The Crew packed it up and headed south to the NAMTA (National Art Materials) Trade Show in Houston. This trade only show brings together art materials from around the world, showing off the latest products, techniques and materials. Booths were filled with amazing paints, pens, brushes, canvases and tools all designed with the artist in mind. Sprinkled across…
What do you do with all your scrap papers and supplies? Do you toss them? or Do you save them in bins like we do at Canvas Corp Brands Studio Headquarters? We love re-using left over supplies, they always wind up being in that favorite project. These projects are created out of pure paper recycling and…
If you are planning to make handmade gifts this holiday season, now is the time to get started. We wills share ideas throughout the month that not only make great Christmas gifts, but they are perfect gifts for any occasion. Dana and her mom took a very special trip to France together. Dana put her amazing mixed…
With so much focus on mixed media, altered art and DIY, we don’t ever want to forget what led to all the great papers in the market, the amazing designs and the preservation of memories. Some have built many a scrapbook, while others have never made a layout, but somehow there is a love of…
We are all about the basics, with a focus on papers, paints and embellishments that you can use your way to bring out your personal style. Tattered Angels Tattered Tangles is such a great line of basic papers that give you a place to start, but truly let you go in our own design style…
The 7gypsies Gypsy Moments Collection is so shabby, so chic, so vintage and just so pretty. Ilana created this amazing book of paper, canvas, paint and burlap. With each turn of the page this handmade book features all that is so beautiful about the collection. Add photos, journal entries or even recipes and put it…
One of my favourite ways to relax is with a pen and paper, doing a bit of doodling. The new Tattered Tangles papers are already filled from edge to edge with fantastic tangle designs all ready to colour and use. Before I started layering my tangles I needed a base to work on so over…
Simple doodles on our Mistable Paper ‘ Leather’ is what got this creative party started, we call it getting ‘Tangled.” Our Tattered Tangle line expands as the art of the doodle becomes more and more popular. This therapeutic craft is a great way to relax, unwind and let you creativity flow, however if the fear…
It’s the month of love and today I want to share a simple art journal spread focussing on just that! Lately our world seems to be in complete chaos, from fighting wars, to verbally abusing each other online….all because we can’t see past each others differences. This spread was created as a reminder to choose…
Today we’re sharing some ideas for handmade breast cancer encouragement cards. I know there are many of you who have gone through, are going through, or who have friends that have/are going through breast cancer, and often times the simplest of cards can make someones day. When someone you know is fighting the battle a card brings,…