Couture Creations Sue Smyth

Christmas Mini Canvas 

By Sue Smyth 

For the past few years I have made a mini canvas that

sits on a little wooden easel, at Christmas. These look fabulous as a decoration 

at Christmas and are small enough to fit anywhere. 

You can also give it as a gorgeous gift and personalize 

it to suit the recipient.

To start I have  used a 5 x 5 inch canvas, if you cannot find one

simply cut down a board canvas or make your own from

chipboard, as it is covered with paper towel for texture it does

not matter what it started out like.

Adhere paper towel and paint with gesso, then spray with

coloured inks. I have added a little extra gesso around the edges

when the inks are dry for a snowy look.

Add some snow texture paste or puffy style paint to the bottom 

for a snowy field and allow to dry.

Then spray with adhesive and sprinkle with large white 

glitter for sparkle.

Add extra sparkle by smearing over crystalina Glitz N Glamour.

Die cut small trees in green cardstock and flick over white paint for snow.

Die cut large tree in white and green, take the white outline shape and 

insert over the green inner, smear with dimensional magic 

and white glitter (this helps keep the two shapes adhered together)

Create a little scene with trees, snowflakes and a snow man,

 use 3 D foam tape to attach trees.

Add Imaginarium chipboard corners and more gesso for snow.

Then create a scroll from white cardstock and stamp or 

write a Christmas greeting along it.

Top Tip

To create a scroll cut white cardstock to 1 cm, trim to fit the canvas.

Add a little double sided tape to each end, peel off backing.

Use a bamboo skewer to wind ends around, hold the wound bit and pull the 

skewer out carefully but firmly.

This looks best when you are a little rustic with the winding.

Ink and distress edges as desired.

I have added details in the background with a white gel or paint pen.

And a little blue metallic paint to the edges.

Add 3mm Gemstones over the trees for more glitter and bling.

Couture Creations Materials 

Couture Creations Christmas Fir Trees CO723907

Couture Creations 2mm Gemstones Celadon CO724154

Couture Creations 3D Foam Dots – CO723780

Couture Creations Crystallina Gitzi Glamour

Happy Crafting all and 

Merry Christmas