Shabby Chic canvas "New Beginnings" Challenge

I entered a "New Beginnings Challenge" on the Chic Craftique group on Facebook I painted the canvas with white gesso. Then I adhered some pretty patterned paper onto the canvas and using a clock stencil and a Ranger distress ink pad in Antique paper I used an Ink Duster to apply the ink.  I decorated the background in three different areas.

I then used a wooden heart that I had purchased from Fernli Designs based in the UK and painted the heart with white gesso and then when dry went over that using a Ranger distress ink pad in Peeled Paint and a foam sponge. I lightly shaded the heart in areas to give a two tone effect.

Then using another heart shape I drew around it onto lightweight white card stock and cut it out. Around the edge of the heart shape I used a narrow white gathered lace.

Using the smaller wooden heart from Fernli Designs I painted that using white gesso. I then went over a brick wall stencil using white Modelling paste and a spatula. I then lifted off the stencil that left the brick wall effect on the heart. When that was dry I gave it a coat of Pearlex that is a silver mica powder to add some sparkle

I layered the three sizes of hearts together and glued them down to the centre of the canvas. I added some Wild Orchid Craft flowers in cream that I had also lightly inked with the Ranger distress ink pad in mustard seed to the bottom of the heart. I used metal corners from Butterbeescraps and coloured those with white gesso then when dry I also used the Ranger peeled paint ink pad to shade in areas and then glued those to each corner of the canvas.

The little bird is from Prima, I painted it with white gesso and then using a pink dye ink pad and a paintbrush I painted the wings of the bird and added a black dot for the eye. I then added Stardust Stickles  to the large heart, the flowers and the bird to add some sparkle and some little rhinestones to the background behind the bird and on the four corners to add the finishing touches. I tyoed the words "New Beginnings" on my computer, printed those out and cut them out and inked around the edges to fnish off

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