LOVE ALWAYS- ~SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE~ FEBRUARY REVEAL

Happy hello everyone!

 

Tomorrow is Valentine's day and today I'm revealing some romantic inspiration featuring this month's kit:

 

"LOVE ALWAYS"

 

My first project is full of much love and romance!! When I saw the papers from "Authentique" I wanted to use both red and pink together.  I found the image on google of a couple kissing in the rain and thought perfect! The rich luxurious papers accent the photo beautifully!!

 I used all the red roses included in the kit!  I altered the chipboard hearts included in the kit by painting, heat embossing and adding gesso....

 

 I added a fine piece of lace to one of the hearts and added deep red pearls(included in the kit) around the right edge.

 I added some black embroidery thread and hand stitched random areas following the pattern of the paper.  I figured I'd leave the needle attached....(something different)

 I added splats red paint, gesso, stenciling, and some beading....

 I did a little bit of doodling with a Faber Castell pen.....

 My next project was based on "Suepups" gorgeous sketch-



When I saw the "Authentique" paper with the weathered (fence/gate/table) paper....I knew exactly what photo I wanted to use.  I took some photo's of a baby Cardinal (I think?) last Spring.  It was sitting in my Crepe Myrtle bush.  Two adult Cardinals (one red) were around a few days earlier but they were no where to be found when I was taking the photos...I have many close up shots.  The next day the baby bird was gone. 

I was inspired to use a "circular" object like pictured in the sketch photo....So I decided to use one of my "saved" pizza cardboard packaging.  I figured I could peel off the top paper layer showing the corrugated cardboard.  I wanted to add gesso, black acrylic paint, mists to give it a rustic, weathered effect.... 

 I used "many" of the leaves included in the flower add on.  I painted them with gesso....

I did a lot of upcycling for this project.....I did some heart punch work on some the ~Scraps of Elegance~ packaging and also punched out some hearts using drywall tape...I also added some bark from my tree behind the top right photo.

 I added some Ranger alcohol ink to the cheese cloth to give the page a mossy/grassy green texture...

I circled the photos with twine to finish the project.

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Have a great day~