Saturday, November 27, 2010

A crowning cup of tea ...

 
Hello again friends.  I love days that give me time to play with my toys and to visit my favorite blogs.  Before I begin baking Christmas cookies, I put together another post to share with you.  Mona is so talented and her blog (Cupcake's Creations) is just beautiful.  She has a fabulous color palette this week of red, brown, and tan.  The team at The City Crafter is taking us to Seattle - ok, not literally - their challenge is to feature a cup, mug, or teacup.  I don't drink coffee or tea (you'll only find me using it to dye cardstocks, ribbons, and textiles).  However, I do enjoy the delicate beauty of a china teacup such as the one I used today.  





Very Vanilla cardstock is my card base.  Riding Hood Red cardstock became a mat for two Designer Series Papers ...  Deck the Halls and Love Letter.  I stamped the flourish from Baroque Motifs to add a touch of color.  The ribbon is Early Espresso Striped (appropriate for this card - don't you think?).  I finally used one of my new crown dies and I'm thrilled!  Cut from Very Vanilla cardstock and sponged with Crumb Cake Classic Ink - I love it!  The teacup from Timeless Treasures is stamped with Riding Hood Red Classic Ink as is "Hello" from Chic Boutique.  I raised the teacup on Dimensionals and added Basic Pearl Jewel Accents to my greeting.




A couple lengths of Chantilly Crochet Lace and creme tulle tied on with red hemp adds detail to the flower.  The flower was made from three flower punches and Very Vanilla cardstock.  I have created so many of these you'll think I'm addicted ... which I am!  I sprayed it with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (the effect is gorgeous - click on the image for a better view) and added a Basic Pearl Jewel Accent to the center.




Time to bake with my dear daughter!  Thank you for stopping by - I hope you enjoyed your time here!


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16 comments:

  1. OH my, this is just perfect in every way, lovely china image, sweet and soft tones, gorgeous bow, I just love them all.... thanks for sharing it with us at CCCB, good to see you here again!

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  2. Joanne this is incredibly beautiful! The flower is stunning and love the red china tea cup & saucer displayed on the gorgeous crown! Thanks so much for playing along with the CR84FN challenge :) Have fun baking!

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  3. Beautiful card, love the ribbon, and the flower is so lovely.

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  4. I just adore your card!!That ribbon and little china image are perfect!!!

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  5. PERFECT! This just took my breath away; such a beauty. I love love love it!!

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  6. Wow, great card and the colors! Very, very beautiful! Just lovely

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  7. This is beautiful Joanne. Congrats on your fab five. You would have been my winner!

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  8. Absolutely stunning!!!! I love your flower!!! Your card is so beautiful I am speechless ....

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  9. Oooops forgot to say thank you for playing along at CCCB

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  10. This is so beautiful.. I love that big bow, with the pretty flower.. Perfectly put together.

    So glad you played along with us at CCCB!

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  11. This could not be more gorgeous! LOVE everything about this!! thank you for playing along at CCCB!

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  12. OMGosh! This is just so GORGEOUS! I can't believe you made that FAB flower! I LOVE all of the layers of the bow with the tulle and lace and SU ribbon! LOVE the papers and the flourish! LOVE EVERYTHING!

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  13. Congratulations on your My Cuppa selection for your eye popping gorgeous tea cup card. It is such an elegant package!

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  14. Ooh la la! Beautiful!!!!! So elegant.

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  15. Gorgeous card, Joanne. The colors are so elegant and those bows and that flower are so beautiful!

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  16. This is fabulous! Love it all...the colors, the ribbon, the flower...they are all perfect together. TFS.

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