{"product_id":"masquerade-art-deco-canvases-project","title":"Masquerade Art Deco Canvases Project by Sarah Donawerth","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile trying to fuse together \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cards-and-envelopes\"\u003eIngrid Pomeroy’s postcards\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chipboard?page=3\u0026amp;limit=20\"\u003echipboard\u003c\/a\u003e masks for a Halloween project, I was struggling to find my artistic perspective. I felt like the materials were perfectly suited for each other, but couldn’t find a way to make them work with the Halloween theme. Instead, the materials kept screaming that they wanted to be art deco and slightly quirky, so I followed the muse and it led me to these beautiful canvases that are so quintessentially my style that I can’t believe I ever struggled to create these.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMasquerade Art Deco Canvases Project Directions:\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect the images you would like to use from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cards-and-envelopes\"\u003eIngrid Pomeroy’s postcards\u003c\/a\u003e and pair them each with a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chipboard?page=3\u0026amp;limit=20\"\u003echipboard mask\u003c\/a\u003e. Trim the image to fit your \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Sandra-Evertson-Collection\"\u003ewooden trays\u003c\/a\u003e. For an art deco look, trace a circle around the top half of the woman (I used the inside of a roll of duct tape to trace) to give the illusion of the sun, which is a popular art deco motif.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnamel the chipboard masks with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ice-resin-collection?limit=14\u0026amp;page=3\"\u003eGerman Silver Relique Powder\u003c\/a\u003e. Hold the heat gun close to the masks for a more textured finish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the large wood substrate, cover with crumpled book text and glue down with gel medium. Brush Frayed Burlap \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/spray-inks\"\u003eDistress Spray Stain\u003c\/a\u003e on the edges from opposite corners. While ink is still wet, blend some of the turquoise gelato stick into the stripe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Tim Holtz \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cards-and-envelopes?page=1\"\u003ePocket Card\u003c\/a\u003e with music print, trim to fit between stripes on canvas, then color gold \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/artist-pens-and-markers?page=3\"\u003egelato stick\u003c\/a\u003e around edges and blend with a makeup sponge. Edge the card with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/inkpads-and-cleaners?page=2\"\u003ebrown ink\u003c\/a\u003e. Attach to canvas with gel medium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApply gel medium in to the circle around the woman and roll the edge in vintage gold glass glitter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the small wood substarte, apply a thick layer of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/adhesives-primers-and-mediums?page=2\"\u003elight modeling paste\u003c\/a\u003e across the entire surface. Then stipple the paste by tapping your \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/color-tools\"\u003epalette knife\u003c\/a\u003e straight up and down. Then, just barely skim the surface of the paste to create a textured background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnce dry, color with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/artist-pens-and-markers\"\u003emetallic gelatos\u003c\/a\u003e and blend the gelatos with water (Note: if the paste becomes mushy again, use a heat gun to speed the drying time and make the gelato blending more manageable). Adhere the postcard image with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/adhesives-primers-and-mediums?page=1\"\u003egel medium\u003c\/a\u003e and attach the mask. Add vintage gold \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/glitters?limit=25\u0026amp;page=2\"\u003eglass glitter\u003c\/a\u003e to the corners.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlue mask to woman’s face and attach to the canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApply Relique Powder to garment studs, heat set, and glue these in the corners of the canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"width: 593px; height: 192px; border: thin dotted #990000; margin: auto; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"padding-left: 10px; margin-top: 5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #98996d;\"\u003eYou will also \u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e these publications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 11px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Somerset-Apprentice-Autumn-2015\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 130px; height: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/cache\/data\/issueImages\/1APP-1502-Somerset-Apprentice-Autumn-2015-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 11px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Somerset-Studio-Sep-Oct-2015\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 130px; height: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/cache\/data\/issueImages\/1SOM-1505-Somerset-Studio-Sep-Oct-2015-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 11px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Somerset-Studio-Gallery-Summer-2015\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 130px; height: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/cache\/data\/issueImages\/1SOM-GAL1502-Somerset-Studio-Gallery-Summer-2015-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 11px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Somerset-Studio-Gallery-Winter-2015\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 130px; height: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/cache\/data\/issueImages\/1SOM-GAL1501-Somerset-Studio-Gallery-Winter-2015-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd width=\"100%\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cc8108;\"\u003eAbout the Artist: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSarah Donawerth is the Marketing Assistant and Copywriter at Stampington \u0026amp; Company. Follow her as she crafts whatever her heart desires at: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahdonawerth.com\"\u003ewww.sarahdonawerth.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #6e6f3c; font-family: times; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eFavorite Food: \u003c\/span\u003eGluten-Free, Nut-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #6e6f3c; font-family: times; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eInterests: \u003c\/span\u003eKnitting, crochet, crafting, violin, puppies, and \"Downton Abbey\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #6e6f3c; font-family: times; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eFavorite Quote: \u003c\/span\u003e\"I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.\" – Jane Austen, \"Pride and Prejudice\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Free Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452528484503,"sku":"PROJ-1021","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/5546\/3319\/files\/PROJ-1021__55750.1558404599.1280.1280.jpg?v=1746793416","url":"https:\/\/stampington.live\/products\/masquerade-art-deco-canvases-project","provider":"Stampington \u0026 Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}