Couture Creations Stitched with Love Canvas

Stitched with Love Canvas
by Sue Smyth 

I love to make a mini canvas, this tiny little works of art

 can be a great way to try out a new technique, as well 

as making a sweet gift for someone.

The Glamour Days sewing dies are the perfect way

to make a sewing inspired canvas. 

To make the faux canvas, cut sturdy chipboard to 6 x 6 inches

cover entire surface with mesh tape, masking tape, canvas tape

and even muslin. Adhere with gel medium and allow to dry

Coat with gesso, dry and spray with coloured inks.

The dress form can be embossed with the existing pattern on
the die, by running through
your machine with a rubber mat, after cutting .
But you can also run the die cut through
your machine with an embossing folder for an
alternate pattern

For that aged look to the sewing machine, 

scissors and bobbin I have embossed with

silver embossing powder.

First cut the die out with light weight chipboard or 

recycled cereal packets.

This can be easily done with most of the Couture Creations 

Dies and makes a great way to produce

lots of your own chipboard shapes.

Cover surface with an Embossing medium stamp pad.

Remove shape to a clean sheet of paper.

Then sprinkle with embossing powder, the clean

sheet will mean you will not waste powder on the 

excess embossing fluid on the scrap paper.

Heat set to a high shine.

Handy Hint

Make your own aged embossing powder

just mix gold, black and silver fine embossing powder

together and store separately.

Handy Hint 

For a really high shine, emboss again 

when the first layer has cooled. 

Couture Creations Materials 

Couture Creations Glamour Days Sewing Machine | CO723715

Couture Creations Sewing Kit | CO723716

Couture Creations Glamour Days Dress Form | CO723714

couture creation Moonlight self-adhesive pearls 

Couture Creations Embossing Folder A2 Cheerful CO723282

Happy Crafting