I think all of the Santoro images are so artistic and have such a beautiful moody feeling to them. The stamp I used\u00a0from the Not2ShabbyShop<\/a><\/span> is called, “If Only” (it is currently out of stock, but this project would work wonderfully with any of the Santoro images available at the Not2ShabbyShop). I think she has a kind of wishful, Will-You-Be-My-Valentine? look to her.\u00a0Thru February 2015, my readers can get 10% off their purchase (including sale items) at the Not2ShabbyShop by using the coupon code: CRAFTYPAWS.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I Copic colored and paper pieced two stamped images. I did one with more traditional brown hair and rose colored dress, paper piecing the bodice from a piece of scrap paper.
\nSkin: E50, 51, and 53
\nBlush: R30
\nRose and dress: R83 and 85
\nHair: E55, 57, and 59
\nLeaves of rose: YG25 and 17<\/p>\n

<\/a>For the second\u00a0image, I decided to play a little. I used all the same other Copic colors, except the following colors for the hair and dress: B00, 02, 04 and 06. \u00a0I also added some white dots, using a white Gelly Roll pen, to her hair to give the impression of little pearls.<\/p>\n

I fussy cut out both images and scanned\u00a0them\u00a0into my computer using a free software program called paint.net. I cleaned up the images a bit and then printed them out on tissue paper that I had secured onto card stock with some tape. Aside: If you are interested in the color printer I use (I LOVE it), it is this Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

I carefully cut out the images on the tissue paper. \u00a0Then I placed\u00a0each image onto a\u00a0white candle (you can use other candle colors, but they will alter the colors of your image because the wax will seep into the tissue paper). I covered it with a piece of wax paper (to help hold the candle while heating) and then used a heat gun to melt the candle wax into the tissue paper image. Gingerly remove the wax paper and the image will be embedded into the candle.<\/p>\n

To finish off the decorative candle,\u00a0I used some metal heart studs that I picked up at Michaels, alternating colors and placing them about an inch apart.<\/p>\n

The following is a video tutorial of this DIY candle project:<\/p>\n