hugs & kisses canvas

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Designed by: Becky Novacek

What could be sweeter than a little canvas filled with happy fabric and stamped squares to hang on the wall? This 6" x 12" canvas could be recreated with any number of color and stamp combinations and is super fun to create.

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Instructions (Print version)

1. Use Fiskars Rotary Cutter and Cutting Mats to trim scrap fabrics to 1.75 inch squares. Line fabrics up and lay smaller mat over larger mat as a cutting guide. It works well to layer fabrics to save time. You’ll need  12 squares.
2. Use wet adhesive to adhere fabric squares to canvas. Create a sort of grid, leaving open spaces for stamping.
3. Choose which stamps you’d like to use on the open squares and stamp away. Use care when stamping. It’s helpful to have the canvas on a very sturdy table. Stamp image and before lifting stamp up, pick up canvas and apply pressure to the back side of the canvas. This isn’t necessary on the squares that are backed with the wood braces of the canvas.
4. Allow stamped images time to dry.

5. Thread floss through buttons and randomly adhere to some of the fabric squares.
6. Mix acrylic paints to a color that works with your fabrics and theme. When stamped images are dry, paint sides of canvas, allowing some paint to get on the front side. This gives the piece a lovely homespun feel.
7. Give the canvas a few hours to dry thoroughly and then apply color to stamped images using watercolor pencils. Such a fun playful way to add color! Feel free to go outside the lines a bit!

Supplies:

Fiskars: 01-002292 Tricia Santry Turtle Crossing Stamps
Fiskars: 12-97967097 Rotary Cutter
Fiskars: 12-83707097 12x18 Cutting Mat
Fiskars: 12-83717097 18x24 Cutting Mat
OTHER: Assorted Fabric Scraps, Large Buttons, Embroidery Floss, 6x12 Canvas, Acrylic Paint, Watercolor Pencils, Black Ink