The best thing about crafting is having great friends who share your
Lynne recently asked if I could create her a cutting file for a teacup card. We were both really happy with the result & I have decided to use one for this week's colour challenge at Just Add Ink. (You can play along & check out all the great DT inspiration here.) The colours are:-
The teacup layers have been cut on my Robo in Very Vanilla. I have stamped the delicate leaf image from the SU set Botanical Blooms in Soft Suede & then coloured the leaves with Rose Red & Elegant Eggplant SU Pastels. The cup & saucer have been chalked to give depth & shading.
To make them glossy like china, I have covered the entire cup & saucer with Versamark ink & then used Clear Opals (thick embossing crystals) to heat emboss. A couple of layers of Versamark & Opals has given a nice shiny finish.
The sentiment on the teabag tag is "{friend to friend}" from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments set which I have stamped as individual words minus the brackets using a marker. I added the word BLEND using alpha stamps & the heart is from the SU set Yummy. Kitchen string & a standard staple (cut & bent to a smaller size) have been added to the tag.
On the inside I have stamped & chalked a single leaf image & matted the sentiment panel onto an Elegant Eggplant panel.
I think it's time to go & put the kettle on! :)
Card Components:
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Elegant Eggplant
Stamp Sets: All SU - Botanical Blooms (retired), Yummy (retired), Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Non SU Alphabet
Inks: Soft Suede, Versamark
Other: SU Pastels (Chalks), Markers, Opals (Thick Clear Embossing Crystals), Kitchen String, Staple & lots of Adhesive!!
8 lovely comments. Thank you so much!:
Helen, this is INCREDIBLE!! Love, love, love it!! Such a soft, realistic result. Really beautiful, and it will make such a nice gift for a special friend.
This is such an adorable card Helen, I love it! Thanks for playing this week at JAI :)
Your teacup is stunning Helen!! Thank you so much for making the cutting file :) How lucky am I to have you as my friend!! LOVE the Opals effect...it looks absolutely fantastic.
Big hugs :)
wow very creative
Wow, that's fantastic. Love how you have been able to get a very realistic 'china' effect.
This is so cool! Love it.
WOW! What a phenomenal idea! I love the idea of thick embossing powder... must look into that! ;)
Such fine china and a lovely take on the Colour Challenge!
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