Time For TEA

Ive been seeing these Keep Calm and Carry On signs all over design blogs lately. I love them and I've seen how creative people are getting with them. So of course I'm not going to spend $10 or more plus postage on a paper poster to be delivered. I love tea especially Davids Tea, my sister got me into there tea and its grown into a collection  i have a big red can full of all David's Tea, Craig has even started drinking it.  SO i choose to use KEEP CALM AND DRINK TEA
So here is what i created on canvas and how too instructions:

KEEP CALM AND DRINK TEA

 First you will need these supplies to complete this project:

1. 1 Artist Canvas- i purchased mine at Dollarama for $2 its 12"x16"
2. Letter Stencils- i purchased at Dollarama for $1
3. A Pencil
4. Acrylic or Folk art Paint- One colour for your canvas background and one colour for your letters, I got mine also at Dollarama for $1, they are double the size of Walmarts paint for $.97
5. Paint Brushes - I used a 1/2 inch paint brush for the canvas and a fine tipped paint brush for the letters.
6. Fancy Paper, Scrapbook paper or any remnant piece you have laying around for the tea cup- i choose scrapbook paper
7. Scissors or utility knife- i choose the utility knife and used a cutting board underneath the paper.
8. White craft glue.

 First Step- I painted my entire canvas in Leaf Green. I only did one coat as i like the choppy uneven look of the paint on the canvas. Make sure you paint the sides of the canvas so you don't see a white edge when you hang it up. Let dry Completely
 Step Two- Using the letter stencils and a pencil i traced the entire saying onto to canvas, centering the font down the center of the canvas. If you don't have stencils you can free hand it, but i prefer the look of the stencils.

 Step 3- Then using the white paint i choose, i started painting in the letters in.

 Step 4- While my letters were drying i grabbed my scrapbook paper and drew a teacup out with pencil.
 Step 5- Then using a utility knife and a cutting board i cut the tea cup out.
 Step 6- Spread white craft glue liberally all over the back of the teacup cut out and apply to the canvas. Wipe up any excess glue with paper towel.

And here's the finished product. I'd love to show you where i placed this in my kitchen but sadly i don't have my shelves installed yet soo its siting on the counter right now. But i will post later when i have it up.

I even made one for my sister Megan in purple because she loves purple

So i hope you guys all enjoyed this project and have fun creating your own Keep Calm and Carry On signs.