Monday, May 2, 2011

Something a bit different!



I was so inspired by my sons' creation at preschool the other day, that I just had to try it.
So this is what he made.

An egg decorated with colored egg shells left over from Easter. I thought it was so eyecatching & immediately pictured
those colored egg shells on a pair of fairy wings.


So I used my all time favorite image from Prairie Fairy Designs called TipToe Fairy to accomplish my egg shell fairy wings. Now the wings probly would have looked better with a bit of yellow, but we did not use any yellow colors on our eggs this year..... crazy right?


It was so much fun to put these egg shells on, almost like a puzzle. Oh how I miss being a kid!
I also used some of my long lost fabriccy type papers to help my fairy stand out.
Tag sentiments are from Whimsy. 

Challenges for my card:
PaperPlay- use an object not intended for crafting
Stamp with Fun- lace or ribbon
Creative Craft- recycling
Stamp Something- things with wings
Papertake Weekly- sketch (see below)


16 comments:

Lori said...

Great idea, I love that you took inspiration from it, so fantastic!!!!

Hellma said...

Love your card, the egg shell wings are great, and tell your son i think his egg is amazing.

Anonymous said...

How creative! Lovely card! Thanks for playing along with us at PTW this week. :o)

Deirdre said...

What a fab idea. Thanks so much for joining us on Paperplay this week. ♥

Dana said...

Awww.. I love your sons project! What a great idea for her wings! I love the mosaic look of them. Love the colors you died your eggs too!
Hugs~
Dana

Margreet said...

what a nice egg made by your son.....and I love the way you used his idea....your fairy is gorgeous with her eggshell wings!
xxx Margreet

Donna Mosley said...

Hi Corry, this is gorgeous, love the pretty fairy and how you've done the wings. You are certainly a talented bunch in the Smyrski household. Love Reade's creation, very colurful.

Donna x

Elke said...

HI Corry

great idea about recycling the egg shells as the fairy wings. Thanks for joining us over at CCC, good luck.

Elke XX

Stacie (craft-princess) said...

So cool! Guess you just never know when inspiration will strike!

Tamara Morton said...

A wonderful and creative idea and the wings look so good! Hugs
Tamara

maddy hill said...

totally yummy ! and what gorgeous colours too .
thanks for joining us at papertake.
hugs
maddy x

Auntie Em said...

So beautiful and fragile looking! Love the technique and your card is gorgeous. Why should kids have alllll the fun! They get to lick their fingers, isn't that enough for them? Hehehe!
Thank you for sharing such a fun idea. :)

Marilyn said...

Very cool Cor... & creative!

Ren-Yi said...

What a fantastic idea - amazing! Thanks for playing along with us at PaperPlay challenges.

Anonymous said...

What a fabulous and creative idea! Thanks so much for playing along with Paperplay this week!!

Debby said...

Very cute card...love the creative recycling of the eggs. Thanks so much for joining us at Creative Crafts Challenge. Hugs and Good Luck!

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