Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Valentine's Day


Do you remember picking petals off a flower saying, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not as each petal was picked and dropped to the ground?  Of course, the object was to have the words He Loves Me land on the last petal.  

I made this tag using digital prints from Gecko Galz.  The background paper for the tag is Storytime which a printed out at 4x5"and then distressed with a razor blade.  I typed the word strips on the Kensington paper.  Both papers are from the Neverland paper collection.  The image of the woman touching the petals is from the Spring Maidens 1 ephemera set.  All the papers are distressed with Ranger Distress Ink in Tea Dye.

All of the flowers are from the Flying Unicorn.  I detached some of the rose petals to have them "falling" to go with the saying.  The white crocheted heart behind the image is distressed with several colors of Ranger Distress Ink including Tea Dye, Antique Linen, Tattered Rose, and Dusty Concord.  The finishing touches were a gold Starform corner sticker and a big bow.

I'm entering this tag in the following:

Gecko Galz Yahoo Papercrafting Group:  Very Valentine contest (badge link in my sidebar)


Yippee!  A Happy Valentine's Day indeed!  These "love" entries got me the honor of being in the Top 3:


for this Valentine Tag


and the Top 3 at

with this for the Express Yourself 2012 Challenge:

22 comments:

Cindy Adkins said...

Oh this is soooo beautiful!!! Wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day!!! Thank you so much for linking up to the Link Party!!!
XO
Cindy

Marjie Kemper said...

Beautiful! Love the way you have some of the petals falling... great idea to go with the sentiment.

Candy C said...

Your tag is beautiful! I love the vintage photograph It's lovely and the flowers she's picking from and that are on the corner of your tag are so lovely! Beautiful colors and I love the sentiment! I also love your Valentine tag that you've shown on your blog as well. Beautiful work! <3 Candy

Bee and Dee said...

A lovely vintage tag love colours and layout. Thank you for joining us on the TIOT challenge. Hugs Bee

Angela Weimer said...

Such a lovely tag. I love the vintage style and the added texture is great. Thanks for joining us at TIOT and have a great day. Angela

Gaby Bee said...

This is my first visit to your blog. I found you through Cindy's blog party! Your tag is amazing. Love the whole layout!

Enjoyed the visit and the music:)
Gaby xo

judyjstamper said...

Very stunning!

Debbie said...

What a gorgeous Valentine! Love the image and the flowers! Congrats on your honors too! Well deserved!

1CardCreator said...

Congrats on making tops! Love the petals card too!

Lori said...

This is really gorgeous Helene! And huge congrats being chosen!

Clare Lloyd said...

stunning valentines projects. x

trisha too said...

Congratulations, Helene, and your latest tag is lovely!

:)

Michele said...

i caught this at the woman thing link party. gorgeous Helene! and congrats on your top honors. xo

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Fabulous creations.

Starr said...

Outstanding! Your honors are well deserved, you have raised the bar!!!

hazel said...

Your tag is stunning Helene and congratulations on you honors.
xxx Hazel.

Chris Arlington said...

Awesome ! I love the embellishments and layers. Good luck in your challenge. xo

Sharon said...

Absolutely gorgeous and so soft looking - beautiful image!! Congrats on your "wins" too - well done!!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful work!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous Tag very Romantic! Thanks for joining us at Tag week - hearts and flowers, at TIOT x Janet

Alexa said...

Such a lovely romantic idea which you have put together beautifully - gorgeous!

Lili Sulastri said...

Beautiful tag and very romantic. Love the details.

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