Wednesday, April 27, 2011

♥ Simon Says...Blog Hop! ♥

Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge 2nd Anniversary Celebrations :-) If you have just arrived here by chance and would like to join in the hop you will need to start at the begining on the challenge blog.
If you have arrived here from Debby's blog you are going in the right direction :-)

This week we have an ANYTHING GOES theme and a BLOG HOP :-)

There are 3 fabulous prizes from our lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp that 3 lucky entrants, drawn at random, will win !! You can see the pic's of whats being offered on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog. Go HERE for direct link to post!

ALSO we have a $10 Voucher to spend in the Simon Says Stamp Store to give away at every blog along the way !!

To have a chance at winning, you MUST join in the challenge and complete the hop, leaving a comment on EVERY blog along the way :-)

This week, I made a card using Bo Bunny's Gabrielle line. I used the 6x6 paper pack and Butterfly Frame clear stamp set as well as a Gabrielle cardstock sticker. I also used some Hero Arts pearls, Martha Stewart fine white glitter and some seam binding ribbon.

Now, from here you need to hop on over to the lovely Jane's blog!

Thank you for joining us for our very special celebrations and don't forget to leave me a comment before you hop along :-)

Have a wonderful day!
Hugs...

204 comments:

  1. Glorious. Love the vintage appeal. Great seam binding and butterflies! Very pretty indeedy!

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  2. Love the color combination and the vintage look. The butterflies are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing :)

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  3. Oh wow !! I love this Melissa ,,, so dreamy and gorgeous ! I love all the soft colours with the shocking pink !! stunning :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  4. Gorgeous - my fave so far (I love your style!)

    Ramona
    http://create-with-joy.com

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  5. Lovely card ,love this paper collection and the pinks(butterflies,and seam bindning ribbon)
    hugs
    doreen

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  6. Love your vintage vibes on the card...Very nice! God bless!

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  7. Gorgeous work! I love it!
    With best wishes,
    Viktoria
    http://vittory-vittory.blogspot.com/

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  8. Gorgeous card, loving those papers :)

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  9. So different to the others so far on the hop.Thanks for sharing such fab inspiration.

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  10. Melissa your card is utterly stunning, love, love, love it !!!
    Big Hugs,
    Mo

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  11. Beautiful card Melissa, so fabulously vintage and ethereal and the splash of vibrant pink is perfect!!
    hugs
    Heather xx

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  12. so many lovely cards this hopping is fun x

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  13. So shabby and pretty, Melissa ... love how you stamped the blue image on the newsprint paper!

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  14. I love this card, can't say more than that! Hazel x

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  15. A gorgeous card with all the vintage elements.

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  16. OMG! This is just lovely and the pop of pink - perfection!!!

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  17. So very different, but yet so nice and vintagey. A wonderful look of shabby chic art.

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  18. Cute card Melissa. Love the vintage look. TFS
    Hugs, Rosalee

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  19. This is absolutely gorgeous. I LOVE the vintage feel to it, and the papers are delish! Great job.

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  20. Love the bright pink with the shabby chic.

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  21. What a gorgeous Vintage styled card!!! I absolutely love this!
    Simone

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  22. what a wonderful card
    many greetings
    Kali

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  23. Lovely card. I just love the vintage look.
    Hugs Bonnie

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  24. Such a gorgeous card Melissa. Love the papers and the design. Hugs Michele x

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  25. This is stunning, so beautiful.
    Linbyx

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  26. Lovely card :-))
    Greetings from Slovenija, Andreja L.

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  27. What an great idea to use a bookpaper for backround... thanks fpr this wonderful inspiration!

    Greets
    Michaela

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  28. I am in love with this beautyfull card.

    hugs, Durvina

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  29. Beautiful vintage/shabby chic style card! "Hugs" Carol

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  30. Ohhh, I so love your card..need to find the seam binding ribbon :))

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  31. Hi Melissa....gorgous vintage card with beautiful details!
    xxx Margreet

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  32. Wow - beautiful vintage card, Melissa! This Bo Bunny line is just stunning. I love the contrast between the soft colours and the deep pink.

    Hugs,

    Dawn

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  33. Such a cheerful birthday card :)

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  34. Beautiful card melissa. I just love butterflies and the vintage look on your card is sooo cool. It´s all just gorgeous.

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  35. Great card! Love the sentiment along with the bright pink bow with all the earthy tones, really stands out.

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  36. Oh wow this is SO beautiful! I love the pretty pink ribbon!

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  37. Beautiful card. Love the vintage look with the touch of pink. Donna

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  38. Super creation, love the fabby papers and the gorgeous colour of seam binding too. Ruby x

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  39. Hi Wowtastic I so love your style, Envy how you have put it all together. The colour of the seam binding is so beautiful and stands out. so much inspiration. Thankyou Kitty :)

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  40. I love your card! Absolutely gorgeous!

    Regards, Hilda

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  41. Beautiful Melissa, love those stamps you have used. Simply Gorgeous. Hugs Tracy x

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  42. Beautiful card Melissa, so shabby and pretty :)
    hugs Mandy xx

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  43. Love this shabby, vintage look.

