In The Garden has to be one of my all-time favorite hymns!  So, when I saw the Fancy Borders SVG set from Mujka Designs and Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff Winged Things, I knew what I had to do!

Using SCAL, I resized Fancy Border #1 to be 3.5×5 (keeping proportions) and cut it out of SU Naturals Ivory. I used Photoshop to generate the sentiment (1st verse of the Hymn) and to rotate and print the butterfly from Winged Things.  Then the fun began as I was determined to try something new and use some of my fabulous supplies!  Using a Ranger Alcohol Ink Applicator with a felt pad, I distressed the frame with Tea Stain and Vintage Photo inks.  Then, because I wanted some shine without being overwhelming, I spritzed the distressed frame with Gold Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. While my frame was drying, I trimmed the butterfly and then drug it through my Brilliance Pearlescent Purple ink pad to add color and shimmer at the same time. My card base is SU Certainly Celery embossed with my Big Shot and an SU Texture Plate then spritzed with Garden Fairy Glimmer Mist. While I waited for the base to dry, I trimmed the sentiment (printed on Apricot Appeal CS) and attached my frame. I didn’t have any roses, but I really loved the color of the Prima flowers (checkout my friend Suzanne’s store – Crafting Connection), so I centered them over the frame and sentiment and then layered the butterfly over them and the corner of the frame.  Then I used Aqua glue and microbeads to added a bit more texture to the corners cutouts in the frame.  Once the card base was dry, I adhered everything together. I hope you like it as much as I do!

That’s all from me – it’s Monday, so that means errands and grocery shopping! I have several stops to make, so I’d better get started!

Have a great week!