Lorilei Murphy got super creative with her design team project and used a cut file to create the most beautiful canvas I ever did see!
I've wanted to paint a dance canvas for my daughter for awhile. When I saw Paige's Ballet Slippers cut file I knew it would work perfectly!
I started out by cutting the outline of the shoes in white cardstock using my Silhouette Cameo and then painting the entire cut file dark pink. I used the pink watercolor paint from Vicki Boutin's Watercolor Set. Once the outline was dry, I applied it to the canvas with gel medium and let that dry. I then painted in the shoe, leaving white space for highlights. Using various pinks and peachy pinks I added splatters in three areas of the canvas. I finished off with a few Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine splatters for good measure!
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I had some flowers left over from her ballet costume last year as well as some white paper flowers. I added white paint and pink watercolor to them for a mixed media feel. I used a hot glue to arrange them at the top of the canvas. I added watercolor to thin white ribbon and tucked that into the flower cluster for a bit of extra dimension and prettiness!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuOKv8CsLTNi0bKiPYCbkmW7hRMO8VylrHLdlwGAi2iGpl1cHtA1EED-yymqx-PrbLmi60Hqan8F6_tRjYowx_PEh6gw4sDi0-zy0wucxoejwJ5h4XvC5yMQxkRaRge6mDwSHdQR_tYJ0/s640/Lorilei_Murphy_balletshoes_02.jpg)
We both love how it turned out! There are so many of Paige's gorgeous cut files that would work great for this technique!
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I started out by cutting the outline of the shoes in white cardstock using my Silhouette Cameo and then painting the entire cut file dark pink. I used the pink watercolor paint from Vicki Boutin's Watercolor Set. Once the outline was dry, I applied it to the canvas with gel medium and let that dry. I then painted in the shoe, leaving white space for highlights. Using various pinks and peachy pinks I added splatters in three areas of the canvas. I finished off with a few Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine splatters for good measure!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5NovtTvgOtXESdMobt8cs_i2G-FuKQvoQQuNearUt6qbyZu1qEo1X8891doyKN3roSop-lWEaXhrNMAYrqAomJy8THvIrk1We4nJVAdgwgBB2iNU2NRFjkfJHZOu5tXxCnJztVWf6zik/s640/Lorilei_Murphy_balletshoes_01.jpg)
I had some flowers left over from her ballet costume last year as well as some white paper flowers. I added white paint and pink watercolor to them for a mixed media feel. I used a hot glue to arrange them at the top of the canvas. I added watercolor to thin white ribbon and tucked that into the flower cluster for a bit of extra dimension and prettiness!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuOKv8CsLTNi0bKiPYCbkmW7hRMO8VylrHLdlwGAi2iGpl1cHtA1EED-yymqx-PrbLmi60Hqan8F6_tRjYowx_PEh6gw4sDi0-zy0wucxoejwJ5h4XvC5yMQxkRaRge6mDwSHdQR_tYJ0/s640/Lorilei_Murphy_balletshoes_02.jpg)
We both love how it turned out! There are so many of Paige's gorgeous cut files that would work great for this technique!
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SUPPLIES: Cut file: Ballet Slippers by Paige Evans; Silhouette Cameo; white cardstock; Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine; Watercolor Set by Vicki Boutin
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Wow wow wowwwwwwwwwwww! This is STUNNING! I am IN LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo totally gorgeous!! Gotta make one now :)
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