Nature Canvas Tutorial

Hello my Creative Friends,

I hope you are all Well. In Today’s Tutorial I will show you How I made a Nature Inspired Canvas. It would make the perfect addition to Autumn / Fall Decor. It requires minimal materials and hopefully you gain some Creative Ideas from my Tutorial.

Canvas before Crafting

I had a Square Primed 20cm x 20cm Canvas left over from a 4 Pack.

Decorating the Background of the Nature Canvas

I Bought an 8″ x 8″ Autumn Pad recently. I chose this Page to use for my Nature Canvas.

I put Strips of Double-Sided Tape all over the Canvas.

I removed the White Backing from each Strip of Double-Sided Tape.

The Double-Sided Tape is now Sticky on both Sides.

I attached the Autumn Sheet to the Canvas by pressing it into the Double-Sided Tape.

There was a slight overlap of the Paper on the Top of the Canvas so I trimmed the excess paper off with a Scissors.

Focal Image for the Nature Canvas

I had a 12″ x 12″ Nature Inspired Cardstock Sheet.

I Cut out the first Image of a Mushroom, Wood Slice & Leaves & will be using this as my Focal Point on my Nature Canvas.

Making Different Dimensions for the Canvas

I Cut out a Copper Coloured Cardstock for the Background of the Image I just Cut out.

I put Double-Sided Foam Rectangles on the Back of the Copper Cardstock to add a litttle bit of height to the Canvas.

I removed the White Backing from each Foam Rectangle and attached the Copper Sheet to the left Side of the Canvas.

I Cut out a Smaller Cream Cardstock to go on top of the Copper Sheet.

I put 2 layers of Double-Sided Foam Squares on the back of the Cream Card to give it more Dimension.

I attached it to the Copper Card.

I also added 2 layers of Foam Squares on the back of the Nature Image I Cut out.

I attached the Focal Point Image on top of the Cream Card.

Here is a Side View of the Canvas showing the different Dimensions.

Adding Interest to the Nature Canvas with Dried Moss

I got my Bag of Dried Moss.

I Plugged in my Hot Glue Gun and let it Heat up for 5 Minutes.

I added Glue to the Canvas and then attached a small handful of Dried Moss to the Glue. I Continued until I had all 4 Sides of the Canvas filled with Moss.

I love the Natural Woodland appearance of the Canvas with the addition of the Moss; it adds interest and texture.

Autumn Images for the Canvas

I Fussy-Cut some Images from a Cardstock Sheet that came with the 8″ x 8″ Autumn Pad.

These are some of the Woodland Die-Cuts that I might use for the Canvas.

Attaching the Images around the Canvas

I put some Pritt Stick on the edge of the Die-Cut Mushroom and attached it to the edge of the Woodland Image.

I put 2 layers of Foam Squares on the back of the ‘Back to Nature’ Die-Cut. I only put one foam square on the first edge of the Die-Cut as I will be attaching that part on the top edge of the Copper Cardstock which already has a Foam Square underneath.

I pressed the Sentiment into place on the Canvas.

I put a Foam Square on the back bottom part of the Bird Image and placed it on the top right corner of the Cream Cardstock.

I put 2 foam squares on the back bottom part of a leaf.

I placed it under the bottom left corner of the Copper Cardstock.

I put Pritt Stick on the back of an acorn and placed it on the Copper Cardstock over the leaf. I attached another leaf under the Copper Cardstock on the top left corner. I added a pumpkin Image over the leaf.

I used Pritt Stick on the edges of 3 Colourful Leaves and attached them over the Acorn.

A red leaf was placed under the Bird. I added green acorns and red berries on the Side of the Focal Image.

Finishing Touches to the Nature Canvas

I attached 1 small & 1 big twig to the Background Cardstock with Hot Glue.

A Wooden Butterfly finished off the top left corner of the Cardstock. It was attached with Hot Glue.

I added some Dried Moss to the Twigs with Hot Glue.

I placed a Squirrel on top of the Twigs using Hot Glue.

This Completed my Nature Canvas.

The Top Part of the Canvas.

The Bottom Half of the Canvas.

The Canvas standing up-right.

The Nature Canvas on the Mantle Piece.

A Closer look at the elements on the Canvas.

The Canvas on Display beside my Woodland Frame, Autumn Canvas, and Autumn Bunting.

Conclusion

I Love how the Nature Canvas turned out. I think the Dried Moss adds so much Character to the Canvas; it gives me Fairytale Vibes. I adore the warm Autumn Colours on the Background and the Cut Out Images. I like how Realistic the Die-Cuts and Autumn Images are; sometimes it can be hard to get Images more relevant for Adults, but I think these are perfect.

I put the Canvas on my Mantle Piece in the Sitting Room and I think it blends in beautifully with my other D.I.Y. Autumn Crafts. The Woodland Animal Ornaments I have had for Years and they Complement the Fall Crafts.

I hope you learned something New from reading through my Tutorial. If you have any Questions just Fill Out the Comment Box below this Blog Post and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

Happy Crafting Everyone,

Thank You So Much for taking the Time to Read my Blog,

Always Grateful,

T.D.C.

xoxox