Adore

I created this layout for "The Scrapping Stamper's" Fabulous November Sketch.

This is our son Joseph and his bride to be. I was fortunate enough to be asked to take a fall engagement photo shoot for them, and this is one of the photos taken that day. The wedding is a week from Saturday - December 10.

Here's Shannon's wonderful November sketch:

Be sure to head on over to Shannon's blog to see the fabulous inspiration by her design team.

Techniques:

Hand Stitching ~ I drew a heart template using a double wavy crisscrossing line around the edges to look like ribbon. I cut the pink paper around the outside edge and penciled in the inner line. I applied the heart to the background paper being sure not to put the adhesive where I would be stitching. I pierced holes on both lines, then used a red Copic marker to color between the two lines. Then I stitched around the heart creating the look of a wavy ribbon. 

Tattered Florals Flower ~  I'm not sure why this flower was so difficult to photograph in the context of the whole layout, but here is a much better shot. I cut two of each size Tattered Florals petals except the large daisy, which I cut from black tulle. I water distressed and inked the edges. On the largest petals, I applied Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive and sprinkled with ultra fine glitter. In the past when I tried to use glitter, it didn't stay put very well and made a big mess all over my page. This glue really holds onto the glitter and now I don't mind using glitter.

"Frosted" Chipboard ~ This technique is actually quite easy if you have the right supplies. I used my Crop-A-Dile Big Bite to punch holes in the chipboard hearts so that I would be able lace them together, and sanded the edges. I put a good size dab of modeling paste on my craft mat and mixed in a few drops of acrylic paint to get the pink color. I used a small paint brush (not foam) to apply a thick coat on each heart, swirling the paste to look like frosting on a sugar cookie - that was the goal anyway!! Since this is on chipboard which is a fairly stable surface - you can use either regular modeling paste or flexible modeling paste. If you apply it to cardstock, you would need to use the flexible type. (Yes, I learned this the hard way!!) No need to have both types in your stash, so if you're going out to buy some, I would recommend the flexible kind, which can be found at an art supply store. 

"Sugared Chipboard" ~ I had these grunge board letters in my stash that were the perfect size and shape for my title. I painted them a creamy white and when dry, brushed them with Mod Podge and while wet sprinkled with Diamond Dust (chunky glass glitter). Another easy technique. 

Tulle Flowers ~ I was cutting some tulle to put in my flower and decided the red didn't provide enough contrast, and set it aside - right on top of the pink heart. Wouldn't you know that I was looking for a way to add dimension/texture to the heart and this was just perfect, so I cut some more tulle using my Tattered Florals Die. I sprayed adhesive on the back to adhere them to the page. 

Paper

Basic Grey ~ Hello Lucious - Honeyed, Simply Grand

Red scrap of Basic Grey ~ Scrap Stash

Basic Grey ~ Fruit Cake - Pine

Embellishments

Pelaloo ~ Flora Doodles Brads - Retro Rage Round Gems

Martha Stewart ~ Gemstone Glitter - Onyx

Black and Dark Red Tulle ~ Stash

Cotton Twine

Zva Crystal Swirl

Technique

DMC ~ Floss - #761

Copic Ciao ~ #R59

Deco Art Crafter's Acrlic Paint ~ Redbird, Fun Fuchsia

Liquitex ~ Modeling Pase

Ranger ~ Distress Ink- Aged Mahogany, Victorian Velvet, Forest Moss

Y&C Gel Xtreme 0.7 gold

Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive

Tools

Sizzix Die ~ Alterations - Tattered Florals

Sizzix ~ Big Shot

EK Success ~ Honey Bee Scissors

Sizzix ~ Branch w/Leaves die

I've entered this in:

BasicGrey Challenges ~ #58 Lost and Found - My found object is the twine tying the heart banner together, and my Basic Grey project is the paper.

Thanks for stopping by!! I treasure your comments

~ Blessings ~