Simon Says Stamp challenge - Vintage and flowers and blog hop winner!

Thank you to everyone who joined in with our blog hop, it was great fun! I know you're going to love this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp challenge - I know I did!! It is "Vintage with flowers"!!!! All the DT are showcasing Prima flowers for the challenge, we all know how gorgeous Prima flowers are right? I'm really looking forward to seeing your creations with them! Something a little different from me this week - a layout!! I have had some professional photographs of my two little ones sitting around for almost a year now waiting for a) our extension to be finished and b) me to do something with them LOL! I have slowly collected some very special bits and pieces so that I could scrapbook two of the photos to put on the wall in my new living room and this challenge finally gave me the push I needed! The paper is K&Co and I have done some major distressing to the edges with a wonderful technique shown to me by Tracey and Nicki - thank you both, I know I'll use this a LOT! The photo is of my gorgeous little girl (although I can't believe how much she's changed since this was taken) and I have mounted it onto some gold pearlescent card.

Now for the flowers! There are lots on here, but the main focus are these stunning Prima Parlor petals!!! I love these so much and think they look lovely with the green of the paper. I have also used some blossoms and roses from my stash.

The beautiful wide lace is from my stash and the swirl is from the Tim Holtz grungeboard elements set. I have painted it with crackle paint in picket fence and then sponged with vintage photo distress ink.

I added two more grungeboard swirls, treated in the same way, to the top left corner to frame the photo. The gorgeous large butterfly is from an xcut punch very kindly lent to me by Lynda - thank you x and the small ones have been punched with MS Monarch Butterfly punch.....but not mine.....why you ask???? I broke it!!!!!!!! (major sobs) Oh my word was it a catastrophe!!! my beloved butterfly punch broken :(. Luckilly for me and my project I was at my local cropping class with some lovely buddies and Lynda came to my rescue again with her brand new MS butterfly punch - thank you again Lynda!! Needless to say, as soon as I got home I was straight on the net searching out a replacement punch, which, thank goodness I found! (phew).

Sorry, went a bit of course there didn't I LOL! Hope you like my layout and that I have inspired you to search out your Prima flowers and get vintage with us this week! You really must pop and see the rest of the DT's cards - WOW! they're incredible! x

THE WINNER OF THE CUTTLEBUG EMBOSSING FOLDER FOR MY BLOG IS......

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WHICH MEANS JODIE FROM OZ IS THE LUCKY WINNER!! CONGRATULATIONS, PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR FOLDER AND EMAIL ME WITH YOUR ADDRESS!

For my Whiff of Joy challenge DT card please scroll down the previous post