Ode to Irises

Sorry I've been MIA for the last week.  So much in the work, ministry, kids, family schedule, I feel like I've barely had time to breathe.  And it's making me cranky too.  I don't like being cranky.

So, I thought I'd cheer me up and do a nostalgic look back to this pretty Siberian Iris set from Flourishes.  I think it's one of the first sets I ever got from the company.  And I still think is a show stopper...

Here's one I made earlier this summer and didn't show you yet...

Nope, not velvet Elvis, it's a velvet Iris :)   I paired this beautiful Iris with some older Velvet paper I had in my stash...I can't even remember who made it.  Coloring on this pretty flower is done with Prismacolors and OMS, I tried to add a little golden coloring into the center petals of the iris too. 

Now here are some more Iris cards I made that I've pulled out from the creative history vault :)

Above I combined several Flourishes flowers in this card for my mom, including poppies and violets.  This one was watercolored.  And as you can tell, I really like making my Irises burgundy.  It's my favourite shade of Iris. 

And above is the oldest one I could find in my pictures, this one was watercolored, cut out and popped up.  

Now, what you may not know is there is also a beautiful little topiary in this lovely set too.....

I watercolored this pretty scene to give it a very fresh spring feel... and guess what?  You can make it Christmassy too!

Here I paired it with some pretty Christmas plaid and added the small flourish from the set in the background.  I believe this one was watercolored too.  

Thanks for dropping by for this Ode To Irises. You can find my Ode To:  posts by clicking on the bottom words Ode To in the Labels.   :)  Be back tomorrow with a Flourishes Pre-Release Challenge for October, new release Sneak Peeks start next week!