Thursday 25 October 2018

Throwback Thursday

Morning and my first of two posts today is for the Throwback Thursday with Jo hope you can join in.This canvas I made a few years ago and it has been hung on our bedroom wall--now every morning I look at it and think I don't like that!!!It was my first attempt at a canvas and I didn't wait for the colours to dry in between each one so all merged into one beige shade!!!!

I finally got around to changing it and first of all covered everything in black gesso even that was an improvement-


Then I used a couple of Decoart sprays-


Finally added Cosmic Shimmer Gilding wax to edges and some of the embellishments--now I love it but daughter now has her eye on it!!!


Challenges-
creative artiste-Anything mixed media
crafts galore encore-ATG
a perfect time to craft-ATG--------DT FAVOURITE--Thank you Cheryl
the creative crafters-ATG------------------------------TOP 3
the crafty addicts-ATG
not just cards-ATG
DL.Art-ATG
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
CFTH-ATG
Pammies inky pinkies-ATG
TTCRD-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and all your comments are much appreciated
Carol x x

23 comments:

meg said...

love the sheen the gilding wax and decoart sprays have given the plaque,it looks fantastic

KarinsArtScrap said...

gorgeousssssssssssssssssssss Carol
Gr Karin

Jo said...

Hi Carol....thanks for joining me this week! LOVE your canvas, looked nice before but now.....wow, it looks amazing in black with just a little colour.....no wonder Daughter has her eye on it lol. Hope all is well with hubby x

Leslie Miller said...

Oh. My. Word. I can't even... it's amazing! Someday I hope to play around with this type of mixed media. What inspiration!

*Vicki* said...

This turned out so amazing! I think I remember this one Carol!! I really love it!! :) HUGS

Chrissy said...

WOW...brilliant transformation Carol..I love this and have my eye on it now..lucky I live over here and not next door..lol....

Luv CHRISSYxx

Terri Winske said...

This is a beautiful transformation. I can see why your daughter has her eyes on it - it's really gorgeous! I'm so glad you shared it with us at PIP Challenges this week!

Andree said...

A super canvas, the transformation is wonderful.
Thank you for joining in with the Crafts Galore Encore October Challenge “Anything Goes”. Good luck x

Jackie T said...

Hi this is an amazing project. Thank you for joining us at Not Just Cards Challenge Blog September challenge Anything Goes. Hugs Jackie DT

Angela B. said...

Thank you so much for entering the challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to seeing you again in the next challenge.
Hugs & Craftiness,
AngelaThrough The Craft Room Door DT
Taste Of Craftiness {My Blog}
Through The Craft Room Door
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Andree said...

A fabulous project given a new lease of life with the subtle colours and shimmer to bring out the lovely details.
Thank you for joining in with our October challenge "Anything Mixed Media Goes" at Creative Artiste Mixed Media. Good luck x

https://shinebrightandcreate@blogspot.com/ said...

Absolutely love this mixed media piece, it is really striking with that great shimmer of a splash of colour. Love the embellishments and the finished result is striking. Michelle x

Wendy said...

Amazingly beautiful!! I loved it before too!! But I know how it is when you feel you've fallen short on a project!! Not only are your new colors so very striking, but your elements and the layout -- Gorgeous!! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty with us all at PIP Challenges :)
Wendy PIP DT
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Lisa Lynn said...

This is wonderful. You are too critical of yourself.

Loose Stitches said...

Gorgeous creation Carol, love the design! Thank you for sharing with us over at The Creative Crafters. We hope to see you again.
~ DT Sherry x

rachel said...

brilliant - love the texture - this looks fab xx

Theresa said...

what a dramatic makeover! love it. i can understand why your daughter wants it now. thank you for sharing it with us at TTCRD and good luck, Theresa xx

marzia said...

lovely card. thank you for joining with us - Marzia Dt creative crafters

CraftyLyn said...

Great project and use of wax thanks for joining us here at Penny's challenge ,Lyn DT x.

Jean said...

Beautiful transformation, loving the colours, still liked the original too.
Thanks for joining us over at Penny's.
Jean xx

Lisa Andersson said...

Oh my what a makeover. Absolutely gorgeous, Carol!
Hugs, Lisa

Mia said...

Wow! What a fabulous canvas, Carol. I like the beige look, but the new look is awesome!!!!!!!!!! Great makeover. Congratulations, my friend.

Dee's Craft Room said...

Oh wow, what a transformation. I actually liked the beige look but the new and improved version looks incredible Carol.

Dionne x