This is my first entry into the "Hearts And Roses" challenge at #ManipulateThis.
A side note: I had a conversation thread going through my recent poll at #ManipulateThis concerning the use of pre-made backgrounds. One thing that came up time and time again was how a pre-made can make the deviant feel like the deviation isn't "their own". Some wrote that they felt like it was cheating. Well, I say pre-mades as a base for a background that I will edit is okay. They can save me time, but I never use one "as is". Still, I appreciate and understand why some people do not use pre-mades.
Case in point is this deviation. This is the pre-made background by *mysticmorning that I started off with: And I edited it until I was happy with the results. And I do feel like the deviation is mine.