Tagged altered art

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Two takes on a tag with Canvas Corp pattern papers

Tags are one of the most versatile small crafting forms – you can use them for their original purpose and attach them to gifts, you can use them as gifts or you can use them as greeting cards. Whatever the intended destination of your tag, the starting point is always the same – make it…

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Two Mixed Media Paintings with Tattered Angels

Painting…many of us struggle with the concept; many of us tried and gave up; some of us – the lucky ones – are good at it. We tend to worry not only about the skill but also about the tools, the bases, the paints… Tattered Angels have everything you might need when it comes to paints: Decor…

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Repurposed Vintage Rolodex Gypsy Style

7gypsies are all about the old and found. We love everything vintage, flea markets and local fairs and they make every gypsy’s skin tingle with excitement and happiness. Finding ‘new’ old things gives us such a sense of adventure and achievement, but making those things useable…oh, that feeling is something completely else! Crew member, Monica Taylor, became a proud owner…

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How To Make A Gypsy Mini Album ‘Keep Your Memories Alive’ – MARCH GIVEAWAY

Want a chance to win a gorgeous handmade book by one of our amazing Crew Members?  March kicks off a fun new series where the Crew will be giving away their project to one lucky winner.  Let us know you like the idea by following all the details below and we will continue to do more…

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Pieces of metal wire and other junk on a Vintage Art Journal Page

Art Journals are so ‘in’ this season and here, at Canvas Corp Brands, we have everything you might need to get started. From 7gypsies Starter Journals and Architextures Books (which can be your bases), through a variety of embellishments like brass domes, Architextures basis and loads more, to Tattered Angels paints of all imaginable type and colour. With all…

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The Story of the Art Journal – Sharing Art With The World

Have you ever seen the movie called ‘The Sisterhood of Travelling Pants’? It’s an easy watching flick about a group of best friends who, after spending most of their lives together, are preparing to spend their first separate summer vacations in various parts of the world. On one of the final days of their time together,…

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Watercolor Your World With Glimmer Mist

Watercolors are very ‘in’ this year, but not everyone is good with brushes and paints. So the question is – What’s the easy way to achieve the effect without the hassle? Tattered Angels Mists are your answer.  If you have not used them before, they are a wonderful translucent spray mist that is filled with pigment and mica…

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Create A Bookshelf For Your Mini Books With An Old Book

There are many ways in which you can alter old books. You can take a book (old, new, recycled or multiple) and cut it, tear it, glue it, fold it, paint it, rebind it, create pop-ups… You can add pockets and niches to hold other items. Or, like Crew Member, Lena Holmstrom, you can turn it into a…

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Featured Blogger Angie Holden of the Country Chic Cottage Blog

We are inspired by the world around us and love to showcase new and exciting artist, designers and crafters and our guest designer series is a great way to inspire our Crew as well as each one of you to try something different, show off a new style or help you think outside of your creative box,…

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