Tuesday 24 August 2010

Pink on the Brink!!!

I know I'm not the only one that doesn't like to work with pink. This week there seems to have been a conspiracy going on .... Pink, Glitter, all things girly infact. Even Haunted Design House - that haven for us "dark creatures" - has turned turned to pink this week. They do specify on the brink though to give them their due. Brink of what though? That's upto each individual. I know that this week has had me all "pinked out" for a few days and I'm going away on a short break, either today or tomorrow to recover.
This project is filling 3 challenges....
Haunted Design House for their Pink on the Brink and the Smeared and Smudged Forum challenge taking inspiration from the video "Tea Party" by Kerli. I have taken 3 aspects of that video - the triangles/cones, stripes and that bejewelled skull used as a centre piece. I am also entering this into Glitterbabe's challenge #8 - a recipe requiring sparkle, glitter, bling and 2 flowers.
Using a skull rubber stamp from Happy Daze, stamped 7 times and cutting out each layer slightly smaller than the previous one (pyramage?) layered them all up after glittering the edges. The base layer has the black glitter for the eyes and nose hole. The top was then studded with various pink and clear gems. I threaded some seed beads for the edges of each layer onto thread before sticking down. The light pink stripes are from crafty choas Halloween Bride collection - though I have heat embossed with pearlised powder and that lightens the paper - the effect I wanted I might add. The flowers have a little skull stuck on the brad. The pink box was part of a multicoloured stacking set that I have had up in the attic for years.




11 comments:

  1. A cunning take on the challenge - well done, I'm not a very PINK person either!

    Kathyk

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  2. Hello Helen. What a beautiful masterpiece. So much work and detail. Just love all that beadwork. Stunning. Happy crafting.
    With love, Sandra xx

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  3. WOW this is stunning! Fabulous job for ALL of the challenges! Thanks for not running away screaming when you saw what was up for MM at HDH! xxD

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  4. Haha! I'm a Mac Monday fan too, and I have to say my "pink" was on the "brink" of purple haha! Fabulous jeweled skull! Thank you for sharing this with us at Glitterbabes Challenge XXX
    p.s. if you like haloween stuff the Babe has done some funky images so you might like to check out her store :D

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  5. what an absolutely stunning creation! holy moly! absolutely gorgeous!

    thank you soooooooooooooo much for joining us at glitterbabe's challenge!!!

    hugs :)

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  6. fantastic so much work and well worth it x

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  7. What a great card! I just love it! Thanks for joining us this week at Thanks for joining us this week at Glittterbabes Challenge Blog! We Hope to see you again for our next challenge! Thanks Again, Tammy

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  8. Oh this is just fantabulous! I absolutely love it, so pink and and sparkly but with a kick-ass attitude to it!
    Thanks for joining in with us at HDH this week, and for using my papers, you rock! :D

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  9. What a double whammy Helen... this is so brilliant... so much work.... you really are one talented lady.
    hope you are keeping ok.... love always lynx

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  10. I am not a fan of pink but your piece is stunning. It looks like hours of patient work - nothing I am good at but you did a fabulous job. Amazing

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  11. Look at all of those detailed layers... amazing! Thanks so much for playing along with Macabre Monday!

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