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  44. Wow, totally awesome. I love every inch of this and went back to look several times. Your color and shabby feel just took my heart.

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  45. Oh how pretty! Your big bow is so perfect!

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  46. Very sweet card. Thanks for sharing. Hugs.

    http://debby-paperpearls.blogspot.com/2011/04/day-dreams.html

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  47. OOOhh, this is so pretty and elegant. Carissa :)

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  48. Oh this is gorgeous and beautiful details.
    luv
    Debby

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  49. Ohhh this is sooo gorgeous!
    Love the pink details, and the sentiment is wonderful!
    Love it ♥
    Hugs from Maya

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  50. Wow, beautiful shabby chic card!

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  51. wow, gorgeous card melissa.i love the vintage colours and details and the hot pink bow is fabulous :D

    xx coops xx

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  52. This is just Stunning!!!! Great Hop.
    Caroline x

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  53. Very different to the others so far on the Blog Hop. Thank you for sharing inspiration with the rest of us.

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  54. Gorgeous, love the vintage look, very different!
    Helen x

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  55. Oh, nice card... vintage style is one I never tried.
    Your card is beautiful!

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  56. Oh this looks great, so lovely vintage! Hugs, Jeanet

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  57. Wow this is beautiful! I love the vintage style and all the texture! Thanks for a fun blog hop - here's my entry!

    Love Beth xx

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  58. Beautiful card Melissa love the colours and the gorgeous design.
    Hugs Linda

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  59. Wow! Such a stunning card! I really love the vintage look!

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  60. What a breathtaking beautiful card. Love the details. Thanks for sharing and inspiring. Dawn♥

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  61. I love this vintage beauty! The pops of pink are awesome. :)

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  62. Love it! the layering and shabbiness is wonderful :)

    Hugs,
    Sandra P

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  63. gorgeous card!!! love the colors!! =)
    hugs, SannaS

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  64. Stunning vintage effect creation beautiful

    smiles Christine xx

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  65. I'm in love with your card, Melissa - amazing shabby style :)

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  66. Lovely vintage card! Very nice the butterflies on it...Love it!
    hugs Tini

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  67. Oh my! This is gorgeous! I just love the paper you've used and the pink ribbon and butterflies really make it pop!

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  68. Gorgeous card, loving those papers!!!

    Hugs
    Tina

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  69. Gorgeous creation and fab hop too.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  70. Great card Melissa!!!
    Love every detail!
    Thanks for fun!
    Hugs!
    Sandra!

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  71. What a great card. Very pretty!

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  72. Stunning card, I love the added pink! TFS

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  73. beautiful vintage card. love it!
    kathleen mc xx

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  74. this is delish love vintage theme
    hugs

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  75. A gorgeous card Melissa! Beautiful work ;)

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  76. Hi Melissa!
    My oh my, I looove your card!! It's so beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

    Hugs,
    Randi WS ;)

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  77. A really beautiful card! I love it!

    Hugs, Henny

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  78. Great vintage card! Really inspiring! I always wanted to create such a thing! :)

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  79. This is awesome, beautiful elegant card, love the vintage look and that reddish pink bow is perfect xxx

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  80. What a stunning card!! Very different from the previous cards on the hop! I love it!! Thanks for the inspiration xxx

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  81. Beautiful work, Melissa!! I love the bright pink ribbon it really pops! The text cardstock is so pretty too :)

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp

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  82. Wow, absolutely stunning! Love the vintage feel and all the elements.

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  83. Love the vintage look and the ribbon

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  84. gorgeous Melissa! I lvoe the bright pinks ♥

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  85. Absolutely gorgeous! Love the vintage look :)

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  86. You know how much I LOVE your work Melissa! This is another fabulous creation :)
    Love n hugs,
    Lori

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  87. Your card is just beautiful Melissa, love your vintage card!

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  88. Great card, you have done a great job.

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  89. Adore what you created - stunning.

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  90. A stunning creation. Love the big pink bow. Sarahxx

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  91. Beautiful card! I love the butterflies..

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  92. Wow this is beautiful Melissa, I love the vintage feel :)
    Hugs
    Tracey
    xx

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  93. Fantastic vintage feel card, love teh style and the colours, hugs Samantha :0)

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  94. Hi Melissa - Love the beautiful vintage papers and colours - this really is a stunning card. Sylvia x

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  95. Absolutely gorgeous Melissa, love the pink bow.
    Hugs Hazel xx

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  96. oh this is vintage perfection. super pretty!

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  97. wonderful way of using that sharp pink colour! I'm not a pink-person, so i'll remember this for when in need a pink card :)

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  98. Your project is really lovely and thanks for the blog hop.

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  99. How Gorgeous is this card, I love the colour combo, such a vintage feel to it. Beautiful creation.
    Hugs
    Suzi x

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  100. HIya Melissa, my goodness ,your heart card is absolutely georgous, I love vintage and yep I love hearts, thank you for sharing and for the bloghop, I will be hopping along. Hugs Terry xxxx

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  101. truly awesome project. love the shabby vintage feel of it!

