Shabby chic mixed media canvas - a lady and a gentleman

Our wedding anniversary will be on July 7th. This happy occasion inspired me to make this mixed media canvas.

In winter I had seen at Anette Green Tim Holtz's Festive Gent holding a heart in his hand instead of wreath. This gave me the idea to use this gent for my celebration canvas. 

My other favourite is the Lady from the Victorian Carolers what I used so many times.

For making this canvas I took a 18x24 cm (7x9") stretched and primed canvas and I put one layer of gesso on it.

After I cut out the main elements, the gent and the lady.

I cut out the heart with Tim's Love Struck die but I had to cut it smaller with scissors.

I put some torn book paper and music sheet on the canvas and I glued them with gesso on the canvas.

With Tim's stencil I put bubbles into two corners.

Then I stamped nice sentiments with Tim's saying stamps and a StazOn ink pad.

I used a new chalk acrylic paint but I wasn't very happy with this :-( Anyway, I put some greyish green on the left corner, green in the middle and I tried to put a soft pink on the lower right corner. And some brown to the edges. I used sponge to put the paint on the canvas.

When it was dry I put Tim Crackle Paint on some parts.

And of course, I added my favourite lace from Tim.

I painted white the figures, I waited to dry and I put some Tea Dye ink to the edges.

I cut out the branches and flowers from white paper and I added Tea Dye to the edges.

I arranged the elements and after I started to glue them on.

You can see fine crackles on the figures and on the canvas too.

With this canvas I'd like to enter to:

The "Celebrations" Challenge of A Vintage Journey

The "Shabby chic" Challenge of Country View Challenges

What I used:

Sizzix Bigz Die, Festive Gent by Tim Holtz (660034)

Sizzix Bigz Die, Victorian Carolers by Tim Holtz (658764)

Sizzix Movers&Shapers Die, Love Struck by Tim Holtz (657478)

Sizzix Sizzlits  Die, Spring Greenery by Tim Holtz (659573)

Sizzix Sizzlits Die, Vintage Lace by Tim Holtz (657481)

Sizzix Bigz Die, 3D Flowers (656545)

Memory Box Die, Peace Doves

Stampers Anonymous, Simple Sayings by Tim Holtz

Stampers Anonymous, Bubble Stencil by Tim Holtz

Ranger Distress Ink, Tea Dye

Ranger, Distress Crackle Paint, Clear Rock Candy

canvas

Aleene's Tacky Glue, Fast Grab