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Saturday, July 2, 2011

Tea for Two Additions and Garden Variety Birthday

Hi Friends!  I am back from vacation and could not wait to get into my craft room to make a birthday card with those super cute teacups my PTI forum friend Joyce (rachnsarahsmom) sent me while I was away.  She was so nice to stamp a great big variety of colors of teacups and teapots for me.  As I was trying to decide which image to use on my card, I realized that the stems and flower images from Garden Variety fit absolutely perfectly within the teacup.  It is such a perfect fit, they look like they were made for each other.  I used a kraft card base which I stamped with the Impression Obsession Cover a Card Greenery stamp.  This stamp looks so much like the patterned paper from PTI "Green Tea Leaves", it was just the perfect subtle backdrop for my focal image.  For the focal image, I used the PTI spiral notebook die to cut some Vintage White cardstock, stamped the sentiment from Wildflower Garden and the branches and flowers from Garden Variety.  I popped up the teacup Joyce sent me and added a few little butterflies, one popped up and a slightly larger one on the kraft cardbase.  Joyce was also nice enough to send me some of the Green Tea Leaves paper (I liked it so much, the paper pack is now sitting in my PTI cart just waiting for me to press "Order").   I used a scallop border punch to cut a little of the Green Tea Leaves paper and wrapped some twine and a button around it.  My card still needed a little something along the bottom, so the sentiment was stamped using another Garden Variety stamp.  This card turned out exactly how I pictured it and I love it!  Thanks, Joyce for the cute tea cup and paper you sent me.  I bet I use every single one of them.

16 comments:

Kristen :-) said...

this is just ador-able! :-) Love the use of the tea cup... that set has been on my radar for awhile... you might have pushed me over!! Great card, great colors, :-)

Mad for Paper said...

This is just lovely. I love the flowers in that cup, too cute!
TFS
Ang

Keva said...

Cathy, this is SO gorgeous! Love the way the red pops off the paper. Just beautiful!!

Ally said...

Beautiful, Cathy. So, so lovely. ;-)

Sandy said...

Love this!

Kelly Schelske said...

This is fabulous Cathy!!

Joyce said...

Love what you did with the goodies I sent you. Those flowers are perfect with that tea cup. You have my mind spinning now about possibilities. This could be a fun game to play--start with the same ingredients, and see where we end up. Your card is so different from mine, and I just love it.

Jen Adcock said...

What a fantastic idea of a teacup planter. Golly you're good! Needless to say this card is fabulous! Love the design especially and the rich colors. I am so going to try this. You astound!

Unknown said...

Lovely! What a happy discovery with the teacups! This card is so beautiful - I love the notepad page and the butterflies!

Renee said...

Beautiful!
Love how you used those flowers in the teacup...
perfect!!
Just a gorgeous card...
love how it all just came together so fabby!
Now...
do I need teacups?! :)

LittleSurferGirl said...

Oh geeze. Now I need that paper to go with the Greenery stamp! Really adorable card, Cathy. This one is getting a star and I will be CASEing it for sure!

Susan said...

WOW!! I love this card!! I'm going to Pin it right now. Love, love, love it!! That tea cup is so sweet with those gorgeous flowers peeking out of it. I never had any interest in the Garden Variety set but I do love those flowers. Is $24 too much to pay for one stamp?! ;)That OI stamp has been on my radar for a while now. Thanks to you! Paired up with PTI's tea leaves paper is pefection! Such a great card. I can stare at it all day!!

Laurie said...

Cathy...WOWZERs girl! I love this card! Everything about it!!

Kara said...

great card!! love the flowers in the cup!!

Jen Carter said...

LOVE this!! The grass and flowers coming out of the tea cup is spectacular!! LOVE that idea muchly!! :) The butterflies are the perfect addition and my, I might need to get that paper!! :)

Jessica said...

That card is totally cute! Really well done, Cathy!