I've been hooked on adult coloring books for some time now, and I try to color when I have time. I bring a pack of markers with me to work, hoping to catch some off time every now and then so I can de-stress and color. Unfortunately it's all a fantasy. I carry 5 packs of markers with me and a couple of coloring books, yet I take them home everyday untouched. There's just not enough break or time at work to even sneak in a couple minutes of coloring. Anyway, I digress. The adult coloring books I like are the
Secret Garden and the
Enchanted Forest by Johanna Basford. I love the intricacies of these books so when I saw this
Botanical Backgrounds (D1645) stamp set from Close to My Heart, of course I have to have it! I love coloring the leaves, don't know if they're right or not, but just the time spent in peace coloring like a kid makes me feel good. The bottom border piece of this card is from that stamp set.
I used
Pierced Rectangle STAX for the front piece from MFT, and stamped flowers from
Shower Flowers (C1612). I love this Shower Flowers stamp set too. I get to mix and match the flowers and create my own. For this one I used
Sorbet,
Topiary and Buttercup (retired) colors. The background paper I believe is
Flaxen.
Hope you guys like this piece!
