A Second Canvas... ABAA

I had such a good time making the last altered canvas, I decided to have a repeat, with some changes:  This one is larger, and I used a bunch of different stuff!  

I started by painting the frame and sides of the canvas in 2 shades of green and a rub of brown. Then I busted out the silver leaf and glued it over the frame and sealed it.  After it dried I used brown and black paint, brushing it on over the silver and then rubbing it off until I go the vintage look I was going for.

The picture is one taken at my wedding of me and my husband.  I altered it a bit so it would look older.  Then I covered some chipboard swirls with paper, layered everything up and finished  it up with a Hambly overlay, some ribbon, and a metal plate.

I have been looking for a way to use our wedding photos in an artful manner.  I think this fit the bill nicely.

The first photo I used the flash to take it.... in order to highlight the silver overlay.


This view was using the ambient light, I think the 3-d-edness shows up better.



Thanks for checking it out!

ABAA - Altered Canvas

I must confess, this is not the first time I have altered a canvas. In fact I have done many, including two that I hinged together and made a letter keeper for my grandmother. 

When I read the challenge, my first instinct was to just use a photo of one of those.  

But I thought twice and decided that I would be cheating myself out of a potentially (Awfully) Big Art Adventure!  So off to the craft store I went and purchased my canvas.

Above you will see the finished product.  

It is deceivingly small.

In fact, I have never done anything so tiny.  (Save for that blasted bottle cap last week!)

To make this little gem I used several vintage stamps I had on hand, and collaged them with patterned paper, a die cut, some glitter and paint, to make the background.  Then I cut out the image of the deer from an old photograph I had.  And to finish it off I used the bird from another stamp, some paper, a metal plate, and a rub-on.

Below is a  picture from an angle that I think shows the 3-D-ed-ness a little better.



And lastly is this image that will give you a better perspective of the tininess.  

A great challenge, I must say!