"Must Love" Pet Canvas

As a gift for two of the teachers on my team, I wanted to make them something special. I used smaller canvas (9x12) that they could hang in their classrooms. One teacher really likes dogs and the other really likes cats, so I decided to go with that theme. :)

First, I used a pencil and lower case stencils to trace my words. I drew the cat and dog paw print free hand. I then traced over the pencil markings with a permanent marker.

I mixed paint colors to make my background and used a large brush to completely cover the canvas with the background color. I then used a smaller, angular brush to paint in the letters. My last step was to outline the words and paw prints with a black permanent marker.

My teammates really liked the pet canvases and I enjoyed making something personal for them. :)