Cup of Tea Cards and Projects

Last week I took out a stamp set called Cup of Tea.  It has cute images in it and the papers that came with it are really colorful and fun to use.  First I made this wooden block decor piece and love how it turned out.  

Here is the card that I made to go along with it.  I got the idea for this from Elizabeth Price on Pinterest.  I love the color combo on this, the purples mixed with the lime green and teals.

Then I made two smaller blocks that coordinated.  I added a Scripture and a saying to them.  You can set them on a shelf or desktop.  I love making them.

To compliment the first card, I made a card with just the tea cup cut outs.  It's such an easy and fun card to make.  

I got the idea for this third card from the Paper Daisy Crafting site.  This cup set is just so cute!  I want to make more cards and projects using it.  Cutting out the flower dies takes a bit of time and the larger flower is easier to just cut out by hand than to try to match up the die for it.  I think each card that I made had less and less flowers on it!

For an additional card, I made the same card as the tea cup card, only I put different designer papers on it.  I had a great time working with this set and making these cards and blocks.  

Have you ever used this set?  Which card do you like the best?  I like taking out older sets and breathing new life into them.  :)

 

Everyday Details

This past week I made some cards using the stamp set, Everyday Details in the mini catalog.  I loved the set right away when I saw it in the catalog and decided to make some cards using the set.

I love the little tea cup stamp and put it on my card with some papers from the Softly Stippled designer papers, one of the offerings during Sale-a-bration.  The background for all of my cards this week is Pebbled Path.  The gray matched some of the papers in the designer pack and for the first card, I chose the flowered teal background.  

Here is the same card made only using a soft coral color.  I didn't color in the tea cup for this card and love the look of it.  I also used Everyday Details dies for the focal point and accent piece.  I added a little doily cut out from the designer papers, too, to add some interest.  

For the nest card, I used the stippled flower paper as the background and added a gray strip across the front of the card, cut out with one of the dies.  I stamped the speckled dots on the eggs but didn't really like how it came out.  I think just using a blend or marker dots would look better, for the next time I use the little nest image.

The vase image with the flowers is so sweet and I love how it looks with the outer border raised just a bit.  I let the ladies who come to my stamp class pick which designer papers that they wanted for their cards.  I tend to use a lot of the same colors in my projects so it was nice to have some variety for them.  I got the idea for this card from Ange McKay on Youtube.  

I would definitely use this set again.  I'd like to try some brighter designer papers to pair it with.  What colors have you used with it?  Maybe I'll find a little bird to put with the nest.  

 

Hope You're Feeling Special Today

This week I made some projects using one of last year's stamp sets that I never got to use, A Nice Cuppa.  

I started with this cute tea pot card and took out the saying,"I hope you're feeling Special today... because that's just what you are!"  I made this card last year at a fellow SU demonstrator friend's house.  I modified it just a bit to coordinate with the Succulent Garden designer paper colors.

Next, I made a square tea cup card to match that says, "You are totally awesome.  And I am totally grateful."  I was feeling quite positive and I wanted to use some sayings that would make the recipient feel loved.

The tea-bag holder made with the envelope punch board was a quick and easy envelope that you can put in a tea bag, a small gift or a note to someone.   It says, "You are Tea-riffic."  Cute, huh?  I got my ideas from Belinda Blom and Pootles.com.  

Then I finished it all up with a large clothespin that I made into a magnet for the fridge that says, "It's a good day."  When I was all done with the projects, I couldn't even decide which one that I liked best. 

I guess I just liked them all.  :)