<Canvas x:Name="LayoutRoot">
 <Canvas.Resources>
  <Storyboard x:Name="MyStoryboard">
   <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="rect" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility">
    <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:01" Value="Collapsed" />
    <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02" Value="Visible" />
    <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:03" Value="Collapsed" />
   </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
  </Storyboard>
 </Canvas.Resources>
 <Rectangle x:Name="rect" Width="100" Height="100" Canvas.Left="0" Canvas.Top="0">
  <Rectangle.Fill>
   <SolidColorBrush Color="Red" />
  </Rectangle.Fill>
 </Rectangle>
</Canvas>