Canvas Art with Pencil Transfer Techinique & Winnie the Pooh Quote

So for a while now my Bestie has been asking me 

to make a plaque of some kind 

for her daughter's HS graduation with the adorable quote:

“If ever there is tomorrow, when we’re not

together, there is something you must always

remember. You are braver than you believe,

 stronger than you seem, and smarter than you

think, but the most important thing is, even

if we’re apart… I’ll always be with you”.

-Winnie the Pooh 

Typical procrastinator/ADD/perfectionist/staller 

that I am it took me a while 

to figure out the perfect way to do this.....

Being left to my own creative devises 

I had a color scheme, the quote 

& a pic of the dorm room comforter 

Like with any task in my life now, I started scouring through Pinterest to find inspiration

I used a pencil transfer technique 

that was so frikkin easy 

I just have to reshare and show you what i came up with

I tried a few transfer techniques out there

-wax paper;  mod podge 

But I just couldn't get it right

Then I found the newspaper transfer idea

 I changed it up a little to make my own, 

and it worked!!!!

I think I learned this somewhere along the way in 

an art class or in a scrapbooking class!  

It is not an original idea.

OK 

so, back to the project

PENCIL TRANSFER TECHNIQUE

So here is a pic of the comforter set 

Loved the vines design so we went with that

(her set is fushia/black, doesn't look it here)

First step I "colored" on the back of the pic

 with a pencil

it's tricky, tricky, tricky

(90's hip hop song reference, sorry)

Next I flipped the paper over and placed it on the canvas where i wanted the design to show up

Then using a ball point pen, pressing firmly 

to make sure the transfer of the pencil marks showed up,

 I traced the outline of the vines

see, you can see them

really difficult technique here, ha!

Then I went back with my old scrapbooking markers

(Marvy-Artist)

and colored in the vines

TA-DA!!!

Glittered Unicorns & rainbows sprouted in my craftroom!

you could easily use a sharpie

I had one on standby if Marvy didn't work!

And this is what it looked like when I was finished with it!

I think I just heard angels sing

I love it

I think it came out so cute & it was really fun to make!

Supplies:

 canvas  

acrylic paints

ribbons

ink

card stock 

pencil  

marvy pen

WOOOO HOOOOO!

Here is me & Bestie with the graduate on her special day!

Congrats, B!!!

70's Playlist

I am a child of the 70's

I was born in the 60's

1966 to be exact!

Music has always been & always will be a major influence in my life

It is always playing in my mind

I can think of a song to fit most situations or events in my life

There is always a soundtrack playing for me!

Here are some that remind me of my childhood-

Maxine Nightingale

Jackson 5 

Check out Bill Cosby in this clip, nice du

Love the Jackson 5 outfits, stylin'

Kinda sad to think of how MJ's life changed so dramatically

Elton John & Ki Ki Dee

Bay City Rollers

The Carpenters...my first concert, yeah, that's right!

James Taylor

And of course, the Beatles

Let It Be

(don't just ignore the foreign writing, this is a great version of the song)

Chrome Commercials-Love them-Here is Gaga's

I love her

I love this commercial and now love this song

My Wish

OK, so I am not a huge country music fan but I did have a station on the other day because I heard a Sugarland song so I left the station on by *mistake*.
Then this song by Rascal Flatts comes on
I was humbled

This is exactly how I feel when i think about raising my daughters,
this is what I want for them,
THIS IS MY WISH FOR THEM

OUR WISH
it is up to me & my hubby to be sure that we pave the way for it TO happen!
I have not been the best mom lately & have been overly impatient & crabby
then i heard this I know I was meant to,
it was a little slap on the back of my head to say
CUT THE CRAP & do the right thing by them!

WOW

LOVE IT

MY WISH
by rascal flatts

I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow

And each road leads you where you want to go
And if you're faced with the choice and you have to choose
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you

And if one door opens to another door closed
I hope you keep on walkin' ?til you find the window
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile
But more than anything, more than anything

My wish for you
Is that this life becomes all that you want it to
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small
You never need to carry more than you can hold

And while you're out there gettin' where you're gettin' to
I hope you know somebody loves you
And wants the same things too
Yeah, this is my wish

I hope you never look back but you never forget
All the ones who love you and the place you left
I hope you always forgive and you never regret
And you help somebody every chance you get

Oh, you'd find God's grace in every mistake
And always give more than you take
But more than anything, yeah more than anything

My wish for you
Is that this life becomes all that you want it to
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small
You never need to carry more than you can hold

And while you're out there gettin' where you're gettin' to
I hope you know somebody loves you
And wants the same things too
Yeah, this is my wish, yeah yeah

My wish for you
Is that this life becomes all that you want it to
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small
You never need to carry more than you can hold

And while you're out there gettin' where you're gettin' to
I hope you know somebody loves you
And wants the same things too
Yeah, this is my wish
(My wish for you)

This is my wish
(My wish for you)
I hope you know somebody loves you
(My wish for you)
May all your dreams stay big
(My wish for you)