Love Monologue

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For my project, I'm showing you this Love Monologue from the Alterables Section of the Taylored Expressions store. It also features some of Taylor's yummy satin ribbon (willow and ivory), adhesive pearls, a Spellbinders die, and stamps from JustRite and Taylored Expressions.

I love the size of this wooden piece. It measures 11" x 10.5" x 0.5"...a great size for a wall-hanging so I decided to make something for my daughter with a picture of her and her boyfriend. I used a sanding block to lightly sand the edges. It didn't need a whole lot of sanding, just a tiny bit. Then I painted it with FolkArt 515 Vintage White acrylic paint.

Next, I stamped all the flowers from the Fresh Flowers set on watercolor paper, heat embossed them with clear embossing powder, watercolored them with reinkers, and cut them out. Some are glued directly onto the wood with Ad-Tech adhesive, others are glued down with Dimensionals. The pearls in the centers of some of the flowers were colored with a Y11 Copic marker.

The ivory satin ribbons were made into ribbon roses following Christine Okken's tutorial that you can see HERE. They're really easy and fun to make!

The sentiment, from A Year of Sweet Sentiments, under the picture was cut with my Spellbinders Double Ended Tag die and sponged with Always Artichoke ink. The sentiment is stamped with Spanish Olive VersaMagic ink and then heat set.

The vanilla hardware in the center of the willow satin ribbons is SU's vanilla hodgepodge hardware. The tails of the large willow bow at the top is tied onto the Love Monologue with mini eye hooks that I picked up at WalMart.

The JustRite Hugs & Kisses sentiment was stamped with Spanish Olive VersaMagic ink onto Very Vanilla CS and then heat set. That vanilla circle is up on Dimensionals. It's matted with Prism Sage Medium, which is also up on Dimensionals.

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: A Year of Sweet Sentiments, Fresh Flowers, JustRite Harmony Classic Circle II Ensemble
Paper: Prism Sage Medium, Very Vanilla, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Versamagic Spanish Olive, Always Artichoke, Basic Black Craft, Pink Pirouette, Cranberry Crisp, Wild Wasabi, Y11 Copic Marker
Accessories: Wood Monologue, FolkArt 515 Vintage White Acrylic Paint, Sponge Brush, Willow Satin Ribbon, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Natural Burlap String, Kaiser Craft Adhesive Pearls, SU Vanilla Hardware, Dimensionals, Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Spellbinders Double Ended Tag, Eye Hooks, Clear Embossing Powder

Thanks for stopping by to see my project today!