Home Sweet Home

The Flourishes blog has a fun challenge for us today - be inspired by something in your home!  My card was inspired by a china collection that I have on display in my dining room hutch.  It all started after my paternal grandmother died and I inherited the berry bowl on the left.  I loved the soft pink roses and greens and then the search was on!  I never found an exact match to that bowl, but local antique shops and sellers on ebay were sources where I found additional pieces that blended in with it.  Now you can understand why I love this Flourishes lenten rose image so much! :-)

Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card for a lady from church who recently lost her husband.  I used the first Viva la Verve sketch for May (by the talented Amber Hight) and really loved this layout!  I colored with Copics and fussy cut the image so it would be "out of the box" on the square panel.   Here's what I used:

STAMPS: Lenten Rose (Flourishes), Joyful Blooms (Verve) - sentiment.
PAPER: Devotion pad by Creative Imaginations (green), Love Me pad by MME (pink), Black, White, X-Press It Blending Card.
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Fleur de Lis Square Nestie, SU Old Olive satin ribbin, Spare Parts brad, Victoria EF.
COPICS: R81, R83, R85, YG00, YG03, YG06, Y13, Y18, BG0000, BG000, C0, C1.

Thanks for stopping by...I'm off to work this afternoon then looking forward to a weekend off!