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Handmade Cards for the Guys

Father’s Day is coming up, but half our population are guys and they have birthday and events where a handmade card would be much appreciated.  Our few from the Crew are sharing a few different ways to approach making a masculine card that we know will inspire you if you have one on your June to do list. HOW…
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WE HAVE A WINNER – “Family” Challenge Winner and Special Mentions

Are you ready for the “Family” Challenge Winner? We are excited to begin doing monthly challenges that we hope more and more people will participate.  We share a color palette and a theme and you can create based on the guidelines, using any Canvas Corp Brands Product, along with other goodies in your stash.  We then choose one…
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Decorating Ideas for Graduation and Summer Parties

Do you love to throw an outdoor or summer party?  Maybe it is for a birthday, wedding shower, graduation, or just because.  Summer is such a pretty time of the year and a fun time to decorate.   As part of a match up with Petaloo International this week we thought it would be fun to dump the beautiful flowers…
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Featured Crew Member: Kim Rippere

Meet Kim Rippere, a terrific asset to the Crew.  Kim has been creating and crafting with us for quite some time.  Kim is always there supporting the latest challenge, helping us tell our seasonal stories or sharing a new technique or idea.    Describe your design style….  Modern.Eclectic.Twist{ed}. Who or what do you give credit to inspiring your creativity?…
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Creative Fun with Butterflies

Butterflies are a big part of our creative world, not only are they fun to make, but they represent new beginnings, spreading our wings and venturing in new directions.  If butterflies inspire you, here are a few creative ideas for making butterflies, creating with butterflies and just pretty butterflies. Mixed Media Butterfly Card by Linda Sandblåst Skotheim I wanted…
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Vintage Photo “Family” Canvas

 Mixed Media is a very creative and personal craft, colors, techniques and style come out in each mixed media artists work and they can make it more personal by adding family photos, found objects with meaning or quotes that resonate.  Crew Member, Evelyn Walter, created this elegant mixed media art piece with subtle colors of purple and black…
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How to Make A Mixed Media Shadowbox

So the entire project started with a plain 8×8 7gypsies Shadow Box and a coordinating 8×8 Wooden Insert.  Not sure where she was going with the project, Shannon just started and one video turned into a library of 6 amazing videos that take you through the process from beginning to end.   Here is a peek inside the amazing box…
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Art and Craft Pocket Cards

ATC’s are quite the rage again in the world of paper arts.  Artist Trading Cards or Art Cards, for those who may not know, are small works of art that have a base size of 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches. You can trade these, turn them into banners, books or use them to create a…

This blog is a compilation of inspiration from the Canvas Corp Brands family including Canvas Corp, Tattered Angels and 7Gypsies.