Heart Art

In keeping with Valentine's Day I created a project using Crate Paper's Paper Heart Collection! I started with an 8x8 canvas and covered it with music paper from my stash. I decorated the background with a variety of mixed media products, including Faber-Castell Gelatos. Gelatos are luscious acid-free pigment sticks that glide on creamy vibrant color and blend beautifully with or without water. They will work well on light or dark papers, smooth or textured surfaces, even flocked papers and canvas, and with a variety of stamping techniques from traditional direct to stamp to reverse stamping. They look like chapsticks which makes them even more fun LOL!! I used a direct to rubber stamp technique with a light mist of water to apply the gelatos to my canvas. There are lots of colors and all are available at the store! I also used MFT's "Hearts a Plenty" Dienamic to cut lots of small hearts from various papers from the collecton. I folded the hearts, inked them placed them in a heart shape leaving a small open space for my title ...

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I usually carry over my stamping onto the sides of the canvas ...

Here's another close-up ...

Supplies Used:

• Crate Paper "Paper Heart" Collection
• Paints: Claudine Hellmuth - Painterly Pink, Modern red, Blank Canvas
• Faber-Castell Gelatos, Faber-Castell Journaling Pen
• Kaisercraft Rub-ons
• Liquitex Light Modeling Paste
• Cat's Eye Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan
• Punchinella

Thanks for stopping by and check in tomorrow for a fabulous project form the incredibly talented Jess Mutty!! Happy Love Month and keep your heart open!

 Lynn :)