Sweet Moments

This was the first of the stamps I used out of the gorgeous bundle sent by the lovely Leann for the fabulous new launch from Crafter's Companion. When the packaged arrived I wrote a list of my top 3 favourites…it took a while. After much deliberation I started with Sweet Moments.

Using my Spectrum Noirs I took myself off on my colouring journey, it’s amazing how quickly the time flies and how relaxing a journey it can be.  My journey was mainly one of water colour pencils as I wanted to create an ethereal look, especially on their dresses and wings. But I did use by Spectrum Noirs on the flowers and their hair.

I used the following Spectrum Noirs:

Hair: GB6, GB10, GB11
Flesh: FS1, FS2, FS5

I also added some gold acrylic to their hair to add some golden highlights.
I made my own tag template out of Co-ordinations Roy G Biv (pink) and a slightly smaller one in papers from the cd. I altered the paper by stamping a letter scroll image from Inkylicious in pink ink and in Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet. Each tag layer was distressed with ink and with the bon folder and I attacked the pink tag with my Sand It Gadget.
Once the tag was layered up I added some beautiful white lace and threaded some thin pink velvet ribbon through it and a small piece was added to the top of the tag.
The sentiment was stamped from the Sheena Douglas, Little Bit Sketchy – Only Words from theHeart in Versamark and then heat embossed in ultra fine antique gold powder. I stamped it onto a left over piece of paper that the smaller tag was made from. I die cut it using the Grace Frame from Die’sire and ink distressed the edges in Tim Holtz Walnut stain.

I made a large rose from 2 small rose quills and 3 large rose quills using the Die’sirequilling Rose Small and Large. I used my large embossing tool to curl the leaves. I also spritzed them with water and scrunched them slightly. Once dry I used my Tim Holtz distressing inks and some water and painted the leaves to the desired colour. The small pink rose was made with 5 small rose quills, from the Co-ordinations Roy G Biv. Again I used by embossing tools to curl the petals and painted the edges with Tim Holtz Tattered Straw. I also made a rose bud from the same paper and same die.

The leaves where cut using the Die’sire die Leaf 2. Cut from Co-ordinations Vintage. I sanded them once cut and painted with Tim Holts Walnut Stain. I sptritsed them and scrunch them into shape.

The matt and layers are from Co-ordinations Roy G Biv in pink and a paper from the cd. I aged both by running my bone folder around the edges and inked with Tim Holts Tattered Straw and Walnut Stain.

Once all the layers where built and the elements and embellishments added I added a free hand pearl swirl. I love the swirls you buy in the shop but hate how you can see the sticky stuff that joins the pearls together. So I drew some swirls and using my pricking toll punched through the template I had drawn onto the card and the added my stick back pearls with my fine tweezers by placing a pearl on the dot impression left by the pricking toll, easy.

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