I recently took an online class with Seth Apter, a mixed media artist who specializes in creating unique painted surfaces by layering colors, stamps and stencils. I tried his techniques to make a peace flag on canvas - visit my blog to see how I put down each layer of paint. With Joy embroidered letters, I spelled the word that's always on my mind...peace. I toned down neon pink letters by dabbing a little tan and yellow paints on top with my finger before gluing them in place on the flag.