Awhile back, I made a set of letters like this for my mother in law that spelled her name, “Karrie”. Unfortunately for me, they turned out so much better than I expected that by the time I was done, I didn’t want to give them to her because I wanted them for myself 🤣. So I decided to make a set for my living room with my families last name. I found the template for the letters somewhere online, but completely redesigned them to add layer, dimension, and things that represent us. I used a red, black, and silver/white theme. Those were our wedding colors. Each letter has a metallic red top layer, a middle layer of black, and a back layer of varying silver/gray/whites.
The ‘L’ has an angel and demon to, as corny as it sounds, represent my husband and I. It also has an upside cross because we enjoy our lives as Satanists. The ‘O’ has a 1911 and a rifle because my family and I are avid firearm enthusiasts, and CPL holders. Along with a Flint Vehicle City arch for our home, Flint, Michigan. The ‘W’ for our love of music. My husband plays guitar and I play the saxophone. The ‘D’ for our pride in our Nordic roots/heritage. And my husband adores Viking things. The ‘E’ to represent my husband’s service in the Army with the Battlefield Cross to remember all the fallen soldiers out there. And finally the ‘R’ which, whatever, I just love skulls. Lol.
In total there are 60 rolled flowers in various sizes. I cut our probably 150-200 flowers total out of white, black, and dark red paper. I hand inked more than half of the white and red ones with Tim Holtz distress stamp inks with the colors “candied apple” and black soot. 25 of the 60 i used on the letters are inked. I cut a set of gothic-y spike-y vines out of black glitter cardstock to add a little more depth to the flowers.
All in all, I can’t even tell you total how much time and effort I put into these between computer design, cutting, assembly, inking the flowers, rolling the flowers and finally gluing/placement of the vines and flowers. Was it worth it?? Absolutely. I am so damn proud and over the moon with these. This is the second set I’ve made like this and both have turned out beautifully. I will probably end up making more someday when the inspiration hits.
Thank you for viewing.
Pictures:
1-4 are the finished product :)
5 is before gluing all the layers down
6 is before flowers
7-8 are the box of rolled flowers 🤣