Garden Frame

 

Greetings friends. I thought I would share something other than a card today. I made a frame for my mom as part of her birthday gift and repurposed an ugly frame from the thrift store:

 

I thought spending a $1 for my base was the right idea. I took the frame apart and then painted it with lavender acrylic paint and a foam paint brush. It took two coats to get good coverage on a wooden frame.

Next, I die cut a couple of peony blooms. Because the frame was for my mother, I made sure that they were purple:

 

I added a little extra shading with some Copic markers. To finish the frame, I added an orange/yellow butterfly that I thought was a nice contrast for the purple and added some green leaves to fill the area. Here is another viewpoint:

 

Before I gave her the frame, I added a personal message to the white part to wish her a happy birthday. She can remove that message and use the frame as she chooses.

Thanks so much for stopping by!