canvas and video tutorial from Tusia Lech

Hello everyone :)

I love creating canvas, because I can hang it later on the wall and enjoy its message and energy. I love bright colors and light - so it is surely not a surprise, that I created light canvas in pink and green with uplifting message and an angel :)

I have used amazing pieces of lace for creating some texture on the background (the whole process you can watch in my video below).

All beautiful flowers and vintage elements, together with tulle and lace come from Zeus&Zoe etsy store. I love feminine and vintage touch of all these elements!

Below you can see also a handmade flower created by Marivic Clifton herself (the big one). Isn't it beautiful!?

As you can see, I covered most of metallic (golden) pieces with gesso and then I added some colour.

I created a video - especially for you :) Enjoy :)

Beautiful - mixed media canvas by Zanka

Hey there:)
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
In my last DT post I hinted that I might continue playing with a self-made background and so I did :)

Today I have a mixed media canvas to show, with the background made from scratch, that is using pieces of vintage papers and magazines which I found in my Z&Z kit.
I adhered the pieces randomly to the canvas using modpodge and I sealed the surface with matte medium.
Then I white-washed the whole background with gesso and added some splashes of colour, coordinated with the colours of the picture wanted to use.

I particularly like the authentic vintage laces which were also included in my kit, here I used pieces of it to add some dimension.

Here you can see the 'work in progress' shot, when the bacground was ready and waiting for the rest of embellishments to arrive:)

Thanks for stopping by at our Zeus and Zoe blog!
DT Zanka

Kimberly's Burlap Banner

Hello it Kim here!

I'm  so excited to share...

I've created a banner using the gorgeous vintage  items from Zeus and Zoe's store, she has some amazing vintage items.  I also used a little burlap and canvas. 

Tomorrow we will announce the winner of our giveaway! 

Best Things Canvas by Dana Tatar

Hi Zeus and Zoe fans! Dana here today sharing a 6x6 canvas that I created with supplies from my Zeus and Zoe Kit. I started with a gorgeous vintage calendar page and went from there. I'm trying to hold on the the last days of Summer and this beautiful image caught my eye.

I primed my burlap canvas and then used acrylic paint to color the background. I covered the paint with a layer of crackle glaze and pearl pen accents.

I sealed the image to my canvas with Mod Podge and added some crocheted flowers from my Zeus and Zoe Kit for a bold pop of orange.

I cut this sentiment from a tag, aged it with Distress Ink and then covered it with a layer of glaze for more dimension. I finished the canvas by wrapping floral trim around the edge.

Thanks for stopping by today! You can pick up a similar kit from the Zeus and Zoe Etsy Shop. Don't forget to enter our August Giveaway. You can find all the details HERE.

Something late for Valentines

Hello Everybody  !! Hows the day , valentines ?? hehehehe .Okay Charllie  here again coming up with a shadow box created for you guys and this piece was super inspired by JJ showers on youtube. she created her box out of chipboard stripes and form it into a circle to have the base of the shadow box. She is very awesome and very creative woman !!! Okay for the shadow box I had used a lot of metal gears ,laces,buttons,papers & fibers came from the store (you can in the video ) . I tucked some flowers on the left side and the roses are certified handmade by me and I want to sell it for  Filipinos but not this time Im too busy and I'm not in with it !! LOL Okay for further description and details watched the video !!

Always remember - Canvas by Ayeeda

Hello, It's Aida here with my new project for you:)

This time I created a big canvas with some beautiful laces, a page from a calendar with a lady and some jewelry embellishments from Zeus and Zoe - I just LOVE them. But the final effect is better with some mists, paints and gesso. I added few stamps and a stencil with clocks too.

Some details: 

It really looks good on the wall:) I hope you like it too.

Hugs,

Aida

Always Be Different Canvas - Jen Waugh

Hi everyone, Jen here with my first project of October. Our theme this month is "Steam Chic", a combination of Steam Punk and Shabby Chic devised by Charlie. We had a specific mood board to work with and I loved working with the colours on it.

I have been wanting to use this photo of my daughter for some time and this theme just seemed to fit in with it perfectly. My daughter is a Photography student in Scotland and they had a Steam Punk  photo session with the make up department. I love the fact that my daughter takes after me in that she doesn't follow trends, she just goes with her individuality. 

