Photo Image Transfer Canvas Mod Podge Craft

Following on from my post, Photo Canvas Mod Podge Craft, I looked at other Pinterest pins to see about getting a better, more realistic photo canvas effect, instead of just using proper photographs.

I learnt about image transfer from copies. There are lots of pins and blogs on photo image transfer canvas Mod Podge crafts.

This is the method I used to transfer the photograph.

• I chose the picture I wanted to use
• opened it with Photoshop
• Resized image to 7cm x 7cm. Image > Image Size > change width & height to 7cm. I need to untick constrain proportions.
• I then flipped the photograph so it was a mirror image. In Photoshop, Image > Rotate Canvas > Flip Canvas Horizontal.
• On some pictures I increased colour / saturation too.
• I printed the photograph using my home inkjet print.
• I cut the photograph out.

•  Next I applied a layer of Mod Podge to the canvas, I think this can be done either way round on to canvas or to photograph.

• I then laid the image of the canvas, ink side down.

There are two options now.

1. Leave to set for 5 minutes or so and carefully peel off the paper whilst Mod Podge wet.
2. Leave to dry overnight.

• I preferred the result from leaving over night, ink seems to soak in more.

 

•  Next, get a small dish / tub of water and wet the canvas. The image will start to show through the back of the photograph again.
• Gently, rub the paper off. Wear gloves if possible, otherwise expect an ink stained finger!

 

• Keep going, it takes patience at this point, but carefully! This one I was a bit heavy handed on!

• I broke all the rules of the Pinterest pins next, I rinsed the canvas under a slowly running tap. Most posts stay that coating in another couple of layers of Mod Podge will deal with the bits of paper left. But hey, I'm a craft rebel!
• I left to dry for several hours, before coating with a couple of layers of Mod Podge.

My next couple of attempts were a lot better, but it's still a bit hit and miss, due to my heavy-handedness. 
Some have been good enough to give as presents, some went straight in the bin! ha!

I bought my canvases from Poundland.

Blogging Every Day in August: 5 favourite blogs (Day 17)

Sarah at Yummy Mummy In Training has set herself a challenge of blogging every day in August and has listed her prompts. As my blogging is a bit hit and miss at the moment, I will be using her prompts to generate some ideas too.

Today's prompt is: 5 favourite blogs

My top five blogs (in no particular order):

•  Kate on Thin Ice - Kate was one of the first people I first started following (blog and twitter). I love her humour, her openness, and ability to write. She also blogs at The Naked Mum.

• purplepersuasion - Charlotte's blog has been helpful and informative in my struggles with mental health and the rigmarole that goes with it. Many of her posts have affected me (often bringing tears), I often feel she can read my mind, as Charlotte can articulate my thoughts so easily. 

•  Mummy from the Heart - Michelle runs the weekly linky / blog hop Reasons To Be Cheerful. I love that she encourages people to share little bits of happiness from their weeks. The depression can mean I often cannot appreciate happy times, so forcing myself to write three things each week helps me.

• Jay at Cosmic Girl (and also of Mocha Beanie Mummy), who is responsible for Silent Sunday. She takes great photographs and is funny and clever, if in any doubt please read her Speak To Me page.   

• Wendy at Handmade Harbour is another blog I love to read. Handmade Monday is a great blog hop for all you crafters out there, unfortunately I only read, and don't take part. She has recently launched a range of instantly downloadable digital stamps too. 

  I suppose I really should add mine here too, as it's a place I love to waffle rubbish, record things of interest, and share my photos.

  What are your favourite blogs? Do let me know.

  
  

   

Blogging Every Day in August: Your favourite photo's (Day 14)

Sarah at Yummy Mummy In Training has set herself a challenge of blogging every day in August and has listed her prompts. As my blogging is a bit hit and miss at the moment, I will be using her prompts to generate some ideas too.

Today's prompt is: Your Favourite Photo

As always, I can't make a decision, so I have several.

 This one because it's the first picture of my daughter. I look like crap but I am so filled with love.

 This is the only photograph of us as a family.

This is the photograph of Kiki in her outfit when we went to London 2012 Olympics, although she was only weeks old and slept through most of it!

My favourite wedding photo.

Me and my stepdad.

Me having fun in a desert in Egypt!

Leeds - Liverpool Canal.
 

 Haverfordwest Waterfront.

 Roundhay Park.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

(I believe I did mention I have a thing for pictures of trees....)

Blogging Every Day in August: A photo of us (Day 2)

Sarah at Yummy Mummy In Training has set herself a challenge of blogging every day in August and has listed her prompts. As my blogging is a bit hit and miss at the moment, I will be using her prompts to generate some ideas too.

Today's prompt is: A photo of us.

Whilst reading some blogs on Sunday, I saw a post someone had made of professional family photographs, it's something I've been thinking about for a while, so hopefully will get booked soon.

I enjoy taking photo's. I take photo's of Little Lady often, as you can probably tell from the blog! 

We usually manage to get some pictures of her with Daddy, even if he does hate photographs!

I have even started to ask him to take pictures of me and Kiki too. As I realised during her 1st year I think we have four pictures of us.

But as I'm usually the one behind the camera, we only have one picture of mummy, daddy, and Little Lady!

That is shocking and we must rectify that!