


i first created a light color wash using the crayola watercolors over the whole canvas.....that's the light blue you see filling in all the white space. then i went back and colored in the darker colors---blue, lime green, orange and yellow using acrylic craft paints that were slightly watered down to give that mottled look. any areas that were too saturated were easily wiped thin using a baby wipe.

to finish off the canvas, i colored in some brown with regular crayola colored pencils, then added glitter glue to the stars, added red highlights to the word 'SOCCER' using a damp q-tip dipped in red paint, and finally splattered some red and orange paint. to get the perfect splatters, i use a super cheap paint brush (a toothbrush could work too) and thin the paint with water.
once that was done, i added on some chipboard from the same collection along with a few star stick pins from the Head of Class collection.



i did these highlights without watering down the color at all. i also added in some copper metallic and silver metallic paints to give it a bit of a shimmer which is hard to show through photos.

now, you're wondering 'what do i do with it?' well, i'm glad you asked. in my opinion, this type of thing would be PERFECT to place in one side of a side by side frame along with a picture of your sports star, or to frame and give as a coach appreciation gift. really they can be personalized any way you see fit using team colors, adding numbers to the jersey, or even the player or coaches name.
OR, you can use your hole punching tool to turn it into the cover of your next mini album!
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