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Mixed Media Travel Canvas
Lorrie McCullers
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July 15, 2018
Turn your travel ephemera into a gorgeous canvas!
You will need:
- Joy Embroidered Letters - Metallic Gold or Silver
- 8.5 x 11" canvas
- texture paste
- stencil
- palette tool
- spray ink
- clear liquid glue or glue gun
- paper flowers, sea shells, art stones, and other embellishments
- travel ephemera (ticket stubs, wristbands, etc.)
Instructions:
- Apply texture paste through a stencil using a palette tool on small areas of the canvas
- Spray canvas with ink.
- Apply travel ephemera and embellishments with either liquid glue or hot glue gun.
- Finish the canvas by applying the embroidered letters to the canvas with liquid glue or hot glue gun. The embroidered letters will give your canvas more dimension and texture than regular stickers!
Joy® iron-on, embroidered letters are available individually and in sheets, in a variety of fonts, sizes and colors at your local craft stores.
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