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How to create a valentines canvas with monica downing

Create a Valentines Canvas With Monica Downing

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Using the Rising Spirit Heart and Wings, printables of your liking, and a 6x6 chunky canvas, place the pieces on your canvas how you want

Using the Rising Spirit Heart and Wings, printables of your liking, and a 6x6 chunky canvas, place the pieces on your canvas how you want

Paint the heart with Magenta Acrylic Paint & the wings with Gold After the paint dries, apply a coat of Transparent 3D Matte Gel  to the heart. Sprinkle  Micro Beads in Blush, gold Leaf Mica Flakes

Paint the heart with Magenta Acrylic Paint & the wings with Gold After the paint dries, apply a coat of Transparent 3D Matte Gel to the heart. Sprinkle Micro Beads in Blush, gold Leaf Mica Flakes

Here I\u2019m placing my printables that I cut out, along with the brail paper for background, to see what it looks like and I LIKE IT!!!

Here I’m placing my printables that I cut out, along with the brail paper for background, to see what it looks like and I LIKE IT!!!

I decided to wrinkle up the brail paper and ink it with some light brown ink\u2026now I LIKE IT EVEN MORE!!!

I decided to wrinkle up the brail paper and ink it with some light brown ink…now I LIKE IT EVEN MORE!!!

I\u2019ve added the Dresden Gold Trim to the edges here (to see what it looks like) and around the heart. At this point I adhere the brail paper to the canvas and attach the gold trim to the edges

I’ve added the Dresden Gold Trim to the edges here (to see what it looks like) and around the heart. At this point I adhere the brail paper to the canvas and attach the gold trim to the edges

I painted the outside edges of the canvas with gold and added my vintage drawer handle.  It got painted gold, and trimmed with that beautiful Gold Dresden Trim.

I painted the outside edges of the canvas with gold and added my vintage drawer handle. It got painted gold, and trimmed with that beautiful Gold Dresden Trim.

Now you can reflect in ones love to another all year long!!! Project by Ambassador Monica Downing

  • Relics and Artifacts heart, wings and Dresden Trim
  • 6x6 canvas
  • Magenta and gold acrylic paint
  • 3D gloss gel
  • Blush micro beads
  • Gold Leaf mica flakes
  • Brail paper
  • Brown ink
  • Drawer pull