So here we have my canvas. "Always Be Different"

I covered my canvas with a layer of tissue paper, then used various mists to get the different colours in the mood board. I used a combination of Tattered Angels and Ranger.

All the laces, flowers and the majority of the trinkets were included in in my DT pack and are available in the Zeus and Zoe Etsy store. The key and key hole are Tim Holtz and there are some Prima (Finnabair) Mechanicals cogs.

After I added all my trinkets, lace, chip board, flowers, mesh and other embellishments I used Luminarte Twinkling H20's  to paint them. I finished the canvas off with a layer of Gel Medium.

I hope you like my canvas and remember "Always Be Different". It now takes pride of place on my daughter's lounge room wall in Scotland.  I will be back on October 31st when I will be sharing a spooktacular blast from my past. 

Jen xxx

Lady in Pink

Hello, It's Aida here with my new project for you:)

Our theme at Zeus and Zoe this month is "Steamy Chic" and we have amazing "Inspiration Board" made by Charlie:)

I was inspired by soft colors and steampunk drawing to create this piece. I used gorgeous white fabric and few beautiful old cards and documents as a background - they are really precious. You can find them in Marivic's beautiful kits on Etsy. I added a page from an old book too and then added a little color to it.  

Few metal embellishments, some laces, some stamps and mediums (13 arts gesso, water ink and gel medium) and the project is ready:) 

Have a great weekend,

Hugs,

Ayeeda

A lace background on a canvas by Yvonne Yam

If you are just starting on your mixed media journey, consider using lace to create beautiful textures on your background instead of creating a background from scratch.

I adhered lace on my 8 x 8 canvas, then added colours with watersoluble crayons. Some PearlEx was added to create a sheen.

I did have fun applying mediums to my chipboard lovebirds to create textures.

Then I added gorgeous vintage buttons from the Zeus and Zoe store. You can see that I couldn't decide which ones to use so I used them all! *winks*

Try using lace for the base of your next canvas...share your link in the comments so that I can come take a look!  Cheers, Yvonne.

A mixed media canvas with a gorgeous vintage tag...by Yvonne Yam

Hello there! It's Yvonne here to show you my mixed media canvas using a gorgeous tag that Marivic made. 

Yep, sometimes I like to "cheat" a little by using a beautifully assembled vintage tag on my canvas. It is available for sale at Berry71Bleu. :)

The 8x8 canvas was covered with wrapping tissue and lace from the Zeus and Zoe store. Then I gessoed the piece and misted with Lindy's Gang spray mists for a subtle colour. After that, I played with some gold paints and mediums and glued more yummy embellishments from the Zeus and Zoe store to match the beautiful tag.

I love how my canvas turned out. What do you think?

And check out the gorgeous new kits Marivic just added to the Zeus and Zoe store!  Go grab yours now! :)

My (Marivic) projects for June with a few of my favorite things

Hello this is Marivic sharing with you today a couple of projects I made using Donna Salazar's GCD Studios  Mixed Media Stax 2. I love this product so much I made 2 projects also following Denise and Norma's theme for this month's Favorite Things Challenge.

First I made this journal. I was going to keep this one but my daughter, Alyssa had asked me if she can have it so she can draw her favorite things...I was going to keep it for myself but she said she wants to keep practicing her art so she can be just like mama. Now, how can I say no to that...I told her I have to remove the embellishments, little girls can't have the "blings" yet. So she agreed that I can take the metal charms off and replace it with kid-friendly embellishments after the photos are taken.
Other than Donna's Mixed Media papers, everything else were from Zeus and Zoe Kit.

I took photos from my phone as I go to the progress of making the album pages. The rest is just embellishments.

After I am done, I covered the pages with lace and just went to town with the embellishments.

The flowers I also made using the smooth mixed media paper that is part of the stax.

The flowers are tedious to make, but it worth it. I hand-cut the shapes, painted with Luminarte Paint on both sides.

When it was dry I applied Faber Castell Glaze twice and glued to make this flower.

For my second project I made this canvas art using the printed paper, smooth paper, and the textured paper from the same Donna Salazar Mixed Media Paper Stack line.

I liked the antique color of the flowers...

These are all my favorite things...art, flowers, lace, mixed media, and pretty little things that make up a big beautiful things.

Thank you to Donna Salazar and to Couture Creations for sponsoring us this month.

Make sure you join our challenge, you still have a few days left.

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