Love is a cup of tea

Tea Together is one of the stamp sets which first caught my eye in the Occasions catalog.  I love it, but wasn’t going to get it because it needed framelits to go along with it and I kept the retired set from a couple of years back which is called Have a Cuppa.  Stampin’ Up! didn’t disappoint!  The framelits are offered in the Sale-a-Bration catalog as a FREE item!  It doesn’t get much better than that in my book.  The teapot and cup are colored with Stampin’ Blends markers in Pool Party light and dark.  The flowers are colored with Flirty Flamingo light and dark and Pineapple Punch light and dark markers.  I used the coordinating framelits to cut them out.  My card base is Flirty Flamingo.  Did you notice the marbled background layer?  This comes from the Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper which has one side of each sheet in flowers and the opposite side has marbled backgrounds.  It is perfect for this card.  The sentiment is from the same Tea Together stamp set.  It is stamped on a piece of Whisper White and cut out using the Stitched Labels framelits which I’ve altered to fit the sentiment.  The scalloped border is from the Be Mine Stitched framelits available in the Occasions catalog.  The lace doily is from the colored doilies pack.  You get 24 doilies in four colors, Flirty Flamingo, Coastal Cabana, Grapefruit Groce and Old Olive for $4.50. They are white on the reverse side so you can easily ink them with Stampin’ Blends, sponges/sponge dauber to make them any color to fit your project.  I used the Coastal Cabana here.  If coordinates quite nicely.

The photo below shows how I masked off the area to stop the flowers on the body of the teapot.  I first stamped the teapot on a Post-It note paper, then used the framelits to cut out the teapot.  Next I used my paper snips to trim out the inside area.  I keep this mask inside the stamp set for future use.

This card could be used as a birthday card, Mother’s Day card or just because.  I love how it turned out.

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Be Mine ghosting gratitude card

For my project today, I needed a thank you card and as I was sending it out prior to Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d try this layout.  I already had the background piece completed previously and needed to get it used in a project.  This card actually came together pretty quickly with the background just waiting for a project.  I used the ghosting technique on glossy cardstock and the Meant to Be stamp set.  First I stamped the hearts in Versamark ink and let it dry.  I then sponged Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo and Lovely Lipstick inks in layers over the hearts.  To the background I added a piece of the Lovely Lipstick ribbon from the All My Love Ribbon combo pack.  Over the top of this, I cut the large scalloped heart framelit out of the Sale-a-Bration Foil Sheet pack you can only get for FREE.  I then ran the inside heart through the Subtle Embossing Folder which added amazing texture.  I then stamped the heart in Flirty Flamingo and used the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set from the annual catalog as my sentiment.  I stamped this on the center heart from the smaller scalloped heart in the set.

I love how this turned out and hope the recipient does too.  Thanks for stopping by my blog today, I know your time is valuable.  I hope you’ve been inspired.  If you would like to purchase any of the items used today, click on the shopping cart in the upper right, it will take you to my online store.  I would love to earn your business.  If you would like to earn a discount on your orders, please join my team.  You can find all the details at teresaharper.stampinup.net.  Click on the tab that says Join the Fun!

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You make me happy heart bokeh

Today’s project features a technique Jenn Houston from the Artsy Fartsy Gallery showed on her Facebook Live.  She had gotten the heart bokeh idea from a friend.  I loved the idea and so I’ve reproduced it on this card.  I started with a card base in Balmy Blue and embossed it with the Hardwood Planks embossing folder.  The bokeh panel is on a 3 3/4x5 piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I used sponge daubers to sponge on Flirty Flamingo, Lovely Lipstick and Petal Pink ink randomly.  I cut the larger hearts in scrap cardstock from the Be Mine Stitched Framelits and the tiny heart from the Well Written framelit dies (a fabulous set by the way).  I then used the negative piece to sponge Whisper White craft ink through the openings randomly all over the cardstock and set it aside to dry.  The heart focal image features the Be Mine scalloped stitched die cut in Lovely Lipstick foil which is currently a Sale-a-Bration item you can only get for free, but hurry as stock is getting low and once it’s gone, it will no longer be available.  I stamped the inside heart in Momento ink on Whisper White and colored it in with my Stampin’ Blends markers in Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green and Lovely Lipstick.  Again, I cut it out using the same die I used to cut the scalloped foil heart.

The sentiment comes from the coordinating stamp set Meant to Be and can be purchased as a bundle to save you 10% until June 3, 2019.  I masked off the word happy in the sentiment so I could use the Well Written framelit dies to cut out the larger happy die cut.  I used a layer of clear Wink of Stella and then covered with a layer of the fine tip glue pen and set it aside to dry which gave me the look of an epoxy sticker.  This is one of my new favorite technique for some die cuts.  I placed a small piece of the Whisper White flax ribbon which is available in the Occasions catalog.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my project today and that I’ve inspired you to create something of your own or CASE my project.  With Valentines Day coming, this would make a great Valentines for someone you love or perhaps even an anniversary card or just because.  If you need any of the supplies I’ve used today, I would love it if you would shop my online store by clicking on the shopping cart in the upper right.  Better yet, if you would like to earn a discount on all future purchases, please join my team.  I’d be happy to have you.  Sale-a-Bration is the very best time to join as you get $175 in product for $99 or you can choose to spend $129 and receive $175 in product and an awesome logo’d  craft bag.  All details can be found at teresaharper.stampinup.net.

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Hey Love lollipop treat holder

I put together these treat holders after seeing a video by Darcy of Rejoice and Create.  You can check out her video over on YouTube.  I decided to use up some retired Designer Series Paper I had on hand.  I made up 34 lollipop holders.  I then decorated them with the Hey Love stamp set by Stampin’ Up! using the skunk and crocodile (or alligator) from the set.  I colored them using my Stampin’ Blends markers (which I absolutely love).  Colors used are Balmy Blue combo, Lovely Lipstick light, Granny Apple Green combo, Basic Black combo, Smokey Slate light and Ivory markers.  I fussy cut out each critter and mounted on a heart cut with the Be Mine Stitched framelits in Real Red.  The sentiment is also from Hey Love and stamped in Momento tuxedo black ink on Whisper White as are the critters.

Here is a closer look at the critters.  To ensure I didn’t lose the facial features of the skunk, I used the Stamperatus to stamp each skunk on a square piece of cardstock big enough to stamp four by rotating the cardstock then stamping until all four were on the cardstock.  I then colored each skunk and after I was finished coloring, I put the squares back on my Stamperatus and restarted each skunk, thereby ensuring the facial features were not lost in the coloring.  It also gave more definition to the body.

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