I recently saw a similar technique on Pinterest where kids used painters tape to make random lines and designs, then they painted the canvas and pulled off the tape. I figured this would be a fun idea to do this with my girls but instead of painters tape, we used vinyl.
I bought a 12 x 12 canvas pack on clearance at Joann’s many months ago. I finally decided to put them to good use.
Supplies:
- Canvas (12 x 12)
- Acrylic Paint
- Vinyl (or painters tape)
- Silhouette CAMEO
First we picked out our design in Silhouette Studio. Natalie (age 4) chose a unicorn (of course), Haley (age 3) chose the elephant, and I did the owl.
(If you don’t have a Silhouette cutting machine, you could create shapes like stars with painters tape.)
I used my Silhouette machine to size and cut the shapes just under 12 x 12.
Once the excess vinyl is removed, you can place the vinyl on the canvas, making sure the edges are pressed down firmly.
The owl was the hardest due the intricate design, and clearly the unicorn was the easiest.
We started around the edge of the shape using a stencil brush and then we used a sponge wedge for the larger areas. Make sure to dab with your brush, not sweeping side to side. This will prevent bleeding under your vinyl.
Once it dries, carefully remove the vinyl.
And now you’ve got gorgeous custom wall art that your kids will be thrilled to hang in their room!
Silhouette Sale
From July 22-31, Silhouette America will be offering the Designer Edition Software at 40% off!
Visit SilhouetteAmerica.com/Designer for the details or click on the image below.
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Disclaimer: I was provided Silhouette products in exchange for this post, and I make a little money if you use my discount code. However, I really do freakin’ love my Silhouette CAMEO and you will too! These views and opinions are my own.
That is a fantastic craft. Very fun and easy.
I have heard so many good things about a Silhouette Cameo. The decals for this project came out great!
Our kids love making art. This would definitely be great to have in our house – and would get lots of use!
This is a really cool craft. I’ll have to do it with my grandkids.
That looks like a really fun craft. My kids love painting. They’d love to show off these creations.
Such a fun and easy idea. I love you can customize them!
This is such an adorable craft to do with kids! My girls are too little for this, but I babysit my nephew and he would love to do something like this! Thanks for the inspiration, and for sharing this post with the NEW #PinFest!