Pretty as a Rose

I'm very proud to show you my beautiful mother when she was 22.

Such a pretty woman.  She truly was as pretty as a rose!

I converted the old ivory colored photo into a black & white and then colorized a bit.

Turning Mom's eyes into the beautiful dark brown that they were 

and making her lips the favorite dark rose lipstick color she favored 

really accentuates her beautiful face.

I began by cutting a large cardboard oval; applying scor-tape to each side; 

then covering it by wrapping cream colored seam binding around and around;

tying a knot at the top.

I sprayed all of the ribbon with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst color Salt Water Taffy; 

then spritz-sprayed with colors Alpine Ice Rose and Autumn Maple Crimson.

Because of the title I chose to describe my beautiful Mom, staying with a rose motif seemed perfect.  

Gorgeous Blue Fern Studios "Hushed" page in the Tranquility Collection and 

beautiful Wild Orchid Crafts 2-tone roses & rosebuds were perfect.
The 2-tone rosebuds were inked on the petal tips with "Pink Sky" ink color to match with the open wild roses.

Crunching up the ribbon & making a 'floppy bow' with long dangling strands provided a nice flow with the frame.

I can't say it enough times how much I LOVE these leaf die cuts!

They are scored in the center for easy folding to create a more realistic look.

The title was made from Dusty Attic script, lower & upper ABC's.

I acrylic painted all of them in a warm white mixed with a hint of pink.

Most of the letters were treated with Flamingo colored Liquid Pearls on the bottom half.

The Liquid Pearls Flamingo color was completely applied to the word ROSE 

and then topped with Cotton Candy colored Stickles.

I definitely plan to frame this layout of my gorgeous Mom and hang it in a special place!

Thanks for visiting and hope you have a great week!  Lisa : )

Products used:

Blue Fern Studios - Tranquility collection - "Hushed"

Maja Design - It's Christmas Time - "Wrap the Gifts" (used for the rose leaves)

Tattered Lace dies - Ornate Leaves

Hot Off the Press - Easy Ovals

The Dusty Attic ABCs - 

mini Script

mini lower ABCs

mini UPPER ABCs

Wild Orchid Crafts flowers - 

2-tone Pink Blush Wild Roses

2-tone Baby Pink Hip Rosebuds

Hug Snug Seam Binding - Cream color

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst sprays - Saltwater Taffy; Alpine Ice Rose; Autumn Maple Crimson

ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink - Pink Sky

Range Liquid Pearls - Flamingo

Ranger Stickles - Cotton Candy