Design Team: Misty Christensen Week 1 Cycle 8

Vintage Canvas

Metal or Cardstock? With Misty Christensen's technique, you will do a double take! See how she used the eBosser to turn a plain canvas into something more!

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be a part of the Craftwell Design Team! As soon as I received my Teresa Collins embossing folders I went to work and made this altered Canvas. This is my first canvas and it was so fun to make. I love anything vintage, especially architectural elements! Soooo..... I made a faux antique tin ceiling tile using the Beautiful Brocade embossing folder, card stock, aluminum foil and paint. I love the effect, it truly looks like metal! So easy and inexpensive. This is what I did:

First I glued a piece of aluminum foil to a piece of card stock. I just took a foam brush and spread Studio Matte Medium all over the back of a piece of card stock. You need to be quick and cover every little bit of paper. I think Yes paste would work well too.

Then I put it in the 8.5 x 11 embossing folder and ran it through the eBosser. (I did this while the glue was still wet and it worked really well)

Next, I took a foam brush and painted Martha Stewart's metallic paint all over the foil, working in circles to make sure it got in all the nooks and crannies. then I wiped off and buffed the top with a paper towel. Easy Peasy and it really looks like metal!

Then I painted the sides with that same metallic paint. (I bought it at Home Depot....sometimes it pays to shop with the Hubby!)

The images and papers were all inked to give them a vintage feel, I think they work perfectly with the

vintage buttons and lace.

You could use this technique on cards, Mini albums.....oohhhh...a whole cover made with the faux tin would be soooo pretty, and with the large size of the Craftwell folders, so doable....altered boxes, journal covers.....so many ideas, so little time! lol

Ingredients:

Beautiful Brocade embossing folder :http://craftwellusa.com/products/ebossing-folders#tcfolders

Reynolds wrap

Studio Matte Medium

Martha living Metallic paint in Cast Bronze (Home Depot)

5 x 5 canvas (Walmart 4 pack)

Vintage Images

Antique Lace and buttons

Misc flowers

Thanks so much, and if you'd like to, please take a peek at my blog:

http://shabbybeautiful.blogspot.com/

Thanks Misty!

Are you liking Misty's technique? We would love to hear your thoughts!

October 9, 2013