STEP 4: I rolled the paint onto the canvas. Oh. my. goodness. Friends, I’m never going back to the brush!
Seriously. It was so stinkin’ easy! The paint goes on so smoothly and has such a nice, even texture…and the roller cleans like a dream in between colors. I totally am kicking myself for using the brush on my other projects, especially the furniture pieces when I could’ve rolled them instead…ah, hindsight!
STEP 5: Peel off the stencil and place it somewhere else {after admiring your beautiful zinnia}!
I continued stenciling yellow medium-size zinnias, allowing them to span over all three canvases.
Once those were dry, I stenciled pink and orange extra-small zinnias over top, still using the roller. I did learn to be careful not to roll past the edges of the smaller stencil…oops!
The final step, once all the flowers were dry, was to add the words. I went into PicMonkey and typed out what I wanted, then printed it on computer paper. I taped the paper on top of the canvases and used pencil to trace the letters onto the canvas, then painted inside the pencil lines using a small brush. {This is what we non-Silhouette owners have to do…haha}.
This is how they looked as they finished drying. I have to give hubby credit for the idea of staggering the placement of the words. Nice one, honey!
And, here they are on the wall. Originally, I intended to stagger them in the stairwell, but then decided they needed a more prominent home.
Jaime says
I LOVE IT!!! Seeing this makes me wish I had been more liberal with my flower placement in my zinnia stencil project. I love how yours interact and I love the colors!!
Kara @ Petals to Picots says
Wow! I absolutely LOVE these! Just gorgeous!
Four Marrs and One Venus says
You Smoked this Amy! I absolutely adore the way this turned out! What a nice bright cheery – makes me smile canvas art you created! Nailed it , and I second the motion on the love for Cutting Edge..they rock!
Jen
Kadie says
Great project!! I love the color and how you placed the words and the bigger sized zinnas! I can’t wait to get my stencil now!:)
Marilyn Clark says
Amy, these are gorgeous! LOVE them!
Adrianne at Happy Hour Projects says
This looks great, don’t you just LOVE Cutting Edge!?!
SheilaG @ Plum Doodles says
Your canvases turned out great, Amy! I love the color combination and the way you overlapped the flowers. I won a Cutting Edge stencil awhile back and they immediately became my favorite- so easy to use and clean up, and it was my first time using a roller as well-wow, so much easier than a brush!
Katie says
I love the stencil pattern you chose! And the colors are so fun and cheery. Great project!
Katie @ Pincushion Creations says
LOVE the fun colors! I love how you show us the old fashion way of doing things…I don’t have a silhouette yet either…:(
Monica says
wow I love your project so much! It’s so inspiring.
Grandma says
Wow!!! I love your latest creation…Great colors and such a fun pattern. You do nice work…
andie jaye says
i love the color choices. they’re very cheerful and fun! thanks for linking up to tip-toe thru tuesday!
Meredith @ Wait Til Your Father Gets Home says
I love these colors! And using the roller is such a great tip! Pinning it now 🙂
[email protected] From the Heart says
I really like how this turned out. I’ve never used a stencil (yet) but seeing you do it with a roller sure makes me what to try it. Love the colors too~Awesome job!!
Nicole says
Those are beautiful canvases! I love Cutting Edge stencils.
Kimberly Sminkey says
They turned out so bright and beautiful! So need to just go ahead and order a Cutting Edge Stencil!
Blythe says
Amy, these are gorgeous! I would totally hang them in my house!
Blythe
Sarah @ Becoming Martha says
I love them – and I love the colors you chose! Its perfect 🙂
Thanks for linking up to our Keep Calm & Link Up party – hope we see you again next week 🙂
The Thrifty Challenge says
These looks simply fantastic and you have done such a good job! They look very professional. Great work!
Patricia L says
Love it! Love the idea of using a roller. Found you @ Tip Junkie. 🙂