I draw flowers almost on a daily basis. Flowers and leaves are my go-t0 doodles when I’m on the phone, or just needed some time to unwind. It just happens. So, it’s no surprise that when I was rather clueless about what to work on and my back gave out (so my planned crafty afternoon to word was forcibly cancelled) I ended up with flowers. I lay in bed sketching, in pain, and this is what I ended up with.
When I finished the illustration I immediately had the thought that it would be a great way to test out the prowess of my cutting machine and that it would be a challenge to figure out how the layering would work. Projects that include a challenge are especially enticing to me — it’s part of the fun.
For those of you, that order the project, you’ll notice that some of my layers are in some odd shapes. I did this on purpose. I don’t like wasting paper and creating layers that need too much paper that is hidden in the end. This way if you have some scrap paper lying around, this is your chance to use it.
As I was working on the project, I also posted the photo below, as an in-progress shot. I really liked the look of it and decided to include this set up in the files (Some of the pieces are different than in the full colored version above).
So, if you’d like to start your week with some flowers (not a bad thing to do, in my opinion!) Flowers All Around is the set for you. I hope you enjoy it!
Happy Monday everyone!
PS – I finished working on this while the kids were studying for their finals this week. The selfish part of me enjoyed every minute of not feeling mom-guilt over having a lot of crafty time to myself! 🙂
Flowers all around wall art