Last Day with Vera

Welcome back for mine and Vera’s last day of Pinterest inspiration.  I had such fun creating this week. Vera is one talented gal and I am so blessed to have her as a friend J

Here’s our last photo

Now I don’t know about you but when I see a boutonniere I think corsage. Maybe I had one too many high school dances hehe.

I decided to go with a Christmas corsage. I used the colors from the photo adding the green into the mix.

I started with a white card base and stamped my leaves (Hero Arts, Delicate Leaf Clusters) using crushed olive, peeled paint, and forest moss. The holly(Hero Arts, Archivers, Holiday Cheer) I added in by using just forest moss. Lastly I inked up my branch (Hero Arts, Delicate Leaf Clusters) with gathered twigs to add some brown.

For the flowers (Hero Arts, Layered Flowers) I stamped them on a spare sheet of white and trimmed them out. They were colored with barn door, fired brick, and aged mahogany.  I added them to my card by just adhering the middle. I didn’t want the whole card to be flat :) It's hard to see in the photo but around the edges I added some tumbled glass very lightly.

The sentiment (Hero Arts, Merry Christmas Trees) was stamped in jet black archival ink (Ranger). I added some burgundy stickles for the holly berries and a brown rhinestone to the flower centers to complete.

This card is a little busier than I usually prefer but I’m hoping it still brings someone a smile. Remember even though our pairing up is over Vera and Jennifer are collecting cards for the Cards that Care drive until November 30^th so there is still plenty of time to start crafting!! I’m heading over to Vera’s to see what she made on our last day!