Toadally Kissable

Hello bloggers,

Happy Valentine's Day!  Hope it was a good one for everyone.  Below is the candy box I made for my hubby for Valentine's day.  He likes his sugar, so a card just wasn't going to cut it.  I used sweet little Fairy Tale Tilda and turned her into a little bit of a goth princess.  That was not my intent when I started - I think we have Tim Holtz and his Regal Flourishes texture fade to blame for that.:) Once I embossed it on a deep red cardstock and inked it in black soot the mood was irreparably set...

Initially, my husband was not sure how to react - he was not terribly fond of playing the role of frog, even if the frog really is a prince.  But then he read the greeting...  I couldn't make a project for him without adding a little joke.  It was all better when he saw the box was full of kisses.

Here is a close up of Tilda:

Supplies used:

Fairy Tale Tilda coloured with Tim Holtz Distress inks (except skin) as follows:
Dress and roses: aged mohagany
Frog: forest moss and scattered straw
Crown: scattered straw
Hair: black soot, weathered wood and faded jeans
Ribbons and flowers: tattered rose and victorian velvet
Leaves: forest moss
Cheeks: tattered rose
Wings: Rock Candy Distress Stickles
Skin coloured with a watercolour pencil

Other stamps include Magnolia 'May your day be special' and Close to my Heart 'Cherished Flourishes'
Paper: Bazzil cardstock, Stampin' Up and unknown from my stash.  Box was made using heavy bristol board.
Other supplies: Martha Stewart edge punch, Tim Holtz Fancy Flourishes texture fade, ribbon from a local scrapbook store.

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything but a card
Magnolia-licious - Pink, black and red
Friday Sketchers - Sketch
A Spoonfull of Sugar - Let's see some love

Thanks for visiting my blog and have a great week!

Hugs,

Dawn