Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Glimmer and Sparkle

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog

Happy Wednesday, all!  Midweek means another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp challenge, and this week our theme is Glimmer & Sparkle!!  The design team is using products from Lindy's Stamp Gang.  If you have any of these products, we'd love to see you use them, but it's not a necessity - just show us some sparkle and glimmer.

I'll admit I was a bit wary, worrying that I'd have mist everywhere but where I wanted it, but I was happily surprised to see how easy these are to use!  I worked inside a cardboard box and the mist dried fairly quickly, so it didn't take all that long to put this all together. Since this is the first time ever using any kind of misting product, I tried using it several ways.  Here's my card:


I used a Lindy's Stamp gang spray mist called Alpine Ice Rose, a beautiful pink with a gold undertone.  The first thing I tried with it was spraying it over this Crafters Workshop template called Mini Flower Frenzy.  Then I just sprayed it on white cardstock, let it dry and cut out the "Happy" from Simon Says Stamp's Oh Happy Day die.  And lastly I lightly sprayed it on my card base, and on a white silk flower.  To bring in some more sparkle I edged my white die-cut flower with glitter, using a glue pen and Hero Arts Prisma Glitter, and added a gold-rimmed rhinestone brad to the center of the stacked flowers.  

As always, our generous Heidi has provided a $50.00 gift voucher from the Simon Says Stamp Store to the winner of this challenge.


Need some ideas?  Come on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog and see what all my teamies and our Guest Designer Laura did!  I can't wait to see what you make!

20 comments:

Caryl @ cinnamon holiday workshop said...

very beautiful...

Jackie said...

Very sparkly and glimmery! I love the layered flower, the silk one turned out so pretty.

Barb said...

So glad you shared that last photo to show the gold undertones! What a beauty, Lin! Love that you used the mist on different elements of your card! Gorgeous with all that pink!

Anonymous said...

Hi there! I love the card you made! The flower is so beautiful and I love that this color is all about pink! Pink is my favorite color :). And thank you for mentioning my name in your blog post! I'm so happy and excited to be a guest designer this month! :)

Sue McRae said...

Love all the pretty pink Lin and the gold undertone of the spray is so eye-catching!

Lisa Carroll said...

Sooo so pretty, Lin! Love that you used the mist in two different ways - clever girl! :) I bet that pinky-gold is just amazing in person... love this!

Lorraine A said...

such a pretty card Lin :-) I love the pinks and the masked background design ,, all very beautiful :-)

luv
Lols x x x

Tiffany said...

Wow! I am not familiar with this line but Iove what you did with it! So many fun techniques one one card. Thanks for sharing!

Melissa Bove said...

Such a pretty card Lin! Love that sparkly flower!!

hugs...

Clare said...

Such a pretty card!! Congrats on your new DT position too!! Well deserved!

mimijudy1975 said...


Lin, this is a beautiful shade of pink.I love the gold hue to it. You card is so dainty and feminine. i can see how this pink spray would be so pretty on a baby card , birthday card, or just a card for any occassion. I love your card,especially how you colored the flower and added glitter to the border.

email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com said...

Beautiful piece, Lin! I really love the shimmer you added to the flower!

*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!

cheiron said...

So soft, pretty and sparkly Lin!!! I just love the pink.

cheiron said...

So soft, pretty and sparkly Lin!!! I just love the pink.

MaryH said...

Beautifully pink card. I smiled when reading your fears about the sprays. I haven't had very good luck with them, and your success inspires me to try once more. Mine always look 'too gloppy'. I have this die, probably have the template...Thanks for sharing an inspirational card! It turned out gorgeous. As always, appreciate the how-to's.

debby4000 said...

Absolutely beautiful Lin.
luv
Debby

Dawn T said...

so very pretty Lin. Love all the pink glimmer

Jean Martin said...

Lin this is so girly! I love it!!! :) Love the technique too! I'm so excited you're joining us at TCM!!!! YAY!!!

Sarah J Moerman said...

Beautiful card, Lin! Love the pretty pinks!

Suzanne C said...

Gorgeous Pink & Sparkly Creation!