Welcome back to the craft room and today’s Make a Fall Inspired Busted Canvas with Me post. I had so much fun creating my Exploding Busted Canvas last month that I just had to make another one! Today I am hitting on the fall theme with beautiful colors and a fall favorite, pumpkins. Come along with me as I share how I created this fall busted canvas.
The Pumpkin SVG
Let’s start out the project with the centerpiece of the design, my fall pumpkin SVG. When I created this SVG I had another project in mind. That design involved different sized gourds. Rather than make all of the different shapes, I created a single design that can be adjusted in different sizes. Another way you can adjust the image is to flip the design horizontally so the stem goes the other direction. This is a simple and easy way to change things up. If you would like a free copy of this pumpkin file, you can find it here: CL_Pumpkin_HappyFall.
For today’s project I cut two sizes of the pumpkin with my Cricut Explore Air 2 from different colors of Recollections card stock. After the pieces were cut, I used Distress Ink in Rusty Hinge and a blending brush around the edges of all the pieces. From there, I used my McGill Flower Shaping tools around the edges to really give the pieces texture. Through the center of each piece I ran the stylus up and down for a little more texture.
To build the pumpkins, I added a few pieces of Thin 3D Foam Squares to the centers while adding Art Glitter Glue to the edges. This gives the pieces a really nice 3 dimensional look.
The sentiment was also cut on the Explore Air two from Rose Gold metallic paper from my stash. The shadow layer was cut from Recollections card that matches the base of the pumpkins. This too can be resized to fit the project you are working on.
The Busted Canvas
Like my original busted canvas project, I am working with an 8″x10″ stretched canvas from Walmart. I decided to do this project a little bit differently than the first. To begin with, I eliminated the pattern paper on the canvas all together! Instead I added tissue paper to the front and back of the canvas with Mod Podge. After this layer was dry I proceeded to paint the back of the canvas with Liquitex Basics acrylic paint in Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue. The front of the canvas was then painted in Burnt Sienna before being set aside to dry completely. The last step in the painting process is to dry brush a gold Liquitex Basics paint over the top of the burnt sienna. This gold paint is so pretty and adds such an elegant touch to the finished piece.
After letting the canvas dry overnight, it was time to bust open this canvas. On the back side I used my finger blade to cut a cross through the canvas. I then did a series of diagonal cuts to finish the design. With the textured tissue paper on both sides of this canvas, cutting through wasn’t as smooth as my previous project. While there were a few difficult spots, it was still relatively easy to cut through the layers.
Before I glue back the points of my canvas I like to apply my back board. As with my first canvas I used a piece of Designer Book Board from We R Memory Keepers. I trimmed it down to a little smaller than 8” x 10” to ensure it would not be seen from the front of the canvas. To add some background decoration, I adhered a piece of fall leaf pattern paper from the Autumn Blaze paper pack from Recollections. Rather than attempt to use Mod Podge, I adhered the paper with my Scor-tape. The bright multi-colors on this page remind me of my childhood growing up in Seattle.
To adhere the back board to the canvas I once again grabbed my Dual Temperature Gorilla Glue gun. Once the back is secure, it’s time to start busting the canvas open. This canvas is designed in the portrait orientation, so the first triangles to glue open were on the bottom. Because I will be setting this canvas on the table, I do not want those points hanging over the edge. Working my way around the canvas, gluing the edges into place, I decided to wait on the top two points until I had the sentiment adhered into place. After setting the scene with a dry fit of the pumpkins I was able to place the sentiment with Art Glitter Glue. To open the area up a bit more, I did cut the canvas around the top two points so they could be curled back more.
Decorating the Canvas
The pumpkins are adhered with 3M foam tape to add a little bit of dimension to the inside of the canvas. To add even more dimension and texture I added burlap ribbon curls from Celebrate It, to the inside bottom of the canvas. The ribbon is cut into 4.5” to 5” lengths before being glued together with hot glue. They were then glued into the bottom of the canvas, also with hot glue. Everything was going great until I tried putting in the first ribbon. My butterfingers dropped it, glue side down, onto the large pumpkin. Did you know you can’t scrape off a blob of hot glue? Unfortunately, I just found that out.
While finishing the ribbon embellishments, I thought about the best way to cover my mistake. At first I was just going to leave it alone because it is just for me. Instead I dug out my Classic Sunflower die set from Heartfelt Creations and two different colors of card stock. From a pretty light yellow and one of the oranges from the pumpkins, I cut the die twice to have plenty of flower sizes to choose from. Before shaping the flowers with my McGill Flower Shaping Kit, I inked the edges with Rusty Hinge Distress ink. The floral layers were glued together with Art Glitter Glue and I added crystals to the center of each. The medium sized flower covered that glue blob perfectly, don’t you think?
The Finished Canvas
When I started today’s project, I decided not to paint the front of the canvas before adding the tissue paper. While adding the paint, after the mod podge had dried, I regretted that decision. However, looking at the finished canvas, I do like the difference between the light and dark areas. Those wouldn’t be there if I had done the undercoat. An important thing that I need to remember when working with the front and back of the canvases; we are not going to see all of it. It is a shame that more of that gold paint isn’t on display though. I was blown away by that shine! I am definitely going to be purchasing larger tubes of both the gold and the burnt sienna very soon!
Thank you so much for joining me for today’s Make a Fall Inspired Busted Canvas with Me post. Even though I had a few issues along the way, I absolutely love how this canvas turned out! The gold paint has such a rich shine against the beautiful burnt sienna color. And the sunflowers add the finishing touch I didn’t know I needed until they were added. Isn’t it interesting how that turns out?? In my video tutorial I asked for some clarification on one point, so I’ll ask here as well. Let me know down in the comments why items are added in odd numbers. Personally, that goes against my thought process of linking an even number of things. However, I always see crafters adding gems, or flowers in odd numbers. Drop your comments and help a fellow crafter out! Until then, have a fantastic week and I will see you back in the craft room again soon!
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