Warm Tea Cup

I cut the tea cup from designer paper from a pad named Sweet Dreams - Holiday Avenue by My Mind's Eye.  I cut the cup with the Cricut and the Folk Art Festival cartridge at 2.25 inches.   I cut the corresponding solid shape from dark red card stock and adhered it behind the patterned one.

I color printed the greeting layer.  I trimmed the top and 2 sides and ripped the bottom.  I needed something to anchor the shape so I pulled out the Stampin Up Watercolor Wonder Crayons and a paintbrush.  I mixed a color with Real Red, Bravo Burgundy and Ridinghood Red.  I painted a horizontal spot for the cup to sit on and then a swirl of steam off the top.

The cup is adhered with 3D foam tape.






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House Cards

I created these cards for a monthly card exchange group.
I had cut a couple when I made this card so I chose to use the second one here.   The front layer was cut from white cardstock with the Folk Art Festival cartridge and the Cricut.  I cut the shadow from royal blue card stock.  I then layered a piece of red behind the heart and yellow behind the windows.  I created a hill with some green card stock which I just cut free hand.  I punched the sun from yellow using a circle punch and placing only a corner of the piece in the punch.  It needed something and I considered spattering but could not decide on a color so I chose pencil crayons instead.  I added some depth to the green hill and pulled some grass growing from it.  I created subtle clouds in the sky with grey and blue.  Pulled some sun rays from the yellow sun in the corner.  I added a bird in the sky with a black fine tip marker.

For this card I had printed this crooked house clip art which is available for free on several websites. I colored it digitally then printed it. I fussy cut around the edge leaving a narrow white border.  I create a grass layer with some ripped card stock which I glued down and trimmed to the card edge. I punched a sin with a circle punch and adhered it in the top left hand corner.  I created a sidewalk to the front door with a piece of white card stock cut by hand.  I adhered the house over the sidewalk. I pulled out the pencil crayons and added some depth.  Yellow sun rays from the sun, smoke from the chimney in grey, cloud was grey and blue, green grass growing up and a subtle image of a tree on the right hand side with green and brown. The embellished white layer was adhered to a navy card base which matched the house roof.

These cards are headed to their new homes today.

New Home Card

I'm visiting my aunt's new home today so I made a card for her.  Things are getting unpacked and sorted out.  She says she feels at home in the house and the province which is very good.

I started with the Folk Art Festival cartridge and the Cricut.  I cut the fancy house at 3 inches in white and the shadow in royal blue.  I cut the greeting layer 3.75" x 5" from white textured card stock and I printed it with the colors I had chosen in mind.  I adhered a bit of red card stock behind the heart and then adhered the white house to the blue shadow.  This accent was then glued to the card front with 3D foam tape.  The full layer was then adhered to the card front. 

Decorative Paper - Card Set 1

This is another collection of cards for sale at the gallery.  I started with the green paste paper which I trimmed to leave small border.  I adhered it to a dark green card.  I printed a large greeting layer on white then cut out the Happy with the Sizzix Phrase die.  This was adhered to the paste paper then I added 3 gold stars cut with the Sizzix Stars die.


This card features a piece of decorative paper made with pink ink and marked with a letterpress die from Sizzix. I brayed some Night of Navy ink onto it then pressed it onto the pink paper.  It only left a faint mark.  I cut the piece to leave a small border.  I place a piece of crisp ribbon down the centre and taped the ends to the back. It was adhered to the card front.  I then place a silver metallic scallop circle then a white silk flower topped with a smaller pink one held in place with a tiny navy brad.  I trimmed the vellum greeting to 4" and placed onto the card front as shown and held it in place with 2 tiny brads.

This card features ink sponged background paper in light to dark green. I printed some script and postage digital stamps onto it in black.  The paper was trimmed and adhered with postage on the left to a medium warm teal card front.  I added a teal teapot cut with the Cricut and the Folk Art Festival cartridge.  I mounted the teapot with 3D foam tape.  Before I adhered it I placed a piece of mint green card stock behind the holes to highlight them.

Tea Inspired Cards

I have been talking tea this week and was inspired to make tea related cards. I made two of these for my card exchange this month.

The tea pot was cut with the Cricut and the Folk Art Festival cartridge. I chose a teal card stock.  I designed the lime green greeting layer and color printed it on white card stock.  I then trimmed that layer and adhered it to a coordinating green card.  I'm happy with the way they worked out.

Check here to see previous my tea inspired cards.  These are a bit more elegant.

