New Items In My Shop

Hi everyone!
I want to show you the 2 new, original canvases that are available in my Etsy shop now.

Create Art

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If you are a regular reader of my blog, you may recognize this canvas as one that I had started in the Exploring Backgrounds post where I had dedicated some valuable time to creating canvas backgrounds that I was really happy with. I said that I would keep you updated on how I developed the canvases further + so, here you go....

I added rolled up sheets of book, music + ledger paper which I inked + stamped and then adhered them to the canvas to form a platform in which I could sit my homemade paper + embossed tile. I also added corrugated cardboard, paper flowers (which I touched with Crackle Accents, but it didn't crackle for some reason, I think I may have applied it too thick) + some metal trinkets. 

I also added this new canvas to my shop

Everything Will Be Okay

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With this canvas, I started out with a new technique.  I took some paper doilies and started stamping on them with Staz-On ink + painting over them with watercolour paints (a medium I hardly ever use). I liked the look it created and so I then added it to my background.  I had to stipple a healthy layer of sealant over it though, to ensure the watercolour wouldn't run. Once I did this, I had no problems at all.

You may notice that I used some of the vintage buttons that I managed to thrift at the car boot sale I went to a few weekends ago. You can see more about that in this post. 

I was really pleased to see that shortly after I listed this canvas, the Etsy Promotion Team added it into one of their treasuries Team Treasury #37. 

You can visit my shop by clicking the 'my Etsy shop' tab on the header of this blog

Or you can simply click on this link : http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CiaraMcGuireDesigns

Have a great day!

Take care

Ciara

xoxo