Mother's Day Teapots

For Mother's Day this year I created a few cards. The first one is from a super cute set called A Mother's Flair which had a really cute shoe, hat, purse and teapot. The second one is from Tea Together & the third is made with a Gorjuss girl.

~Enjoy!

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I just love this little teapot from A Mother's Flair stamp set. I first taped off a section of white cardstock with removable tape & then went to town with a sponge and Berry Burst for the pink center strip to give it a mottled background. I then stamped the teapot in Memento Black and colored in the flower and leaves with Berry Burst & Pear Pizzazz Stampin' Write Markers. I then laid down a coating of Glossy Accents to give it some dimension. The frame is cut with a really old frame, it may have been QuicKutz. Then I added a strip of white paper embossed with the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder. The background paper is from the Petal Passion DSP paper pack. Topping it all off is some Berry Burst Seam Binding Ribbon. The envelope is stamped with Beautiful Bouquet.

This next card came out of a color challenge. I was done with the challenge but wanted to explore the colors a little more, so I came up with this one. The colors were Pool Party, Shaded Spruce and Flirty Flamingo. I knew I wanted to use the cute Teapot from Tea Together Stamps & Tea Time Dies and I thought the Pool Party would be sort of a patina look for it. I tried several versions of the teapot, but finally ended up on this version. The background paper is created with the Hello Cupcake Stamp Set. Once again, I added some Crumb Cake sponging to the background to antique the card a little more and of course a doily! The flowers are from the Paper Studio. Finishing it off are some flowers from my stash & a Braided Linen Trim bow. All of the Mothers out there loved the card!

This last card was made only for my mom. I had intended to make several but just ran out of time & the others were way easier to make duplicates. I love the Gorjuss girl line, they are all so super sweet. Unfortunately when I got this die, the Gorjuss line did not make the dies, only the stamps. The dress parts & background papers are from Die Cuts With A View and Stampin' Up! Soft Suede and Early Espresso. The flourish is from Timeless Textures. The Doily and Gold Glimmer Paper add a bit if antique & glitz! The leaves are cut from the Flourish Thinlits set and the flowers are from the Paper Studio.

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Stampin' Up! products used:

Pink and Black Teapot:

• A Mother's Flair Stamp Set
• Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set
• Berry Burst
• Memento Black
• Pear Pizzazz Stampin' Write Markers
• Berry Burst Stampin' Write Markers
• Layered Leaves Embossing Folder
• Petal Passion Designer Series Paper Pack
• Berry Burst Seam Binding Ribbon

Pool Party Teapot:

• Tea Together Stamp Set
• Tea Time Dies
• Hello Cupcake Stamp Set
• Pool Party
• Shaded Spruce
• Flirty Flamingo
• Soft Suede
• Doily
• Braided Linen Trim

Gorjuss Girl:

• Timeless Textures Stamp Set
• Gold Glimmer Paper
• Doily
• Soft Suede
• Early Espresso
• Flourish Thinlits

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Colour Combo Challenge March

My friend Tracy & I love to do color challenges when we get together for our digital retreats. This time she found one from the Colour Combo Blog Hop. This month's colors are Pool Party, Shaded Spruce and Flirty Flamingo. Tracy also found this cute card to CASE.

~Enjoy!

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Here is my card using the challenge colors. Using the Bunny Builder Punch, the Leaf Punch and leaves from Bouquet Bunch and Flourish Thinlits. The banner is embossed with the Swirls & Curls embossing folder. The background is stamped with Pool Party and one of the masks from Pattern Party and the whole thing is topped off with some ribbon from Sale-a-bration.

And here is Tracy's card!

After the retreat, these colors were still calling to me to see if I could create something that I liked a little more & felt more of my creation, so I picked up my favorite stamp set, Hello Cupcake and had some fun. I liked that is softened Flirty Flamingo and allowed Pool Party to be the star. I stamped the Buffalo Check stamp for the banner and scruffed some edges with my scissors and applied a generous helping of Crumb Cake to distress it a little more. Swirls & Curls was applied to the background Very Vanilla card base and I added some Cheesecloth for a little interest and the pearls were inked up with a Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Marker. To finish it off is a wrapped banner made from Braided Linen Trim. What a delicious looking cupcake!!

I was also starting to play with my Mother's Day cards for this year & the envelope I stamped above looked a little like grandma's wallpaper. I knew I wanted to use the cute Teapot from Tea Together Stamps & Tea Time Dies and I thought the Pool Party would be sort of a patina look for it. I tried several versions of the teapot, but finally ended up on this version. Once again, I added some Crumb Cake sponging to the background to antique the card a little more and of course a doily! Finishing it off are some flowers from my stash & a Braided Linen Trim bow. All of the Mothers out there loved the card!

Here is the collection for the color challenge.

Here is the inspiration photo

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Bunny Builder Punch
• Leaf Punch
• Bouquet Bunch Thinlits
• Flourish Thinlit
• Swirls & Curls embossing folder
• Pattern Party Decorative Masks
• Sale-a-bration Ribbon
• Hello Cupcake Stamp Set
• Buffalo Check stamp
• Braided Linen Thread
• Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Marker
• Tea Together Stamp Set
• Tea Time Dies
• Pool Party
• Shaded Spruce
• Crumb Cake
• Very Vanilla

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