I know I’m not alone in saying the most spectacular time of the year has to be Autumn! Wouldn’t it be nice if we could capture it and preserve it in all its colourful glory to help see us through the dark days of Winter? Only recently, this was the scene on one of my…
Let’s welcome Irit Shalom to today’s edition of Wings on Wednesday with her ‘Use Your Wings’ Altered Canvas. I am in love with all things with wings. It can be butterflies, birds, fairies or angels. Doing altered art with something that flies make me just happy and using Architexures to make such an art canvas makes it so easy….
I was inspired to create this mixed media collage when I received the 7gypsies Architextures Junque Pack, particularly the Warehouse pack. When I saw the brick pattern and texture, I could see a brick house. I felt like a true builder as I went through the salvage appearing sheets and I could envision building a…
Julia Chupik is with us on Wings On Wednesday sharing her art journal page created using the collage technique. We’re sure you’ll like the ideas she employed in her process. I was so excited to get this Creative Journal from 7gypsies that I wanted to create a page just for the sake of creating. This layout…
I have made this nostalgic farmhouse art journal page completed when I was thinking about my Grandma. It is in my Architextures Mix & Match book journal. The focal image is a cow from printed canvas which adds nice texture to the page. I also used other textural elements such as burlap and Architextures stickers….
Hey, everyone! Carolyn Hasenfratz here with some initial letter charms I made for a swap. I decided to use a sewing notions theme and make a few extras for myself and a couple of my other friends who sew. I started by making a paper collage as a background for initial letter stickers. Then I cut sections…
Good afternoon! How are you today? I am Carolyn Hasenfratz and I have a quick and easy project for you today. There are lots of ways to decorate gifts packaged in Mason jars. I recently made some candles infused with chunks of colored wax that will show when the candle is lit and burning down. The…
There are plenty of ready made chipboard or cardboard shapes but what if you’re looking for something simple and you cannot find it? The answer is simple – you’re a crafter, right? Do it yourself! Our Crew member, Ilana Polakiewicz cut a big sheet of thick cardboard into small house shapes and using collage technique embellished…
Collage is a technique of an art production where the artwork is created using an assemblage of different forms and shapes using paper as well as other media. Sounds right up the CCB valley, right?! With all the awesome Architextures books that you can use as journals, the never-ending supplies of Tattered Angels Paint and…
At Canvas Corp Brands, we encourage everyone to express themselves in the way they feel most comfortable. Whether it’s painting, home decor, mixed media, sewing… it really doesn’t matter! What matters is that you are having fun! Collage… for some it will be an easy, effortless form of artistic expression, for others… the worst nightmare…