Designer Iris Babao-Uy showcases a GORGEOUS Prima canvas album that she recently completed! Not only is the canvas fun to play with, but it works with ANY color scheme or theme!
Iris has a few tips for working with the canvas:
1. "I realized that priming the canvas with gesso makes for a better work surface for applying acrylic paint. You can thin the gesso with a little water and that makes the application very easy. Leave it to dry overnight. If you wet one side of the canvass with water or paint, make sure to wet the other side also cause the canvas shrinks a little once dry."
2 "I did a lot of stamping. Use bright colors for the ink. If you have very fine patterns the details will not show very well because of the texture of the canvas. But if you prime it with gesso, the print shows better."
3. "The tags were so fun to use. I do not have pretty hand-writing so I folded the tag and tied it with a ribbon so that my journaling could be hidden. By doing that the tag becomes smaller and easier to place within the page without occupying too much space."
Just look at all of the fun techniques Iris used on her pages! These album are perfect for true customizing to fit YOUR style!
Isn't that absolutely adorable!
This shot of the stamping detail is just gorgeous! Try using bold colors when stamping for a very cool effect!
We hope you have enjoyed Iris' handy-work! She just shows how much fun and how easy it is to work with our Donna Downey line of canvas and fabric products!
awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Applemimi | June 25, 2009 at 12:08 PM
wow i like this
this is verry beautiful
Posted by: natacha | June 25, 2009 at 01:49 PM
Such a pretty album! Love it all :)
Posted by: Lynn | June 25, 2009 at 04:36 PM
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
Posted by: Erin Bassett | June 25, 2009 at 07:47 PM
Gorgeous...haven't seen this locally in South Africa.
Posted by: Lynette | June 26, 2009 at 03:08 AM
Jaw dropping creation Iris!
Posted by: Ems (emsoli) | June 26, 2009 at 05:12 AM
This is just really drop-dead gorgeous, Iris! Great album with great techniques!
Posted by: Candy Bonoan-Lagazon | June 26, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Iris my friend....you rocked the album!!
Hugs, Cathy La Hay
Posted by: Cathy in Chicago | June 26, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Whaouh !!! Cet album est magnifique Iris !!! J'adore !
Posted by: sam | June 27, 2009 at 06:23 PM
LOVE it!
If anyone has any examples of what they have done with one of these, show it! I have one but am hesitant to start it.
Posted by: Jeana | July 12, 2009 at 04:14 PM
wow!!!
Posted by: Jona Panesa | July 12, 2009 at 10:45 PM