With Sympathy - Pink Lilacs

Can't you just smell the Lilacs?  When I was younger my Gram had the most beautiful Lilacs in her backyard.  When we built our house, I planted one out in front, this summer we planted two out in the back.  I just love the way they smell when they bloom.

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Going along with this months KSS Challenge - I did quite a bit of masking with the Multi Step Lilacs from Kitchen Sink Stamps.  I stamped the Lilacs then  masked  them with Eclipse tape then stamped the longest branch, masked the open space where the sentiment is, then added the other branches and leaves. 

The sentiment is from Simple Sentiments, stamped in Chocolate Chip.  I added the butterfly from the 3 Step Hydrangea - so I didn't have to cut out the antenna, I stamped #3 in black where I wanted the butterfly, then stamped on a scrap of White, cut out and adhered in place with dimensionals.  To finish my card, I used the Wisped Frames Technique from the current TJNL in Pink Pirouette.

Details:
Stamps - Kitchen Sink Stamps Simple Sentiments, Multi Step Lilacs, 3 Step Hydrangea
Ink - Ranger Distress Ink Wild Honey, Crushed Olive, Stampin' Up! Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Garden Green, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Memento Black
Card Stock - White, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose
Other - Basic Grey Sugar Rush Pattern Paper, Basic Grey Half Pearls, Pink Satin Ribbon, Border Punch, Dimensionals, Stipple Brush, Eclipse Tape

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Color Recipe:
Lilac: #3 SU Regal Rose, #4 SU Rose Red, #2 Pretty in Pink, #1 Pink Pirouette
Leaves: #3D Garden Green #2D Green Old Olive, #1D Ranger Crushed Olive, same for 1-3C
Branch: #2 SU Chocolate Chip, #1 Ranger Distress Ink Crushed Olive
Butterfly: #3 Black, #2 Wild Honey, #1 Wild Honey stamp off