Pretty Pastels

How about some pretty pastels?  Just in time for spring the  Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge  is all about the pastels!  

I was playing around and mixing up the colors with a touch of mint and and purples.  This was my first version and my second take is down below. 

My background was created by inking up the damask stamp with soft purple and stamping it repeatedly across the background.

I added a touch of soft script in Memento London Fog in the background. The edges were distressed and sponged with the gray. 

 The flowers were painted with a mix of purple spray and white paint. The ribbon received the same treatment.  The Eiffel tower was painted and then stenciled with translucent embossing paste and a coat of silver embossing powder was sprinkled on while the paste was wet.  After it dried it was heat embossed.

Product:   Wendy Vecchi - White Embossing Paste, Ranger Distress Sprays - Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Dusty Concord, White acrylic paint , Ranger Archival Ink - Watering Can, Ranger Archival Ink - Blue Violet,  Clearly Besotted - Fresh Flowers,   Canvas Flowers,   Prima Flowers,  Prima Leaves, Prima Small White flowers, Seam Binding, Memento -London Fog, Silver Embossing Powder, Sizzix Eiffel Tower Die, Stampers Anonymous - Damask, Stampers Anonymous - French Collage

The ever generous Simon Says Stamp is offering a gift voucher to a randomly selected participant in the challenge, so come join in on the fun.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz