I took a small canvas to create a keepsake for my Uncle's 60th birthday. I reversed it and covered it in a layer of book pages. When dry I gave it a coat of gesso and added some stencilled paint and a touch of blue distress ink.
The reversed side gives the perfect nook to create a scene and for this I chose to recreate the seaside. I cut lots of waves from different coloured blue papers and used some of my shell collection to create a seabed. I could have used some photo editing software to colour the ring but for ease I coloured it using promarkers. Washi tape makes very simple bunting with some bakers twine and for the last finishing touch a pinwheel.
.......beside the seaside, beside the sea.
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Great idea to reverse the canvas like this.
How clever! And what a lovely project.
what a clever idea.. it's fab, your uncle will love it x
Such a cool idea Amanda, it's so lovely! x
Fab canvas. I bet he loved it.
I bet it goes down a treat!
This is simply fab! I love it:))))
Oh I LOVE this Amanda...the saying is one of my very favourite and I use it a LOT. *Ü* Love how you have turned it around and used the reverse - clever you. TFS. ~Glen~
Very cleverly done, Amanda - I love those waves!
Oh, Amanda, this is adorable! I love that you used the reverse side for that sweet little nook. Thanks for the inspiration here!
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