I started out with an 8 x 10 canvas and I knew I had wanted to try molding paste with my stencils, so I chose one of my favorites from Crafter's Workshop:
After smoothing out the edges with the spatula and drying the paste with my heat tool, I was left with the perfect base to start experimenting.
At this point, I determined that trying to document the process was inhibiting my creativity. After all, this was supposed to be my fun time, not a project. So I put down the camera and continued to play. I experimented with many different techniques, including spraying Glimmer Mists, Dylusions Ink Spray and using gelatos along with my stencils. I stamped, embossed, colored, cut and glued and just had a blast losing myself in the products. Eventually I will document and share those other techniques, but I will save that for another day and just share my finished product:
You'll see, even though I started out with the canvas landscape, after spraying with various mists, I decided I liked the pattern better when it was portrait. I used gelatos over my circle stencil and rubbed them in with my finger to created the dimensional "bubbles". The resulting background reminded me of a magical forest of sorts, so I used my Dylusions stamp set by Dyan Reavely to create the fairy who is feeling a bit upside down.
I hope you've enjoyed this look at how to create a texture stenciled canvas as a base for a mixed media project and I hope you are inspired to try your own. If you try this technique, be sure to let me know how you like it and link your project in the comments section.
Until next time, Happy Scrappin'!!
~Patrice
