"Be Happy" Canvas Layout
Hello Craft Friends!
Welcome to the Tres Jolie Blog! Thank you for joining me today. I have a Canvas Layout I'll be sharing with you today. I'm using Tres Jolie March Scrapbook kit and a blank canvas I bought at my local craft store.
This month's Scrapbook kit I'm sure you'll love. It features Prima Marketing new "Serene Petals" paper collection that include 6 double sided 12x12 papers, 1 fussycut elements sheet, along with matching Prima flowers, 2 packs, Journaling cards 15 total, Tres Jolie Chipboard pendant banner border piece and 4 different styled Chipboard windows, large white intricate doily piece. Here's a photo of the kit:
From my stash I used the following: 12 x12 blank canvas, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Curio frame, Prima crystals foam tape and dots, small piece of leftover packaging, Stickles Glitter Stardust, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, Distress tool, Dewdrops Brillance Ink-pearlscent Orchid, and black acrylic paint.
To start this project i chose one of the 12 x12 patterned papers from the kit. (I used the brown spattered B side) see photo:
Taking my Distress tool, I roughed up and tore around the edges of my paper, applied Distress ink along the edges, then adhered onto the front of my canvas. see photo:
Next I measured and cut away several of the border strips from my 12 x12 papers. See photo:
I glued the border strips on the outside edges on my canvas. See photo:
Set your canvas aside for now. Take the white Doily from your kit, and cut around the center diamond shape. See photo:
Taking the paper with the tire swing and tree, I cut off several pieces to fit around the edges of my diamond shape doily. See photo:
I glued these strips and trimmed them to fit around my diamond doily piece, mitered all 4 corners to give it a clean look. See photo:
I chose a photo and Tim Holtz Idea-ology Curio frame and adhered my photo to the back of my frame. See photo:
I glued a piece of scrap cardboard to the back, added some foam tape (this adds dimension) and adhered it to the center of my doily. Set aside. See photo:
Take out one of the Tres Jolie chipboard windows from your kit. I chose the round circle and arched window pieces. I applied some Black acrylic paint around the outside edge on my chipboard window. On the arched chipboard window i applied Dewdrops Brillance Ink- pearlscent Orchid over the top. Let dry. See photo:
Next I cut a small piece of scrap cellophane packaging and glued to fit behind my chipboard window. Then cut a image from scrap paper and glued so it shows through my window panes. I added foam tape on the backside to add dimension.
I cut a scrap piece of paper to fit and show through the front side window panes.The black round chipboard piece i added a sticker in the center on the front. And foam dots on the backside. Note: I ended up not using tge tore scrap piece. Save for a future project. See photo:
Next I did fussycutting from the element sheets. See photo:
I do end up adding some other fussycut images as I go along as well as other embellishments like stickers and flowers from the kit. I play around with placement of my embellishments before gluing in place. I adhered the chipboard window on the left side on my canvas. I glued a fussycut butterfly on the window ledge and a Love sticker in the center of my window! Below my chipboard window, I glued some Prima flowers added acouple sticker sentiments and Prima crystal. Here's a closeup look:
I cut apart a journal card and glued on each side behind my frame. I cut out " bee happy " notepad image from another journal card and adhered below my frame with foam dots. At the top above my framed photo, I adhered a floral fussycut image. Here's a photo:
At the top right corner I tore this brick piece of paper, inked the edges and adhered onto my canvas using foam tape. I fussycut a large butterfly from a scrap paper and glued in place along with a Prima crystal! Here's a photo:
On the left upper corner I glued my Chipboard round piece and added another torn strip of paper along the very top edge. Here's a closeup photo:
On the bottom right corner, I glued a "Home Sweet Home" journal card added some Prima flowers, tucking acouple pearls from my stash, among the flower petals! Added another Prima crystal. I also fussycut another floral piece and glued on the bottom right corner on my doily. Here's a finished photo:
Now we are finished with our Canvas Layout project and it's ready to hang and display! I hope you were inspired by my project idea and will order your kit today, and start creating your own Masterpiece!
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I'll be back next week with another project just for you! Hope you have a great week. Happy Crafting!
Dana
Monthly Mood Board Challenge
As part of our March 2025 monthly kits, we are excited to introduce our monthly mood board challenge. Each month we create a mood board filled with colors, textures, and themes to spark your creativity. Use the mood board as inspiration to create your own projects and share them with our community.
Joining the mood board challenge is a great way to connect with fellow artists and our designers to explore new techniques, and showcase your talent. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned crafter, this challenge is a fun and rewarding way to push your creative boundaries.
The theme for this month is:
SPRING FLING
Place your entries in the March 2025 challenge folder on Tres Jolie Kit Club Cafe Facebook page. This challenge ends on March 31st 2025 at 11:59 pm CST. Winners will receive a gift certificate to our store.
Here's our Monthly Mood Board:
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