Some Flowers for Aunt Ruth

Recently at a family gathering, my Aunt Ruth, age 86 and hostess of the event, took a tumble.  We didn’t know it at the time but found out after a trip to the ER that she had broken her hip and her elbow and had surgery the next day on both.  I was very thankful for two of my cousins, one a nurse and the other an EMT.  She was in excellent hands from the moment she fell and was a real trouper throughout the ordeal.  Aunt Ruth is staying on a rehabilitation floor for a while not able to enjoy her flowers she takes such pride in.  I thought I would make her a ‘bunch’ to enjoy until she is able to go home. Nice thing about these is they won’t ever wilt!.

I used the Flower Patch photo-polymer stamp set to create the flowers, taking inspiration from page 154 of the annual catalog.  I also used the new Flower Fair Bigz Die to cut out the leaf stems.

I took inspiration from a recent post by Brian King www.StampwithBrian.com where he used crystal effects on a punched circle to make it resemble a button.  I didn’t do that, but pulled out my long neglected bottle of Crystal Effects and added it to the centers of each of the flowers for some dimension.

I like the texture it adds. Just remember to let it dry, over night is best, when using a big blob like I did.

Don’t forget the inside.  I added a phrase from the perfect Pennants with some stamped off flowers in the corners.

Thanks for stopping by today. If you ever have any questions or comments about any of my projects leave a comment below or email me at StampingWithAverysOwlery@gmail.com

Lynn

Flower Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set

$25.95

Perfect Pennants Clear Stamp Set

$21.95

Four You Clear Stamp Set

$11.95

Crystal Effects

$6.25

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