Card - Christmas Dove

I started with a dove cut with the Cricut and the Folk Art Cartridge.  I cut the shadow in pearl paper and the filigree top layer from blue patterned paper. It was cut at 3.25 inches. I adhered the blue layer onto the pearl layer.  I found a coordinating blue card and some Recollections snowflake paper which was cut to leave a small border and adhered to the card front.  I added some white seam binding tied across the card front in the bottom third.  I added a small 1 inch circle greeting tied to the knot in the seam binding.  I mounted the dove layer to the card front with 3D foam tape.

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges:
Come and Get It Card Challenges - Winging It

Fantabulous Cricut Challenges - Bye Bye Birdie

Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes

R2G Card Kits - Valentine - Antique Map Heart

I started with the antique map heart.  I used my Cricut with the Folk Art Festival cartridge to cut the solid heart at 3". with a 4" sheet on portrait I was able to cut 4 per 12 inches. I created a gate fold card from kraft card stock.  I scored from each end at 2 1/8".  When I folded the card I made sure I had a bit of a space left in the middle.  The antique map designer card stock is by Gartner - Bon Voyage - Map. It is double sided with solid red on the back.  I cut a .75 x 5.5" strip and adhered it to the back side of the left hand flap leaving at half showing which creates this thin red line when the right hand flap is in place.  I placed adhesive on only one half of the heart and adhered it to the left hand fold. I aligned the centre of the heart over the red line. I think it makes a classy simple card.  The fact that the right hand flap is sandwiched between the red strip and the heart keeps the card closed.  Works well!

Alternative: Turn the heart over and you have a red heart!  It works well on the kraft card.

Card - Tea Cup Birthday

I made this card for my sister.  We are getting together this weekend.
I started with a light green card. I chalked the background with a Heidi Swapp stencil.  I added a layer of vellum to soften the card and frame the elements.  I added a greeting of a color printed oval on a Stampin Up Decorative Label punchie in warm coral color. This is mounted on the card with 3D foam tape.  I added 2 flowers on the left with warm pink tiny brads.  The tea cup was cut with the Cricut and the Folk Art Cartridge.  I chalked it with warm pink.  Looking forward to time with my sister.  We are planning a decorative paper session.

Ready 2 Give - Tea Cup Box

I have started my production of product for my summer sales.

Here's my Tea Cup Box which is filled with Chamomile Tea.  The cups are cut with the Cricut - Folks Arts Festival cartridge from DSP. I have chosen to add a felt flower with a punchie from the same DSP. There's a small white sequin in the centre then a brad that holds everything together.

You can find them here.

Tea Cup Box

Here's my first tea cup box.  I cut the tea cup with the Cricut with the Folk Art Festival cartridge.  I cut a front and then turned the paper around and cut the back one.  I then cut the box piece from the same card stock.  Scored the tabs and glued the box between the tea cup die cuts. I found some silk flowers that would work with the colors of the cup. I mounted them to the front with a gold brad.  I added a Stampin Up! Modern Label punchie with the greeting with 3D foam tape. I added a half doily on each side. Put in a bit of tissue paper and some tea bags.

It would make a great favor for a Mother's Day tea, Spring tea in different colors of course.  If giving a tea related gift it would very appropriate.  I'm really happy how it's turned out.

How to fill it:
12 individually wrapped tea bags
a bag of loose tea with a tea ball
a gift card
oasis with a flower or two
a baby knitted item

Challenge - Dress Up a Die Cut

I made this card for a Dress Up a Die Cut challenge.  I started with an ivory card. I then cut a tea cup with the Cricut and the Folk Art Festival cartridge.  I used a bold graphic designer paper.   I added a row of daisies, punched with a Martha Stewart border punch.  I adhered it to the tea cup then trimmed it to the edges. I added a piece of black grosgrain ribbon across the centre and taped the ends to the back.  I added a oval shape below the cup to represent a saucer.  The tea cup was added over this piece.  I added a hand written tag with a flag end which is held in place with 3D foam tape.  I used a black ink pad to smudge the edges of the card.

Cards - Tea Party Thank Yous

The teal bags arrived yesterday!!! It was like Christmas. I made these cards for the folks who placed orders at my Steeped Tea Party. 














I started with the deep yellow cards and found designer paper that coordinated. I cut the tea pots with the Cricut and the Folk Art Festival cartridge.  I then found solid card stock to place between.  I see the darker layers would better than the lighter.  I ripped the bottom edge of the layer and glued it to the card.  Then the teapot was added on top.  I had quite a few to make so that worked well.