Tea for One - Going Away Gift

I'm saying till later to a good friend this week as she moves back east for a new job.

I created a tea related gift for her.  This is a placemat made from pansy fabric on one side and a purple one (her favorite color) on the back, though it is completely reversible.  I sewed the green twill tape to the front piece then sewed the 2 pieces together.  I turned it inside out and and "quilted" it along the edges and the trim.



I included a purple napkin which matches the back side of the placemat.  It is a good match to the purple in the pansy fabric which is why I selected it.



 
I did say Tea for One.

This tea set is by MAXWELL & WILLIAMS Basic White Porcelain Tea-for-One Set.  It includes a tea pot, tea cup and saucer.  I love the simple design of this combination.  It works well with the pansy fabric.







I included a box of her favorite Jasmine Green Tea.



I will miss our brainstorming sessions about crafts, small business challenges and life always with a cup of tea.

Here's the card I made.  It features a piece of watercolor paper which measures 4x6 inches. I added a piece of silver paper cut with the Stampin Up Large Scallop edgelit.  I wrapped several lengths of ribbon across the top and added 3 silk flowers held with a flower sequin and a blue brad.  I added a bird punched with the SU Bird punch. He is sitting on a turquoise branch.  This was layered onto a large half sheet card with a turquoise sentiment layer and onto a purple card base.

I will be sharing with the following:

Tuesday Cuppa Tea hosted by Ruth at Antiques and Tea Cups
Bernideen's Friends Sharing Tea
Share Your Cup #221 hosted by Jan at Daily Cup with Mrs Olson

Card Club - October - Decorative Label with Accent

I started with the decorative card stock which I cut with the Spellbinders Label 22 die.  I cut the bird with the Memory Box Forest Bird thin die from solid green card stock.  The branch and wing was punched with the Stampin Up Bird Builder punch.  I cut a piece of background card stock and adhered that to the card front. Once the decorative label was adhered to the background layer I tacked down the bird and used a push pin to create the hole for his eye. I push the tiny white brad through the hole and pressed the prongs apart on the inside of the card.  I added the wing and branch.  I adhered the coordinating rectangle below the die cut.  This is where I could add a greeting.

Bird on Branch

I started with a Stampin Up Bashful Blue card and used my Itty Bitty Backgrounds to add some texture with Wild Wasabi ink.  I lined up some small scraps of the Winter Bright DSP laying the blue piece on a piece turned over to show the WW color.  I wrapped a piece of white thread around the piece a couple of times and knotted it.  I stamped the bird from the Punch Potpourri with WW on Whisper White then punched it.  I cut the branch from WW card stock and the wing from white.  I cut a piece of white and pressed it into the WW ink pad to add a bit of interest to the white rectangle. I glued the bird and the branch to this piece then mounted it to the card front with 3D foam tape. 

Submitting to the following challenge:
Fab Fri 66 - sketch

Sympathy - Bird and Branch

Made this card for a friend Gail who lost her husband recently.  The DSP is Stampin Up Almost Amethyst.  I cut it to leave a small border then cut it at the 1.75" mark and turned to smaller piece over.  I adhered these and then placed a piece of white gross grain ribbon across the join. I created the bird with the SU Bird Builder punch.  White for body, a piece of teh DSP for the wing and the bring is Certainly Celery. Punched the Modern Label in same color and color printed a greeting for the Word Window.