Hello! Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend and feeling quite loved (It is Valentines weekend after all!). Personally, we don't really do a lot for this holiday. When the girls were in grade school they would make their own Valentines to share with their classmates, but now that they're getting older, there's not a lot of Valentine crafting happening. So I was a little stumped on whether I wanted to make an actual Valentines project for this month's Anything But a Card Tic Tac Love Challenge, or go with an all purpose idea. I compromised and made something that had a romantic feel but could be used for other occasions. I decided to go with the top row. Red, Recycle, Glitter. Yes... I know my red is quite 'pink' but it is rose red so I'm pushing the envelope here! I made up for my little act of rebellion by following the other squares to the letter. My recycled container once held wedges of spreadable cheese, and I used both glass glitter and dazzling details for the glitter square.
I painted the cardboard container with vintage white acrylic paint and topped that with TH black soot distress crackle paint. It's hard to see in the photo, but there are some fine crackle lines on there making it look just a bit aged. I glued a circle of Junior Varsity DSP to cover the top of the container and used the spiral flower die to make the two larger blooms. This was my first time using the die and while I'm ok with the results, I really need to play a lot more to get the rolling just right. I inked the edges of the First Edition DSP with rose red ink before assembling the flowers, then added dazzling details to the edges of the petals. I covered the seam around the rose red DSP with champagne glass glitter. Then I decorated the top with the flowers and leaves.
a close up of the sparkly flowers...
On a side note, these photos were taken with my new camera. I would love to say this was a planned purchase, but unfortunately, my good ol' Canon bit the dust last week. I was going to try to find a repair shop (none in our area) when my DH made the comment that it might be cheaper in the long run to just buy a new one. WELL...Since you put it that way, twist my arm and I'll go pick out a new one! I did some research, took advice from other shutterbugs, and finally decided to try a Nikon this time. So far I really like it, although I must admit I don't have a clue what most of the buttons and settings do... :) Hopefully, I will have some time to read the manual soon and learn a little more.
I hope you find some time to play along with our Tic Tac Love challenge; there's still a week left! Have a wonderful week and thanks so much for stopping by!
Project Recipe: empty cheese container, Junior Varsity DSP (ret), First Edition DSP (ret), circle framelits, spiral flower die, little leaves sizzlit, boho blossom punch, champagne glass glitter, dazzling details, vintage white acrylic paint, TH black soot distress crackle paint
