Friday, April 29, 2011

Pearls & Lace & INSPIRATION GALORE



So how was the royal wedding? Anyone go?
My invitation got lost in the mail I think, so I tried my darndest to stay up & watch it, but here in Canada, at 1 am, I grew very tired; so I called it a night. Then I awoke this morning to catch the royal couple on the balcony. Even saw a kiss! Yup I did, which was apparently more than the people who were actually there saw! Happy Wedding Day Kate & William! Yay!
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Now let's get started shall we, I've got a long one since I've been MIA for a few days! heehee
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Do u eva just get so inspired by something that you just have to get going on it?
Well that's how I feel about Tickled Pink Stamps. Yup, all their stamps. I just get so motivated to create when I see them. So when I saw their latest challenge of pearls & lace this week, I knew I HAD to make something for it.
Now, you think pearls & lace & you think girly right?
Well I decided to do pearls & lace on a more masculine note.


This is Frankie Frankenstien from the Lil Haunts Collection.
I got him from Kellie (owner of Tickled Pink Stamps) thru the Tickled Pink Facebook group. She asked everyone which digi from the store they would choose if it was available for one day & one day ONLY? Frankie was my choice. I'm sure Kellie had thought I'd gone mad, so here I am showcasing him! Isn't he wonderful?

The spiderweb lace is from Really Reasonable Ribbons. I made the small green satin rose flower from a tutorial I saw the other day at the Really Reasonable Ribbons blog HERE. A wonderfully easy way to make ribbon flowers! Gorgeous! The tassel I got at Dollarama. And the papers are from a Tim Holtz paper pack. Oh yes, I also hid a piece of my local paper in there, purposefully upside down, so don't even ask!?!



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NEED SOME MORE INSPIRATION?
Check out these sites! !

Once in a while on my hops around blogland I come across an amazingly gifted blogger who probly gets overlooked! You know what I mean?
Your checkin' out DT works on the challenge blogs & you go.."..hhmmmmmm that's pretty".
How often do u hop on over to tell them you love their work?
I have gotten a few 'popper overs' in my time & really appreciate it, cuz it means I made someone look twice. I digress.

Well today I have two links for you .  TWO amazing blogs that inspire me.
I hope you pop over to check out their works & allow them to inspire you as well.

The first is a fellow Fairy of mine from the Prairie Fairy Fun Friday Designs DT:
Her name is CHRISTINE & her blog
(she is so creative in her works. she always creates something that just makes my jaw drop. you think for challenges to make a card, well Christine she makes a carousel or a mini tree house. LOVE IT!)


And the other is MINNA & her blog

(she is so elegant in her creations. so much eye candy to suit your creative buds. such soft color palettes with glorious coloring & layouts. FANTASTIC)

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Thanks for stopping by today, no matter how you got here!! haha

Challenges for my card:

Tickled Pink Challenge- lace & pearls
Cute Card Thursday- use a sketch from somewhere else (see below)


Sketch & Stash- use a previous sketch (see above)
Fun With Shapes & More- recipe (4 brads, 3 papers, 2 flowers, 1 image)
Frosted Designs- spots & stripes
DYSU- make it pop
AiFactory- anything goes
Moving along with the Times- anything goes
Simon Says- anything goes plus blog hop

25 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Hi there, I think you did great to stay up to 1am your time - I owuld have struggled. There were two kisses but you had to be there to see both - the news has only been showing the one since! I would not have thought lace and pearls would ever appear on a male card but you did it, and it worked too. Great card and very inspirational. Elizabeth x

Donna Mosley said...

Hi Corry, Wowzers what an amazing creation. You always come up with the best ideas. Would'nt have known where to start with this one hun but you've done it so well. Love it!!

Donna x

Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie said...

HI Corry, well, I came here from my reader, which I finally had time to take a spin through. Your card is fabulous - I really love the macabre feel to it. Great work with the black and green colors and that flower/tassel thingy is very cool. Thank for the link on the ribbon flower tutorial. I watched it and it is so much easier than the way I have been making them! Very cool!

Have a great weekend.

Hugs,
Linda

Pami said...

Great card. love the colours. Thanks for joining in with us at MAWTT this week, hope to see you soon. Pami x

WencheP said...

This is just the coolest! The colors are just fabulous and I love all the details. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.

-Wenche

~@ngie~ said...

fantastic card... so much detail & I love everything about it 8o)

Thanx for joining in with us over at Sketch N Stash... Good Luck 8o)

xXx Angie xXx

Lizzy said...

WOW this is fabulous ...luv all the detail.

Thanks for joining us at S N S ...good luck!

xx Lizzy xx :)

Lorraine A said...

Fabulous card :-) the image is brill and the colours and design are perfect :-)

thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-)
luv
Lols x x x

kissinia said...

Great Card and fantastic sense of humour! Thanks a lot for your entry!
kissinia, Frosted Designs TD.

Unknown said...

Well done this card is awesome!!! I love everything about it.

Thank you for joining us at Frosted Designs

Amanda

Kellie said...

WOW girl this is amazing, I have never seen Frankie look so amazing with flowers and all, LOVE it!

Hugs,
Kellie

Debbie said...

This is fantastic!!! Love it to pieces

Hugs
Debbie

Unknown said...

Love the card! Stunning! Thanks for playing along over at Frosted Designs.

Janna Werner said...

Hi Corry, thanks so much for sharing your fabulous creation with us at DYSU Challenge Blog this week :-) Janna

SYLVIA-ANNE said...

Fabulous card with great detail and embellishments ~ thank you for joining in the fun at MAWTT this week.
Hugs, Sylvia x

Mandy said...

Fabulous card Cor, I love all the different textures, cute image and you have mastered the shine on the hair perfectly hun, all you need now is a bit of sparkle ha ha ha.
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp
hugs Mandy (aka Glitter Girl lol)xx

Daniele said...

ohhhh what a great card, love the lace and all the details, Thanks for joining us at Sketch N Stash this week
hugs

JanR said...

Very, very awesome. I love the style. Thanks for playing with us at AiFactory!

JanR - AiF dt

Ingrid said...

Really cool, love lace on a boys card :-)
Thanks for showing us your card at Tickled Pink Stamps.
Hugs Ing

Anonymous said...

Haha that is so neat! Thanks for joining us at MAWTT! x

Made by Mandy said...

How on earth did you manage to stop up till 1am, I'm lucky if I can go past 11pm these days!

Love your card, the dark and moody feel yet placed with feminine accents really works well together.

Many thanks for joining in with our Anything Goes challenge at AI Factory.

Mandy (DT member for AI Factory Challenge)

Eulanda said...

A-HA! I found you!! ok this card totally kicks a--. What a great choice for a freeie and I'm luvin' those ghostly greens. He looks sick. PERFECT!!
ps - I'm a Chibi in the works. Can't wait!!

Stempeltiger said...

Such an AMAZING card Corry!
So many beautiful details.
Great work.
Many thanks for joíning us at Fun with Shapes and more.
Hugs, Swantje

Anonymous said...

What a great card!!! I love Frankie!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for stoping at Fun with shapes and more!!!!!!

Hugs Ivi

Craftdee said...

Just thought I'd "pop over" to tell you what a FAB card I think this is...it certainly did make me look twice, thrice in fact!! TFS, Dee

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