The Craft Garden, a play and WOYWW

I am so late posting my card for this month's Craft Garden challenge, got me months muddled up!!!  We have a photo inspiration for you ...

So here is my project taken from this month's inspiration photo ...

I went for the shapes (the rosette flower) and the colours.  Pansies also remind me of the freshness of spring and early summer, so with that in mind I used TH's spring and summer distress inks for the background (but not the pink LOL!!)  I stamped over the inked background the TH stamp using eggplant ink, before using 2 TH background stamps stamped in Tattered Angels glimmer mists to create the shimmery splattery (think rain!!) background.  I also stamped over the TH butterflies with the same sprays and stamps.  I stained my ribbon using the inks and added some pearls to the butterflies and tag.

And here is my desk mid creation - everything covered do those glimmer mists don't get everywhere!!!

 And another tag I made using the same techniques, just in browns and reds.  I tried stamping out the butterflies in glimmer mist down the side - hubby thinks it looks like some one has bled over it - he is so helpful at times!!!!

 So for the first time in months I am joining back in with Julia's weekly hop across the desks of blogland - my mojo has been seriously missing until recently, but it is fab getting back into the swing of creating and playing!

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - tag or ATC
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
DutchDare Card Challenge - flutterby butterfly  
Simon Says Stamp and Show - spritz, spray or stencil