Canvas art using Seth Apter dies and stencils.

Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

When I saw this new challenge at A Vintage journey I just new I had to join in.

It's some time since I worked on a canvas so thought I'd give it a go and here are the results.

I started with a box canvas

using it as a shadow box.

 

 

I began by covering it with pages from an old book which is always a good way to cover the staples.

 

Then crumpled up some more for the back.

 

Added texture using a variety of Seth Apter's stencils by Stencil Girl.

 

For the inner section I used a piece of corrugated card which I grunged up by removing some of the paper covering and then scraping the surface with the side of my scissors.

 

Next I added some die cuts also by Seth Apter and

then painted this with Gesso. I generally start with white Gesso as I'm not always sure at the beginning what colours I will end up using.

Then decided to cover the whole thing with black Gesso and when that was dry I started some dry brushing using Seth Apter paint sets by Paper Artsy.

The die cuts below are also by Seth Apter and I used texture paste on some before then painted them all.

 

This piece was decorated using a Seth Apter stamp and heat embossing.

 

 

 

This close-up shows some of the gilding wax which was also added. It works particularly well on the screwed up paper only catching the textured areas.

 

I also added some Clear Prima pebbles which I rubbed over with silver gilding wax.

 

 Close-ups for a better view of the detail and the sentiment which was also from one of Seth's stencils and quite appropriate I felt for this canvas.

 The large metallic button was something I've had for a while and it just seemed like the right time to use it. Rubbed over it with gilding wax and added a smaller pebble.

Side view.

 

 Back View.
Really feels like that could be the start of another project!

 

The sentiment is also from one of the Seth Apter stencils by Stencil Girl.

It was about now that I decided it needed a little something extra!

A little rubbing of Gilding wax and it's ready to be attached.

 

And here is the finished canvas.

 

It may not make a lot of difference but it just felt finished with that extra embellishment on top but what do you think?

 

 Hope you enjoyed watching me make this.

 

 

I would like to enter this Canvas in the following Challenges:
A Vintage Journey: New Monthly Challenge- Canvas.
SanDee & amelie's SteampunkChallenges: June 2017 Challenge.

Now featured on Seth Apter's blog The Altered Page - here.