Thursday, April 30, 2009

Tu-lips are better than one! EIC #33


Ok, I couldn't resist the title...I definitely inherited the corny gene from my mother (I won't tell you what I inherited from my father!) My card today is for the Etsy Inspired Challenge #33, and it is a beautiful store this week! Ashley always highlights such great stores on Etsy!! Opalescence is the store for this week's challenge, and she features gorgeous handspun yarns and jewelry. Fun for everyone!! I was inspired by this piece HERE. The thing that I love about inspiration challenges is that there is no right or wrong answer...the right brain side of me loves this!! I was drawn to these earrings because they are purple, my favorite color, and they are so dangly and dainty at the same time! And, for some crazy reason, I thought of tulips. Tulips are so strong and dainty at the same time, and it is a shame that they are only here for a short span of time.
I wanted to show you all the close up of the Shimmerz on the leaves as they don't stand out as well in the first picture. This stamp set by Firecracker Designs is such a great value at $8.99. All of Pamela's set come in red rubber, and there are many stamps in each set!! They are awesome! In this particular set, the tulips are separate from the leaves, so you can decide how you want them. I decided to stamp them and cut them out to attach them.

Card details:
Stamps: Tip Toe Tulips by Firecracker Designs by Pamela
Paper: Lovely Lilac DSP and Wild Wasabi CS by Stampin' Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Lovely Lilac by Stampin' Up
Accessories: Copic markers; Scor-Pal; Organdy ribbon; Metal butterfly; Shimmerz (Celery)

11 comments:

Heather said...

Nancy, this is beautiful! Great job with this set (and I love your corny title - it made me laugh!)

Stef H said...

WOW Nancy! This is beautiful. That butterfly really adds to it too.

P.S. Your title is tu-funny!

Caryl P said...

This card is gorgeous. I love the title too--I got my corny gene from my dad. We can drive my mom nuts sometimes!

Tina said...

Gorgeous! Love the colors and all the detail.

Kerry said...

Very pretty Nancy! Love that gold butterfly!

Emily (stampingout on SCS) said...

Beautiful, Nancy! Thanks for the heads up about my blog post! I think it's fixed now! LOL! Let me know if you have any other problems!

Danni said...

You make me smile!! Beautiful card!!

Nicola said...

Beautiful card Nancy - love your tulips and gorgeous detail.
Nicola -x-

de said...

Beautiful card! Glad you played along!

Tenia Nelson said...

Gorgeous card!!

Anonymous said...

Nancy, this is beautiful! Thank you for playing along with us at Etsy Inspired. >:0)