Monday, February 6, 2012

Tea time

I have three cards to share today, and they all have a tea/coffee/cocoa theme.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!® unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Tea Shoppe
Card stock: Very Vanilla, Lovely Lilac, Orchid Opulence, Pear Pizzazz, River  Rock
Markers: Pear Pizzazz, Orchid Opulence, Lovely Lilac
Accessories: Adorning Accents Edgelits dies and embossing folders, Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, 1" circle punch, 1-1/4" circle punch, white baker's twine, basic pearls, paper snips, Dimensionals, stapler (Making Memories)

I used markers to apply ink directly on the rubber of the tea cup stamp, stamped it on Very Vanilla and then cut around the image. I made the "teabag" in the cup by freehand cutting a piece of River Rock card stock, stapling on a piece of baker's twine, and adding the tag (which I adhered to the card with Dimensionals).

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Bitty Basics
Card stock: Vintage Violet, Cool Caribbean, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory
Ink: Vintage Violet, Cool Caribbean, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
Accessories: 1-1/4" circle punch, 1-3/8" circle punch, blender pen, Early Espresso baker's twine, Dimensionals

Each strip of colored card stock is 1-1/2" by 3-3/4". The mug images are stamped in Chocolate Chip and colored with a blender pen dipped in the ink from the lids of the ink pads. I also used a little Crumb Cake ink to add shadows.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Espress Yourself 
Card stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze 
Ink: Early Espresso pad and marker, Cherry Cobbler and Baja Breeze markers
Accessories: Circle punches: 1", 1-1/4", 1-3/8", 1-3/4" 2-1/2"; Cherry Cobbler baker's twine, basic rhinestones, Dimensionals

Adding the rhinestones on this card was a bit of an afterthought. I felt like the card needed something, and bling seemed like a good idea. (I mean, who could argue with a little bling?) But I may have gone a bit overboard; maybe I should have stopped after the three rhinestones on the main image. Oh, well. At least it's sparkly!




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