can see them all in the shop. 

As the name says, the Vino collection is about wine. But even if you aren't into the drinks themselves, there's still plenty you can do with the collection! I myself am not a wine drinker at all. Red wine isn't to my taste and I rarely drink white either. But what caught my eye in the collection were the bottle openers! Don't you just love how there's so many varieties of those tools? And how well they fit to a steam punk style as well! 

For this piece I used the Vino collection papers, but there's not much wine present in the cover. I cut a few bottle openers and the numbers loose from different papers in the collection and added some canvas also in the layers. To get the steam punk style feeling to the cover I added different mists and paints on top. The mists I added using a brush so that I could really get the color just where I wanted. 

The little book can be used as an art journal but with the kitchen style theme it can also hold recipes or even be a food-concentrated travel journal! 

Thank you for your visit! Wishing you a peaceful Easter time.

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

Black and Kraft Corkscrews

Uncorked on Kraft

Natural Canvas

Glimmer Mist Graphite

Plain Jane Simply Sheer Burlap

High Impact paint Copper

Glimmer Glaze Cowboy

Glimmer Glaze Saffron



Materials: Canvas Corp, Tattered Angels, Scrap FX, Prima Marketing

Now is the right time - Canvas Corp Brands

Spring is in the air and that makes me think green! My inspiration for these invitations was spring and nature – they could be used for picnic or a brunch with green feel. Why invitations you might ask? Well, there's a new Crew challenge over at Canvas Corp Brands. This time we inspire you with different, easy invitations and share some tips how to make a bunch of them fast!

These little invitations have a twist – the pattern is on the inside as lines to write on! A touch of your own handwriting gives the invitation a personal touch. As you usually need to make a bunch of invitations at once I kept the design pretty easy to make and duplicate. 

First I cut the card bases out of the 12x12” sheet. Then I scored them and folded in half. After that I added a touch of mist to the fold and dried the cards with a heat tool. Then I added some pencil swirls to each one and attached the heart tag to the cover and also glued the bow on top. Lastly I stamped the wording underneath the tag. 

Anything pre-cut is a way to get the job done faster so diecuts and tags are fabulous for invitations. Letter stamps or even sayings make also crafting faster. And what also makes a great difference is the equipment – good tools make crafting enjoyable and do the job every time!

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

Green and Ivory Ribbon Stripe

Tags and Ties Heart – Love Print on White

Glimmer Mist – Kiwi

10 things with mists - Canvas Corp Brands

Hello there and happy Friday! Today I share a bit different video with you. This time I'm not making a project but instead sharing ten easy techniques using mists. Canvas Corp asked me to share a few techniques or tips for mists and I made this video. I haven't invented all of the techniques and probably am not the first one using the lot. But hopefully you'll still find inspiration from the video!

If you are new to mists and haven’t used them much, these few techniques might get you started. A few of the techniques need something else besides the mist, but most of them can be done just by using one or two mists. I’m using Glimmer Mists in the video but Simply Sheers will work as well. As Chalkboards and Baseboards have more tooth in them and they are more opaque, the end result will be different with those. 

As mists are water based, many watercolor techniques will work with them. What I also try to show in the video is to think outside of the box – you can do so much more with the mists than just spray them on a project. Just experiment and find what you can achieve with them!

Thank you for stopping by today! If you have any questions, please add them here or send me a mail! 

Ps. The cards on the top are made using the samples I make in the video!

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

Glimmer Mist – Lobster

Glimmer Mist – Marigold

Glimmer Mist – Cadillac Pink

High Impact – White

Halloween Pin Dot on White

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

Friends - Canvas Corp Brands

Hi there! There's a new group challenge at Canvas Corp's blog. This time the topic is the Tattered Tangles. If you want to know more about them, please visit the group post (link)!

The Tangles inspired me to try my hand at something similar. So I used the ready Tattered Tangles as the main vocal point but added some of my own drawings in there as well. The background of the piece is actually plain white version of the same paper where the Tangles are printed! 

The topic of the page is my two daughters, how are great friends. I hope that they stay that way always!

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

Materials from Canvas Corp Brands:

Tattered Tangles - Dreams pack
Tattered Tangles - Thanks pack

Tattered Tangles - Friendship pack

Pure Mistable Paper – Patten Leather

Glimmer Mist – Butternut Squash

Glimmer Mist – Marigold

Materials: Tattered Angels, Carabelle Studio, Ranger, Design Memory Craft

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