Snowy Winter Landscape Canvas

Hello friends! We have gotten a whole lot of snow and the world is beautiful outdoors. I made a mixed media canvas with a winter landscape.

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I wanted the landscape to look a bit like a hill from the side, with the trees climbing higher towards the right-hand edge. I always add words to my projects, but in this case I decided to skip it, in order to only get that frosty and glittery feel. The project is very glittery, which you might not see on the photos since it was overcast when I took them. The canvas is 5.5x8 in.

Coat the canvas with gesso and then die cut Tim Holtz Forest Shadows from watercolor paper and coat with gesso.

Apply Ranger Crackle Paste to the canvas and press trees into the paste. The crackles will appear as the paste dries. The thicker the paste, the larger the crackles. You need to add a little matte medium behind the trees where they overlap.

Paint with blue and grey shades of Distress Paint. Mist with water to blend and so that the paint seeps into the crackles.

Paint the trees and mist with water.

Glue the trees to the canvas with matte medium. Apply a little Texture Paste to the branches and sprinkle with Rock Candy Glitter.

Apply a thick layer of texture paste as a snowy hill. Place a few drops of Salvaged Patina paint into the paste. Cover with Rock Candy glitter.

Apply a little Sizzix Luster Wax in Silver and Ivory, for extra shine.

Die cut the stars from Forest Shadows from Simon Says Stamp White Glittery cardstock.

The texture paste and Rock Candy combo looks like cold snow.

I painted the trees darker on one side as a shadow.

I like the combination of larger and smaller trees in the Forest Shadows set.

More tree details. You could also make these trees for a card.

It was hard to capture just how much the snow glitters since the day was so grey (and it was snowing). I added a little Silver Wax to the snow too.

The mix of larger and smaller crackles makes for an interesting textured background.

This is about how our forest looks right now, although with even more snow.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. The canvas will make a great gift and you can easily adapt it to a smaller or larger size.

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Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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