Mixed Media

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‘Enjoy every moment’ – canvas

Sometimes, the creative muse strikes and you just have to make something pretty! And the most important thing about it is to ENJOY EVERY MOMENT! Our Crew member, Viktoriya Porechnaya reminds us how important the enjoyment is in her delicate, feathery, watercolour canvas. ‘I wanted to make spring canvas with white doves and feathers as a symbol…
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Trash to treasure – Transform packaging into a display book-box

People often ask me, ‘What is altered art?’ While there is more than one definition, it usually involves the transformation of every-day objects into artistic pieces. Although many consider altered art a relatively new phenomenon, its roots go back to the Middle Ages when monks would write new text over old manuscripts in order to conserve costly parchment….

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Wings on Wednesday – ‘FLY’ stretched canvas

Wings on Wednesday brings us ‘FLY’ – stretched canvas made by Steph Ackerman. She has played with not only Tattered Angels paints but used the mini Mixed Media Origins papers to build a 3D wing design on her stretched canvas. With the bright, summery tones, this is the perfect home decor piece to introduce some colour into your house. Let’s see…

Snips and Snails Baby Banner- The Creative Studio- Canvas Corp Brands
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‘Snips and Snails’ Baby Banner and a Diaper Cake

Getting ready for that new little bundle of joy is always an exciting time for families! Gathering all the essentials and prepping meals can be one side of it, but the other side is getting to decorate the nursery! There are so many fun themes available for decorating with- vintage, modern, shabby chic, neutral- but…

upcycled fruit crates 7gypsies canvas corp mixed media
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Upcycled Fruit Crates – Two Become One

Using the used is at the heart of every gypsy and up-cycling is definitely the skill to master. So… what do you do with two empty fruit crates? Throw away? Nooo!!! Work your gypsy magic on them and, using products from all three of our brands, give them a second life as a head-turning  storage unit for your…

Spring Mixed Media Card – May Card Challenge “7”

Today Crew Member Erin Reed show us a Mixed Media Card made inspiered by our May Card Only Challenge. Are you curious about the challenge? This is what is´s all about:  Let´s be inspiered by numer 7 for your card. Use a 7, use 7 thing, use inspiration from 7gypsies, the movie Seven or your…

DIY Dreamcatchers- The Creative Studio- Canvas Corp Brands
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Creative DIY Dreamcatchers

Many of us are familiar with seeing these little items called Dreamcatchers. You may have seen one hanging from the rear-view mirror of someone’s car, your neighbor’s front porch, or you might even own one (or a few) of your own! Have you ever wondered the meaning behind them or where they originated? Dreamcatchers are…

Mixed Media Paper Mache Boxes
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Mixed Media Paper Maché Boxes

If there’s one thing our Creative Crew members enjoy doing, it’s experimenting and trying new things with our products. This is especially true with our Tattered Angels line of mists and paints. Why use just one color if you could also layer colors over one another? How do our Glimmer Mists look on different textures?…

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