Altered Canvas

I've seen so many canvases out there with fun quotes on them.  Subway art is a hot trend these days!
To give you an example ... here's what I'm talking about.

And I love them & was going to buy one but then I thought to myself .... I could totally make one of those myself!! It wouldn't be that hard. PLUS I could do it for cheaper.

So I headed out and got some canvases from Michaels.  I found some 12" x 24" ones.  I wanted a bit bigger but they were more money so I stuck with these.

I first began the project by painting the canvas a super fun turquoise color. (and of course, I wasn't on the ball here and took zero pictures of the 1st few layers of painting. :().

I waited until it dried and then painted a dark chocolate brown over top of the turquoise. (again, NO picture!)
I waited 'til it dried. (patience is not my strong point)

Once dry I painted another thin coat of creamy/white overtop of the brown. I wanted it to be a bit distressed looking so I didn't mind the streakiness and bits of brown showing through.  I didn't paint the sides of the canvas though. I let the brown show.

This time I needed to leave it overnight so that it was completely dry in order to complete the next step.

I cut out a quote from vinyl on my Silhouette. You can get it from the Silhouette online store.
And carefully adhered it onto the canvas. (Tip: I actually cut it in half so that it was easier to adhere because it was a long piece of vinyl).

Once the vinyl letters/quote were adhered I took a sanding block and gently sanded around the edges of the canvas revealing the turquoise from beneath. It turned out quite well.

 And one more close up.

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