Did anyone catch the Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary concert on Saturday night? We were at our friends house for a little Christmas get together and they had it all set up for us, it was their Christmas present to us all as it was on pay per view. They provided two main courses, we provided desert and our other friends provided the appetizer, and well fed and in a jovial mood we all sat down in the basement to watch the show on the big screen tv while the kids entertained themselves upstairs.
I would never have described myself as a Stones fan, I like some of their tracks, but I’ve never bought a cd of theirs, but what a fantastic show. The old rockers still have it and they never missed a beat, Jagger was strutting about like a teenager and his voice is fantastic. When I think of how terrible Paul McCartney sounded at the opening of the Olympic Games and compare him to Mick Jagger on Saturday night, it was like chalk and cheese to be honest, there is no comparison. The Stones sound as fresh and tight as they ever have, and all their tracks were brilliantly performed. It was a fantastic show and one I’m really glad I saw. My night was just about perfect when they played Paint It Black, but towards then end we were all discussing what else we wanted them to play and I said I wanted to hear You Can’t Always Get What You Want, to which our friend Paul said they wouldn’t play that as they need a full choir…… next track up was You Can’t Always Get What You Want with a full choir!! I went home happy.
It was a late night, gone 1:30am when I finally crawled beneath the sheets, so Sunday wasn’t an energetic day to say the least. I wrapped up Andrew’s presents, made some mince pies in the afternoon, and popped upstairs to the craft room to make a birthday card for my nephew. You might say I was still in a rock star mood!
The stamps are my much underused Inkadinkado set called Rock Star, it’s so underused that Andrew accused me of buying more stamps and sneaking them into the house, lol!! The ink is all Memento Chalk Ink, the scrap of DP is a Recollections piece and the contrasting card is by The Paper Studio, as is the white stamping card on the front and the inside. And everything was from the snippets drawer, with the exception of the base card.
Card Recipe:
- Card: The Paper Company Kraft, Blue & White
- DP: Recollections Grandma’s Kitchen
- Stamp: Inkadinkado Rock Star
- Ink: Memento Chalk Ink Jumbo Java & Ocean Green
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Challenges:
Penny Black And More @ Allsorts – It’s Your Choice
Pixies Crafty Snippets ~ Use Up Your Scraps
Sounds like a wonderful evening. My fave is hey you get off of that cloud. We had a lazy day too yesterday. Yours sounded more productive than mine. Lovely card x
Sounds like a great evening. I didn’t see the concert, but I DO like the Rolling Stones.
And I absolutely LOVE this Rockstar card . . . would be perfect for my Hubby! xxxx
Well I can tell Old Mick inspired your card!!!! I saw him perform live when I lived in Bologna, Italy. that was about 43 or so years ago. I am glad you had such an enjoyable evening with friends. And now you have made mince pies — wow!!! Really neat rockin’ card Brenda!
sandy
Oi you . . . HOW we gonna race with just the ONE donkey? Eh? xxx
We were very tempted to wait up for the Stones concert Brenda, but tiredness got the better of us in the end, I thought their advertised it for 2:30am ? But their music is timeless, rather like Queen who remain my all-time rock favourites.
Your card is perfect for any rock all music fan and I’m certain I’ve got that stamp gathering dust somewhere.
It’s great to see you at Penny Black and More challenge this month, thanks so much for joining in.
B x
Glad you enjoyed your Rolling Stones concert. Yes there are a few other bands/singers sadly who havn’t tried listening to themselves of late but the Rolling Stones are still rocking. Gosh if that is what you get up to on a lazy day I’m past redemption! It isn’t my fault I have a bad back and had to pull pout of being the front half of the donkey!!!! Gentle hugs Mrs A.
sounds like you had a very enjoyable evening and i can see how you were inspired to make this awesome card for your nephew. thanks so much for playing along with us this month at penny black and more challenge.
linda
Fantastic card Brenda! I love the quirkiness of the guitar and can totally see why you got that set in the first place.
Your Stones night sounds such fun – as how super that your wish did come true!
Many thanks my friend for your lovely card which was waiting when we got back from Germany yesterday.
Hugs, Di xx
Love the Stones! Saw them live at St James Park, Newcastle, in the 80s. Surprising, really, that so many of the band have actually survived thus far. Love that card, too.
I agree that they have kept their voices and can still put on a great concent. I would have wanted to hear You can’t always get what you want, too!
Great card…you were definitely influenced! teehee