Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Simon Says ........Anything Goes!

Ssschallenge

Time for another Anything Goes challenge at the Simon Says Stamp blog!  We are using Impression Obsession products this week, and we'd love to see them from you if you have any!  I'm in a garden mood today, with 2 cards for you, each using a sentiment from the In a Garden stamp set.  And my papers are all from Graphic 45's Secret Garden pads.


This card started with the pretty shield in the 8" Secret Garden pad.  It was the perfect size to hold my sentiment, so I fussy cut it out and framed it with a Die-Namics round Decorative Doily die cut.  Then I chose the striped design paper.  I added them to an embossed card front with some peachy pearls, a gift from Lisa at Christmas.  I love how the Poppy embossing shows off the pretty main image!


The papers in this line are almost too pretty to cut into, but I forced myself to mount this pastel collage print onto my card, and then added a blue panel stamped with a bigger sentiment from the same set as above.  I sponged all the edges with old paper distress ink and then just  trimmed it with some lace, dyed seam binding, and a paper flower made from some dies and centered with an enamel dot.

Sweet Heidi has provided another $50.00 gift voucher to the Simon Says Stamp superstore to a random entrant to our challenge. 



I can't wait to see what you make this week!


Before I go, I wanted to let you know that Simon Says Stamp is sponsoring a CardKit challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.  If you have the April Card Kit, make something, post it in the gallery at SCS, and a random winner will  receive a $25.00 E-card for the Simon Says Stamp Store!  This will be an ongoing challenge with each month's Card Kit, so keep it in mind for upcoming months!

25 comments:

LauraJane:) said...

The Graphic 45's Secret Garden pad make such LOVELY cards!
What is that embossing folder that you used?

LauraJane:) said...

Sorry I missed your last post...where you told us that it is POPPY from ANNA GRIFFIN.
Beautiful watercolors Lin!

Barb said...

I can't decide which card I love more! I've been in a garden mood for quite awhile now with all this late snow we've been getting! Both cards are absolutely beautiful, Lin!

joy said...

LOVE both of these cards! The embossing folder is so beautiful as a backdrop for the papers/sentiment. And, the blues in the second card are so, so yummy. Glad to see you using these papers - gotta' do something with mine, too.

Laura Sterckx said...

I love these cards! They look so pretty and vintage! :)

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous cards Lin :-) both are fabulous ,, the papers and sentiments are perfect together ! :-)
I love the gingham flower too,, it looks like fabric ! :-)

luv
Lols x x x

Sue McRae said...

Both cards are lovely Lin but the first card is my fave with all the texture and layers and the pretty pink!

snappy scrappy said...

Both are so beautiful!!

Lisa Carroll said...

Your cards are beautiful, Lin! So vintage and elegant! :)

email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com said...

Beautiful cards, Lin! Wow! I love the embossing folder in the first card and the paper bloom in the second is awesome!

*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!

Heather said...

Both beautiful cards Lin, the first gorgeous and elegant and stunning vintage style on the second!!

hugs
Heather xx

Pam W Merwin said...

Lin, these are beautiful - such gorgeous papers too!

Bonnie said...

Two very special cards! So feminine!

Cindy C. said...

Both are so pretty!!

Dawn T said...

Your cards are always so delightful Lin. These two are exquisite.

Petti said...

I have to agree that both cards are pretty!

debby4000 said...

Love your gorgeous cards, especially the flowers.
luv
Debby

Jingle said...

These are such beautiful cards!

Sashika Taylor said...

Both of your cards are simply beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration x

Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

I love the romantic colors and prints in your designs, as well as the beautiful detailing. Blessings!

Karen Dunbrook said...

more pretties!

Scrapthat said...

Such beautiful details! TFS!

jintyoo7 said...

Both are so beautiful, Lin :)

Unknown said...

This is beautiful...

Melissa Bove said...

Absolutely gorgeous cards Lin!! Just stunning!!!

hugs...