love FOREVER ~ a mixed media project 65

Hi there! Oh dear, the week is nearly half way over already! Where oh where does the time go when I have the day off from work? sigh... I know one thing, I spent some time in my "studio" having fun with some new products that I decided to dabble with and here is what I created:

My inspiration to create this project was a photo taken at my parents wedding on May 21st, 1949. I made a LASER copy of their photo at KINKO's then using a transfer technique, I transferred the photo copy on to a piece of Claudine Hellmuth Sticky back canvas. OK ~ I'm addicted now and want to transfer ALL of my photos! To create the collage background, rolled roses and foliage, I used scraps of patterned paper from the Pink Paislee Vintage Vogue Collection. You may notice it's sort of muted? I brushed on  Ranger Studio One Blank Canvas paint after the collage was created. I thought the soft tones would work well with my Vintage Vogue project ;) What do you think?

I used Tim Holtz Mini Hearts set dies to cut two whimsical/primitive looking hearts, painted them and before stitching them in place, I tied a piece of twine around the pink one and added a little metal locket and key that I received from my sweet friend and CR84FN DT mate Suzanne Czosek.

Here's a photo of some of the various dies I used and what I made with each:

and here are a few more supplies used:

Here's the pile of torn paper pieces of various Pink Paislee Vintage Vogue patterned paper used to create the background:

This is what the background looked like prior to cutting using a Spellbinders Grand Labels Four die template:

Thanks so much for looking! Hope you enjoy the rest of your week :) I'll be a bit quiet as I am wrapping up a fun project to share with you on Friday and preparing for the upcoming Waltzingmouse release. Be Sweet!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Say it Loud
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Vintage Vogue
Die Templates: Spellbinders Grand Labels Four, Sizzix Tim Holtz Mini Hearts set, MFT Mini Rolled Roses
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Studio One Painterly Pink, Blank Canvas, Purple Palette, Vintage Photo Distress ink
Other: Claudine Hellmuth sticky back canvas, buttons & ribbon from stash