L-O-V-E

Okay, so this is a little late for Valentine's Day!  I took some time off for my annual "Girls Valentine's Day" (which took me out of state this year) so I am a little behind.  I made this LO prior to leaving and showed it to my husband...he "loved" it just like he "loves" all of my other "pretties"!  ;)

I made this LO using the fabulous "Karen's Valentine" kit from Scraps of Darkness.  As always, you can find their amazing blog here.  This group is such a source of inspiration for me...not to mention the fabulous kits they come up with!!!  Below I used one of my favorite stencils from Teresa Collins but used only the "love" portion of the stencil.  (Again, having trouble uploading certain photos...but this particular stencil is the 8x10 stencil pack titled "Dream").  I used modeling paste through the stencil and applied several red and pink mists to the paste before removing the stencil.  I love the places where the mist "ran" a little! 

Last week I posed the question on the SOD/SOE Facebook page seeing how other people used microbeads.  I did this because it seems that every time I try to use them they get everywhere...except for on my project.  However, this SOD kit came with black modeling paste and black microbeads, so I used the two together.  And while I still managed to get quite a few microbeads all over my scraproom, many of them stayed with the project!!!

 

Below you can see some of the finishing elements of the LO.  I used some of the black roses that came in the kit along with a few red ones from my stash.  The black resin piece and the compass both hail from Prima.  You can also see a little bit of red paint splatter that i used for extra effect.  For the awesome Blue Fern Studios chipboard heart with wings, I added red embossing powder to the heart and Tim Holtz Rock Candy glitter to the wings.  

 

 

So there you have my lovely Valentine about the man who stole my heart!!! 

 

Thanks for looking around!!!

 

Love,

mel