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My Cup of Tea!

July 1, 2013 by Robin

Aloha, all!

     Am I ever glad to have a project to share with you today.  Actually, it's already "tonight" on the U. S. East Coast!  But here in Hawaii it's just the middle of the afternoon.  And I had every intention of posting this project earlier, but my computer had other plans for me.  The good news is that I know my way around those electronic critters and am quite familiar with how to beat them at their own games.  Note that I'm writing this on a computer, and so far it hasn't just deleted my blog post!

     But I'm all relaxed now and enjoying my paper crafting!

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     This is a Sketch Challenge from Create with Connie and Mary, and you know how much I like Sketch Challenges!  I have three more such challenges on my craft table, and hope to get to them before too long.  For today's challenge, I chose the Stampin' Up! Stamp Set, Tea Party.  It's new in the 2013-2014 Stampin' Up! Catalog, and I'm really enjoying using it.  In fact, you'll see another stamp from the set in tomorrow's blog post.

     The colors that I used for this card are Soft Suede, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay and Early Espresso.  I used the Early Espresso on the tag because I thought it showed up just a bit better than the Soft Suede.  The background paper is a Soft Suede piece from the the Neutrals Collection Designer Series Paper (DSP) Stack.  There are four designs in these stacks, in all of the Core Color and In Color groups of colors.  I thought that Bermuda Bay Card Stock would be a nice accent piece for the Soft Suede, but also thought that it needed some texture.  As I was looking at the Designer Series Paper, I realized that this design is very close to the design in the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder.  So out that folder came, and I think it goes very nicely with the DSP!

     The sketch for the challenge showed an oval element and two tags crossing along the bottom of the design.  One of the reasons I chose the Tea Party Stamp Set was because it had some oval shaped stamps.  The oval with the tea party design fit best as I could punch it with the Extra-Large Oval Punch.  For the tags, I used some Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon to accent the Pool Party Card Stock card base.  I tried several colors for the stamped tag, and ended up with another Pool Party element in the card.  For this, I just colored in the sentiment from another of the stamps in the Tea Party Stamp Set, using my Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker.  I hand notched the tag and adhered it, as I had the oval element, using Stampin' Dimensionals.

     A fun card and I know just the person who's going to be on the receiving end of it!  That's where I have the most fun – writing notes in my own hand-made cards and sending them to friends and relatives.  I hope you get to use your own card projects that way, too!

 

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Filed Under: Announcement Tagged With: Big Island, Designer Series Paper, East Hawaii, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Fancy Fan Folder, Handmade Cards, Handmade Greeting Card, Handmade Greeting Cards, Hawaii, Sizzix, Sizzix Big Shot, Stampin' Up!, Stampin' Up! Tea Party Stamp Set

Robin Messenheimer

I have been stamping and paper crafting for over 30 years, and have been an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for 14 years.

My favorite part of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is teaching others to enjoy crafting themselves. Not only do I conduct classes in person, I write tutorials for teaching anyone who has internet access. No matter if you're in my area in The Villages in Florida or anywhere else in the world, let me know if there's something you'd like to learn! Read More…

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  1. Debbie Henderson says

    July 2, 2013 at 1:46 am

    So glad you were able to join us for the Saturday Challenge at Create with Connie & Mary and overcame the computer problems! Great color combo!

  2. Elizabeth Price says

    July 2, 2013 at 8:36 am

    Hi Robin, it's so good to see you join our challenge and to visit your blog.  Your card is beautiful and I love the texture and colors.  TFS with us at CCMC.  Smiles, Elizabeth

  3. Mary Brown says

    July 6, 2013 at 1:51 am

    Oh how pretty Robin!  I love your choose of colors – so soft and pretty and what a perfect set for the sketch!  Thanks for joining the Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection 2013 Saturday Challenge!

  4. Connie Babbert says

    July 6, 2013 at 2:27 am

    Love that sentiment in the new tea set…and great colors for your card!  Thanks for playing along with the Saturday Sketch Challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

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