mixed media canvas "winter" {DT work for heartfelt creations}

hello scrappy friends!

today i've got a mixed media project to share with you. i used HEARTFELT CREATIONS' ornamental light collection to create this canvas

"WINTER"

heartfelt creations products used on this project:

HC Brookside Manor PreCut Set	HC Holiday Haven PreCut Set	HC Book Frame 1 PreCut Set	HC Broken Cinder Blocks Set	HC Tattered Background PreCut Set	HC Shabby Chic Lace PreCut Set	HC Decorative Butterfly-Border Die
HC Garden Romance Die	HC Frosty Blanket Paper Collection	paper blossoms tool kit	grand calibur

i begun by covering a 28 x 30 cm canvas with gesso. then i colored it with TIM HOLTZ “weathered wood” distress ink pad. to create the background frame i used the following HC stamp sets: HC holiday haven set and HC shabby chic lace set – with brown ink pad and HC holiday haven set, HC broken cinder blocks set and HC tattered background set with red and blue ink. 

i stamped the note sheet from HC book frame 1 set in the middle of the canvas. then using the crafter’s workshop "wood grain" and "circle explosion" masks with modeling paste i created the dimensional pattern on the canvas. after it was dry i gave a bit of colour to some of the white dots with PANPASTEL hansa yellow tint.  i cut the lamp post, the green swirls and the poinsettias from pattern paper; colored the flowers with COPIC CIAO markers and to finish them off added a bit of glitter in the middle.

for the birdies i used blue pattern paper, brown ink, stamp and die cut three small birds {HC brookside manor set and HC garden romance die} and add them to the canvas.

the doll i sketched first and then cut out the different elements from HC frosty blanket paper collection. if you are interested in my sketch CLICK HERE - you are welcome to print it off and create your own paper doll. 

 i've copied the sketch as many times as i needed to cut out all different shapes. then i outlined the ready elements on pattern paper and cut them out. some i glued upside down on the pattern paper {the smaller elements} to make sure that i’ll have the right size.

when the dress elements were ready, i stamped the swirl from HC holiday haven set with versamark “watermark “ ink and added embossing powder to create a glimmer pattern. then i distressed the edges with brown ink and begun assembling the paper doll. once it was glued on the canvas, i added the little poinsettias {cut out from the patter paper} and the PRIMA flower center pearl to decorate the dress.

i die cut the little snowflakes with spellbinders “create a flake 1” die and the corner with HC decorative butterfly / border die from glittery paper.

thank you for taking the time to visit me!

if you wish to see the rest of my SEASONS mixed media canvas, click on the link below:

{SPRING}		{SUMMER}		{AUTUMN}

have a fabulous sunny day!

hugs 'n smiles,

Emmy