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  102. Fabulous! So glad I got to visit on the blog hop :)

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  103. Eine tolle Karte ist das geworden.

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  104. Hi happy birthday simon says stamp
    Hugs Di xxx

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  105. I love the bookpage backing paper and the shocking pink bow, great combo! Ciska

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  106. Fantastic card. I love all of the elements you've added. It really is amazing. Hugs, dj1952

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  107. Beautiful vintage card! Fantastic!!
    Hugs, Jill

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  108. Gorgeous vintage card! Great layout!

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  109. beautiful card - I just love that paper line!!

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  110. Love your vintage looking card! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  111. This is fab! I loveeee the pink butterflys :)
    Fiona x

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  112. Such a stunning card! the pink lifts up the whole design and works wonderfully with the vintage.
    Thank you for sharing, Jo xx

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  113. Very nice and sweetie card.
    Francy

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  114. Fantastic card Melissa I love your style
    Thanks for the hop and I hope you have a fab weekend darling
    Hugs Susie Sugar xx

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  115. das ist ja toll, supergenial
    lg gila

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  116. Gorgeous, love the papers, and layout of your card.
    hugs Marilyn

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  117. I love it very, very much.

    Gr. Ineke

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  118. Hi Melissa

    Fabulous creation, love the distressing.

    Hugs Ali x

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  119. Great vintage creation, Melissa! Thank you for sharing and for the chance, hugs, Miria xx

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  120. A wonderful card. I love the way you added the pink, it really gave it flare!

    //Mickaela

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  121. love the colours, specially the gorgeous pink bow!!
    xxx

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  122. What a gorgeous card, I really, really need that paper now, lol.
    Jack xx

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  123. What a lovely vintage style card.Love it.Thank you for sharing and for the chance to win.Love Debbie Johns x

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  124. A stunning piece of work. I love this vintage style with that "suddenly" bright pink ribbon and butterflies.
    hugs from Lisbeth

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  125. what a gorgeous card,love all the different elements and colours! x

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  126. Ohhh what a fabulous card... love the splash of pink!

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  127. oh wow stunning, gorgeous, lovely fabulous ................ I guess I quite like this lol.
    Beccy x

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  128. I LOVE distressed projects, this is a gorgeous card. BTW, love your shadow box in the other post!

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  129. I love this card! I have this paper but I did not know there were stamps that go with it! Really pretty, love the pop of fuchsia!

    Thank you for sharing!

    Katie B.

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  130. This is just wonderful. What a romantic feel it has. thankyou for sharing.
    Cheers
    Tracey

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  131. Super card, love all the detail it's fabulous.xx

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  132. Gorgeous creation. Hugs Sue x

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  133. Just stunning!!!! Great work

    Hugs Franca

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  134. very tres chic...love it!!

    Fi
    x

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  135. Wow!what a beautiful shabby chic card!! so inspiring. lovely piece of artwork :D

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  136. This card is so beautiful. Love those papers. Your layout is so super cool too!! here is the link to the card I made for the challenge. thanks!
    http://dreamingncreating.blogspot.com/2011/05/stampsmith-challenge-celebrating.html

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  137. Beautiful card, lovely colours.
    hugs Dorte

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  138. Wow, this is absolutely stunning Melissa! I love the combo of soft colors and the bright pink bow :)

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  139. Beautiful vintage-looking card - thanks for the chance at a win!

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  140. stunning work! thank you for the hop too!

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  141. Such a wonderful card. Love the distress look and colors.

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  142. Wow!
    This is super stunning! I just love it! All the elements are amazing!
    Hugs Melly xxx

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  143. Very elegant card! Love the colors!

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  144. What a beautiful and elegant creation! Love that gorgeous ribbon!

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  145. Oh what a stunning card, I just love the vintage look of this and the papers and colours are beautiful.
    lol Chrissie xx

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  146. So gorgeous!! love the vintage look:)

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  147. Wow this is gorgeous and love the vintage with pops of fuscia!

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  148. OMG love this blog hop and now I'm your follower, because your creations are just amazing!
    thansk for the opportunity to win

    hugs

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  149. What a strikingly beautiful card! LOVE the colour scheme. I have serious card envy! :)

    Lisa Sumpter x

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  150. Beautiful card, love those papers!
    Edith

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  151. This is just gorgeous - so much detail!

    Carol x

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  152. What a beautiful Vintage card....love how you have created the frame!!

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  153. Such an adorable card! Thanks for sharing.
    Joyce xx

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  154. Just blog hopping by!
    Your card is STUNNING!!!!
    I just love it.

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  155. Hi Melissa :)

    This is so gorgeous - I love the shabby chic feel :)

    hugs

    xxalisonxx

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  156. Wow, absolutely stunning!! xx

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Thanks for leaving me some ♥! I really appreciate it! hugs... Melissa