Hey, Loverboy!

I love romance and all the things that go into it. To me there's nothing sassier than hanging out on a big, comfy bed, looking fabulous and yakking away to your loved ones. Lillette is such a diva sitting there, all curled up and I can only imagine the conversation she's having! I do remember those days and they were good!

Susana from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design is having a promotion over at our PCP group featuring a signed Rubber Romance card from Robyn, the Owner/Illustrator of Rubber Romance! Make sure you stop over and get in on the fun! Also, Susana is going to be bringing in a new Illustrator and stamp line next week! These stamps are so much fun and so fresh. I can't wait to start giving you a sneak peek at them bit by bit! Don't miss out on this excitement! You could win a $25 gift card to store & a handcolored image too. The winner will be picked randomly.

Lillette is from Rubber Romance and you can pick her and most of the embellishments on this card from Susana at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. I paper-pieced the comforter and pillows with double sided mulberry paper from The Paper Company and colored her with copics. Her brass bed was colored with my spica glitter pen and the babules add a bit of class to her sass.

I loved her since I saw her and thought she was perfect for Rubber Romance and Valentine's Day! I hope you all put a little sass in your life!

Card Ingredients: Lillette by Rubber Romance, Bella Baubles in Oyster, Ruby Slippers Glitter Dots, Heirloom Glitter Hearts by Dress It Up, Gold Atyou Spica Glitter Pen, paper doilies, beaded paper from The Paper Company, double sided mulberry paper, copics,

Candle Making

One good thing about a snow day is that I get to stay home and stamp! One thing I love to do with my stamping is to create beautiful candles. When Susana's Design Team started doing tutorials for the store's blog, Follow Your Heart, I knew what I wanted to do mine on! When I saw these lovely candles on other people's sites and blogs, I was intimidated about doing them. Jacqui from the PCP Whiff of Joy group put up a tutorial that made it look so easy, I had to try it for myself. It was so much easier than it looked and I fell in love with my new technique. I want everyone to try them! They're so much fun and who doesn't love candles?



The supplies I used were:
White Pillar Candle
White Tissue paper (like what you wrap shirts or blouses inside boxes in)
Stamp
Ink
Color Medium (I used copics and Prismacolor markers)
scissors
Cut-Rite or kitchen wax paper
Embossing or Heating Tool
Embellishments like ribbon, Shimmerz, Stickles, Glitter Hearts, Bella Baubles, whatever you want to decorate your candle with.



1. Stamp your image onto the tissue paper and color with your favorite medium. Make sure that you have something behind your image because your inks will bleed through a bit.



2. Cut the excess tissue paper off. You don't have to trim it just to the outline because the tissue paper will blend into the candle with heating.



3. Center and place your colored image on your candle.



4. Place your wax paper for your image and pull it tight so that the entire image is flat against the candle.



5. Using your embossing tool, heat over your stamped image. Just like heat embossing, you'll be able to see the image as it melts into the candle. That's just so cool! After you've heated the entire image, carefully pull the wax paper off.



6. Here's what your candle looks like before you've added some finishing touches to it.



I colored her with some Pink Poinsettia Shimmerz, added some stickles, a glitter dot, Bella Baubles and some ribbon. I think she's just adorable!



I hope you will give it a try! You can made any type of candles you want for any occasion. Add whatever embellishments you'd like and make it your own. Personalize it. Everyone loves something that was made just for them.

Give it a try! After you do, leave us a link of direct us to where you've posted your candle. We'd love to see your work!

Candle Ingredients: Hearts and Hugs, Ruby Slippers, Tiara, and Grape Stickles, Pink Poinsettia Shimmers, Glitter Hearts, Bella Baubles, Ribbon, Pillar Candle, Rite-Cut Wax Paper, scissors, glue.