Art Project 1

I have been a huge fan of mod podge for a while and I recently came across a tutorial for canvas wall art on http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/ The instructions are detailed but I put my own spin on it. I ordered 6 12x12 canvases from dickblick.com and I went to the local craft store and bought mod podge, 12x12 scrap booking paper, acrylic paints and sponge/paint brushes. I also printed out one photo of each of our pets to showcase on the canvas.



It took a while, but I painted the edges and about a half inch of the face of the canvas with the acrylic paints that I had bought. Even though the canvas is 12x12 and the scrap booking paper is 12x12, I knew that they would not match up exactly ... that is why I painted about a half inch in on the face of the canvas. I also had to cut some strands off of the scrapbook paper to make it look right on the canvas.

Next I used the paintbrush and spread a small even amount of mod podge on the face of the canvas ... the scrapbook paper is thin so it will ripple or tear if too much mod podge is applied. The thicker the paper the less likely you will rip, tear or bubble it up. I lined up the scrapbook paper and smooth and rubbed it on the mod podge ... in order to keep it from bubbling up, I turned the canvas over and smoothed it from that side as well and left it until the next day. The hardest part of this project is being able to hang the canvas squares lined up and spaced out evenly. I love the way it turned out ... I is definetly a nice centerpeice for our living room.