August Creativity from Sue Smyth

Metamorph Canvas and 

Banner 

By Sue Smyth

This month I am sharing a project that I recently taught in 

Tasmania and will again here in Brissie. 

I have had a lot of folks who like the "Bug Book" I did 

last year, this project uses the same techniques

without the bulky book. So is ideal if

you want a light small project instead.

The solid butterfly is covered in egg shell and painted

with black gesso

Here I have altered a resin rose, it can be any colour

but with a little black gesso and inka gold 

metallic colour it suits our theme perfectly.

At each corner there is a bunch of bugs, check out my

how to below.

Here are a few close ups of the bugs for you.

I have added a cute door knob, which has 

inka gold metallic paint over it to highlight

the texture.

Step by Step how to

Cover the entire canvas with scrunched up tissue 

paper, adhere down with gel medium.

Paint chipboard with black gesso.

Smear solid butterfly with texture paste.

Crack up eggshell and place into texture paste and

allow to dry.

Paint eggshelled butterfly with black gesso and 

dry off.

Add corners to frame 

Paint some matchboxes.

Spray some muslin with brown dylusions 

Paint frame with After midnight dylusions paint.

Then paint with Graphite inka gold and a 

fan brush.

Rub on some copper and amethyst inka gold to the 

surface too. Then finish with gold metallic paint.

Adhere corners to each side, then frame over

the top of some torn book pages.

Adhere these to matchbox to raise up from the base.

Paint the plastic bug with black gesso.

Then rub over with 2 inka gold colours, 

I like to use contrasting ones.

Then rub over the top gold inka gold to

blend both colours together.

Then add all of your elements to your canvas as pictured.

ART Banner 

My next project is a banner. I wanted 

a creative banner to use on my display

at the Scrapbook and papercraft Expo,

so decided to make one with a rust metal look.

I have used some old large alphabet letters, who knows what

brand they are they were bought back with the Ark lol.

But everything else is pure Imaginarium .

Each letter is embossed twice with Aged gold 

embossing powder from Stampendous.

And I have teamed them with assorted Imaginarium

chipboard and metal trinkets.

I have then threaded them onto some leather thonging 

and added a small piece of chain to the thong.

Here are some close ups.

for you to 

enjoy.

Happy Crafting 

Sue Smyth