Purple Papillon Potpourri

We're in the middle of a war at our house--a war of fighting dandelions.  I've got the beginnings of some blisters on my hands from so much digging, but a bit of yard work is good for all of us, right?  The trouble is, I notice that my hand is sore when I'm stamping.  I guess I need to be more careful with my stamping hands :)  I won the battle in my front yard yesterday, and another battle in the backyard today, but I'm not certain that I'll win the war.  My husband looked out the window today and noticed that the neighbor's back lawn looks more yellow than green.  Yikes!  Oh well, at least the front looks pretty good (gotta keep up appearances).  In previous years I've offered my kids a penny for every yellow dandelion that they pick so that they don't go to seed, but for some reason they aren't as excited about it this year.  Too bad, they could earn some good money.  Today while digging dandelions, my husband pointed out a butterfly.  Well, it was actually a moth (he was corrected by a first grader), but it got me in a butterfly mood.

I love the Papillon Potpourri stamp set.  Those butterflies work for so many cards in so many colors.  Today I played along with Pals Paper Arts and their monochromatic color challenge.  It was fun to combine Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, and Blackberry Bliss (I admit that Perfect Plum and Elegant Eggplant have been collecting some dust lately, so it was fun to be encouraged to use them again).  I stamped the thanks from the Crazy About You set (definitely a favorite from the Occasions Catalog) and punched it with the oval punch, layered on the Scalloped Oval, and layered again on the Decorative Label punch.  I tied some Blackberry Bliss ribbon around the card between the Patterns DSP and the stamped panel.  I textured the white card base with the Spring Flowers embossing folder to complete the look.