DIY Layered Heart Canvas

Layer various materials and textures to create stunning visual art, such as this Layered Heart Canvas!

Supplies:
Canvas
Burlap
Tissue Paper
Corrugated Craft Paper
Patterned Scrapbooking Paper
Lace
Wooden Heart
Buttons
Distress Ink Pad
Mod Podge
Adhesive
Acrylic Paint
Foam Brush
Scissors

1. Using the foam brush, apply paint in the desired color to the entire canvas.

2. Set aside to let dry.

For this project, you can choose to use any materials and textures you would like, but the following steps will show you how to recreate the look of Christy's model.

3. Measure and cut lace ribbon to wrap vertically around the canvas and glue it to the right side of the canvas.

4. Measure and cut corrugated paper and glue it to the upper left side of the canvas.

5. Cut a square of burlap and glue it onto the top left of the corrugated paper.

Layer various materials and textures for a stunning visual art.

6. Carefully hand tear patterned scrapbooking paper and run the edges of the paper onto the ink pad to give it a distressed look.

7. Then, glue it to the bottom right of the canvas.

8. Measure and cut a strip of burlap to wrap horizontally around the canvas and glue it to the middle of the canvas.

9. Using the foam brush, apply paint in the desired color to the wooden heart.

10. Set it aside to let dry.

11. Measure and cut decorative tissue paper to cover the heart and use Mod Podge to glue it on.

12. Set it aside to let dry.

13. Glue buttons onto the canvas.

14. Glue the heart to the center of the canvas and set it aside to let dry.

Feel free to add any other embellishments as you desire.

Once the canvas is completely dry, it's ready to display!

Designed by Christy

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