Textured Fern Canvas
Adhere layers of scrapbook paper and open-weave sinamay ribbon to a nature-themed art canvas with Aleenes Super Tacky Permanent Adhesive. This project comes to us from Heidi Borchers of Inspired at Home.
Materials:
- Aleene’s® Crystal Clear Tacky Spray™
- Aleene’s® Fast Grab Tacky Glue®
- Aleene’s® True Snow
- Stretched art canvas – 12” x 12”
- Scrapbook paper
- Ribbon – sinamay natural
- Stencil – fern
- Twine or cording
- Palette knife
- Waxed paper
- Acrylic paint – leaf green, metallic gold, rust
- Paint brush – ½” flat
Instructions:
- Paint canvas with rust acrylic paint. Let dry.
- Spray Aleene’s® Crystal Clear Tacky onto back of scrapbook paper. Align and press onto painted canvas.
- Place ribbon onto canvas and mark area to apply glue. (Note that some of the ribbon has been designed to overhang the canvas.) Lay ribbon onto waxed paper. Protect non-glue areas of ribbon with additional pieces of waxed paper. Spray ribbon with . Lift from waxed paper and place on canvas gently pressing in place.
- For texture design, mix 4 parts True Snow with one part green acrylic paint. Repeat for metallic gold.
- Lay stencil on canvas. Use palette knife to spread green texture over stencil. Apply a small amount of gold texture over green to highlight stencil design. Lift stencil to reveal design. Let dry.
- Apply line of Tacky glue down middle of stenciled fern design. Lay twine into glue. Let dry.
Heidi’s Designer Tips: Art canvases look great when grouped. Vary the design layout, color and textures when creating a mix and match group. This canvas also looks great framed inside a large shadow box.
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