Hampton Art Blessed Card

BLESSED SUPPLY LIST:
Stamps -- Hampton Art (IC0193 Blessed, PS0698 Diamond Background
and IC0195 Butterfly)
Ink Pads -- Clearsnap, Inc. (Archival Dye in Glacier Lake and Colorbox
Stephanie Barnard in Artichoke)
Cardstock -- Diecuts With A View (Homespun and A Type of Art CS Stacks)
Rub-On -- Royal Brush (ROY-508 Baby Sentiments)
Patterned Paper -- Authentique (Splendor Collection)
Icon Sentiment -- Authentique (Splendor Collection)
Glitter Glue -- Royal Brush (ECGG-116 Intense Lime)
Pearls -- Prima Marketing, Inc. (#300623) and Doodlebug Designs, Inc. (#3290)
Spool Button -- Pink Paislee (#00547)
Foam Tape -- Scotch/3M

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Trim teal and green cardstock for card base.
2. Stamp diamond background image twice with artichoke ink on green card-
stock. Stamp “blessed” with glacier lake ink pad as shown. Trim and
mount with patterned paper banners as shown.
3. Adhere sentiment icon at bottom.
4. Stamp two butterfly images with glacier lake ink pad on striped paper.
Trim each and adhere. Adhere pearls to centers.
5. Apply rub-on definition to teal cardstock. Trim and adhere with foam
tape to upper right.
6. Secure spool button.
7. Adhere aqua pearls as shown.

After being absent from my blog for a long time, I am back. I have had a "tough" summer. It seems like it was spent being sad. My mother was ill and in the hospital for weeks and then on to hospice and finally passed away a few weeks ago. On top of this, my oldest daughter was in the process of moving far away from home. She had graduated from college in May and was spending time home with us before her move. But I am back today and hope you will join me again as I try to get back to regular posting of my creative endeavors. :) So on to today's post!

It is one I did for Hampton Art (and is being posted on their blog today as well). I wanted to do something with butterflies which make me "happy." I have lots of flowers in my yard and have seen some of the prettiest butterflies the last few weeks. :) Thanks for stopping by. Hope your summer has been a blessed one filled with lots of butterflies. :)