Hello! Valerie today with a fun mini-canvas project. I was so excited to see rub-ons included with the new My Mind’s Eye collections, so naturally they were the first thing I grabbed to play with after I unpacked the new collections. I love how you can layer them on top of just about anything. I’m using the white “Story” rub-ons from the Jubilee Tangerine color scheme for this project. The Jubilee collection also has black, gold, and silver rub-on options.
Supplies:Jubilee -Tangerine: “Story” rub ons, “Adventure” flair pins, “Awesome” enamel dots “Adventure” enamel shapes. Other: Canvas, Liquitex Matte Gel Medium, Studio Calico Mister Huey.
Unfortunately, I didn’t take step by step photos, but I will walk you through my process.
It’s a very simple, repetitive process. I picked up this gallery wrapped canvas at a local craft store. It’s 5 x 5 inches and is 1 1/2 inches deep—much deeper than a basic back stapled canvas.
1. Choose 3-4 mist/ink colors that coordinate with the collection you are using.
2. Spray your canvas with water.
3. Splatter one ink color on one area of the canvas and spray with water again to make it spread.
4. Let dry or speed up the process with a heat tool.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 with each color you are using, and continue to repeat this process until you get the desired effect and intensity of colors (and don’t forget about the edges).
6. Once dry and you are satisfied with the finished ink effect, I recommended brushing on a thin layer of matte gel medium (or Mod Podge) to keep the color in place. The rub-ons also adhere to the canvas better after the gel medium is applied. Let the gel medium dry or use a heat tool to speed up the process.
7. Apply rub-ons with included popsicle stick. You may need to place something hard like a book under your canvas between the stretcher bars if you are using a larger canvas size.
8. Once all your rub-ons are applied, add another layer of gel medium over the entire canvas.
9. Add a flair badge, enamel dots/shapes, or other embellishments. I used hot glue to adhere the flair.
10. Hang on wall and enjoy!
So there you have it, a really fun canvas in ten basic steps. Totally doable, right?! I can’t wait to see what everyone makes with the rub-ons from Jubilee! How will you be using them?
