Vintage altered canvas by Astrid

Hello Shimmerz fans, thanks for dropping by here! This is Astrid sharing a vintage altered canvas with you with a quick step by step:

I used one of my favourite colour combinations, blues and browns with a touch of green.
These are the Shimmerz products I used:
Coloringz Well Blue Me Down, Night Moves
Vibez Jeni B Blue & Blue Jeans
Spritz Truffle
Creameez Sage It Isn't So
Shimmerz Celery & Coffee
I started with a small  5 x 7" canvas, added some crackle paste through a stencil and when that had dried, added some embellishments (Dusty Attic and Calico Craftparts) and some flowers from my stash

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I adhered them with gel medium and when everything had dried covered it all with Gesso.

Because I love the way the Shimmerz products sink in between the cracks, I also added some crackle paste to my embellishment at the bottom.

Time to start playing with the sprays and paints (my favourite bit, so much fun).
I started with the lightest colour and then built up the layers, drying with my heat gun in between, using a paint brush, my fingers and a baby wipe, until I was happy with the result.

Here's a close up of the crackly bits, I just loves how it looks... :o)

Now all I needed to do, was adding my focal image (I chose one of the Tim Holtz Found Relatives). I also added a little butterfly still, covered with some Glassy Accents.

The final steps were to add some background stamping (it would have been better for sure if I had thought of that earlier)...., a sentiment (using Tim Holtz word stickers) and some shadows around my image and embellishments to add more depth. I used my Coloringz spray in Night Moves and a small paint brush for that.

Now before I sign off remember, you can order Shimmerz products directly from the Shimmerz Paints Store. If you do, don't forget to mention my name (Astrid Maclean) in the «Instruction to Merchant/seller» part of your order form (just below your name and address). After clicking «add», you'll get a FREE product in the color of your choice. And for people from outside the US, Shimmerz do a really good deal on postage!

Well, have a creative week and thanks so much for visiting today!